Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-13
SATTERF|ELD AND
SANDS LEAD LIST
City Jailer Reports Net Fees Last
Year Of $l7,6o8.85-No
Refund to State.
EXAMINER DRAWS S16,751.3S
Fee Commission Report Shows
Most County Officers Do Not
Make Maximum Allowed.
EXAMINER DRAWS S16.751.3a

The eleven Richmond officers entitled
70 the collection of fees received for
their services during the calendar year
i:l6 the gross sum Of $3.50 %. ac-
cording 10 the repor, Of the Fee Com
mission, to which under a statute Of
1914. they arc required /" make :. de-
tailed report OF collections aud cx-
p"nscs. \ complete tabuia,ion Of fee
officers reports was made public yes
terday by the commission. composed Of
Accounts &. Lee Moore and state Ac-
countant ". Frank Smythc
Though the statute under which the
reports are made requires that fee
officers generally refund TO the treas
ury amounts of collections over and
above q stated salary allowance, plus
Office expenses equal to the amount
expended for this purpose in 1919, sec
tion 10 OF the law exempts any such
officer in this city from the refund
during their present terms Of Office. by
reason of the fact that they are in
cumb bcnts in city with "a population
of more than loo. 900. Each of them
has tenure of Office lasting until
December 81, 1917.
William H. Sands. examiner OF rec
ords for the Tenth Judicial Circuit
received fees for his years work
which total sl6.75l.3S. The law allows
TO other examiners in the State sal
AIRY allowance Of $4,000 and the ex-
penscs Of office maintenance. Leaving
out the matter Of expenses. OF which
there is no record. Mr.. Sands were
Richmond officers not exempt, would
be obliged TO refund the sum OF
slo.75l.3s
TRESNoN DRAWS FROM
BOTH CITY AND STATE
Commissioner Of the Revenue H. F.
Tresnon reported the collection OF com
missions amounting TO soS.25o32. His
salary allowance is $500 Expenses
of the Office during the year amounted
TO s.0.l69. These figures give him an
excess OF s1.5Sl.32. not refundable be
cause of Eichmond's exemption. Mr..
Tresnon drew from the city OF Rich
mond last year. in addition 10 the
above. Sl6.5a0S.
City Sergeant John l.. Sa,terfield
collected fees which totaled s25,475.36.
After dcductinE the cost Of prisoners
in the City Jail he was left a net total
OF si..6ss.SJ. Ills expenses were
sic.2sj.ss. Adding TO the expense ac-
count his salary allowance Of $500
and then deductinG the total from the
net total of fees. he is left with a sur
plus OF s201.s6. which would revert to
The state We're il not for clause o.
Applying TO this city alone.
Sheriff J. Herbert Mercer has max
imum allowance of $500 but. after
deducting the expenses Of his Office
found a net total OF sI,as7.3S The
total amount OF fees he collected was
S4.642.3S.
William H. wyatt. Jr.. high constable
OF the city Of Richmond. collected fees
during the year which ,otaled tile sum
OF sle.72S.6l and had an expense ac-
count Of sl&,937.3i. Ills salary allow
ancc. under the act OF 1914. is $1,000.
Treasurer j. r. Pace collected dur
ing the year commissions amount'r
II sl6,5i3.10, but was chargcable only
with total of s7.Osl.eG, since the diff
ference was collected in 1915. Under
ruling Of the Attorney General,
;rca surers should include IN their re-
which were collected prior To the date
of the operation OF the law. aud which
relate only TO the final settlement had
with the Auditor of Public Accounts
and with the Boards Of Supervisors.
Mir, PAGES expenses were sS.7oa.o3. Mr..
Pace also draws salary and expenses
from the city of Richmond. his office
costing the city s!2.560 per year.
rnI'nu t,II,ItISS nEDnur
LESS THAN ALLOWANCE
Richmond clerks Of courts reported
as follows:
Walter Christian. clerk of the liust
ings Court: total fees. s6,34a.0l: cx-
$500.
Luther Libby, clerk OF the Law and
Equity Court: total fees. SA.246.s1: al
lowancc. 5000; expenses. s2.as2o2
{. O. Saville. clerk of the Chancery
Court: total fees. s242o5.2O: allowance,
$4,000: expenses. Si6,32S; postage. etc.
premium on bonds. etc. S4S5; total.
s23.3l3. Excess. sS92.oO.
T.. NJ. Rowcilc. clerk OF the Circuit
Court: total fees, S2.4SS.i5: allowance.
$4,000. lie has one deputy with whom
he divides tho fees Of Office. except
commissions and salary received from
State and city. No excess.
III. Stewart Jones, clerk of the Su-
preme Court Of Appeals: total fees.
s7.75S.11; fees uncollcctcd. slO5.SS; fees
collected, $7,652.23; allowance. $1,000;
expenses. sl,937.73; total, S6,931.73.
Excess TO he refunded, $7ii.50. Total
fees Of each of the clerks OF the Su-
prcme Court of Appeals at Staunton
and Wytheville do not equal the al
lowancc OF $4,000 provided by law.
w. IL. Duval. clerk of the Iiustings
Court, Part H.: total fees. S6,a17.lS.
Mr.. Duval receives salary OF Sl.S00
year from tho city of Richmond. and
Is required to pay into the treasury of
the city OF Richmond all fees Of office
except foes for certifying certificates
t" Chanccry Court and 5 per cent com
mission allowed by the State on money
paid into tho State treasury. In 1916
he paid into the treasury OF the city
OF Richmond for that year $3,S226S.
James V. Trchy clerk Of the Cor
poration Court and tho Law and