Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-06-27
FINES IN CRIMINAL CASES.

FINES IN CNlMlNAL CASESs
There is at least one portion of the
report of the Grand Jury upon which
all taxpayers and impartial citizens
will agree; and that is, where they
censure Justice Hodson, of X, tchum,
for having turned only S. in to the
school fund, as fines collected in his
court since he went into office.
Justice Hodson has had a very
large docket right along; some days
he has had rs many as 10 cases of
"drumk" or "drunk and disorderly"
brought before him; and it does seem
as if he should have collected over
Is for fines in the past IS months.
Yet that is the full amount paid in by
him during that time.
The law requiring committing mag
istrates to pay the fines over, is as
follows:
SECTION 6G5. All fines and for
FIXTURES collected in any court of this
Territory shall be applied to the pay
ment OF the costs of the case in which
the fine is imposed or the forfeiture
incurred; and after such costs are
paid, the residue shall be paid to the
county treasurer of the county in
which the court is held.
At the Eleventh Session of the
Legislature this section of the Grim
inal Practice Act was amended as
follows:
Except in cases wherein it is other
wise expressly authorized by law, all
fines and forfeitures collected in any
court must, without any deduction Of
costs, be paid into the county treasury
of the county in which the court Is
held.
SECTION 666 Of the Criminal Prac.
tice Act prescribes the penalty tor
neslecting to pay over the fines, as
follows:
II any clerk, justice Of the peace,
sheriff, constable or other officer who
may receive any fine or forfeiture,
shall refuse or neglect to pay over tie
same according to law, and within 80
days after the receipt thereof, he shall
be liable, upon his official bond, for
the amount thereof, with so per cent.
damages and interest, to be recovered
in like manner as for failing to pay
over money received on execution, and
shall be deemed guilty OF INSIDE
meanor; and, on conviction, may be
fined in any sum not exceeding $500,
or be imprisoned not exceeding six
months.
The law is plain, and its meaning is
unmistakable. Committing magistrates
are required to turn over ALL fines
Cuder this section the following
amounts have been paid to the County
Treasurer, since the first day OF Jan
uary, 1888:
A. l. Richardson. District Court s &c
Geo. NJ. Parsons, Probate Judge 32j
f. B. Lennon, i. p, Haley. l9G
Sol. Newcomer, }. P, Rocky Bar. sc
Il. 7. Redsull, J. p, Bellevue. -. K
w. +. Anderson, j. p, Shoshone. &C
JAS. Baxter, J. p, Atlanta. ..... sc
Geo. Beale, }. P.............. 2,
w. H. Butler. J. P........... II
Geo. P. Hodson, J. p, Ketchum.
L. b. Robinson, j. p, Ketchum..
Total for 1888. 1901
From the above statement (which i
compiled from the official record) i
will be seen that the ketchum justices
only turned in $40, or IS each, Will,
even such an ou.-of-the-way place a.
r 'cky Bar tlrned in 500. Halle,
t IN d n seal, or OVER Two-THlRD.
o the full amount paid in! Som.
prsc;n It's did not turn in one cent. L
j. the efore evident that there is some
thing wrong in tn matter, and that il
was high time that steps be taken te