The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-02-17
Iiqiiaft Capitol Essoa. If8a
THE BTLItfS REERrToN To7HE fs0wRRs AND
|ip DUTIES OF CavG7Yt oFFIoEas- -pRisr1SG--

~ DUTIES OF County oFFIoEas- pRisriSG--
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.di The biif which was reported sbg tte Joint
Committee on County, CITY, and Town Or.
ganiZation, end has passed the Senate.
lmakes,,tlIe following changes Jin!1exfsting
laws :; Takes frosn couuty-court Judges the
right tol make repairs to- county PROPERTY,
and gives Tint isht 10 the board Of super
Yisers; gives that board tine; power to EN-
ploy, counsel to assist the Comlnonwealth' g
attorney in suits depending against the
county, or in matters ceucerDing county
property; makes 1t tnisdemeanor for a
supervisor superintendent Of poor, or
oYerseer of the poor to- become interested
in any contract with the county or any dis
trict of the county, or. to become interested
in ans, county claim or warrant, and fofeits
the claim or warrant to the county re-
qutres publication, either at court house
door or in newspaper, OF q list Of expena
dtures made out Of the county levy; sabol.
ishes the right OF county courts to issue
orders on the county treasurers, and re.
quires all claims allowed by 1t to be certi-
fed TO the board OF supervisors, who are
requited to levy for such as were lawfully
allowed by the cnurf. j 5,4 s fatgi 49, =
The pri5eipai feature OF This Bill, and the
htuuS tuC tuhbiSo uul2 pO"CfD
OF county officers, Is that the power of ere
ating charges against the county is taken
from the courts and given to- the board Of
supervisors. 80 at- ~ '.&ls:
On Saturday the Senate passed q bly, In
relation to the allowances made to Common
wealth's attorneys, clerks. sheriffs, and SER
geants Of their respective counties and cities
payable out Of the county or city treasuries,
which takes from the courts the power OF
fixlag the allowances to such officers and
places it with the boards OF supervisors OF
the counties and councils of. the cities. The
allowances to county officers is so limited
that not over 5000 per annum shall be al
lowed to any such officer in any county, nor
more than $40 for each thousand inhabit-
ants in the county, except that in counties
OF less than ten thousand inhabitants the al
lowance may be 5000 to each officer. No
limit is fixed for the cities. .i - r
PUBLIC PRINTING. .tt.s's
Mr.. Lowell presented bill in the House
Saturday to economize and regulate the style
Of the public printing, and concerning the
duties Of the Superintendent thereof. The
bill provides that In case Of resolutions,' -
"joint resolutions," House" or "Senate
bills" there shall be allowed in bills or reso-
lutions making more than one page, on the
first page thereof, between the folio line and
the first line Of the enacting clause, which
said space shall include the beading GA
BiIl,". or Resolution" or "Joint Rcsolu-
tion," the title to the same, the name OF the
patron, the report of committee or commit
tai thereto, an amount OF space not in excess
Of three inches, unless the title to the same
shall be in excess Of three lines, in which
case the space in excess Of three lines shall
be no more than is necessary to contain said
additional lines to the title. In all books or
pamphlet printing there shall not be allowed
thicker leads or spaces between the lines
than FIVE to plea.
It also provides that the porter, clerk. or
other employe in the Superintendent's office
shall not be engagededirectly or indirectly
in the paper or stationery business, or the
business Of printing or binding, making it
the duty of the Governor to remove from
office the Superintendent OF Public Printing
upon satisfactory proof Of the violation OF
this section. 1t further provides that when
necessary the Superintendent shall read
proof-Sheets.
M'CULLOCH BILL.
The McCulloch bill for the settlement of
the public debt Was,. by general consent. ON
saturday, taken up by the House and made
the special continuing order for Thursday at
1 O'Clock. ....., =
NIGHT SESSIONS. ~,
This week both honses OF the General
Assembly will meet at night. ... ....-l .
The night sessions Of the Senate will be
devoted 10 the consideration OF the canal
railroad bill; those of the House to private
and local bills. ..