Holly Springs gazette., 1845-10-11

To Messrs c. Kyle, VIM. Arthur, w.
Eppes. G. G. " White, J. II. King Allen
Hill. T.. A. FaIconer, ID. D. Jones and
p. Mosby.
OXFORD. 2ad Oct'r 1915.
GENTLEMEN:-You letter addressed 10
the candidates for Circuit: Judge through
the papers. has been seen by me, and t1ke
the earliest opportunity of responding to it
see no jnst reason why the candidates for
Judge should withhold their opinions on
this question. The time Of h2ldiag Court
is very important for the people and The of
fie ers of the County to know, aud if the
time is uncertain aud the conflicting opin
iona OF members OF the Bar make il doubtful
when Court Will be hell in your Couaiv.
feel il my duty to give you my opinion.
The Act of 1910 provides that a Circuit
Court shall be held in cactsc County ia this
Stale tteice ia eQeh aad erery gear" The
act oil 1874 provides "that from and after the
next general election The Sth, oth, 10Th and
lith Judicial Districts shall be abolished
and thereafter this State shall be divided in.
to seven Judicial Districts.' The 2nd
section of that act is in the same words of
et the act OF lS40 above qnoled, providing
for the number of Couitsain the year AMI
says, 'a'1d shall commerce as EoYers-be>
ginning with the fist districl aud when The
9Th IsIeachei the courts In ii are 10 com
Daence at "Ilshemingo on the ISt Monday
III March and September-and the Canris
IN the other Counties follow conseculiy..lv
until the county of Desoto is named-intbat
county the Court is TO be holden on the 9Th
Monday after the 4th Monday in March and
September. and IN Marshall on the Isl Mon.
day 10 June and December. You will ner.
ceive that the act of 40 and Al both nro>
vide for the holding of t0o tams an each
gear The act authorizing the JUDGES -
hold special terms has been repealed ex.
cept zoaen The regular term has faizea =
Two terms year-and that the Calender
years what the Legislature intended N
give to each county. 4'Aere is no anahion>
lsy IN the language of the act on that naia,
But il is said that after the new law talas |
effect the first time named for holdinq ,ba
courts IN Desoto and Marshall comes haf,ra
the IIshemingo Court and must Commence |
lnen and there. 10 teke that view of If ,ve
Violate another part of the act which savs
nero shali be tic0 Courts-and i'm those
Counties we would have three this YEAR
another difficulty IS presented bv that con,
The time for holding the Deso.o
court under the new law would be The verv
lay OF the Ponola Court under the old ac;
believe no one doubts out that a term =,
ponola would be legal until 4 O'Clock ON
he second day of the election, bpt - thai
ime it must close
| then hold that bya fair INTERPRETATION
Il the act OF 1914 The courts in this circuit
Will commence at Tishemingo and thai there
re no legal terms in Desoto and Marshall
nth next spring and consequently ifl am
iected shall not attempt to open and hold
1ourts III those Counties at the tina
amed IN your letter. | so instructed ,he
,iefk IN Desoto at The adjournment of The ,
;ourt there this week, and also in,imated
hat opinion 20 the clerk of Marshall county
an early day ofthe asiterm. being called
pon by them for instructions as TO sbe tirne
making the process of the Courtsgreturn. I
bic. - s'u' u
IL has been intimated 10 me that il would '
un,dignlfled'' for Judge or a candidate
= !. !udge to respond 10 such calls as yours. r
'h'ak differently and believe that sacri- G
= no principle of honor or dignity in tell l
2 :sie people when think their court (
Ill be held > >
1 an, gentlemen,
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