The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-31

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stand something of its operations IN towns
remote from that point.
| suppose it will be conceded that so
long as railroads are operated in Vermont,
lust so long will it remain true that certain
of its employees will persist, either from
necessity or choice, in running IN dep' /
with grocers and butchers and other traders
in the vicinity of their residence. and wien
the dav of payment comes they fail to re-
spoud, generally transferring their patren-
are to some other house, only TO repeat the
same confidence game with the new
creditor. This state Of things in one guise
mr. another will always be inevitable under
our system of credit, and if any incidental
hardship exists in The enforcement of col
leclions, it is because this class of men per-
sist in contracting debts which they refuse
to pay.
1t is probable that there is not an attorney
in prsctice IN Rutland county, especially
along the lines of our railroads, that is not
applied to every month to institute suits to
enforce the payment of claims of this cha
racter, and in order to obtain security they
are directed to ,ruetee the railroad COM
pany.
1t will be obvious TO every one that
Noble & Smith are no more responsible for
the existence of these suits than yourself,
Mr.. Editor, or any other dsinterested citi-
zen of Rutland. But the suit having been
commenced, it is the right of each party,
and the community have an indirect inter-
est that it shall be so conducted as rot to
enhance the necessary cost Of prosecution.
l believe the system adopted by Noble IL
Smith, co-operatcd in and aided by our own
officers Of the law, and approved by the
bar generally of Rutland county, is the
very best, and least turdensome that is
practicable under the circumstances. The
advantages of this system can be best Illus
trated By showing its operation in single
case.
BY our statute sheriff or other minis
terial officer is entitled to tax for travel for
the service OF legal process 10 cents per
mile, to be computed from the place OF
service TO the place Of return, and also fol-
all necessary copies of writ at the rate OF
? 10 cents per folio. A trustee is entitled &c
f six cents per mile for travel, and rs cents
| per day for attendance before justice Of
the peace.
Now assume that a suit is brought before
f a justice of the peace at Rutland against ,
Q party residing here, and tie Central Yer
mont railroad company is summoned al
, trustee. The legal fee for serving such
writ would be as follows;
Travel from Rutland to st. Adams,
\ | - 100 miles .......--..........----. SlU VI
: Tcopy for trustee, say................. .
1 copy for defendant. ........ mum. 81
iotai .--..---- .......--......Sll "
S On the return day of the writ 1t woul'
p become the duty of the railroad to send it
r agents to Rutland to make disclosure TO
, which the trustee would be entitled by la,
to the following fees:
a 100 miles travel at cts. per mlle.... $G0
. Attendance day. -............."...... z
;. Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 6.7
Thus it will be seen that if the case wei
l. to be left to drift in strictly legal channels
= the fees for serving the writ, and of I'll
trustee for travel, attendance and disclo
ure alone wouiu amount In eacn case 10 II
sum of $l7.15.
To tighten this burthen, our worth
~ sheriff and his staff OF deputies have ei
% tered into an arrangement with Messr
Vi Noble & Smith, and with the members {
- the Rutland county bar, by which the sc
vice of the writ is made and completed
- each case for the nominal sum of 80 90
and Noble & Smith, representing the raj
> road company, make disclosure and TO
ward it by mail to the attorney of IL
plaintiff for the further nominal sum
$500, thus saving to the debtor in eat
case, the sum of is1375, which it wou
:, cost him addition to some other incident
:, fees, in case no such system was adopte
~ All this is in the interest of the debit
. and of no one else aud it works harmC
:. niously, and no one is oppressed by Il
y system adopted or deprived of sing
right. And l feel quite sure that b
-. echo the sentiments of the entire bar
:, Rutland county when | add that in all o.
-, professional relations with Messrs. Mob
at & Smith, we find them prompt, bushes
N like and accurate; and their admnistratic
10 OF this responsible trust Is a broad stride
I'd advance Of the uncertain, cumbrous al
expensive mode of practice hitherto adoI
of ed by our railroad companies in suits
Of | this character. A. a. n.