Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-01-21

enough. Increase the number at
lulirml CiIcuIts Ia fifteen, making them
smaller, a. from changes Ia follow there
will h., m0rc business To- he 10y thcm
transacted. and reduce the salaries at
Judge. Abrogutr the county courts
vuIiryN cot at least remove their luris-
dt,iiun IN jury ani chanccry cases.
Substitute therefor three commits.
,iuucrs at largc, Ia transact the
police and fiscal business at the
county. Abrugatr the office ct
President ul county courts rs entirely
unnecessary. Increase the jurlsliClinnui
Justices aud limit them to causes IN
NulNiug not over 500 on confessed ludg-
urutS iu the extent ui 500. Let thcm
transact police aud fiscal business, pro
hitc wills ana appoint guardians and
ruuuurs Refuse them jurirS and allow
thc usual appeal a. u matter ul right 1"
the Circuit Court
The grca, objection said Mr Brad
iord. 'Iu the County Court system, II
the cost, nat Ia the county, but To- the
Mi,Ints Tho expenses ue ST. cuol-
uuu, IlAl unless the loser at cause II
4 man uI means hc is utterly ruined |
want Suruc plan hywhich the people can
.rt their legal difficulties adjusted with
out this great cost, All people are at
Law. have been AT law, ar arr liahlctohv.
am m luyor ol, and u hill has been In
trpdurcd Ia cut down the salaries aud
pr dimot county officials which is the
rcmr,ly lur the evil have named
.. ~. rENNNRAUkER.
Mr.. rruuyha,kcr myors the entire
abolition ul the County Courts and an
increase IN the number ut circuits I" au
.v\trut sufficient tuglNv quarterly terms
tie thinks the people At large would
not UtNur the chang, hut 1, willing H.
risk u. hr,au-v hv MI, provided a way
ui escape IA east ui failure, 10y the IN
trpiurtrru at u bill giving his county
.rtuilrtuuI a county Judge and huard
ri commissioners Iu lieu ul county
,uurt. Tie d1yS not thlnk thc change
would affect the expense, as the fees i"r
service, rendered are the stuv m all
courts. Thu people, SAYS hv, like
th, ld,.t at "A local court, bat | hvhcNv
they would hr satisfied tudlspcnsc with
II, proNl iri thcJurls,ilrtluuui luslIccsWaS
Increased Ia sullirIeu, extent, ""i
a huIul at commissioners appointed To-
attend tu police aud lt,r.i ati,Urs, hut
uult,. .srr.u vtlurl II mIdv tu ,ultghlru
thrtu, they Wuuld vote down a pr"p"st-
tIun L. remove the civil aud criminal
jurisdiction uI the county court, which Is
Ana ull institution a relic at their lurv-
fathers. To- which they naturally lean,
uulrs, shown thr benefits aud ddNautJ-
.r, ut the change. PROPOSE To- gave To-
ustUy- jurisdiction To- try causes 1" the
extent at ~MD, without Iurlcs, lur the
rv,~uu thai law puIul, are continually
au-jug a. To- what /, proper cNl-
dvu,y tp .u h,luuv IuN
..ud upp,tIa aud bills ui exceptions
would hralmuSi ruustlHtlN taken To- rul-
ia-- ct Justice, aud the Intervention ui
Iur.r, Nuuli largely increase thr costs
ut each ease appealed, Nhrthrr reversed
90, aHruurd My Chl,t objection tu.thc
county count system Is, that 1t cannot
hr expected col gvutlymru Who have
not ua,Ir the law study, To- decide Int
I.urd eases aud complicated points
CONSTANTLY ui,Iug IA the triad ui causes
Iu ia, courts, therefore, bulls cot vNCrp.
lion, AMI appeal, are constantly being
uLcu. materially adding To- the costs oi
litigation.
Ia uN opinion, there J., really
uu objection t. adopting the ~luglr
IuJgy system. except that the cuurts
uI the State would he uul,urm AMI ulvquN
dignity 10y the adoption ul au amend
mvut entirely ahullshlug the county
A.. mi. a.. .,ll,,.,. 81 .t...nu.
" Judgy in some counties would nrcrS.
-JruN o., ,u ~mail that II would nul
sufficient talent aud expert
vu,y To- MAXI It elective, Mhvrva, circuit
Iuds,, are paid lrum th, State treasury,
,,ud th,rvlorr stand GA thv SAME footing
thc state.
JJUur ca. STUART.
st am opposed a. the present County
Court system. opposed the adoption
at our present Constitution lor tlu~
r,a~uu. | then insisted that the County
Court as proposed would hv inefficient
amt expensive, and would not glNr sat
i>mctIun. NV experience Ia It's working,
has tully convinced mc IN the opinion
then eNpr,~s,d. aud lur the same reason
| amuow in Notwithstanding the Coun-
IL Court Ii was the partialIty that many
ut ihy oid mcmhvrN at the convention OF
I~l2 hai Tor the uld County Court sys-
ten ul Virginia previous To- lN'O, that
induced them tu insist upon IT, adoption
IA our present Constitution, aUd u came
welt nigh defeating the Constitution
when submitted Ia the people, AMI Was
only sustained hN the people at the
Thlri Congressional district, lur the
reason that they wanted Ia change, Hnd a
change "a their officers. think the
ui lNiIi ~ devised hN the
j. infinitely better Cousti-
tuition than that ui 1872, and would to-
day. il Submitted To- thv people, IA mN
opinion. be- adopted hy ucuI IN prefer
vnyr Co. that ul 49,
The County Court has so,ae things t.
pvummrnd Il to me, hut not sufficient
tu uycrhlEncc my ob,yCiioRs II com-
posed al the riyht kind ui men. aud the
people Wuuii hy careful IN selecting
their very hc>t men. many ~ INV objr,-
tIonS would hy overcome The County
Court acts a. kini ct school at CiUra-
tjuU IL, the Law; the juStlCes arquip'
knowledge III she law and its workings
that they woUd acquire an no other
way. aud they can inlpart that knuwl-
vdgr to the people ri their district, who
ga many ,.IS''s luuk up a. a man holding
that Position. Ii the iUsiiccs were
composed ri that class at men that
u~,si To- holt the office Tor the arCuInulu-
iali0u ut the people ani the honor that
the p"Sitiuu conirru~i, ho would bG
mos useful mrmbrr ii his district by
becomjng the arhilrr. in many instances
without litigation between his neighbOrS,
Sui any objections that might b. raised
% such justices constituting a Court kr
the trial ct causes, with the right ui ap-
peal. would he more than compensated
bv his usefulness with the knowledge
he acquires Unfortunately under uur
present system We DO not always get
the class Of men most desirable, but |