An Act to amend and reenact § 46.1-299, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to devices signalling intention to turn or stop and rules therefor.
Volume 1968 Law 99
Volume | 1902/1904 |
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Law Number | 73 |
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Chap. 73.—An ACT to provide for the payment of the cost and expenses of prose-
cuting a certain criminal case removed from the county court of Patrick county,
and of a certain criminal ease removed from the county court of Wythe county,
to the circuit court of the United States for the Western district of Virginia,
under section 643 of the revised statutes of the United States.
Approved March 3, 1903.
Whereas, A. TD. Staples and others were indicted in the county court
of Patrick county for murder, and T. TL. Felts was indicted in the county
court of Wythe county for murder: and,
Whereas, both of said indictments, on the petitions of the defendants,
were removed for trial to the cireuit court of the United States for the
Western district of Virginia, under the provisions of section six hundred
and forty-three of the revised statutes of the United States: and,
Whereas. J. M. Tooker, attorney, and HH. M. Heuser, attorney, rendered
eeriain services and incurred certain expenses in the prosecution of said
tases In the said circuit court of the United States at the request of the
attomey-general sand,
Whereas, there is no provision of law for the payment of said services
and expenses, or for the payment of the attendance of witnesses necessary
for the protection of the interests of the Commonwealth in said cases ;
therefore,
1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the sum of
one hundred dollars is herel ‘Vv appropriated, to he paid out of the treasury,
to the said J. M. Mooker, attorney, to cover his expenses and services in
cennection with the trial of the said case of Commonwealth versus A. H.
Staples and others, in the circuit court of the United States at Lynehburg,
transferred and tried in the said circuit court at Danville in November,
ninetcen hundred and two. And the sum of fifty dollars is hereby appro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury, to H. M. Heuser, attorney, for his
services and expenses to date in connection with the said case of Com-
monwealth versus T. L. Felts, in the cireuit court of the United States
at Lynchburg. And such sum as may be necessary for that purpose is
hereby appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury, to the witnesses who
attended upon behalf of the Commonwealth upon the said eases of Com-
monwealth versus A. H. Staples and others, and Commonwealth versus
T. L. Felts, in the cireuit court of the United States, to be paid as fol-
lows: To each witness a per diem of one dollar and fifty cents for each
dav of actual attendance upon said court, and mileage of five cents per
mile for every mile of necessary travel in going to and returning from
ad court; said witnesses to be paid upon accounts certified and approved
hy the attorney for the Commonwealth in each case, and by the attorney-
general.
2. The auditor of public accounts is hereby authorized and instructed
to draw his warrants upon the treasury in favor of the parties entitled to
be paid the above compensation and expenses, or their assigns, upon
accounts certified and approved as above prescribed,
3. This act shall be in force from its passage.