The sun., 1899-02-05
Cor. Fifth Ave, and Sixteenth St.
JERSEY JUSTICES ORGANIZING.
A Movement to Enlarge Their Rights Of
Adjudication in Simple Cases.


There is a movement in New Jersey 10 or
Ganize and bring into one association every
! constable and Justice in the state TO effect a
| reform In the methods OF carrying out tho
| business OF Justice Courts hy giving to the
| Justices by legislative action increased iuris-
| diction in minor cases. which, it is declared.
will simplify and greatly reduce the cost of To-
gal actions to Door men who have to sue for
money due and also relieve the condition nj
the Justices. who. according to the promoters
OF the organization. are the most abused and
poorly paid class OF officials in the State" Mar
tin IL. Il. Van Hovenberg. President OF the Jus
tices and Constables' Protective Association
OF Passaic county. is the President of the new
organization. the Justices and Constnbes'
ASSOCIATION OF New JERSEY. The members
point out that the office OF Justice of the Peace
Is a constitutional one and cannot be abolishe!
Constitution and this being the &c case. Sc instead
OF seeking still further 10 emaSculats and
Sn an " er 20 rs 10 ce1 by hse 5h@"d
lts iayor and for lis betterment. 1t is the o.
lrct ol the organization to obtain such relief by
united Dolt!cai action within party lines. but.
where it Is impossible 70 do this, the influence
0t OH the s,t orgdnizaIon will be throw, to those
WORKERS Of both PARTIES have Joined forces
The remedy to he. asked for by the JUSTICES
Association. according to President Van Ho-
EEenberg. would he the appointment by tho
and reasonable bllrforthe relief. OF the Justices,
T. be presented to the next, moi the present;
s1d 1 }HS Gone registration before the present session
the problem or ellectual in remcdying the cx-
ist!ng conditions. As an instunce OF the need
oasca or rstof in III hhe method o. d@nosng Of many
nov now mnotent President Van Hoyenberg
quotes the following example:
i, In a town near AEbury Park an article Of
the value OF two dollars was stolen The thief
ssas,a was apnrehemdcd, the goods found IN his pos
and, at the hearing of the case. In default Il
Rii;. pRaii; he was committed to the county Jail.
hold, the county seat. and th1 th,'d Grand jury
found found an indictment. The same four witnesses
WAS done. and the prisoner was sentenced to
SNty days confinement In the county Jail,
the people OF that county. Costs before jus rsi
tice Of tho Peace S3S5: sixteen trims to c0un
line 1nessc iyS c6sfs $50 81 eoSTt oysr aSys
mHn4 an" @ i" raia r hG?5S $3s snS IT G5 AKA Ga.
als rs Koi man Tor stealing aq article Of two do
nesses 1t would have been better cite = for ia me 10
si hE shent shs owner ol the goods the 81 and keep
II The case had been settled in the Justices
court eaGh witness would have saved at least
SiO ahd the state would have saved tho nrn--
$50 and the ,S42 ~ the board OF the c3ipr.t
hrey@mi pr d Ii 10 the trial IfJustlces were allowed
Hesaut Has and battery. and SIMPLE eases Of III.
cases now tried In the Court of Oyerand Ter.
miner miner would be settled forthwith and at =
sale county alone the last published report u
eAhehdltures gives the amount paid for sal
aries, lees, 40, OF Officials in the higher courts
as S;lS.44oSI, while III amount In!d 10 con
S,eaGDles SS,eaDles ana justices Of the county Was only
ShSlil lS. Should the lave Ice changed ID
give to the Justices the power 10 try The Simple
Uses e, they now have to send TO the Grand 'irr
" ls estimated that NJ loast 500 600 would ha
saved each year throughout New Jersey f.
is hnlnted ont. too that there would need .
~, !, - 9nscsssarv aniagunism between the "n-
ttaIgtd JUSTICES courts and the present courts
Tor Ior the trial Of small causes. The district
SolrtS. as courts OF record. could be ca-,Y
anu lneGpensiyely resorted to when circum-
ggtanGfes seemed to require an appeal from the