The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-26
RULES FOR NEW COURT.

Judge Day Formulates Regulations
Nor the Conduct Of His Tribunal.
Judge Oliver Il. Day has issued a
series Of rules regarding the District
Court of the First J1dicial District Of
this county. They are as follows -:
j. Cases will be made returnable on
Monday or Thursday of each week at
10 O'Clock 10 the forenoon, or at such
other time as the judge Of the court
shall direct. The clerks will attend
for the issuing of process, and for the
dispatch of business daily Except Sat.
urdays) from o'clock a. m. to u M,
and p. M. to 4 o'clock p. M, and on
Saturdays from O'Clock a. m. to L
O'Clock M.
2. Petitions and orders, whether
for discovery or any other purpose,
shall be filed with the clerk of the
court within one day after the making
of the order, and certified copies only
may be served upon the defendant ol
other party named therein. Orders
for discovery shall be served two full
days before the appearance for exami
nation named therein, and such ser,
vice shall be personal.
3. Applications for new trials shall
be made on two days notice to the op
posite party, stating the grounds o1
the application, and if atfidavits are
to be used, copies thereof must be
served with the notice, and counter
atidavits may be used at the hearing
| if served upon the applicant on the
day before the time fixed for the hear.
| ing. Rules to show cause why new
trials should not be granted may be
made in the discretion of the court
ex parte, and shall be made returnable
at such time and served in such man
ner as the court shall direct. Two
days. notice of other motions shall be
sufficient unless otherwise provided
by law, and where afiidavits are to bt
used in support Of any motion, copie;
thereof shall be served with the no
tice of such motion Counter affidavit.
may be used at the hearing if served
upon the applicant on the day before
| the time fixed for the hearing.
4. In all cases where surety is re
quired on any bond or recognizance
| the surety shall be a freeholder anC
resident of the county of Morris, un
| less such surety be corporation.
5. Payment of money under the one
hundred and fifty-ffth section of the
district court act shall be made al
least twenty-four hours prior to the
time fixed for trial.
g. The time for summing up a cause
or for any arguments shall not exceed
fifteen minutes a side, unless permis
sion be given for the enlargement O
such time before the summing up OF
argument has commenced.
Z. Cases shall be placed on the cal
endar Of each court day in the ordel
of time such cases were instituted, un
less for special reasons the court shall
otherwise order. Landlord and tenant
cases shall be placed on q separate
list.
s. Thursday Of each week shall b'
fixed for the trial Of jury cases. APP
plication for trial by jury shall b'
made in writing, and the necessar.
fees paid at least two days before thi
day fixed for the trial. Venires shal
issue in the order in which applica
lions are received. unless the cour
for good cause shall order otherwise
8. The order Of business shall be al
follows, viz -
L. Experimental call to ascertain
what cases are ready for trial, and mo
tions for adjournment.
2.-Call of landlord and tenant cases
3.-Uncontested cases.
A. Motions.
5.--Jury trials.
6.-OJher contested cases.