New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-25
SLATE InNSIlIIIION:

tias ,o,,.d,
| The .1,stug evils Of tue civil tiscu,r ~ .
courts Of tho state II cont,mplstes the s"-p
ton ~ the legislature ~ 9 snort pth't,l' -
and . body 81 practice rules "iIth ~" ,Ge
tho rIso. - tho pra,tice now regulated ~ ,''
,p o. ~ civil riorrIurr rder the present ~
f"iiur" the prgttlte - regulated - - -
tory rules winch curuuIsse ronifof"iNl'' -
mere matters Of urocrdur. ~ ti' provision. "i
This section are cErried into EJECT 10" p's''.
viii be- regulated ~ ncNible court I.ir. W.
HIiI tend Go remove al disputes over uat a..
practice 10 piacrs The fssponsiuiNE "l ~
adlnlnistrstiDn Il Justice up"n the c"HllH 100
iiau lIon the legislature ~. In ,r..
rules referred 10 ig the seriOn ha'' w." e.,
Jared by N. hoa rd ~ statutory t'ns"l "a .''i
which las been engaged uinn ine iass lyl a..
Ten years. u.s. atirutltn. however, "u'' uh
fasf two resrs hem. snIpIF mined - th'
cit.l procedure in tue courts Is p'u'u 80
f"i dated tire general statutes OF tir s's.,
ltspsrd tie ttatutory record OF 'h. III
IrlHts fnd los. statutes Of tho stAle " W..
- hat ~ tue general statutes ~ 80
upon procedure ln thfrc '"iim.s' WIZ tIo
mud 90 In this section. u now u''pi -,
legislature snd ~ icing examiner ~ ~,
committee Of the legislature snd cohinl t'f's ~
tue various bar sssoeinuon' OF we ~. r az,
port Will come before the fslsia'u'' '''
s,cl,oa = IAs COAT IF claims - continued
M fngu 10 O cOuri o. rscr'd. ~ shI" 0yn
sisf of ~, fAre, jEd9e, nou m o'fce, VA2 tH1''
hcfd fteW 9fnccs until the cfprafr' OF I"tW
ic'pectirs fcrns. ami 'He'r tc'-eo, W ,r
he appointed ~ the L2rpnor ~ ahi "iiN ~
gGrce and consent Of toe ssHGf' ava no sf"
t0id 1flce FOR Eirs yeIrs The b2'emlu'' Wgg
fuffter tpCredse me nlnDp 0f ltiso ~. W
potHfmsnf. but not 10 crrccd nee 81 al. Iht
Ga4.itOIgt iu.ges ncrttOJO', appointed sagH con
fiHac 10 serys Enn! inc ms' cdb 81 JdNH9ib,
ono ttOassEd HtHf hHHdfrd Qua eghtttN' ~
saca e4ra.r qdie a. shan ne determined pursH-
dHf 90 lqp. ~, COsri sHGH tGts g9np 70
opDgtuf enG rtn,ore cttrk aud such c 40 stfh
o.fGptefs ana gftcHaqni, 90 me isyts'diWc 10Y
protiec. The Juqgfs sf1tt continue 10 I'c''it
from ne stGfe ihsr p'es,nt c0mpe"sa.Dn ~
f"OWdnCcs .Httt tao "gssdfWe saQh p'hntH7
prDt'4 ne c0sri sh1" hdte ne ~ .s''..,y'
ror crcrcissg bV e ana sr'h Gdf'i1oHd' lhr's.
ciciton 20 ht1r end determine c'd'ms ego"s.
fae stGfe cr or'iCteE contracting cdundht' aS
me legislature mav pr0tt4c. inc jnsgts ~ in'
court may stpGrstc.y f4Ne fcstbioHy IN ftia-
ton 10 on cam. out No dtrar1 sad,i ~ noae
rlcepf ~ u n4IfDrny OF the Thoic court me
court may ts'g0NSR rules 70 gor"A y" ON
pf0c.qmt.
