The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-10-31
RULES OF PRACTICE.
How TIE Superior Court VIII
Trr Causes.
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ns.le 4 The superior egurt @1l. unless
osheru1se specially ordered held ia ses.
sions fron half past go'eloek a ul- uutil =
clock na., and from = o clock p m. nnti
Baeleek b. ua Of each Judicial day
xuie q FOR convenience and facility in
tie ilspaich 81 business, the Ja&srsai year
sbaH ne divided into SIX periods, d lWo
months each. and darag each Of such
fsrios- The rotation Of business IL the colra
shall he e. followss
Fifsf The criminal causes which are
ready for tftaI NJ chs beginning Of auy slch
rsrlod shalt have precedence ard re dss-
Iossd 81 before ths beginning u trials "a
civil causes.
ssceud The remainder Of each period,
eteeptug the last week Thereof. snail be
devoted to the trial Of civil cause
Third The last week ng Saeb period
shall ne devoted to he hearing Of such uso-
tons sud arguments as may not b. heard
ga regular law and motion day. including
motions for new trial ia arrest OF Judgment
for Judgment upon thc pieadrgs or upon
special findings 81 fac. exceptions To re-
ports. aud 60 the trial 81 such causes as are
70 be tried by the court without the integ
yentlon oi jury.
Rule Ten days before the first day of
each judicial period the clerk shall furnish
for the use Of she court. and upon demand
to each officer and attorney OF the cougt.
trial calendar. which shall contain ali the
causes that are At issue and ready Tor trial,
aud The court wili set down for trial upon
each day a. many causes as can he coB-
venientls tried In one day. The manner of
designating causes for trial shall be 40 fol-
lows
first On the Law and motion day which
comes nine days before the beginning OF
any Judicial period. the prosecuting aitor-
ucy shall furnish the clerk OF this court
With q list OF the criminal causes which are
PENDING foF trial. and ready 10 be tried at
such period. which list shall show what
causes the prosecuting attorney will cali
Tor trial aud the particular day upon which
each such cause shall be tried. and such
siaY shall thus he fixed nv the court. There
after. during the judicial period ia
which said causes are Fixed for trial, II ia
dictments shall be returned, aud the
prosecuting attorney shall be ready 10 pro
eced ~ trial upon any such new causes,
the defendants therein shall have at least
twenty-Iour hours within which to pre-
pare for such trial alter due notice OF tho
time set therefor
second on the law and motion day
which comes nine days before She begiu-
ming Of a civil trial in each judicial period,
the court viii set down Tor trial as many
evil causes rs shall fIl the trial days Of the
AFst week ot such period devoted 10 civil
trials ard upon each law and motion day
thereafter The court viii III ike manner pro-
vide for one further week Of civil trials
until al ths time which eau be devoted 10
trial oi civil causes Withia such judicial
period shall be occupied ffori8e,i, that Il
oF any reason a cause Is continued for
mofe than one day, IL shah ~ over until
she Rsxt judicial period. and shalt take its
ptaoe urea the next trial caiendar according
70 its number.
Rule 1, The court may refer any issue OF
las or OF fact or any trial without Jury, 20
= court commissioner for decision report
or trial. subject a. revision hv the court
Upon giving five DAYS notice such commits
sionsF shall proceed tu the hearing. Which
shall he condur Ted iu the same manner, and
undeF the same rules, 80 hearing or ira.
~ the court The report II the commits
siomsF shall state the facts found aus.
when necessary. tae conclusions OF las
shAii he separately stated The evidence
shah be attached t. a0d Nlud w3sh the re-
port II evidence offered hy either rarty
shai5 not ~ admitted on she hearing o.
trial. and TIE party Offering the same a.
the time excerpts 80 is rejection. thu
exception shall lee NOTED by the
commissioner bat DE shall take aowu
such testimony ana present. it with hts Fe-
port. upoa request al tAe payty offering Il.
ben IS appears shat such evidence vas
lDAdmissihle. the court shall require the
party at whose instance Il was saken aed
reported 10 ray sil costs and dlsbarSe-
ments thereby Incurred
Eha commissioner shalt notify parties
81 The ,isle Of Hlins she report. and such
Fspeft. together wtth proof ey tho serytes
81 Sath notice. shall Ne Hlei wssh the
elsys. &sstlssr party may, wish,a ter
dsNs after such tlluE EXCEPT Ca lhe re-
rert az ANY portion thereof ~ move fog
}4dswest thereon. or tos s,sgh oratrr pro
euesltnr sr deFFee ~ the natuyc uf che case
Niaf ftQ#svc.
All extsptons 60 findings ol fact saau
rots The page el abe tsss moav rvl~d
upon O. sas5&.a thg eyeepi3aH. asa a
snnv ci sath exception hail - served eu
abe opposite party w5.bsn gasce DAYS aad
lHect al stleh service SIZED
" ern eScePs#oas to 1ae report are ais-4
sao iooHaa f0f smeHs Bee,8 te entered
al ezevr ttoss og sao9}ors shall fe gssare8
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set&T. trs0 The hearing tAc easrt
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