The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-07-25
Our Judiciary System.

New Orleans States: Beyond all
question the Court of Appeals and
the Circuit Courts are barnacles upon
our judiciary department that ought
to be scraped off"
Richland Beacon: That a change
is necessary IN the expensive judiciary
of our State there can be no doubt.
That we pay more and get less Justice
than most any other State, is another
fact that cannot be denied.
Morgan City Review: ''The Ju-
dietary system is becoming pretty
well ventilated through the country
press, and it seems to be the almost
unanimous opinion that a reduction
of expenses must be made. For in
stance what is the necessity of two
District Judges for the parishes of
Lafouche and Assumption, when one
of the Judges can do the work
Right here a saving to the State can
be made"
Trinity Herald: The idea of $3.50,
600 being paid out of the State treas
ury annually to judges and district
attorneys is preposterous. Our
charitable institutions are in sad
state. Look at the insane asylum, it
IS compelled to subsist upon almost
the salary of two judges. It contains
hundred or more unfortunates.
Our hospitals, our schools, and in
fact everything that the State should
attend to is sadly neglected.
Peoples Friend: "Abolish the
Circuit Courts or Courts of Appeals,
enlarge the Jurisdiction of District
Courts and give US again our Parish
Courts. Then enlarge Districts and
give District Courts plenty to do
The Parish Courts would relieve
them of all the minor or trivial mat
tiers that they have now to contend
with, and enable them to dispose of
the business Of double the amount of
territory that they now preside over.
Minor offences conld be tried by the
Parish Courts, and disposed of, and
not kept upon the docket for several
years.
Lake Charles Commercial: There
is growing demand throughout the
State for complete revision of the
judicial system, and a consequent re-
duction of the enormous expenditure,
which it costs the people to maintain
our large and cumbersome judiciary
department. 1t is proposed to re-
duce the number of Supreme Judges,
abolish the Circuit Courts and re-
duce the number of District JUDGES.
We are inclined to think that our
judicial expenses are altogether too
large, as it takes more money to pay
the judges salaries than to run all
the other departments of the govern
ment. We are in favor of consti-
tutional amendment that will operate
radical reform in our present Judi
cial system and reduce its expedi-
lures
Times-Democrat: ''The Farmers
vile Gazette speaks clearly and to
the point on the judicial incubus that
was placed upon the people by the
Constitutional Convention of 1879
The Gazette says: No wonder Lou.
isiana finances are strained to the
utmost in trying to meet her forth |
coming liabilities. Her Judiciary sys-
tenn costs her annually S235, 487. |
while Mississippi and Alabama to-
gether, with a greater combined pop |
ulation of 100000, pays only about |
half as much Justice in Louisiana |
would not suffer to any very great
extent if the Circuit Courts and sew
eral of her District Courts were abol-
lshed, and this change would greatly
relieve the States financial condition.
Public sentiment demands some re.
lief IN this direction; our judiciary is
entirely too expensive for a debt bur