SENATE, No. 1029

By Mr. O'Leary, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1029) of Robert O'Leary and Eric Turkington for legislation relative to the Nantucket county probate court. The Judiciary

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

In the Year Two Thousand and Five.


AN ACT RELATIVE TO THE NANTUCKET COUNTY PROBATE COURT

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 29B of Chapter 217 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2002 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the last two sentences and inserting in place thereof the following two sentences:-

The register of probate may designate 1 employee as deputy assistant register with the same powers as assistant register and may revoke any such designation at will.  A deputy assistant register shall receive as additional compensation, subject to appropriation, an amount equal to 15 per cent of the annual salary of the Nantucket county register of probate.