New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-09-07

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Co.-Arbtraton Courts-Wasting Time.
ALBANY. Friday, Sept j. 1876.
To The Editor 2j Tae Tri5une
SIN In ths beginning of the session every
body condemned in some degree and rany with much
severity the sy=tem Of County Cours-and Tie gentle
who FOR 35 Supreme Court and Appeal Judges
at 5000 year assured the public and believed them,
that With plain Of forms Of proceeding these &c
Judges would keep work 90 four times year into
every County, CO the public business and keep clear
calendar They got the 35-tsplendid prizes FOR cur
best men, and think gentlemen every dag
who dazzled By the prospec;)-and now AZ the
close Of the session the time IS occupied N persuadng
the Convention 10 wheel round in favor OF % County
Courts double OF grand and petty jurors double
sessions and heavy local bill Of costs 10 each County
in addition TO least $4,000 year CLERKS &c inc!u-
ded) Of saarea and contingencies The State In Au
gust told by Mr.. Brown that the 80 would DO
ever- tingnow the appeals. and ceraorsri and re~is
ions. and new trials 10 take world OF time, and
County Courts are 10 be created TO form ho:beds
wherein 70 GROW appeals 20 these 50 Circuit and appeal
Judges. | think there could be very useful County
Courts constructed but they required besides the
whole of the 70
Mr.. CRooKERs tI3 seems likely TO find favor
his afternoon Mr.. BaUSDAGE. member OF the
jority. for they divide the Convention from Steu
be and thus described the result OF the abors OF
InHt DOly " t!ft lEc-uiicEenCe between tlS
system and the il County Courts up again
We had Court OF Errors for appeals and have pro-
vided another We had Supreme Court and Circuits
and are 10 have the like again with great additional force
and new County Courts asked. This Is the
lief the people asked-they required court for the
uel of al issues OF fact with general powers-a system
that will not TO entail law sui; as Legacy
10 his descendants Why so many appeals, steps TO de-
luy and harrass the people who may seek justice By
giving terms OF weeks each 10 every of our -
counties exclusive Of New York City, shall only
quirc the services OF 81 judges 20 the year
Surely that left leisure enough for the 81 Judges do
the other divisions OF work required. Now proposed
that in addition these 30 high judcia this Conven
ton snail authorize another 10 Judicial officers VIII the
people accept this Gentlemen say that the high Judi
cias would compromise their dignity by going into the
counties to try small cases. This is just what we
want them 10 do If authorize the Legislature 10
create courts every political dcmagogue vii! get Offices
like bogus coin Judges uncontaminnted with local
politics may give us pure justice but he had no conf
dencc in the by which Judge elected pop
u!ar election is called TO administer justice in that
locality bctixt his friends and political oppo
ncnts The infection OF County Courts now, after
were told by the Committee that no such Courts would
be required unjust and a; variance with the whole
plan What is necessary is additional force for the par
tcular judicial district the business OF which may
uuire L. Let US authorize Magistrates be placed
on the bench with the Circuit Judge afford him local
information-that will be enough In Court OF Record
il requires but ninety days TO collect simple dcbt-in
Justices Court il would take nine months. he could
not support D.
Mr. LOOMS was glad that Mr.. Setsonl had shewn
that there only 227 tried in - counties
(cxcuding y. Y Coz within the last year in the Courts
of Common Pleas-ony trials 10 ench Court Was 1t
worth while for cali the grand and petty u-
rcs, witnesses judges &c. togctheri times year IN
each of these countless
Mr. BRoYN defended the &c Judge system and thanked
God (cappng his hands, that could not turn out worse
than the one now have Was it supposed that pow
granted TO the Legislature TO create County
Courts and were he sent here from Orange Co that he
would support pro:ga;c system
n have seen paper with 80 names on il OF Members
ofthc Convention handed about the Chamber each Of
them candidatesno; for the Assembly but prota
bic oftce-and Mr. Brown among them 10 he
of;he 81 judges from Orange and Sullivan.
