The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-10-04

the debt sued for or the amount of dam.
ages claimed, does not exceed one hun.
dred dollars; and the sum which limits
the proceedings by summary process, in
all Courts of flaw, is enlarged to one hun.
dred dollars, exclusive Of costs aud
exclusive jurisdiction in all matters of
contract between employer and employ.
ee, master and apprentice, where the
amount exceeds twenty dollnfs.
VII. The Judge of the District Court
shall be invested with power To examine
and supervise all prosecutions commit.
ments and warrants of arrest tomniented
before or issued by any Magistrate with.
in his District for any misdemeanor {;
and it shall be his duty upon application
made to him, to examifie into the mer.
its of The same at, any time before trial,
and to direct the discontnuanee thereof,
on such terms and conditions as may
seem to him most conducive to the ends
OF Justice; and for this purpose, he is
authorized to summon before him the
parties and such witnesses as may be
necessary.
VII. The Judge of the District Court
shall, in all respects. have the power OF a
Magistrate Of his district. He shall ex.
ercise supervision over the Clerk and
Sheriff of his Court in oil matters apper
taining. To the jurisdiction and business
of SAID Court; also over the coroner, all
Magistrates, Constables and Boards Of
Commissioners of his District, and from
him to any of them may proceed orders,
rules, attachments or writs Of mandamus,
prohibition, ce,tiorari quo sooranto, or
scirt facias.
TX, The Judge Of the District Court
shall have the power and be subject to
the duties, and be liable to the penalties,
in respect to habeascorp,ts, conferred and
imposed upon two Magistrates, under
the ninth section Of the "Act concerning
the Office and duties Of Magistrates"
passed the twenty day Of December
Ammo Dotnin, one thousand eight bun.
dred and thirty nine; he may admit to
bad in all cases bailable, and in all cases
triable in his Court, and may also exer-
else jurisdiction, under habeas corpus, at
Common Law, in all cases within his
District, except that he shall not have
the pSwer to discharge or let to bail any
person charged with felony not clergy.
able after true bill has been found.
X. The Judge of the District Court
shall have The power gwen to two Mag.
istrates by The "Act for the promotion
of industry and for the suppression Of
vagrants and other disordsrly persons"
ratified on the twenty eighth day Of
March, Ammo Dom,ni one thousand
seven hundred and eighty seven," and
shall likewise have the power which two
Magistrates have under the twenty.
third section of'An Act concerning the
Office and duties Of Magistrates" ratified
on the twenty.first day of December,
Ammo Domini one thousand eight hun.
dred and thirty.nine IS respect to ten.
ants holding over; and Iii case Of "a tsn.
ants holding over, or of an issue Of fact
under the Prison Bounds Act, or in any
other case when, by law, there is provis.
ion made for trial by q Jury or mora
Magistrates Are now directed to do, and
have trial before himself or may take
the case in his own Court. and submit
to Jury organized there as hereinaftef
provided. In all such Cases, except
those in relation to tenants holding over,
Of forcible entry and detainer, and Of
issues under the Prison B ,dnds Act,
there shall exist right of appeal to the
Circuit Judge at Chambers, or in open
Court, who shall have power 10 reverse
the decision, grant new trial OF order
an issue to be made up to be tried in
The Circuit Court. i'rn
XII. The Distric, Coafs shall be a
Court Of Record, and shall, be Always
open. 1t shall have the same power
and jurisdiction, subjsct'to right Of ap.
peal TO the Appeal Court, as the Superi.
or Court Of Law in reference 70 Consta.
bles, Jurors and pnnisbmsnt for 6ons
tempt. IT shall have jurisdiction ia eli
cases Of tenants holding over, casss Of
f6Tcible entry and detaiher, casea un.