The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-07-17
CHAPTER CxvI.
An Act to facilitate judicial proceedings in coun

An Act TO facilitate judicial proceedings in cOun-
ties of the second class.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General As
sembly of the State of New Jersey, That the
courts of common pleas, oyer and terminer and
general jail delivery, general quarter sessions of
the peace and orphans courts, in and for the sew
era counties of this state of the second class shall
hereafter consist of one law judge and two lay
Judges in addition to the justice OF the supreme
court holding the circuit for said county, and the
said law jndge shall be a counsellor at-law of this
state of at least five years standing, and in the abb
sence of the justice of the supreme court he shall
be the president judge of such courts of common
pleas, oyer and terminer and general jail delivery
general quarter sessions of the peace and orphans
courts, and shall have in all matters within the
Jurisdiction of the said several courts the exclusive
power and authority to settle and determine all
legal questions and matters of practice.
2. And be it enacted, That whenever any per-
son shall be charged upon oath before any officers
authorized to hear the same in any of said couh-
ties, with any Offense now triable by law before
the court of general quarter sessions of the peace
and such person shall, in writing, signed by him
or her, addressed to the prosecutor of the pleas,
waive Indictment and trial by jury, and request to
be tried Immediately, 1t shall be the duty of said
prosecutor. unless he shall think the public inter-
est will be benefited by denying said request, to
apply to said law Judge for the Immediate trial of
said person and the said law judge shall there
upon in his discretion call court of special ses
sions, to be composed of himself and at least one
other judge of said county which court is hereby
empowered and required to try such person with
all due speed, having due regard to the circum-
stances of the case, the public interest and the
possibility of obtaining necessary witnesses to de-
termine the guilt innocence of the person
charged; il such person be acquitted by the said
court he or she shall be forthwith discharged; if
he or she shall plead guilty OF be convicted said
court shall thereupon forthwith render and record
such Judgment of Imprisonment or fine, or both,
as shall be authorized by the law, in such per-
son had teen duly indicted and convicted; and it
shall be the duty of said prosecutor lin person or
by Deputy to attend upon said trial. prefer to said
court allegation in writing alleging the time
and place and nature of the otfense with which
such person is charged and to which said person
and he 1iT1dys
bringing such person for trial before such court,
the accusation place, trial and sentence shall be
in conformity with the law and the practice here
tofore except as the same are altered by this act
and the cost of all proceedings in said court under
this act shall be axed and paid in the same man
ner costs of proceedings and indictments found
IN courts of oyer and terminer and general jail de-
livery of said county are now taxed and paid pro-
yided, that hereafter no person charged with lar
cenv shall be tried otherwise than before said
courts of special sessions hereby provided for,
ON regular Indictment, according to the usual
course of proceedings at law.
3. And be it enacted, That the respective clerks
of the said counties shall be the clerks of the said
courts of special sessions, and shall issue all pro-
cess, whether OF capias, subpoena or execution,
visions of this act which process shall be delivered
to the respective sheris OF the said counties and
shall be by them served and returned under the
same regulations and penalties, and with the same
compensation as heretofore; and the said shertfs
shall be the officers Of said courts, and exercise
the same supervision and direction OF all consta
bles and subordinate officers attending said courts,
and in all things pertaining to the office, as here
tofore.
L. And be it enacted, That said law judges shall
each receive such compensation and salary as is
now provided by law, payable in monthly pay
ments by the respective county collectors of said
counties, but shall receive no share of the fees
which are divided among paid to the judges of
the court of common pleas or orphans court.
8. And be it enacted, That all acts and parts of
acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act
shall be and the same are hereby repealed, and
that this act shall be deemed public act and take
effect Immediately; provided however, that moth
ing herein shall operate TO repeal modify any of
the acts whereby law judges have been heretofore
provided for in any of the counties of this state.
Approved May |. 1894.