The Court sat six days in each week, excepting four weeks inJuly-August,
when all the Courts were allowed by law four weeks' vacation. They were
required to work eight hours each day beginning at eight a. m., with one
hour rest at noon, and ending at five p. m.; but they could work longer
if they so desired, but the law forbade any adjournment and to prevent
bribery the documents in every case-civil or criminal-arriving daily
were placed in a lottery wheel, and, on the Court assembling at eight
a. m., the wheel was revolved, and in the presence of the Minister of
Justice a blind boy and girl drew the documents out and handed them to
pages who delivered them to the Judges in alphabetical order. Three
Judges, forming a committee, decided every case that came into their
hands on the same day. There was no delay in Justice, and, if any Judge
misbehaved, the voters in his district could remove him under the same
law that applied to the President.

The law of recall applied to all officers of the Government elected by
the people. The salary of the Supreme Court Judges was fixed by law at
ten dollars per day and that of a Chief Justice of a district at five
dollars per day. That of the Prosecuting Attorney and Attorney for the
Defense at four dollars per day, and that of Justice and Jurors at three
dollars per day the year 'round.

No costs were charged to either complainant or defendant in any case,
either civil or criminal, but if a person brought complaint without just
and sufficient cause, the law provided that they should be examined by
the Court, and if found sane, they should be imprisoned for one year at
hard labor, and if insane, to be sent immediately to the Lunatic Asylum.
In every case the complainant was first warned by the Court of what
would happen if the charge proved to be unfounded.