The Office That Vacheron Wants But Will Not Get

New York, 1895

Last week we exposed the grave faults existing in the bill introduced in the Legislature by Assemblyman Vacheron. It is doubtful if it passes the Senate. It certainly will not if the wishes of the people of this county are accorded any consideration. The bill creates the office of Commissioner of Jurors. The salary of the office is $3,000 and a system of fees is provided for which would make the office worth to one disposed to administer it in a mercenary way $10,000. The people have no voice in the appointment of the officer. The only object apparent in the bill is the making of an office more than likely to be filled by some political hack. Under the present law it costs only $150 a year to draw and summon juries in the county, and this work has always been well and properly performed. The contrast between the economical method now in vogue and the costly system proposed should be sufficient to defeat the bill in the Senate. — Hempstead Inquirer.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, April 26, 1895, p. 8.