Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-12
STATE SUES TRE:HY
FOR EXCESS FEES
Seeks to Recover $2l ,46l .O6 From
Clerk Of Courts OF
Norfolk.
FEES LAST YEAR, S27,961.O6
Declines to State Expenses or to
Pay Surplus to State Under
West Fee Law.
FEES LAST YEAR, s27,961.O6


Absolute refusal on the part Of James
V. Trchy, clerk OF tho rornor.t;ou ,,d
Law and Chanccry f-o,r,. -, ,,, 49,,
n, Nor,o,L -,
VIZ '''"'' ieeS
- "'''' III e~ccss 81 'he allow
ahce lor SALARY anh expenses to which
Ito is entitled under the fec law caused
tho Commonwealth of \.ir-;ri, ,..,
day ,o ,,.,i,
49,, '''' '''
w.,
'''"sh' AZ INC reia-
""''''r - Ice Moore
'"'o"hn Assistant Attorney General
Leslie q. Garnet. Instructions wcrc
sent las, nigh, hv Mr. Garnet, =, ,,;,..
s.rr.,,, ,,
''' ~"
"''h TO serve Mr.. Trohy
with notice that the Commonwealth
viii on June e. or AS soon ,hcro,,o-
as the aa,nc NM, -, ,
'"' '''s u h'cn'h"n"
LOT u )uhemcnt against him for the
sum OF s-''''i."h' win interest thereon
''o"' reoru"rS H. i?l'. until paid.
pnoer INC West fct l"w. which ap-
p'eo lot inc hrst 'i'ne To the coilcc-
Hohs OF tee "hccra for the calc ndar
year isie certain n'aA'mums are fixed
ior 'he earnings OF these officers. col
icet'ons In excess OF this maximum.
ai'er expenses OF the office arc de-
ducteo' must nc returned to the state.
nan OIL the excess turned in is kept
ny inc Coin'non"caith and the other
hait cre"itcd 10 inc l"caii'y from which
IL comes.
TnEHi ADMITS RECEIVING
FEES AMOUNTING. TO S27, ,08I 90
In repor,inr the ,ollcc,ions NJ his
ONCE for The calendar year ,,,s AR
Trchy rendered. "A statement showing
that his Office had collected in fees the
sum of }e1.ssros lie failed to in
eiHoe IN ms 'op"rt statement OF MS
opcc eRPfhseh an" refuse" |o return
any eacess 10 itic state c'a'ini"s. IL 's
understooa, 'hat thc Zee iaw Is pnc"n-
ssII.'onai. - rePortea my AIT
ire"S hah c"E"se" co"hhe' ah" haS
"eeh HoFiHc" 'ni' u" mas !" goo" case.
IN mo s'atcn'e"' OF co''ee''"hs Tor
'"e cst'"oa' year ''''' re"o' re" u'''cr
tne zee 'h"' "h'c" required sue"
S'a'eTt". 10 "' "'"uc ''tt''! "s ii nv"
yer OF 'h'or'''a''o"- "r, ''snE reror'e"
ms once expenses 10 "H H''''"''"'' ~
Nideo as i"i'o"s' s"'"rE "' res''"r
employees 49,. ehPi"Eees Ny piecc
work, &3.2"a-"o; stationery ana other
supplies. sl.l1a.5o. Under the fec bill.
he Is allowed. In addition. "A maximum
salary Of $500 for himself Taking
his 1915 Office eNpcnses to be the same
as during The ycar 1915. Mr.. Trehv
would .,ul ore the state the sum OF
,, J,ror.u,o h.,wccn his
a.. a., ~.
-. ,,a ,os So -ar,.s.n,cd
ana '"e s""' VI F'''''''' e''
by his office expenses ana maximum
salary allowance
HAS FAII.ED TO FILE
STATEMENT or ENrENSE.S
- . ,,., Nr
taoh,nJ ,bo state i'm the
80, ,S ma ,nc commonwealth
" ~, ~. ,o,., s,r q,
.a7 as, -0s. since Mr.. Trehy has failed
.,,or.,h.r IN ale an expense state
80, for 1e,s whether or not the
o,s. s,.,ement
ialip'e 70 "'s a." ,,r r-an,. from,
VII oper"'e o,r,
claiming oenut''o'' =" o;,,,s
VIII be one Oh tue '".e'
that Will be deterhi'heo !" '"e
On the termination
against Mr. Trchy VIII "ePe"o
ments involving many 'no"s"
dollars which VIII oe ''a,eu
officers in the event 'n"' .".
wealth loses. II Is uhaerS'oo" '' '"H. ..'
matter VIII nc 'oush' "u' V"
rutional grounds 'he iofe ""u
Of the Zee law oepe""'"s o'i ''e
come OF the action
Should MT lrehS W'n "'s ''u'ep
ground Will DC esta apiiS"e" ." ~"
Treasurer FttHpa'r'eN' .nnon
County, may eia'm more ma" ''ooo
which. under rece"' u..h ~
rec commission. mus "e ,,'..
MIN TO the "'"te M
made oy MIN IN NV 'a.""us ,.',
Fortune Ryan seatiemeht LOT o''''eu