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applies is, in the Judicial Committee, they are going to
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come up with a recommendation of the Bar Association's
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recommendation of a system of Municipal Courts. Our
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report, which you will get, will show how this will be
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implemented, through payment of all salaries by the State.
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So, it does have —
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MR. BOND: I see where it does cut across —
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MR. BENTON: "What I have said in connection with
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the Probation Department and the Sheriff applies, with some
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degree of variation, to the other Court Clerks, Although
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I realize that such is probably not the province of
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this Committee, I would be remiss if I did not express the
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view that, in my opinion, these operations would be much
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more efficient were the Clerks of the Courts not elected,
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but appointed pursuant to the provision of the State Merit
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System."
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MR. BOND: Excuse me. How about the Register of
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Wills? Do you have any suggestions —
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MR. BENTON: Yes, I would include the Register of
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Wills as an adjunct to the Court System.
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MR. BOND: Because they run their offices on the
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