The Florida star., 1902-12-05
PROPOSED CIRCUIT DIVISION.
Senator Wilson's Plan Criticised at Some
Length BY Marion County Resident.

Senator Wilson's Plan Criticised at Some
Length by a Marion County Resident.
A few dave ago there appeared ia the
Metropolis under the head. "Wilson' 8
New Circuit" what is stated to be the di-
vision of the state into judicial circuits
according to the view of Senator c. G.
Wilson. We are of the opinion that the
senator has not dealt fairly with the
other circuits in the state and beg leave
to briefly review the several divisions,
commencing, as he did, with the fifth cir
cult. 1t would be borne in mind that
the first circuit is next largest in popu-
lation to the fifth circuit and then the
fourth circuit, neither of which the sena-
tor gives any relief to whatever, but for
the present we will confine our discus
sions to the division as proposed by Sena-
tor Wilson.
SENATOR WILSON'S PROPosRD JUDICIAL
| CIRCUITS CONSIDERED.
The population of the different coun-
ties constituting the circuits as proposed
by Senator Wilson is taken from the CEN
sus report of 1900. According to the
senator's division they would stand in
populations:
Fifth Circuit-Alachua county, 32,-
245; Lafayette county, 1897; Levy coun-
ty, S,603; Marion county, 24 ,403; Putnam
county, IL ,64l; total 81 $40.
Sixth Circuit.-Lee county, 3,07l; De-
Soto county, S,407; Polk county, l2,472,
and county court; Hillsboro county, &c.
0l3, and criminal court; Manatee county,
/ ,6G3; total, GA ,626.
Seventh Circuit.-MonrOe county, 49,
036, criminal court of record; Dade coun-
ty, 1895; Brevar,l county, 5,l5S, county
court; VOlusia county, l0,003, criminal
court of record; Orange county, IL, ,374,
criminal court OF record; total, 49, 1876.
Eight Circuit.-Pasco county, 6,653;
fernando county, 3,63S; Citrus county,
1891; Osceola county, Sill Sumter
county, 6,lS7i Lake county, 7.4G7; total,
32,1Sl.
If the labor is proportioned according
to population, and there seems no more
just and fair method, let us see how it
would stand measured in this manner
fif II N'NlA VI II IL ltt ~lNft
The fifth has 1888 more of population
than the sixth circuit has.
There are no other courts in the fifth
circuit to aid it.
In the sixth circuit We have county
court in Polk county and criminal court |
of record in HillsbOro county. With H.
6l3 population more in the fifth circuit |
than in the sixth, with two courts to aid |
the sixth and no aid at all in the fifth, |
the senator's division as to these two cir |
cults is mite unfair and unjust, It seems |
to us
FIFTH COMPARED WITH THE SEVENTH |
CIRCUIT.
The fifth circuit has 3, ,;3S3 more popu- |
atiOn than the seventh has. There are
no other courts in the fifth circuit to re-
ieve it at all. The seventh circuit has
fOur courts To- relieve it. II has a county
court in Brevarl county, a criminal court
IF record in Orange county and a crm-
nal court of record in Nolusia county.
Now, with population of 81, :}S3 more i'm
he fifth circuit than in the seventh cir
;uit, and no courts to aid it, while the
seventh circuit has four courts To aid it,
Ne think the senator is little off from
hat which is fair and just in a division
With this circnit.
'IFrH COMPARED WITH THE EIGHTH
CIRCUIT.
The fifth circuit has 49, 500 more popu-
alton than the eighth circuit has. There
re no other courts in either of these
wO circuits tn aid the circuit court,
The population in the fifth circuit is
vice as large as that of the eighth cir
nit and l7,5l9tO spare. In other words,
here would he two and half times the
'OpulatIan In the fifth circuit than that
# the eighth circuit. If the labor is
neasi 81 by tn tpnlation there would
'e t.. and h.. tmes as much labor
n tiA fifth clr as there is in the
ighth circuit. A-><his division We think
he senator is not dealing fair with us.
The senator's division disregards all
natural boundaries, crosses the Suwanee
iver and puts things generally out of
Oint. 1t is sufficient to say, that what
yer division we may think proper it is {
ot necessary now to state, but the di-
lslon as proposed by Sena' '-an II
} out OF all proportion, unjust
nd when he comes to consideffrvx N
hat he will agree with us.-S ~ Sis.
-unk in Times Union and CitizeH