The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-02
Discussing
COURT FUND I'd |.
Clerks Of Courts Hereafter to.
Sign All Checks.
PETITION OF THE BANKS !l''
The Courts Enter an order Which viii.
% Away With Risks Heretofore
Run II the Payment Of I'd
Court Funds.
PETITION OF THE BANKS ':

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The Clearing House Association Of
Richmond, through Messrs. Bryan and 9
Williams att orneys, preserl ted on TUESDAY
last ID Judges Wexford, Minor and !
,Grlnnan. or the courts Of this oily ana
SHenrlco' county having chancery 5urls..
distion; a petition for the amendment
OF tho present practice In regard to tine
disbursement Of court funds. The prac-
Gtce In the state courts has been 70 de-
cree that tho parties in Interest, or their
counsel, should have leave to check U pom
the fund "a bank upon certified extract
Of the decree first lodged with the bank.
Tho petition OF the banks alleged tina
this exposed them to considerable fisk
In tho casting OF court checks. inasmuch
as they have no ready means OF assuring
themselves that the signatures OF the
drawers are genuine, the checks being
frequently drawn by parties within " Or
outside OF the city. OF whom personally
they have little or no knowlcd &C. ana q iof
their signatures none at oil. The pc ttlon
prayed that hereafter the clerk g Of n 9
court should IN all cases BIO directed to
check upon the funds In bank infayor Of the
parties, or B their counsel, and to mali
or otherwise deliver tho checks to each
Of the parties entitled. BY this means,
tho risk to the bank would be reduced
to that OF assuming the genuineness 81
the clerks signature and the Identity
OF the person. presenting tho check. s.tsfs
Tho desired amendment being Of IN
iterest to the members fthe bar, the pc Pc.
tition was referred BY Hon, r. Carter
Scott, president OF the Richmond Bar
Association, to the Committee on Amend
ment OF the Laws. by which 1T was lls
carefully considered and q pproved. AZ
was later pres entcd to the Judges above
mentioned In conference; and the sfolloH
ing order was approved:
i5598 ''Upon petition ot sundry banks OF the
city Of Richmond. and for reaso ns ap-
pearing sufficient to tho court. It is or
5dered u That from and after this date an
funds under the control Of the court and
standing to It's credit in any cause IN any
lof the banks OF the city Of Richmond or
elsewhere, shall be disbursed by the clerk
OF the court by his check upon the proper
bank. certified extract OF the decree
having been first lodged with the bank,
suoh check to be made payable by the,
clerk to the party In interest or his
counsel and be delivered or forward
ed by the clerk to such counsel
where the M party is i represented
by counsel. The clerk shall be entitled to
a charge OF ten cents and necessary pos
tage for each check SO drawn and de-
llvered by him, which amount shall be
charged to the fund in the cause as part
OF the. cost thereof. :" "a 35G
@ The new practice meets with the corr
dial approval OF Clerks 6avtlle and Win
st on. who are ever ready to further the
reasonable demands Of liigants tn their
courts. The practice now conforms to
that sof the Federal courts of this cir
cult, which has always been entirely sat
isfactory to the courts, parties and mem-
bers OF the bar. ,lgi Il. If sf