The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-06-15

chancellor, being the presiding judge of
the Court of Errors and Appeals and being
a member of the Court of Pardons the
chancellor also is the ordinary or surro-
-gate-general, that office being the title of
the judge of the prerogative court. You
therefore see that his duties are somewhat
multifarious.
It is now proposed by this third amend
ment to abolish this complicated system
and have one Supreme Court divided into
three general divisions or parts, the ap-
peals division, the law division and the
equity division. each to consist of seven
judges. All appeals will be taken directly
to the appeals division from either the law
and there will be but one appeal. This
will tend to prevent vexatious delays and
insure a more speedy determination OF q
cause. The law division will have the
tame jurisdiction as the Supreme Court
now has, excepting that 1t will have no
appellate jurisdiction. and 1t Is expected
that the Judges assigned to sit In this
division will try cases at the circuit. The
equity division will have the same 5uris-
diction as 1t now possesses.
other Complications.
Turning to our county courts for a
moment we find that in a large, measure
the same complicated system exists We
have now in the county the Inferior Court
of Common Pleas, presided over by the
common pleas judge. the Orphans Court
Court of General Quarter Sessions OF the
Peace, presided over by the same judge
the Court of Special Sessions of the Peace
presided over by the same judge; the Cour,
of oyer and Terminer, and the Circuit
Court presided over theoretically by the
Supreme Court justice. but, In fact, by
been appointed from time to time to relieve
the congested business of the courts. Nov
it is proposed to do away with all Of THU
useless array OF courts and have one slnglt
county judge, and which shall have tn
Jurisdiction now exercised by all of tn
present county courts. Certainly TIL
plicity, and the handling. OF the business
would then merely depend upon the mum
Der of county judges appointed.
adopted, to continue in office the presen
judges until the expiration of their re
s~pective terms.
The fourth amendment merely raises tn
salary of members Of the Legislature, AS
semblymen and Senators, from $500, as
is at present, to $1,000. 1t seems to m
that this amendment is unimportan'
While $500 is certainly not sufficient com
pensation for the labor involved in repre-
1 senting a county of the size OF Essex, Q
the same time these positions are notsougn
for the honor attached to them. SO tina
while wen the increased sum would nc
be adequate compensation for services ren
dered, II placed upon that basis, IT woui
at least assist somewhat in defraying tn
expenses necessarily incident to a positio
of that kind. Under the head of tn
sition to ctsmembers of the Jena 70
four years and members of the Assembl
for two years. There is something to. b
4 said both for and against this proposition
A member of the Assembly, IL he Is a ne
man, would require the experience OF 2
least one session to famillarize himse
with the duties of his office, so that h
may represent his constituents to the .bes
advantage possible. He Is therefore nkel
to prove a more useful member during tn
second year of his term. On h 9th
: hand. it is said that II a mar makes
good record during his first term he ca
be returned by the people, and It is inat
J visable to extend his term SO that It WI
be impossible for the people to retire hi
If his record proves unsatisfactory.