The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23
AN ACT


 To submit to the qualified voters of the
 state of Alabama at the general elec-
 tin to be held on the first Tuesday after
 the first Monday of November, 1916, for
 their consideration an amendment to
 the constitution of the state fixing the
 salaries and compensations and allow
 ances to be paid to the judge of pro-
 bate, sheriff, the tax assessor and the
 tax collector of Montgomery county re- |. quiring the said officers to cover the
 fees collected by them into the county
 treasury Of Montgomery county and au-
 thorizing and empowering the legisla-
 ture thereafter to fix and regulate and
 alter the costs, charges and fees and
 salaries of such officers, including the
 method and basis of their compensa-
 ton.
 Be it enacted by the legislature of Ala
 bama
 Section 1. That the following amend ment to the constitution of Alabama is hereby proposed to be submitted to the qualified voters of Alabama for their con- sideration as hereinafter set forth, viz.: Commencing at the beginning or their next term of office subsequent to the general election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of Mo- vember, 1916, the compensation and al- lowance of the following named county officers of Montgomery county shall be as follows: Salary of judge of probate of Montgomery county, $5000 per year net; allowance of $5500 per annum for of- flee expenses as follows: One clerk at $500 per annum, two clerks at 5000 per annum each, one clerk at $500 per annum, and $l200 per annum for all other ex- penses, including extra clerks. The said s120O to be paid to the judge of probate in monthly installments and disbursed by him. The tax collector of Montgomery | .,l...n Ir,.x <nf uer year net; allowance of $l500 per year 1 for his clerk in said office and 5000 for extra help. The tax assessor of Mont I gomery county shall receive a salary Of | $400O per year net; allowance of $15OO per l year for a chief clerk in said office; $9V. | for an assistant clerk in said office, and s600 per year for extra help. The sheriff Of Montgomery county shall receive sal ary of s4c00 per year net; allowance of | $l200 per year for a chief clerk in said office; $13S0 per year for chief deputy $22OO per year for two deputies i'll said of l fee, and 5000 for extra assistance. These | amounts to be Said out of the county 1 treasury of Montgomery county. Thi, shall not interfere with the amounts nov or hereafter allowed the sheriff foi guards at the county jail or bailfffs for | courts. nor with the provisions for feed | ing prisoners. The sheriff shall receive amounts now provided by law, and shal cover the same into the county treasury of Montgomery county, and the board oi | revenue of Montgomery county shall pa, out of the county treasury of Montgomery cohnty the expenses incurred by thu sheriff in feeding said prisoners. The above named amounts shall be in lieu o | all compensations and allowances to thu respective named officers. These amounts shall be paid out of the county treas ury of Montgomery county as the salaries of other county officers are paid The above named officers shall collect the fees heretofore collected by them and shal cover such fees into the county treasury on the first Monday of each month. The board of revenue of Montgomery count, shall provide said officers with necessary quarters, books, stationery and other con veniences. The legislature of Alabama may hereafter from time to time by loca or general laws fix, regulate and alter thu amount of the above-named salaries ant | allowances including the method an( basis of their compensation, also fix, reg ulate and alter amount of compensation received by all other county officers oi l said county.
 Sec. ?. That it shall be the duty ol the governor to give notice by procla- nation to be published in one newspa- per in each county in the state. at leas | eight consecutive weeks next pre-. ceding the general election in Novem. Der, 1916. of the election on the amend ment proposed by this act to be sub mitted to the qualified voters of the state, for their consideration, together with the proposed amendment.
 Sec. 3. That at the general election in November, 1916 ap election shall be held for the vote of the qualified cleo tors of the state upon the proposed amendment. Upon the ballots used a, such election shall be printed the fol | lowing: Amendment to the constitu- tion, fixing the compensation and al lowances of the following named county officers of Montgomery county, com mencing at the beginning of their next term of office, subsequent to the gen ] eral election in NoYemher. 1Q16 as fol.