Chap. 347.—An ACT to Amend and Re-enact section 86 of chapter 18)
of the Code of 1873, in relation to Pay of Sheriffs and Sergeants, and
to Repeal section 50 of chapter 49 of the Code of 1873.

Approved April $0, 1874.

Chapter 1800f 1. Be it ‘enacted by the general assembly, That section
the Vode of 1878, thirty-six of chapter one hundred and eighty ef the Code of
p. 1150,§86 eighteen hundred and seventy-three, be amended and re-en-
acted so as to read as follows:
Payments to Ҥ 36. To a sheriff or sergeant, for an arrest in any crimi-
sheriffs orser- nal case other than felony, fifty cents; for summoning a wit-
treasury ness in any criminal case, twenty cents; for serving & sum-
mons against an accused in any criminal procecding, fifty
When fees tax- cents: provided, that in any case, except felony, in which
ed against de- there is a conviction, the fees named in this section slvall be
taxed against the defendant, and shall not be paid by the
Other fees commonwealth. For executing a search warrant, fifty cents:
for attending any circuit court, except the circuit court of
Courts may al- the city of Richmond, two dollars for each day; and the
halle eputies JUdge of any such court may, to any. deputy whose attend-
Section 50 or 22 Upon such court he may deem necessary and require as
chapter 490f assistant to the principal dfficer, allow such compensation as
Leet ze he may regard just and proper, not exceeding two dollars
ances to sheriffs per day.
orecrt®, 2. Section fifty of chapter forty-nine of the Code of eigh-
sory oyetone re teen hundred and Seventy, three, is hereby repealed.

mmekcement 3. This act shall be in force from its passage.
‘CuaP. 348.—An ACT appropriating the Public Revenue for the fiscal
year 1873-74.

Approved April 80, 1874.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That a
the public taxes, due prior to the first day of October, eigh-
teen hundred and seventy-three, as well as all other branches
of revenue, and all public moneys not otherwise appropri-
ated, which shall come into the treasury prior to the first da
of October, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, shall consti-
tute a general fund, and be appropriated or the fiscal year,
to close on the thirtieth day of September, eighteen hundred
and seventy-four, as follows, to wit:

To expenses of the general assembly, for the session com- @
mencing on the first day of January, eighteen hundred and ™
seventy-four, one hundred and seventy-two thousand dollars.

To salaries and allowances of the officers of civil govern- s:
ment, ore hundred and forty-two thousand dollars. ee

To defray criminal charges, including expense of juries, a
witnesses, and guarding jails, one hundred and twenty thou- “
sand dollars.

For transporting convicts to the penitentiary, ten thousand T
dollars. "

For support of convicts, fifteen thousand dollars. Bi

For salaries to the superintendent, assistant keepers, and 8
surgeon of the penitentiary, nine thousand five hundred dol-
lars. ge

For pay of the interior guard of the penitentiary, four i
thousand dollars. a

For pay of the exterior uard of the penitentiary, thir-
teen thousand five hundred dollars.

For penitentiary manufacturing purposes, twenty thou- p
sand dollars. ™

pt
To the Virginia military institute, fifteen thousand dollars. y
To military contingent fund, one thousand dollars. M

For annual salary of the adjutant-general, two thousand a
dollars, out of which any clerk employed in his office shall ™
be paid.

To the Eastern lunatic asylum, in addition to its receipts E
from the pay patient fund, sixty-three thousand dollars, three ™
thousand of which is to be applied to the support of addi-
tional patients, that may be hereafter received in said asy-
lum: provided, such increase shall be twenty-five, and if less,
the same shall be paid in proportion to the actual increase.

To the Central lunatic asylum, forty-five thousand dollars. C

To the Western lunatic asylum, in addition to its receipts ¥
from pay patients, sixty thousand dollars. m
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Lunaticsinjals To the maintenance of lunatics in jail, seven thousand
hundred dollars.

Desf,dumband ‘or the institution of the deaf, damb and blind, forty

blind sand dollars.

University To the University of Virginia, fifteen thousand dollar.

Richmond Med- To the Richmond medical college, one thousand five t

ical College =» dred_ dollars.

Contingentex- For contingent expenses of courts, thirty-five th
penses of courts dollars, .

Civil proseen- § TO civil prosecutions, three thousand dollars.

Reporter of For annual allowance to the reporter of the court of
court of appeals neals, one thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars.

Office for attor- For rent of office for the attorney-general, four hund:
neygeneral § = dollars.

