The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-08
To CUT DOWN EXPENSES.
THREE MORE RETRENCHwEST
MEAS URES, SPECTAL ORDERS.
Mr.. Winborne Presents Substitutes Ac-
eording to Instructions for the Bill
Transferring Misdemeanor Cases

Mr. Winborne, OF RockbIidge yesterday
| had taken up House bills No. Az, AS, and
| 40 and made special and continuing or
| der beginning with to-day at l o'clock.
| These bills are substitutes Tor House bill
| No. 2i5, providing for a transfer of the ca
penses In misjemeanor cases from the
State TO the various counties and cities.
The latter bill was recommitted over a
week ago with instructions that each sub
ject to be treated by the committee
should be embraced in a special bill and
the principle of charging the counties
and cities with the misdeIneanor expenses
was rejected.
House bill No. AZ amends Section 1881
OF the Code and provides that the certi-
hcate required under Section 3527 shall.
when the payment Is to be made 20 a
clerk be from tho court whereof he Is
clerk: when II is 10 be made to a sherin
or other officer. from the court In which
the prosecution is or 10 which justice
shall certify. other expenses incident to a
proceeding in a criminal case which is
payable out OF the treasury, shall be GER
titled by the last named court, where II
is not otherwise provided. with the cer-
tificate of allowance shall be transmitted
to the Auditor OF Public Accounts the
vouchers OH which IT is made. The court.
before certifying 20 any such expenses
may in it's discretion. require proof Of
the correctness Of any item contained
therein. In all cases q justice Of the peace
shall file with his account n copy OF tho
warrant on which his proceedings were
had. but this copy need not 90 be for
warded to the Auditor unless requested
by the latter.
FEES BY COURT OFFICIALS.
House bill No. AS is TO amend Section
1921 of the Code i'm the following manner:
The fees of attorneys for the Common
wealth. clerks, justices, sherifs ser
geants. jailors, coroners, criers, and con-
stables, I'm all cases in which the defon-
dant is indicted for a felony shall be paid
out Of the State treasury when certified
as prescribed in Section 40Si. I'm all
cases where charge OF felony IS invesu-
gated and dismissed by a justice, or I'm
which the defendant is sent on 10 the
grand jury and no Indictment is found,
one-half only OF the lawful fees OF the
justices and other officers shall be like
| wise paid, when so certified.
In every prosecution for a misdemeanor
| # the fees Of these officers are not paid
| by the prosecutor or in cases OF convic-
| ton by the defendant and in cases whore
| there is no prosecutor and tho defendant
| shall be acquitted or convicted and unable
| to pay the cost or where "A nollc prosequi
| IS entered or judgment arrested. one-half
| OF the lawful fees OF these officers. ex-
cept a jailor. who shall be paid I'm full
shall likewise be paid. when certified as
! heretofore required out OF the state treas
ury; provided, however, nothing in this
section shall be construed az allowing
| fees in any cases which are not now al
I lowed by law.
In no case shall any account be allow
| ed or paid unless verified by the affidavit
| OF the person rendering the service. and
when allowance is made FOR a guard or TO
a person to assist I'm making the arrest,
the account shall also be verified by the
affidavit Of the guard or person employed
20 assist I'm making the arrest, or the
personal representative OF such officer,
| guard or person II he be dead.
WHAT THE FEES SHALL BE.
House bill No. 40 seeks TO amend Sec
/ ton 1891 Of the Code in regard TO the fees
| TO be paid to the sheriff. sergeant. coro-
ner, crier. or constable. The bill provides
that the following fees shall be paid.
For serving n warrant or summons
| other than on witness. where no arrest
| IS made, thirty cents: for an arrest in
| case Of n misdemeanor. when not paid
out OF the treasury eighty cents: for an
arrest I'm case OF felony. one dollar: for
| executing a search warrant fifty cents:
for summoning a witness i'm q INSIDE
! meanor case. when not paid out of the
| treasury. thirty cents But not more
| than forty cents shall be allowed out Of
the treasury for summoning witnesses
| in a case OF misdemeanOr nor more
than one dollar in case Of felony I'M
] less the Justice shall certify that the
witnesses In p case Of felony In excess Of
] five were examined on the trial and
! were material witnesses: and when two
| or more persons are arrested under one
warrant. or are jointly charged or tried
| the officer shall be entitled only 10 such
| fees for summoning witnesses. as n only
| one person was arrested. charged. or
tried. For carrying a prisoner 10 jail
| under order of a justice, for each mile
! Of travel OF himself i'm going and re-
| turning, four cents, for each mile Of
| travel OF the prisoner in carrying him
to Jail. where the distance IS over ten
miles. four cents: for board OF prisoner
| while under arrest and undergoing eX-
| animation on n charge Of felony, or
while carrying him 10 Jail, the amount
actually paid by such officer not exceed
ing per day one dollar: for each person
employed in making the arrest Of any
person charged with a felony not exceed
ing per day. seventy-tive cents; for a
guard in a. case Of felony per day. seven
tv-dve cents: for each mile Of travel Of
guard I'm going 20 jail and returning. four
cents. But no guard shall be paid in any
! case OF misdemoanOr or employed or paid
In a felony case unless the justice order
II and certify that such guard could not
be safely dispensed with. For executing
| a writ of venire facias. one dollar and
fifty cents: for executing sentence OF
| death. five dollars: and I'm addition. the
expenses actually incurred by the officer
In executing such sentence. for conveying
any persou convicted of felony 20 the
panitentiary. for each day during the re-
moval of said convict, three dollars; also
the actual necessary expenses OF NM
sler. and any guard that may be neces-
sary i'm so conveying such convict ana
the actual necessary expenses OF sucH
convict. including his support.
MORE RETRENCHMENT
Several important measures In the a.
rection- Of retrenchment and reform VIII
be introduced IN the two Houses OF -
General Assembly to-day. These meas
ures will be, as Mr. Withrow says. a
! cutting al the big end. Senator Banks
dale will in the Senate and Mr. Withrow
in the House introduce a bill abolshins
the Board of Agriculture and the De
partment OF Agriculture and placing all
matters under the jurisdiction OF these
officials, under the management OF the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
Another important bill VIII deal WIN
the management Of the State Hospitals
for the insane and other measures will
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