The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-29
w1es oF SUPERIOR CoUars.


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k~vwsS all over N. state are greatly
Basd In the status Of tho act provid-
- the superior courts u the state.
GnD~cias reference to the question as
necsssfty for a special session Of the
nfure shortly after the Legislature
ngnsi last March II vas discovered
n act districfing the state passed
csstainec no clause IN perpetsity.
pstfng FOR elections Of Judges sub
III 90 $50 Various suthorfsie< have
fhnf in order to remedy the matter
= 70 leave the state with more Judges
vsrs provided for In the constitution.
sclAl SESSION Of tho legislature would
4 ta he caiied 20 pass new legislation.
! m-tudgs. said 10 have been Judge
ncup. % Tacoma. wrote an opinion
80 the matter AT the r~qsles. ~ Gov.
- His opinion was 20 the effect that
! ort Of lsss Will continue 20 operate,
that the people can elect the usual
~ d jadees
! Vsll-known Seatti. attorney. having
! n ex judges og,.nion. has written
y to b. in which he controverts some
Arguments used In tine opinion sup
v 10 Gov Rogers. The Seattle lawyer
spsnien ot n. "a i,sise in tho issue of
&tsus-irssiIiseDe~- a tire III inst. that u viii
'cPw 10 nominate ss.Asss - tie superior courts
ths A., 4 isss cannot - AID n not seeept-
: nnun ~ LAWYERS Who hasa examined The
|Urr TIE writer ~ the epsnion Throughout
- sdmLfs thst tho 80 q lsss !. ternpnr-
|Jofasf That being frue, th~ at n isS nsrrz-
D uiar~ when the term II the present. ftisrs
After admitting that the at IL tern
- statute he states In spite - tha fact that
kzens roart u thi< state IN plain and IN
|nhtis language heiis that the srs q 1901 ~
y The state In JUDICIAL dis.ricts. is repealed
- &c, n isss which rAses different asstrs
~ thss the saprsns esart iid nos mean VIA,
~ bus that n meant the act n isai was
~ b. the act 81 issn
WlSwinr n sh~ language ~ the sssrrwrns
~ y sufficient IN sas that ehe pisin intent
= GAatare was &C. provide. not faf the slfsr-
~ o1yNfcnss Msssfes 10 certain es~sntse> dis-
- to provide Tor the slectton q al II the
UlWs Judges ~ chs state by diztFfsts pro
y = Tire act This betns the ~vi4~n, ahjecs
4 -. n muzs BE- held "a have repealed the
- is Wash Sssss Report N sas ta }
= MYsrsne court would rot have he-n iusts
- kst4ing that the ART ~ isss snsseudss sh-
h NJ. ard thereby IN sf7aet repealed IL fpf one
y 10 the sr~t place. In cur state under the
~ - cur supreme court. when at IL
- absolutely or ny impiiestscn. 81. repeal II
4>sns act does net revive the fsfss ~,
- g-iai references Is made th--wso hy the
1eaw Secondly. shs law ~ isH acts en the
y sxhiset matter contained IN Tire 49, - isst
0ss4 ~. the expiration - the Temporary sta
j - VIII not have the effect u r-viving the
10 ~ espeislly when The constitution yroyiae-
~ fhs legislature sets thrcaxA dir~csing
49, zhsii be sps,swtiss,,ef there ss,aii +. in
: The esxsnis-d ecurtias ~ this st4ta su
q ssass. ssw whirh At least one Judge shall he
~ rs qualified electors ~ the eonnsy ~ the
~ state si~eiion THE extarsslc~ ~ the ten
. st ef is2 DOES not leave without Law
2. snffrst The constitution must then NJ
- e aud the superintendent made sercfsisns
= IL The casr = Iorhrnn~ - kfrg county III
-. W 81. The supreme ccnrt says. This sst
- 70 vepSaitng clause ard N /, hsd any e
ths O.; a is~ u wss hs Implication only
= 30 he estvt ~ rspesifng 10. II was h-csuse
SIRE saN'eef matter vas acted uprr as "
] ns - The e~sct II sach r~rcei w,snlt net -
Nsfv- sAs secssnns 81 the eide repealed ~ The
40 II - evident that the eject q
- sowing ffusa ths fact that the entlsv sab.
asssr q The a.. had been tneiusi~i IN q sab.
I. hsrnss statute which had ts.ea been repealed
~ are sss
- Supreme corlr: was also .a.tifei ~ holding
ist an ae@nints repeal ~ the xct ~
Isass sAsF had e.~Fv rvssnn To believe that
'ns tesssstuss q i@r 90 .ss4 wyn,d r-s. q
- s~ On the sshssrt
&nsasse u the At % fsss Ia as fellows
a a. eeessl essetion 20 ~ held IN isas thew
N'FS Ia ths eouniY ~ kins three 81
~ M'T@s sfe. The ianeNaer Is rlasn and ur.
s's There are no wos.i. a ,~rr.,a,,v each
49, fsaaeFai election thereafter 0r at sseFy
= 49, tt~ists only attempt 70 arrive Al
u shc legislature When IN. Language
ast ambiguous Ncr viii fhsy rvaa ,nso
l7Aea-r Jaw "'Nn 'e's Uas w ia"
"nsv Il the eFinsea further states ,As, IN.
sasiF RAKE rs~e fer the supreme
'es'ntae This question Again ha ia In
q. @A Es@sstae ~sy case can - made
ss'ee q iAr supreme war; ~ssols h. afts,
k,.s.'sss had aanriHsiea the iassg~ MA s~r
\ - se II thfrs paises w~re res,,n.t,.t
- 81 - AiaR sod TIE octatr snaltos
- rleew rnsr~ than cns nominee,
krss. " s@ ~ The sscanA fAst u,saer "a.
49, .s-se sfsoald sels - onx . WI, ~
- -. 1 re " the supreme ccrrt shauld
- .shiS. nF~ rsisaAFy siertiet. ara sDsa-
~ 'ta have - DC hosd thrcu.h9ai the