Printing resords For printing records of the court of appeals and distn
of of ap- courts, ten thousand dollars.

Civil contingent To civil contingent fund, twenty thousand dollars.

Commissioners ‘T'o commissioners of the revenue and township
of revenue and fifty-five thousand dollars.

Collector's com- To collector’s commissions, six thousand dollars.

ong

Messenger of For salary of messenger in the office of the auditor of pz'-
auditor lic accounts, one thousand dollars.

Auditorscen- For contingent expenses of the office of the auditor of pz:-
tingent expen- Jic accounts, for postage, books, stationery, and other exper-

ses, two thousand two hundred dollars.

Becond audi- For contingent expenses of the office of the second audit:
copensen neent three hundred dollars.

Contingentex- For contingent expenses of the office of treasurer, thre
penses of treas hundred dollars.

came - For contingent expenses of the office of the register, one
tangent expen hundred dollars.
Oyster fund For the oyster fund, twenty thousand dollars.

tionof For the registration of births, marriages and deaths, fr

Bi ns ~=—s thousand dollars.

deaths . ®
Vaccine agent §§ For vaccine agent, eight hundred dollars.
Pensioners For pensioners, two hundred and eighty-eight dollars.

Public printing For public printing, thirty thousand dollars.

Grattan and For printing and binding the twenty-third volume of Gri-
Leigh's Reports tan’s Reports, three thousand eight hundred dollars.
For reprinting and binding the tenth and eleventh volume
of Leigh’s Reports, two thousand eight hundred dollars.
Fanding public 7 For expenses of funding the public debt, five thousand de’-
ars.

Historical pa- | For the preservation of historical papers, one thoussné
pers dollars.
For compensation to the attorney-general, for attending to.
the commonwealth’s cases in the circuit court of the United
States, five hundred dollars.

Contingent expenses of the board of public works, two
hundred and fifty dollars.

For furniture and repairs to library hall, one thousand
dollars. )

To pay R. H. Maury, expert, to examine the condition of
the sinking fund, five hundred dollars.

For the removal and re-interment, in Washington ceme-
tery, at Hagerstown, Maryland, of the remains of the Con-
federate soldiers who fell in the late war, and are now buried
on or near the battle-fields of Antietam, South Mountain,
Monocacy and other points in Washington and Frederick
counties, Maryland, by warrant of the auditor of public ac-
counts, in favor of Major H. K. Douglas, president of the
board of trustees of Washington cemetery, appointed by the:
governor of Maryland, by virtue of an act of its general as-
sembly, of April fourth, eighteen hundred and seventy, five:
hundred dollars.

For the purpose of erecting a gan-house in the city of Nor-
folk, for the guns belonging to the state, now in charge of
the volunteer company known as the Norfolk Light Artil-
lery Blues, the sum of five hundred dollars.

2. So much of the public revenue as may be received into
the treasury after the thirtieth day of September, eighteen
hundred and seventy-four, and the surplus of all other ap-
propriations made prior to that date, unexpended within the

ecal year hereinbefore provided for, and all other moneys
not otherwise appropriated by law, shalleconstitute a general
fund to defray such expenses authorized by law as are not
herein particularly provided for, and to defray the usual al-
lowances to lunatic asylums, and other current expenses of
the commonwealth, in the fiscal year which will commence
on the first day of October, eighteen hundred and seventy-
four, and terminate on the thirtieth day of September, igh.
teen hundred and seventy-five; and the auditor of public ac-
counts‘s hereby uuthorized and required to issue his warrant
in the same manner as if the same had been specially men-
tioned, subject to such exceptions, limitations, and conditions
as the general assembly has prescribed, or may deem it pro-
per to annex and prescribe by law: provided, that nothing
in this act contained shall be so construed as to authorize
the said auditor to issue his warrant or warrants in satisfac-
tion of any judgment or decree of any court of law or equity
against the commonwealth for a sum exceeding three hun-
dred dollars without a special appropriation by law.

3. The payments for support to the lunatic asylums, for
support and transportation of patients, and to the institution
for the education of the deaf, dumb, and blind, shall be made
one-fourth in advance, on the first day of October, one-half
on the first day of January, (if the visitors or dire

require,) and the remaining one-fourth on the firs

July: provided, that the auditor of public accounts

the aforesaid appropriation to the Central asylum ins

instalments, if the visitors or directors so require.
4. This act shall be in force from its passage.