New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-24
LAWS FOR LAWYERS.
HOW THE LAST LEGISLATURE ALTERED
THE STATUTES AFFECTING THEM.

rr CIVIL. AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
AMENDMENTS TO THE PENAL CODE
THE Law OF DOVER AND
DESCENT.
.n,nv limo q (SpeciaD.-An unusually large
,umher OF laws relating to the practice OF the Ia"
was passed by the Legislature OF 1880 REFERRING 10
those OF ,nteres; TO NewYorkers. 1t may De s'a.'u
,hat an amendment was made 70 the 'ohson'''
az, providing that the Court OF General oession'
=, tho city and county Of New-York shall be d.
,,ded into four parts. and that there sha'i pc
,..oa a, tho general election in November, 1872
- q, every fourteenth year thereafter Judge OF
the Court of General Sessions OF the peace VINO
shall be designated Judge OF the court Vi "e"''"
SESSIONS" that the Recorder, CITY Judge anu
Iudg.s NJ the Court OF General Sessions may APP
,,. c,crk and not more than seven deputy
c,crks three interpreters. four stenographers' lor
-, .,.rta and four chief court attendants; that
.,c, q, IN. deputy clerks shall have salary OF
&, M, each of the interpreters s-No' ana each OF
the record clerks and each OF the chlei court az
,.ndants &; 200 Another amendment provides that
.A,. .o,r, shall have a law library TO be main
tanned by appropriations from the city treasury
81 70 no In the care and custody and under the
control OF the Recorder. the City Judge ana 'he
rrdses Of the Court OF General Sessions now III
oe,ce or hereafter elected or appointed VINO shai'
ba the trustees thereof third amendment al
eiC
to,,,b nroyides that whenever any Justice or the
c-.,,o Court from any judicial district other than
,,a 1st Judicial Distrc: shall be designated as one
a, the Justices OF the Appellate DIVISION IN inc
r,,s, re,ar,ment the city OF NewYork shall pay
~ him such a sum shall be certified 10 DC rea-
sonable by the Presiding Justice OF the Appellate
rivis,on in the First Department. not exceeding
A.. .,,,, ~ * Ono IN any year as compensation
,or his expensos and disbursements in the per
formance OF his duties under such designation ana
whenever more OF the SAID Jus'iCes s"a'' oe
duly assigned to hold any other court thah 'ne
Appelate Division or perform Judclai d""es III anu
Tor the Ist Judicial District he shall receive the
ann, NJ SO a day for every day such Justice snail
sit and perform such judicial duties including the
time necessarily devoted 10 the examination ana
decision OF cases heard by such court WINE lie
may be a member thereof
Among the amendments to the Consolidation act
that failed were these: Reducing the salaries OF
tho Clerk Of the Court OF General Sessions as
Denuty Clerk OF the Court Of oyer and Terminer
from g 900 to 81 ODo of the Clerk OF the Court OF
General Sessions from 5000 10 5000 OF the deputy
Clerk from 5000 10 $500. and OF the Assistant
Clerk from 81 600 10 5000; relating TO the pupca
ton Of tho calendars Of courts of record In The
CITY Record" striking out the provision 'ha' '"e
Counsel TO the Corporation shall be member OF
the Board Of Estimate and Apportionmen'
THE CITY MAGISTRATES BILL.
