Delaware § 9204 - Employment of extra clerks.
Full text of Delaware Delaware Code § 9204 — Employment of extra clerks., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 9204. Employment of extra clerks.
(a) Except as provided otherwise by law, the Resident Judge of New Castle County may authorize any county officer in his or her County, whose office is a constitutional office, to employ clerks in addition to those specified by law when such Judge deems such employment necessary for the proper performance of the public work required of such officer. In Kent County, the county government may fix the number of clerks employed.
(b) Any additional clerks employed under the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, shall receive the same compensation as is fixed by law for the other clerks performing like or similar services, and shall be paid in like manner.
Code 1915, § 1439; 29 Del. Laws, c. 91, § 1; 29 Del. Laws, c. 92, § 1; 30 Del. Laws, c. 91, § 1; 31 Del. Laws, c. 13, § 16; 32 Del. Laws, c. 67, § 1; 35 Del. Laws, c. 79, § 1; 40 Del. Laws, c. 139, § 2; Code 1935, §§ 1191, 1598; 43 Del. Laws, c. 120, § 1; 44 Del. Laws, c. 100, § 2; 45 Del. Laws, c. 137, § 1; 9 Del. C. 1953, § 9204; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1; 76 Del. Laws, c. 213, § 6;Source: official Delaware text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 9204 ("Employment of extra clerks.") is part of the Delaware Code, the codified statutory law of Delaware. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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