NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1963 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 362

HOUSE BILL 543

 

 

AN ACT PRESCRIBING AND REGULATING THE SALARIES AND EMOLUMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS OF GRANVILLE COUNTY.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1. The Sheriff of Granville County shall be paid by the county, in equal monthly installments, a salary of not less than thirty-one hundred twenty dollars ($3120.00) and not more than sixty-five hundred dollars ($6500.00), per annum, to be fixed by the board of commissioners of said county. And the said board of commissioners of said county shall also allow and pay the said sheriff in lieu of and as traveling expenses a sum of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) and not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) per month.

Sec. 2. The Sheriff of Granville County may appoint a jailer, whose salary shall be fixed by the board of commissioners of said county, and be paid to him monthly by the county. Said county shall also pay to said jailer for the feeding of prisoners such sums monthly and at such rates as may be fixed by said board of commissioners. Said jailer, in addition to his duties as jailer, shall be a deputy sheriff and shall be clothed with all the powers and authority possessed by other regular deputy sheriffs. He shall assist in holding the Superior and Recorder's Court of Granville County and in serving process and other papers and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned him by the sheriff. He shall receive no other compensation for performing any of the duties of his office except as herein provided for, and he shall keep a correct record of the fees collected by him and make returns of same to the county treasury in the same manner provided for other officers of said county.

Sec. 3. The Sheriff of Granville County is hereby authorized and empowered to appoint a full-time paid deputy sheriff who shall have the same powers and authority as other deputy sheriffs of the county. Said deputy sheriff, when appointed, shall be paid by the county, in equal monthly installments, a salary of not less than twenty-one hundred sixty dollars ($2160.00) and not more than forty-two hundred dollars ($4200.00), per annum, to be fixed by the board of commissioners of said county. Said deputy sheriff shall assist in holding courts and in collecting taxes and shall perform such other duties of the office as may be assigned him or her by the sheriff. He or she shall keep a correct record of all fees collected by him or her and shall make returns of same to the county treasury in the same manner provided for other officers of said county.

Sec. 4. The Board of Commissioners of Granville County may authorize the sheriff of said county to appoint two or more deputy sheriffs, who shall possess all the powers and authority of other regular deputy sheriffs, and who shall be paid by the county, in equal monthly installments, a salary of not less than twenty-one hundred sixty dollars ($2160.00) and not more than forty-two hundred dollars ($4200.00), per annum, to be fixed by the board of commissioners of said county, and such additional sums by way of traveling and other expenses as may be just, both said salaries and said traveling expenses to be determined and fixed by said board of county commissioners, who, at the time of fixing the annual budget for the county or at any other time, with the consent of the sheriff and said deputy or deputies, may discontinue the payment of the salaries and traveling or other expenses of said deputies and order that they be paid the fees that are or may be allowed by law, said order to take effect not less than thirty (30) days after the same is made except by and with the consent of said sheriff and said deputy or deputies.

The action of the Board of Commissioners of Granville County in paying salaries to two of the deputy sheriffs beginning on July 1, 1949, and the acts of said deputies in making arrests, serving process and performing the other duties connected with the office of deputy sheriff beginning on July 1, 1949, and during the period from that date to July 1, 1951, are hereby validated.

Sec. 5. The Sheriff of Granville County may appoint such other deputy sheriffs as he may deem necessary, but said deputy sheriffs shall receive only such fees and commissions as are or may be allowed by law.

Sec. 6. The Sheriff of Granville County and his deputies are hereby authorized and directed to charge a fee of one dollar ($1.00) each for summoning jurors and witnesses in both criminal and civil cases, but the fees so earned by the sheriff or by any of his deputies who is paid a salary as such deputy by the county shall be faithfully accounted for to the county treasury.

Sec. 7. For every distillery used or designed and intended to be used in the manufacture of illicit intoxicating liquor which shall be seized by the sheriff, deputy sheriffs, constables or other police officers of Granville County and delivered to the proper officials for destruction, the Board of Commissioners of Granville County shall cause to be paid from the funds of the county to such officer or officers seizing and delivering a distillery as aforesaid the sum of fifteen dollars ($15.00): Provided, no payment shall be made to an officer who is paid a salary by the county or State, and when a distillery is seized by two or more officers, some of whom are paid salaries and some are not, the county shall pay to those who are not paid a salary only a proportionate part of said sum of fifteen dollars ($15.00). Also the Board of Commissioners of Granville County are authorized and empowered, in their discretion, to pay to the nonsalaried officers the sum of fifteen dollars ($15.00) for each person found engaged in and convicted of operating any distillery or of the possession of materials and utensils designed and intended to be used in the manufacture of intoxicating liquor in said county. The full fees provided for above shall be taxed in the bill of costs against each and every defendant convicted of manufacturing intoxicating liquor, but if said fees are not paid by the defendant or defendants, the county shall pay the same to the officer or officers entitled thereto, provided that the county shall pay only one fee for each distillery which may be seized. The fee for making an arrest of any person charged with, and found guilty of, violating the prohibition laws in Granville County shall be five dollars ($5.00) in addition to the fees provided for seizing a distillery and for the conviction of any person of manufacturing intoxicating liquor. This arrest fee shall be taxed in the bill of costs and paid as other costs are paid in criminal actions. All officers making such arrests, who may be serving on salaries, shall account for and pay over this arrest fee in the same manner as other arrest fees are accounted for by them. And if an arrest for a violation of the prohibition laws is made by two or more officers, some of whom are paid salaries by the county or the State and some of whom are paid fees only, this arrest fee shall be prorated among them.

