Chap. 67.—An ACT to provide for the prosecution of criminal cases removed from
the State to the Federal courts 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 employee of any officer,
engaged in executing the revenue laws of the United States, who may be
indicted for any erime committed under the laws of Virginia, may, upon
his petition, authenticated bv affidavit 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 hinr under said revenue Jaws, 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
Jaws 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,

J. Be it enacted hy 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 presecute any such case in the
Tnited Statcs circuit court to which the same shall be so removed, and
that for his services in this behalf he shall he paid a fee of fifty dollars
for each ease tried hy him in such United States cireuit court, and mileage
at the rate now allowed by law 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.

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2. A per diem of one dollar and fifty cents for cach day of actual
ttenlance upon such United States circuit court and mileage of five cents
mile for every mile of necessary travel in going to and returning from
uch court shall be paid out of the treasury to cach witness for the Com-
wowealth in every such case upon accounts therefor against the Common-
caith, certified by the attorney for the Commonwealth prosecuting such
ise and approved by the attorney-general.

3. It shall not be the duty of the attorney-gencral to appear for the
‘ommonwealth in such cascs unless he can do so without interfering with
efficient discharge of the duties imposed upon him by law; but he may
yar with the attorney for the Commonwealth prosecuting such case
vany case when the interests of the Commonwealth may in his judgment
‘quire his presence.

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

+. This act shall be in force from its passage.

Chap. 68—An ACT to provide for the payment of contingent and incidental ex-
penses of the general assembly, and to appropriate money for the same.

Approved February 20, 1903.

Whereas, there are certain contingent and incidental expenses of the
‘eral assembly which cannot be provided for specifically, and which
lust be paid; and,

Whereas, there has been no appropriation made to mect the same; and,
Whereas, section one hundred and eighty-six of the Constitution pro-
es that no money shall be paid out of the State treasury except in
ursuance of appropriations made by law. and section fifty of the Consti-
ition provides that no law shall be enacted except by bill: now, therefore,
1. Be it enacted by the general asscnbly of Virginia, That the auditor
' public accounts be, and he is hereby, directed to issue his warrant upon
treasurer of the State for such amounts as may be required for such
mtingent and incidental expenses as may be provided for by resolution
ther of the senate or house of delegates.

2. It is hereby made the duty of the clerk of the senate and the clerk
the house of delegates, respectively, to keep an itemized account and
atement, giving the name of each person reeciving any money on account
any contingent or incidental expense authorized under any and all
solution or resolutions as may be hereafter adopted by their respective
macs in reference to any contingent and incidental expense thereof: said
emized account and statement shall show also for what service or ac-
unt. and have a reference to the resolution authorizing the same, and
cal! be appended to the end of the journal of their respective houses and
chished therewith as document “A.”

3. Tt is hereby made the duty of the auditor of public accounts to keep
~parate account of the contingent and incidental expenses of the senate

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and house of delegates of Virginia, respectively, as authorized by reso-
lution as aforesaid, showing the amount expended under each resolution,
and to include the same in his annual report to the governor and general
assembly of Virginia.

+. To pay the expenses above referred to, there is hereby appropriated,
out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of
fcur thousand: dollars, one-half of which shall be set apart for the use of
the senate, and the other half for the use of the house of delegates.

o. This act shall be in force from its passage.