The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-03-23

! A Scene OF Excttementt Two Members Get
into Personal Difficulty; Explanation,
and Hand-Shakinss-The Bill Redistrict.
ing the State for Circuit Judges Passed b,
the House; -Four eadjusters Voting Against
1.-THE Richmond Police Court Bill Re.
ported in the Scnate-A Bill Ordered 10 En-.
| grossment by the senate Requiring Delin.
sucnt Lawyers to Pay Up-Other Legisla.
tive Notes and suggestions.
The Senate Committee for Courts Of JUS
tice met yesterday morning and took up the
bill "to provide Police Court for the city
Of Richmond" introduced by Mr.. Walker,
rs follows:
1. BE il enacted by the General assembly,
That there shall be for the city OF Rich
mond Police Court, to be held by judge,
to be known as the judge Of the Police
Court of said city, who shall be elected In
/ the same manner, and for the same term.
as the Judge Of the Hastings Court.
9. The powers and jurisdiction OF said
Police Court shall be the same as is now
prescribed by law and ordinance for the
Police Justice OF said city, and as may
hereafter be specially prescribed for said
court.
3. The compensation OF the Judge Of the
Police Court shall be the same as is now
provided for the Police Justice Of said city,
and payable in like manner, and shall not
be diminished during his term Of office.
4. There shall be clerk OF the Police
Court. to be appointed by the judge there
OF, who shall perform the same duties and
receive the same compensation as is now
prescribed for the clerk to the Police JUS
tice.
! .. The Judge Of the Police Court Of the
city OF Richmond may qualify at any time
within sixty days from the date OF his COM
mission, and Immediately upon such quail
fication the Office OF Police Justice OF said
city shall be deemed vacant and abolished.
6. All acts and parts OF acts, and all pro-
visions in the charter OF the city OF Rich
mond, or the City Ordinances, in conflict
with this act, are hereby repealed.
I. This act shall be in force from its pas
sage.
Mr.. Atkinson opposed the bill. because
Isl. Under the Constitution and laws OF
the Commonwealth all parties charged with
crime are entitled TO an examination before
| a Justice Of the peace before they can be
placed upon trial before jury. This was
| held in the case OF the Commonwealth rs.
Chaboon.
I'd. The Office Of police Judge is a State
Office. and his duties should bc defined by
the act creating the office.
Cd. The police justice is a city officer
and recognized only in the charter OF the
city, and is charged with certain duties
mentioned in the ordinance.
4th. The bill does not amend the charter,
nor does it define the term Of office, when
it commences and when it terminates.
Thus you would have police justice and
police Judge, which is not necessary.
5th. There is no necessity for such IN
officer, as he would have no duties TO per-
form.
The bill was nevertheless reported to tho
Senate by a strict party vote.
LAWYERS AND CLIENTS.
Mr.. Atkinson in the chair.
The Senate bill proposing TO disbar law.
yers who fail for ninety days to pay over
moneys collected for clients, and making il
the duty of Commonwealth attorneys 10
prosecute to disbarment such offenders,
&C., came ND rs unfinished business.
4 substitute offered by Mr.. Glasgow wa
rejected.
Amendments offered by Mr.. Berry in
tended 10 perfect the bill We're also rejected
The bill was ordered TO cngrossment.
Mr.. Berry (who had spoken in favor o
the bin moved to reconsider-to perfect
the bill, showing wherein il was vaguely
and badly drawn.
/ The motion was agreed to.
MIR. Berry offered the following, to CONE
in after the word "Shal" in the eight
line Of the printed bill:
I" III il be OF opinion that the attorney wa
crimindHy in default"
Mr.. Newberry moved to strike ont tn
word crimindlly and insert wrongfully
Agreed to.
The amendment so amended was agreed
TO.
The bill was then ordered to cngro>S
ment. rs follows:
!. BE II enacted blythe General Assembly
That should any attorney-at-law collec
money or be the custodian OF negotiabl
: paper or other paper representing none
. for any person, corporation, or court, AM
fail to pay over or deliver the same afte
r such collection and demand. il the partie
entitled thereto are known TO him, 1t sha
be the duty OF the attorney for the Con
: monwealth to move the court, on applies
! ton OF party aggrieved, to revoke tn
, license OF such person as an attorney-a'
| law. Upon hearing the case, the com
shall, il 1t be OF opinion that the attOrne
e was wrongfully in default, forthwith ente
! an order prohibiting the party so offend
2 ing to appear rs attorney in any ease an
. striking his name from the list OF attorney
5 and reyoking his license a. a lawyer: prC
G tided, horerer, that when there are que'
tions of dispute or other causes, whic
| should Justify the holding of TIL
: funds by attorneys. that il may be comp'
, tent TO move the court for instruction a
= the temporary disposal OF such funds.
a >, ANY att0rney-at-law who shall have
C his possession money or negotiable papcl
or otherpaper representing money collecte
or held for another prior TO the passage {
I this act, and shall fail TO pay over or d'
Il liver the same within ninety days, rs herr
1 inbeiore directed and provided, or ask Il
: court for authority 10 invest the same,
: shall he deemed an offender under this act
i and it shall be the duty Of the attorney IL
: the Commonwealth, on application OF an
i party aggrieyed. TO proceed against hin
2 and the court TO enter an order In accor'
}, ance with the provisions OF this act.
3. This act shall he in force from IN
after the lst OF july, lSS2.
Y DRIVE OUT "THE SuYsTEIs.'
e Mr.. Berry, in discussing this bill as 10 /
J. general purposes, said that the lawy'
a holds peculiar relation to his ellen
c Nearly ali other parties who handle q
:. money Of other people in this way are e
II pected to give bonds to account for
y The lawyer gets the money OF his ellen
e and is bound only by his integrity. Ii w:
: therefore just that a safeguard should
thrown around The funds that come in
the possession Of attorneys. This prote
- ton would drive out the shysters and e