The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-15
TO RELIEvE CROWDED POCKETS.

The Law Under which Judges Can Sit
In Other Counties Than Their Own.
Following 10 the text of senate bill No. l65,
approved BY the governor:
SECTION I. Whenever judge OF the superior
court OF any county in this state, or . majority
OF sucn Judges In any county in which there 10
more than one judge of said court, shall request
the governor OF the state TO direct Q Judge OF the
superior court OF aay other county 70 hold . SEES
IL nrst herein above mentioned. the governor
shall thereupou request and direct Q fudge of
the superior court Of some other county, max
TO be most consistent With the state of judicial
business in other counties, to hold session OF
tue superior court In the county the judge shall
nave requested the governor - Aforesaid. such
request aud direction by the governor shall be
made IN writing. and shall specify the county In
which he directs the superior Judge to whom
the same IL Addressed TO hold such session OF the
superior court, and the period during which he
10 to hold such session. Thersupon it shall DO
the duty OF the superior judge 90 requested, and
ne Is hereby empowered. to hold . session Of the
governor, at the seat of Judicial business
thereof, during the period specified by the gov
ernor. and in such quarters - the county COM
mis:ionsrs OF said county may provide for the
holding Of such session.
Sec. Whenever . like request shall b ad-
dressed by the judge or by . majority of the
rior court OF any county. 70 the superior Judge
OF any other county, he In hereby empowered, IL
he deem II consistent with the state OF judicial
business in the county or counties whereof he
Is superior Judge land IN such case 1t shall be
his duty TO comply with such request, to hold
session OF the superior court of the county the
Judge or Judges whereof shall have made such
request. at the seat OF Judicial business Of such
county, in such quarters a. shall be provided
for such session by the board of county commits
stoners and during such period a. shall have
been specified In the request, or such shorter
period a. he may deem necessary by the state Of
judicial business in the county or counties
whereof he is . superior judge.
Sec. In any county where there shall be
more than one superior Judge. or in which a
superior judge OF another county may be hold
ing session OF the superior court - in this
act provided, there may b a. many sessions Of
the superior court at the same time a. there arc
judges thereof. or assigned to duty therein by
the governor. or responding to . reQuest made
a. provided In section 2 OF this act In such
cases the business of the court shall be 90 dis
tributed and assigned by law, or. in the absence
OF legislation therefor, BY such rules and orders
OF the court ~ shall best promote and secure
the convenient and expeditions transaction
thereof. Judgments, DEGREES, orders and pro.
ceediugs OF any session of the superior court held
by Que or more OF the judges OF said court, or by
any Judge OF the superior court OF another
county. pursuant to the provisions of this act,
shall be equally efectual a. II all the judges OF
said court presided at such session.
Section ( provides for the payment OF the
judges. and section Is an emergency clause.