The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-01-10

(second) called civil, embracing private
corporations, schools, roads, ETC., has re-
ceived much attention, but is not compile
ted. What remains to be done is the
completion Of part two the consolidation
of the whole into one 1.-THE annexation
of the work, with the decisions of the
Supreme Court, and Supreme Court Com
mission, and probably, references to the
decisions Of other courts of the State,the
addition of an analytic index, and the
adoption of the entire work as one act by
the General Assembly.
1t will be impractiCable for the Gener-
al Assembly to act on the work as whole
at the first session, but time will be saved
by adopting the titles relating TO munici-
pal corporations, taxation, elections, mil
itia, and, perhaps, the part known as the
civil code, for when those titles take their
place in the final revision, they will, if
already adopted, require very little furth-
or attention from the Legislature. At the
second session the whole work can be
passed as one act Hence, during the eX-
istence of the present General Assembly,
the people will be furnished with all the
statute law, with the decisions of the
highest court thereon, in form at once
cheap, simple, convenient, accessible to
all, and likely to endure for generations
without material change. recommend
this work in which the whole people are
largely interested, to your fostering care
and consideration.
SUPREME COURT JUDGES.
Impressed with the fact that the salary
of the judges of the Supreme Court is
manifestly inadequate, call your atten-
tion, as my predecessors have done, to
this important subject. The salary is but
three thousand dollars, while in New
York it is nine thousand dolars,in Penn
eylvania, seven thousand, and in Massa-
chusetts, California, and every other State
which approaches this in either wealth
or importance, it is double the amount
paid in Ohio The salaries of the judges
of the Superior Court of Cincinnati, and
the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas,
in Hamilton County,a much larger, and
the salaries of many county officers are
much more than twice as large as the
salary ofthe judges ofour Supreme Court.
That court finally decides, every year,
causes involving not only millions in
property, but the lives and liberties of
some of our citizens, and the labors of
the office are enormous. Is there either
Justice or economy in. the salary now
paid? Judge after judge has resigned,
and many eminent lawyers have deClin-
ed, because of the meager salary. Nor is
it neither a Just or sound argument to say
that able lawyers will accept Office at
the present salary. Lawyers Of ample
means may be willing to serve for the
honor, and others may be willing for the
same reason, to accept the office at sac
rifce. But it is no credit to the State
that the Judges of our Supreme CouIt,or-
dinarily, leave the bench poorer than
when they assembled to it, and far less
able to perform that active and severe
labor at the bar which is so essential to
success. While it is to be regretted that
such an act cannot apply to judges now
in office, it will apply to all who hereaf-
ter enter upon its duties, and cheerful.
ly recommend the increase as a simple
act of justice as well as one of good poll
Cy.
CONCLUSION.
NY official duties are nearly ended,
while yours are just commencing. know
you will be guided solely by principle in
all your acts, looking only to the perma-
nent good of the State and the develop
ment of her vast resources.
Since my accession to the responsible
Office of Chief Magistrate, have endeav-
ored to discharge the important duties
confded to me, and in this, my closing
message, / take pleasure in acknowledge
ing,with sincere thankfulness, ,thefdelity,
honesty, and industry with which the
State officers, who have been associated
with me, have discharged their duties.
THos, L. YOUNG.