Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1901-01-17

districts during the present session
Of the legislature, which will In /
all probability be done. This will
increase our taxes but no one will
even think of renonstrance beng I
signed here against relief being /
granted these districts. Under
the present system The tlial jury ~
in attendance on court approx /,
mately 40 days each year at = cost !
of say $50 per day. If a jury is
able to try such cases as are TO be
presented TO them Ia 40 days now
when Mt least one-lali the time
they are in Attendance i taken up
in the hearing oE motions, de-
murrers and court cases, why
could they not transact the busi-
ness i'm the same or I..ss time when
all motions, ,lcinurfers ana court
eases could be heard and disposed
Of while there WAS no jury in
attendance Certainty in the mat
ter OF juries a separate district for
Idaho county will be a saving and
not an extra expense to our tax
payers. Trivial cases would not
be commenced in the district court
any more than at present, for our
statute which prohibits the recov-
cry of costs where less than 800
is recovered, is an etfectual bar 10
burdening the calendar with
trivial matters.
All court business then as now
would be transacted in the court
room; eli ,mb,r natters would
naturally be heard By The Judge in
his offices where he has his library
and all convenience 1T hand. so
no extra expense would be incurred
for court room or offices. In re-
gard to cour, hailiif. the law says
the sheriff must attend all courts.
except justice and probate courts,
at their respective terms held
within his county and obey their
lawful ORDERS and directions. Our
supreme court in the ease OF Ealsin
W. Nez Perez county, held that
sheritfS were not entitled To a per
diem allowance 70; attendance on
TIL eoart: at present the sheriff i
paid by Il salary. which is to com
pensate him for all duties per-
formed. Among his duties that OF
attending the district court is one.
The county must pay for such
deputies in the sheriffs Office, and
no more, as are required by the
business of the Office, and in this
the county commissioners have the
say. With separate district OF
this county neither sheritf's office
nor court hailiifs need cost the
county one cent more than at
the present time. With a separ-
ate district, court would not he in
session all the time. Under the
law the judge would fix the terms
of court at the beginning Of each
year as is now done; court would
be held in session until the calendar
was cleared when court would be
adjourned sine die. Instead of an
additional expense and burden Of
50, 900 per year as stated by Mr..
Ailshie, an additional judge and
stenographer would cost the state
81 900 per annum. less the 5000
paid AT present for expenses of the
judge for holding two terms oil
court IN this county each year,
and $50 expenses OF stenographer.
| When in addition there is con
sidered the fact that persons held
in the Jail for trial would speedily
have their cases determined and
the saving to individual litigants
it is readily to be seen that Idaho
county's proportion of the extra
expense would be insignificant and
far ontweighed by the benefits &c
be derived.
Now just word with regard to
the increase of jurisdiction Of the
probate courts to amounts not tc
exceed $500, which Mr. Ailshie
says he would favor. How many
OF the cases brought in the distric,
court involve more than $500.
but very small proportion.
With the jurisdiction of the pro.
bate court increased you then have
practically two courts OF concur
rent jurisdiction. At present the
probate judge acts as his own clerk
With increased jurisdiction you
would have to provide for a clerl,
and for his compensation. II
would also be necessary to make
provision for jury terms. This
would certainly cost the people fai
in excess OF what II separate dis,
trict would, for we would have te
| bear pur nrnnopfiaa Of tho axpnpsa