Chap. 183.—An ACT to amend and re-enact certain sections of the Code
of 1873, and certain Acts of Assembly amendatory thereof, and other
Acts of Assembly in relation to the salaries of certain officers of the
government and their employers; compensation of members and offi-
cers of the general assembly, mileage and other allowances; to define
the salaries of certain officers, and to repeal chapter 153 of the Acts
of I8T4; and section 27 of chapter 16; and sections 2, 4, and 5 of
chapter 1613; and sections 5, 16, and 2tof chapter 13 of the Code of »
1873, and all other acts or parts of acts in conflict.

Approved March 12, 1872.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
section one, as amended by an act approved March thirty-
first, eighteen hundred and seventy-five; and sections two,
three, and four of chapter thirteen of the Code of eighteen
-bundred and seventy-three, in relation to the salaries of cer-
tain officers of the government, the compensation of members
and officers of the general assembly, mileage and other allow-
ances; and section six of said chapter as amended by au act
approved February twenty-eight, cighteen hundred and
seventy-four; and an act approved April twenty-nintb, eigh-
teen hundred and seventy-four; and sections seven, eight,
and nine of said chapter; and section ten of said chapter as
amended by an act approved March eighteenth, eighteen
hundred and seventy-six; and section seventeen of said chap-
ter; and sections eighteen and nineteen of said chapter as
amended by an act approved March twenty-ninth, eighteen
hundred and seventy-seven; and sections twenty, twenty-one,
and twenty-two of said chapter as amended by act approved
April second, eighteen hundred and seventy-seven; and
section twenty-three as amended by an act approved Febru-
ary twelfth, eighteen hundred and seventy-six; section four,
chapter one hundred and sixty-one, Code eighteen hundred
and seventy-three; section two, chapter one hundred and
sixty-one of the Code of eighteen hundred and seventy-three,
in relation to the duties of the attorney-general, as amended
by an act entitled an act in regard to the duties and salary
of the attorney-general, approved April fourth, eighteen
hundred and seventy-seven, be amended and re-enacted so as
to read as follows: The several officers hereinafter mentioned
shall receive, annually, the the following sums, (and no addi-
tional clerk shall hereafter be employed in the offices of the
auditor of public accounts, second auditor, or treasurer,) that
is to say:
§1. The governor, the sum of five thousand dollars: pro-
vided that no aid-de-camp of the governor shall be allowed
pay, except during any period of invasion of, or insurrection
within the commonwealth. The secretary of the common-
wealth, two thousand dollars, and the copying clerk, who
shall be assistant librarian, one thousand and forty dollars.
And the act charging upon the public treasury certain allow-
ances heretofore authorized to be made out of the literary
fund is hereby repealed.

§ 2. The auditor of public accounts, three thousand dollars;
but all fees of office accruing to the auditor shall be paid into
the treasury. He shall have power to appoint such clerical
force as he may deem necessary to the efficiency of his
department, and to apportion such salaries to his several
clerks as he may think proper: provided the aggregate
amount paid to such clerical force shall not exceed seven
thousand five hundred dollars per annum. The auditor of
public accounts is hereby authorized to employ a porter for
the basement offices of the capitol, whose pay shall not
exceed the sum of two dollars per day, the same to be paid
out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated ;
but no other charge for porterage shall be allowed, and no
additional amount shall be paid out of the general appropri-
ation fund for a messenger for the auditor.

§ 3. The second auditor, the sum of two thousand dollars;
the first clerk, twelve hundred and eighty dollars ; the second
clerk, one thousand and forty dollars; the third clerk, nine
hundred and sixty dollars.

§ 4. The treasurer, two thousand dollars; the first clerk,
twelve hundred and eighty dollars; the second clerk, one
thousand and forty dollars; the third clerk, nine hundred
and sixty dollars.

§ 6. The superintendent of public printing shall receive
for his services annually, the sum of twelve hundred dollars,
to be paid monthly, as the salaries of other officers are paid.
He is hereby authorized to employ a porter, at a salary of
thirty dollars per month, during the sessions of the general
assembly, and for one month thereafter. The auditor of
public accounts is hereby authorized and required to issue

is warrant monthly on the treasurer, upon the certificate
of the superintendent of public printing, for the pay of the
said porter.

