The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-09-04

In aOO1tlOn 10 Wnlcn ne receives the
transfer fees, aggregating perhaps 500
a year. The Register Of Deeds has no
salary from the county funds, depend
ing entirely upon fees for his income;
the office is worth now from 81 500 to
81 500 a year. The District Clerk and
the Sheriff are also dependent upon
fees: the former Office paying about
81 900 and the latter about 81 500. The
County Attorney receives salary of
S9OOani is also entitled to fees for con-
viction, as per statute, the total income
reaching perhaps 81 800 year. The
County Superintendent of Public In
struction receives salary Of 1000.
The Probate Judge receives a salary of
$500 and the statutory fees, reaching
the neighborhood of 81 900 a year. 1t
does not appear to us that any of these
salaries are exorbitant.
3.-Mr. Duncan says it took one
man, working full time, little over
four months to complete the Index to
Mortgages.
4.-From the time of Magma Carta
the jury fees have always been paid by
the state. \ moments reflection will
show that it could not be otherwise.
How often would justice be done if the
jury depended for their pay upon one
or the other of the litigants? The
poorest of the land, if he be accused of
Il crime, is guaranteed aspeedy trial be-
fore jury of his peers. OF what wall
lie would that guaranty he if the accus-
ed was obliged to pay the jury fees ?
Bonds are given for "Court costs" such
as Clerks fees, SherifFs fees, witness
fees, etc.
5.-lhere is no law allowing the
Commissioners to tax the lawyers fol
",iilly-dallying and spinning yearns."
6.-The statutes prescribe the man
ner in which a jury shall be chosen,
and define the number of challenges to
which each litigant shall be entitled;
the Commissioners have nothing to do
with it. Replying to the spirit rather
than to the letter of both these last
questions. we should say there seems
to be no remedy for "the laws delays"
unless it be in public opinion, and in
the litigants themselves. A great
deal depends upon the Judge, but even
the Sternest Judge cannot altogether
suppress the chickering's and pettifog-
ging of some so-called attorneys. Wei
wish to add that in our opinion no
honest lawyer will help man whom
he knows to be guilty of crime, to es-
cape punishment. An attorney is |
sworn to uphold the laws, not to de-
feat them.
"A stenographer is hired in inn
portant eases as matter of economy,
and as provided by legislative enact
ment. All eases involving large in
terests are taken to the Supreme
Court. In order to be adjudicated by
that court, complete transcript of the
testimony taken before the lower court
must accompany the other papers. If
This testimony were required to be
taken in long hand the time consumed
would run up the costs much above
the present stencgrapher fees.
S.-The bill for boarding prisoners
loe> not include tobacco.
In closing these replies we wish to
ny as before that we shall gladly ex-
plain more fully any matter that has
lot been made clear, and that We are
'lways glad to open our columns for
my questions that are offered in good
aith. We do not presume, a. our
riend intimates, to teach everybody
but any information we may
possess upon matters of public interest
Will be cheerfully impaired whenever
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