Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1882-01-10
SALARY SYSTEM VS.. FEES.
The Businsas OF she Jussices' Courts
for 1881 Compared with 1850.

Lee McGown. an expert appointed oy
the County Commissioners for the pur'
pose. handed the following report to tho
Board q, their session yesterday:
lssl-uSpEn THE SALARY srsrrM.
Township No. John Henderson,
,Justice; F. ]. Mccarthy. Constable
The books Of the office are IN strict con-
formi,y with the statutory requirement,
bo,h Of the Justice and the Constable.
The amount Of business done was as
follows: Civil cases. 43; criminal, IA;
Board OF County Commissioners and
City OF Virginia (for the last nine
mopths), so cases. In the civil cases
there we're 10 garnishmsnt suits. In the
criminal cases 48 venifes and subpenas
issued for 49l witnesses. Receipts Of
Justices offices from fees in civil cases.
$3.50 20; zines for State. $3.50; fnes for
Board OF Commissioners, $3.50 IS. fees
in tar suits and citations, $50 IS; for
marriages. Sl2; total paid Treasurer.
S9lS Is. rs per vouchers exhibited. In
the four months from January 8 to May
3, 1881. the Justice. acting in city cases.
received in fines and forfsitures Sis 25.
OF this sum hs paid $50 to City Attorney
Mitchell. Amount remaining In Jus.
tice's hands, S6S %. In the criminal
case Of State vs.. McDsrmott there was
paid to the Justice. under protest,
500 %, which amount remains in the
hands Of Justice Henderson. Save and
except the two aforementioned Sums Of
money. / and that all fees, percentages
or compensations OF whatever nature or
kind have been paid over to the County
Treasurer. The Constable has received
and paid to the County Treasurer
S379 sc, being the full amount OF charges
on his books aud for such services as the
papers required.
The Justice has performed services in
criminal cases for which no pay has been
received to the amount OF Sl693 Vi.
Tho Constable has done similar work to
the extent Of Sl3S6 80.
Township No. 2. Albert Hires. Justice;
w. 8. Ferguson, Constable. The bust
ness done was as follows: Civil cases. IL;
criminal, 2l7; cases for County Commits,
%sionsrs. 63. The civil cases include 10
punishment suits; the criminal. SO ven
Tres and subpenas for 459 witnesses.
Receipts: From civil cases, S5Gi 40;
zines in State criminal cases. $3.50 %;
nnes. city. In cases for Board OF Com.
m~issiopers. SCI; delinquent taxes and
citations. S45 SO; marriages. S44; total.
Sl0l1 10. paid County Treasurer as per
vouchers exhibited.
Receipts Of Constable from all sources.
$3.50 So, paid County Treasurer as per
vouchers.
The Justice has done work in criminal
cases. for which ne pay has been re-
ceived, to extent Of SlSS2 10. The
Constable has done like services to
amount OF Sl730 %.
Township No. 3. Gold Hill, j. P.
Flauningham. Justice; Nicholas Sexton.
Constable. The usual civil and criminal
dock.ts, with fees itemized, are kept in
this office. / find the books or dockets
correspond with the papers issued. and
the vouchers and the fee bill followed in
the charges. THE fee bill has been duly
observed by all the officers named here.
in.l Justice Flapningham has received
for the year ending December 81. 1881.
from the County Treasury. for his ser.
vices, SlGG0, and has paid into the
Treasury Sls2 %. Nicholas sexton.
Constable. for the year. or the greater
part OF il which be served. received from
the Treasury SliGG.
lSS0-uSDEI THE II sYsrEM
Tho following work was done In the
several townships during the last quar-
ter Of 1880
Township No. III End in examining
the papers, dockets and records OF JUS.
tice Moses for the quarter ending De.
cember 81. 1880. that he had l05 civil
cases. Fees were paid on sixty one
cases aud not paid on forty-four cases.
There we're issued ninety g~arnishments.
He had in the same time LIS criminal
cases aud issued f~orty-nins venires and
subpenaed $40 witnesses.
Township No. 2-Justice j. X. Brown
had in the last quarter OF 1880 eighty.six
civil cases, Of which number fees were
paid on forty.one cases and not paid on
iorty. Eve cases. Garnishmsnts were
issued in fity.ons cases. He had LOO
criminal cases. and issued siIty.seven
~venir.s and subpenned 500 Witnesses.
FINANCIAL EXHIBIT o 1889.
Township No. l-Storey county paid
Justice Moses $500 90. Constable jew
ell. S56s2; total. Sll.5 Sl 80.
Township No. 2-County paid Justices
Knox and Brown S4922 So, Constable
Metcalt Si55l; total. S9i73 IS.
Township No. 3-County paid Justice
Flannipghsm $500 80. Constable d. d.
Donovan Sll49 80; total. S2652 IS.
Total payments to justices and Consta-
blss for the year, Sa3,7O7 Is.