The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1911-03-31
FFf SYSTEM TO
| Be ABOLISHED
;s Provided in Bill to be Sub
m;tted to the Legislature
Rig FIGHT IS EXPECTED
,,,sseo,atiye SingIetary, OF Jackson
/ r..r,v. is Author of Bill 49, Would
Re ImpracticabIe in Small Counties

REPRESENTATIVE w. J. Singletary, of
o ,'ep county has bill which ne is
, "in TO introduce at the Forthcoming
o u"S of the Legislature which viii
enSdS"uhtedly cause a great deal of dis
"s uJ The object of the bill is to
b bSS the fee system and put all the
"~ntv officers on salary basis. The
S If is self explanatory and the full text
he entitled an Act to fix the compen-
sat;on of Clerks of the Circuit Courts,
Sheritfs, Tax Assessors, Tax Collect
ors County Treasures and County
Indoes in the State of Florida; to pro-
vide for the payment thereof by the
t,nnnties. and to require all costs, fees
emoluments, perquisites and commits.
sions now or hereafter to be provided
for such officers to be collected by
them and paid over to the County
Treasurer of the respective counties.
% il Enacted by the Legislature OF the
State of Florida: .
Section |. That for the purpose of
his Act counties of the State OF FlOrl-
n are classified as follows:
Class A shall contain all counties
herein, according 70 the census latest
AIKEN and promulgated by authority of
he United States, the population shall
ot exceed ten thousand inhabitants.
Class B shall contain all counties
berein the population according to
lch census shall exceed ten thousand
Inhabitants and shall not exceed twenty
We thousand.
Class C shall contain all counties
herein the population according to
UGH census shall exceed twenty-five
housand inhabitants. and shall not eX-
Fed forty thousand.
Class ID shall contain all counties
thin the population according to such
ensus shall exceed forty thousand in
abtants.
Section 2. That Clerks of the Circuit
Ourts, Sheriffs, Tax Assessors, Tax
|o|lectors, County Treasurers and Coun-
Judges shall receive for their several
bmpensatons as such officers salaries
hich shall be paid quarterly by the
bunties. Such annual salaries shall be
follows:
In Class A counties, the Clerk of the
ircuit Court shall receive twelve hun
red dollars; the Sheriff. twelve hun
red dollars; the Tax Assessor. one
housand dollars, the Tax Collector, one
thousand dollars. the County Treasurer,
* hundred and the County Judge,
wen hundred and fifty dollars.
In class B counties. the Clerk of the
ircuit Court shall receive eighteen
undred dollars; the Sheriff, eighteen
undred dollars; the Tax Assessor.
Relve hundreddollars; the Tax Collect
twelve hundred dollars; the County
treasurer, seven hundred and fifty dol
Prs. and the County Judge one thous-
md dollars.
In Class c counties, the Clerk of the
lrcult Court shall receive twenty-fOur
undred dollars, the sheriff, twenty-f0ur
undred dollars; the Tax Assessor, fif-
Zen hundred dollars; the Tax Collector.
lteen hundred dollars; the County
treasurer, one thousand dollars; and
pc County Judge, fifteen hundred dol
Ars.
In class D counties, the Clerk of the
(lrcult Court shall receive three thOus-
hd dollars; the Sheriff, three thousand
pillars, the Tax Assessor, eighteen
ondred dollars; the Tax Assessor,
gnteen hundred dollars; the Tax Col
Pctor, eighteen hundred dollars; the
kouhty Treasurer, twelve hundred dol
's; and the County Judge, fifteen
qndred dollars.
Section 8. The compensation herein
ITVlded is hereby expressly declared
oe full compensation and payment
the performance of all official acts,
uues and services in civil and criminal
atters, or otherwise, that are imposed
Va such county officers by the laws
I'M, tn,s State. including all official acts,
.s'es and services, ex-ofticio or other
pc, except that Sheriffs as ex.officio
m'nlstratOrs of estates of deceased
tsohs shall receive the same compen-
uon and be paid in the same manner
o.ner Administrators; and also that
10y snail receive the amount provided
Jaw i.r feeding prisoners, provided,
e.. when Sheriffs are required TO go
1yooa the limits of their respective
unues IN order to execute a criminal
less Of any character. in addition to
;v sala lees herein provided, shall re-
, ~. tne'r actual expenses, including
;s ua. expense incurred in conveying
=. oh.,ers, incurred IN serving such pro-
vs s oeyond the limits of their respec-
ne uoun'les as aforesaid, which said
Cucher made by the Sheriff upon be-
eSmmiss pners "
Seet'od~. All fees, costs. emolu.
bmm .perquisites. allowances and
~ a.sslons now provided or hereafter
W provided for such county officers