The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-11-21

State Penitentiairy system, (without abolish-
ing capllal. punishment for capital crimes)
will soon, in the wisdom of our I,episIature.
be es.ablshed,in in aid of our existing code Of
Criminal Jurisprudence.
y nSVieW ofihe late attempts by socret EN-.
issarles to disturb our domestic institutions.
the Grand Jury wonld suggest that some
provision be made, to prevent escape. I'm
cases OF sedlton) from capital inflictions Of Tie
Law by forleitiHg the rocognisance.
The Grand Jury would also present ~ n
grievance, that the existing law prohibiting
slaves Except, through the agency, or by the
authority OF tho owner) from hiring their la
bor to others, isgrossly and habtuaily violated.
they would also suggest, that female slaves
be included III the same prohibition and that
the present law be SO amended as TO secure it's
enforcement.
In reference TO the several subject matters
herein submitted by the Grand Jury, they
would recommend Digest of the Road Laws,
the lnsorcnt Debtors Acts, "ihe Law and the
| Statutes" in relation to "Saves, "Incendia-
rics," "Saditionists," and "Abolitionists," and
tho Jurisdiction of Magistrates; and that after
being revised and approved by the Legislature
or 'its commissioncrs"-t they be made,
by special enactment, the LumofMe land.
| In the very valuable compilations that have
been made by Judge O'Neall and others, on
some of these branches Of our ".Sta,utorv
| Laws" there is much TO commend, and rcry
m'tch is that indispensable, both for reference
and Information. But they are believed to be
! Wt 'canting in Legislative sanction, both to re-
wise and enforce them.
| In District SO extensive as Sumter, and
composed rs it is of i,co large, separate, and
distinct countics-it is believed that it would
| jnciiiiate the business OF the Court-as well
as accomlnodatc The convenience Of the pco-
! pie, If tho two weeks Of the Session (now al
lowed by Llw) were divided respectively be-
| tween them.
| From the great mass Of business which
usually cncumbers orr dockcts-and from the
rcmoicncss Of many of our residences from
| the seat Of justice tho present arrangement
| Ot'cn cNHcts an entire absence OF two weeks
| from our homes and our families, in weary
ing and impatcn! attendance on cases, pro-
tractcd from tc. m 10 term, and sometimes from
! gear 10 year.
| The multiplication in the practice of our
| Courts, Of Wrts, Charges, and Costs, agains,
Principals, Endorscrs, and Securities several
! ly,-wherc all The parties concerned might
just rs we'll be embraced in the same action
Is certainly an ORcrouS and useless increase Of
the expense OF Litigation. The effect OF this
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