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Lord Lieutenant to fix salary of petty-sessions clerk, upon recommendation of justices.
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9. It shall be lawful for the justices of every petty sessions to recommend to the Lord Lieutenant the amount of annual salary which, in their opinion, should be paid to the clerk of such petty sessions, regard being had to the extent of the duties of his office; and every such recommendation shall be transmitted to the Lord Lieutenant by such clerk; and the Lord Lieutenant, after due consideration of any such recommendation which may be so transmitted to him, shall determine the class in which such petty sessions clerk shall be included, and shall fix the amount of salary to be paid to such clerk, . . . and the better to enable the Lord Lieutenant to ascertain and fix, or, as occasion may require, to alter such salary, the justices of each petty sessions district shall, when required so to do by the Chief or Under Secretary, cause due and faithful returns to be made of the amount of business done and of all fees and fines received in such petty sessions district, for the period required, not exceeding seven years next previous to such requisition; and the amount of salary when so fixed shall be duly notified by the Chief or Under Secretary to the registrar, and also to the justices of the petty sessions district; . . .
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