The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-03-30
SINGLETARY
TO INTRODUCE
ANT|-FEE BILL
JACKSON COUNTY MAN HAS PRE-.
PARED MEASURE LOOKING TO
ABOLITION OF FEE SYSTEM FOR
PAYMENT OF COUNTY Off.
GALS,

Special to The journal
Grand Ridge. March 2S.-Represen-
tative W. ]. Singletary. who is one Of
Jackson county's delegation to the
legislature. has prepared the following
bin for the purpose Of doing away WITH
the fee system for the payment Of
county officials:
TO be entitled An Act to fix the COM
pensation OF Clerks of the Circuit
Courts, Sheriffs, Tax Assessors, Tax
Collectors, County Treasurers and
County Judges in the State of Flor
ida; TO provide for the payment
thereof by the Counties, and to re
ouire all costs, fees, enloluments.
perquisites and commissions 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.
Be It enacted by the legislature OF
the State OF Florida:
Section l. That for the purpose q;
this act the counties OF the state Of
Florida are classified as follows:
Class A shall contain all counties
wherein. according to the census latest
taken and promulgated by authority Of
the United States. the population shall
not exceed ten thousand inhabitants.
Class B shall contain all counties
wherein the population according tn
such census shall exceed ten thousand
inhabitants and shall not exceed
twenty-five thousand.
Class c shall contain all counties
wherein the population according L;
a a
thousand inhabitants, and shall not ex-
coed forty thousand.
Class d shall contain all counties
wherein the population according TO
such census shall exceed forty thou
sand inhabitants.
Sec. 2. That clerks Of the circuit
courts, sheriffs. tax assessors, tax col
lectors, county treasurer and county
judges shall receive for their several
compensations as such officers salaries
which shall be paid quarterly by the
counties. Such annual salaries shall
be as follows:
In class A counties, the clerk Of the
circuit court shall receive twelve hun
bred dollars; the sheriff, twelve hun
bred dollars; the tax assessor, one
thousand dollars; the tax collector, one
thousand dollars; the county treasurer
six hundred dollars; and the county
Judge, seven hundred and fifty dollars
In class B counties, the clerk of tho
circuit court shall receive eighteen
hundred dollars; the sheriff, eighteen
hundred dollars; the tax assessor
twelve hundred dollars; the tax col.
Iecter, twelve hundred dollars; the
county treasurer, seven hundred and
fifty dollars, and the county judge, ono
thousand dollars.
In class G counties the clerk of the
circuit court shall receive twenty -foul
hundred dollars; the sheriff, twenty
four hundred dollars; the tax assessor
fifteen hundred dollars; the tax col
lector, fifteen hundred dollars; tbs
county treasurer, one thousand dollars
and the county Judge, fifteen hundred
dollars.
In class d counties the clerk OF tbs
circuit court shall receive three thou
sand dollars; the sheriff, three thou
sand dollars; the tax assessor. eighteen
hundred dollars; the tax collector
eighteen hundred dollars; the county
treasurer. twelve hundred dollars; and
the county judge, fifteen hundred dol
lars.
Soc 3. The compensation herein
provided Is herelE expressly declared
TO be full compensation and payment
for the performance of all official acts
duties and services in civil and Grim
inal matters. or otherwise. that are i'm
posed upon such county officers by tn;
laws OF this state, including all ofhcia
acts, duties and services, ex-of1cio Oh
otherwise. except that sheriffs as ex-
oficio administrators of estates OF de.
ceased persons shall receive the sam.
compensation and be paid in the same
manner as other administrators; ane
also that they shall receive thu
amount provided by law for feeding
prisoners; provided, that when sherifi
are required to go beyond the limits
OF their respective counties in ordei
70 execute a criminal process of an!
character, in addition to the said fee
herein provided, shall receive thei
actual expenses, including actual ex
penses incurred in conveying prison
ers. incurred IN serving such process
beyond the limits of their respecti 2
counties as aforesaid, which said ex
penses shall be paid upon prope