Chap. 521.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3505 of the Code of Virginia,
as heretofore amended, relating to fees for attorneys for the Commonwealth.
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Approved March 28, 1928

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That section
thirty-five hundred and five of the Code of Virginia, as heretofore
amended, be further amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

Section 3505. To attorneys for the Conmmonwealth.—The attor-
ney for the Commonwealth shall be paid out of the State treasury in
all felony and misdemeanor cases, and for expenditures made in the
discharge of his duties as follows:

For each trial of a felony case in his circuit or corporation court,
in which only one person is tried at a time, if the punishment pre-
scribed may be death, twenty dollars; if the punishment prescribed 1s
less than death, ten dollars; but where two or more persons are jointly
indicted and jointly tried for a felony, he shall be paid in addition to
the fees above provided ten dollars for each person more than one so
jointly tried. For each person prosecuted by him at a preliminary
hearing upon a charge of felony before any court or justice of his
county or city, he shall be paid five dollars. For every nolle prosequi
entered to an indictment in a felony case he shall be paid five dollars;
provided, there has not been a trial of such indictment; provided,
further, that only one such fee shall be paid where more than one
nolle prosequi is entered against the same person.

For each person tried for a misdemeanor in his circuit or corpora-
tion court five dollars, and for each person prosecuted by him before
any court or justice of his county or city for a misdemeanor, which he
is required by law to prosecute, or upon an indictment found by a
grand jury, he shall be paid five dollars, unless the costs, including
such fee, are paid by the defendant; and in every misdemeanor case
so prosecuted the court or justice shall tax in the costs and enter judg-
ment for such misdemeanor fees.

In every scire facias or other proceeding upon a forfeited recogni-
zance where a judgment is awarded in behalf of the Commonwealth
there shall be taxed in the costs an attorney’s fee of ten dollars and
five per centum of the amount of the judgment, which when recovered
shall be paid to the attorney for the Commonwealth; provided, how-
ever, that in no case shall the attorney for the Commonwealth in any
county or city receive in such fees from the State treasury for the
prosecution of criminal cases more in any one year than the amount
hereinafter stated.

