The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-05
NEW COURT RULES.
Practice in the Superior Court
Made EaSy.
AMEnOmears sy TIE JUDGE.
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asa rMw HIbrasy Esr st~ esmss-
kaass- Members sslmgsfesi.

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Is dsAgtsng rsiss Il psacszes Tor tie gov
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nsw Tmx ErLEs wHEE eHASenp
gnasze-ssers Tleasenherr said that the
ffst committee ef which BE- wAs chairman.
ha4 tsEoys shssa the rules 81 the superior
egsrs 81 san Ksanelsct ard * this district
Fgery rule naE Submitted had been passed
ananfnsos5sIy hy beth committees, ws0se
obS~cE hal bseu to gTeraFe rules that wosiia
sasef the requirements ard expedite the
business ~ fhe couyt. Seine Old ones had
besn left ost The mes ones referred 80
srsAss. 70 tsss division 81 the year into stx
feysods instead Of three terms. 20 saw and
motion day. 20 the hour of she court meet
fsss and 10 the duties OF the eomrt eofnfE1is-
slorers. There were f8rty-siys Of the Old
Ysslss and forty-uine Of the orssa submitted.
karss ee shess might have been 6ispsused
With, bul fheg we're Pot "a for the benefit
81 vouag members ri she bar Nessrs-
Thomson. Arthur and HiH had i'een az,
pointed s revising committee, who Bad
again carefully examined The rifles, and be
thsaghf they seill4 now be found salts
factory 70 tsse association
Tss replF 70 Question as % wbether the
rules were 10 Ne The basis - the uniform
rules of the state or for shis county alone.
Judge Liehtgnberg said that every court
lad The power % foraHlats It's Own rsiies
ol practice. and that the rules now sub
Eaitted we're for this court
~. Lair Hill said that # the superior
indgta finally got together and formulated
rules for the state. 10 would not take away
the power Of this court to make rules for
SIS cwn government AZ least they ralist
have rules of SOME kind until the legislature
passed az act touching ths point.
"a motion ~ II. Thompson read the
rules a. 4 wh0ie Several OF the attorneys
asked for and received Information rs 10
the reason for the construction 81 rules 1.
E - and g. hut NO changes we're made
after The reading
The report 81 the committee appointed
or tbe rules vas adopted. with the recon-
mendation that 1t be presented by the bar
association 81 the court tor its adoption.
raE d usE's AuKNbwRsrs To THE EuLEs
10 vas stated that a. the rules bad been
correctly publ he'd BY the Posr.IsFgLfi-
aEEcER, the attorneys we're presumed TO
have copies. and the reading section by
section mIeht be dispensed with. few addl.
ti0Hal changes being made The changes
made ia the final copy are as follows
The last sentence of the FIRST clause OF
Yule is made 10 resd Thereafter. during
9be judicial period in which criminal
causes are fixed for trial. etc. In the
third line OF the second clause Of the same
rule read, "oi civil trial in each judicial
period" etc. The following addition il
FaaA= To the same rule, TO provide for the
expense OF said trial calendars the clerk
shall tar and collect In each action calen-
dar fee Of - cents"
In the third paragraph of rule {. third
tine after exception" read "a copy OF
exception 20 the report shalt be served "
etc The fifth paragraph should read,
At exceptions ar motions 10 the report
shall be placed. etc.
Rale g. Saturday ia each week shall
hs law and motion day. for which the
clerk =hAll prepare for the court law and
motion calendar. etc.
In rule !. after the words every plead
ing" read order and paper Gled in tie
cause"
The last sentence in rule Is should read.
Every party or his attorney. having any
such paper or record in his hands, etc.
In rule IL. line four. after "commis-
sloner read 'or referee Z"
Rule 20. Actions for divorce, unless re-
ierred 10 court commissioner or referee,
shall BE tried 10 open court
In the fourth line of rule Is, read 'termi-
nation OF the ease" etc.
Rule 81. Motions for temporary ali
mony, for iulunetions. to dissolve ininne-
tens. and g. dissolve or auash attachments.
viii he heard CA the pieadiags and atfl
davits unless otherwise directed by the
court
kule 81. When sny cause shall be regn.
larry called Tor trial. and neither party nor
counsel shall appear. the cause shall he
dropped fFoEa the calendar or dismissed by
The court
In the third line ot rule - read.
'itbe findings Of fact" csc
Ia The Sixteenth Tine Of rule g. read,
whieh slime shall rot he less than ten nor
more thas thirty DAYS from the date Of ser
wise Of said nesice. and shall. on or before
the day ct tie service Of said notice. file
With tbe eisFk al the superior court said
eenlplete statement Cor tne use 81 the OPP
poslis party etc.
TOE fast paragraph Of ruie a. should read
motions 30 vstax must ea Gled within the
time provided in rule l. -
TIE above changes we're suggested hv
iuslge elect t@ehtenberg. incorporated IN
ths revised rulss OF the revision committee
snd finally aiopled lsss evening b. vote OF
the bar Association.
las t1HHkRY TktxFn ~.
The question: Of providing a las library
wAs discussed as length. Mr I. r. shep-
ard said that short siute ago W r. Bailey
bad taAsie she liberal Offer thAt L tie Rar
Association would pruyj lie such HhfaFy
As se8}d make che new Harrisburg ssaaa-
tns aisFsetsvs BE would give tha azsss atioa
ths tres use * three vooms for threr years
la tkst ealla{aE Mr., ehefaet thought
thAi this generous oGeg shoald le ssgg-
sslsFed. ard he Was ssllaea 81 believe thar
sgse lady tvpeSy ritter wofl3i agt a. bhrarla al
lar she use Of the room pTey,siei Tor sgss d
placef thus reducing sxpensus io miut-
lsaNa
Mr. Y ka8e proposes that casnat52s
tee BE- srgosn@sst a. asst aQssa tha 4ests.a-
tufv Snd So that Is make 81 appropriation
for as libraries far cash .onmte and aa-
fhgFse fhs3f f2sataslcs les h.ii ll.ey sesrtsl
thon 20 there sfsef supported - - ssaAa
saK ea Ues1ss.
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eensms9ses apgss=nse.j vr ths uasses ~
barsfs - suEsrEe3 be Hve tatutsrx AMI
rszAs . canvass taF securing lhearg aaa
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