Henry County Indiana Court Records PDF Download

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 edition. Excerpt: ...the law of 1879 regulating county ofiicers' fees, and not under the fee and salary law of 1895, and the sheriff was upon a salary as fixed and allowed by the law of 1895; that the salary allowed by law to the sheriff was $2.200 per year; that the fees and allowances collected by the sheriff and by him turned into the county treasury for the year beginning September 1, 1895, and ending September 1, 1896, amounted to $1,818.56; that there is now due said sheriff from said Henry county more than $1,000 on his salary for the period and term of his ofiiee beginning August 23, 1893, and ending August 23, 1897; and that said sheriff failed to collect and turn into the county treasury fees sufficient to pay his said salary for said period of four years. It was further found that during the progress of the trial of said cause, the members of the regular panel of the jury of said court for that term appeared on three separate days and were thereupon excused by the court without performing any service as jurors, and they were paid out of tho treasury of Henry county for their appearance on these three days the sum of $72. It was next found that the Henry Circuit Court had a duly appointed bailifi', who performed the duties required of him in that court, and who was present and discharged the duties required of him in that court, and who was present and discharged his duties therein during all the time said cause was pending therein and during the trial thereof; and he was also present in that court on every day when there were other proceedings therein; and he was with the jury in said cause one whole night, from 6 o'clock p. m., March 2nd, to 6 o'clock a. m., March 3rd, while the jury were deliberating of their...