NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1961 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 434

HOUSE BILL 433

 

 

AN ACT RELATING TO THE COMPENSATION OF JUSTICES OF THE PEACE IN HOKE COUNTY.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1. The Board of County Commissioners of Hoke County is hereby authorized, in its discretion, to fix the compensation of justices of the peace elected or appointed for Hoke County. With respect to any justice of the peace in Hoke County, the board of county commissioners, in its discretion, may fix the salary of the justice of the peace, to be paid in equal monthly installments out of the general fund of the county, or it may permit such justice of the peace to be compensated on a fee basis as now provided by law. When a justice of the peace in Hoke County is placed on a salary basis by the board of county commissioners, such salary shall be in lieu of all fees as compensation for a justice of the peace in connection with any criminal or civil case, but he shall continue to collect such fees as are provided by law with respect to criminal or civil cases and pay them into the general fund of the county. Each such justice of the peace shall be permitted to collect and retain for his own use, in addition to the salary fixed by the county board of commissioners, all fees provided by law with respect to any matter other than a criminal or a civil case.

Every justice of the peace placed on a salary basis pursuant to the provisions of this Act shall be subject to the provisions of G. S. 153-135 known as the "Daily Deposit Law", and shall also make monthly reports to the board of county commissioners, showing in full detail all fees, fines and forfeitures collected by him, in such form and manner as the board may require.

Sec. 2. This Act shall apply only to Hoke County.

Sec. 3. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 4. This Act shall become effective upon its ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 16th day of May, 1961.