Section 29-1-9

Compensation of legislative interim committees.

The compensation of all members of the legislative interim committees provided for by joint resolution or by act of the two houses of the Legislature shall be $10.00 per day for the entire time while engaged in its work, except in cases of adjournment exceeding three days. The members of such committees shall collect mileage in traveling to and from the residence of such members to the Capitol for not more than one roundtrip per week. The chair of each committee shall certify to the Comptroller what amount is due each member and the Comptroller shall draw his or her warrant therefor on the Treasurer. No legislative interim committee shall receive compensation for more than 60 days.

(Code 1886, §45; Code 1896, §2228; Code 1907, §916; Code 1923, §1523; Acts 1927, No. 79, p. 60; Code 1940, T. 32, §13; Acts 1982, No. 82-423, p. 665; Acts 1997, No. 97-658, p. 1249, §1.)