The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-03-27
THE cOMINGI TRIAL JUSTICES

A Flutter Among the Inns una inc
Outs-A Probable Change In the Coun-
ty Authorship.
IL will be remembered that at the last ses-
sion of the General Assembly law Was Gu
acted which makes an important cnange III
regard to the number of emoluments Oh the
trial Justices OF this city by reducing tneir
number to five, and making them bonded
and ealaried officials lnsteaJ OF the fee-e8act'
ING and irresponsible cormorants that they
have usually proved to be. The most lmpor-
,ant provisions of this act are, first, that the
Governor shall appoint. by and with tne ad-
vice of the Senate If In session, FIVE trial jus.
,ices and no more tor the City of Charleston,
who shalt have their offices located as follows:
Two for Wards ana 2, one for Wards 3 and
4, one for Wards and 8, and one tor Waros
and 8; second, that these trial Justices snail
each receive a ealary of twelve hundred
dollars per annum, TO De palo quar-
terly by the county treasurer, and snap
| ,nrn over 10 the county treasury all fees, foes
and costs collected by them In criminal cases.
making monthly return thereoito the ]ndge
of the First Circuit; and third, mat they snali
each give bond OF twenty-five hundred DOL
lars. and be liable to punishment by fine and
,mprlsonment for neglect or maladministra-
,ion. y By The terms OF this act the ne" ap-
polptees of The Governor are 10 enter upon
the duties of their Office on the lst proximo,
and The commissions OF all the trial justices
now holding Office In the city are TO expire
on that date.
II will be eeen, therefore, that the new ap'
polnlmenis by the Governor Will have 10 oe
made within very few days to enable Tue ap'
| no,ntees to qualify and take office by the dale
prescribed, and as these positions are likely 10
proye highly lucrative from the large amounts
of fees &C., In civil cases which will accrue 10
tho limited number of new trial Justices IN
addition to their annual salaries, there sqnile
an anxious futler of expectation among Inc
small army of present and prospective trial
,us,lces as to the new appointments. There
are now no less than eleven OF these JuStices
who hold commissions from the Governor
and have their shingles hanging out 10 oiner-
ent parts of the city, attracting more or less
luera,iye amount business to the dinSy little
offices which constitute their respective halls
of ,ns,ce. Their names are Orlando &. Levy
Martin Caulheld, Stephen Molony aud b. W.
Schroeder, white, and VIM. McKlnlay, Sr., 4.
p. Wall, Sr., Robert B. Artson, James N.
Hayne, Joseph P. Howard, William Dover
and Rev. E.. J. Adams, colored. Almost
all OF these are candidates for reappoint-
ment, although two OF them are
members of the present House Of
Representatives, and the office OF trial )usuee
being nov made salaried one, they Will oe
compelled 10 resign their seats IN the Assem-.
bly to accept reappontment. In the case oi
Captain 4. B. Artson, 1t is said that this con-
slderalion makes him unambitlous OF being
continued as trial Justice.
The question of who the new appointees
will be ls, of course, simply matter OF sur
mise as yet, but 1t is confidently reported oy
some who profess 10 be we'll posted that the
Governor will appoint two white and three
colored men to All the FIVE positions, aud the
following named persons have been mention
ed as standing the best chances for appoint
ment, their relative chsnceo being said to be
10 about the order in which they are here
| named:
OF the white candidates, o. R. Levy, Stephen
Molony, d. W. Schroeder, E. B. seabrook ana
Martin Cauldeld.
Ofth colored candidates, James N. Hayne'
Rev. E. J. Adams. John A. Washington, Z. r.
Wall, Sr., W. F. Dover, Alex. Artope, VIM.
Mckinley and Joseph P. Howard.
There is also considerable Interest mani
tested In the reported change in the office oil
county auditor, it being rnmored that tue
present Incumbent, sam'l. l.. Bennett, colored'
is about to be rotated out of place. The
prominent candidates mentioned for this of'
fics are ex.Clerk OF the Court A. G. Rich
mond, ex-County Commissioners NJ. McLaugh,
lin, and ex-Coroner WIN. N. Talt, white, aud
the irrepressible Martin B. Delany, coloreo.
It is probable, however, th IL doubt upon
this subj ct, as we'll as the question OF lne
coming trial justices, will soon be set at rest
by the action OF the Governor, which may
| now be expected at any day.