The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-12-29

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Constitutional Reform.
The Baltimore Bee assumes the need so
Constitutional Reform in this State and lay
dQMplis programme as follows
The slightest examination and reflection
will bring an unbiased mind to the conclusion
that reform in our judiciary system is greatly
needed, as will abundanuy appear from the
following statement:
Under the constitution of 1867 the State
was divided into eight judicial circuits from
which here were elected eight judges Of the
Court Of Appeals and two associate Judges
Gom each circuit in the counties to constitute
the several Circuit Courts, and the judges of
the Court Of Appeals were constituted the
chief justices Of the said Circuit Courts re.
spectiTely. These courts did not, of course,
include the courts of Baltimore city. The
salaries Of the judges were as follows:
Eight Judges OF the Court of APP
peais, So 600 annually to each......... S2s 900
The fourteen circuit Judges, two
from each circuit, annual salary to
eacn ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5000
The five Judges of Baltimore city
annual salary to each 81 ,OOO.......,. 10000
Five clerks ofthe city courts salary
to each 81, O....................... 1850
Twenty four bailiils, that is, Grim
inal Court 8; Superior Court 4; Com.
mon Pleas a. Baltimore City Court
4; Circuit Court q; making twenty
four baDifs, at an annual salary to
each Of 81, 500. ......................... $4,000
In each Of the above named law
courts there is crier at an annual
ealary Of more than 81 800, but we
put L Al that. ...,.....,.................~ $500
Three Judges Of the Orphans
Court receiving altogether............. 5000
Register of Orphans Court......... $500
Present cost of the Judiciary. Sl5l,3lO
II il now proposed in lieu Of She
present Judiciary system TO establish
the following, that is, leaving the
number Of circuits as they now are
flight, We would reduce the number
Of Judges IN the Court of Appeals
from eight 10 FIVE, relieving them Of
al Circuit Court dulies and giving
them each % nnnualsalary ofSi 900. $2o,Ooo
The seven circuits, exclusive of
Baltimore city now presided over by
two associate justices and Judge Of
the Court Of Appeals We would abol-
ish and assign one Judge in lieu
thereof 70 preside over each Circuit
Court, at al annual salary of 81, 900. u 900
The salaries of the five judges of
baltimore ely should remain as now 10000
We would reduce the salaries of
tho five clerks of the city courts from
$500 10 &, 600 annually ...,.-...... 10000
We would reduce the salaries of the
hailiih from $1,000 to 81 900 year,
and assign them as follows; Criminal
Court, 4 superior, IS Common Pleas,
8; Bnllimore City Court, 3; and the
Circuit Court OF baltimore city, ?,
making fIleen bailiiis, at an annual
salary Of d 200 each ,...,...........,.. 10000
In the place OF the three Judges OF
The urphans Court as at present,
we would assign one judge, sound
lawyer and give HIM S2,OOO;..,...." 1000
we would reduce the annual salary
OF the register from $500 to $1,000 1000
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Cost Of The proposed Judiciary, $4,000
The namber OF 6allitts, in the courts Of
Baitmore city, which It 70 proposed to retain
and aalot, are abundantly sufficient for all
reasonable and proper purposes. The com.
pensation OF Sl,OOO per anngm IS iair aud
reasonable. That there should have been
eignt bMiiiis employed about the Criminal
Court SINCE 1867 (recelvng the enormous sum
81 @lziVpO year, IS SIMPLY monstrous when
hnnafeas OF honest Democrats and Others
would Nllilngy have taken the place at
salary o. $500 or $500. One hall the number
- hbundantly sufficient to discharge the
court duties ii they are kept from the per
iormanee Of political service at the city ex.
t,fer certain patriotic gentlemen Aud
:, y nosie reprehehsibie that Tour balutis
snopiu pe ostensiOy ensagea IN the Nlrcuit
Court since 1857, where no Jury is ever need
g. n' 2. 81 aggregate salary oil So,ooo annually
me inelaentai expenses oil our courts are
almost ncredible' ne hye clerks receive IN
uAEN4 CONSTITUTIONAL salaries, Elg,DUu, the
twenty ioer balliiis receive $4,000, and the
present inree er,ers, S4,oOo' making $685.
~ rnils me Judges themselves only receive
%1pfuv1. uhui very snort time passed,
we efieK q INC criminal Court Is reported to
nave received from So,OOo to 81, 600 year,
ABOUT 1hfse times inc amount OF the lndulgent
lnagc anaer whom ne otheIhted; Inc sub
stitauen;af one Judge Tor the orphans Court,
20 me place OF the present number, ought 70
Do commended by everybody, because one
competent man can easily perform the labor,
and save ne e'iy, every year, $4,000
ny ihts arrangement It VIII be perceived
that the judiciary proper IN Baltimore city
reme.ns AHehanged as TO the number OF Judges
aug their salaries; Inc judges OF the Court
q Apptala are reduced from eight to hve and
uelf sasatles increased from $4,000 to $1,000
year. Inc number OF clerks IN the courts
Of bailimore city is not interierred with, but
their salaries are reduced from So, 500 to 81
600 annually, which is believed TO be ample
compensation. These clerks, under the con
silintlon 81 1851 receive each yearly salary
q $1,000, equal IN amount to the salary of
the Chief Justice of the State of Maryland, in
inei equal 20 any Judge OF the Court OF APP
peels' Il i $500 more than the attorney
Wan IN treasurer or comptroller receives.
5Ht 'se eierss MY n'gh1y is ao 2niS'a's
.lece 10y eohsu'uuoh OF lood' hlth0ht