Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-01-12

white persons and persons of color, between mas
tor aud Servant, between master aud apprentice
and between employer and Iaborer. Petty mis-
demeanore imputed to persons of color, com.
plants by persons Of color against white person.
OF misdemeanora. for which a fine not exceedln,
twenty dollars is sufficient punishment, civi
suits. involving not more than twenty dollars. il
which person of color is n party. aud question
concerning vugrane and paupsrs not requiring
jury. Any business to which Judge a
Chambers is competent, and other business which
does not require jury. may also be dono; be-
sides all business which may be done, az sforo
said. may also, at this sitting Of the Diatric
Court. be tried cases OF aggravated mi,delneauor
aud cergyable felonies, of which persons o
color may be accused, and of msdemeanors re-
curing punishment exceeding fine Of twent,
dollars aud ALTERING the person or property O.
person OF color. Of which white persons may b,
"ccused. These cases may be tried by com
mon jury, organized as hereinafter provided, and
IN case of convection. punishment shall be award
ed by the Judge. according to the practice of the
Superior Court of Law. At this sitting INA,
also DC tried cases Of .tenunty holding over. case,
under the Prison Bound or InsoI ent Debtor Act
which are hereinbefore mentioned. aud any Issue
in civil suit ordered to be tried before com
mon Jury.
XIV. Previous 10 a monthly sitting If tho ma.
ture of the business shall require Jury, the
Judge shall direct the Sheriff to summon Com.
mon Jury. Theteupon the Sheriff shall return
of ~,
and from these nine shall be drawn. in tho pres
ence Of the Judge, at least ten days before tho
said monthly sitting; and the Jury so drawn
shall he summoned by tho Sheriff, and served
with tickets, at least five days before they are
required to attend; and they shall be bound to
attend under tho penalties " hieh may fall upon
defaulting Jurors in tho Superior Cour, Of Law.
of those who attend. six shall be drawn in open
Court, Of whom the four first drawn shall consti.
tute the Common jury for that sitting, the other
two being supsrnumeraries, TO supply vacancies.
The Others who may attend shall 10 discharges
without pay but the six drawn shall be entitled
to like pay US Jurors in the Superior Cour, OF
Law. 1t less than Fix, out Of the nine summoned,
should attend. the Sheriff shall summon cuff
cient number that may be drawn Of the original
eighteen, or in case of their insuficency, of auy
other citizens; Provided. No person shull be re-
qnirod to attend az Juror more Than once in
six months. The right 10 challenge percmp mptorily
one Juror is given 10 tho accused and to ths
prosecuting officer in any criminal case triable
before jury at mohthly sitting; AMI tho
same right is given to each party in a civil suit
there 'riaJe ;uuunimity Of the four Jurors shall
be requisite for verdict.
XVI. -Four times year eere shall lie a
quarterly sitting of the District Court, to Le
continued as long as business may require. and
u necessary to be adjourned from week to week,
at which. besides any business that NAV be dono
at a monthly sitting, may be tried cases of sum.
mary process pending in the Court, civil suite,
above the summary Jurisdiction, uherein one or
both Of the parties are persons Of color, Gases of
crime or r'!ony punishable by death without
benefit Of clergy, of which persons of color may
b. accused, and nuy other matters pending in
tho Court. Tho proceedings in the cases sever.
ally shall be. u general, similar to those in like
cases in the Superior Court Of Law, subject to
the diversiies in form which may he produced
by the rules adopted by tho Court ,er Appeals.
a" hereinafter provided. ~.,. ....
XVII For each quarterly sitting, Jurors
shall be drawn at n monthly sitting, not more
than forty nor l.ss than ten days before such
quarterly sitting, who shall, under a venire, be
summoned by the Sheriff five days preceding
the time which may be fixed for The commence
fhent Of the quarterly sitting With view 10
these Jurors, once in every two years lis, shall
." procured from the Tax Collector from that
tho nsmes Of all Jurors qualified to cit as Jurors
in the Superior Court. shall be entered on tickets,
and from these tickets there shsI be drawn. for
each quarterly citing. twenty four, 10 be copied
IN the panel annexed. At thequarterly sitting,
from those Of the twenty four who attend, eight
shall be drawn, in open Court, who shalt cous,i
lutte Grand Jury, and twelve xhall be drawn.
who shall constitute Petit Jury of six. to be
called Special Jury, and six supernumeraries
Or the Grand Jurors, tho concurrence of six
shall be necessary 70 the finding Of . true, bill.
In the Special Jury, unanimity Of the six shall
be required for verdict. Al. tho .penine Of,
trial. in aycapitsI case, at Leaf twelve Jurors
shall be present, and Of these the, seoused may
make persmpto'y challenges until the number
shall be reduced 10 six. At. tho opening Of. a
trial IN civil suit, or. in criminal case no,
capital not more than ten Jurors need bs present
and each party alternately ina civil suit, aud
the accused ina erininai ease not capital, may
make peremploFy challenges, until the, Jury, Of
s1 is left. II there should not be sufficient re-
dnesioa by challenges, the bin ilsn bs asssr-
tanned by drawing: : Al inruaseien. number in
any instspse shall bs supplied by,sJprors whom
the shsrif shall Summon. Of Tie same persons,
and in' the same way, q. Has bs.a 'bsrsinbefors
provided s il rsspee, 70 eosnmop Jary, Aspseial
jury may DO anything foe pl,ish q Common jury
e spupsient. Challenges fos sauss at either the
monthly Quarterly 'si,tin shafi be uuiirnitad