The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-05-25

riality but the bill may be taxed witbo,,
his certificate as think the other Suggestion
of the committee in this regard amply pro.
tect the County Treasury.
9. This suggestion is n very good one. and
the court will endeavor to call the attention
OF the committing magistrates to it and
will take the necessary steps in court TO boyo
witnesses bound over to appear at the next
term. Still it will leave the necessity for
subpnnas in many cases, for the justice NAV
not have all witnesses of the Commonwealth
before him at the hearing. In relation to
| this matter the discretion of the District Al.
torney must govern almost entirely, He ia
interested in administering his office proper.
ly, and acts as all public officers must do .un.
der the sanctty of his oath as an officer, and
| of his obligations as a lawyer.
have now passed upon every suggestion
made by the committee and / feel confident
that the result will be diminution of costs
in criminal cases to a great extent.
A public officer can only demand, court
can only authorize a legal taxation of costs
The act of 1914, already cited, was enacted
to ensure from the Judges rigorous atten.
tion to this matter, and am glad that this
court is relieved from liability under the act.
If clerk knowingly taxes illegal rates he
is liable also for misdemeanor in office
have said all | can say in repetition of Hart
and Durham as to the propriety of allowing
extra pay for serving subp@nas. 1t isapity
|
for the petitioners if they were misled to an
expenditure that was allowed to Others be.
fore them, but the act of 1914 is binding on
| me.
10. The court for some time has reduced
the attendance of the tipstaves to the num-
Der indicated at the adjourned court The
Law Librarian has been kept in attendance
this for the sake of the library which is more
used at adjourned court than during the trial
OF issues.
The sheriff is directed to limit his appoint.
ees to the number indicated, and as rule,
he should select, when practicable constables
of the county. Our force is so nearly worn
out in the service, that the sheriff7s appoin.
tees should be active and vigiIant men.
| We ihtchu W IeuuCe our own lOrCe curing
term time, and we have determined to dis.
pense with the services of Mr.. A. b. Yerger,
as we are told he is of abundant financial
ability. This will leave us with three Off.
GERS, Messrs. Hoffman, Emery and Murray
and the Law Librarian, Judge Jacoby. The
court feels that in the present aspect of pub.
lie affairs, retire nchment of every kind that
can properly be made should be at once en-
forced. Private life has been driven to econ
omy, and public business must be conducted
on the same plan.
purpose to ignore the report as to the
prison and its cost. l think it would be
wrong for the court to say anything upon
that subject ! am ex.oflicio a visitor, and
as have not performed that duty this year.
or very regularly at any time, comment
would be improper. The late vagrant act is
great wrong upon taxpayers, and it should
be repealed, for by it the industrious are
: made to warm, feed and clothe the idle, lazy
and worthless
\ 'he court,
HENRY P Ross, President Judge.