The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-16

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defed ~ ease 81 staie ts James Sears
FeF nfuFdeF af convict i4Np, Hi0o,
calAtal PRINTING Company, fut briefs
ahd feeofds ~ ease ef State vs. Aren-
dell. NaA.tit
James II r0u EXPENSES incurred IN
pailraad taS ease. aTsgg4
W NJ kuss, elafk Wake Superior
court, fees, AtAtfu,
Isaac a l'hiEeb stenaafanhe work
Ia AofHantoh ianh ease gia
OCTOBER.
The total amount expended this month
was, So2i o. as ful0wsl
James III. reu, expenses incurred III
the railroad taS vnee, NaSa2S
J. q, l.. Hamis, expenses incurred in
the railroad taN case, S10IfI
w, u Douglass, foes IN the Pied.
mont Bank ease, $3.50,
Chas. 4. Cook, expenses incurred IN
railroad tax case, S2363,
NOVEMBER.
The total amount expended this month
was S512.S0, MS follows;
w. 4. IfDNk4NNNt lNNN III the IfSIilANl'
tiary cases, 5000.
W. NJ. RUSS. clerk OF Wake court
for transcript Of record, $3.50
DECEMBER.
Amount expended for this month up
to and including December 18th, ST.
1928. as follows:
j.. w HinSdale, professional services
in appearing before Corporation Com
mission assessment for taxes of Postal
and Westerns Union Telegraph Com
panies and Pullman Palace Car Com
pany, $3.50.
j. W. Hinsdale, services in the mat
ter of reduction of passenger rates OF
n. G. II. r., w. & w. Il. r., and r.
& G. r.. r. before Railroad Commission
and United States Court, S260.05.
j. w Hinsdale, services in matter
of back taxes against n. G. Il. II. Com
pany, p A. L., Roanoke and Tar River
and Mercantile Trust and Deposit Com
pany, S403.50
j. w. Hinsdale, retainer in case of
Railroad Commission VS.. Western
Union Telegraph Company removal of
telegraph office from Mt. Airy, $106.53
j. w Hinsdale, expenses of trip to
Charleston in case of Western Union
Telegraph Company VS.. Railroad Com
mission, $2715.
James T.. Shepherd, one-half allow
ances as special master in the suit of
Western Union Telegraph Company VS..
Railroad Commission, $40.
Chas A. Cook. fee in full and ex
penses for services rendered in pre-
pairing and submitting to Corporation
Commission claims for taxation against
divers corporations not heretofore
listed for taxation, $500.
ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL
The warrants for Assistant Adjutam
General referred to are seven in num-
ber being for S1o4 each and beginning
with last May They are drawn in
favor Of - G. T.. Harris, Assistant
Adjutant General. for 70 days services
in office Of Adjutant General under
detail by the Governor" Thus Mr.. Har-
ris, as Assistant Adjutant General is
drawing ST $50 a year, to do the work
of the Adjutant General in his absence.
The Adjutant Generals salary, under
the law, is $500.
THE FEES or SOLICITORS.
1t is impossible to get the exact
amount paid out TO solicitors or GRIM
inal courts, these fees going in under
the head OF judiciary expenditures with
other amounts. 1t is estimated, how
ever, that these fees do not exceed $500
or $3.50.
Section Of the Acts Of 1895 and
section 10 Of Acts of 1899 provide for
the office Of solicitor and say that they
shall receive the same fees as solicitors
of Superior courts.
Further on in these same acts there
are sections which provide that the
county commissioners shall arrange 10
pay the fees of solicitors and sheriffs.
But those sections were construed to
mean that the county commissioners
should give the same fees TO the Grim
inal court solicitors as the county gave
to Superior court solicitors.
Now the counties do not pay the SUI
perior court solicitors the $50 fee, and
Auditor Aver construed the law that
the State should pay it.
He has been paying these fees ever
since he has been in office. But he
will In future discontinue their payment
until there is some judicial settlement
of the question. He so wrote to Solici-
tor Walter f. Daniel, of Weldon, yes
terday, who now has a voucher here
in payment for holding court in War
rem county.