The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-12-01

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many were charged with the highest crimes
against society. Every effort to enforce
the Criminal Law, and suppress crime,
must be unavailing. unless The custodians of
prisoners who have been arrested and confin-
Ell IN Jail act with more vigilance and iide,i-
| ". The existing law prouOunces the most
vigorous puniSlrnent against Shcriffs and
JalorS for voluntary or negligent ESCAPES
and it is found wholly inadequate to arrest
tao growing evil 1t is difficult to satisfy a
Grand Jury that their friend, whom they
have al led to elect Sheriff, or his agent, the
Jailor, would permit prisoner to escape
their good Will toward the delinquent lending
them TO be readily. satisfied that the escape
Resulted from the insecurity ofthe jal. 1t is
even more difficult TO secure the prnscntmcnt
the Commissioners of Public j Ill lings for
their neglect OF duty, i'll falling TO make tho
jail secure, and hence the public Su.Nr
without n remedy. When bill of indict-
mcnt Is found, it is trnversei, AMI when the
defendant is finally brought TO trial, posi-.
tive proof cannot bo offered that the escape
was voluntary or Negligent, and the dcfcn-,
dnnt Is acquitted. The General Assembly,
81 @ 1889, has been almost annually pass.
ing laws, to enforce the performance by
Sherlifs OF their dnty in civil and criminal
matters, and the end is as far as whom leg.
IS but one means of eifecting Il cure to this
lronic disease - it is to provide 6v law for
the summary removal of Sheriff, either
through the judicial or executive depart
lncnt OF the Government. for Wlfu and
persistent neglect OF duty, or for misrca.
sancc or mnltcasancc in executing his Of
fi:c The laws now provide for the rcmov-
nj ofa Sheriff from Office. on conviction
before Jury; bnt it is believed that they
have not been enforced in single case,
since 1889. Is ii not notorious that some
OF these officers should have been rcmoy-
cd?
Judge Warllow has devoted much time in
preparing n Bill wniuh will be submitted 10
you, defining The duties and jurisdiction of
District Courts. and embracing the subjects
Of the domestic relations, and n codifaation
OF the criminal law. Ills long experience
sou thcsBenGtl ,anshsiis s0cleBowlelged, ability,
Will sccurea respectful consideVati6n OF iiisi
labors.
COMMISSIONERS TO TAKE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
OF DEEDS, sc --NoTARiEs PUBLIC
The Acts of the General assembly confer
upon the Governor Authority TO appoint
sc 'mmissioncrs TO take ackro wlelgmcnt of
deeds" in the. several States and Terrific
rics, 'to he used and recorded in this
State - the Commissioners to continue in
office during his pleasure. The duties of
the ofcars, sin taking the acknowledge
ment or proof of any deed. mortage, or o:h-
CT conveyance of any lands, tcnemcnts or
hcrcditaments, in this State, or Of any con,
tract, letter OF attorney, OF any other writ
ing under seal" are very important to the
interests of the public, and some rule should
br adorted to furnish thcmcans of verifying
such certificates with Reasonable certainty.
This may be attained by requiring every
person appointed or to be appointed Com
missioner to forward within ninety days.
to the Secretary OF State, m Impression {
his official seal, on wax and on paper, 10.
gethcr with his autograph; and upon his
failure to do so, the appointment of each dc.
faultcr should he anGnllcl
hotaries Public are, likewise, appointed
and commissioned by the Governor, and are
invested with grave official duties. The |
Secretary of the State alone, can certify the |
official character ofa Notary Public, and |
he can make no such certificate with safety,
unless ale chances to know tic hand writ
ing. Every Notary Public. now holding
such commission. CT who may hereaft or be |
appointed, should likewise be required to
forward TO the Secretary of State and i'm i:
preston Of his official seal. on wax and pa |
per, with his autograph. within sixty days, !
or his arp eminent should DC revoked
CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS.
The Congressional election in this !
State was held pursuant to resolution of |
the General Assembly, and there is now no
provision of law for holding future cleo
tons. Although our Representatives last |
elected, AcYe not been permit ted by the Con.
gress of the United States to occupy their !
seats, it's the duty of the General Assem-.
bly, to provide, hy general statute, for the
holding of general elections for each sue
ceeding Congress. The convenience ofthe
people would Indicate that these elc,loms
should be ordered bicnnially, on the day
that members Of the General Assembly arc
chosen, to wit: the third Wednesday in Oc-
tobcr, of each odd year. Representatives
20 Congress would then take their seats the /
following Deeember, coming fresh from the
people, and represent popular sentiment on
the public questions of the day with more 4
certainty than if elected as heretofore the
October year preceding the meeting OF Con-
grcss. 1t an extra session of Congress
should he called before the day fixed for
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