The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-17
AN ACT.

No. tS. A. To provide for subordinate employees of
 the Legislature.
 Section 1.-Be 1t enacted by the Legis- lature of Alabama. that the subordinate employees of the Senate shall consist of 2 Comparing Clerk. four pages, one messenger. committee clerks not exceed ing nine in number, and assistants to the Secretary of the Senate not exceed ing eleven in number at any one time, and assistants to the Engrossing and Enrolling Clerk of the Senate not ex- ceeding nine at any one time. two ser- wants and one doorkeeper. of the gallery.
 Sec. 2.-Be it further enacted. That the subordinate employees of the House of Representatives shall consist of reading clerk, six pages, three messen- gers, and committee clerks not exceed- ing sixteen in number and clerical as- sistants to the Clerk of the House not exceeding eleven in number at any one time, and clerical assistants to the En- rolling Clerk of the House not exceed- ing fifteen in number at any one time, and clerical assistants to the Engr oss- ing Clerk of the House not exceeding nine in number at any one time, two ser wants. and one doorkeeper of the gall lery.
 Sec. 3.-Be 1t further enacted, That the salary of the Comparing Clerk of the Senate and Committee Clerks of the House and Senate shall be four dollars per day, and that of the assistants to the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House and Engrossing and En- rolling Clerk of the Senate. ond Enroll fling Clerk and Engrossing Clerk of the House shall be four dollars per day. for the time for which they are actually employed. The compensation of the pages and messengers of the Senate and House, shall be two dollars per day, and the compensation of the doorkeepers of the gallery of ,the Senate and House shall be three dollars and fifty cents per day, and the compensation of the ser- wants of the Senate and House shall be two dollars and fifty cents per day. The compensation of the Reading Clerk of the House shall be the same as that of the assistant clerk of the House. The time employed and the compensation of all of said employees shall be certified as in case of other officers and employees of Che Senate and House.
 Sec. 4.-Be 1t further enacted, That the .doorkeeper of the Senate gallery shall be elected by the Senate, the pages and messengers of the Senate shall be appointed by the President pro ,em of the Senate, the clerical assist ants to the Secretary of the Senate shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Senate with the approval of the President pro tenn, and four assistants to the Engrossing and Enrolling Clerk of the Senate shall be appointed by the Engrossing and Enrolling Clerk of the Senate with the approval of the Presi- dent pro tenn and the Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk of the Senate may ap- point other assistants when necessary with the approval of the President pro tem of the Senate, when in the 5udg- ,nent of the President pro tenn of the
 Senate such additional assistance is necessary. The servants shall be select ed by the doorkeeper of the Senate with the approval of the President pro tenn. The Senate shall provide by resolution for the manner of selecting committee clerks. The doorkeeper of the gallery, reading clerk, pages and messengers of the House shall be appointed by the Speaker. The servants of the House shall be selected by the .dooriUeeperl of 2 the House with the appfUveIs of the Speaker. The clerical assistants of the Enrolling Clerk of the House shall be selected by him with the approval of the Speaker. The clerical assistants to the Clerk and the Engrossing Clerk of the House shall be selected by the Clerk and the Engrossing Clerk, respectively, with the approval of the Speaker and the House shall provide by resolution for the manner of selecting committee clerks.
 Sec. 6.-Be 1t further enacted. That all the other employees of the Senate and House named in this Act. shall hold of- flee at the pleasure of the Senate and House. and their employment shall not extend beyond the session of the Legis- aature.
 Sec. 6.-Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act be, and the same are hereby repealed.
 :. Approved January 26. 1903.
 4 Official. J. Thos. Hefiin, | Secretary of State.