Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-03-22

the statute, otherwise tle county will
not be liable.
II. In all cascs whcr o party has
been convicted Of a fe,oht and escapes,
or loricits his bail or for any cause, fails
to come into court, cdpids Is awarded
TO bring him in to receive his judgment;
and for the fees il the clerk of the Oyer
and Terminer, or Quarter Sessions, Tor
issuing the writ, and alsoior the Sheriff
for executing ii, the couny Is liable
under all circumstances.
49, Where constable makes u re-
turn charging party with an offence,
and the District Attorney, under the
direction Of the Court, sends bill bc-
fore the grand jury, WHO return it n
true bill, or where tho grand jury
themselves indict person for an Of.
fence of tho public notority, committed
within their own knowledge, like
writ is awarded to bring in the accused
for trial. lfthe offence be misdemedn-
or, and a conviction Is had, and the
convict is sentenced 10 Imprisonment
at labor by separate o. solitary con
fincment, the county becomes liable at
once for the fees of the clerk of the
Oyerand Terminer,o or Qrarter Sessions,
for issuing the writ, and for the fees Of
the Sheriff for executing il. But il
the convict is sentenced to simple i'm.
prisonmcnt. together with fine and
costs, or 10 either or TO all Of these
penalties, such liability docs not attach,
until being without means himself to
pay the costs, he IS discharged &C.
cording to law
II. In every criminal case offeloay
the Sheriff Is entitled TO receive from
the county, under The "Fec Bill" of
April I'd, 1868, the sum of one dollar
and twenty-five cents in every 'crim-
inal case OF m,sdemedpor he is not en-
titled to receive thi, fec from The county
except where the grand jury return a
bill iqnordmgs and direct that the
county pay the costs, or where the
petit jury acquit defendant and make
n similar direction, or where defend.
ant is convicted and sentenced to i'm.
prisonmcnt, together with a fine and
costs, or 10 either )r all OF these pen
alties, and is discharged according to
law, the costs being unpaid.
10, Where o parry has been indicted
in any county OF the Commonwealth
for felony or mislemcanor, and fees
or removes to another county therein,
the Court OF Oyer and Tcrminer or
Court ofQuartcr Sessions ofthc county
where the offence vas committed, may
direct n writ to the Sheriff or Coroner
of the cosnty where such offender is
tarrying, for his arrest and delivery for
trial before the court awarding such
writ and for the reasonable expenses"
OF executing such writ and removing
the accused, the county is liable, no
matter whether be bc convicted or not.
l6. The Court of Oyer and Tcrminer,
or Quarter Sessions, may also award
subpenas and attachments for wit
nesses to any part of the Common
wealth, directing them TO be executed
by the Sheriff of the county in which
they are awarded, aad compel the at
tendance OF such witnesses on the trial
OF any criminal proceeding before such
Courts; and for the reasonable ex-
penses' of executing such subp1nas,
or attachments, the county is also
liable, no matter whether conviction
or an acquittal be the result OF such
trial.
IL. The county is further liable for
the reasonable expenses" of transport.
ing party charged with having com
mitted criminal offence in this State,
from another State into which he has
fed, back to the proper place for trial
and this liability is certain, also,
whether the accused be convicted or
acquitted.
Is. The Sheriff is liable to the county
for the jury fec Of four dollars on every
verdict rendered in civil case. 1t is
his duty to be in court, either person
ally or by deputy, whenever il is in
session, and TO collect this foe nothing
but the insolvency Of the parry from
whom Il should be collected, or show
ing on his own part of duo diligence in
the premises, attended with failure
to collect, will relieve him from liability.
10. The county is not liable for fuel
consumed in the various offices in the
public buildings, excepting, of course,
the Commissioners office.
90. Where the grand jury return a
bill "igaonmus,' in a case other than
felony, and direct that the prosecutor
pay the costs, and he Is sentenced to
pay them, but does not, he Is commit.
ted, and subsequently discharged ac-
TO law without having paid
them, the county is not liable.
2l, Neither l. the county liable
whore the grand jury return "truc
bill" and the accused Is tried and
and acquitted, but directed by
tho petit jury to pay the costs,
though he bc sentenced to pay them,
and in default thereof is committed,
and afterwards discharged according
to law, the costs being unpaid nor
again, where the accused ia acquitted,
and the prosecutor directed by the
pctit jury to pay the costs, who, after
being sentenced TO pay them, is com
and subsequently discharged
according to law, the costs being un-
paid.
%. II sometimes becomes necessary
10 quash an indictment for an offence
jeloc felony, oven aitcr large bills OF
costs have accrued, and 10 send now
,ne before tho grand jury for tho same
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