the Widow of I. That upon payment by the said Ann Elizabeth Smith of the 29 Vic. c. 35. contributions which were in arrear at the time of the death of the said Augustus William Smith, the said Ann Elizabeth Smith shall The benefits be entitled, as the widow of the said Augustus William Smith, to of certain Acts the benefits of the Acts of Assembly providing for the payment of extended to pensions to the widows and orphans of public officers in the same A. W. Smith. and the like manner, and to same extent, as if the said contributions had been paid by the said Augustus William Smith in his lifetime, anything in the said Acts or either of them contained to the contrary notwithstanding. ᏢᎪᎡᎢ VIII. CLASS VIII. ANNUAL SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES TO PUBLIC 3 Vic. c. 11. An Act for the Support of Her Majesty's Government within these Islands. (24th December, 1839.) THIS Act, which is printed in full in the 1st vol. p. 884 to 887, originally granted the sum of 6,9007. for the purpose of paying the various salaries, and defraying the public expenses enumerated in the schedules to the Act annexed. The following, however, are the only sums which are now payable under the Act, viz.: 521. 1s. 8d. per annum, as salary to the Housekeeper of the House of Assembly, General Court and Public Offices, And 191. 2s. 6d. for occasional contingent payments. 9 Vic. c. 23. An Act to annex a Salary to the Office of Speaker of the House of Assembly, and to reduce the Number and regulate more economically the Remuneration of the subordinate Officers of the said House, and for other Purposes. (24th March, 1866.) THE following annual salaries are payable under this Act : 10 Vic. c. 14. 10 Vic. c. 14. An Act to amend an Act entitled “An Act for THE only salary payable under this Act is the following:- £45 0 0 10 Vic. c. 28. An Act to fix the rate of Salary of his Excel- UNDER this Act a Salary of 8001. per annum, is payable to the 18 Vic. c. 16. GRANTS an additional salary of £10 per annum to the Assistant 20 Vic. c. 13. GRANTS a personal allowance to Annie Pratt, the Housekeeper of the Public Buildings, of £10 per annum. 23 Vic. c. 6. PROVIDES for the payment of the following annual salaries:- 20 .... 20 30 25 20 .. And also 57. per annum to the Keepers of the Lock-up Houses 23 Vic. c. 6. at GRANTS a personal allowance to John T. Rae, Collector of 24 Vic. c. 16. GRANTS 401. a year to the Harbour Master of the Port of Nassau, to provide himself a proper Boat and an efficient Crew. 24 Vic. c. 19, s. 2. GRANTS 801. per annum as House Rent, and 451. per annum as 25 Vic. c. 14. GRANTS a personal allowance to Nathaniel Webb, Superintendent of the New Providence Asylum, of 60l. per annum. 26 Vic. c. 15. PREAMBLE. Salaries under this Act pay able from and after the 1st day of July, 1863. So much of former Acts, as provides for the payment of Salaries of offices mentioned in this Act repealed. Vacancies oc several offices mentioned in Schedule B, future holders 26 Vic. c. 15. An Act for providing a more equitable Scale of Remuneration to certain Civil Servants of the Crown in this Colony, and for other Purposes. (Assented to 26th May, 1863.) HEREAS the salaries at present attached to certain of the to be performed, and there are some offices which are considered useless, whilst the emoluments attached to others are considered to be too large; And whereas there is no fixed scale of remuneration by which long and faithful services in the various public offices of the Colony are rewarded, and it is just and desirable that there should be a provision by law for the remuneration of such public servants as may continue in the public service and faithfully serve in their respective offices upon an equitable scale extending to all of such offices; May it, &c.: I. That from and after the first day of July, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, the several amounts set and placed opposite the respective offices named in the schedule to this Act annexed, marked A, shall be payable out of the Public Treasury of these Islands, in monthly payments by warrant in the usual manner, to the respective holders of such offices, unless any portions of such salaries are payable out of Crown funds, when and in every such case they shall continue to be paid as now provided for; and when any qualifications for office, or other stipulations are annexed as conditions on which any existing salary is now paid, such conditions shall apply and attach to the salary payable under this Act, and so much of any other Act of the General Assembly of the Islands as provides for the payment of salaries, or annual allowances in the nature of salaries, to the holders of the offices so named, save and except where the same is payable as a personal grant to the present holder of any such office, shall be and the same is hereby thenceforth repealed. II. That from and after any vacancy occurring in the several curring in the offices mentioned in the schedule hereto, marked B, by the death, resignation, or removal from office of the present holders thereof, the annual salaries attached to such offices shall be at and after the rate placed opposite to such offices respectively, and no other, and shall