§11-44-96. Maintenance of record books by probate judges and compensation therefor; fee for examination of petitions for elections.

The judges of probate of the counties in which are located the cities or towns covered by this article shall record in a well-bound book kept for that purpose all papers required to be filed with them under the terms of this article and shall receive therefor the compensation allowed by law for recording deeds. They shall also receive a fee equal to $1.00 for each 1,000 of population of the city or town according to the last federal census for examining each petition that may be filed under this article for an election to adopt the commission form of government or to recall a commissioner, such fee to cover all services required by this article of the probate judge except recording the papers and to be paid by the city or town in which the election is held or sought to be held and without regard to whether the election is in fact held.

(Acts 1911, No. 281, p. 330; Code 1940, T. 37, §112.)