The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-07-22

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listing Judiciary is as follows:
Salarirs Of thirteen Circuit Judges
at Sis 900 each, S23, 400 0
Salaries of three Judges Of Court
Of Appeals, 81, $50 each C,00O OF
Mileage (sayl SloO each, 1000 o.
TOTAL, ssl, 1000 o.
Under tho new Constitution, tb,
cost will be as follows, viz:
Salaries of nine Circuit Judgcs,at
81 600 each, $4,000 0l
Salaries ofiour Judges Court Of
Appeals, 81, $50 each 1900 OF
Mileage tsay) SlOO each, 1900 Oh
TOTAL, s.s, 800 o.
Being an annual faviug Of 81, 200 OF
which will exactly pay tho salary al
lowed to the Governor.
Tue annual cost of the salaries o
the following officers under the nov
Constitution will bc as follows: Gov,
crnor, $1,000, Auditor $1,000,
Treasurer, 81 400, Secretary q State
81 600, Attorney General and Report
er Of Court Of Appeals, $1,000. SUI
pcrintendent Of Free Schools, 81, 500,
making a total Of $4,000, and nc
more, [See section 10, article l..
The amounts actually paid for said
officers FROM 1864 to 1870, inclusive,
for salaries and house rent, were as
follows: In 1864, $1,000; in 1865,
SlO,3jO; in 1866, Sil, $50; in 1867,
$l2, OjOi in 1865, 81, 1850; III 1860,
$40, $50; in 1870, Sll,G5O; total,
$75, 400, being an average annual
cost of SIO,sT1 43, which exceed.
the annual cost under tue new Consii.
tuition 1871 48.
The annual sessions Of the Lcgisla.
ture have cost the State not less than
1921 900, being an average Of $3.50 %
to each member, during q session Of
45 days. Under the new ConStiiu-
ton the Legislature will only sit once
in tro years, for 45 days, at an aver
age cost OF 1914 90 fer each member,
aud for SO members. for the whole
session, the sum Of S27,966 AZ, for
two years, or the sum Of Sl3,9s3 23
for one year, being a further annual
saving Of S7,OlG II. Section SO,
Of Article G, also cuts of tue postage
heretofore allowed members Of the
Legislature, which was $40 each,
amounting to the sum Of $3.50, and as
nothing in the future can be allowed
them for newspapers and stationery,
there will be q further annual saving
of at least $3.50 moro When it is
remembered that at least three. fourths
Of all the laws passed at every session
Of the Legislature, hava been special
and local laws, all Of which viii, be
prohibited IN the future BY section 80
Of Article 6, and that BY section "a Of
Article G, oil public printing, copying,
binding, distributing the laws and
journals. will hereafter be done by the
lowest bidder, it will be perceived
that there must be further annual
saving Of at least 80, 900.
One Of tho greatest continual public
losses, suffered under the existing Con-
is the inevitable loss sustain
cd by suitorS in the Courts. caused by
the cOntinuanees rendered necessary
BY the overcrowdod condition Of the
dockcts. It is impossible to furnish
on cpdct statement Of the loss annual.
ly resulting from this cause. To aid
in making this estimate. let US assume
that in at least one.hali Of the fifty.
four Circuit Courts of the State, there
are on the average fifty causes cOntin.
cd at each term for want Of time to try
them that in each of said causes at
least two witnesses on each side are
summoned By the Sheriff and attend
.he Court for two days at each term.
The public loss thus caused, will in
,nc year amount to the following sum:
For issuing 200 summsnscsfor wit
ncssrs, at 20 cents each s els 70
For issuing $500 copies, tols usCd
In serving them, at 10 cts each $40 90
'or issuing, entering aud certify
ing 5i0O witnesses attendance,
at 80 cents each, l,62O 90
FOR entering on order book 1880
eontinuanees, at 90 cents each, 675 90
total clerks cost at one term 50, %
ihefif's cost for same term, sum
moning 8 400 witnesses, At 1j
cents each, 1850 90
each, At 81 per day, 10000 90
iilcage for the same, say five miles
1Reh, going and returning ats
cents per mile, 80 cents each 1900 90
-
otal cost Of continuance tor
ONE tenn, Sls,C3O 90
nd for THREr terms, or one year,
1t WILDE $55, 800 w
This enormous loss, thus caused BY
DO inclfcicncy Of the present Circuit
ourh, is far Jclor the actual loss, as
i'll be apparent to every lawyer and
tigant All this will be avoided aud
lerefors sutcd, by the creation Of the