The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-01-19

Mich we think is
FIX greatly to the
Kand we fail to sec
attorneys.
from the Journal writ
Nid&nt signed "M.' The
pwc presume is Representa-
iIauldin of this county.
ID due respect, we think Mr. Maui
PIadly mistaken when nc says sit will
greatly to the benefit of the people" 1t
ENuc that it will not hurt the attorneys,
r9tcausc they will make their fees sufficient
to cover the cost, unless the bill as passed
| is like Mr.. Mauldin says includes fees also.
We have have not seen the bill and of
course cannot tell what it is, but we could
hardly suppose the Legislature in cutting
attorneys out Of cost intended to or did pass
a law preventing them from charging fees
1t may have done so. We would not be
surprised TO know that the Lcgislatu had
passed law to prevent al! attorneys from
rrac'icing in this State except those who
would fall into line and swing 10 Governor
Tillman@ coat tail, right or wrong. But
the benefit the people will derive from the
passage Of the bill repeating attorneys cost,
We would be glad for Mr.. Mauldin or any
other advocate Of the hll to point out the
benefits of it. 1t is true that in suits for
partition, foreclosure of mortgages, actions
nm ftn ntn ,tt "
to tax cost against the losing parry rs here
tOforc. This of course, at Il glance, would
seem to help the dc!tor class, but it will not
The farmers, merchants, bankers and 9th
crs who have money 10 loan since the pas
sage Of this bill will include ten, fifteen or
| twenty per cent. or any other amount in
! the notes and mortgages rs attorneys fees.
should tic collection of thcm he through
the courts. There is that much uilcd in
to save the person loaHing from having to
pay LARGER fee than he would have had,
had the law not been rcprHlcJ This comes
out OF the debtor, the man who heretofore
has prid The cost OF suits when nc was los
Cr. 1t is very clear that the law will not
help those who borrow.
viii it help h,irs in the partition Of
estates: Let us see. Suppose there is "A
tract OF land To hc palttinncd and divided
between ten Chi!Grrn, the land hcirg worth
: 600. Each child would be entitled to
one hundred dollars. Suppose one child
wants his interest in this land and can not
let 'Ec other lime 10 agree to divide the land
IN kiEd, his only remedy is to oct him Il
lawyer, 90 into court and PARTITION tEc i,,1d.
\ good many lawyers charge ten per Ccnt.
of the value of the property tV be Partition
cd. which is very reasonable, and which If
followed in tie case we have SURPRISED
would make rs much ;,S the man wru,d yet
who wanted his interest in tie land. Eat W,
will say that the fee Was only so or So,
which wuuid lie very small, then the one
htiEing the action would get so or so less
than the "lhu children. In other wurd>
! the ninC would get the same benefit Of the
lawyers services aud one wUlld lNy rcr il.
AS the law stood before this act was PASSED
the expresses If Il suit in partition fell
! equally upon all Interested, i, cause III,
! fees, if amy, were very small on account ol
! the cost the attorneys Gi. Eat ncw Tie
attorl cy$ will have Ia charge l.,rrrr frC,; On
| Hrr'Nlrt OF Eut getting cost which illmakr
! II TALL heavier on t}H'Sc who have t. 90 in
| to tn" courts fer redress nEd relief.