Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-03
Irwin Drafts.
New RuIe's!fOr
Police Court
Magistrate Tightens Lines OF
Discipline and Shuts Down
on ContinuanceS

Kind 70 De dra1ted Tor years. mas
been issued by Judge Harry Irwin.
Copies were seen in police court for
the first time today and viii be post
ed in a conspicuous place. There Is
no radical departure from the present
procedure of the court except a gen.
eral tightening"up along all lines, ant
especially in the matter Of eonttnu,
ances. The rules were adopted at a
meeting with the Judge some time ago
Of a committee Of five attorneys
whom he appointed. They were At
torneys William Rawlins, Leon NJ.
Straus, George X. French, J. NJ. Ca
mara and J. Lightfoot. The rules fol-
low:
"l. The district court Of Honolulu
will be open for business every week
day from 9 a. m. to IL m. and from
1880 .. m. to 4 p. m, except on Sat
urday,s when the hours will be from
8 q. m. TO u m, -. =,
"2. The district magistrate will be
in his office every morning at $3.50
a. m. for the purpose Of signing war
rants and other process, Of making
arrangements with attorneys for the
setting OF cases and for continuances
In proper cases, and for such other
preliminary work as may expedite the
work in court Attorneys are request,
ed to confer with the magistrate con-
corning such matters at this hour.
'.s. The clerks office viii be open
for business from q. m. to IL m,
and from p. m, to 4 p. M, on each
week day except on Saturday, when
the hours win be from s q. m. to II m.
All the clerks of this court must be
In attendance during these hours IN
less excused by the magistrate.
a. All official interpreters Of this
court must be IN attendance during
the hours mentioned In rule unless
excused by the magistrate.
20. No official interpreter OF this
court shall act &C runner or agent for
an attorney in any case pending or 70
be heard ii this court. Any official
interpreter who violates this rule win
be discharged.
IS. The space in the court room In
front Of the rail 81 reserved tor the
attorneys, litigants and such OF thor
clerks who have business before the
court. and Tor court officials In or.
der that the business Of the court may
be conducted quietly and without
confusion It win be the duty Of the
court bailiff to enforce this rule and
to preserve order In the court.
q. a police officer will be station
ed IN the rear Of the court room dur
ing the morning session. whose duty
e VIII be 70 preserve order In that
port OF the court room.
conflnusness. So Ear AZ the
time Of the court will permit all cases
WIN be tried promptly upon the day
set Tor the hearing OF the same. At
torneys are urgently requested TO re
train from having cases set In this
court upon the days when such attor-
news have cases for hearing In the
superior courts. When cases have
been set for trial IN this court and Il
later develops that an attorney In
such case has subsequently received
notice that he is required to attend
st the trial of case In any such SUI
perior court, such attorney will be
entitled. as q matter OF course, to .
further continuance In this court In
such cases. attorneys are requested .
agree with the opposing counsel prior
to the opening ofgcouft, upon the date
TO which such case shall be continued,
so as to prevent The time Of court and
counsel from being wasted in useless
discussion.
I'm ali other cases continuancesI
win be granted upon . proper show
ing, but not as matter Of course.
f'.9. Criminal Cases: Criminal cases
viii be called and disposed OF as
foIlows:
s,New cases viii be called first and.
IN the event Of plea Of guilty being
entered. such cases win be disposed
Or Immediately by the imposition Of
sentence. Ii The event Of plea OF
not guilty being entered and. Il the
defendant be In custody and have nj
attorney, such cases viii be disposed
Of next in order after those wherein
pleas Of guilty have been entered.
III 4 defendan. shall not be1n Gus.
tody and has no attorney the trial Of
such cases will follow In regular
order after those previously set.
10. No warrant for the arrest OF
any person charged with the commits
sion Of an offense without the District
Of Honolulu shall be issued from this
office except upon the written ap-
prevail Of the county attorney or his
deputy.
I'll. Chill Gases: The return day
iH civil cases shall be Monday, We'd
nesday and Friday Of each week at
1850 D. m, as heretofore. Tuesday and
Thursday afternoons win be also
devoted to the trial Of civil cases
specially set for those days.
.In order that these rules may be
effective and the business OF this
court expedited and the loss Of time
and money to counsel and litigants
eliminated the sincere and hearty CO.
operation OF the members Of the bar
Is necessary.
These rules will be In force and
effect from and after this date.
Dated: Honolulu, July 2, A. D. 1917.
HARRY IRWIN,
District Magistrate Of Honolulu.
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