Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1880-01-23
Judge Bouic,s Report to the Lexisla.

Judge Bouic's Report to the Legisla-
ture.-Judge VIM. v Bouic, of this county,
has'made his report to the Legislature Con-
densed, it is as follows
list. He recommends the remodeling of the
tariff Of clerks and sheriff. fees; the fees
allowed by the law of 1850 to no the stand
ard.
end reduction of jurors and bailiffs per
diem from $3.50 to $500, and no mileage
He thinks this would be q saving Of 81, 800
per year
Bird. That the States Attorneys fees Of
%3.32t for appearance in case and $40 in
case Of felony DO abolished and be paid SO
in each case without reference to the grade
of offence. This would save the county
5000.
4th. That an Attorney General appointed
by the court TO take charge OF case be
allowed SIS az an appearance fee. CThe
judge does not say whether there would
be saving in this step or not) Under
existing laws, the costs in criminal cases
are paid by the county in advance, and
in cases Of conviction, collected from the
traverser by the Sheriff if he is worth it, 1t
is the duty of the Sheriff TO pay all such
costs to the County Commissioners. ! re-
commend, that law be passed making it
the duty of the County Commissioners, to
publish what amount is thus received, and
disburscd as part Of their annual exhibit Of
County expenditure
9th Pensions are allowed to many indi-
gent persons who do not reside at the Aims
house. These often die during the year for
which the pension has been allowed, and
the same is true in reference to sums levied
for lnnstic paupers who die or are discharged
from the Asylum during the current year.
recommend that a law be passed requiring
the County Commissioners to account for all
such unexpended balances, and publish with
their annual statement what has been
done Herewith. The County Commission
sTs annually levy a sum- Of money on the
taxable property Of this county, above what
il actually needed to pay the existing credi-
tors OF the county. And it is not made
known TO the people what is done with this
surplus recommend that a law be passed
requiring tho County Commissioners to
publish with their annual statement an ex-
hibit Of the disbursement Of this money
5ush laws will save a great deal Of money
70 the county annually.
9th. also recommend, that the County
Commissioners be required in their annual
published statement Of county expenditures
to show what sums have been repaid to the
County Commissioners by other counties
for monies expended for such counties in
the trial Of removed cases tried in our
Court
eth. That the law authorizing other col
lectors Of the county to pay monies 10 the
collector in this district 10 deiray the cour
expenses be repeated because il is too indea
mite to be considered law, and substituted
by the Act Of 1875, chap 1877, which was
repealed by the present law.
sth That il be made penal offense on the
part Of the county commissioners to reap
point a defaulting tax-collcctor and thu
same on the part Of the collector who &c
cepts re-appointment, and also 10 make il
duty Of the States Attorney 10 zee tina
each Grand Jury examines into this matter
He thinks by the past appointments Of de
faulting collectors one Of the wisest provis
ions Of the Constitution that hss been vic
hated.