The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-05-22

u The accounts repaired ty the hlh Sect Of
this act O. be exhibited. 10 make out and exhibit
on tie third Wednesday OF January annually, to
the Governor aud Council, general account Of
their proceedings, therein creditng the State
for all monies by them respectively received, by
warrants On the treasury, for fines, forfeitures
and I'LL OF cost, and from whom And IN the
same account charging the State for all pay
ments By them actually made before that time,
and the balance due IL any, 10 credit 10 the State
IN a new account and every county treasurer
shall AZ the same time, make out and transmit as
aforesaid, an account Of all sums due, and TO
whom, on any bills Of cost allowed and taxed by
the supreme Judicial Court and Circuit Court
OF Common Pleas, and also an account of fines
and torieitures, and bids Of cost within their
! counties respectively which belongt 10 the State,
and which may be then remaining unpaid, and
\ from whom the same shall be due and shall be
further held 70 make out and exhibit such other
statements, accounts and returns, as the Govern
or and Council shalt judge TO be necessary or &c
pedient, for a ust and accurate settlement OF
| SAID treasury transactions with The State under
this act, aud as the said Governor aud Council
shall from time TO time require.
SECT. 2. Beu further enacted, That all sums
taxed or allowed, which may hereafter be
| taxed or allow ed, and all other charges winch
have arisen or may arse, in any criminal prose-
cution before the Supreme Judicial Court, or any
Circuit court Of Common Pleas and which BY
law chargeable to the State, shall be claimed
and demanded by the person or persons who are
or may be entitled TO receive the same of the
county treasurer, within three years next aGtei
the same were or may be taxed or allowed, and
not afterwards. And all persons not claiming OF
demanding such allowances, within the time
above limited. shall be forever afterwards de bar
red there from. And il shall be the duty Of every
county treasurer in his general account, required
TO be exhibited 10 the Governor and Council OIL
the third Wednesday of January. to credit the
State with all such sums allowed by either of said
Courts remaining IN the county treasury not
claimed or demanded within the time aboyemcn.
toned and also for all sums taxed IN any bill
Of cost on a criminal prosecution, for the fees Of
the Attorney General when no other person /.
entitled thereto, and the amount of such sums
shall be deducted from the county trt asurer':
account against the State and every county
treasurer shall account with his county, for all
sums received cut OF the treasury of the State for
Jury tees, and for jailer's charges for the main
tenance Of prisoners.
SECT. 8. BE al further Injected, Tha the charg-
es OF supporting prisoners, committed by due
process OF law, Enabled TO support themselves
who now are, or hereafter may be confined in
any jail, upon charge or conviction Of crimes and
offences committed against the said State, shall
be, and hereby made the proper charge
thereof: Pr0rtded hOi0eter, That in no case shall
there be allowed by the State. more than at the
rate Of one dollar week for any such prisoner
OF more than the actual charges Incurred for hi:
support, beng less than that sum And the said
charges shall be examined, allowed and paid as
follows, TO wit: The Jail keeper of each iail in
the State, shall render on oath, 10 the Court OF
Sessions OF the county at each term thereof an
account OF the charges incurred for the support
OF prisoners IN the respective iails, committed a.
aforesaid, stating therein the time when each
prisoner was committed, for what offence, how
long held, and when discharged (if discharged)
and shalt exhibit the warrants Of commitment and
discharge, and leave copies thereof with the said
| Court; and IN the same account, the said Jail
keeper shall credit all monies and effects what.
! ever, received or to be eceived of the prisoner
or OF any persons on his account, and the said
Court shall examine the said account, and in
quIre what part thereof the prisoner may be able
to pay; and tor such part he shall be found IN
able to pay; the SAID Court shall make reason
able allowance TO the said Jail keeper TO be paid
| out of the county treasury.
! SECT. 9. BE II further enacted, That every
county treasurer shall charge TO the State, not
exceeding the rate aforesaid, the several sums
| he shall so pay out Of the county treasury, with
| two and half per cent for bis services, and
shall include the same in the account. which he
is required to render to the treasurer Of the State
| 10 and by this act. And said payments shall
make part ofthe debit Of said accounts against the
! State, 10 be settled allowed, and discharged. a,
| IN this act is provided.
March 19, l82l-Approved
WILLIAM KING.