The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-07
NOTES OF LEGAL EVENTS.

Police Justices. The new Constitution pro-
hibits ANY lottery or the sale OF lottery tick
cts. pool sellin {. b~ookmaEing. or any other
kind Of gambling" within this State. The
Court Of Appeals holds that this prohibition
does not apply tn the racing OF animals for
stakes or prizes contributed by persons who
Ire not parties TO the contests; and also that IL
IL not a criminal offence to make or rocotd q
bot or wager on q race course and upon race
taking place thereon. The person making
such a bet or wager may be compelled TO re-
pay tho money won. by means OF u civil suit.
but he is not otherwise punish able. In the cesc
of the City MAGISTRATES. the Court constructs
tho constitutional provision declaring that
justices of tha Peace and other local judicial
officers shall hold Office till tho conclusion OF
their respective terms. and concludes that It
left the Legislature at liberty to abolish the
ONCE OF Police Justice altogether. though IL
could not shorten the terms OF the incum-
bonts so long as the office remained In OK
istence. IL Is n singular circumstance tnat
one Of the appe Ais. in which the Court was
asked TO pronounce the City Magistrates law
unconstitutional. was pi osecuted In the namo
and In behalf Of the Attorney General Of the
State.
The Constitution OF this State. AS revised In
1894, provides that after Jan. /. 1897. no person
IN any prison' pehitenusrS' jail. OF reiorma'orS
shall DO ye1uired or allowed to work at any
trade industry or occupation wherein or where
by Inf, work or the product or proit OF his work
snali be farmed out. contracted. given, or sold
to any person, firm. associate, N. or corpora-
ton. On Dec. /, 1919. the Board OF Com
missioners having charge OF the Albany peui-
tentiary entered into a contract with Edgar
Bronx to furnish ,125 convicts- to.wOrk FOR hin
under what Ia known as the piece price sys-
tenn. for a reriod OF three years. The contract
/. 10 .erms entitled Mr.. Bronx to u removal
for three years more. II he EXPRESSED his de-
sire for such renewal three months before It's
expiration. This lie did. but tho managers OF
the penitentiary, nevertheless. refused TO es-
tend the contract on the ground that they
wero.forbidden so to do by the new Constitu-
ton. The controversy which thus arose was
submitted upon an agreed statement Of facts
u the Appellate Division of tho Supreme
Court In the Third Judicial Department; and
that tribunal has now ~etermined by n vote
OF L. ree Judges to two, that tue contract must
DO continued Tor three years from Dec l.
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h'o'tpon "sa'hS. contract iaoof III 'he.p0na, u
e'tut'ohs Oh inc o"e. a m"'oI''y VI u
court ''uukes fu'nAn' ~ ""u ~
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4, 81. o., IN. ac, -, IN. S,w J.rs,v L,yis-
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60. wa. d.ci.r.d n m. constitutional bv tho
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L.w,or. or m, b.pch are conc.rn,d. IN, S,w
Jersey Judiciary mas always STOOD hlsh' Out
1t has been difrcult Tor outsiders 10 understand
why the people OF tha' state ihsisteu 70 i"hR
upon committing the ADMINISTRATION OF inc
law In large part to the hands OF men who had
not had the beneht OF any professional train
ing. The Constitution OF New YORK expressly
provides that no one shall be eligible To the
ONCE of Judge OF the Cour OF Appeals. Jus
tice OF the supreme Court, County Judge. or
Surrogate. who Is not an attorney and counsel
lor. An exception Is made In reference to the
Office OF County Jidge and Surrogate In the
county OF Hamilton. The general requirement.
that judges shall be trained lawyers, Lo viewer,
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The doVerhor o ! Ne" 'eFseS ap''"'s u hn'o
given genera e'''st"'t'ou W u "P,u''t".'"'
OF William D. Nasl- OF E''Aaoe'n Us ohiet JUS
tice OF inc SUPREME 'ou't W u'''o' w "''
CHIEF justice bensIeS' ana ny hhn'ns "''o'r'
$500 d. a.
Associate justice OIL the supreme so"r' "h''"
becomes vacant oS re@S"" '"aSe 'ns'e p'"'
motion both "'' "'p'o''""'' u '"use
Magic mas oc'h '""o "''''"'." W o"'' "'
Denocratl' 'oNe'"o'S' u 'u'So '"'" ""'
eiesten Mayor ', 'e''o, ~ u" '"'
dependent cahu'u"te' 'utKo N"s'op' '' car
OF age. Judge ,oi''hs . w.
r,o oorv,c,ion in Brooklyn OF Edward /
,..-ou ,or .t,.mn,Inu IN blackmal Alm,t =
- "a. soti.n,c,orv outcome Of a ylro ron.
..o..or,L,n an IN, interest Of publIc morality.
A.. t.nL. e. .n,,,,ed 70 respec, and comn,.n.
-, ,or maxim, nm examplc of mi, man
=, I'D Inv, hcen eo,y In foil hIs sch,n,
-, nrhI,ci,v hut the blackmailcr In thu
-, .or,d hnv, bc.n left free 10 ,ictiuiz,
- +, ~. ,n,l, Now his ,ower for evil IN
49,. Jt..o,,o, In. b,cn .ffectunIly sestrov.d
vs., "a. n,n,shm.nt will be n warning to black
-. c.n.r,,lv- Al n considerable ,ncr,
49,. -. ~, mind MIR Jenk, hns done q
800, hin, for ,bs community.
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