The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-12-08
comNFTrEE SUBMITS PROPOSED
MEASURE TO GOVERNOR OIL
cstRisr. REMEDYIso PRESENT
RULEs o. PLEADING. PRACTICE
AND PRocEDURH IN ooURTa

Tanahm.usa. ~. peo fs-on ths
isaf gay % ne session 81 ths iegiaia-
tura of tat1. upou ne urgent recon-
nlaudafion 81 Governor 0uchrtHt
ccneurrsnt resolution waa paased ~
both houses 81 ths issnHlaturu. a. fol-
lcWHi
-hnf ths ruvernur ~ and ~ hsrstF
authorised 10 select ard appoint three
lawyers 81 ability and discretion 20
constitute q commission Tor TIE pur-
pome OF examining into the laws nna
the system of pleading and pFnetica.
emtrasfnH beth common Aw apd
equity pfocedura. an thia and other
states. and 30 prepmra Hueh bills
Which IN their orinion may simplify
the administration 81 AZ and promots
tha ends 81 justice. And report tha
sans 20 the governor a. least SIXTY
teQl DAYS before ths next session e
the legislature % this state
Az members 81 the commission pro
vidsd for BY said resolution. Governor
0ionrist appointed Hon. James n.
Whitnaid chief justice % ne Florida
supreme court. Hon. w. A. BlounL ~
Pensacola. and Hon- Chaa. "a. Cooper
81 Jacksonville. three lawyers of IN
question.d ability End discretion
These Eentiemen have. without any
compensation. gone very 1fudi0uniy
and carefully into the highiv import
ant subject entrusted 20 them. and
have today submitted % Governor Oh
christ the foiiowtng report and draft
% a bfu which they believe viii 70 .
long wny towards curing the weak
nensas IN thn administration 81 Justice
IN Cur courts;
Report ~ cenuiasiou.
70 ms Exoeiisncy. AIburt W. On
christ. 81 Florida.
Dear sir-Pursuant 20 your appoint
rnent Under the provisions OF concur
rent resolution No "a. adopted b. tha
legislature % 1871. We have examined
into the laws and the system o. plead
Ing and practioa embracing both com
mon nW and equity procedurA n
fhia and other states and have form-
uiatad q BIN. presented herewith. an
titled IAN Act ReiAting 90 pleadinE.
Prnctlos and Procedure IN the Courts
o. This Btata" which II enacted into
iau, yin make changes IN the present
law. watch. ln our Judgment wii tend
20 simplify the system ~ pieadinK.
practices and procedure m this courts
% this state. the details 81 which
changes VIII b. worked cut mader the
present statutes and rules Of nourt Or
such changes thersin AZ may be found
o. be expadienG a. the amended ayn-
ten n developed By practical opera
tion.
Tha Changes surwastsd wtn dispense
With useless forms and pleAdinMA. And
wfn materially simplify LEGAL prooe-
dure. and greatly sKpedtka ne mAtur-
ina ~ litiwmted causes for final Gtm-
position On tha merits. 80 that Justice
nay BE- aduiuiatared without undue
aalAy and expauB@
Wmv respectfully.
W A. HLOuNr.
C. A. COOPER
r. R WHITFIELD.
TIE Propossd Praetos Act.
A bm 30 BE- entitled An Act relating
20 pieadinm praetios and procedure
m the uourta % this Etata
ne d enacted ~ the Legislature 81
the stats 81 F1oridAs
Eection 4 That me provisions here
az are intended 20 simplify pleading
prnetios ana procsdura IN the courts
81 thtn stats 80 aa 20 dispense with
fn1uafarial farma and tsohnicalitiea. Ia
obviata Unnecessary pleadinKu and
procedure ana undua delays In ma
tate the trial and final disposition -
causes upou ne merits. 90 me end
that justice may BE- kaminiusered ~
ths courts Without needless delay and
expense. aa contemplated hy the oon-
Rtitutton
see. q Unless otherwfas provfded
hy Htatuta o. ~ authorized rules Of
court the plnadinwn used IN the courts
az thts stats NAY be framed without
references 30 technical forma Of &C.
lions or nfateinentM and the isxal
a1meiency 81 uuch pieadinEa shall be
tested hY = fair consideration Of ths
Facts THAI are in auhHtanca stated. to-
rether win applicable provisions and
princlpiea 81 lac and procedure
Ruls Days Designated.
see a. The fret and third Mondays
81 each month are DESIGNATED az rals
DAYS for all trial courts. During bust
na4 hours 81 every day. except sun
DAYS and iaeai kolidaya every court
shall be deemed GO be open and On
session. AZ the clerks on8ca. or m ths
court have no CLERK then 81 thr
Judges oface for The return % wrtts
and process. for the entry OF defaults
and fndEmenta ~ default and alsc
fur the purpose of rcceivink. enter.
tanning and dlapoa'nE % an matters
rules. orders and other interiocutor5
proceedings which parties may maks
OF apply for. and which, BY the p~ae.
tice cf the court may BE entered q
courno or which are granted without
the SPECIAL order OF me Judge a
Judgment nY default may be entoroe
o. any dav except sundays and leEa
holidays on OF after The rule day o.
which a dafnun On appearance 81
pleading has occurred
Sec 4 AT wrtta o. process. upoE
the Institution o. any suit shall d
made roturmable % the next rule daS
thereafter, unless the dag 81 iasuins
such process shall not be ten days be-
fore ths next rule DAY, In which cas-
ire same shall be made returuahle g
tho second rule day artof the issuancl
90 auch process All such process
nhaN h. serves a least ten days BE-.
fore tia rule day 90 Whtch 80 r. mads