The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-07-25

Salaries OF fonr judges Of Cont Of
Appeals, at $995O each 5000
Mileage (say) 500 each l,3OO
Total, 5000
Being an annual saving Of e9,7OO
Which will exactly pay the salary allowed
10 the Governor.
The annual costof salaries OF tho follow
ing officers under the new Constitution will
be as follows Governor, two thousand
dollars; Treasurer, one thousand four hun
dred dollars, Secretary Of the State, ono
thousand dollar; Attorney General aud
Reporter of Cd1rt Of Appeals, one thous-
aud three hundred dollars; Superintendent
Of Free Schools. one thousand FIVE hund-
ed dollars making total Of nine thous-
and nine hundred dollars, and no more.
(See section 10, article ~
The amounts actually paid to said officers
from 1864 to 1870. inclusive for salaries
and house rent, we're as follows: In 1864
seven thousand two hundred and fifty dol
lars; in 1865. ten thousand three hundred
and fifty dollars; in 1866, eleven thousand
six hundred q fifty dollars; in 1867, twelve
thousand and 6fty dollars; in 1860 ten
thousand four hundred and fifty
dollars, in 1870, eleven thousand nix
hundred mud fifty dollars--total, seventy
five thousand four hundred dollars. being
ing an average annual cost Of ten thousand
eight hundred and scvcniy.ono dollars and
forly.three cents, which exceeds the annual
cost under tho new Constitution eight hun
dred and scventy.one dollars and forty.
three cents.
Thcaunual session ofthe legislature havo
cost the State not less than s2l 900, being
an average of $500 90 to cnch member,
during session of foriy.Gve days, Under
the new Constitution the Legislature will
only sit once in, tco years, for forty.6vo
Days. at IN average cost Of 1914 % for
tho whole session, the sum Of S27, 966 al
for two years; or the sum of Sl3 0S3 90
for one year being n further annual saving
ofS7,Ol6 II. Section 33, Of article 6,
also cuts off the postage heretofore allowed
members Of the Legislature, which was
SIC each, amounting to tho sum Of $3.50.
and MS nothing 10 the future can DO allow,
ed them for newspapers and stationery;
there will be q .fnrthur annual saving. OF
at least $3.50 more. When It is remem.
bcred that at least threc.four,hs ofall tho
laws passed a! evry' session Of the Legisla,
have been special and local laws, all Of
which will be prohibited. in tho future
NJ section 80. ofarticlc G; and that by
section "a. article 8, oil public printing,
copying. binding. dirtsihptina4 tho, lava
aud journals, viii hereafter be done by the
lowest bidder, II will be perceived that
there must be further nuqual saving from
this sourceif not less than $4,000.
One Of tho greatest continual public
losses suffered under tho existing Constitu-
tion, is the inevitable loss sustained by
suitors in the Courts, caused by the contn-
uances rendered necessary by tho over
crowded condition Of the dockets. It is
impossible to furnish an exact statement
Of the loss annually resulting from this
cause. To aid in making this estimate,
let us assume that in at least one.half OF
the df'y.four Circuit Courts Of this State,
there are on the average, fifty causes con-
tinucd at each term for want Of time to
try them; that in each Of said causes at
least two witnesses on each side are sum-
moncd by the Sheriff to attend the Court
for two days Mt each term. The public
loss thus caused will. in one year, amount
to the following sum. viz:
For issuing 200 summons for
witnesses Mt % cents each s SIS
For issuing 54O0 copies. to bo used
iu serving them. atl5cents each $40
For issuing, entering and certifying
$500 witnesses attendance, at 80
cents each 1850
For enteringon order book 1850
continuanccs, at so cents each 675
Total clerks cost for one term SO, $50
Sheriff's coat for snme term. sum-
moning 54OO witnesses, at Is
cents each 10000
Mileage for same, say Eve miles
each, going and returning at 5
cents per mile, at so cents each 2,70O
Total cost Of continuance for
one term $4,000
And for three terms, or one year,
It will be $500
This enormous loss thus caused by the
neficiency Of the present Circuit Courts,
is for below tho actual lose as will. be ap,
parent to every lawyer and itigant. All
this will be avoided aud therefore saved
by the creation Of the County Court
which, rs has been already shown, is as
mach cheaper. rs we'll as more effcentin.