The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23
COMPLETE COPIES OF ALL LAWS PASSED BY REGENT SESSION OF LEGISLATURE-PUBLISIlED BY E-HERALD

, exists for the necessary services of sheriffs. deputies, constables or bail ifs, the judge of the court so situ- ated may appoint a hailiff, who shall l receive not exceeding S60 per month Tor ms services. to be paid out of tho I county treasury and he may be re-
 moved at any time by the judge of such | court. such bailiff to be paid monthls
 out Of the county treasury upon the l certificate of the judge that he bss l performed the duties entitling him to
 such payment.
 | See. $. That judges of the inferior courts or. courts of common pleas or l by whatsoever name said court ia
 called. shall be learned in the law. or
 snail have been judge of such inferior l court or court of common pleas or a | court created in lieu of justice of the peace by whatsoever name called. Sec ?. Appeals from Judgments of | the several inferior courts or courts
 of common pleas mentioned in thls act
 may Do taken within five days in the manner as appeals are taken from | justice courts and county courts to l thc circuit court of the respective coun-
 ties In which such courts are located. | ana all appeals taken as herein pro- vided shall be tried de novo and he l preferred cases in the circuit court: | that no appeal shall be taken from any or said inferior court or courts Of common pleas to the supreme court l put only to the circuit court or court
 of like Jurisdiction
 | Sec. 10. The courts of county com missioners or boards of revenue in | counties of over 100000 population ac- cording to the last or any subsequent ieueral census to which this act Is now l or may hereafter become applicable. | may fix and provide saalry or sal aries for such number of deputy l solcitors as they may deem proper to prosecute misdemeanors and prelim- | mary investigations in such courts and whenever said salary or salaries have been so fixed or provided. the chief prosecuting attorney of such county. whether he be county solicitor or cir cult solicitor, shall, whenever notified | thereof by the court of county com missioners or board of revenue of such county. appoint the number of deputy solicitors The salary for whom had been fixed and provided by such board or county commissioners or board or revenue. which deputy solicitors shall at the time of their appointment and during their term of office, reside within one of the precincts within which he has been assigned to prose- cute and whenever such a deputy so- l llcitor has been provided as herein pro- yided for and shall be taxed as a part or the costs in each misdemeanor case prosecuted by him. the same solicitors fees that are authorized to be taxed in such cases in the county courts Of this state. which solicitors fees shall be collected by the clerk of such court and paid into the county treasury of i, such county
 Sec. II. That the deputy solicitors in l all counties having a population of | more than s2.O00 and not more than
 100000, according to the last or any subsequent federal censes, shall be and required to prosecute all cases before | the Inferior court when requested so l to do by the judge thereof and upon conviction in such case there shall be taxed as part of the costs in each | case so prosecuted by him the same so- licitors fee that is authorized to be
 taxed in the circuit court for like of- | lenses and shall be collected by the clerk of such court and paid into the county treasury of such county. Sec. F. That in addition to the power and Jurisdiction herelnabove conferred
 upon such inferior courts they shall have
 and are hereby given authority and juris- diction to sentence to hard labor for the payment of fine and costs.
 Sec. 13. That in any precinct in which justices of the peace are abolished and in which an inferior court created in lieu | of the justices of the peace goes out of existence under the terms of the act cre- ating said court at the same time this ac.
  | inferior court and all jurisdictions now vested in justices of the peace is hereby conferred upon that inferior court created in lieu of the justices of the peace, whose | place of holding court on the first day of July, 1915, was nearest 10 any part of said precinct and in any precinct or pre- cincts in which the offices of the justice of the peace and notary public. ex-officio 1 justices of the peace is abolished by this act the Jurisdiction of said offices is hereby conferred upon that inferior court created in lieu of the justices of the peace, whose place of holding court on the l first day of July, 1915, was nearest to any part of said precinct or precincts and the | Jurisdiction of and for such precinct or precincts as hereinabove mentioned ana any additional Jurisdiction conferred upon inferior courts by this act for such pre- | cnict or precincts is vested in said inferiof | court and the provisions of this act con- ferrng Jurisdiction concurrent with the circuit court of all misdemeanors shall go
 into effect immediately upon the passage and approval of this act t+. Sec IA That the provisions of this act relative to the appointment of deputy clerks and baiiffs of such courts where there is no deputy clerk or bailiff shall be- come effective upon the passage of this act. Sec 15. That if any section. clause or provision of this act shall be declared to be unconstitutional or held invalid, it shall not be held to affect any other ssctions clause. or provision. but the surne ehall remain in full force and effect. This act shall become effective on the first Monday after the second Tuesday of January. 1917 except as herein otherwise specially provided.
 Sec. 16. All laws and parts of laws. gen- eral. special or local. in conflict with any of the provisions of this act be and the same are hereby repealed.
 Approved September 2o, 1915. official:
 JOHN PURIFOY,
 Secretary of State.
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