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The old State House becoming inconven ient, the legislature in 1867 authorized the erection of a brick building, on ground owned by the State, for the use of the Supreme Court and the officers of State. The build ing was erected that year, and the law li brary of the State placed in it. It was here that the law library, as distinct from the general State Library, had its origin; for

previous to that they were combined. The change was a very beneficial one. The court about this time adopted the plan of making a statement of the case, or allowing the reporter to do so, and then writing its opinion. This method was only followed a few years, being far inferior to the practice of stating the case in the body of the opinion.