Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 March 1894 — A Salaried Office. [ARTICLE]

A Salaried Office.

An effort will be made at the next session of the Indiana Legislature to make the office of justice of thb peace a salaried one, instead of being entirely dependent on fees, as at present. The object sought is to secure a better administration of Justice. The Fort Wayne Sentinel observes that “often in the trial of cases the evidence on the opposing sides is so evenly divided that it is sometimes charged that the justice in deciding the case is influenced to render his opinion against the one from whom he is able to collect the costs. In criminal actions, unless there is a conviction, the justice gets no costs, and this may sometimes lead him to convict when he would otherwise acquit. The making of the office a salaried one would remove these objections and leave the justice of the peace free from all selfish interest in rendering his decision.”