The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-11-02
INCREASED JURISDICTION.

The voters will this year be called upon to determine
whether the County Court of Ward County shall have in
creased jurisdiction Only two Counties in this State have
fit adopt this increased jurisdiction and of
these Counties Cass it. In Grand Forks County
the voters after carefully considering the matter decided
against it, 1t therefore be we'll to consider the real
ofthe
Under the present law the County Judge gets salary OF
per with Sl20 additional for under the
prohibition law Under increased Jurisdiction he would
a:salay of sO and he could appoint clerk
who would $1,000 per total of $500
this could appoin.a stenogapher who would
per day. with additional compensation for
crips should found to be of
would necesstae the summonng ndempaneng ajury
month"; payment of the the Sheriff and
This would probably make the Of the Court
$1,000 $4,000 to the County and the loss
the citizens of the County account of time taken to at
tend Court witnesses Jurors particularly in busy times
would be great
with increased jurisdiction have power all
minor and all those accused of Appeals
may Justice Courts County Courts with in
creased Jurisdiction, and the tgants still feel sufficiently
wak another appeal may be taken to the District Court
proven be the past history in the State that those m
giants sufficiently red up appeal from JUS
seldom get their rued feathers smoothed
decision the County Court when another appeal
tho heard from beginning to end in tho
same city before 1t has been said that
Ca County, appeal has been taken from decision of tho
County the such the fact Not to exceed
tried the County Court the last sixteen
predecessor tho County Judge but
before the County Court in Cass
County the last two years. largest County the State
point popuaon during the of the County
Judge. No wonder that none have been appealed
1t supposed that this failure patonize the
Court great desire the attorneys
County Attorneys feel and rightly that they have
the convenient and satisfactory Courts
even stand the The fact
procedure such Courts faulty and uncertain and
attorneys Cass County entirely unable to
should be the commencing and conducting OF
civil actions. Hence the court is not patronized.
holds chambers the increased jurisdiction Of advan
age the attorneys and tho people, and the County Court
has proved benefit in Ransom County, there being Dis
Judge with chambers in said county But in Ward County
the District Judge holds his chambers at the County
SCAT ready and all times try that
possibly before the County Court and thus saving
peal trial should be carried the Courts Who
Judge of tho District Court will reside in Mnot the
probabilities that it the County Court should be given in
creased jurisdictions Attorneys would there
n experiment and then give it up a failure.
deeper the voters we'll know, talk whatever
heard until after reasonably
that the RE Organizer delegates would be recognized
the State Conventions It also pretty certain that Judge
Murray candidate reelection Increased Jurs
dction should be adopted Judge Murray we'll all other
been admitted to the bar would be nel
gbe hold the office Here good chance to force
candidate Of the field attorneys, and him
nearly the salary paid present. and him the
chance to political appointments, salary
5000 year, and tho other at $1,000 day it sucha
saving the county people and Of newspapers
represent why does not Cass County and all the
larger Counties of the State try and get it?
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