The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1877-10-03
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INFERIOR COURTS.

/ tNfERfUR COURTS.
Etti'or Recordc.:--I regret Ii sec that
the question n 70 the propriety or imrro,
| priety Establishing tile aInferior Courts
has been very littlediscussed by tliepcopl.
q, the press; hence the Justices III the
| Peace whose duty 1t Ii to act III tic
premises, have ~ yet received but little
information on the subject, and until tile
matter has been brought Immediately be-
fore. Them and discussed III fair and i'm.
partial manner, they will still lie UMPIRE
pared 70 net undersiandingly III Il matter
which may be great importance 70 the
people.
II will never do odiscnss this question
with partisan or selfish spirit, ilurwill it
do 10 say that The Inferior Courts should
not be established IA any county OF the
State, OF that they should be established III
al Ofcourse, each county must be The
judge Of the necessity. what ii practicable
Or expedient in one county, may not be in
another.
Therefore propose to speak as to Or
ange County alone;land to do SO, in order
that the Justices may act intelligentIy III
the premises, II Is proper that give Facts
and figures Of tile records TO witt
LIST. A tothe cost of the old County
Courts when they had Civil. Ms well as
Criminal Jurisdiction within certain pre-
scrihvd limits. Us iakenfrom therecords;
End. The costs ofproviding for prisoners
from spring Term 1876 to Spring Term
1877 anc year.
3rd. Tile estimated cost Of holding four
Terms 0flne Interior Courts, six daysa at
eaclitpril.
LIST. As ~ tic cost OF the County Courts
asit existed priorto the war, with Civil
and Criminal Jurisdiction with four Terms
in the Year and FOR SIX days ut each Term,
with forty Jurors, the records show
averaged $3.50 per annum; to This how
ever, may lie added The allowances nlade
By tho Count 10 tile County Attorney, the
Clerk and the Sheriff for EXC fiiclo service.
2nd. ~ 10 the cost Of providing The
prisoners; the Register Of Deeds has just
handed me ahiatement showing the cost
ofproviding FOR the prisoners from Spring
Term 1876 TO Spring Term 1877 TO be $685.
90.
Ord. The estimated cost Of holding the
"Inforior Courts Us Is provided BY the
last General Assembly, under tho fees us
Is now allowed by law.
so Juurs Sl.50 perday SIS. 90
Special Court s; each 800
30flicers " Court g 600
Total one day 5000
Total FOR . ,iay one Term SS6O.OO
Mileage 10 Jurors lestinIated) 1000
Solicitor 1000
Total one Term $500. 90
For Terms-tone yearl l5GO00
Thus have given fair statement
partly froia the records and partly from
!rum which hope the Justices
MAY be ablo TO come 20 proper con-
the premises; but il would lie
faiE however fur nle % say that lha I'm.
ferior Courts have Jurisdiction, only 10
hear and determine AL proceedings III
bastar,ly andall crimes and lnislenicallors,
those whereof original Juris.
iliction ~ given ID Courts 0f Justices III the 4
Peace, andexcepting tile crimes Of Murder,
Arson, Rape, Assault With
nient q commit Rape, Burglary, Horse.
Stealing, Libel, Perjury, forgery and
Highway Robbery; therefore, with Court
mus limited ii its Jurisdiction and con.
senlns four times during lilo year. |. IS
hardly probable tl.al is roS.io,is will not
lol, loiigur timn three or four DAYS at
sach Term, md that the above estimated
'ost all bc reduced say third, probably
more.
Another thing In this connection lie.
IRE % call attention 10. which think
liust be apparent 10 uli, tint crime Ii
argely OH Tie increase, no one 1T all ae-
luaintcd with The history of the times
will deny, and should lie increase for tiie
icxt Few ycaisbe ~ great a II h,s been III
he few years past, what must be done
Q meet the emergency there are how
welye prisoners 10 jail; few days ago
here were fifteen, but there have been
ent 10 other counties having indictments
against them prior 10 the crime CONS
i,itted in Orange. and this amonlh before
he regular term u the Superior Court 4
argc proportion ~ these twelve have been
q jail since our lust term 81 the Court.
Al have said before, Il isa matter Of
treat importance % the people, Int we
ave every confidence that our justices
sill net cautiously, pridently and wisely
u the matter.
FAIR PLAY.
IIiilsboro Sept. 9Th.
KIRKLAND IL CO.. will he pleased Ia