The attorney for the Commonwealth for the county of Accomac,
six hundred and fifty dollars; of Albemarle, one thousand dollars; of
Arlington, eight hundred dollars; of Alleghany, one thousand dollars;
of Amelia, four hundred dollars; of Amherst, four hundred and fifty
dollars; of Appomattox, five hundred and fifty dollars; of Augusta,
seven hundred dollars; of Bath, two hundred and fifty dollars; of
‘Bedford, fifteen hundred dollars; of Bland, two hundred and fifty
dollars; of Botetourt, four hundred dollars; of Brunswick, seven
hundred and fifty dollars; of Buckingham, seven hundred and fifty
dollars; of Buchanan, seven hundred dollars; of Campbell, one thou-
sand dollars; of Caroline, three hundred and seventy-five dollars; of
Carroll, six hundred and seventy-five dollars; of Charles City, two
hundred and fifty dollars; of Charlotte, three hundred dollars; of
Chesterfield, four hundred and fifty dollars; of Clarke, three hundred
dollars; of Craig, two hundred and fifty dollars; of Culpeper, three
hundred and seventy-five dollars, of Cumberland, three hundred dol-
lars; of Dickenson, seven hundred and fifty dollars; of Dinwiddie,
seven hundred and fifty dollars; of Elizabeth City, eight hundred dol-
lars; of Essex, three hundred dollars; of Fairfax, four hundred and
fifty dollars; of Fauquier, five hundred dollars; of Floyd, four hun-
dred and fifty dollars; of Fluvanna, six hundred dollars; of Franklin,
five hundred dollars; of Frederick, three hundred and seventy-five
dollars ; of Giles, three hundred and seventy-five dollars; of Gloucester,
three hundred and seventy-five dollars; of Goochland, six hundred
dollars ; of Grayson, six hundred and seventy-five dollars; of Greene,
two hundred and fifty dollars; of Greensville, four hundred and sev-
enty-five dollars; of Halifax, one thousand dollars; of Hanover, six
hundred and fifty dollars, of Henrico, fifteen hundred dollars; of
Henry, four hundred and fifty dollars; of Highland, two hundred
and fifty dollars; of Isle of Wight, five hundred and seventy-five dol-
lars; of James City, eight hundred dollars; of King and Queen, three
hundred dollars; of King George, two hundred and fifty dollars; of
King William, three hundred and seventy-five dollars; of Lancaster,
three hundred dollars; of Lee, six hundred dollars; of Loudoun, tive
hundred dollars; of Louisa, four hundred and fifty dollars; of Lunen-
burg, four hundred and fifty dollars; of Madison, three hundred dol-
lars; of Mathews, two hundred and fifty dollars; of Mecklenburg, ten
hundred dollars; of Middlesex, three hundred dollars; of Montgomery,
five hundred dollars; of Nansemond, seven hundred and fifty dollars:
of Nelson, four hundred dollars; of New Kent, two hundred and fifty
dollars; of Norfolk, seventeen hundred and fifty dollars; of Northamp-
ton, four hundred and fifty dollars; of Northumberland, two hundred
and fifty dollars; of Nottoway, four hundred and fifty dollars: of
Orange, three hundred and seventy-five dollars; of Page, three hun-
dred and seventy-five dollars; of Patrick, three hundred and seventy-
five dollars; of Pittsylvania, fifteen hundred dollars; of Powhatan,
four hundred and fifty dollars; of Prince Edward, four hundred and
fifty dollars; of Prince George, twelve hundred dollars; of Princess
Anne, six hundred dollars; of Prince William, three hundred and sev-
enty-five dollars; of Pulaski, four hundred and fifty dollars; of Rap-
pahannock, three hundred dollars; of Richmond, two hundred and
fifty dollars; of Roanoke, seven hundred and fifty dollars; of Rock-
bridge, twelve hundred dollars; of Rockingham, five hundred dollars:
of Russell, twelve hundred dollars; of Scott, seven hundred dollars; ot
Shenandoah, three hundred and seventy-five dollars; of Smyth, seven
hundred and fifty dollars; of Southampton, eight hundred dollars; ot
Spotsylvania, three hundred dollars; of Stafford, two hundred and
fifty dollars; of Surry, three hundred dollars; of Sussex, four hundred
dollars; of Tazewell, seven hundred and fifty dollars; of Warren, three
hundred dollars; of Warwick, six hundred dollars; of Washington,
five hundred and fifty dollars; of Westmoreland, three hundred dol-
lars; of Wise, twelve hundred dollars; of Wythe, seven hundred and
fifty dollars; of York, eight hundred and fifty dollars.

The attorney for the Commonwealth for the city of Richmond.
twenty-seven hundred and fifty dollars; of the city of Norfolk, for
the corporation court of the city of Norfolk, twenty-two hundred and
fifty dollars, and for the corporation court of the city of Norfolk
number two, twenty-two hundred and fifty dollars; of the city of
Petersburg, two thousand dollars; of the city of Lynchburg, fif-
teen hundred dollars; of the city of Roanoke, twenty-two hundred and
fifty dollars; of the city of Alexandria, seven hundred and fifty dol-
lars; of the city of Portsmouth, fifteen hundred dollars; of the city
of Danville, fifteen hundred dollars; of the city of Manchester, five
hundred dollars; of the city of Staunton, five hundred dollars; of the
city of Charlottesville, seven hundred dollars; of the city of Win-
chester, five hundred dollars: of the city of Fredericksburg, five hun-
dred dollars; of the city of Bristol, five hundred dollars; of the city
of Radford, five hundred dollars; of the city of Buena Vista, three
hundred dollars; of the city of Newport News, twenty-five hundred
dollars; of the city of Clifton Forge, four hundred and fifty dollars;
of the city of Hopewell, seventeen hundred and fifty dollars; of the
city of Suffolk, five hundred dollars.

Provided, that no attorney for the Commonwealth shall receive a
fee for appearing in misdemeanor cases before a justice of the peace,
except in those particular violations of the law when he is expressly
required to appear by statutory enactment and provision is made for
the taxing of his fees in the costs.