The most important of the new laws for New
York CITY and County outside Of the Consolidation
act was the reorganizing the INFERIOR c''"''''
courts by legslating the former Police Justices o"'
of ONCE and providing that after July l. 1870 'ne'o
shall, be nine City Magistrates each with sa'a's
o, 5000 and a ten-year term. The same law also
rrovides that the Mayor shall appoint hve Jnsuces
% the Court of Special Sessions. whose term OF
Office shall begin on July 1895 The salary OF each
Is 1000 and the term OF ONCE ten years i"''
law was afterward amended so that no o"a's''
complaint or person brought before one 'IS
Magistrate shall be sent before another except for
adeouate cause to be fully and at once eh'eiou
upon the records kept by the police CLERKS ana
signed by the magistrate. Another law provinces
that In November 1895. there shall be eiec'eu d
County Clerk and Register who shaH TAKE oi'0'
on January l. 1896. and hold the same lor TWO
wears: that their successors shall be eIec'ea d. 'e
sanera election next preceding the expiration OF the
term of their respective predecessors ana 'naI'
ho.d office for TWO years; that In November 1881
there shall be elected a Districi-Attorney oheII"'
Controller and four Coroners, who snail 'ake o''e
on January l. 1895. and hold the same TOT TWO
wears and that their successors shall be elec'ed
., ,ha general election next preceding the expira-
ton Of the term of their respective predecessors
and shall hold Office for two years Power was
conferred upon the Supreme Court 70 ENTERTAIN
v.,,,ion and upon good cause shown In the )udg-
ment OF the Court to enter and 10 carry 'h'o '"''
decree nroy,dinx that the real property known as
,,,.r,vone wears with the right Of renewal at the
on,ion Of the lessee three successive periods OF
twenty-one years each. The Appellate b''isio" Va
the Supreme Court OF the LIST District received tue
mower 20 hire or construct building Tor us USE VI
- ,ake such part OF the present Court House as
NAV n. necessary 1t may also appoint clerks ana
other officers or may transfer them from o'"e'
courts The bureau In the Law Department. the
chief officer OF which had been called the fuD'o
Administrator. was removed from 'he La" H'P
ment and continued as an independent bureau an"
49,. nower 10 appoint and remove the Public Al
roin,strafor was vested In the Surroea.es vi ''o
county of New-York. and the appointment ana 'ne
,a,ooyai ~ his subordirates were vested IN the
public Administrator As originally introduced this
hill transferred the Bureau OF Pubic Ad"'"S''"
tor from the Law Department 10 me department
Of Finance; and the second attempt also u"'"'
cessfuI made the bureau an independent o"'
under the supervision of the Surrogate OF 'he
. Tho BOARD OF Estimate and Apportonment
vas authorized to audit and pay the claims OF
Iobn 7 Iinson a commissioner appointed ny 'io
covernor TO report the evidence taken IN cer'a'"
proceeding for the removal or Johh L. ''"o
D,strtct-Attorney. and also the claim OF J"'ieS W
pu.o stenographer. 1t was provided that each
=, ,hs clerks appointed by the Justice OF the Su-
,.uo Court In the LIST Judicial District should re-
ce,ve as salary a sum 10 be fixed by the JuSlio,a
~ the Appellate Division not eS'e'u'"s S-'''
..r,v Divide Robillard was admitted TO practce
as an attorney and counselior-a'-ia" OF the ""-
nrcme Court OF the State OF New-fork
Among the bills that failed were 'h'se' i'o''n.
49,, ,or tho erection OF buildings for court purposes
"a ,or a county Jail; providing for expedi'ing
records in the Office of the Register amending 'he
sherifrs law as to the auct!onecr; providing Una,
yhere the lands OF the city Of New-fork are SOFA
under any decree. order or judgment OF any co",
such sales. unless otherwise spec'a"y a.. u,.os
,on decree order or judgment. shall take pace
=, Tho auction room OF the Real Estate Exchanee
and Auction Room. Limited. now at NO. % lad
erty-st
KINGS COUNTY LEGIsLAT1oN
IN Kings County the Board OF SUPERVISORS "' -
.unu.d 20 appoint more ,han one Interpreter ~
~n,r,s NJ record; and in the Id judicial District
~, ,nc,uding the county OF Kings. whenever mo,
than two justices OF the supreme cou,' sna" ,on
." -. counties composing the district the 'o"
~ ~, ., tho state shall annually apportion among
troI.e y. 49,. an amount Of money suficient 10 pay