Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-06
MRS. HECHLER SEEKS
TO RETAIN COMMISSIONS
Widow OF Hcnrico Treasurer Obtains
Writ OF Error In Case In
IOIving S5,3O7.87.
WANTS FEES on SCHOOL FUNDS
Board OF Supervisors Seeks to Limit
Amount Paid Former Treasurer's
Estate for Handling Fund Grow.
Ing Out Of Recent Annexation.

a writ OF error and supcrsedeas was
awarded yesterday by the state Su-
prcme Court of Appeals to the verdict
or the Circuit Court of Hcnrico County,
which on November 90. 1915, rendered
judgment for s4.391.s7 against Bessie
V. Hechler. widow of the late treasurer
OF the county. and the National Surety
Company. in favor OF L. H. Kemp. the
present county treasurer
The controversy harks back IN tho
Richmond city annexation OF 1ol4
when Judge a. A. Campbell, presiding
over the hearings. required the city 10
pay to lIenrtco County about $3.50. Don
Tor school properties taken in in the
annexed area. The sum of si3s.l5s.S3
was paid over to former TREASURE
Hcchler for the reimbursement OF dis
trict school boards whose property had
passed TO the city under the annexation
decree
The three school districts ut inter-
est-Brookland District No. |. Tucka-
hoe District No. and Fairfield bis
trict No. 3---resisted the payment Of
the money to the county. claiming thu
" should bo paid TO the boards direct.
oNerruled in this particular. tho three
district school boards applied 10 the
ienrico Board of Supervisors for tho
amounts due them. and obtained an or
der from the board directing Treasurer
Hechlcr 10 pay the sums over to them
direct
BOARD SOUGHT no
LIMIT COMMISSIONS
In thus transferring sl23.15s 10 The
district school boards. Treasurer Icch
Ter deducted as comm Ssion allowed
him by law. per cent on the first $50
600 and 3ia per cent on the balance.
Previous to this. however. the Board
OF Supervisors had undertaken by rceo-
luton. adopted Oh september 9. 1914.
to limit the treasurer's commission to
!. of per cent. under section lt4l of
the Code.
The three district school board :
united in institutinE court proceedings
through the new treasurer. l.. II. Kemp.
10 compel Iiechlcr'S eNccutriX TO re-
fund tho difference between the com
missions deducted by the former treas
urer. ana the commissions that were
properly due him under the resolution
adopted by the board OF supervisors.
y jury in tho Circuit Court Of iIenrico
rendered Judgment for Si,397S1 in IA
vor OF Treasurer Kemp. and tho three
district school boards. The court dc :
clincd the motion 10 set aside the
judgment. and entered accordingly
f'rom this decree. Mrs. IIcchlcr now
appeals.
SECTION i44I, OF CODE.
DOES. NOT APPLY
1t is claimed by the appellants that
section l4tl, OF the code. under which
II is sought 10 fix the commission at
1t OF per cent. docs not apply to
the money in question. since this sum
was paid under direction OF the court
expressly to the County OF Hcnrico
for county purposes. The section in
question provides that the county
treasurer may deduct commissions not
exceeding - OF per cent on sums
deposited with him for the benefit OF
any of the school boards OF. the county
The Supreme Court awarded a writ
Of error and .upersedeas to james Ed
ward King and others, OF Portsmouth,
who seek relief from Judgment Of
the Portsmouth Circuit Court, award ;
ing damages in the sum OF $500 to
Cscie HartunS, also OF that city Har-
tung it was claimed. was injured by
falling cato on the premises Of the
appellants.
In the case OF II. l.. Alexander. ap-
reliant. against T. l.. Pollard. appealed
from the Circuit Court OF Norfolk, the
Supreme Court refused 10 grant an
appcal.