Case ID: scl_17/html/0378-01.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
Author: {"author": "Colcock, J.", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

The State v. Michael Simpson.
    Charleston,
    Feb. 1830
    The 4th section of the act of 1827, directing fines and forfeitures, incurred, or imposed in any Court of Sessions, to be paid to the Commissioners of public buildings, for public purposes, does not deprive the Governor of the power, conferred by the Constitution, to remit so much of any fine or forfeiture, as is not by law given to the informer, or other private person, for private purposes, vide State ®. Williams, 1 N & M. 26, and Acts of 1827, p. 34.
   Per

Colcock, J.

sustaining the decision of Mr. Justice O’Neall, at Walterborough, Spring Term, 1829.

Johnson, J. and Richardson, J. concurred.