The Hartford herald., 1880-05-19

and Common Pleas Courts, and creating
eighteen Circuit Courts, and hest of all
reducing the salary from s., 900 to s., 400.
There are now 10 courts less than
before, which, together with the reduc-
ton Of salaries, amounts to am annual
saving of SD, 200. They made some re-
ductiOns that We cannot commend, but
disprOve OF. The reduction of the per
diem of jurymen was uncalled for, Us il
was already low enough. We are glad
to add that our Representatives opposed
this. The cutting down Of fees of JUS
tices attending Courts of CLAIMS we also
think uncalled for, rs il was hardly
enough to pay the expense of the justice
while attending, leaving him but little
for services; now he will have to spunge
on acquaintances for board and horse
feed or he will fall behind The reduc-
ton was from 50 90 to 50 90 per day.
An act was passed allowing either
party to Il civil action to file affidavit
for change of venue.
The reduction in the allowance per
capita to lunatic asylums for caring
for patients will be an annual saving of
over $4,000. Another saving has been
made by requiring all harmless idiots to
be sent back to the county from where
they came to he cared for, the State to pay
S75 per annum to help maintain them !;
whereas, at the asylum it costs Sl6j per
annum.
An act WAS passed and approved
making it a misdemeanor to Use abusive
language toward another. This is right.
As the law now stands any person
seeking to have himself summoned on
IA jury will be liable to a fine.
Important legislation was had equal
izing the exemption laws.
The Common School laws were ma
terially improved, which is in great
measure due to our able Senator, Hon.
S. +. Hill.
State taxes We're increased from 40 To
45 cents on the 500 worth of taxable
property, but to he in force only two
yeals.
The penitentiary has been placed
under charge of a Warden, with author
ity to hire out all able bodied convicts
over 600 to labor on public works. A
committee has been appointed to locate
branch penitentiary, who are to per-
form that duty and report to the next
General Assembly.
One Of the very best acts passed was
law giving a rewardof so to any per-
son or persons securing the arrest and
conviction of u horse or mule thief.
The Sheriffs are now required to pay
their revenue into the treasury by jan
uary LIST instead of April, as heretofore.
A failure to pay in by that time will
incur penalty of five per cent. on the
amount due
Appeals can now be taken from u
Magistrate to the Quarterly Court on
sums from SO to S25; and over S25 to
either Quarterly or Circuit Courts.
The salaries of the Judges of the
Court of Appeals have been reduced
from 5000 to s., 900 per annum, to take
effect at the end of the term of the one
holding who has the longest time to
serve. rr.ra. a.. l.s.l...
Ferrymen are now exempt from road
working.
The drunkenness of wife is now a
cause for divorce to husband. o b
Only one guard is now allowed an
officer in taking a prisoner to the peni-
tentiary unless the court sending the
prisoner certifies that more are neces-
sary.
Jailers' fees for feeding prisoners is
reduced from 80 to 50 cents per day.
At the expiration of their time con-
victs are to be returned from the peni-
tentiary to the county from where they
were Scnt.
Day laborers on railroad can be ex-
empt from working on public roads by
paying 81 90 per day for each day sum-
moned to work. lT'h fa
The above are some of the more i'm
portant measures enacted.
While the session was the longest of
record, and the expenses thereof great,
it nevertheless, is not as bad as some of
our exchanges have attempted to make
it appear. In striking balance sheet,
if we were book-keeper we should say
the credit column comes out decidedly
ahead. s1 sfaef rsudE easI
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