New-York tribune., 1877-09-01
THE NEW CODE.
II GOES INTO OPERATION To-DAY-THE LAWYERS
USPRRP6RED.

81 only ask for $1,000 extra allowance"
said lawyer yesterday in court 10 Judge Van BFiht'
Yes" said Judge Van Brunt IL reply, tha Is all the
code to-day allows don't know .whas might allow
t.-mOrrOw, under the new code" subsequently Judge
Van Brunt WAS asked how he would get along to-day
with the new code. glad 10 say shan not nave %
do anything about t." replied. Judge Donohue. being.
appeaed to for an opinion, said, laaghingy. dont
know but won't have much business, as At, Saturday
LAWYERS generally seem almost Is unpreparcd no" 10
graphic with Dr. Throops code as they were last
spring One sad, " had forgotten that to-morrc" II
goes into effect" Another, just back from the couh-
trv remarked Well do yOu think 1 was going
10 waste my holiday studying that thinGf Good
or bad [ shall have enough 70 do with II IN
October" Another said, " / haven't looked at It,
but saw my partne reading the other day PerhapS
he knows what il is shall trnst him II get INTO any
difficulty ahsut it, and the Judges know VIII help us
ont ~" Judge Robinson expressed frankly MS nap
Iiness that he not TO be called on Immediately TO
decide between tie claims OF the old code and the new
One fact IA clear to-day portion OF Mr. ThroOps code
becomes Law, AMI snp.rs"des Code o Procedure SO
It VIII be remembered that the chapters
6ut were not 10 fake effect until last May over two
hundred amendments were proposed last rpnng ana .
ccae me s.nafs and As. .nbY differed on the question
of repeating tho Act OF 1876. and while they were
nrring the new cOdeat least I3 chapters O it-bc-
came law After strenuous efforts by the friends -Snd
enennes of il. compromise was made to ire
Gnclu0ng postponment OF tie date when II
was 10 20 into eect september - should be passed,
and other chapters passed 50 as to make the Whole
ncg code harmonious and give the lawyers some ume 10
study II ~ u whole This compromise was defeated Dy
Gov Robinson. The act amending the thirteen chapters
AMI dcgrrng their operation - SEPTEMBER was passed
The Otner chapters vetoed. Tho opponents Of the
(as CNpre s,' their pleasure WithOui tue other chap
ters they frankly declared that the lreerchGpitfs were
incougrnOs and that the next Legislature wOuld have 10
r.tsell thsm The ceiling % The rev code seems -
have changed little since he Sprilg The class VINO III
opposed it, including sUie OF tEc most energetic aad
bartwOrkIg o. ths Aidteased lawyers. are as ener-
gec in snOuncng IT, their Opinions can be as
ccrtanrd as they last Spring The friends ~ the
new cude seem discouraged. SAID one yesterday %
thought the new chapters the most important part
dealing ihey DO with part OF the law IN great c9nin
SION bat shall have to study bOth codes ana the
Revised Statutes besIde Another friend OF the Dewcode
wascd whether be thought The bar better prepared
TO accept IL han in the Spring. lie answered. " No; We
lawyers strongly believe the rule sufficient for the
GAY is the evil thereof When the old cole the new
code we were all unprcpar,d for it, SO II - to-day
Fsw of us really looEcd into II. don't see very
many changes except in formal iuaitcrs aud Ike most
OF the changes have noticed. Stll We shall have frc
don hut tnk Dy December wo shall Lave found out
what it means"
The feeling so lar developed in tho conyersatiOnsOf
which those gwen few eXamp.es-D1th those mem-
hes OF the bar tho city, TO be. tone
than M words against The innovation. Perhaps b. Janu
ary that feeling win have changed Meanwhile the new
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