Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-14
'sua Esny:scd Criminal; Code.


mont IL irauuurair:, Va ;8c matter u thc Ciuil
nal charges, which Il Is cliucd viii save abuHt
SIT5 600 licr :.uuuin .u:t ~ t:.: SanI" tluic
check the ovcrc1owdins u; The prulttuilary Ey
the reduction q! tie lumber ut rttehces runIsh
ahr ty cUutiucmtnt ~ Ihat lu:'titutlGu.
The Richmond Dispatch nakaa lhr following
summary OF its prorlsloIs
Il aboIshes, is far a5 practicable, otc year
terms of confinement 10 the peuitcnilary.
In all cases OF petty LARCENY ADD mlnor Uilcu-
ces oil Ike character stripes have hecu sufatt-
lu!cd for confinement IN jail.
The iptcrnaIriage Of whites aud negroes Is
made felony, punished with confinement 10
the pcutrDtiary not less than tWo nor more
than ten years.
10 all cases Of conviction for misdrlncanor
the court or justice trying tho case shall asccr-
tain the punishment where the same Is not
Gxed by law; provided, that not more than
thirty cine stripes shall be Inflicted 90 en-:
day, nor molc than seventy eight Tor enc OF.
fence Where female is convicted OF an o.
| fer &c punishable by stripes she may, ID the
| discretion OF the court, be punished by conhnc'
| ment 10 j all not exceeding twelve months.
No fec shall be ASSESSED by u court at less
| than five dollars, or by z justice at less than
| two dollars ard hall.
The county court, except where Otherwise
| provided, shall have exclusive jurisdiction OF
all Offences except where punishable by death,
| and 10 that case the accused may elect TO be
| tried ju the circuit court.
Auy sheriff or sergeant conveying prisoners
| to the pcuitcntiary are 10 DC allowed onIy Que
| guard where there arc Two or more conricts,
| and in all other cases no guard shall be allowed.
| Any person coufaed 10 Jail for failure to pay
| Gnc aud costs may hire himself ont for a time
| not exceeding six mouth5-sufhclent to pay
such fine and costs, The contract to be with the
| assent of the prisoner, attorney for the Com
monwcaltb, and judge Of the court havlog
| jurisdiction.
| The iaifees have been materially rcdCc ID;
| 40 cents ID now the allowance in all cases. The
bill proposes scale Ct ratos-40 cents for aoy
| number under 5, 50 cents under 10, and %
cants for all exceeding 10. This will make a
reduction OF at least $4,000 per aonrm IL the
criminal expenses. it Is claimed.
Whenever practicable the cl1thiog Tor prison
crs cnufued in Jail must be obtained trcm the
Storekeepcr of the Pcnitentiary, and the jailcr
| 10 all cases must make affidavit that the price
charged is not in excess OF the amount paid for
such clothing.
Grand iurcs are ouIy to be held 10 the county
court twice year, unless specially ordered BY
the court. Ooc dollar per day shall be allowed
Tor service upon the grand jury.
The allowance for the iceGiog Of the jury 10
all criminal cases shall be at tho rate Of 81 per
entire day-or, 10 other words, . dollar shall
not be allowed for one meal.
10 all cases where. upon the tlla Tor an o.
fence not punishable by death or confinement
in the penitcntiary ten years, the jury shall cot
be kept together, but shall be treated as jurors
10 civil cases, unless the court direct otherwise.
| A great saving will be made 10 the trans
poralion of convcts, the raraad companies
having agreed TO take convicts and their guards
at the rate Of two cents per E!ic.
La the matter of carrying concealed weapons
} the House amended the bill by striking out the
| imprisonmcnt feature, and providing that
parties convicted shall not be fined moro than
| $50.
An important new feature Of the law is as
follows:
IF aoy person have i'll lis possession auy
| tools. implements, or other outfit known rs
with intent to commit burglary or Larceny, he
shall be deemed guilty of teloay, aud on con-
vic,ion Thereof shall be punished by cno6nc'
mcnt 10 the pcnicntiary uot less than five nor
mere than ten years. The possession OF any
such burglarious tools, implements, or outfit,
shall be prima iacie evidence OF an infect to
| commit burglary, robbery, or larceny.
The bill prohibits persons from giving or
taking money to influence votes, and does not
allow any one to pay the poota of another to
ret his vote, and makes the giver and takcr
each liable to punishment for misdcmeanor.
The following section seriously affects the
CAPTAINS and sergcants Of police in Richmond,
perhaps, 10 other cities, too:
mo Justice, constable sergeant captain or
sergeant Of police, who receives salary or
allowance for general services out OF the Urea,
sury of his county. city, or corporation, shall
| receive any ices for services in a criminal case
from the State, city, or county, but all lees to
such officer shall be paid by the party against
whom Judgment is rendered: provided, bow.
ever, that the judge Of any city or corporation
court make an allowance not exceeding 5000 a
year to each Of two constablcs Or sergcants OF
police Of such city or corporation, TO be paid to
them 10 lieu Of all fees for serving criminal pro.
cess Of any kind, which allowance; shall be paid
out of the Treasury (
The City Sergeant of Richmond will receive
twenty five cents per day for each of the prIs.
oners confined 10 Jail and that is The chlct-ln
fact nearly tho whole-pay allowed HIM by The
State Tor keeping the Jail and furnishing the
deputies to the Hastings Court. The follow
| ing amendment, offered in the House by Cen.
era Anderson, and coucurrcd 10 by the Senate,
was intended to repair the injury done by too
great reduction Of the income of this officer:
provided, That in the cities Of Richmond
and Alexandria the judge Of the Hastings or
| CORPORATION Court snail, with the consent Of
| the City Council, make an allowance to pay
tho necessary and proper salaries Of such mum.
Der Of deputy sargcants rs said Judge Shall
consider neediul, and such an allowance shall
be paid out of the treasury of said cities
The amendment to extend the provisions to
Alexandra was inserted at the request OF Mr..
Mushbach.
The bill will not become operative until the
lst of July.
BALTIMORE CONFERENCE NJ. 4. CHURCH
SoUTH.-At Yesterdays session Of the Balti-
more Conference of the NJ. b. Church South,
in Raltimoro the statistical rcpOrt made the