AB-ruAcT.- This sect makes the court on
claims : prrmahrut court ~ tnr $40 spu'''
Geo THE plGylsious n the constitution. - slr the
other courts enumerated therein. Tue recent
'LalSts ln the tnly for loiiticsi phrIr-e- ~
The legislature have prompted the convention 10
rstal'iitu IN" court as constitutions Tibuhhi
- ~ 10 give II perinsuence and 10 improve Us
ff.clensy. lue lsnguage ~ The prov .siun sub
stantaliy conforms 10 the statutes relating 10
lhts court. except mt the leSihist azure may coo
FER upon The court tie power Ia determine con
dieting tlelns between claimants, jurisdiction
when Il oOes not HO1 l.ssess
= .. Inc superior court q the city OF New
NO.k. the court " common piess for the city
BuAoIo aud tn. city court Of Brooklyn, sre
abolished from and AFTER the hrst dsy u Jsnu-
AIRY. one thVussud eight hundred and ninety
81, snd theFrupOn the seals, records, papers sn1
documents Of or belong NJ 10 such cO.rts, sLsli
be ueppsited IN the ofAces OF the CLERKS OF the
several counties IN wIicn ssld courts now exist ,
snd al actions aud proceedings then pend ng 10
SUCH courts snall be transferred TO the supreme
court Tor bearing aud determinstIOn 1he
jgGg-a OF SAD courts In Of.ca on the nrst day
Of January, one thousand eight hundred aud
Iineiy 81 sh.ii. FOR the rem. hder OF the terms
Tor winch tney were elected or appointed, be
Justices Of tnc supreme court. but thsy shsli
hit cniy in tue counties ln which they were
elected or appointed. Their sssries slsll he
lhid ~ the ssld counties Respectively. sud
hAtll De the same a. the salaries " the other
justices Of tie supreme court residing In the
tsn4e COUNTIES. he'll successors Sian b. elected
az Justices u the supreme court by the electors
or the judicial districts In which th,y respec-
uveiy reside.
lac Iur,diction now exercised by the several
courts hereby ABOLISHED shail be vested In the
supreme court. AlIcais fiOm infer or aud ,cHl
courts now heard IN tEe court Of common pleas
for The city sud county Of New lo.s snd the
superior court OF BunAio. shsll be- heard 10 the
supreme court IN such bsnnsr aud 10y such Jus
tee Or Justices a. tie Appellate divisions In the
respective departments winch Include New York
and buDalO ehall direct, unless Otherwise pro
Yldcd by NJ re- sia.uIe
ABsIkiCr-l b.s section Is eliminated a. be-
INK now obsolete
IL a. Circuit courts and courts OF over and
telminer ale abolished from sud Gfter tne last
dsy o. Dec, mUer one thoussud eight hundred
tLer-Lpon be- vested In tue supreme court aud
al sections sad proceedings then pending In such
,"ll's ehaI We HsHeleif'd 10 Tue supteme court
loF h'arhg ana determination ANY justice ~
the supreme court. except a. otherwise pro-
yIaed .n this srtcie. may hold court w any
ABsTR,CT.-Tbe FIRST Two sentence, OF thi,
eliminated section are obsOlrte. 1hs last sen
fence u unnecessary. ] he SUPREME court - que
c0uri, compo ed OF all the Justices Of tn. state,
Gud ,icTv - 40 rrs,I.ctIun 10 tbr ~, ai.ty m
which justice may serve. Tins srtcl. In
several provisions assumes the transfer OF Jus
uees from one county. district or department to
sLoiber
Section s. supreme court comnf.sione,s mo,
te appointed as hereinafter pr0tteed ore Or
more u whon may be designated 1y tho court
70 getumIHe me compensation 10 be pad irh,r
ever yrtIGfe properly - laken for a pablo ~,
"a ne j1d'c'1. department o. disfrtcl fof phlcA
ihey shGH hGre been apDOinfed Dkc, .uch co0,.
