The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-08
NO EXTRALEGISLATURE,
 l. SAYS GOVERNOR CUNNINGHAM

law that now prevails; that is to say. the old law.
 old and New Acts.
 T will first compare the old law and
 the Lusk act and notice the changes in the number of courts and weeks in- creased by the Lusk act.
 First Circuit. eighteen weeks, no change in Lusk act.
 Second Circuit. twenty-six weeks, with all time necessary for the dis- posal of business in the County of Montgomery. Under Lusk act, Mont gomery transferred to Fifteenth Cir ciut, leaving twenty-six weeks for the remaining counties in the circuit, Third Circuit. thirty-four weeks
 Lusk act no change.
 Fourth Circuit, thirty weeks. Lusk | act no change.
 Fifth Circuit. thirty-two weeks, Lusk act, the counties of Eimore. Au- tauga and Chiffon are put into the Eff teenth Circuit Under the old law these counties had. respectively. four. three and four weeks. Under the Lusk ask, five weeks each, increasing the number of weeks therefore in the coun- ties constituting the Fifth Circuit, in the old law. by four weeks. Mont gomery remains the same in both laws.
 It will be observed. therefore, that un-
 der the old law the judge had thirty two weeks for these counties and under Lusk act the two judges, to wit, the
 judge of the Fifth and of the Fifteenth.
 had only. thirty-six weeks, and the time necessary to dispose of business in
 Montgomery. where they have two city court judges.
 sixth Circuit, thirty-six weeks. no change under Lusk act
 Seventh Circuit, thirty-four weeks, St. Clair with eight weeks, was taken out and put into the Ninth Circuit.
 The Eighth Circuit, Eight Circuit-Thirty-fo weeks, as follows: Morgan. 10; Madison, 1o; Lawrence. 1: Cullman. 4; Limestone, 6. Under the Lusk act are the following changes: Morgan. 24; Madison. 32; Lawrence. S: Cuilman, s; Limestone. 10. an increase in these counties of 4S weeks. which, it will be observed, more than doubles the time in these five counties.
 Ninth Circuit-Under the old law Blount. weeks; Cherokee, 6; DeKalb, 6; Jackson, s; Marshall. G. Blount, A. Etowah, 6; a total of 40 weeks. Under the Lusk act. Blount and Etowah re- main in the Ninth District, the terms unchanged. St. Clair was transferred from the Seventh to the Ninth, with term unchanged. The counties of Cher okee, Dekalb, Jackson, Marshall were formed into the Seventeenth Circuit, with the following number of weeks respectively: 8, 8, 12 and 10 weeks, an in- crease of 12 weeks in those four coun- ties.
 Tenth Circuit--Winston, 2; Walker
 10 weeks; Jefferson. disposal of bust ness. Under the Lusk act, the Circuit Judge of the Tenth is confined to Jaf- farann Cnnnfv ana wa1kAr fe 0rf
 weeks and Winston 6 weeks, an in- crease of 34 weeks in the counties of Walker and Winston. Under the Lusk act. the counties of Walker and Win ston are taken out of the Tenth and put in the Fourteenth Circuit, with 40
 weeks in Walker ana 6 In Winston. Eleventh Circuit-Thirty-tw weeks no change.
 Twelfth circuit-Twenty weeks no change.
 Thirteenth Cjrcuit-Thirty-t two weeks. no change.
 Tt will be observed that under the Lusk act the number of weeks pro- vided Is 100 greater than under the old law. Of these, four weeks are provid- ed for by the special act creating the | Fifteenth Judicial Circuit. and 36 are provided by the special act creating the | Fourteenth Judicial Circuit, leaving 60 weeks to De provided TOT, Tn the cOun- | ties comprised under the Eighth, Ninth Sixteenth and Seventeenth Circuit of | the Lusk act.
 As to Special Terms. Section 914 of the Code provides that ', special terms may be called by the Cir cult Judge, at which special terms all business may be transacted as at regu-
 lar terms of such court. Such special
 term. however. cannot last longer than
 two weeks, but there may be any num- l Der of special terms.
 The Judge of the Eighth Circuit has
 at his disposal IS weeks and the Judge | of the Ninth Circuit has at his dis posal 12 weeks for the holding of spe- | cial terms. making 90 in all. This leaves only 30 weeks to be provided for l The Attorney General advises that
 the supernumerary judge may hold a
 regular term in 8 county in a circuit
 while the Circuit Judge is holding | special term in another county of that
 circuit. He also advises that the Gov
 ernor may appoint a special judge to
 hold the regular term of court when
 the Circuit Judge fails to hold such term This gives additional relief, as l the judges may call special terms and
 If the supernumerary judge is employ | ed elsewhere, then a special judge may
 be appointed to hold a regular term.
 The Attorney General also holds that the judge presiding has the power to | appoint an attorney to act as solicitor.
 It therefore follows that with the time