Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-10-06

Magistrate" passed the twenty first day of
December, Ammo Domini ono thousand eight
hundred and thirty nine; he may admit to
bail in all cases bailable, aud in all cases tra-
bic in his Court, and may also exercise juris.
dction under hdLeds corpus ut common law
in all cases within his District, except that
he shall not have the power to discharge or let
to bail my person charged with felony not
clcrgyable. after a true bill has been found.
SIC. 10. The Judge of the District Court
shall have the power given to two Magistrates
by the " Act for the promotion of industry,
and for the suppression of vagrants and other
idle and disordcrly persons" ratified OH tho
twcn ,;-cight day of March, Ammo Domini one
thousand seven hundred and eighty
and shall likewise have the power which two
Magistrates have under tho twenty. third scc.
tion Of An Act concerning tho Office and
duties of Magistrates" ratified on tho twenty.
first day Of December, Anno Donini one
thousand eight hundred and thirty nine, in re.
spect to tenants holding over, and intcnsc Of
a tenants holding over, or of an issue of fact
under tho Prison Bounds Act, or any othcr
trial by Jury, and ono or more Magistrates
the District Judge may organize Jury as
Magistrates nrc now directed to do, and
have trial before hinsclf, or may take the case
in his own Court aud submit it to a Jury or.
ganized there rs hereinafter provided In oil
such cases except those in relation to tenants
holding over, Of frrcihe entry and dctancr,
aud Of issues under the Prison Bounds Act,
there shall exist right Of appeal to the Cir
cult Judge at Chambers or in open Court,
who shall have power to reverse the decision,
grant q new trirl or order an issue 10 be made
up to b. tried in the Circuit Court.
SkC. |. Tho District Court shall hc
Court Of Record and shall DC always opcn.-
1t shall have the same power and jurisdiction,
subject to the right of appeal to the Appeal
Court, as the Superior Court in law in refer
cncc to Constablcs, Jurors, and punishment
for contempt. 1t shall have jurisdiction in all
cases Of tenants holding over. cases of forcblc
entry and dctaincr, cases under the Insolvent
Debtors Act, where the arrest and detention
arc under process Of the District Court, all ca
scs under Prison Bounds Act and all matters
of District Police; aud the Judge of the Dis
trict Court shall have discretionary power to
hear and determine al, cases civilian criminal,
within the jurisdiction Of the same without
submitting them to jury; Proridc,a nci-
thcr party shall demand Jury trial Iroui
dcc1 an appeal may be had to the Court of Ap.
pcas in all cases tried before the said Court in
which appeals are now allowed by or from the
Circuit Courts and in no other eases whatever
1t shall sit in such place as may be furnished
by the commissioners OF iubIlc Buildings,
who arc hereby required to provide a s,,;:aahle
place. which shall be held Mt the Court House Of
the District, except in Berkeley, in which the
place shall be fixed by the District Judge,
Court shall be held alternately at the Court
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SEC. u. The District Court shull hold
quarterly sessions, and the Judges Of the
Court of Appeals SHALL from time TO time, fix
the days Of the quarterly session of the Dis
trict Court. They shall, also from time to
time, make rules and prescribe short and
simple forms for the transaction Of business
and the conduct of causes in the District
Court
SIC Is. The Judge Of tie District Court
may practice in the Superior Courts, except
in cases which have been argued before him,
or heard in his Court; but ho shall not have
partner in the practice of law and Equity
in the District of which he is Judge.
SEC. II. The return day Of the quarterly
session of the District Court shall be ten days
before the first day of tho sitting thereof.
SEC. Is. All fees of the Clerk and Sheriff
shall be paid in cash by the party requiring
the services, and according to the Judgment
of the Court, may or may not be recovered
from the opposite party.
SEC. 49, The Clerk shall keep separately
for the District Court the Docket, Rules,
Book and Journals now prescribed by law for
the Superior Courts, to be furnished him by
the Commissioners Of Public Buildings, aud
shall file all papers in tho mode prescribed in
tho Ith section, A. A. 1880, | lth Statutes at
Large, page TO; but he shall entor all judg.
ments and dccrccs, in the book Of Abstracts Of
Judgments and DEGREES, along and in chrome.
logical order with the judgments and DEGREES
Of the Superior Courts The Sheriff shall on.