The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-01
JUDGE NORVELL
 RESIGNS OFFICE Has Been Judge of Walker
 County Court TALK OF HIS SUCCESSOR J. T. German Tells of the Recent Work of State Examiners-San- ders Calls for More Money.

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 The office of the governor today receiv
 ed the following notice of the intention
 of Judge Peyton Norvell of the Walker
 county law and equity court, to retire l from the office:
 l Hon. William D. Jelks, Governor of Ala. l bama, Montgomery.
 l My dear sir:-I desire to tender you | hereby my resignation as judge of the 1 Walker county law and equity court and will thank you to make the same effective at once
 Most respectfully, PETITION NORVELL. Judge of the Walker County Law and Equity Court"
 The presence in the city today of Judge Norvell and his two legal associates, W. c. Davis and John H. Bankhead, Jr., gave rise to the suspicion that some thing was doing and the announcement fthe retirement of Judge Norvell full filled the suspicion
 The career of Judge Norvell on the bench of his county has been rather tur- bulent and to some extent intermittent, through no fault of his, however. He was elected to the office in August, 1902, for a term of six years by authority of the law establishing the court, approved December 5, 1900. The first judge was Colonel Ap- ping, Who died Tn the service.
 Court Was Repealed.
 During the session of the legislature of 1903, law was passed repeating the Wal ker county law and equity court, at the same time the Fourteenth circuit was es- tablished. This, of course, threw Judge Norvell out, though he made fight for his place.
 The matter rocked along until the time uyba da all the judicial bills of the last assembly. when suspicion was thrown upon the Fourteenth circuit, which was declared Illegal at the end Investigation resulted in the belief that the repeating of the act of the Walker county court was bad and this proved to be we'll grounded the result beirg that Judge Norvell was again given his place.
 During the interval, however, Judge Norvell had interested himself in mines in Walker county and was making lot of money, for which class of calling he now gives up the ermlne depriving it of one of the most popular men who ever made judicial ruling.
 It is not given out today who will suc- ceed Judge Norvell, though the under- standing is that it will be rendered to one of the well known Jasper attorneys who will be given time to think it over f'iS ihNiy dl dppoiIlliitlil Will Dt ildue early next week.
 Calls for More Money.
 Because of the fact that his fund is exhausted with which to handle the quar- antine of the state, amounting to $l0 GOO a year. State Health Officer Dr. w. H. Sanders has been aided by Governor Jelks to the amount of $220S the balance in the governors contingent fund for the year ending today. As the governor Is allowed only $35OO year as a contingent fund 1t will, therefore. be shown that he spent for the incidentals of his office during the fiscal year only S1292, the smallest ever known.
 It was shown by Dr. Sanders that he had not only used the funds now avail able but had anticipated future income for the purpose of keeping up the quar- antine, and was In a rather bad shape as concerned finances. Governor Jelks sent him the amount stated and informed him that when that Is used with what he has from the new years supply. some ar engagements would be made to meet the situation.
 The letter of Dr. Sanders to the gov ernor Is given below:
 Hon. William D. Jelks, Governor:
 My Dear Sir-Some time ago I consult ed you about securing some funds for the continuous prosecution of a quaran- tine I told you then that the Sl0000 ap- propriated for the fiscal year ending Sep tember 30. 1905. was already exhausted, and that the s10,00O which would be at my disposal on October for the fiscal year 1905-6 would be anticipated, and that on the first day of the new fiscal year it would be necessary to draw the full amount to meet obligations already ac- crued. This is to further notify you that I will be out of funds in the early days