New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-11
MUST NAME SIX JUSTICES.
SUCH. MR. ROSS DECLARES. is THE DUTi
OF THE MAYOR. CONTROLLER
AND AUDITOR.

v,.n s,,ccrssoRs OF MEssRs LEMON AND TEAIE'
HE GAYS MUST. ACCORDING TO THE LAW
BE NAMED AT THE SANE TINE IhH
OTHER MAGISTRATES ARE CHOSEN
According to an Interpretation OF the law
made BY ]. Stewart Ross, lawyer. WIN on'oe'
IN the Germania Building. and one vi '"ose
most instrumental In securing the inoic'"en' ~
Jacob Brodie the head Of the systema''o WI
lection Agency, in the Arbuckie Du'iu"s
door. II IL the duty Of the Mayor No"''o"e.
and Auditor to appoint six ponce Jus''oe' ~"
T,yesday instead Of the four whom II Is eApeo'eu
they will appoint. Mr. Ross also says .ha' az
cord,ns TO the provisions Of the law. fohce 'uo
tees Teale and Lemon. who were appo'h'eo .
,...- 600 and who took office last May, nave
..,,, ,.eor more to serve. He says that their
$50. r,,u expire on April 80. 1897. and that II
q. tho autv Of the appointing board 10 seiec'
men TO I'LL their places at the same 'Ine .'"'
~. o+ber four vacancies were filled. the law
,,,a.r which Mr.. Ross says that this state Vi
th,rg. EXISTS is Chapter 295 OF the laws Oh
1901 The four sections Of that law are Us io'-
lows:
Section l. The Mayor. Controller and Andto sbs 81
the city Sl sr rs dsH of or june 1871 and rst day
Of January 1892. appoint two persons " NC '
5usees q su ssa police o justices when appointed in
this act prescribed shall have s shs perfopm the
ssme Duties as the police Of said city IN IN
ONCE at the passage Of this act ana % ah. act ap
ncsSe TO TO the police justices Of said city they
each hold court 70 be known as pO,.e Council
shall, designate and determine: and they sha Sa .n
receive a salary from said city at the ra'e VI WV
police us,,ss to Be shall apP sod oss
Nrst day OF
their successors shall have been aPponeo an Of
have essn duly BE- Snad
Visions Of this act become vacant during the con
,,hs MsSop i Controller and Auditor Of the city Of
brooklyn majority Of them snsdi s SppG'hh hold
Once unit, the expiration of the term during which
the vacancy on the second Inesaay IN u o
ONCE Of the police justices be appointed pursuan.
70 the 10 n OF c this q sc r dSs
Of them shall appoint successors to such police ,us
Sad ~ ss to Of se sd 'S ey
this section the time now provided by law 40, LOT
the S Of ss IN os a ar the Of
once OF the persons so to be appointed IS hereoy
fxed at four years
1t is the third section Of the law on when
Mr. Ross bases his assertion. Justices Haggerty
and Watson were appointed under the law IN
1891 and Justices Teale and Lemon were ap,
pointed their successors II VIII De not .,t
that the latter part of the section provides that
the successors Of the second couple of justices
appointed under the act shall be appointed al
the same time provided by law for the appoint
ment OF the other police justices in ONCE; Inc
term Of ONCE of Justices Haggerty and watson
was in that way fixed definitely at -FOUR years
administration, the object Of that provision
seems obvious 1t also seems intended 70 iet
the terms Of the men who come IN between .i,e
arst appointees and the regular appointments
70 he made at the same time that the otner
justices are appointed. fall Just as they might
happen. , hr,rrs I'm
q noint which has not previously been discussed
No such question as he has unearthea mas
Awd;tor Their handling Of the question VIII be
watched with great interest