peHsgnoH - NOS md0s Nv the siafe and ,rho
GisJ may rcspocftre.y be desiCHdted az rsf,,es
"henettf "sH's dfe properly teferf,d Tor deter
ofhr " lutiHcf Gzites az NAV be dsr,.l, I'd
upon them ~ specluf order Or rllie Of c0n,t b.
i , sp'STs.a's a'ts.on or BY ne cirI Dccctcs
N"sI Hnd sseoHd jtgictaI depgrfmenfs fr0g, Tim.
- inHe pey sDpOmf Tor each Of INC coant,,,
therein ttlhin ne c'fp o. SEQ YORK ,uch cam
the dDprotd! Of the 6oc,d Of ,,f,msf,
ana epyD,,.0n'T,nt or 10 suees.sors rs
loIm tn eScn county aud chan,
Ggain't "a. oip Of Nee York TX.
tgs.dGrre may % crD tim, aufhori,, IN. an.
the thTd and fourth judicial d,parfr,nf. AMI
81 me cv4nf'es u the second dcyar .m<rt moi
, .,a.a,, &c aig o. fen ro,k sneh commits.
Ihdn ier yedrs signd,n1 They sAaH moi MAJ.
re IS Hiof"ew ~ coanseiofs IN any cou,t Of
fhi Sfdfe or y me tHited states Th1v .hail
hod Office during the plcdsure II n. ,,s,>cfi, .
dpPe"aie nrisOns By raich Ehep .aqI1 harc
been Gppo'Hi,G. Supreme court cJrtmi,s,srs.,
during lh,if cDH.irsGnc, in ov,c, ,.au III hoiI
NsNF lLb1f II
AnsrsAcT.-Io relieve the court, from, ,hs
consideration OF many prvcrlurnl motions. fur
ni-h IA mems OF conducting proceedings Tor
the contamination OF iaud. where ia. co,,'n.u.Y'
ton Is not pad D., the state without tf, OK
pcnse snd delay OF the present sy-,ein and 70
provide standing body u competent n ,,t.rs
or referees. SEXTON eight authorize. tb- an
poi1tm~nt by the respective speculate division.
in the first and second depa rtiurut. a., .sib
81 the counties therein within the eli, %, N,,
York. Of supreme court commi ssionrrs 10 ,,,rb
number a. they may deem Necessary and with
the apprOrsI OK the board Of estiniat, and sn.
pUrtlonment. % III their compensation Wb' n
shall be uniform In each county anI a chars.
against the ciU. The legislature is .mpoy.
cred e. authorize the appointment of snch So,,
uissioners 10 the third and fourth judicial a,
part4nent- and N the counties 10 the second d.
partncut not within the city Of New YORK
ton t1Jg. The court OF appeal, \. con-
iin.rd. 1t shall CONSIST VI the cKl.f nd .nd
associate judges now 10 Office who mail Nod
their onice, Until the expiration Of th-lr r..
spective terms, snd their successor, who a., n
be chosen hy the electors u the .tst.l ard
Of th, three jEincsi Of the ,rprenc co.,i mas,
serrinq as dssociafe iIds,s Of tie court Q, an.
pe1s bg des,nGfI0T b. ths eor,rr0, az o
shGii b. os.ocLlfe tud6es Of ne co1rt Of az
pcdis nrfi. The ,rp"d!lo, o. a.. terp,, ~,
uhieh iAev r,specnrelS Urrs >lse.eG lusfic,.
vho s.alI b. choss, bp "a. electors 9, ~,
state. III. oficisl terms or the chef judg. and
associate Judge, shall BE- fourteen year, from
after their election. No more than ,errn
tuGges srdH sn ia art case Fiv. nerub.r-
81 the court shall ltornl constitute a quorum
and the concurrence Of four shall hs u-r-..
ssry 20 q decision. The court shall have power