The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-22
-o.uaTy S LEGALLY ROBBED.
of Dollars Diverted From
rcLefs of Taxpaysrs-tfty
.,sntes and Gonstabfes Fail
Affect Within Ss.-ooo of
raeuh tn Pay Their o"s Annual
s.t.es-Constituti" In Essded.

/. .1,.a.ns 20 = leitsT JAat istelfsa ny 1ae
1 sa@-iriiissnees fron vii known 4a"'-
- o.hls cfy "fa t.SS maze oaFekui
- tie saa.eet
SONS importan. poiats OF de-
.zaDg..5 by the ta3 justices men
and gs4.arates she necessity for the
a...5. stet - members Of the Sc
- Oat ru.us especially he denies.
! h. CO.'S - litigation before outside
/ -..5ls Is cheaper taaa IL the city.
I .~eaetter m fa.. H. aa follows:
,ter-St OF the Constitution.
J.. se.era. .sz.4a- OF r.e Post-iate.3igcn-
4 .,,4.lef- eo4rt- snd the pr1ctIee there
axe heer discussed pro ana con. With
/ - p-rsa ssi3u desire 20 st forth few
| Nv observations On THIS subject. What
' - say wl npt be sa.1 because love
!, dear peofls more sincerely than 10
L Gentlemen who haye already spoken.
or4s to state She facts.
Y TIE constitution o. the state 81 Wash
i kf.n sft.rIt ~. section no. wisely pro-
/ =. RAJ IN incorporated cities aa4. towns
/ : more shan 500 inha bitants Justices OF
: - oesca shall receive such sa.dry may
T. provided by laW. and saau receive no
l. sor Ine.r 0wu use.
| ,gSst = the purpose OF this constitu-
s,oal prov isigu, and y u mas any. j. l. not
T.. sbrggate3 al4d evaded in THIS city
Iosry day I believe. although not posing
T.. constitutional lAEyer. tn&t ] ARK able
a. sse-gu several good reasons for the eA-
/ sieala - this cons .tuiional provision
/ ~FTrst~ Tass provision makes Il possible
r. justice sitting in city Ike Seattle,
ID sA.ch hundreds u cases are annually
+, res glylHg h.s Whole time and attention
H. h.s official duties. 10 sit as an impartial
msgs IN the trial ~ a cause. having no
ik-sfyst II the result of fae trial except
/ e $40 that justice is melted out 20 each
SaFts Oh tae contrary. u the justice IL
aaG far his services by fees collected. he
II yra,t.a 8lly An Interested party IN the
AL "a.
lrat on tho judgment rendered. whether
'tsr p8ptif ~ defendant
4 oscaHd 10 any court ~ which the Of
H. receive fees Illegal and extort.onate
1ass aI b. taxed, as was done ga earlier
Efzys TO t1e police court ia this city " nvn
L. magistrate often received more than
Ia Peg month,
i iThlrt ln city the size % Seattle. the
.ks'.mals fees derived from tho Justice
itsl-' business arising % and belonging To
L. c..f. viii amount 20 "a larger sum t0an
-. justice sb9nid receive for his services.
1 These are but t1T9e OF the many rea-
Is f9r this constitutional provision. Car
IT, out THIS y i9e prov sion. the ifgi4la-
ere n ls$i passed an act providing salar-
IL i9r Justices and coustab,es IN all cities
ffr 1o". giving IN Seattle 20 tne justice
IT," ger arnum,. and Ia the cuustahes,
H. and also providing that all fees aris-
lkg from the services Of The justice and
Ihasat - should be turned In 10 the coun-
T. treasurer
/ TIE Isw is a good one, although expert
e. has shown ina; the salaries were
Ia taa high. but this has already been
| sssy elected justice VIII receive but 81 2f0
p year aud the one constable $50 per
Evasion of the Law.
| e, AS 49, how both the law and the
lfast,tuton have been evaded and with
- dirt.ll results - the taxpayers. Al
5s,lgh Justice q. \. Hi. a very worthy
at.. ne -.r,
Ia Ge docs not see why the taxpaEer.
sssyld complain. The combined salaries NJ
Il two justice conrts In this city. in
1HairE ~" cos=tahies s. about sac per
dsoe'h 1r :. 500 per anuun. without count
.sg The eos' Of records and supplies TO
1Eset }his large sum. what have been the
Is turned IN 70 the county treasurer I
p.a7e examined the record for the past six
1TsS only The fees turned in to the
Ham treasurer by Justice lnw0rSdll have
aha;aEe3 t@ yer month. while HIS consta-
Gas .tt:'1 m on an aXeraEe of S2ll
II month, having during the months OF
aWtslsr ana November last past made TO
1h'arn NJ fees whatever
/ IN j1s'ice A0sf'n a court the fees turn
les i0 20 The county treasurer have aver
L. So per month. and MS conStabie's.
~ making 4 tutal af fees from both
tas,e's and rans-abits of sll5.63 per month.
I.srrE q deficit Ia the salary ro1 " 8h0ut
H. 1er m1a;h, ar yearly deficit of over
'Io.- :hts affec; the taxpayer ana what
L. 'be cause " this deficit" The unyarnt@h-
= ruth in mat King county n pr IL
m53'f is being i'Slly defrauded ont 81
i iaa3s RS 81 dollars annually by permit
ins lie Justices Hud constahles elected
= assoc n thiS c.tF. to 10 TIE business be-
sas'rc IN Che c.ty. ana divert the fees
- i3e county treasury tato the 1po~k"ts
r. a''ut four outside justtc"s and "A less
y 79N.- - cp. - si-i,s
keep Country justices at Home.
TIE r. ruetlt i SHINE, ana Effective Rv