The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-12-17
FINES IN CRIMINAL CASES.
Grand Jury Recommends the Repeal Of Spec.
ial Act Giving Them 10 Law Library.

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port on thursday, making num-
Der of recommendations, among
them being one for the repeal of
the special act of Assembly which
provides that the fines in criminal
cases shall go to the Law Library.
The act referred to was passed
March 5, 1903, and reads as fol-
lows:
AN Act relative TO the establish
ment of law library in the county
OF Columbia
SECTION /. That all fines, a.
mercements and penalties imposed
by the courts of Columbia county,
and all llrecognlzances declared for
feited 10y said courts, which under
existing laws are not payable to
the commonwealth of Pennsylvania
for its own use, are hereby directed
to be paid to the committee herein
after named, for the establishment
and maintenance of a law library,
to be kept in the court house of
said county for the use of the court
and bar thereof Provided however
That the provisions of this act shall
not extend to any moneys which
under existing laws are payable to
the public school fund or funds for
school purposes: And provided
further, That this act shall not be
construed to impair or affect any
claim for costs or for damages to
which any person may, under ex-
isting laws, be entitled to out of
such forfeited recognizances, for in
juries sustained by such person by
the commission of a crime or mis-
/ demeanor on account of which such
recognizance may have been given.
SECTION ,. The money thus
arising shall be expended from
time to time under the direction of
a committee composed of three resi-
dent members of the bar of said
county, to be appointed by the
court OF common pleas of said
county at the next term immediate
ly after the passage Of this act, said
committee to continue until the
succeeding first day of January;
and the said court shall annually,
at the last term of SAID court III
each year, appoint said committee
to serve from the first of January
then ensuing for one year, or until
their Successors are chosen: Pro-
vided, That said court shall have
power to fill any vacancy which
may occur in said committee by
reason OF death or therwise.
SECTION 5. The said court shall
from time to time adopt such rules
and regulations as may be necessary
or eXpedient for the proper use ard
preservation of said library, and
shall require said committee annual
ly, at the last term of said court in
each year; as we'll as at other times
when it may be deemed expedent,
to present 10 the court a detailed |
account i'll writing of their doings,
showing the condition of the lib
rary, number of volumes, and such |
other information as may be requir-
ed, together with statement of all .
moneys received or expended by
them during the year; which report
shall be inspected by the conrt, and
remain open to exceptions until the
first day Of January then next EN-
suing, after which, if no exceptions
are filed, the same shall be filed
among the archives of said library;
and all funds and property belong
ing to said library, in the hands of
said committee, shall be immediate
ly handed over to their success
ors, which duty may be enforced,
in case of default, by attachment or
otherwise, as the court may direct.
SECTION 4. The county COM
missiouers of said county are re-
required, as soon as practicable, to
designate and fit,up room i'll the
court house of said county for said
library, from whence the books of
said library shall not be removed
except by order Of the court in
term time, or in accordance with
the rules and regulations adopted
as above directed and the clerk of
the court of quarter sessions is re-
quired 20 prepare, within ten days
after the close of each term of said
court, two certified lists Of all re-
cognizances forfeited during said
term, one of which lists he shall
deliver to the committee aforesaid,
and the other to the district attor-
ney of said county; and it shall be
the duty of said district attorney
to proceed forthwith to collect the
amounts thereof and pay the same