The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-10-16
REPRESENTATIVE HAS SoMEt
THING TO SAY OF LOCAL
LEGISLATION.
TIE CITY COURT DISCUSSED
Friends of That Tribunal Must Make
a Good Showing or it VIII
Be sAbolisred.-other Mat
ters Discussed.

AS is well known there has been a
publication OF two local bills refer
ring to the city court OF Brunswick.
One of these bills is to abolish the
court entirely, While the other is to
amend an act creating the court, ant
from those interested in its publication
the News is advised that TIE proposed
amendments go to the extent Of fixing
the Jurors per diem at two donarS,
and making the clerk OF the superior
court ex-officio clerk OF the city court,
There being much local interest in
this legislation, and the two bills con
fiicting, a News representative sought
an interview with Representative
Butts in reference to the matter. Mr..
Butts said:
81 can ony repeat what | stated in
an interview published in your paper
when I first announced my candidacy
for the nomination. Personally, l fav-
or the court. 1t has been in my
Judgment. good institution and | see
no reason why it should be abolished
but this is a question effecting the peo-
pla of this county alone. in which each
citizen of this community mas an
equal interest and should have an
equal voice. During my candidacy,
with the best lights before me. | then
accepted public sentiment as being
against the court, and announced un-
less the contrary was made clear to
me. / would introduce and favor the
passage of an act abolishing the court.
No such showing has yet been attemp-
ted. and unless it is made VIII, dur
ing the early part of the session, in
troduce and do my utmost to have
passed an act abolishing the court.
On being asked what he would con
slider a sufficient showing that public
sentiment was IN favor of the court, ne
said:
y am not prepared to lay down any
particular requirement. believe !
am fairly acquainted with my con
stitueney and am reasonably capaci-
tated to Judge as to whether any
showing as might be made represent
cd the public sentiment It is now up TO
those favoring the court to make this
showing. and while am not prepared
10 prescribe the meets and bounds Of
a showing, ! will be prepared to say
whether or not l consider it sunicient.
In regard to the other bill in refer
ence to the court, as yet no apDlica-
ton has been made to me to introduce
anv sucn legislation. ! saw the pub
lication in your paper Of an act to
amend the city court act. but the only
information have as to the particular
IN which it s pprpoposed to ament
that act is wnat from Mr.. Harry du
Bignon, clerk of the superior court
mas stated to me, and as yet | have
given these matters very little con
sTderation. | will say, however, that
I can see no reason, if the city court
IS to be retained, why the clerk Of
Yhe superior court should not also be
the clerk of the city court, in fact II
appears to me that public convenience
demands that such be the case.
nuts all OF our court records in the
keeping Of one official and saves the
maintenance Of two offices.
"In reference to the jurors per diem
the same efficient service, the same
long attendance and the same qualif-
cations are required of city court
Juror as are required Of juror in the
superior court. and, while | would not
favor the passage of an act fixing any
fixed per diem for city court juror,
do think that they should receive
the same compensation as is received
by superior court jurors, and | would
favor an act embodying the provision.
If al any time. in the judgment Of the
grand jury, it should be necessary to
reduce the per diem of jurors serv-
ing in the superior court, then | think
in like manner the per diem Of the
Jurors of the city court should be re
duced. and therefore l would insist
that the bill provide tnat the per diem
of the city court jurors be the same
as that received by jurors il the SUI
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