Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-07
MERGE FUNDS HANDLED
BY COUNTY TREASURERS
House Bill 40, Embracing
Changes, Passed by Record
ed Vote of SO TO II.
! FINES rIoN FEES
Omccrs VIII lie Paid on sliding
Scale single Account Instead of
Many Entries. ETcctinR Zig Saw
Ing To state.

The several funds now handled by
county and city treasurcrs as sep
arate funds, and on each of which
the maximum commission is (, per
cent, are placed in one fund under
the provisions OF House bill No. ala.
which passed the House of Delegates
yesterday by q vote Of SIS TO IL The
hill fixes the compensation Of county
and city trcasurcrs for receiving and
disburSinG the local funds OF the sew
eral counties. cities. school districts
aud maGlstcrlai districts as follows:
In cities and counties in which the
aggregate amount Of local levics cX-
tended is less than $4,000 the COM
pensation shall he . per cent OF the
amount OF collections: over sac OOO
and less than $4,000. Gle per cent:
over $4,000 and under $1,000 & per
cent; over $4,000 and under SIS. 900
hi-2 per cent; over $4,000 and un-
der $4,000. 5i-4 per cent: over $50
coo and under $4,000 per cent:
over $4,000 and less than 500. 900.
IL per cent: over 500, geo and less
than Sle".Oo0 ili per cent: over
$4,000 and less than $4,000 4 per
cent: over $4,000 and less than
100000. l2 per cent, over 5000. 900.
: per cent
Explaining the bill. Delegate Mayo
g. Brown. OF Lynchburg said the
purposes OF the measure was to sim
plify the act so that accurate ac-
counts could be kept. and instead of
the sliding scale that prevails In tho
present law the above schedule of
fees was provided on one fund. in
stead of from four to SIX funds. as
now prevails. and on which the treas
urcrs collect per cent fees on the
maximum OF each fund. lie explained
that this would effect a great saving
to the state In the payment Of COM
missions.
Two Amendments Fuu.
Two amendments were offered. ono
by Delegate Farricr, Of Giles County.
which provided per cent on tho
first $4,000, 4 per cen, on the excess
up 10 $4,000. ; I2 per cent on the
excess up TO $1,000. 3 per cen, on
the excess up 30 100000 gig per
cent on the excess up TO $l5oo00 and
per cen, on all in excess of $50
O0O
The other amendment was by Dele
safe r.. Il. Jones. of Highland who
cut per cent off the figures sug-
Sested by Delegate 'arricr's amend
mcnt. Both oc the amendments were
defeated. aud the bill as presented
by Delegate Brown passed by "a vote
% 30 Ia y.
Amended II provide that tn. fees
OF sheritts. sereeants. crlcrs and CON
; '"h'cS FOR lcyStug an execution or
o'S'r"ss warrant or attachment shall
be >'"V, cNccT; IN cities OF 25.rnO
Population or moro the fee shall no,
exceed 80 cents. House biu No. Az
was passed by a vote of q 10 q
De provisions Of the bill relative to
a forthcoming bond were nXcd 10
apply I" cities OF 10000 inhabitants
and more, Instead Of 10000 and the
Tee was placed AT : per cent on the
FIRST 500 OF the money for which
the distress or levy Is and . per cent
or the residue. The fees provided for
III the bill are on the basis OF the
c"'s'!hS law except as above noted.
Gord"n's Efforts Useless.
Delegate II. Lindsay Gordon's cf-
forts 10 have the COMPENSATION of
examiners OF records placed ON the
l'l" basis failed by a margin of I'VE
Notts whom the roll was called on
The passage of House bill 80. 4lS.
The vote was IS Tor ana 80 against.
nut. as the measure changed n charge
on the STATE treasury. flfty-ouc votes
were n"cessary To carry.
Imposing This h!l DELEGATE James
II. Price. OF Richts.nd. s&id the state
- '''''' wi N'4li'n Nhtt Inc present
commissions wcr" nccdssary in order
10 dcfray the necessary Office cx-
penses Of The examiners OF records
and retain efficiency
one other fec measure remains
upon the House calendar. and 1t Will
be considered tomorrow, having been
passed by nj tho recess session yes
,crday until tomorrow This is House
IN Ne. i2', 10 create a commission
I" consider the compensation OF court
ci"rEs examiners OF records. treas
nr"r* commissioners Of the revenue.
etc. aud ru'il tho rcpor, AZ said
comm lssion 20 h& tho maximum Of
connensrtion of said officers.
he bin Is reported by ;he
c"nmitt"" an Finance with tho rec
concentration That j; DO no: pass.