§ 7. The judges of the supreme court of appeals shall each
receive the sum of three thousand dollars per annum, except
the president of said court, who shall receive the sum of
three thousand two hundred dollars. The said court is au-
thorized to contract with some suitable person to report such
of the decisions of said court as the judges thereof shall di-
rect, at a rate of compensation not exceeding twelve hundred
dollars a year, payable monthly.

§ 8. The judges of the circuit courts shall each receivo af-
ter January first, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, the
sum of sixteen hundred dollars per annum, except the judge
of the seventh circuit, who shall receive the sum of two
thousand three hundred dollars per annum, and the judge of
the seventeenth circuit, who shall receive the sum of twelve
hundred dollars.

§ 9. The judges of the supreme court of appeals and of
the circuit courts, shall each be entitled to mileage not to ex-
ceed ten cents per mile for all necessary travel by the near-
est practicable route of travel in use to and from their re-
Bpective courts,

§ 10. The county judges shall receive, after the first day of
January, eighteen hundred and cighty, a salary of two hun-
dred and eighty dollars and an additional compensation of
twenty dollars for every thousand inhabitants over ten thou-
sand, to be determined by reference to the census of eighteen
hundred and seventy, and afterwards to the last preceding
official enumeration of the inhabitants of this state, and in
such computation any fraction of a thousand population
shall not be counted, unless said fraction shall exceed five
hundred, in which case it shall be counted as one thousand.
The salary of the county judge sball be a charge on the
county and be levied, collected, and accounted forin the same
manner that other county expenses are, but shall be paid
quarterly, whenever there are tunds in the county treasury
out of which the same may be paid. When a judge is a
judge of more than one county, each county in the district
shall pay in proportion to the inhabitants thereof, and the
mileage allowed by law shall be a charge equally upon the
counties of the district.

§ 17. The clerk of the court of appeals at Richmond, five
hundred dollars, and the clerks of said court at Staunton and
Wytheville, four hundred dollars each; the clerk of the cir-
cuit court of the city of Richmond, one hundred and sixty
dollars.

§ 18. The president of the Senate and speaker of the
House of Delegates shall each receive the sum of six hundred’
dollars, and each of the other members of the general assem-
bly the sum of three hundred and sixty dollars for attendance
and services on each regular session of the general assembly ;
and on all extra sessions, the president of the Senate and the
speaker of the House of Delegates shall each receive three
hundred and sixty dollars, and each of the other members of
the general assembly the sum of one hundred and eighty
dollars for attendance upon the duties of their respective
houses. Any sick member, or one who shall have obtained
leave of absence, shall receive such salary as is due him in
the same manner as if he had been in his seat. The salaries
shall be paid in the following manner: The president of the
Senate and the speaker of the House, shall each receive the
sum of fifty dollars each week, until their salaries are
exhausted, or until the general assembly adjourns, at which
time the whole amount of their salaries remaining unpaid,
if any, shall then be paid; and each of the other mem-
bers of the general assembly shall receive the sum of
twenty-eight dollars each week, until their salaries are
exhausted, or until the general assembly adjourns; at which
time the whole amount of their salaries remaining unpaid, if
any, sball then be paid.

§ 19. The members of the genera] assembly shall receive
ten cents per mile for every mile of necessary travel to and
from the place of meeting of the general assembly, to be
computed according to the nearest mail route.

§ 20. The clerk of the Senate, who is hereby required to
prepare an index to the Journal of the Senate, and the docu-
ments printed by its order, shall receive an annual salary of
one thousand dollars. The clerk of the House of Delegates,
who is hereby required to keep the rolls, to prepare an index
to the Journal of the House of Delegates and the docu-
ments; to prepare tables of the places of holding separate
elections, and of the terms of court, as required by the four-
teenth chapter, shall receive an annual salary of one thou-
sand eight hundred dollars. The further sum of thirty dol-
lars per week, during the session of the general assembly,
shall be allowed to the clerk of the Senate and the clerk of
the House of the House of Delegates, to enable each of said
clerks to employ one assistant. The clerk of the House of
Delegates is hereby empowered to appoint one enrolling
clerk at a rate of compensation not exceeding four dollars
per day during the session of the general assembly.

