Show I CITY COURT JUDGE MAY DECLINE STATE CASES P J Daly Dab assistant attorney gives an i opinion that the judge jude who handles the criminal business of the police court can refuse to accept the thc state cases brought in that court unless the state is willing to pay for handling them At present the th city receives half h lf of or the fines and the theother other othar oth r halt half goes to the state The city elly pays pas for the machinery of the police poUce court and enters the tIle cases with others but the county count furnishes the prosecuting attorney and pays pas jury JUT fees tees Recently Job P Lyon county attorney became convinced that the county was not getting a square deal ui hi the matter and prepared a bill for the legislature making a different distribution of the amounts received In fines and ins ing In half to the city and half to the county City officials are ar not satisfied with half bait the fines These have haxe been boon few they say and have by no means paid for or the cleri cIeri clerical den dencal cal Co work done don in the cases Mr Ir Daly will advise tile the council that the judge of the city court can be Instructed not to re receive receive these cases unless the state pays for them and the council will probably Issue such an order |