The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-10-10

! VII The Judge Of The d strict Court
small I've invested with power 10 examine
and supervise all prosecutions, commit
. m.n's AID warrants Of arrest commenced
before or issued 10y any Magistrate with.
In his District. fnr anv nisdemeaunr: and
It shall tie his duty, upon application
, made TO him. To examine into the merits
OF the same Al a"v ,.;ne before rial. and
to dir"ct the discoctiruarca thereof. on
such terms. ard condition. as NAV seem
L" him mos' conducive 10 the ends Of los,
! tice; nnd ms this purpose, he ia an;hori.
zed 10 summon before him tie par,ies
and snch Witnesses a- may he necessary
VIII. The Judge Of The d uric, Cour,
shall, in AL respects. have the power of a
Magistrate Of lis ID ,,rct. lie shall ex
erc,s" supervision over The Clerk and
Sheriff Of his Cour' in all matters amer
tsin'ng to the jurisdiction AID business Of
ssid Court; also over the Cornncr. all
| Magistrates, Cnnstables and Boards Of
Commissioners o. his District. anl from
him to any of them NAV proceed orders.
rules. attachments or wrirs of m .nd,mus
prohibition, eertiorari quo warrunto. or
sciri frc;as.
1X The Judge Of the District Conr,
shall have The power, and be snhiac, to
the duties. and lie Iinh!e 30 ,re pen ,ities
in respect ,o hobeos corpus conferred and
imposed upou two Magistrates. under the
ninth section of the Act concerning the
"fti q and duties Of Magistrates p,sspd
the twenty first dav Of December. Anno
Dom'ni one Il ousani eight hun,,rcd and
thirty nine, he may admit TO hi. in all
Gases bs'Iahla, ana in all cases iriahle in
his Courts, and NAV a'so exercise iris
dic'ion, under habcas corpus, at Common
Law, in all cases within his District. er
c'p' tina, he shall no, have the power to
discharge or le, to bail arv per, on charg
81 with felony not ciergyabIe after
true Till has been found.
y The Judge Of the D's,ric, Cour,
shall have the power given TO two Nag
is'ra'es bv the "Arr for the promotion of
| industry and for the suppression Of Va
grants and other idle and disorderlv nar
sons" ratified on the twen'v,eiol,h d,v
OF March. Anno DNm;ni one thousand
seven hd' dre1 and eighty seven" and
shall tkswise have the power which two
Magis'ra'es have under. the twenty third
section Of "An Act concerning the Office
AID duties Of Magi.tra'e.," ra,ifed on
the twenty frs, dav Of D.ramber, Ammo
Domini one Thousand eight hundred and
thirty uine in respects to tenant. holding
over; and, in case Of a tenants holdinp
over, or Of an issne of fact undsr III,
Prison Bounds Act, or in anv other case
when. hv law. there is provision made for
trial hv jrrr and one or more Mapis
trs'es, the Distrlc, Judge NAV oroarize
Jury rs Magis'rsies are nov directed 10
do. and havs ,risl before himself or NAV
take the case in his own Court. and snh
MIR to jnrv oresniza,l there ~ hercin,i
ter provided In all snch case, eycep,
those in relation 10 ieran,s holding owe,
OF forcihs entry and detsiner. and of il,
sues urdsr the Prison Bounds Act. thars
shall exist RICH, Of appeal 10 the Cir
colt Judge a. C.,ambers.or in open Cnnr,
who. shall have power TO reverse the de
c'sion. gran, q new trial, or order an !.
sue 10 be made up 10 be tried in the Cir
cni, Court.
XI. The Distrie, Cour, slys,, bs ! Court
"f Record and shall be slways opeh. It
shall have the same power and inIi>dic
'ion, subject TO the right OF appeal to Tho
ApPesl Cont. as the Superior Cour, in
Law 10 reference 10 Constsbles. Jurors
and punishmeu. for contempt. 7, .kau
have Jurisdiction in all cases Of tenants
holding over, cases Of fotcible entry and
deIsirerscases under the Insolvent Deb
tssS ~ where the arrest and detention
are dn'ier process Of the Dis,ric, Court. all
cases under Prison Bounds Act. and al
matters Of District police :. and the Judge
Of tho District Conrt shall have disere-
t'onary poser to hear and determine all
cases, civil and criminai, within the juis
diciiou of the same, without submitting
them TO Jurv. provided neither parry
'hall demand Jury trial: Prop;atd.
An appeal NAV be had to :hs Gour. OF
Appeals 10 all cases tried before The said
Con,, IN which appeals are now SLOWED
by law from il,s Circuit Courts, and 10 no
otber cases Sbatavsy IL si.li -, T.. .,.I