The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-29

of attorneys of other states to prac-
tice in this state without examina-
ton was also Stiffened.
The rule relating to the admission
of attorneys from other states pro-
vides the standard in this state shall
be equivalent to that of Connecti-
cut, that he shall have practiced at
least five years before the highest
court of original jurisdiction, that
he shall have been a resident of
Connecticut not less than six
months before his application for
admission, that he is 81 years OF
age and of good moral character
and intends that the major part
of his time devoted to the practice Of
law shall be expended In this state.
An affidavit of good character from
two attorneys Of the states from
which the applicant comes must
be filed with the application, with
a similar affidavit from two mem
bers of the bar in this state of at
least five years standing.
Besides establishing a standard Of
salaries for the clerks of the supe-
rior court and the courts Of COM
mon pleas, the judges created five
grades of assistant clerks, the first
consisting Of part time assistants
and those whose compensation de-
ponds entirely upon fees; the Sec
nod, maximum salary $500; third,
maximum salary $4,000; fourth,
maximum salary, $4,000; anc fifth,
maximum salary $3.50. Assistant
clerks now serving were assigned
to that grade in which their present
salary places them.
Also established were five grades
Of clerical assistants in the superior
court, courts Of common pleas, Of
fees of the executive secretary,
coroner, states attorneys and Of
fetal stenographers. Grade / in
cludes all part time assistants and
the other grades are: Grade 2, ST.
140 maximum Grade 3, $500
maximum; Grade 4, $3.50 maxi
mum; Grade 5, $3.50 maximum.
The classification will not result
in a reduction Of total average an
nual compensation of any employe,
the rule provided. It also provided
that each assistant clerk in grades
from two to five inclusive shall
have a salary increase of $40 per
month every two years until the
maximum for the grade is reached
and that the salary of each clerical
assistant in grades from two to five
inclusive shall be increased SO
month each two years until the
maximum for the grade Is reached.
Increases will be withheld upon the
recommendation of the clerk or
other superior for inefficiency or
incompetency.
1t was voted by the jurists that
no persons shall ! be appointed to
any salaried Office or position with
out approval OF the personnel COM
mittee of the judges, which at
present includes Chief Justice Will
liam M. Maltbie, Justice Newell
Jennings and Judges Kenneth
Wynne and Edward j. Daley. APP
plications for promotion from grade
to grade must be approved by this
committee. It is also provided that
no appointee who receives an an
nual salary shall accept any other
renumeratiye employment without
the consent of the chief justice.
Chief Justice Maltbie was author
lied to procure the introduction
of bills in the next general as
sembly which, if adopted, would
bring about the collection Of nat
uralization fees for the state.
Whenever vacancy occurs in
the position Of assistant messenger
in any county in which the position
requires substantially the full work.
ing time of the incumbent, or
whenever any new position of the
same kind shall be created, a law
yer, if available, shall be appointed,
it was voted.