, 1870-08-09
THE LAW COURTS,
REORGANIZATION OF the Cook
County Courts.
A Board Of Trade Man Accused Of
Fraud.


their hooks Of record, and became rHnetus cfieio,
and all OF them, by the inherent force Of the con-
sfltutlon lately adopted, changed themselves IN
thCle orga1&Zatlon or name duties, 10 that the
judicial system on Monday morning took new
start. The insult, 1t Il eon1icntlT believed, will
lend TO correct the abuses which hare 50 exteu-
stvely existed ID the courts not Of
fccorsl; and'In the courts Of 1ccoEu will tend in
y measure 70 defeat those evils Of delay which
have 10 frequently amounted to q dental Of
Jrs1.cc.
Justices Of the Pese., the ras, Of our JQdlcis,
5kiein, who possess hut one element OF courta
I record, to-w1t: the STATUTORY power
seru:s Of Office, and in short time give place to
supendasy nagtstrases, wao shall Al lea.l nave
pine elementary ~, 1nuwledge OF law. Hereafter
acsS officials VIII be- IN this county, appointed Or
;.tlons .,t Of The, The Judges q tho county Ia
iuu'sred aud thirty persons have sent M9
n applications TO he considered hy tho powera an
'aoi1zsd 1 70 recommend Each Judge in power,
meeting shall b. held So the iuaxissfases taus to
te appointed al the expiration Of present tcrrns]
IN Increased Jurisdiction Is gfren-
This charge Is hasslly greater than that which
ovefcame our Old courta Of record. Tue Record
ers conn Of Chicago. closed up It's records out
County Coust-'' the Criminal Court Of Cook
COUNTY s-Eith exclusive criminal Jurisdiction
E!thln sas county, Win its CLERK, Daniel O'iisra
Judge. TIE heco1uer. ". Il. McAlllstsr, bY furee
y @ tnS constitution became cnsef Justice of ihe
Gu. IT. Gour ahls extends tue Jurisdiction q
= esiala.!s Lsssna ~s snep pess q, shi1srs nais
syeteln Of ttsl has been pretty generally nction
u Law. the fact being that whai was e9eryboJy,s
business waa generally not attended TO by aar-
via Gnss ven, ee tn1Ss year pssSus y eaaz
Courts to be remanded to jail, upon an1lavlt lar
oontin4hnce: AID their, term after term, they TO-
guilty OF manslanghter, aud went to t.ll iur yerv
limited spaec Of time This court viii hereafter
other courts, Ia alienation, as nearly ~ MAY ns,
or IS mar be determined BY the Judg.A
The Superior Court Of Chicago mas no longer
she Superior Court of the County OF Cook. Ii has
not greater Jurisdiction, and could not have as
~! pf11s court but name Is given to It that
more pertains TO It's fancslonA II has always hsd
country Jurisdiction, but III nR1nn neyef con-
ruttsd With Ill poweis- Its Judgss remain the
sam, same, and arc: Chief Justice, J. a. Jamcsoaf*h
tef. who A!ts al c0Intnau Law, aud Justice Gary.
Eng rfcadc4 On the common law side,
s,ii1 taat y Presidency xhien Is created by tao
ah1ii the exIratlut1 ef theft several teF;ns one
assas1nx as hls present. ONCE expires; 1rst, Ms.
Nsor ana
Hno ta the latest incumbent
., Tue C!rcuit Court yesterday changed tts form.
Chief 1ustice " &. MeAli!sser, Jasii:es E W,iI.
Booth. ''1 'AN'''
Js'tlge McAtltster ls by tie terms Of the constl
tuition x aslc Justice u this coarr. by caapye
of venne." as II mari called, from the K.coE.t-
efA lie needs 10 commission In ttis Office, mil
70 The Supreme Cuust, he tales his constitutional
o!lGe. When he shall hare resigned and received
, lts higher commission, the Hoa- Z. $. Williams
lister so came In, results from the othe- fact inas
The term OF his original election, would, In the
tnsrse Of uatura1 events. expire asout one
,dse @ WITH Williams ''e aeias ss1@ oicc 59i "A'in IN
thr future It VII! bc to tlecile whether the next
incumbent Will not come into otlice for Tic unex-
tetle Judge Williams In the Chict Justiccshln
ThG Grrksnlp 1emans the same as heretofore;
nj. Norman 7. Gassctte Is CLERK aud otrfo Rs
liuu.
] Several csrone'us Views have been cniert,iaed
~ expressed as 10 The suls to i.e paid tn suits
II law and in ciance'y, pending nnd t. Oe b:uu hit
ihe constitution provides ouly fur tile al,oi.ttaa of
ZEE e collected t'ntcr special laws aai sasclnes
! he shall be cntted to the fees belon, ,Iuc to hin
'y existing general laws
Especial question has beenr matc in this county
lec!ess, and charged The general law Of this
itate provides that one afllaE saal. lie collected On
tAtH bull Drought Ia any court Ut record In aus
county, excepting tho Court Of Common r:eas Of
CAIRO, and the Courts If ReeOf.l Of COOK aud Lake
counties Fur these courts special cnlcsment
was rassea giving graded scale whcrton chau-
teiy SUITS ps:a .tAe Judges s3.U1: common lam
aits: sas,; aud appeals, si.i5: The special
euaetment would hare been abolished hid not the
intlSls ol the CONSTITUTIONS Convention adapted
tas also did tue soters), the folionc1g clause:
Inc Judges u all CouF1s Of Reeon1 Of s,~x Eennty
IN !itu q any salsrv provided for in this u
nous feesEe INC eoinpcn Aspn now provided by ~.
A%Fi' st"Ts after the adoption Of ths eoustitution
:, me st-cal!ef continuance fee, dcapu[ualcI lIy
IA" the term fet, il NOT aHo]tsetL Il In CHARGED
unnrt general. and not specIai, law nassel in
.snt tAarcA y, which pruvtdes that s*tn lieu Of
tne tteS tnH allowed 10 the Clerks Ut the several
euuHs a! Record III this Stale, Tor eutrrtpx each
~ tht 'ocEets iar trial. anil for cntesing each
&c tdluwed II fc- of hfry cents for eacn ana cye-1
'ct" N thG c''uE1, such suit shalt re-
.nuttl pht!inE ansl undetermined To
t8Gt>A anu COLLECTED aA other Ct6ts tn the cau3ew
This b,inT general Law, 1t Itses uonr OF III vi
;anty, rrt.tAbiy so foug As the present oi1cers
exist In ofr1cc+ .-..-.
'es chaEg.sl 10 G''0I Gnunty, excepting It he the
0a-kct fee, as Increased over other equities ut-
.l.r special Law, wherefore until tbs next ses
.iun Of the Lclslaturc at least no change Will lie
Ina.ss: III the C1Ist OF legislation.
nc cansti&uflrn requires action on The part OF
'he JUSTICES nf the county by way tf rrcoMulen-
'la1iuns Ut Atlrrniltary tuaYStE0tea arrangement
III rules for tht. conduct Of business. the assign
'LE:d cf IudErs 10 tue criminal court, nni such
Ike I,a'frrs. uu: r. The newly clect.d iulct IL
Ulcers are slll MEcomn,l4slonctl, such meeting
as uol yet been held,