Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-19
CLERKS IN SESSION.
ScRlBES or VIRGINIA COURTS IN
CONFERENCE AS TO FEES.
Not a Desire to Increase, But To Regulate
Charges and Fix Plan whereby They
Can he Collected.

The convention Of court-clerks met IN
the Chamber OF Commerce yesterday
morning at II o'clock. The attendance
was even larger than was expected. and
the sessions were FUN 81 interest 70 those
who earn their livings diving into, making
abstracts OF. and transcribing legal docu-
ments.
Captain S. s. Brooke. Of Roanoke. called
the body to order and explained the OBJ
ject ~ the meeting. lie said that IT vas
not the purpose 81 the court-clerks In
THIS convention 10 increase their fees. but
10 suggest and recommend - the General
Assembly Of Virginia plan whereby
their fees can be secured. There should
D." no variation az ~ charges Tor ser
vices between the different clerks both
ldgauts and clerks should know what the
legal fees iu those offices really were. lie
felt sure that the conference upon t3ese
matters would result in much good 10 the
c9urt-clorks of the State.
Nr John T. Baudc. clerk Of the Rock
bridge Circuit Court was made permanent
chairman. Mr. T.. J.. Turner. clerk Oh the
County and Circuit Courts Of Greenes-
viIo. permanent secretary. and Mr.
Charles vs.. Goddin, clerk of the Chan
Gerry Court OF Richmond. permanent uea-
suter.
THE CLERKS PRESENT
Anon, The clerks IN ATTENDANCE, We're
On following.
john IL. Taylor. Hanover County Court
d. s. Brown. Hanover Circuit Court
john G.. uarl.ss. Montgomery circuit
Court. g.. S. Stevens. Nelson Circuit
court. l. n. Lea MartZ. Rockingham
circuit Court T. = GarP lf,... Fr IInoly
County Court. T.. - Elicit Floyd COUNTY
ANA circuit courts. y t. Coous, CulpcprI
Comfy au1 Circuit courts. &. G.. Fani
. Deputy CLERK Culpcprr Circuit an.
/ County courts. l.. rs. Burnley. D-ptN
! Cl.rk Alhamarle County Court; 'haii-.
/ IS. Goblin, Chpncrrv Court li'hmoni
J D.. a. iowtlie. Circuit court, lNchm"nl
, = O.. GOsslu. Campbell county tpuIl
/ JOB" VI Specie. clerk HeilorI lI..I
/ Court. IS. Sanlidge Amherst count )
Court: L. T. Ilursrovc. sussex circuit
and county courts. Alvah ~. Mlrnn
F %orf1k County Court. Guy =. tlI', .
4 Montgomery county Court, samuel
/ Wpdl.I Hcnrirl County Court. X. y
IH,orI. Bedford county court; H. T.
4 DuNaI Manchester Hustngs count. u
/ 4 CughiU Chesterfield county court
/ captain s. S. Brooke. Eoan9k" 'iiF
/ County. and Circuit courts. H. H. Etiiy
/ Fredericksburg Corporation Court.
/ ON motion of Mr. Specce the 'halr APP
! pointed the following committees to MAJ
out the business ~ the conventions
circuit Courts Messrs. Martz. Rowche,
! stevens and Specie.
county Courts Messrs. Hufotd, Mat
/ thcWs. Cooms. and Gosgiu.
Corporation Court Nossrs. Brooke, Du-
/ Val. Berry. ana Godiin
4 GENERAL DISCUSSION.
cork EuorI. of Bedford, began TIE
discussion as o. the tariff ~ fees taN'-
upon estates. &c.. which was participated
J in bv - number Of gentlemen present
/ some one said something about memo
ralizng' the Legislature for such changes
as the convention might deem Hcc"s-
enrv. lut SIR. Wal1U thought IT would
Doe useless To- do this. The matter h'
said. would have 70 go before the Cen
eraI Assembly i'm the form of BILL s0
/ that a. could hc promptly referred r-
ported back and acted upon.
/ After considerable talk about clerk
/ f..s the convention adjourned until l'F
O'Clock this morning and the committee
wont into session Immediately II hop".
/ to Dee able o. report 10 the general body
/ when IL assemblies iu the chamber this
morning
/ Most OF the delegates are stopping ~
Ford- Hotel which is headquarters for
/ the clerks.