Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-10-07
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Il is uune; essary To :dd tt."t t!,
amount paid Iy Alexandra a c'Hoi} i
entirely Gisprol o tionate. X! FIN cota
ty has iour times he assessed ,:.iGr a'c
population, and teE times the area q
AIcxaLd.ia county.
What Is be salary cf the Commission
CT Cf Revenue:
He is pai.! Po,tly in fees; jrt, in al.
di,ion to Ills fees, lie receives iiom TIE
State Treasury (unon tae warrant o!
the Auditor OF Pubic Accounts con-.
mission OF . Per cgit. on the a!hcGnt
of taxes lawfully assessed by him cn
real and personal estate, income and
salary, within the preceding twelve
months.-Co3e Of Va, 526.
NoTE-Thc Commissioner OF Rev
enuo Of Alexandria county is new paid
a salary of&550 per snnum by the Board
of Supervisors without authority OF law.
Inwhat manner must accounts bel pre-
sented TO the Board of Supervisors
Every account should be made out in
separate items, specifically stated.
Where 10 specific fees are allowed by
law, the time actually aid ncCessari!y
devoted to the performance of any
service charged in such accounts shall
be verified by affidavit to be filed there
with.
In what manner does the law Of Vir-
ginia provide for the payment OF coun-
iy and circuit court allowances?
Copies Of all orders and allowances
made by the circuit and county courts
payable out Of The county treasury must
befurnished by the clerks to the supervi-
sors, OF or before the day they meet to
make tie county levy. II is then the
duty ofthe supervisors to make levy
for the payment Of all such ort!crs and
allowances as the courts by law may be
authorized 10 make.-CCde Of Va. Sec.
$50.
After the levy has been made for the
payment Of any order or allowance,
The warrant is signed by the clerk and
countersigned by the chairman Of the
board and issued to the claimant; and
no warrant can be issued except upon
a recorded vote or resolution of the
board. Sec S5l.
Under the Virginia code of 1915 the
treasurer could pay warrants or orders
legally drawn upon him by the circuit
or county courts or the Beard Of Suier-
visors for the county. Ch. Is, p. AS.
But, under the code Of 'S7, all moneys
payable into the treasury Of any coun-
ly must be disbursed On warrants
drawn by the Beard Of Supervisors for
the county. See. S53, code of 81.
See also Sec. $50, where warrants
drawn on him by the circuit and cGun-
ty courts are no longer authorized;
only warrants drawn upon him by the
Board of Supervisor of the county.
Sec. $50 makes it the duty OF the SD
pervisors to examine, settle and allow
all accounts chargeablc against the
county: and when 50 settled issue war
rants therefor, as required By law.
Note-The county court has been
issuing these allowances since 1887 GER
tilted to the treasurer for payment in
stead of to the Board Of Supervisors.
At the last torn CT the county court
Judge Chichester, judge OF the county
court, threatened 10 put member OF
the Board OF Supervisors in jail for con-
tempt of court, when he was politely
and privately approached by the mem
Der with the request that the Board of
Supervisors be allowed to appear by
counsel when ali application lor court
allowance was made in order that the
method of payment cf the allowance
might be inquired into.