The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-15
REPORT OF COMMITTEE
ON TIE CLERKS OFFICE OF PRINCE
GEORGE COUNTY.
List OF the Oniciai's Short Co innings and
Some Of the Recommendations Cited
In the Report-Index should Be Kept.

PETERSBURG. VA. July 1i.-Special.-
On yesterday Messrs. George S. Bernard.
C. II. II. Tinsley and Richard d. Gillian,
the committee appointed to make an ex-
animation Of the clerks office Of Prince
George county. which Office was until re-
Gently held by II. c. Britton. made their
report to the court, Hon. Timothy Rives
presiding. The report is quite a lengthy
and exhaustive one. The committee say
we found the fee books in proper con-
dtion, and no Illegal or improper. fees
appear TO have been charged" The rec
ords In the office consist of several books
hereafter mentioned, and the condition
OF the books is as hereafter set forth
Here follows descriptive LIST OF the sew
eral record books I'm the office under
twenty-five different headings with a
statement and opinion of the committee
as TO the condition Of each book. There
are also made several recommendations
looking 10 the proper binding and index
ing Of the books. Deed book o. says
the committee, is i'm bad condition In
section the committee says: rIn several
deed books admitted TO record during the
incumbency Of the late clerk there are
many interlineations and erasures which
mar the appearance of the records I'm
these deed books. In one of these deed
books a part of a printed deed is pasted
to the page instead of being recorded"
"The papers i'm the Office" says the COM
mittee, other than the record books re-
quired by law to be kept In the clerks
office embracing court and other papers
Of various kind appear to be i'm good con-
dition and properly preserved on the
question whether the clerk has faith
fully discharged his duty" the committee
notes the following specific dereliction
OF dnty:
1. In falling to index properly hduciary
bond books.
2. In recording the conviction OF eager
Mason in pencil
3. In failing 10 properly index the DOCK
Of inventories, appraisements and ac-
counts current.
f. In docketng writings provided Tor
by the act Of February 2S. 1880. amending
section 2lG2 OF the Code acts Of 1890
page los. Public Acts in the judgment
docket instead OF in book required 10
be kept for that purpose.
5. In failing 10 index properly quah-
fications Of fiduciaries.
6. In issuing license for the marriage
Of PERSONS under the age Of twenty-one
years without the consent of the parents
or guardian of the minor given in the
manner prescribed by section 22lS Of the
Code. and the act of Assembly amenda-
tory thereof. Act OF February Is, 1880,
Public Acts 1890. page Is.
Z. In failing TO index in the general In
dex book wills recorded by MIN.
3. In falling 10 record accounts current
retuired 10 be recorded under section 2oSl
OF the Code.
9. In failing 10 enter on the records OF
the board OF supervisors the statement
required by section SH Of the Code.
10 In falling TO keep the books required
by the fourth subsection Of section S5 or
the Code. And in not recording therein
the statement required by this section.
The committee recommends that "as II
appears that certain deod-bOOks are not
indexed I'm general index book. a suita-
bic person should be appointed, whose
duty Il shall be 10 make general index
to such deed-books."
Some action should be taken by the
court 10 preserve the records Of the
county court by making the clerks Office
fire-proof.
Mr.. George s. Bernard dissents from
his co-committeemen. Messrs. Tlnsley
tculars.
Mr.. William Kukllam. widely-known
citizen OF this place. died at his home
last night, after a painful Illness. The
deceased was for some years superin-
tendent Of the city water works. The
remains were taken TO Prince George
county for interment
The "Cannon-B Ball" train from Norfolk
this afternoon ran into a freight train.
which was standing on the main track
at IvOr. The engineer, Mr.. /. w. Robin
son. and his fireman. seeing that II was
impossible TO stop the train I'm time 10
avert the collision. jumped from the
cab Of the locomotive and escaped un-
hurt.
M. W. TT. Mann. assistant United
States district attorney for the Eastern
district Of Virginia, who was in the bag
gage car, Jumped, and I'm doing so fell
into a pool Of water His left arm was
badly sprained, but otherwise he was
not much hurt
The police commissioners held meet
ing this afternoon and unanimously elect
ed High Constable Dennit Parkinson chief
OF police. to succeed the late W. H.
Eanes. who was killed several nights ago.
His election will have 10 be confirmed by
the mayor Mr. Parkinson IS manager OF
the Petersburg Base Ball Club.
The hearing Of the contested election
case Of Britton against Temple for the
clerkship Of Prince George county, was
Resumed I'm the county court to-day, when
Judge J. T. West who IS sitting in this
case for Judge Timothy Rives. overruled
the motion made on yesterday by coun-
sci for Mr. Temple 10 dismiss the COM
plant alleging irregularities in the cleo
ton. Counsel for Mr.. Temple then moved
the court 10 require proof that the suit
was brought by authority Of the parties
whose names were signed TO the com
plant. and this proof was at once given
IN court. and witnesses were introduced.
who proved that the parties had signed
the complaint and authorized the
contest. The testimony OF some dozen or
more witnesses was heard to-day. The
court will be occupied in the trial OF this
case all OF next week.