Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-11-19

Net amount oyerdrawn and cue 20 The
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For the various items composing the
foregoing aggregates see Table y hereto
annexed and made up from the records 81
The Auditors Office.
COMPENSATION OF UIE NORTHUMBERLAND.
The following statutes regulate sIch
compensation By section 30 OF chapter
~ of the Code OF 1873, ne was allowed an
annual salary OF $1,000 and the same
mileage as that allowed the Judges OF the
Court Of Appeals whilst travelling to and
from satu COURT and in addition. by Sec
ton j OF chapter lG1. mt was allowed fee
10 be paid out Of the public treasury on the
final determination Of any CAUSE wherein
he appeared for the Commonwealth in the
Court OF Appeals or the Circuit Court OF
Richmond city. Section OF chapter l6l
prescribed that he should appear as coun-
sal for the State in I'll eases in which the
Commonwealth was interested in the court,
above named. But by an act OF the Gen
eral Assembly approved April 4. 1877, said
section . IS amended and reenacted 30 4,
TO read as follows: " lie shall appear A.
counsel for the state in all cases IN which
the Commonwealth j. interested depending
in the Supreme Court OF Appeals, the SUI
preine Court OF the United States. the Dis.
trict and Circuit Courts OF the United
States for the State OF Virginia and the Cir
cut Court OF the city Of Richmond; and
he shall discharge such other duties As nav
be imposed by the General Assembly; and
he shall receive fpr bis services ~ annual
salary d $4,000, but he shall moi
be entitled to receive any fees. perquisites
or rewards whatever in addition to the sal
airy aforesaid for the performance OF any
official duty"
The act OF April A. 1871, then proceed,
by an independent section 10 repeal said
section 3, which allowed the Attorney
General 10 draw fees from the public trea
suiy. The salary OF the Attorney Genera
Is thus increased, and his right to draw
fees taken from him.
BY act approved March II. 1873. saiC
section . Is again amended - a, 10 Rad a,
follows:
1.-THE Attorney.General shall receive %,
sum OF $500 annually for his services
and shall not be entitled 10 any further
compensation therefor. lie shall appear a.
counsel for the State in all cases in which
the Commonwealth is interested derendin.
in The Supreme Court OF Appeals, the su
preme court Of The United States, the Dis
trict and Circuit Courts OF the United
States for the state Of Virginia, and th,
Circuit Court OF the city OF Richmond
and he shall discharge such other duties a,
may lie imposed by the General Assem-
bly,"
Ii was claimed by the Attorney Genera
before your committee that section =. a.
amended by the act OF 1878, did not con
tain the prohibition embraced in that sec
ton by The act OF 1871 against his rsceivin.
"any fees, perquisite>, or rewards what
ever m addition TO the salary" &c., bil
only said he should receive certain
sslary, and should "not be entitled [,
any further compensation for his seryic 5
and that therefore section 8. which hat
since been repealed by the act Of 1877, wa.
In effect revived, and he was entitled !,
draw his fees hereunder. Your commltte,
find nothing In law or reason to sustain
such claim. The act Of 1877 by an indie
pendent section expressly repeals section 5
which was the only authority the Attorney
General had for drawing fees from the pub
lie treasury, and no law has since BEER
passed authorizing him 10 do 50. To So,