§ 21. The sergeant-at-arms of the Senate and the sergeant-
at-arms of the House of Delegates, shall each receive the
sum of twenty-eight dollars per week during the session of
the general assembly. Each of said sergeants shall be
allowed for taking any person into custody, by order of their
house, two dollars; for every day he detains such person in
custody, two dollars; and for the travel of himself, or a mes-
senger, to take any person into custody by such order, eight
cents per mile going, only: provided this allowance of two
dollars each, shall not apply to those cases of members held
in custody who may be taken in the city of Richmond under
a call of thé House. The doorkeepers of both houses shall
receive the sum of twenty-eight dollars each week during
the session of the general assembly. The clerks (not to
exceed six in number for the House of Delegates, four for the
Senate) of the several standing committees of each house
shall be allowed twenty-eight dollars per week. The said
clerks shall perform the duties of clerks of any other com-
mittees in their respective houses, and any similar services
that may be required of them, without any additional com-
pensation; and the pages appointed in the Senate and House
of Delegates shall receive a salary of fourteen dollars per
week during any session of the general assembly.

§ 22. The superintendent of the penitentiary shall receive
the sum of sixteen hundred dollars per annum; the first
assistant keeper, seven hundred and twenty dollars; the
second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh assistant keep-
ers, each, six hundred and forty dollars per annum. When
the labor actually and directly applied to manufactures
Within the penitentiary, exclusive of the amount received
for the hire of convicts, amounts to the sum of thirty-two
thousand dollars in any one year, each of said assistant keep-
ers shall be allowed ci¢hty dollars’ worth of the manufac-
tures of the penitentiary, at the prices fixed by the directors,
In addition to their annual pay. The surgeon of the peni-
tentiary shall receive the sum of seven hundred and twenty
dollars per annum.

§ 4. The governor shall assign to the attorney general a
room in the: capitol for his office, if that be practicable. But
nothing shall be allowed hereafter for the rent of any office
for the attorney-general.

§ 2. The attorney-general shall receive the sum of twenty-
five hundred dollars annually for his services, and shall not
be entitled to any further compensation therefor. He shall
Appear as counsel for the state in all cases in which the com-
monuwealth is interested depending in the supreme court of
appeals, the supreme court of the United States, the district
and circuit courts of the United States for the state of Vir-
yinia, and the circuit court of the city or Richmond; and he
shall discharge such other dutics as may bo imposed by the
general assembly.

2. The directors of tho penitentiary shall receive the sum
of three dollars cach for every day’s attendance on the board:
provided that no director shall receive more than one hun-
dred and fifty dollars per annum; the clerk of the peniten-
tiary, six hundred dollars.

3. The register of the land office, who shall also be the su-
perintendent of public buildings, ‘and also of weights and
measures, and as such shall perform and discharge all the du-
Lies belonging thereto, as fixed and determined by law, shall
receive as a salary tor the whole, fifteen hundred dollars.

4, The offices of the first and sccond auditor, of the trea-
surer, of the secretary of the commonwealth, of the register
of the land office, of superintendent of public instruction, of
commissioner of ‘agriculture, and of commissioner of rail-
roads, shall be open at all times for the transaction of the
business appertaining thereto, from the hour of nine A. M.,
to five o’clock P. M.

5. The railroad commissioner shall receive a salary of two
thousand dollars, and his clerk a salary of twelve hundred
dollars. Nothing in this section shall be construed so as to
alter, modify, or repeal the provisions of section twelve of
chapter two hundred and fifty-four, Acts of eighteen hun-
dred and seventy-six—seven, entitled an act to create a rail-
road commissioner for the state of Virginia, and to define
his duties, approved March thirty-first, eighteen hundred and
seventy-seven.

6. That chapter one hundred and fifty-three of the Acts
of Assembly of eighteen hundred and seventy-four, and
section twenty-seven of chapter sixteen, and sections two,
four, and five of chapter one hundred and sixty-one, and sec-
tions five, sixteen, and twenty-four of chapter thirteen of
the Code of eighteen hundred and seventy-three, and. all
other acts or parts of acts in conflict with this act, be and
the same are hereby repealed. |

7. This act shall be in force on and after the first day of
July, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight.