The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1866-01-11

trict Judge, and also the oath prescribed
in the second sectien of the "Act con,
cerninr the Office and duties Of Magis-
trates," passed A. D. 1889, and shall sign
roll as required in that section. The
term of his Office shall be four years from
the day he signed the roll.
VI. The sum which limits the proceed
|ings by summary process is enlarged to
one hundred dollars, exclusive of costs
In evory case under that proceeding ell
ther party may be witness in his own
behalf, or may be required by the adverse
party to testify, either by being served
with subpoena, or by being called up
under commission, in like manner as in
like circumstances another witness in the
case could be; the practice now prevail
inc in reference to interrogatories pro-
pounded to an adverse party not being
hereby interfered with. And in every
such case, no person shall DC held incom-
| petent as a witness because of interest.
Of all such cases, where both the parties
litigant are white persons, there shall be
concurrent jurisdiction in the Superior
Court of Law, and in tAe District Court /;
all laws, rules, fees, powers and practice
in respect to such cases which may pre-
vail in the Superior Court being extended
to the District Court.
VII. The District Court shall have ex-
elusive jurisdiction, subject to appeal OF
all civil causes where one or both OF the
parties are persons of color, and of all
criminal cases wherein the accused ls
person of color, and also of all cases OF
misdcmeanor affecting the person or
property Of a person of color, and Of all
cases OF bastardy, and all cases OF vagTan-
cy, not tried before 2 Magistrate. In
these cases, the same laws, fees, powers
and practice shall prevail in the District
Court as inssthe Superior Court, except as
10 Juries, concerning which provision is
hereinafter made, except as to matters Of
form, concerning which power is herein
after given to the Court Of Appeals. In
the District Court, prosecutions shall BE-
conducted IL tue Attolalej' -lsener.', or
Solicitor of the Circuit to which the Dis
trict belongs. or by q deputy appointed
by such Atterney-General OF Solicitor,
or in the absence of all these, by an At
torney appointed by the District Judge
Whenever any case affecting the person
/ or property of a person OF color, which
arises within the District of q District
Judge, that Judge may have an interest,
the process may be made returnablc, and
the case be tried before the District Court
of an adjoining District which the plain
tiff or actor in the case may select.
VIII. The District Court shall have
the same power and jurisdiction as the
Superior Court Of Law in reference to
Constables, Jurors, punishment of con-
tempt. The District Court shall have
the power in all cases of tenants holding
over, cases of forcibly entry and detainer,
cases under the Insolvent Debtors Acts,
where the arrest and detention are under
tbo process Of a District Court al cases
under the Prison Bound Act, and all mat
ters of District police; the practice being
always conformed, in general, to that OF
the Superior Court, subject to the rules
which may be made by the Court of Ap-
pcals.
TX. The Judge of District Court shall,
in all respects, have the power Of Mag
istrate for his District He shall exercise
supervision over tie Clerk and Sheriff Of
his Court, the Coroner, all Magistrates,
Constables, Boards of Commissioners and
other public functionaries of his District
and from him to any of them may pro-
ceed orders, rules and attachments, OF
writs of mandamus, prohibition, ccrtiorari
qto ,carranto or Scire .fdcias.
X. The Judge of District Court shall
have the powers in respect to habeas cor
pus which two Magistrates have under
tho ninth section of the " Act concerning
the Office and duties of Magistrates
passed A. D. 1889; he may admit to bal
in all cases bailable, and in all cases tri
able in his Court, any may also cxer
else Jurisdiction under habeds corpus Al
common law in all cases within hi
District, where the liberty of a persor
of color is restrained, or the liberty O
any person is restrained by person o
color and in all cases within his District