Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-03-23
TURNS DOWN COURT Bill

UMC DUWN WUkI BILL
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Cross upholdt the constitutionality Of
the bill. and others submitted by ".
H. Abel Of Montesano and Chas, =.
Shepard and John =. Burkheimer Of
Seattle. question its stitqtionality.
: Tanners Opinion. \;
Regarding this particular point /
herewith quote from a letter address
ed to me under date Of March: 18th,
by Hon. w. ". Tanner, attorney gem
eral Of the state. 81. a & 4
Personally, I have some doubt 40
to the validity Of this bill, but am
advised by those supporting 1t that
the lawyers drawing 1t had carefully
considered the question Of constitu-
tional law involved and believe that
the supreme court will sustain the
act 4 tN
I'm arriving at my decision to veto
this bill I: have eliminated the ques-
tion'i' of ito constitutionality, regard.
ing which there appears to be . d.
vetsity sof opinion. and have consid-
erred It. from the standpoint Of estab.
fishing = precedent regarding conduct
ing part Of. the business Of . coun-
ty at some location other than the
county seat, and also the effect such
precedent might have IN connection
With the cohdnet Of county affairs in
counties other than the one which is
particularly referred to and interest.
ed in the bill before me.
Troublesome Precedent.
SHOULD this bin become . law, it
is highly probable that at each sue
ceeding session Of the legislature
special bills would be presented pro-
viding for the holding Of sessions Of
the superior court at places other than
the county seat in some of the other
counties OF the state. For instance,
we might illustrate Lincoln county, in
the eastern part Of the state. The
town Of Sprague in this county is To-
Gated many miles from the county
seat. Davenport, the county seat, is
on branch line of the Northern Pa
cific railway. Sprague is on the main
line of the Northern Pacific railway.
"The town Of Sprague would be
able to show strong reasons why ses-
sions of the superior court Of Lin
coin county should be held in that
town II q precedent we're establish
ed in another county fixing such a
condition.
1T might be said by some Of the
advocates Of the measure before me
that the population Of the town Of
Sprague Is not so large as the popu-
lation affected by this measure, and
that for this reason favorable consid-
Grafton ought not be given If such q
request should be made by the town
Of Sprague. Even though the popu-
lation may not be 80 large, yet it is
equally true that the principle in
volved is exactly the same.
Other Counties.
"Other counties might be mention
ed along the same line. For instance,
Okanogan county. with its few miles
Of railroads and many square miles
Of area In that county it 10 neces-
sary for the great majority Of the
residents Of the county to travel many
miles to transact business 1t the
county seat.
"Cowlits county, with it, county
seat located ct Kalama. has also with.
In it, borderA Kelso. Castle Rock and
other towns. the residents of which
would be accommodated materially II
sessions Of the superior court could
BE- held in their respective communi
ties.
I'm skasit county, with it, county
seat located at NJ. Vernon, are also
located other towns, whose residents
would. without doubt. appreciate very
much the opportunity to transact
county business In their respective
towns II opportunity to do 20 were
siven BY some law enacted BY the
4,
THE establishment Of this precs-
dent - relation 70 superior courts
might in Ne future lead to he divi-
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