be payable out of the Public Treasury in manner aforesalaries named said, and so much of any other Act of Assembly as grants any salary or emoluments as attached to either of these offices respectively shall thenceforth, from time to time as such vacancies occur, be and the same are hereby repealed. to receive the therein. As vacancies occur in the mentioned in Schedule C, same to be abolished. III. That whenever any vacancy shall occur in the several offices mentioned in the schedule C, hereto annexed, by the death, several offices resignation, or removal from office, of the present holders thereof, such offices shall thenceforth, from time to time as such vacancies occur, be abolished; but until any such vacancy shall occur in manner aforesaid the respective holders of such offices shall be entitled to receive out of the Public Treasury, in monthly payments as aforesaid, the salaries now by law respectively attached to such offices, all which salaries shall be held, deemed, and taken to be salaries payable under this Act; and all other Acts or portions of Acts regulating the payment of salaries in respect of such offices shall and the same are hereby declared to be repealed on, from, 26 Vie. c. 15. and after the first day of July aforesaid. muneration according to increased by IV. That, in addition to the respective salaries hereinbefore pro- Certain officers vided and attached to the respective offices mentioned and referred designated in to in the said Schedule A, there shall be allowed and paid in monthly Schedule A to payments, by warrant in the usual manner, to the several persons receive an now holding or who hereafter may be appointed to such offices, so increased relong as they hold the same, increased salaries at, after, and upon the following scale, viz.: For every five years such officer shall their length have held, or shall hereafter hold, his now or then office, 10 per of service. cent. upon the amount of such salary, if the same shall not exceed 1001., 7 per cent. upon such salary, if the same shall exceed 1007., but not exceeding 3007., and 5 per cent. of such salary, if the same shall exceed 3007., but not exceed 600l. Provided, how- Proviso as to ever, that with respect to such offices in the said schedule as have offices the salaries attached been fixed at a higher scale of remuneration than that at present to which are attached to such offices, the period of services of the holders thereof for the purposes of this Act shall be computed from the this Act. time when such higher salary shall be first payable. And pro- Proviso with vided also, that where in the said schedule the salary fixed to a respect to offiparticular office shall be at the same rate as is now payable, but ces the holders the present holder of such office shall receive a personal increase of which reunder the provisions of some other Act of Assembly, then such ceive personal holder shall not be entitled to receive any augmentation under this clause until he shall have served in his then office for so long a period as would at the salary at which he took office have entitled him under the scale herein provided to an amount equal to the personal increase which he may receive as aforesaid, from which time shall be computed his period of service, and his augmentations thenceforth shall be upon the scale herein provided upon the salary as affixed to the said office in the said schedule A. And provided Proviso with lastly, that the holders of the respective offices mentioned in the respect to schedule B shall be entitled to the same benefits as are herein holders of offices menconferred upon the holders of the offices in schedule A when the tioned in Scheprospective reduction herein provided shall take effect with respect dule B. thereto. allowances. abolished V. That upon the following offices becoming respectively Certain offices abolished under the provisions of this Act, the respective duties of becoming such offices shall be performed as follows, viz.: Those of Master in respectively Chancery in attendance on the Legislative Council by the Clerk under this Act, of the Council, the duties of the Clerk of the Court of Admiralty duties to be Sessions by the Clerk of the Crown, the duties of Assignee of the performed by Court of Bankruptcy by a person to be appointed by the Judge of other officers. the Court, and to be called the Official Assignee, who shall, as remuneration, be entitled to receive out of the Bankrupt's Estate such an amount as the Judge may in such case fix and decide by a rule. of Court for that purpose made. Parishes of St. VI. That upon the offices of Clerk of the Parish of Saint Upon the aboMatthew, Clerk to the Parish of St. John, and Clerk to the Parish lition of the of St. Anne, becoming respectively abolished, it shall be lawful for Clerks to the the Vestry of the said parishes respectively to appoint a Vestry Matthew, St. Clerk to its own Vestry, whose duties it shall be to take the John, and St. minutes and proceedings of the Vestry, keep the books of accounts, Anne, Vestry and do and perform all such other matters and things as heretofore Clerks authorized to perwere done and performed by the Clerk of the Parish aforesaid, as form the duties. |