There shall be a marshal of said court, a chief deputy marshal and 28 deputy marshals
of said court; provided, however, the Board of Commissioners of Fulton County, Georgia,
may in their discretion, authorize the appointment of additional deputy marshals and
may from time to time reduce the number of deputy marshals. The Board of Commissioners
of Fulton County, Georgia, may provide for such clerical assistants in the marshal's
office as may be necessary, at such salaries as, in their discretion, may be reasonable
and proper. The marshal of said court shall be elected from the qualified electors
and residents of Fulton County, Georgia, and shall be elected by the judges of said
court. His term of office shall be four years. The chief deputy marshal and the deputy
marshals of said court shall hold office as now provided by law under the classified
service. For his services the marshal of said court shall receive a salary in such
amount as the county commission may determine and fix from time to time, payable monthly.
The salary of the chief deputy marshal to the marshal shall be not less than $175.00
per month, and each deputy marshal shall be paid not less than $150.00 per month.
The chief deputy marshal to the marshal and each deputy marshal of said court shall
execute a bond with good security, to be approved by the chief judge of said court,
payable to the Board of Commissioners of Fulton County, Georgia. The marshal's bond
is fixed at $10,000.00 and the deputy marshal's bond in the sum of $2,500.00 each,
for the faithful discharge of the duties of their respective offices. The duties,
powers, rights, authority and liabilities of said marshal, and each of said deputies
shall be the same as those prescribed for constables elected or appointed, and serving
in justice courts of this state, and in addition the same as those prescribed by law
for the sheriffs of the several counties, so far as the same are consistent with the
terms of this division and such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time
by the judges of said court in the rules of the court. The clerk, the chief deputy
clerk, the deputy clerks, the marshal and deputy marshals of said court shall be subject
to rule before the chief judge of said court for the like causes and in the like manner
as the sheriffs and clerks of the superior court and the constables of this state
may be ruled by the superior court.
The Board of Commissioners of Fulton County, may in their discretion, decrease the
aforesaid salary of the marshal, but in no event shall said salary be reduced to a
sum of less than $650.00 per month. The said Board of Commissioners of Fulton County
may, in their discretion, increase the aforesaid salaries of the chief deputy marshal
to the marshal, and each deputy marshal, to such an amount as in their discretion
may be just and reasonable. Said salaries to be paid by monthly warrants drawn upon
the Treasurer of Fulton County and signed by the Chairman of said Board of Commissioners
of Fulton County.
