Show THE J t e W r ALAI ES U tI LL LLIN TN N PASSING the measure wb which h pro pm provides IN 1 vides for increasing swing the si pries ire of the supreme and aad Del district coed couff Judges the Ule legislature adds color to Ike story that was current at the toe time tilDe the sal aal salaries aries ad of the state officers were iere In Ini i i It will be he remembered that t ta d a 1 biB hilt wile was then tIleD pending by b w which the judges judge jud supreme r and district Fare were to tot t more wort III PRY ay This measure was waa w Mh the understanding it was as stated ted it tt the time that the su supreme preme pre court Quid could Aret pass paM upon the thet t ty of i u raise rallie for tor the state tate of ot tit tIdal so that t t it could rot be charged u ith A further understanding according to tot tou UK t u iw report Was waa wa that the subsequent Astatine which is the one now in sion slon would increase mane the pay pa of qt the ilK os s d 4 precedent having haing ha Ine bt hr j Id If au h a contract really existed e l and the evidence all an allt t r I points that way tray It has al been ben ratified I now flow Under the salary bill bUl Just passed the salaries of 01 the supreme court judges a am increased 2100 a s year and the salaries of the district Judges 1 The Th Institution of the state of o I Utah tah says in section 12 1 or ot article 8 9 The judges juda of ot the supreme and anel district courts shall receive at stated times time compensation for tor their services which shall not be increased or fh during the time for lor which h they are elected ele Here is a clean provision of the constitution There can be no possible quibble about it The words are plain and simple so 10 simple that thata a child should be able a le to 18 Interpret ret them It would seem that only one otIe interpretation could be placed paced upon them That is le 1 no judge IB in Utah can canha ha ba have ve e his hi salary Iary raised rallied during the term for fur which he be was w elected How will the courts be able to get pt around this thia provision We take it for granted that Governor Wells will sign n the new act To be bee consistent he must mat sign It for tor he be signed Ped the act by b which hi his own 0 salary waa was increased Now suppose some cit elt citison elta ison laen a 1 the question of The judges are possibly laboring la Ja laboring boring under Wider the impression that this will not DOt be done but they are are re in all 11 probability mistaken The question win will almost surely be raised When it la Is relied raised who will 01 pass upon it The parties In Interest That would Indeed ne be a a proceeding It would be he lute like malting making the tile plaintiff In a case cue the sole judge of or the tile merits rig of hi h his talon action or 01 the tile defendant t in la a criminal proceeding the trial judge Precedent or no precedent an aD extreme extremely ly 11 awkward time to Is in ID store tore for tw the judges of this state If It they attempt to decide a question Involving pecuniary pee I rJ benefit beneat to themselves Will WUl they have have the tile brasen hardihood to do It If It not DOt what court win will be called Into bIto service mee for we wo must pro pre presume same sume that an as II attempt to draw the in salaries will WW be made |