This morning there was considerable discussion
whether the Board Of Supervisors III body to ad
wise the Legislature in favor OF County Courts where
wanted
Mr. CRooKrR was opposed to the existence of the
Board OF Supervisors altogether In cattTaugis .hcrc
- Supervisors they cost $500 year and 500
TO $500 might be saved by getting to or three persons TO
10 their work.
Mr. RICHMOND spoke in favor of the Board OF super
visors
Mr. SALISBURY though; the Board of Supervisors
highly suitable pay and 10 select the County Court
Judges.
Mr. BnucE this morning offered plan for County
Courts which lost: - 20 81.
The 18th Section was long under consideration TO day
amended by the Committee of ?, by Mr.. BAKER their
charm an
rs Inferior Courts Of civil and criminal jurisdiction may
be established by The Legislature in County al The
pense ofte County and Appeals and Wrs of Error there
from may I've brought 20 the Supreme Court or Court of
Appeals, shall be provided 10y law but The judges OF
Justices OF all such Courts shall ne elected by the County
City Town for which they shall be organ!zed shall hold
their Offices for four years shall have no power OF appoint
ment 10 Office, AMI shall be compensated by Ned sa4de-
Mr. CRooEEn proposed a substitute for the above
what follows:
us There shall be elected each OF the counties this
State, except The city and county OF New-i orr one
Comfy Judge. who shall hold hs Office for four years-
The County Judge shall hold the County Court perform
OF the Office OF Surrogate and such other duties
may be prescribed by law The County Court shall nave
such jurisdiction of arising IN Justices Court
shall be prescribed by law but sal have original civil
jurisdiction except IN special cases 10 be prescribed by
The County Judge, with Justices OF the Peace may
hold Courts of Sessions with such crixna jurisdiction
shall prescribe perform du
ties may be required by law.
The County JUG shall receive annual salary, TO be
fixed by the Board OF Supervisors which shall be neither
Increased diminished during his continuance in Office
The Justices for services IN Courts Sessions shall
paid per diem allow snce OF the County, Treasury.
In counties having population exceeding forty thou
sand the Legislature NAV provide for The election OF sep
officer 10 perform the duties OF The oihce OF Surro
Tie Legislature NAV confer equity jurisdiction in spe
eal upon the County Judge Appeals shall lie from
the County Court and Court OF Sessions to the supreme
Infeor local Courts OF civil and criminal jurisdiction
NAY be established by The Legislature IN cities and moor
porard villages and such Courts except tor The Guy OF
New York shall have uniform organization and luTis
dicou in such cities and vilsges respectively and such
Courts except; in the city OF y Y shall nave al uniform
organization and jurisdiction
Some amendments were made-ihe substitute then
adopted 81 TO IL. reconsideration and :econrnitta
moved and lost. - 10 80.
The Legal !Non2poly-Jadicial Districts.
When Mr. OConor and Mr.. Brown brought up the
proposition licensing Lawyers the other day, Mr.
Crookcr OF Cs;tsrsugus and M Tasgsrt OF Genesee
both Of them LAWYERS advised the Convention 10 lei the
matter alone When however Mr.. Strong OF Monroe
moved 10 allow every employ his own lawyers
so thst LAWYERS Ike printers and doctors might depend
not upon licenses but upon character ana the number
OF attorneys ike those OF tors and pesetters upon
the demand for their services. When Mr.. Strong did
This lnwyer Crooker rose up and with CREST apparent
candor advised his legal brethren plsce every eector
OF the State on the platform with themselves by
voting for Ny Strongs motion. THIS as for ne pa5'a
eye.
While advising the Convention TO support NJ Strong
plain and sensible resolution NJ. Crooser secretly ha
vised him 10 withdraw it al the very moment when u
was likely 70 pass and present in is stead the reso!n
ZION which did pass ana rheh M Creose- drea' up;
though M Strong presented il Instead therefore OF
eaeci:nc his object r Strong riveted the legal teters
the millions NJ. Croker getting credit Tor desire
place all men on sn equality before the law while n
reality he doing his best 10 preserve TO the ie"
profitable monopoly NJ Taggart prevented the ques-
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