The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-06
CLER IS OF VIRGINIA.
TIE SECOND ANNUAL CONVENTION
OF TRE ASS0CfAT TON.
These Court One,r. Meet and Discu's Sab
jects Of Great Interest 10 Themselves
Col.eciisn of Tses.

About twenty clerks OF virginia COURTS
are In the city, attendlhE lnc 80 OticrSs'
nual convention Of the No"iS 80 as
Convention. The convention - no 90
large as II was last year. ou' thtg 90
bent on .buSlness. and WH' uo9 I'm
adopt measures Tor the good aun w"
Venience Of the calling. .. yesterday
The convention met at noon NSst''" -
IN the Chamber OF tOmcrce, and. IN tht
absence of Captain John 1. rod"(, 'N
president OF the association az. ~ ,rt
Turner. OF GrccnsViuc. Cdlleu the ny
ing to order and Judge oSoisS
stevens. Of Nelson. was elected tempo
rary chairman. ~ t,-cst
a letter OF regret was read from J. tieod
dent Boude. stating that lac VAS "e'"'''
by sickness.
rHr cHAIENAN.
Mr. Stevens was on motion. made per
mancnt chairman. and. on Iutih.l On
ton. a committee was appointed 10 ,, ~
Vey the sympathy of the conNehuo" "
M Nh r. H. Rnford. Of Bedford. chairman
OF the committee on by-lH"s' sta'' -, III
his committee was not Ie"n! ~. i'',ii,tIe
lie had given the matter '"HStutIt' ",,'
that l would Doe wiser 10 wan uHtH -,
(thc second meeting OF INC .rr.st i'm
and see n the tlclhS 49, r,D,1 ~ organi-
,ation he made "a strong appeal ~ i"ton
on the pcrmaueucy OF ih" OF ia IN
and asked t9at In, tns s ,oi5Ii,,ii meeting.
ta"cn u tD,' ,,."s made 10 this effect. and
before IL came % "a Nott was Mill'ul a " a.
and the committee was ms u'Ieu ~
framc a code Of laws for the government
or he body aud report 10 me afternoon
' Ef,cr the reports OF other committees
IN. convention took a recess unih ".0o
= NJ
IHE AFTERNOON sEsssoS
Al me afternoon session Mr.. Buford.
chairman of the committee appOittei al
the last convention TO draught bylaws
fnr the association, made report "hlch'
after considerable discussion Hs TO me
date Of the annual meeting was, WIN
slight changes. unanimously adopted.
The bylaws provide that the name
shall be called The Association oI ne
Clerks o. tho Courts of Virginia. ana ios
tho following officers @l@nt. hrst ana
second ice-presideuis ana secretary
and treasurer both Offices 20 bc held b.
one man,
Of annual meeting. ana the iTst Iuesday
IN December as the date.
The report OF the treasurer was read
showing a balance Of So I'm the treasury.
A committee. appointed at the last meet
ing Of the convention 10 look inlo the
matter OF codifyine all the fees now a.
lowed the clerks OF the various courts
and to ascertain what legislation rs neceS-
sary to more cffectually secure 10 the
clerks the collection Of their Tees re
ported that u was ineNpedlent AT TINS
lime TO ask the Legislature for any cohl-
fcation OF these fees. as IL would make II
necessary to change the chapters IA the
Code. in which they are now separately
embraced
COLLECTING FErs.
As 10 securing the collection Of fees
they recommended that the Legislature
be memorialized 10 pass a bill cmbodylnS
the following provisions;
That upon affidavit being made by any
officer Of a court that he has reason to
Id al. In HfaNl
his fees IN any civil case, matter or pro
ceeding in the manner now provided by
law he shall not bc required 20 perform
any service in relation thereto until his
fees are satisfactorily secured 10 him:
provided however that the judge O, the
court shah have the power to direct such
officer to perform said service without
having his fees secured him as aforesaid
The report was vaTousiy discussed and
one or more amendments offered. Mr..
GOEgin. of Campbell. held that If the
CLERKS generally charged all the fees that
they were entitled 10 there would be little
need OF legislation, and thought il would
De more profitable to secure information
from each other as 10 the proper fees 10
charge. a. he had found that his predeces-
sors had frequently failed 20 charge those
they We're entitled 10.
Mr. Gillian. chairman of the commit
tee, stated that circular had been sent
out 20 all the clerks I'm the state. and that
from the many replies received he was
surprised to ana how uniform We're the
charges made. and that i'm all the re-
ports returned there was not a difference
OF more than twenty cents i'm any case.
Pending the discussion of the amend
ments 20 the above report the convention
adjourned until 9:29 O'Clock this morning
The following clerks are present at the
convention. II. j.. Buford Bedford; John
VI. Spence. Bedford. Charles W Goidm.
Richmond, ) T. Naldll Henrico. :. +.
Chapman. Gloucester, Nontcalm oldham,
Jr. Accomac. Richard w. Duke. Abe
marie. j. w. Elliott. Floyd: 4. Il. Bar