, 1881-02-11

To the Editor ot TAs Chttaqp Trtbann
C,sH.Aut,. Feb. l0.-Thc rrncirc md plcahlnEs
In tic Courts ut Illlnuls nrc III s.tut' II chronic
state nf ,lsorstcr mn confusion ns 10 l'nn,nn, IN
Mmr.lntc ntrrpnsisinn of tho tpvlsntlvu tnsrcr
to reform them. This Htntr, with liz St.t,rctnD
Court wandering likn n trfbU OF Amhs rfn ono
srnt to n,"tlcr. It's Judges iiysnr frnm plnen to
rncc lrnted ttnwN w1l tuurt rctsrIls md lllcs.-
with Its Arrcitnte CMrts, Clrrt!t Courts. Co'ln-
ty Courts City Cattrts. A.1 1'rOthttc Cntris,--
with ii Irnctlrc made M OF Tho tiscnrscd md
rejected otds antl ends Of the csni-
n'nn law. the civil law, ecclesiastical
Inv, virginia law, and kuntucky nw,-ls
,uatlc thu lauxhlng.stoc's aud jcst IF nil
uvtizcJ sintes, nn.l It uunht to bc. M e,thrr
peO1ic III tho t.!Ca us unfs cArtlt. having the
cSreriGner. tho kft'w'tt'ac. md .tl,e light ut
tIiosc Of lIlinnis, hnye ever a'thcrsi 30 lonr tn
IN mid cumbersome, worn-o'1t, atisl "se'css "ys-
tom.
capitns ot tlsa Stntc tirent disasters tny over
take thu thserns 1T. MoHnt Sernun md OltaW,,,
Cotrt. flu Court slinult' bv al"Gys In srs-iuts.
nnti no terms nrr necessary. Tiitis records
Sot 6o ,t nt my ,h a H att c"ses s e
nents stimuli b. nyitrf', md not 'liscnrag'.', -
nj prnscnt.. After lan cases aro hcarsi they;
unifl they wtre. The Appellate Co,ir,s sht',I.!
tc ntH1llstHl: they nse n.elGss lllllher.-uuta
than useless, thcy usn rubbish In II rropcrly mr.
Thc lid pri,ls tsn,rts should bo rct,,,Aced In
tbls country W. t,Ivn fourteen nlsl prs Ht'ges
ern,rs 1T liz owt.with jnrors l,MiIiiys. Clerks aud
tnckrts, TINT IL InwyGr wi.n ts nlsr lh.l1l mo
nas. Is Frequently nb!tse.t !" Y" y, twn or fi,ro
III nh tho ROOMS, and hundreds OF Jtiford nro III
Thnrn SHOULD be hut nno MS, rr!,.s court III
cmYk ttntlnty, with! ten or twNvt Jin1Ees. Tho
Chler Justice sll.,ll nltlnn cnil the docket IN q
rom, II which lasyers Jurors, n,Ii w!,.lHs;c;;
woi;u 10 sent to Muoiher .julre tn u adjoining
raWuu fur tri,ll md 20 IN. until Ill the Judges
were rinnfoyed. al untions shnlll! be heard n
Js!.lED who cnlls the s.,cket
T6e nsHotee sHl p!sH%a!mss % a', IN n''r Courts
Whit ca say or tMc,a5 Wst ,.,,, eo. am 1ay
work the world Hs never sGc!l let',rc. atd nSsti
viii sec axan l',stnn og f.n!sl'tns r!n,!n ,,n
frnsc, they simply oirnr prt'lni.irn the trick
cry which Is Directed Il, dtteMt tho ends Of jus
tho. 1t Isl mclansth'ly commentary upon ~,
TINT 1t rrnct,ts no results niil Mttn!ns m ciHS
Practically. tials Is .4e fnct IN ts Stntc..fl,e nl
tat.s tGal = With vii G dIsocst ss Il % ss',': saa i
,,,,, Ss j 5snasc ,,,f T., rS;ist f:,e. ;;'; ~
e"urts % rT "To powcsess ri ~ to rcact, . Ths tlcays
The trirks. r,ueions. mud devices aru for h,nr'
hn I tho h. f"rs n,s, i Hsw fy 1 e ~ e cor ri
inv suits. With tho impending tlnt11cr q ,
Judgment for Goss, ~! partes, bn,h pnintlll
IL tho rt,rs, md ts would re1tie thu us,,t'.ln
of litigation Mt lrns, onr.lalr. with r.u'isct'
Judges, nl,d tho Appellate Co,rt could be ahoI
ishc.t, nn.t costs ntttlcllug tn litigation hG re
tlncrh All tho wny through. tfEia @Hli!.t GiI
s0 that 1t could hcnr NJ cuse
lroslght, hcfnro It. Tho src'l thing to IL
Il 10 e'nlify tl,o law OF jN,!lctry pr9ce!ltirc:,
4, t,r rt,ttor alolsl1 It and substitute nmcr
cotc If luws which shli hnvs ut least tho nncrI
understood tiy lawyers and follnSct, by courts.
The prrscut Legislature Rhould create Il enul
tissin md not lhia thug III lftilnll, IL Ia til
imperative Necessity or tho !lOnr. ...---.
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