The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1917-07-27

FlOridd:
Section I. That Section 1901 of the General
Statutes of the State of Florida be and the same is
hereby amended so as to read as follows:
1891. Clerks to Estimate amount and Make Re-
qmsHoH,-Within four weeks of the commence
1nent OF any term of the Circuit Court Criminal
court OF Record, Civil Court of Record or County
court, III and for any County in this State whether
the same be regular, special or adjourned term the
Clerk OF any of such Courts of such County shall
make an estimate of the amount necessary for the
payment by the State of jurors in the Circuit Court
and witnesses before the grand Jury, and iurors in
the Criminal Court of Record, Civil Court of Rec
ord and County Court, at said term of Court and
shall forward such estimate to the Comptroller of
this State; and at the time of the forwarding such
estimate the Clerk of any of said Courts shall make
his requison upon the Comptroller for the amount
of such estimate, and the Comptroller shall have the
power to reduce the amount if in his judgment the
retu1sltlOn is excessive.
Sec. ?. That Section 1902 of the General Stat
utes of the State of Florida be and the same is
hereby amended so as to read as follows
1892. Comptroller to Endorse Reqnsitiou Up
on the receipt of such estimate and the requisition
from the Clerk of the Circuit Court, or the Criminal
Court of Record, or the Civil Court of Record, or
shall endorse on same the amount that he may deem
necessary for the pay of said jurors in any of said
Courts, and witnesses before the grand jury, and
the State Treasurer shall transmit that amount to the
Clerk making such requistion.
Sec 3. That Section 1898 of the General Stat
utes of the State of Florida be and the same here
by amended to read as follows:
1898. Comptroller May Abtortion Atbrobria-
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lieve that the amount appropriated by the Legsla-
tllre is insufficient to meet the expenses of jurors in
all the Courts at the next ensuing term of the Circuit
Court, Criminal Court of Record, Civil Court of
Record, or County Court, of any County he shall
have power to apportion the money in the Treasury
for that purpose among the several Counties basing
such apportionment upon the amount expended for
the payment of jurors in each County at the last
regular term of said Courts and in such case the
State Treasurer shall remit only the amount ap-
portoned to each County and when the amount so
apportioned to any County is insufficient to pay in
full all the jurors at any term of the said Courts the
Clerk of the Circuit Court, Criminal Court of Rec
ord Civil Court of Record or County Court, shall
apportion the money received by him pro rata among
the jurors entitled to pay at such term and shall
give to each juror certificate of the amount of
still due, which certificate shall be
held by the Comptroller as other demands against
the State.
Sec 4. That Section 1894 of the General Stat
utes of the State of Florida be and the here
by amended so as to read as follows:
Iso4. Clerks to Disbwse Mouey-A the mon
les drawn from the Treasury under the provisions
of this Act bv the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Crim
nal Court of Record Civil Court of Record or
County Court of any County shall be disbursed by
the Clerk of said Court as far needed in payment
of Jurors for the legal compensation for service at
the term of the Court for which said monies were
drawn and to no other purpose; and should any
of the said monies remain in the hands OF SAID
Clerks unexpended after the payment OF all OF said
Jurors properly on the pay roll at any term of the
Circuit Court Criminal Court of Record, Civil Court
Of Record or County Court, the Clerk of any such
Court shall transmit the same to the Comptroller
within ten days after the adjournment OF such court
and upon failure to do so shall be suspended from
office bv the Governor until the next meeting OF the
legislature. when the Governor shall report his
action to the Senate
Sec. (. That Section 1895 of the General Stat
ties of the State of Florida be and the same is here
" amended so as to read as follows:
15o5 Defciency.-Should the compensation of
urors at any term of the Circuit Court, Criminal
court of Record, Civil Court of Record, or County
Court exceed the amount estimated by the cerk ana
therefore, be insufficient to pay in full said jurors,
aid Clerk shall make his further requisition upon
he Comptroller for the amount necessary to pay
uch default and the amount required shall be trans
nitted to the Clerk in the manner as the orgl-
al requsition or order.
Sec. 6. That Section 1896 of the General Stat
tes of the State of Florida be and is hereby amend
d so as to read as follows:
1eo6 CIpyk tn Make Tyiblicdte Paw RoH-The