The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-01-22

~ aCgk letters from one
oppose the chang TIE
.rs from another Solicitor
the change lie writes:
.,l,RlFO SOLICITORS.
al Cor STATE CHRoNICIT.l
rae pubic interest VII. be
-ias the Solicitors on sa!a-
aausstion, being inquired
rs hz l4tors Ii it Will be,
al. solicitors in the State
mama salary and what should
be considered.
ae desire, TO serve the
and Tot the Interest o.
r5uds. whether they be of1ic
. The change will be an
Ia should have careful con.
aa Of Solicitor has never
ua aae Of honor TIE duties
ar3 not pleasant, aad the
f1r It's pay To efficiently
duties requires learning,
r ,gd discretion. Just In
fhasa qualities or any ons
Wadlg sts TO counties
la Importance to the public
.g Il lcer ranks high. The
0yg. upon 1t are varied
officer should be adequate.
ud time required IN the
ta..'rgts arc far from being the
II Dle Of the districts there
4e than twice as many prosecu
.sl convictions as there are IN 9th
.0ns Of the districts there are
ys many counties as there are IL
!. a1d the cost to the Solicitor II
Aas tle courts in some districts il
-le sic what it is in other dis
Tue solicitor always has to pa.
Sent ratos for board In some part
NJ state. al least, Solicitors hav
aaA tree passes on the railroads
tmAy be they have not anywhere
an3 ot the larger districts it viii
he Solicitor nearly or quite fiy
BE to, Es a year to attend hl
wha' pAy the Solicitors in tn
u0s gss Is unknown. The stats
u uot furnish The Information TO
rgason thai they do not show hoy
sv u The convicted we're lnsolvents
}urw furnished by the Attorne
e5-d cover period of on
r lnd half. 1t is to be suppose
% zach member Of the Legislator
RJf viii care uliy note the statistic
found ia tbs report of the Alto
ueneral In larceny the convicte
Dom pay the costs. In such cases th
Motor gets only half fees. In man
@s mlsdemeauors is the same. III
g0l Solicitors has much decreased j
past few years Let us hope thi
as aa3, but that is by no means sati
G9aly established 1t sometimes ha
tha' q lawyer appearing for d
lia, % tue State docket, Ill his ze
#cuent thinks and says the Sole
a,s been over zealous in the prosec
4ad attributes ais zeal to the ia
DIS lee depends upon conyictio
\ complaint has, however, been s.
4a'de Then upon the other hal
..1u have beoY, by some thong
= 6e vigorous enough in prosecl
a2tdtnsyauding their fees depe
conviction. These complain
eion made, only illustrate t
e.l.l'y Of apublic officers pleasi
g.oly.
'gld the fact that Solicitors are pt
.0a.a salary tend TO cause them to
sl Aaat III prosecutions Would
~ tllr spending less time at COZ
s% expense Does not person
~ Tend to make men more att'
Y we business in hand ? Wol
W public suffer if the salary
I.ael on should be such as TO
I" A9 Office aud cause compete
wv not to seek it The JuC
.ae bench largely for the hol
mug and so with many other {
~ places. As the law now
". pay solicitors largely. Sol
WI 9lnl that they pay. Wol
KS degree Of vigilance be obser'
were on salary ?
!. blowing letter is from lear
" Who holds no Office. he says
AGAINST A CHANGE.
SVe'l Cor. STATE CHRoNICLE.l
I, ,|ltcfeet, not to say indec'
!. E..,'oa with which the bill to
\" S'o'eure Solicitors out of the p,
..s, .Aa ot their hard. worked off
,'sA has been rushed through
s.. ~ lhe last few days, suggests
IN, 2 Tor some constitutional
w nasty legislation What
Q.g u! mere should be for the p
4, 'a's bl'l We cannot see. We q