The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-23
SALARY 100 SNAL.
Oklahoma Judges Want Better
Compensation.
FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS
Considered to be the Proper
Pay for Their Services.
FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS

Guthrie, o. T, Jan. PA dispatch from
Washington announces that Chief Justice
Burford Of Oklahoma ana his associates
are expected there within the next few
weeks to appear before the Judicial com
mittees Of the house and senate to urge
the passage Of the Flynn bill increasing
their salaries to 5000 per annum. Dele
gate Flynn believes that the bin win pass
and is now paving the way for a salts
The bill Introduced by Delegae Flynn
factory hearing for the members Of the
court
The bill introduced by Delegate Flynn
creating a supreme court for the terri
tory of Oklahoma, the passage Of which
will also be urged by the Oklahoma
judges, is as follows:
'Be it enacted by the senate and house
Of representatives Of the United States in
congress assembled:
That hereafter the supreme court Of the
Territory of Oklahoma shall consist of a
chief justice and six associate justices,
any four of whom shall constitute a quo
rum, but four judges must concur to rem
der an opinion reversing a Judgment OF
other determination Of the district court.
Section ?. That it shall be the duty of
the president to nominate and, by and
with the advice and consent of the SEN
ate, to appoint two associate justices of
said supreme curt. who shall have been
residents Of said territory for at least one
year, and who shall hold their Office for
the term Of four years. or until their
successors are appointed and qualified;
and the chief justices and associate jus
tees Of the supreme court Of said terri
tory shah each receive as compensation
the sum Of five thousand dollars per
annum.
Section 9. That the territory shall be
divided into seven judicial districts, and
a district court shall be held in each
county, as now provided by law. The SUI
4, RENE court Of said territory shall define
a 1icial districts and shall fix the times
Ia Z places at each county seat in each
lise let where the district court shall be
leld and designate the judge who shall
,resia therein. Each judge. after assign
nent. shall reside in the district to which
le is ssigned. The supreme court OF
lF ] w..
nav eesA ynate any Judge TO try a par<fc-
lar case or cases IN any district or to
7old the d strict court in any other dis
-rict when the judge Of said district is
absent from his district or has been OF
counsel or is Of kin to either party to
the action or interested or bias or pref
1diced in the e.lse. or if any other rea-
SON said Judge is disqualified or unable to
hold said court. And whenever any. judge
is holding court outside the county in
which he resides he shall be paid in the
same manner as tho expenses of the
United States judges are now paid.
Section 4 That rhe district in each of
said districts shall have the same juris-
aiction that district courts Of said terri I
tory now possess.
Section ). That the supreme court, or
any Justice thereof, shall have power to |
stay in execution or enforced o fanny
Judgment or final order in any cause
taken to any court by any appeal or pro-
ceedings. in error on such terms as may
he prescribed oy the court or justice |
granting such stay.
Section 6. That no justice Of tho s7f-
preme court Of said territory shall sit as
a member Of said court or participate in
the trial. bearing or decision Of any case !
decided by him in the district court or in
which he has any interest.
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