Chap. 67.—An ACT to provide for the prosecution of criminal cases removed from
the State to the Federal eourts under section 643 of the revised statutes of the
United States, and for the payment of the costs thereof.

Approved February 19, 1903.

Whereas, under section six hundred and forty-three of the revised
statutes of the United States, any officer, or the emplovee of any officer,
engaged In executing the revenue laws of the United States, who mav be
indicted for anv crime committed under the laws of Virginia, may, upon
his petition, authenticated by allidavit and certificate of counsel, alleging
that the act for which he was indicted was done by him in the performance
of a duty devolved upon him under said revenue laws, or under color of
authority thereof, or under color or claim of authority thereunder, have
such case removed to the United States circuit court for the district in
which such indictment was found; and,

Whereas, in a number of cases parties charged with crime under the
laws of Virginia, proceeding under said act of congress, have had cases
against them removed into such United States court.: and,

Whereas, no provision has been made for prosecuting such offenses in
the United States courts or paving the costs thereof: therefore,

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That it shall ‘be
the duty of the attorney for the Commonwealth for the county or city in
which anv such indictment is found to prosecute any such case in the
United States circuit court to which the same shall be so removed, and
that for his services in this behalf he shall be paid a fee of fifty dollars
for each ease tried by him in such United States cirewit court, and mileage
at the rate now allowed by Jaw to the members of the general assembly
for all necessary travel in going to and returning from such court, to be
paid on his acount when approved by the attorney-general.
A per dicm of one dollar and fifty cents for each day of actual
attendance upon such United States cireuit court and mileage of five cents
a mile for every mile of necessary travel In going to and returning from
such court shall be paid out of the treasury to each witness for the Com-
monwealth in every such case upon accounts therefor against the Common-
wealth, certified by the attorney for the Commonwealth prosecuting sueh
case e and approved by the attorney-general.

It shall not be the duty of the attoerney-general to appear for the
Pomme ealth in such eases unless he can do so without interfering with
the eflicient discharge of the duties imposed upon him by law: but he may
appear with the attorney for the Conunonwealth prosecuting such case
In any case when the interests of the Commonwealth may in his judgement
require his presence.

4. The auditor of publie accounts shall from time to time draw his
warrants upon the treasury in favor of the parties entitled to be paid the
above compensation and expenses, or their assigns, upon bills certified and
approved as above prescribed.

This act shall be in force from its passage.