Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-09-06
THORSDAY, SEPT. A, 1856.
THE NEW JUDICIAL Law.


= new law, materially altering previous laws in
ls'""on 70 the expenses and time Of holding
oourts' has recently been pushed through both
liousos OF Congress, by the fathers OF the bill,
secretary McClelland and Senator Toombs. With
us practical workings in the States and other
territories, we have at present nothing to do !;
oos we conceive that its operation in our Terri.
tory wili be, in great measure to defeat the Just
purposes OF law. County Courts are to be abol-
lsneo, and but three places allowed for holding
district Courts; those to be selected by the
Judges. AS the law is somewhat lengthy, we
Will attempt to give brief outline:
Section provides that the district indge shall
examine and certify the accounts of the u. S.
Marshall, district attorneys, and clerks, before
presentation for settlement, subject to revision by
the accounting officers.
z. mat the accounts OF U. S. Commissioners
snail DO examined and certified in like manner.
.. The fees of but four witnesses in criminal
cases shall be paid by the United States, without
special certificates from the United States district
Attorney, subject to revision as before.
4. An appeal shall lie from the decision of th 9
accounting officers to the Secretary of the Interior.
D. The judges of the Supreme Courts shall
appoint the times and places Of holding the
courts. "Proridsd, That the said courts shall
not be held at more than three places in any one
Territory" tho judges to limit the duration of the
terms OF said courts, and adjourn them without
day whenever they shall deem their continuance
| unnecessary.
+. Refers to clerks of courts in District of
Columbia.
Z. The circuit and district courts of the United
States, district courts Of the territories and GRIM
inal court of the District of Columbia, may dis.
charge their grand juries whenever they shall
be OF the opinion that the public interests do moi
require continuance Of their session.
8. No officer Of U. S. courts shall be entitled
to witness fees.
8. Relates to the District of Columbia
10. 1t shall be the duty of the judges of the
supreme courts in the territories to appoint one
clerk for his respective district, and only such
one shall be entitled to receive compensation from
| the U. S.
IL. Repeats that part of previous act which
provides that those clerks whose fees amount to
less than five hundred dollars per annum, may
have the balance made up to them.
II. Accounts of the q. S. district attorneys
for services rendered where the United States is
party of interest but not of record, or in cases
instituted against U. S. officers or their agents
for acts committed, omitted, or suffered by them
in the lawful discharge of their duties, shall be
audited and allowed as in other cases, the fees
being regulated by an act passed Feb 26, 1853.
b. No clerk or marshal of any court to act a.
commissioner of said court.
IA. The district attorney may appoint a person
to act in his stead, whenever it shall b. impossi.
Bile for him to attend in person, by making such
necessity clear to the satisfaction of the Secre.
tary of the Interior.
Is. Repeal all conflicting laws.
We are not very we'll posted in regard to the
mysteries of law, but it rather strikes us this
law won't work we'll in Minnesota, although it
may save expense to Uncle Sam.