§45-27-80.40. Compensation of judges.

(a) In the Twenty-first Judicial Circuit, in Escambia County, the county commission shall pay the presiding circuit judge and circuit court judge No. 2 a total expense allowance of twelve thousand dollars ($12,000) per annum. Such expense allowance shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the county treasury. Such expense allowances shall be in lieu of any expense allowances provided for by Act Nos. 569, H. 994 of the 1947 Regular Session (Acts 1947, p. 402, as amended); 531, S. 574, 1949 Regular Session (Acts 1949, p. 840); 249, H. 977, 1976 Regular Session (Acts 1976, p. 286); and Act No. 82-474, H. 811, 1982 Regular Session (Acts 1982, p. 795), or any other laws or parts of laws relating to expense allowances for such officer. These acts are repealed in part only to the extent there is a conflict with this section.

(b) The Escambia County Commission shall pay to the district court judge of the judicial circuit an annual expense allowance of six thousand dollars ($6,000), payable in the same manner as that received by the circuit judges provided for by subsection (a). Such expense allowance shall be in lieu of any expense allowances heretofore provided for by law or parts of laws for such officer and these are repealed only to the extent there is a conflict with this section.

(Act 88-838, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 311, §§1, 2.)