Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1870-07-19
Abstract of the Bill Prescribing the Duties
and Compensation of County Officers

\
and Compensation of County Officers
We give below synopsis of the County Of
fcer bill, which is now ready for the Governor s
signature: sy<#
All county officers are required to qualify be-
for the Judge of the circuit or county court on
or before the 1st day of January next after his
election, and shall at the time of his qualifca-
ton enter into such bonds as may be required
by law
sHERIFFs, CLERKS, AND COMMONWEALTH AT
TORNEYs.
The duties of clerks, sheriffs, and Common
wealth attorneys, are the same as now pre-
scribed by law, except that the sheriff does not
collect the revenue or county levy after the
year 1870; and the amount of his bond is redu-
4ced in proportion; and the attorney forathe
Commonwealth must reside in the county exs
in cases of conviction or judgment for the
court.
COUNTY TREASURER
The county treasurer shall reside in the coun-
ty, shall keep his Office at the county seat~.re-
celve all moneys payable into the treasur5 Aof
the county, and dlsburse the same upon oSa9fss
OF the county or circuit court or the warrants OF
the board OF supervisors He is required, un-
der severe penalties, to pay orders or warrants
IN the order Of their presentation, and to SO
keep his books as always to show the orders OF
warrants presented and unpaid. and the amount
10 his hands. Heavy penalties are imposed up
on the treasurer torspeculating in county paper,
and he may be removed by proceedings in the
county court for any violation of this act va
cances in the Office to be filled by appointments
of the county judge. He may have deputy,
who shall qualify in the manner prescribed for
the qualification of deputy sheriffs He shall
receive the county levy in the manner prescrib-
ed Tor receiving the State revenue He is re-
quired to report under oath to the clerk of the
county court every sixty days the amount Of
money received by him, and shall, at the De-
cember meeting of the Board of Supervisors,
render his yearly accounts with the county
HIS DUTIES AS TO THE REVENUE. ~
He shall annually. on the LIST day of April, or
as soon thereafter as practicable, commence to
receive the revenue and the county levy, and
for this purpose shall, after having advertised
at the courthouse and at the voting places 10
each township, 60 to some convenient place In
each township, and remain there not less than
five days for the purpose of receiving from such
tax payers as choose to pay their taxes and
county levies, and shall receive the same at any
time rendered prior to the lst of Septem Der,
and shall on that day turn over to the collectors
OF each township the unpaid taxes and levies in
his district with five per cent added, which said
collector collects and retains for the commissions
and takes from such collectors receipts for such
taxes and levies If the collectors or any of
them fail to pay over to the treasurer the amount
collected, and return their nsolvent lists BY the
lst of December, he shall at once institute pro-
ceedings against the defauting collector, and for
failure 10 this respect shall be charged with the
amount himself. He shall on the list of June,
,~,l abou
oath, and shall within fifteen days pay over the
amount shown against him by such report; on
receiving no commissions thereon, and shall on
the 18th day of December make his final settle
ment for the year with the Auditor. If he use
for bis own purposes or loan any money belong
ing to the State or county, he shall pay fine
Of from one hundred to five hundred dollars
He shall receive for his services two per centum
upon the whole amount of the State revenue
| which passes through his hands, and three pei
centum upon the whole amount Of the county
| levy collected and disbursed by him.
SUPERINTENDENT OF THE POOR.
The superintendent of the poor shall give q
| bond not less in any case than S. O00 shall
take charge of the county poor-house, and gen
orally shall discharge all the duties heretofore
discharged by the county board of overseers an0
the agent or steward at the poor house, keeping
| a separate account against each township; ane
shall at the annual meeting of the board o
supervisors render his accounts and make hi
reports, showing how the expenses of keeping
the poor ought TO be divided among the town
ships He shall receive for his services sucl
compensation as the board of supervisors ina.
deem reasonable-not to exceed $400.
COUNTY SURVEYOR
The duties ami compensation of the count,
surveyor are very much the same as provided
by former laws.