Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-02-02
CHANGES IN THE LAW.

.''"s iu tNiN'iiS ibNS w III
he urged before the General Assembly
of Illinois as the result of the work
of the Illinois State Practice Commits.
sion, which was organized as the re-
suit of a resolution of the Forty-tlrst
General Assemly. The commission is
composed of John =. Miller. Chicago.
chairman; T.. l.. Williams. Galesburg:
william L. Gross, Sprinffcld Robert
McNIurdy. Chicago. and Walter =. IIor-
ton. Peoria. !. l.. Bennett. Chicago.
| Is the secretary.
The commission met recently In the
Law Library in the County Building
and will hold another meeting there.
Peoria. Galesburg. Bellcville. Spring
field and Mount Vernon.
| Among the many changes which have
been favorably considered by the com
mission ana which will be embodied I'm
laws to he presented to the Legislature
are the following:
Sentence of death shall not he cxccu-
ted except after Judgment of the STU
preme Court has been entered.
Bonds for appearances shall cover
continuanccs.
The State shall furnish copy of the
record and pay the necessary expense
in Supreme Court where the sentence
il death. and the court shall assign
counsel In the Supreme Court when
necessary.
states Attorneys shall receive sal
aries and turn over all fees to the State
and no fees shall be paid to States At
torneys by private parties for services
performed within their official duties.
Only one application for relief by
habeas corpus shall be allowed unless
new circumstances arise.
Prosecutions for violating city ordi.
nances shall he commenced by sum.
mons. except where state law Is also
violated or where there IL danger of
escape.
Cities having more than 100000 In
habltants shall hire magistrates to sit
as police judges for six hours a day,
who shall not have any civil business
and who shall receive no fees.
Continuances shall be limited TO two
days where accused Is In custody.
Fines shall be worked out at 81 per
! day instead of 10 cents.
No discharge shall he ordered In
habeas corpus from commitment by Il
court of record unless the record con
, sidcred as whole shows that the judg
mcnt. decree or sentence Is void.
! Where relief Is sought by petition fol
! habeas corpus from judgment or pro
cess In criminal case. application shall
I he made to the Supreme Court or In tn,
Circuit where the proceedings wer,
= commenced.
! Partners may sue and he sued In part
y nership name and execution to issu,
: against the firm property and individual
= property of partners served.
Dispositions of witnesses TO he takei
l. in common law as well rs In clanccry
u on application an examination of IN,
:. persons of plalntiff In personal inJur!
D cases may be had under direction Ol
u judge. women to be examined by wo
y men physicians.
Instructions In civil eases to be lin
i tied TO fifteen on each side.
= No hearing shall he had or decree on
tered In divorce eases within tire,
Q months from default entered or appear
u ancc of defendant filed.
J. The Limitation of actions for injury /,
b the person, false Imprisonment, ma
:. licious prosecution and abduction shall
;. he one year. and In actions for persona
i injury against towns n statement 10
J. garding injury must bc filed with Tow
/. Clerk within six months.
;. \ constable shall not maintain ofiic,
5. outside town or precinct In which h,
II was elected.
= Constables In Cook County to he re
duccd In numbersas follows: South Chi
- cago, 30; West Chicago. 20; North Chi
l. cago. Lake View and Hyde Park, II
!. each.