The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-11
SALARY SCALE IF
 COUNTY OFFICERS CHANGED BY BILL
Abolition Of Present Jury Commission Is Proposed
 Coleman
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU '
 THY A65E-GFRAID ? Mont ntgonlery. Ala. JnIY 10 1

Representative Y. l.. Burton of Chambers county introduced a bill to
 prescribe the salaries of probate
 judges, tax collectors and assessors,
 as follows:
 In counties where the values of real
 and personal property Is between ten and fifteen million dollars, a sal
 ary of s3.000 Is provided for probate
 judges, 2,00O for tax collectors and S2,500 for tax assessors; counties
 where the caluatiOn is from fifteen
 to twenty yfive million dollars. Ss,o00 for d probate judge, 5000 for tax collector and s3500 for e. tax as
 sessor: counties with a valuation ot over $25 5,0000,000 5000 for probate
 judges, s4,oo0 for tax collectors and $4,500 for tax assessors. The bill also provides that all probate judges shall
 be allowed an amount equal to 60 per cent of their salaries for clerical assistance, and that none of the of ficials mentioned shall receive a sal
 ary greater than the fees commis- sions and epoluments of his office
 The bill went to the judiciary com mittee.
 A bill introduced by Representative
 J. H. L. Henley of Escambia provides
 that a tax of 90 cents on each S1 shall be levied for schools, 10 cents for Confederate pensions and 15 cents for the general fund of the state.
 This bill was in the form of an
 amendment to the revenue act, and
 was referred to the ways and means and appropriations committee.
 Abolition of the present jury com missio nand establishment in lieu thereof of a commission composed of
 the probate judge. clerk of the circuit court and sheriff of each county is provided for in a bill introduced by Representative w M. Coleman of Marshall, which was referred to the i judiciary committee.
 Would Make Bond Easier.
 Representative Paul o. Luck of
 Shelby county introduced q bill to provide for granting bail pending ap- peal in all felony cases where the defendant is sentenced for a term of IS years or less.
 Among other bills introduced into the house were: By Representative John E. DeIoney of Colbert, to change the existing qualifications for jurors by Represe ntative James \. Smith of Clay. to repeal an act prescr1 olng liuita fo Infringing suits for the recovery of personal property or dam ages for the conversion thereof, where the title is founded or mort
 gage or condition sale; by Represen- tative Edward J. Grove or Moblle, to provide for the establishment of titles
 to real estate by proceeding Tn rem by Representative L. K. Bowen of Jefferson, to provide for the appoint
 ment of county registrars and the registra tion of electors in the Va rious counties.
 Among local bills was one by Rep
 resentative Grove Of Mobile, which would provide that the revenue con stable of Mobile shall be paid sum
 rot to exceed S125 q month, the of l ficer to be elected by the county board of revenue for four years, and his salary to be fixed by the board ; his duties to be the enforcement of l collection of licenses, and 10 assist the solicitor in prosecuting eases arising from the matter of license payments and the provision that the