New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-29
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE LEGAL PAPER ACT.

THE LEGAL PAPER ACT.
THE MAGNITUDE OF SMALL CoNJUNCTIOS-THE
JUDGES REPUDIATE A LEGAL JOURNALS CLAIM.
There has been considerable comment in
legal circles regard to the Legal Paper act passed by
the Legislature last March, authorizing the publication
OF court calendars at price OF $4,000 per year. TO be
paid by the city. Besides the objection urged by the
opponents OF the bill that this sm was unreasonaDy
large for the work. also claimed that the phrase
daily law iotrnal1 10 which the act directed this
compensation to be paid, could apply only TO the Day
Reoister In December last Gov. DIX finally signed tue
BILL with the proyiso that the journal 80 selected shouu
not claim more than three nfths OF the subsidy INC
bill is as follows:
III. pr,,nr iu.,ce Il the Supreme the First Judicial De
psmen Chief judge the Court Of Coume1 psss an Sr
M and County Of the S S J,. ySsf % s Ssus Of
City or T2 eT Sb,t t'R hal n's Sssac i,
q Of cor 6 IN and s. a ' ne and
attorneys appearing therein with such particulars ana noNes "a %
to such ca3r or The GSss ,H ss order Of G courts together
notice advertisement IN lesa & ~ ,d eity or
n neh notice or required TO be published IN
on paper then such publication shall be MADE ~ M b pu
mated Das SS''''' '1'' Wv
efJustice Davis OF the Supreme Court Mcneil OF
the Superior Court DAILY OF the Court OF Common Pleas
and Shea of the Marine Court in acting under this act
designated The Daily Register; but in their "deSigna-
ton appeared the word or" inerpOlated in such
way as 10 make the amount OF advertising TO be gwen 10
that journal immensely increased. The designation
is as follows the word cor" being put ia capitals:
In pursuance Legislature entitled An act relating 70
the publication Proceeding. and Legal Notices NeNteIk
we Se JSdsp. therein named DO hertby designate Dly R
daily ourn published BIZ The Daily ke0se PHoHS sni Pub
he eseGas OF the courts Of record notice i'd
publhhed papers in said city and county
without the insertion of this little word between the
words "proceedngs" and (which, "a given above The
REGISTER would be merely the official calendar ana law
advertisement medium. Understanding that the pro-
prietors intended avail themselves OF the extraord
nary powers apparently conferred under tho desgna-
ton-yhich would include every advertisement that
must be published to ize acts such as partnerships
and their dissolution, &c-a TRIBUNE reporter con
versed with tue Chief Justices in regard to the efect oil
the change.
| ChiefJustice Davis read the designation Of himself
and judges carefully and then SAID that ms az
tention bad called TO the matter before that
must have mistake, for he did not remember that
the word cor" occurred so IN me Oligai paper wvn
they signed As the legal effect Of H. II was nothing
The act OOd and the designation only named the par
ticular Journal what tho judge san as 10 me destflp
ton OF advertising wOud not support the publishers OF
IN any dmGnd not 5nsy that the
act included all descriptions OF advertising required by
law did he sign the designation WIN any such ua
When asked the Judges Ead any uscI .lon uut no
wording OF the act to dcsgnae any other journal than
me Register Judge Davis said that he supposed they
had but that The Register had been the newspaper early
decided upon Finally, in response 10 an inquiry abOn
|
ne said that the lawyers decidedly IN favor nav
ing one newspaper Designated TO publish those adyer
| IisTTIHnts iu legal prOCeodlugsi
ChieiJustice Mcneil OF the superior Court said that
! the giving Of the certificate had been somewhat OF
hurried matter. Tue act was not signed by Gen DIX
unl about Dec. 10, ana then only after stipulation
indOrscd the by the owners that thcy would not
charge more $1,000 for the calendars II was per
haas doubtful whether stipulation was binding
| and the judges desired 10 put 1t IN blhdhg FORM;
asked HIM to make an appointment to meet the DINER
Judges lie Judge MoneiD had nucn Work to DO IN MS
fpdl lpafiu ~
The appointment made, but fell through, ana the
day following he came down at considerable lneonve
| uience and after waiting with some lmpatlcnce
until rather late the other Judges Joined nm
aud Gen. Owen presented them the cefuhed
tGeS 70 sign all written out. He asked Judge #
hn had road it, and Judce Davis slid he had. asked
Wbv il was necessary that they should do anything
| more than merely designate the paper Judge DAVIS
explained the doubt as the binding nature of the
stipulation eXaCted by GEN. DIX and tIa II had been
added by them TO secure the caTng out OF me stip
atOn. The paper was read ana the Judges signed ~
They had idea Of any Interpolation or mistake His
opinion was quite that their consent could not give
the statute Tie intention plainly expressed that
advertisements in legal proceedings such az sunIonses
sled in this paper but not all advertisements, required
bv law such as bank statements Sc. winch he under
stood from newspaper article the owners of tue paper
now claimed should he Included III lts scope AS 10 the
paper TO designated, that was fixed before IT came 10
Them by Gen. Dixs action and his stimulation, ahd In
deed there no other daily law Journal winch they
CncfJusIIce C. p. Diy agreed with the other Judges
that there had been mistake, He believed that the
sin; however, pruprIetOrs OF The RegSfer would
not be able If disposed. to sustain claim based
on the designation. If supported by the act Itself
Judge Daily suggested that tine question might easily De
tested by refusal ON the part Of advertisers to whom
! any demand might be sent.
| When the bill was under adyisement by the Governor
the Controller wrote TO him, protesting against the
Governors axiDg his signature the ground that the
calendars which The Register proposed 10 publish for
$4,000 per were printed in several OF The daily
newspapers as news OF charge He also objected TO
the BIN as u sOrCO entering wedge for gradually making
Register such an incubus On the pay els as Was
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