The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-10-10
VOLUME XIV.
TOFFICIAL.1
Acts passed by the Legislature
at the Extra Session, 1866.

. SOURTS.
Be IL enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives, nov met and
siiting in General Assembly, and hy the
Authority Of the same, re- follows: That
I'm Act to establish Dis,rict Courts, passed
on the twentieth day "f December. in III @
year Of our Lord one Thousand eight hun
dred and sixty,five, be. aud the same is
hereby, repealed, except ss ,o its first
aud second sections, TO wit. In each
Judicial District Of the State, except
Charleston, there shal! ne established a
District Court, which. shall be organized
by the Judge thereof as soon MS possible
after his election; except in the Judicial
District Of Charleston there shall be es
tsblisbed two Distric, Courts. one for tie
Election District Of Charleston and one
for the Election District Of BerkeIey.--
The Judge Of each Disuic, Cout, shall
receive from the Treasurer Of he Srare a
salary Of Eve hundred dollars wear.
payable quarterly, and lie shall lie eu,i
lied, for further compensation, to re
ceive nnuuaIly, from the District Cour,
Fund, AS hereafter prescribed, ar addi
nonal sum, TO bs psii quarterly on his
own draft, ss follows: F,r Abue.ile Dis
trict, seven hundred dollars; Baruwell
District, seven bu"dred llnrs; Cole on
District, one thousand dollars Chester
District five hundred dollars Darlington
Di.trict, FIVE hundred dollars; EIgeficld
District, eigh, ,.hunared dollars; FamfieId
District, FIVE hundred dollars; George
town District, one th ousand dol ara; I 40
rrns D~;rct, five hundred dollars: New
berry District, five hundred dollars ; Or
RngebuIg DIstr,c', FIVE hundred dollars ::
: RE. and District. one thousand dollars {:
Sumter District, seven hundred dollars ::
Union District, 6se hundred dollars ::
York District, FIVE hundred dollars
William sburg District, five hundred dol
lars: Berkley, Election District, one
thousand dollars; Charleston Elpci,,
Distric', one thousand dollars; Beaufor,
District, one thousand dollars; Kershaw
District, five hundred dollars and for
the District Judge Of each Of the other
Judicial Districts of this State. five hun
deed dollars; Prorided, howerer, Tha,
Ia case the D's,rict Court Fund in any
Disiric, shall prove insufficient for the
purpose 70, such additional compensation
as herein provided. no claim ,or the whole
or any part Of such additional compen.
ssiion. upon the Treasury Of the Sra.e,
shall arise i,y res.on Of such defcienc~ ::
And provided also. That the time when
che salaries herein troyidsd for shall com.
iuenee shall be when the Cour, is orrsni
xed. and the Judge is empowered to exc
cute this Act
ii. That the Dis,ric, Cont. here,ofrre
established by law be organized hy the
Judge thereof. Immediately after the p.s
ssge Of tl,is Act, and that each Of tie
s.'d Judges, respectively, shall receive the
salary heretofore provided by law.
Ill. The Clerk and Sheriff Of the sey
srnl Judicial Districts OF the S.a,e shall
nc: as the Clerk aud Sheriff Of the Dis.
trict Court. or Courts. witbinfheir rcspec.
tive Dis,ricts, and NAV perform their du
ties in person or hy drpu,y. The Judge
Clerk. aud Sheriff Of District Cont.
shali each, before entering on the duties
OF his office. take the official oath prescri
bed by the Constitution of the State. ard
also the oath or oarhs required speci, "
4" be taken by the incumben,s Of suci,
effires in the Superior Courts.
w. That the Di.uic, Court shall Rave
exclusive tn,i.diciion, su. iec, TO the right
OF sppeai TO the Appeal Gc,s,<is .all ca,
ses Of larceny and misdem5As I'm sit
cases OF yagrapey. and in all cases n bas.
tardy arising within the limits Of TIA n
ses'ou Dis'rctin which they are esini.
iished. "a
v. All prosecutions In the Dis.nc,
Courts shall be conducted hy the Auov
uey-GsnersI, or by the Solicitor Of the
Circuit To which the District Cour, be-,
longs. or by . deputy appointed by soch
Af'orney.GensraI or Solicitor ~ in the
absence Of 'bese. hv an attorney sppoia,.
ed bs the D;.iric, Judge.
VI Tie Disiric, Court shall have con.
cpr'eoi j''riaiic,ioa. subject .. appeal .s
H'oressii. 9th the Court Of Common
Pfeas, IN Al civil csases 10 ~hish tie ,i,le
20 land is nes involved. and IN witch tide
debt sued for, or the amoop, cf damages