The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1907-01-16
new JUDICIAL Dis
TRICT
ROINEY BILL. PROPOSES TO TAKE
RAVALLl COUNTY FOUR
TkEN1H DISTRICT.

Senator Romney of Ravaili county
has introduced Il bill in the senate
under the terms Of which it is proposed
to create the Fourteenth judicial dis
trict, composed of Ravalli county.
Salient feature OF the bill are:
That there hn, and hereby is,
created new judicial district of the
state of Montana, to be known as the
Fourteenth judicial district, and that
the same embrace and compose all the
territory within the county of Ra-
vaili, which, from and after the pas
sage and approval of this act, shall
constitute the Fourteenth judicial dis
trict OF the state of Montana.
THAT within thirty days after the
passage of ths act, the governor of
this state shall duly appoint some fit
and qualified person judge of said
Fourteenth judicial district to hold his
office until his successor shall ne duly
elected and qualified.
The compensation, powers and
duties of the judge of said Fourteenth
judicial district shall be the same as
are provided by law and the constitu-
ton of the state for the district Judges.
1.-The Fourth judicial district of the
state of Montana shall hereafter be
composed of the territory within the
counties of Missoula and Sanders.
Al, at.- -
work the removal of the judge of said
Fourth judicial district, nor of any
clerk of the district court of any of
the counties of Ravalli, Mssoula or
Sanders, but each of said clerks of the
said district courts shall continue to
hold his office, and enjoy the emolu-
nents thereof, as if this act had not
been passed"
Discussing the bills proposed for the
relief of the condition now existing in
the Fourth judicial district last Mon
days Missoulian said:
"There has been considerable dis
cussion here during the past few days
egarding the Legislative bills of Sen
ator Miles Romney of Ravalli county
and Representative 7. C. Marshall of
Missoula county, each providing for
another district Judge for Western
Montana to relieve the present con-
gested conditions of the Fourth jul
dicial district.
'sThe bill of Representative Mar
8 shall, which was published in yester-
days Missoulan, provides for an adj
ditional Judge in the Fourth district,
combrising Mssoula, Sanders and
Ravalli counties. Senator Romney' s
bill differs from this in that it provides
for the creation of a new district in
j., Rayalli county with judge to sit al
Hamilton.
"Members of the Ravalli bar declare
that there is 50 much court business
p, in that county that they should have
o a district of their own.
O THE opponents of the measure
- however, aver that the passage Of
/. Romney's bill would afford no relief
for it would leave Mssoula and San
r ders county in one district, and i
! would be almost impossible for ont
6 Judge to handle the court business O.
1, these two counties, while the Ravall
county judge would not be busy all o
n the time.
"Members of the Missoula and San
. ders county bar are strong in th
, conviction that by passing the Mar
~ shall bill, providing for another judg
> of the Fourth district, the Legislature
will provide tor more equitable dis
tribution of the court work of thi
-, end of the state.''