The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-23
NEW TERM Or COURT
TO Be HELD IN JULY
Bar of Marietta Will Ask
Legislature For Three
Terms a Year

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A meeting of the Marietta Bar was
held at the Court House, Saturday,
June 18th. Hon. j. E. Motley was
elected chairman and Gordon B. Gam.
secretary.
Hon. ]. P. Cheney, one of the repre-
sentatives, stated that the object of
the meeting was for the purpose of
discussing the ACCESSIBILITY of introduc.
ing in the next Legislature a bill to
create an additional term or terms of
ia Superior Court. The question was
diEcussed pro and con, and in view of
the fact that there is already held a
superior court in July of each year,
Hon. D w. Blair made the following
motion:
Resolved, That our representatives
be requested to introduce bill to
create an additional term of the Supe
rior Court to be held in July, the pres
ent terms to remain the same as they
now are, and to provide further that
each term of the court
The motion was seconded by Col.
Foster and was unanimously adopted
By the terms of this bill it was in
sisted that in doing away with the
requirement of the law that the court
shall draw grand juries for each week
of the term, thereby providing that
there shall be only one grand jury for
Neach term instead, it would be a saw
ing to the taxpayers of the county.
grant the relief sought, and give an
additional term at which to file suits.
Mayor E. H. Clay suggested that the
Bar request our representatives to in
troduce bill establishing a City
Court, stating that he heartily favored
apsuch a movement, but this suggestion
was met with strenuous objections
from some of the members present.
1t was insisted on the part of those
that opposed the movement that to
create such court would add an ad-
ditional expense OF a judge They in
sisted that the creation of an addi-
nal term of the Superior Court
would afford all necessary relief.
Mayor Clay then moved that a com
m1ttee OF three be appointed to draw
up bill establishing a four-term City
Court, fixing salary of judge, and re-
quest our representatives to introduce
the measure and urge its passage,
which motion was seconded by Col.
Attaway. This motion was met with
opposition from some present, but Col.
Clay was as jealous in his desire to
have such court created as those
who opposed the movement were anx.
. ious to defeat it.
(. The question was called for and the
vote was as follows:
Those voting in favor of the crea-
ton Of City Court were: Mayor E.
H. Clay, Messrs. Fred Morris. William
Attaway, j. G. Giles, T. E. Latimer
and M. NJ Sessions.
Those voting against the City Court
resolution were: Judge N A. Morris,
Messrs. D. W. Blair, J. q. Foster, ]. G.
Roberts and Gordon B. Gam.
SOInC OApASSSSu tuSlT determination
to fight the bill to the end.
Col. Cheney did not say whether he
would follow the request of majority
OF the Bar and introduce such bill.
Col. Moore, of Atlanta, was present
I and stated that at recent Bar meet
ing held in Atlanta resolution was
unanimously adopted requesting their
representative to introduce a bill
abolishing the city court of Atlanta.
HeEstated further that he had noticed
the Bar Association of Georgia had
passed resolution to offer a bill at
the next Legislature to abolish all
city courts of the State
Colonel Sessions offered resolution,
which was adopted, requesting our
representatives to urge the passage oil
an act allowing judgment to be taken
on unconditional contracts in writing
and default judgments at the appear
ance term of the court.