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FEBRUARy 22 + 1 ME 5esd ts ndiume ns ieumuresc ue y ism uee en ol t 'WOUlD EXTEND | Clerks, Reay _Glerks, Registrars to Perform | _ Anci ies of er . _ Ancient Duties of Court Crier ! Wcc ue useiie ie feu prp n | Clerks of the county courts and ; ing the ancient ritual, which, inter-' ' Legislafive Action Is :'l:ll.ln:':u:.'x'tclg|§trlax'§ ..\'es!?rday \\'c?'c ;{t|~ch§. from t'hc court vernacular, is: ' f | (e] d With T Bill y legis ative proposals in | Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! All manner of | pene 1 en Bills the Ontario House to get down to persons having anything to do be-- > | wsummmrmngnmenprostonmmemmeas their memory work against the time | fore this court (naming it) for the ASK LEGAL CHANGES when they succeed court criers. county of (naming it) draw near 4 By amendments to the Sheriff's and give your attention and you omcs e Act ;n'n'i the Administration of Jus-- shall be heard. God Save the King." Legislative action opened yester-- :".F L'\'.'Clh(:'\ A--(«-t proposed by At-- The present duties of court criers ; f r tapr orney--General Conant in the first and their fees are: Making proclaa . -- day in the Ontario HMHouse with the of a series of law administration re--| mation for opening or adj i 4 ( | f f I . journing . _ _ introduction of ten bills ranging in forms, the post of court crier, an courts, 25 cents; making every other| _ description from one to extend the ancient one in British jurisprudence,| proclamation, 25 cents; calli;lg andiz:u ' provisions of the Mortgagors and is declared outmoded after July 1. ; swearing grand jury, 50 cents; call-- _ -- p + Chetheg y Hence, after that date and after ing and swearing each petit jury, 50 | Purchasers' Relief Act for another present criers can be honorably re-- cents; cz Earl o > honorably re--| cents; calling and swearing each year to a measure designed to tired, the clerks and registrars will | witness, 25 cents; attending courts, clarify regulations on private hos-- be charged with the duty of decliar-- | per diem, $3. pitals. | Attorney--General Conant also in-- | troduced the first in what promises I to be a series of bills to implement ir.'wmmcm'mtmn< of the Legislative [ Committee investigating into the | administration of justice. Several of the proposed amendments were | concerned with courts regulation | An amendment to the Devolutio: of Estates Act, if passed, would provide for a widow of a man who dies intestate, to receive the firs! $1,000 and two--thirds of the remain-- ing estate. Under the present act a widow is entitled to $1,000 an( | one--half the residue. One clause of the bill to amend the Private Hospitals'® Act, explained R Hon. H. J. Kirby, Minister of Health, would have the effect of * barring tubercular patients from private hospitals. The section is ' designed to strengthen the Govern-- ment's T.B. program. An amend-- ment to the Public Health Act woul -- give the Council of a township in unorganized territory having a popu-- lation of 15,000, power to license and regulate barbershops and hairdress-- ' ing eostablishments.