Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-01-10
THE4CODE.
Passed by the Legislature Of South
> Carolina on 10th, Dec.,ls65. e >

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AN ACT TO EsrAsIlsH DlsTRfcr CoyaTs: =
sBs it enacted by THE Senate end House q
Representatives, noo met and sitting, " Gen
esal Assembly. and BY the authority Of the
Sanse, as follows: t.,...... 49, ~.
I. In each Judicial District of the State,
sxcent Charleston, there shall be established
asDistr;ct Court, which shall be organized by
tie Judge thereof as soon as possible after
Bis election; except in the Judicial District
Of Charleston, there shall be established two
District Courts, one for the Election District
of Charleston. and one for the Election Dis.
ttics Of Berkeley. ':5..-.o'''- - -
seII. The Judge of each District Court shsll
receive, from the. Treasurer Of the State, Q
salary of five hundred dollars year, payable
quarterly; and he shall be entitleds Tor a tur
thsr compensation, to receive. annual J, IRON
the District Court Fund; as hereafter pre-
scribed; an additionst .,sum as follows: For
Xbbeyille District, seven hurdred dollars
Barnwell District, seven hundred dollars ;
CoIleton D:sttict, one thousand dollars, ;
Chester District, fve hundred dollars; Oar
Hagteu District, five hundred dollars; Edge
field District, eight hundred dollars; Fairfield
District fye hundred dollars; Georgetown
District. one thonsand dollars Laurens Dis
t.;ct. Eve hundred dollars; Newberry Dis
tr;et.. five hundred dollars |, Orangeburg DIS
t.ict. FIRE hundred dollars Richland District
one thousand dollars; ;-Sumter District. seTeI
hundred dollars; Union District, five hun
dssd' dollars; York District, Eve hundred
dollars; williamsburg District, tiye hundre
dollars; Berkely Election District, one thou
sand dollars; Charleston Election District
one thousand doltars; Beaufort District, ou'
Thousand 4 >llsrs; 'Kershaw District, Eve hun-
dred doll. and for the District Judge o
each Of Il ether judicial Districts of thi
State, the .m Of Ave hundred dollars: Pro
,riled, Il. ..,.r, That in case the DiStric
Court Fund in any District shall prove in-
sufficient for the purpose for such additional
Compensation, as is herein provided, noclaim
for the whole, or any part, of such additiona
compensation upon the Treasury Of the St't'
shall arise by reason of such deficiency: An
propided, also, That the time when the sala-
sries herein provided for shall commence. shall
be when the Court is organized, and the j udg"
empowered to execute this Act.
Hf. For each District. Court, the Clerk and
Sheriff OF the. district shall respectively b.:
Clerk and Sheriff, and may set in person, or
bytdepnty, whenever, in this Act; or othe'.
Acts passed at this session, one of these Off
GERS is mentioned, either he, or his deputy. l..
u cant, unless the context shows that he him
self Is intended.
i. IY.-Ths Judge, Clerk and Sheriff of y
District Court shall each, before entering OF,
sth2 duties of his office, take the official OATH
presEss;5cd in the Constitution of the State
and also The. following oath, viz: / solemnlN
4. swear, Cor aHrm,) that. as Judge, Clerk OF
:, Sheriff. NJ the case may be, Of the Os'rir'
Court for the District of u VII
earnestly endeavor to do what is required o
uas BIZ law, and without prejudice for OF
egssnst race or color, to conduct myself o.
ieeoses an upright and faithful officer :,
= These oathss shsll he endorsed on the com
a.sa: ssiop 90 certificate Of appointment Of the
office, and with. It be entered on the Journas
: oi the District Court
- ". The Office Of every Magistrate now IN
Office shalhcontinue according to the !erms
of the appointment under which it is held
With the power and rights now bv law a.
tsehiug and Incident to such Office. Inc
Magistrates si.s sta sppainted to exercise the
poxers and 3aties. AID 10 hare the rlgnt.
Imposed ty thi, Act and the Act entitled
An Actto establish and regulate the DE-"
,nestic relations of Persons of Color, and t..
amend the law "a sGlstion to Paupers and
yagrancy,r shall be appo;atcd in every Dis.
t,iet by the. District -Judge thereof. By and
With the advice aud consent Of majority OF
the Delegation Of such District in the Gene
raj Assembly, in such manner and so located
as.the condition Of tho District may, from
time to time, require; and such Magisfrato>
shsll lave all the powers and rights and may
exercise all the duties of Magistrates, by law
conferred on Magistrates. Each Magistrate
SO appointed shall, before entering en- the du
dies of his Office, take before the Clerk of the
District the ostbs heretofore prescribed Tor
4he District Judge, ard a'so the oath pre-
scribed in the second section Of the Act
s cSnee rnine the Office ard duties Of Msgls'
t4s.es,.. S.ssed 4. D. 1889, and shall sign a
roll as rec uired inathat seation. The term
ofHhis officefsh be fetar yesEs fSom the day
he signed the roll.
VI The sum which limits the proceedings
bysummary process is enlarged to one huun
hsad dollars. exclusive of costs. in every
case 4aAe, that proceeding, either party may
= bea+Hiiaass in his own behalf, or maybe re-.
auired By tho adverse party to testify, either
BY bring seryed wish q Subpoena, or BY being
called up ,aIdeg a commission, an like. manner
= z.siin1 ike rircDmstances another witrtss in
Che case could be, tue practice c|now prevail
ing IN reterenae tointeriogattFies to propcunded
fosan adverse party not being hereby inter
fercd with, Ard 10 every such case, no per-
/. son. sLeN be held incompetent as witness
bscauae .ofinterest. 4 Gf all such cases, wher'
Il beth the parties litigantSare white persons.
sbsa shall be concurrent jurisdiction in the
. s5speficg Ccprt of Law, and in, the Distric!
Court; alllaas, rules, fees, powers and prac.
!, ice in respect TO -saeh cases which may pre-
4. ssH IN b,e e.Supc5ioss CopFt being extended to
.ethe District Gonst, ,sess7 s~f,s - ..ss-.'fe--
VII. ,cbe- District Court have exclu
size jurisdiction; subject 10 dppeai, Of all civ
i causes where Que Or both @tfe parties are
,,essons of color. ard of. all criminal eases
sifersn The accused is,a person OF cblor and
also nf ~ cascsa of misdemeanor' affecting
tIic person or property of person OF color.
and of. siI aases q hasfsrdy SaSd all cases o.
:. gaerancy, not tried. tefoFs o; Magistrate In
tbsse cases, the game isws, faes;. powetsaand
nlacs;cc sha'l preyaiiiNstis.ffaricte Court as
little Superior eonft; except as to Juries,
s.sSarning 9. which prdviiioh' ID herair eft. r
,asda. eud except a.. to matters Of form, con.
esrS;s3 g,,icfi yower isfiereinafers IL giycn to
j. t;se Gouf,:oS Apyea's. sInise Districtg urt.
gna,saeu,iors SHAH lie Ranspstea by the At.
forney-G GenersI, or SosicasSt OF the. Diraait to
tab;cR HE 'Distrfc. belongs or BY adeputy
s;,.ad ma'S bv smell, Attorney. dsheraft or Sole,