Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-12-31
LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

same, That hereafter the courts III CouiHoi
Pleas and General Sessions foi The several DIS
tricts, within the Northern, Middle and Eas
tern Cilcuus, hereafter mentioned, shall be llelt
at the times following, respectively Instead o
the lines nnwsprovided by law; that is TO say
for the Districts of Richand, Edgefsld. Spar
tanburg and Cherter6eld, on the lst Mondays
in March and October in every year, 10 SIT TWO
weeks for the District OF Richland and Edge
| field, ind one week for the Districts of spar
tanburg and Chesterfield at each term fof the
Districts of Union and Marlborough, on the
second Monday in March and October IN eV,
cry year, 10 sit two weeks for the District oi
Union and one week for the District OF Marl
borough at each term; for the districts OF
Newbely and Darlington. on third MONDAY In
March and October in every year, to SIT one
week at each term; for the ID slrIcts oil 3 ar
field, Lexington and Marion, on the fourth
Monday in March and October in every year,
to sit one week at each term for the Districts
Of Chester. Sumter, aud Horny. on the hrst
Monday after The fourth Monday in March and
October i'm every year, to sit for one week at
each term forthe Districts Of York, Kershaw
and Georgetown, on The second MONDAY aiter
the fourth Monday in March and October IN
every year, 10 sit one week at each term Tor
the Districts Of Lancaster and illlansburg'
OH the third Monday after the ionrth Monday
in March and October in every year. TO SIT lot
une week at each term For The District oi
Charleston. on the first Monday in May, in
every year, instead of the second Monday III
March TO SIT six weeks.
Sec 2 That all suits and process which
shall have been made returnable 10 the Cours
Of any Of the said Districts. AT the times hereto.
fore provided by law, shall respectively be le-
gal and valid. to all intents and purposes, Tor
the Cour,s next TO be held in the SAID Districts
respectively, according 10 the provisions OF
this Act; and that all persons WHO have been
summoned or may hereafter be summoned,
to attend the Conrts Of amy Of ibe said DIS
lficts as inrors or witnesses. or who now are
or who shall hereafter be bonnd in. recosni-
zance TO appear at any Of ,he said Conrts, at
the time, heretofore provided by law, shall be
and are hereby required 10 attend OF appear at
the Courts Of the said Districts. respectively,
next to be held according 10 the provisions OF
tits Act.
Sec. 8. That. Spartanbnrg be, and is hereby
added to the Northern Circuit.
An Aci 10 authorize persons pracIIclng
Medicine under the Botanic or TbomPso-
+nian system to receive compensation Tor
their services.
Sec. |. Be il enacted by the honorable
The Senate and House of Representatives
now met and sitting in General Assembly,
and by the authority Of The same. That
hereafter all persons now nracticing, or
who may hereafter practice Medicine ac-
cording 10 line Botanic ~ Thonpsonian
system, shall have the privilege OF una
king reasonable charges for their services.
aud may sue for aud recover such char
ges before any tribunal having competent
jurisdiction: Provided that nothing here
in contained shall confer upon any person
so practicing such privileges unless he be
a graduate Of legally organized Thnmp.
sonan College of Medicine, and shall
confne himself to the use Or administra-
tion of such Medicines only as properly
belong or are embraced in The Thompso-
nian system Of medicine.
An Act 10 provide for the more eHectual
collection Of Taxes fiom Free persons Of
Color.
|. Be i, enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives. now met and
sitting in General Assembly, and by the
authority of the same, That it shall be
The duty of every free negro, mnlallo, or
mesrizoe within this State, between the
ages of fifteen and fifty years Except
such as shall be clearly proved 10 the sal
is(ac,ion OF The Collector to be incapable
from mains or otherwise OF providing a
livelihood.) 10 make due return Of them
selves to the Tax Collector Of the Dis
,ric,, in which they reside. for The purpose
of paying such Capila,ion Tax as is or
may be imposed on Them by law; and il
shall be lawful for any member Of fam
ily 10 make returns for the other members
of the family, or Cor any female or any
sick or infrm person 10 make return bv
Nh agent, and such return shall be received
as lawful by the Tax Collector.
Sec.2 In case any free negro, mu'lat-
y, or mestizoe shall not make such rc.
iu;U WIlnln VIC ilIhe PfesCHueu ny law 'OI
the payment Of the Tax imposed at lhe
nresent session, or hereafter, upon her or
him. such free negro. -mullalto or mesti-
zne shall be double taxed, and the Tax
Collector shall I've authorized TO issue ex-
ecu,ion as in cases where any while per-
SON shall fail to make return.
Sec. 5. The Tax imposed upon any
free negro, mulIatIoe or mestizoe may be
Maid by him or her at the lime Of making
his or her return.
An Act 10 abolish The punishment ol
death in cases o: forgery and counterfeit
ling.
/. Be it enacted by the Honorable the
Senare and House of Representatives,
now met and sitting in General Assembly
and by the authority same. That in all
cases where the punishment of death is
imposed by law upon any person who
shall be convicted of falsely making, for
ring, or. .conn,erfei,ins, or causing, or pro-
curing 10 he falsely made, forged or cuun'
cd. mr. of willingly acting or assisting