The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-02-17
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act to add Cumberland county VO OtS
Circuit Criminal Court, has been ratihed'
1t now transpires that the bill contain
ed hidden provisions, among which the
following may be Of interest to the pubnc
The Judge is to be appointed by the
Governor till elected by the district, ana
there lis no machinery enacted Tor car
rying on any election by the district TOT
such an office The old law placed hmlt
ON the Judges salary at $1,000, but the
present law strikes out TINS salutary pro
vision. and Judge of this court could
now have as his hire for The year as
much a S5, 200. IL the court rs held every
week in the year, and there Is NO way OF
preventing the judge from so holding
court If he lis so inclined, as he has the
power to call am extra term ut any Tune
without regard to the convenience OF the
public, or whether the business of the
court demands IT, The bill gives the
Cirrult Criminal Court exclusive juris-
diction of all criminal matters happening
IN the counties embraced therein, and
counties having but one term a year will
have to depnd for the other necessary
terms of the court upon the temper. I'M
clination and convenience of the judge
attended with the necessary uncertainty
as 10 what times all magistrates war
rants shall be made returnahlc, and also
attended with The necessity of the cost Of
issuing new subpocnas and capias to
each extra term. by this new law for
instance to show the carless manner Of
it's Trainer Robson county is given one
additional regular term of court 10 be
held on the third Monday in October in
each year, and it is appointed by the same
f.srfbpYs Tpn fhnt sponTt shall
convene the same day in Cumberland.
IL might take direct decision OF the
Supreme Court to tell which county it
would be proper for the Judge to hold
court in on the aforesaid third Monday in
October. Section Is Of the chapter,
1850 Laws 1895. rs amended in such way
as to be quite unintelligible by inadvert-
ence of the draughtsman. As il to add
the finishing touch of Legislative perfec-
aion to this new bill, which, according
to its title, is quite harmless, it is provid-
ed that the judge may issue restraining
orders and perform some other civil du-
ties mentioned, and in a later section, ut
also provides that the judge may act as
advisory counsel in civil matters, thus
permitting the judge to be advisory
counsel" really in causes pending before
himself, or which are expected to be
brought into his court. or course, no
judge would 50 practice, but for some
unknown reason, he is expressly licensed
so to do.
To see all the beauties Of this new law,
we should read it in connection with the
law to be amended-chapter 1876, Laws
of 1896.
The commissioners of Robson county
have requested that the law be abolished
in their county. and a goodly number Of
its citizens have joined in the request,
and not a man of the county, so far
found. desires the law to continue there,
and the representatives OF that county
have introduced bill to so abolish the
court in the county, but as yet the bill
has been unable to make its way from
the judiciary Committee.
If the three provisions of this law be-
come known, it would not be a wonder to
see the representatives of each county
affected making a scamper to get his
county out Of the provisions Of the BILL
Mr.. Blackburn preferred wooden
slab over his grave to IL marble column
kissing the sky'-proyided that on the
wooden slab was carved the words he had
seed his duty and done it: This was only
one tender shoot in the midst of the
efiioresence of tenderness by the side of
which a pusley plant is tough. Mr.
Blackburn was not suffering as Mr.
Schulken was from dry throat" he
walked off with a dramatic gesture leay-
ing q blank for an applause which never
came. All was so still as Spencer will
be when in the lottery Of life he shall
have drawn the little wooden slab to
which he so touchingly referred.
He stood up in the middle aisle
His vest was open wide,
He slung ON lots o. bangup style:
With throttle open, cried
4 wooden slab I'd rather prize,
Inscribed: ''He done his doot''-
Than marble columns in tine skies
Applause by the ladies.l
OH watch met I'm a beaut!
Scorn lit upon his blooming smile
Then flew into his eye;
His voice the maidens did beguile,
Who heard him bravely cry:
A wooden slab I'd rather prize,
Inscribed He done his doot,"
Than marble columns in the skies
You bet you, I'm beaut!
so place the slaIblet in the sod,
In moundlet DER his manly bod
y
Mr.. Schulken, during the first part of
his speech, suffered very much with what
is known as dry throat" and at one mo-
ment was almost checked with discom-
future. A glass OF water was hastily
carried to him, but he suffered consider
ably, so earnest was he and imprisoned
eff we make report that they are
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