1824. Nov r. 20 copied. 1825. Nov r. 30

Constitutional Code

Ch.XII. Judiciary Collectively

S.25. Attendance.

1.

As between day service and night service, division of time modified according to times of year.

2.

Distinction between casual service and appointed service.

3.

Causal service what.

4.

Appointed service, hour of commencement determined by judges special order.

5.

For casual service sitting at all times previous and subsequent to appointed service.

6.

During a portion of the year there may be no casual case in the time left for a casual service, but attendance on the part of judges no hardship.

7.

Two standards of reference for time to be allotted for judicial attendance.

8.

1. In whatever department the number of hours occupied in public service is the greatest, without prejudice to health — that number should be employed in the judicial service.

9.

2. So in whatever grade that number of hours is the greatest, the same number sh d. be employed in the highest grade.

10.

To any difference, more time should be employed in the highest than in the lowest grades.

11.

Anglice — apparetn Martyrdom of highest judges in their zeal for discharge of their public duties — Illusion of these appearances.

12.

Flagrant scantiness of individual judicatories.

13.

Of such judges, enormous salaries and continuance in office notwithstanding intellectual aptitude.

14.

Insufficiency of time bestowed by Chancellor.

15.

By nothing but local experience can any adequate indication be given of the sufficiency of the number of judicatories.

16.

Oppression and injustice resulting from this scantiness of judicatories under existing system.