Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-23
CLERKS AND N0TARIES.
Neglect OF Duty and Fines chat Will Fol-
Ioxx-Execntiye CI,mepcy.

Neglect OF Duty and Fines chat Will Fol-
Iow-Execuiive Ciemency.
At the recent session Of the Assem-
bly an act was passed providing for the
keeping of certain accounts in the office
of Treasurer Barksdale in order to Sc
cure the prompt payment of moneys
into the Treasury and to protect the
sureties of certain collecting officers.
Mr.. Barksdale has patiently awaited
the action of the clerks Of courts and
notaries public under the provisions of
the act aforementioned, but up to the
present time very few Of them have re-
piled and for the benefit of all con-
cerned the following abstract from the
act of Assembly is published
The clerk of every court charged with
the duty of examining the land and
property-books shall at the same time
that he is required to certify copies OF
said books to the Auditor of Public
Accounts, and upon the receipt by him
from the Commissioner of the Revenue
of the classified list Of licenses, furnish
the Treasurer of the State certified
abstract from such books showing the
aggregate amount Of all taxes assessed
in said county or corporation, and an
abstract showing the aggregate amount
assessed on licenses in his county or
corporation and it shall he the duty
of the clerk Of every court and every
notary public making report of taxes
collected by them TO furnish the Trea-
surer of the State certificate showing
the aggregate amount of taxes collected
by them; and the Treasurer. upon
receiving such abstracts and certificates,
shall charge the Auditor OF Public
Accounts with the amount Of such taxes,
and upon the receipt into the Treasury
Of any part of such taxes in the mode
now prescribed by law the Treasurer
shall credit the Auditor with such pay
ments on account of such taxes. And
every court. whose duty it is to exam
inc and certify delinquents. or order the
correction of any erroneous assessment
shall. at the time of making any order
in such cases, certify by its clerk the
amount of such delinquent list allowed,
and also the amount Of any correction
ordered to be made on account Of any
erroneous assessment. where the money
has not been paid into the Treasury, tC
the Treasurer, who shall also credit the
Auditor Of Public Accounts with such
amounts.
1t shall be the duty Of the Treasurer
at the end OF each fiscal year to ascer-
tain the balance due from the Auditor
of Public Accounts on account OF taxes
assessed OH all subjects and licenses in
each county and corporation Of the
Commonwealth and the annual report
Of the Treasurer, required to be made
by section 40 Of chapter ~ of the Code
Of 1873, shall show the amount due on
account of each county or corporation
separately. as well as the aggregate due
in all the counties and corporations OF
this Commonwealth.
The. Auditor Of Public Accounts
shall have prepared, and shall furnish
20 the officers Of this State required by
this act to certify abstracts to the Trea-
surer Of the State, blank forms. better
to enable such officer TO make the re-
turns required by this act.
ANY officer failing TO perform any
duty required of him by this act shall
be deemed guilty Of a misdemeanor,
and upon conviction thereof shall be
fined not less than fifty dollars nor
more than one hundred dollars.
In order to escape the penalties OF
the law, clerks and notaries are warned
TO make prompt reports.
The Governor bas removed the ph-
liticaI disabilities Of Frank Hicks. who
was convicted in the Circuit Court of
Grecnsyille county Of larceny April,