The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-30
Frank N. Julian,
Secretary of State.

tor Tor Conecuh County, provide for
the election of such solicitor by the
qualified electors of said County. and
to prescribe his qualifications and du-
ties and fix his compensation. Be it
enacted by the Legislature of Alabama
1. That the ONCE of county solicitor
for Conecuh County Is hereby created
Such solicitor shall be learned in the
law, and shall, at the time of his cleo
ton. be a qualified elector and q resi-
dent citizen Of said County of Conecuh
and shall remain SO during his contin-
uance in ONCE.
2. That at the general election held
In said County of Conecun on the first
Thursday after the first Monday in No
vember, 1910. and every fourth year
thereafter, the qualified electors Of
Conecuh County shall elect said Coun-
ty Solicitor. whose term of ONCE shall
be four years. the same beginning on
the first day of December after his
election. and he shall hold such ofice
until his successor IL elected and quail
fed. Vacancies in the once of such
county solicitor shall be filed by ap-
pointment OF the Circuit Solicitor. the
appointee to hold ONCE. for the unex-
pired term and until his successor is
elected and qualified.
8. That 1t shall be the duty of the
County Solicitor of said County to
represent the State in all cases coming
before the County Court OF said County,
to represent the State In all prelimi.
nary proceedings. in felony cases, and
in all habeas corpus cases where the
petitioner is charged with the commits
sion Of felony, provided. such prelimi-
nary habeas corpus proceedings are
held at the County site. And said coun-
ty solicitor shall also perform and dis.
charge the duties now required Of de-
putty solicitors under the general laws
OF the State. and shall be subject to
the same liabilities and penalties in
respect thereto as are now. or may
hereafter. be imposed by law on such
solicitors Said County solicitor shall
not defend in any criminal case in any
court in said county during his term as
such solicitor; and If lac has a law
partner such partner is hereby prohi-
bited from defending criminal cases in
said County.
4. That In each conviction in said
County Court there shall be taxed
against the defendant the same fees
as are now taxed by law in similar
cases for solicitors fees in the criminal
cases In the Circuit Courts Of the State,
and said fees when collected shall be
paid to the County Treasurer of said
County, who shall make a record of
the same and shall keep such fees
| separate and apart from all other funds
belonging to said County. and shall
| not pay out the same other than as
herein provided.
s. That such solicitor shall receive
as compensation for his services one
| thousand dollars per annum. to be paid
| to him in monthly installments by the
County Treasurer of said County out
of the fees taxed against defendants
as provided for in the last preceding
section Of this Act. Provided that the
fees SO taxed and paid to the County
Treasurer of said County during the
year shall amount to one thousand
! dollars; but II they do not. then and
\ in that event. said solicitor shall only
receive the fees that have been so tax
I ed and paid to the County Treasurer