Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-12-20
SUPREME COURT RULES.
Adopted by the Superior Court Of
Chehalis, Lewis, Thurston and Ma
son Counties,


the Superior Courts of Chehalis,
Mason, ThurstOn and Lewis coun-
ties in the State of Washington:
Rule 1. The Superior Court will,
unless otherwise especially ordered,
hold its sessions from half past 9 A. NJ,
until II NJ, and from 2 o'clock P. NJ,
until o'clock P. NJ. of each judicial
day.
Rule 2. For convenience and ia
cility in the dispatch of business, the
judicial year shall be divided into
three periods of four months each,
and the rotation of business in the
of said counties shall be as
follows:
First. During the first judicial Pc
riOd of each year, the court will hold
sessions for the trial of causes to be
tried by jury, and to hear and deter
mine all other matters which may
come before the court, as
follows, to-wit: At Olympia for the
county of Thurston on the first Mon
day of January. At Shelton for the
county OF Mason on the third Monday
of January. At the city of Chehalis
for the county of Lewis ON the fourth
OF January, and at MontesanO
for the county of Chehalis on the
second Monday OF February, and will
in session from day to day at
each of the places above specified, un-
til all the business of the county in
which tie session is being held is
transacted.
Second. During the second judicial
period of each year, like sessions of
court will be held at Olympia on the
first Monday of May, at Shelton on
the third Monday of May. At the
city of Chehalis on the fourth Monday
of May, and at the city of Montesano,
on the second Monday of June.
Third. During the third judicial
period OF each year, like sessions will
be held at Olympia on the first Mon
day of October, at Shelton on the
third Monday of October, at the city
of Chehalis on the fourth Monday OF
October, and at Montesano on the Sec
ond Monday of November.
Rule 3. Before the first day of each
of the sessions above specified, the
clerk of the court where the session
is to be held, shall prepare for the use
of the court and the bar, calendar
OF all actions and proceedings pending
in the order of their commencement
noting in that for the use of the court
the last pleading filed in each cause.
The causes shall be as follows:
LIST. Territorial criminal causes.
%. Civil causes.
Rule 4. Upon the convening of the
court ON the first day of said jury ses-
sions, the Judge will Immediately pro
ceed to empannel and charge the
grand jury. The calendar will ther
be called, defaults entered, current
motions disposed of and issues settled
Rule 5. Before adjournment or
the evening of the first day, all causes
for trial by jury, will be ascertained
and set down for trial, and issues o.
law noted for trial.
Rule 6. No civil action will be tried
at any of said sessions on issues o.
fact, unless the same shall be at issue
before the first day of the session, un'
less by consent or in cases Of default
Rule7. The court may refer any
issue of law or of fact, or any trial
without jury, to Court Commissioner
for decision, report or trial, subject to
reversion by the court. Upon giving
five days notice such commissioner
shall proceed to a hearing, which shall
be conducted in the same manner
and under the same rules, as hearing
or trial by the court.
The report of the commissioner
shall state the facts found and when
necessary, the conclusions Of law shall
be separately stated; the evidence
shall be attached to and filed with the
report. If evidence offered by either
party shall not be admitted on the
hearing or trial, and the party Offer
ing the same at the time excepts to
its rejection, the exception shall be
noted by the commissioner; but he
shall take down such testimony and
present it with its report upon request
of the party offering. When it ap-
pears that such evidence was inadmis-
sible, the court shall require the party
at whose instance it was taken and
to pay all costs and disburse-
ments thereby incurred. The commits
sioner shall notify parties of the date
of filing the report, and such report
together with proofs OF the service of
such notice, shall be filed with the
clerk. Either party may within ten
days after such filing except to the
report of any portion thereof, or move
for judgment thereon, or for such
order, proceeding or decree, as the ma
ture OF the case may require.
All exec ptions to findings of fact
shall note the page Of the testimony
relied upon to sustain the exception.
A copy of exception to the report shall
be served on the opposite party within
three days, and proof of such service
fled When exceptions to the report
are .kled, no motion for judgment
needabe entered. Upon the hearing
the court shall consider such errors
only as have been specially excepted
TO and presented as herein provided.
The court may affirm or set aside
the report either in whole or in part,
and enter judgment accordingly, or
may make another order of reference,
or may find the facts and determine
the law without further reference and
enter judgment accordingly.
Rule s. The clerk may require the
plaintiff ON filing the complaint to
advance S. as clerks costs, which he
shall place to the plaintiffs credit.
Rule 9. On filing a complaint the
clerk shall at once enter the cause in
the appearance docket and note the
date Of filing the same, and thereafter
enter in the same docket a memoran.
dunn of every pleading, order and pa
per filed in the cause.
Rule 10. The clerk shall not issue
a summons in any action until the
plaintiff shall file receipt therefor.
Rule IL. On the return OF any
summons, execution, attachment, or
other process, the clerk shall file the
same at once and note it in the proper
record.
Rule IL. In each cause the clerk
will distribute the papers and make
them up into parcels as follows: One
70 consist OF the precipe, summons
pleading and motions, addressed to the
pleading, the verdict and judgment.
One OF sItr9nas. One of exhibits il
evidence, and all other papers in the
cau6a lie must at once on flinQ any