Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-11-17

the nslh dsy OF February, 1871, Ms aforesaid
Session Acts, 1871. T. ~. sec 81, and End Way-
n.r's STATUTES. 1872, y. lCII, Sec. 81 providing
that con appeals and wrIts of error, each party
shall, on or before the day next precs ding the
day on which the cause Is docketcd for Gearing.
make out and furnish the court with u clear and
Concise statement of the case. and the point. in
tended tr lie INSISTED on IN argument.
Hence we see that the legislature has iegislatsd
bo;h AIurmatIve!y and negatively on this subject,
both of " which kinds OF legislation have been NC
4ul, seed 10 by the supreme court. The rule In
TIE SCI Mo. Report, only required one slate
':Irni u bret. amt left It optional with the par
t,7 10 prIuI or not. which was right. In fur
Itirr regulation OF the business and orter of bus-
,u-ss OF the supren" court. The legislature, Oh
II day OF Ma. ls7I, passed AL act, providing
- follows
''lt shall be the duty OF The judges of The 81.
prime court. Al the end VI each term of sali
court. To ilreri the number ~ case. to be dock
etr'i hv the clerk for the next succeeding term OF
the court. and thr clerk shall doch ct all ease.
'r"lt he sam" judicial circuit in successlOu, IN
Ihr or,!r, OF The circuits. setting not more tlsn
ten 'Ases tor each dty. and II copy oI the docke,
-uAil BE printed in the county wherein such Sill
prCmr court shall he held, Al least ten DAYS be
tore The couim' ncrment of the term Provided.
That Il, Tor any cause, any cases are not reached
for hearing at the first term ut which thew mr.
~io'kctr,!, then II hall ~ the duty Of the clerk
To place MI case, remaining un'iisposr,i Of At
any Term nrst upon the docket OF the succeeding
Term %
TINS act. II ~ understood, The supr.me court
recognized and acted on Al It. April term las,
and Il is d'ricult To reconcile the tw-nty-arst OF
'ir new rules OF the sUpI.me court with thus
!a", TINS ruiz providing tor giving preference III
c"usIdeTlns and deciding The SANE to cases sub
m!'ted unirr II "u "trn printed copies OF III.
record, and ten prIutr,i copies of til. ur.u-
"nents on both sides. =" without regard 10 the
place ~ the docket Ui the cause so submitted
Moreover. this 2lst Lew rule - Ua: u copy Of the
i''h RUE a'i"lttd bE the supreme court at lis
'ri"h'r term, i~,l, and conI"mn-i by the nc,
81 The legislature OF date the 10Th day Of January,
!7'2. ia"r ash vol. Missouri Reports. page 81,
ana Tins I'th rule 50 condemned was An induce
ii"hi anI part Of the machinery of The rules
adopted IN october, 1871, marie 10 secure . com
ii1i"'" with III" acquisitions therein IN regard
i"irihi!nE records. statements, &c. And though
thr -i7i N The set of rules adopted III october.
I-,i. IN regard TO m"rl"ns Tor Tehr.ring, was
condemned b. III" l"gIsiaur". because ei The
requirement therein tor The printing ni the stale
'!"nt "hs reasons IN support OF such motion,
yet Judges Wagner, Bliss and CuuIrr, then ON
the bench, considered that q melton for rs-hesr-
ins might be filed alter the end OF a term of Tia.
court, - they provided IN 7aIi rulr tina, '.wh.n
any opln."m may lie filed less than Ten days be.
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the time Tor diIny the Iunt,nn and reason.
prrlO! not exceeding thirty day for each -
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! copied, II may lie sttird that wc have AWAY.
] hai i practice act adopted by the Iegislsturc TO,
til" government of The supreme count, NJ we'll a.
IN" circuit courts, from which the above quota
tons IN regard 10 statements and briefs ar,
taA'n, and such practice acts have always beer
considered A. binding On the supreme court al
on Ia" circuit courts. Our statute books Abounc
IN provisions for the government and regulation
%! the supreme court, both as TO the contents auc
hI'i.- OF opinions. the assignment OF errors anc
'".n'!rrs thereon, dismissal Vi appeal and wit,
Of error, all! aiArmanccs OF Judgment for iAiIGr,
&" assign errors, Sc., too numerous 10 mention
here, and Jhr night Of the Legislature TO max,
such regulations ma. never been questioned
nor nave these laws ever been held un"orstltu'
t'"HH hy IN" supreme court. The powers o
government, anttT our constitution, are vested
IA three cu-pr Innate departments, the legislative
executive" and Judicial, hut II i " mistake TO sup'
pose 'hry are inderehi'nt OF each other they
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grave error, ago. 70 say mat the supreme cour
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