Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-12-03
AUDITOR SCHERR WRITES MISS ALBURTIS A BRIDE
Calls Attention to Some Provisions
Of New Tax Laws.
NOTE OF WARNING SOUNDED

Fees Which May Be charged by
County Officers County to Pay Fees
Heretofore Borne By State.
Auditor Arnold O. Scherr has just
issued the following circular of warn
ing to county officials anent the new
law relating to criminal expenses and
the part of the expenses to be borne
by the counties.
81 beg to direct your careful atten-
ton to the following sections of
chapter IL Of the acts of the extra ses-
sion of the legislature of 1904. relative
to fees Of jailers and payment to
officers out of the state and county
treasury.
FEES OF JAILERS.
"Sec. %. For receiving person in
Jail, twenty-five cents and the like
sum for discharging him therefrom.
"For keeping and supporting per-
son confined in Jail. for each dav. in
the discretion of the court, a sum
not less than thirty-five cents nor more
than fifty cents.
upon the affidavit of the jailer,
the county court shall allow him, out
of the county treasury, the amount
actually paid for fuel necessary in
heating the Jail.
"For attendance upon the circnit
and county courts, and acting as JAM
itor of the court house, he shall be
allowed not exceeding one hundred
and fifty dollars per annum, to be
ascertained and fixed bv the county
court and paid ont Of the county
treasury.
"In cases of felony and in case OF
misdemeanor the fees of the jailer
shall be paid out of the county treas
ury; and In civic cases by the party
at whose instance person is COM
mitted TO Jail.
PAYMENT TO OFFICERS.
"Sec. 90. There shall be paid out
of the state treasury to clerks and
sheriffs for services rendered the state
in civic case such fees as would be
chargeable for the like service OF an
individual. after such fees are duly
certified to the auditor.
"There shall be paid bv the county
court according to the provisions OF
chapter 1911 of the code, the following
fees, after the same are duly certified
to said court:
$50 the sheriff or other officer. fol
an arrest for felony, one dollar, and
for conveying any person charaeo
with or convicted of felony. to jail,
from one Jail to another, for each mile
going and returning five cents. The
officer shall also be allowed for the
support OF the prisoner during the re-
moval and for assistance to make the
arrest to effect the removal, such
charge as may have been necessarily
incurred by him. to be shown by hi
own affidavit, if living, or if he be
dead, by the affidavit of some credible
person; and where he has assistance,
by the affidavit also of such OF them
AS may be alive and within the juris.
diction of the court. aud ii none OF
them be alive or within the jurisdjc'
ton of the court, the court NAV allow
such claim upon his own afhdavit
such charge for assistance not to ex
coed, where it is conveying prisoner,
five cents mile. going and returning,
for each guard; for empaneling jury
in case of felony, one dollar.
"The above law took effect ninety
days from passage, and all costs fol
keeping and supporting persons CON
fined in Jail, and for fees of sheriff OF
other officer for making arrests incur
red afteSthe seventh day of Novem
Der, 1904, shall be paiu by the count,
court out of the county treasury. Va
trust that the circuit clerks will beal
this in mind. and not certify any &C
counts for services mentioned above Il
this office for payment out of the stat
treasury