The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-10
A Lawyers Letter He Claims that the
Constitution has Been Violated in the
Case of Certain Ramsey County
Judges.

Mr. Editor Please publish the following, as
il is OF vital importance To many citizens OF the
state, that acts Of the legislature regulating the
Judiciary should b. read, known and under
stood bv all.
The increasing business OF the Ramsey
county bar, or the slowness OF the courts IN
its transaction. had the etect II the winter OF
1874 and lS75--6 Of having several bills III
troiuced for legislative action, with view 10
remedy, the evl and Inconvenience OF having
Ing cases ii ken under ADJUSTMENT, and no de-
cislon reached ii majority OF cases Tor sew
eraI wears What Were these bills, and how the
remedy was applied will appear As we progress.
4 blli was introduced IL thu Legislature Of 1915
"a to provid- Tor thu creating OF another Com
mon Pleas judge, which bill passed and be-
came law, but under the provision OF sec, 3
article 8 OF tn. stat. constitution Il would be
imperative for q. least months, IS one could
not IL elected until the next general election
said sec 9 providing that all Judges shall b.
elected by the electors OF the Judicial district
for which they shall u created; pu. this pro
vision OF tn. constitution wa, dlsreGarded and
Judge was placed upon the cench s. al act
OF courtesy, for the time being defGet0 Judge
hu. certainly no. judge dc 1are. During
the interim before the meeting OF thu next
legislature another difficulty presented ltsel:
| 10 thos- who appeared 10 b. regulating the
orbits Of judicial suns. A large numuar 81 cas.-s
| had accumulated upon the calender Of The dis
| trlct court. as a common pleas Judge could not
very well ST. upon the district t-nen, 10 remedy
| this tn. Ramsey county delegation under
instruction. proposed several bstLs insip.ovls-
| ions Of which were perhaps tn. most extraor-
binary OF auv bills ever introduced to all IN
/ ;-lllSsn. IeSl,a .ure. They We're ihss- INA. i
/ b. and is hereby enacted tina. tn common
| pleas aourt heretofore existing IN the county
/ Q. Ramsey shall u declared abolished which
| AZ. was passed and the common pleas coust
-. - rt "a.
| past Mex, tat do We see. The same dele
CATION. headed av the same pronin-ntsiawysr
| In order - ula k everything work together Tor
| the public Scod. and that there should II DC
| flaw IN th-se remedial I acts. proposed az
amendment 10 the constitution and the &c:
passed the amendment, was this tina. IL BE- and
| i harsbv enacted. by the Ramsey county
is.sS..io1u led bv the same prominen: LAWYER,
| tina. the organic Law. Tor IS some say the con-
| s-..r.ou OF the state Of Minnesota, or Is much
as Is contained IN sec. thereof. which say:
that all iudS-S shal. o. elected, D. and IS here
by suspended in order that the two common
pleas Judges recently leyls.ataj on. Of oince
| would not expirs for nearly seEe.
| y.ars shall b. declared diStrIc
cour. Judges, and invested with full power, anc
| AUTHORITY tos ry hear AMI determine cases 10
the full term Of seven years for which shs!s
wsr- elected as common pleas judges II /;
held pv all writers upon constitutional and
s.a,u;arv laws. inst no law can b. SUSPENDED
for the h-nsa. OF Individuals, and IS not TIL:
common sense. The aboiishiu< of the com mol
pleas coar. Of Ramsey county, Sweps moi OH.
the uaus Of the court bn, the judges also Sul
i OF existence, and they were reduced 10 the ranl
OF common citizenship.
section OF the constitution Of the state o
Minnesota Is TO-DAY. lik. MxhaoIess cofa i
susp.ndsi between Heaven and earth: esrci
aiIv for thu benefit OF two men. cgozsns Q
Ramsey county, TIA: they may o pamnse