Sec. 8. The Clerk of the Superior Court of Granville County shall be paid by the county for his services as clerk of said court, in equal monthly installments, a salary of not less than forty-seven hundred dollars ($4700.00) and not more than sixty-five hundred dollars ($6500.00), per annum, to be fixed by the board of commissioners of said county; and for his services as clerk of the recorder's court of said county, he shall be paid by the county, in equal monthly installments, a salary of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) and not more than fifteen hundred dollars ($1500.00), per annum, to be fixed by the board of commissioners of said county; and for his services as Judge of the Juvenile Court, he shall be paid by the county, in equal monthly installments, a salary of not less than three hundred dollars ($300.00) and not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), per annum, to be fixed by the board of commissioners of said county.

The Clerk of the Superior Court of Granville County may appoint two assistant or deputy clerks, subject to the provisions of the general law as to the appointment, qualification, jurisdiction, powers, duties and liabilities of such assistant or deputy clerks, who shall be paid by the county, in equal monthly installments, a salary of not less than twenty-four hundred dollars ($2400.00) and not more than forty-two hundred dollars ($4200.00), per annum, to be fixed by the board of commissioners of said county. Said Clerk of the Superior Court of Granville County may also appoint a deputy clerk or stenographer who shall be paid by the county, in equal monthly installments, a salary of not less than twenty-four hundred dollars ($2400.00) and not more than thirty-five hundred dollars ($3500.00), per annum, to be fixed by the board of commissioners of said county. The Board of Commissioners of Granville County may authorize the Clerk of the Superior Court of said county to appoint additional deputy clerks or stenographers, who shall be paid by the county, in equal monthly installments, a salary of not less than twenty-four hundred dollars ($2400.00) and not more than thirty-five hundred dollars ($3500.00), per annum, to be fixed by the board of commissioners of said county. If said Clerk of the Superior Court shall appoint a deputy clerk or deputy clerks as herein allowed, said deputy or deputies shall possess all the authority, powers and duties conferred, and be subject to all the liabilities imposed, upon deputy clerks by the general law.

Said assistant clerks, deputy clerks and stenographers shall also assist the Clerk of the Superior Court with his duties as Clerk of the Recorder's Court and as Judge of the Juvenile Court of Granville County and shall perform such other duties in connection with the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Granville County as may be assigned them by the clerk.

Sec. 9. The Register of Deeds of Granville County shall be paid by the county for his or her services, in equal monthly installments, a salary of not less than forty-eight hundred dollars ($4800.00) and not more than sixty-five hundred dollars ($6500.00), per annum, to be fixed by the board of commissioners of said county; and for his or her services as Clerk to the Board of Commissioners of Granville County, shall be paid by the county, in equal monthly installments, a salary of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) and not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00), per annum, to be fixed by the board of commissioners of said county. The Register of Deeds of Granville County may appoint two deputy registers of deeds, a deputy and a typist or two typists, as he or she may deem best, who shall be paid by the county, in equal monthly installments, a salary of not less than twenty-four hundred dollars ($2400.00) and not more than four thousand dollars ($4,000.00), per annum, to be fixed by the board of commissioners of said county; and if the said register of deeds shall appoint a deputy or deputies as herein allowed, said deputy or deputies shall possess all the authority, powers and duties conferred upon, and be subject to all the liabilities imposed upon, deputy registers of deeds by the general law.

Sec. 10. The Board of Commissioners of Granville County may, in its discretion, allow and pay from county funds such sums as it may deem proper for additional clerical assistance in the office of the register of deeds of said county and for additional clerical assistance in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of said county.

Sec. 11. The jailer, assistant clerk of the Superior Court and all of the deputies, stenographers, typists, and employees provided for in this Act shall hold their offices or positions at the pleasure of the officer vested by law with the authority to appoint or employ them respectively.

Sec. 12. The provisions of this Act shall apply to the officers or employees who may be holding the various offices or positions to which said Act relates at the time when said Act goes into effect without the necessity of said officers or employees being reappointed or re-employed, as well as to those who may thereafter be appointed or employed.

Sec. 13. The Board of Commissioners of Granville County is hereby authorized to pay to its members from county funds for their services as county commissioners the sum of not less than seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50) and not more than fifteen dollars ($15.00) per day each for such days as they are actually in session; and they shall allow and pay to themselves from county funds traveling expenses at five cents (5¢) per mile for each mile actually traveled by them respectively in going to and returning from regular or special meetings of said board, and in the discharge of their duties as such commissioners, provided that the chairman of said board may be paid a salary of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00) per month and mileage.

Sec. 14. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed, but Chapter 306 of the Session Laws of 1945 and such parts of Chapter 102 of the Public-Local Laws of 1919, as amended, and other laws not in conflict with this Act, are not repealed and shall remain in full force and effect.

Sec. 15. 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 6th day of May, 1963.