The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-16
NEW court RULES.
Judge Blair Lays Down the
Etiquette for Lawyers. Of
feers and Prisoners.

Judge Blair has promulgated new set
of rules for the management of the vari-
Gus courts over which he presides. Tnese
are the rules
/. The prisoner or prisoners only whose
cases are actually on trial will hereafter
be brought over from the jail by the offl-
GERS and as the Court requires their
presence.
g. The constables and officers in the
court, not including the officer acting as
sergeant arms, will carry their tlp-
slaves while on duty in the court room.
g. Only those persons will be allowed
seats in the court room during the pro-
gress of the trials who are jurors or wit
nesses in cases. People who have ac-
quired the habit of regular attendance in
the court room, without any business
there, for the sake of passing time, will
be excluded from the court room by the
officers.
4. The officers and persons in the Court
room are requested not to expectorate on
the floor but to use the spittoons, nor to
smoke during court hours.
5. The officer acting as Sergeant-at-
Arms will see daily that the ventilating
system of the court room is in proper
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is kept free from Objectionable parties,
and that order is preserved by all parties.
6. Only those lawyers who are engaged
in the trial actually going on and their
clients Will be allowed within the rallied
enclosure during the progress of the
trial. This rule must be strictly en-
forced by the officer acting as Sergeant
alarms.
T. Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays
will until further notice, be reserved for
the trial of criminal cases.
g. Thursday will be reserved for the Spe-
cial Sessions trials, for the sentencing OF
prisoners and any other application to
the court in criminal matters, including
all motions.
g. All motions for new trials will be
heard on Thursday, after the disposition
of the regular business of the court
10. AS far as public convenience may be
served, all arraignments will be made on
Monday morning for Special Sessions
trials, or at any such other time as the
Prosecutor may request. Arraignments
on indictments will also be made on Mon
days and Thursdays, and at such other
times as the Prosecutor may request.
II. Orphans Court matters will be heard
on Fridays only, and also applications for
naturalization.
12. Appeals and other civil business De-
fore the Court will be tried on days set
by the Court and as may be convenient
ii the transaction of the other business
of the Court, as above outlined; but, so
far as possible, said appeals and other
special business on Mondays and Thurs
days will not have precedence over Grim
inal business.
13. The Court will begin business
promptly at 10 O'clock A. M. recess
will be taken promptly at l and until
P. M. The Court will reconvene
promptly at 2 and continue in session
until 4 or later. During the above time
the business connected with the Prose-
cutors Office will have precedence on the
day set for the trial of criminal business,
as above outlined, or as the business
may require.
IA. No application for new trials or other
special matters will be heard by the
Court in criminal matters unless the Pros
ecutor has first been duly notified in
writing, and such application will be
heard only on Thursday or at such other
time as the Prosecutor and the moving
party will agree to-