NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1965 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 1163

HOUSE BILL 1179

 

 

AN ACT RELATING TO THE COMPENSATION OF CERTAIN OFFICIALS OF HALIFAX COUNTY.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1. The Board of County Commissioners for Halifax County is hereby authorized and empowered, in its discretion, to fix, set, and determine the total annual salaries of the Sheriff, the Register of Deeds and the Clerk of the Superior Court, regardless of the source of the funds, not to exceed a maximum of seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500.00) per annum for any one official. Any one or all of the above officials may receive fees and travel allowances, over and above their salaries.

Sec. 2. No reduction shall be made in the salaries for the above offices to become effective for the then existing term of office, and if the Halifax County Board of Commissioners desires to reduce the salary for any one or all of the above three offices it must reduce said salary or salaries prior to the opening filing date for the primary election affecting said offices, such reduction to be effective at the beginning of the next term of office of the official or officials elected in the general election following said primary.

Sec. 3. The annual salary of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Halifax County shall be in full payment of all services rendered as Clerk of the Superior Court, as Judge of the Juvenile Court, and as ex officio Clerk of the County Recorders Court. The annual salary of the Register of Deeds of Halifax County shall be in full payment of all services rendered as Register of Deeds and as Clerk to the Board of County Commissioner. The annual salary of the Sheriff of Halifax County shall be in full payment of all services rendered as Sheriff of Halifax County and as Chief Enforcement Officer of the Halifax County A. B. C. Board.

Sec. 4. Nothing in this Act shall in any way effect Chapter 7A of the General Statutes of North Carolina as it may apply to the Clerk of the Superior Court, the Register of Deeds or Sheriff for Halifax County.

Sec. 5. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 6. This Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 17th day of June, 1965.