New-York tribune., 1896-05-03
BENCH AND BAR.
GATHERED AMONG LAWYERS AND IN
THE COURTS


The close of the legislative session brings relief
from danger Of consldered changes In the statutes
affecting the courts and the practice OF the law
The number OF important notifications OF existing
statutes relating to practice made by the present
legislature IS small some P,v M tn ap
ponments to small offices and to changes IN sara
necied With some OF the courts apparently been
needless. and salaries already high enough receiv ~
Augmented Whatever may be said as to the un-
fairness of the city or state government III any any
to complain that they have not been treated l5eraly
by the Legislature The Importance OF suiicien tent
accommodations for the courts and OF salaries arge
enough competent officials mas always
been strongly felt ana has been enectve Nv, III roo, sOv
erning the last Legislature. as well as the previous
ones
Some OF the most important changes relating 10
the courts have been relating to jurors Some
bills were favored by the Commissioner OF Jurors
and other were opposed by him. the changes being
principally as to exemptions from jury duty the
act which Justice Barrett and other members OF tne
supreme Court prepared, providing for special jury
in important criminal cases In large cues is one ~
the interesting measures relating 70 eo oS
affects only counties having popus,ion th I S"v
or more. but II 1t works well In practee tne sa,, ,h
special juries be had In the most important
in 10 other hr Sran felt asd the measure
pared with much skill BY experienced judges prom,
sss Drns SReh W AFFECT the
law the amount of care and discretion usep Tn IN
duties t Of no Office under the State city govern
can be delicate There Is % not only h come .ne
paratvey slight with any person selected ns oy yrS rs
care in obtaining a lawyer of mental acuteness
familiar with Jury trials and so thas ns w
be placed upon the special jury list
Some further information concerning old Wills Is
nromsed from two sources. The Society of Colonial
Dames OF the State OF NewYork has taken charge
OF the preparation by Berthold Fernow OF an index
OF the Wills fled and recorded In the offices OF the
clerk OF the Court OF Appeals of the Albany Couh-
~ Clerk and OF the Secretary Of state between
,Ga, and 1896 An abstract OF each will will be
given and the date OF execution and facts concern
ing the testator and the benefciaries under the VIII
and the names and residences Of executors and VIZ,
nesses so far as recorded VIII D1 auHeu % tin r., h
obtained In this way. and there VIII Also, IL tne M
work Is properly uqne, 9e ea nf rsa 1' esate Al
the Same time the Lawyers Title insurance com,
pany prepang an and naeS m asnS 70 Wn am ectng land
considered in the courts or TINS stare rms index,
IKE that at to we sne as oa the legal points decided The
preface of the index of the Title Company shows
fere with the value OF the work. 1t is said that no
have been FOLLOWED up to learn & the mitmate
by the editor without great additional labor. and
the value OF the index would thus have been
greatly increased.
The Ohio law relating to the registration Of land
will go into effect September /, Will probably
accomplish little except to make the people of the
State somewhat familiar with the method of regis
tration The law Is permissive only. and the pay
ment of fee of one-tenth of l per cent Of the
value of the land Is required before tie title
be registered. The owners OF most pieces OF real
estate will probably therefore prefer TO have their
titles remain In their present condition rather than
to have them registered. The Ohio law contains
the main provisions of the other Torrens acts;
After the title Is registered. transfer or the land
becomes almost easy as the change OF ownership
of q certificate of stock. Upon the death OF any
personal representative that registered land be-
comes assimiated to personal property In many
make the law compulsory In certain places or on
certain classes of persons AS Il passed one nranHn
tration when property was transferred oy the