Alabama § 12-17-262 - Term of Office; Salary.
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§ 12-17-262. Term of Office; Salary.
Every such supernumerary magistrate shall serve for life and receive in equal monthly installments on the first of each month an annual salary to be paid by the state in an amount equal to 50 percent of the salary paid from time to time to supernumerary district attorneys under Acts 1969, No.1050, p. 1965, or its successors, now appearing as Section 12-17-215, for the payment of which an appropriation shall be made from the State General Fund.
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