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To amend an Act entitled "An Act to abolish the present mode of compensating the Clerk of the Superior Court, the Judge of the Probate Court, and the Tax Commissioner of Turner County," approved March 26, 1980 (Ga. L. 1980, p. 4237), so as to provide a salary for the judge of the Probate Court of Turner County; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

An Act entitled "An Act to abolish the present mode of compensating the Clerk of the Superior Court, the Judge of the Probate Court, and the Tax Commissioner of Turner County," approved March 26, 1980 (Ga. L. 1980, p. 4237), is amended by striking Section 3 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

The judge of the probate court shall receive an annual salary equal to the salary provided by general law for such judge payable in equal monthly installments from the funds of Turner County; provided, however, that the person who is serving as the judge of the probate court on December 31, 2002, shall receive an additional supplement equal to the amount provided by general law for judges of the probate courts on a salary who are responsible for traffic cases under any general or any local law applicable to Turner County, whether or not such judge is responsible for traffic cases, for as long as such person remains in such office."