The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1866-01-11

Der, to reduce the eGpenseo VI iio e
as much as justice will permit. Each Ju-
ror shall receive from the Clerk certih-
cate signed by the Clerk, and counter
signed by the Judge, for such sum as TOR
like services he would have received II a
Juror of the Superior Court; and this
sum shall be paid under the order OF the
District Court Judge. In like manner,
there shall be certificate and payment
for any Constable that may attend the
court under tho order Of the Sheriff, OF
whom there shall not be more than three
without the order of the Judge, which
shall be granted only in cases OF necessity.
The Clerk shall enter on tho Journal OF
tho Court roll containing the names OF
the Jurors and Constablcs, who receive
certificates, with the sums paid to them
respectively, and copies of the rolls for
the year preceding, the Clerk shall, an
nually, after the quarterly sitting in each
year, which ends next before the regular
session of the General Assembly, trans
nit to the Treasurer. A condensed state
ment of all the rolls for al the Districts
of the State shall be contained in the an
nual report of the Treasurer.
XIX. The Judges of the Court OF Ap-
peals shall, from time to time, fix the
days upon which the quarterly sittings OF
the district court in each District shall
convene, avoiding, as far as possible, in
terferenco with the Superior Court in that
District or neighboring Districts, giving
public rotice of the several days fixed,
and making no unnecessary changes.
Xxx. The District Court shall have ex-
elusive jurisdiction, subject to appeal OF
all matters of equity, wherein one or both
of the parties are persons of color. These
matters shall be heard and determined by
the District Judge at quarterly sitting,
or at such other time as with his concur
renee the parties may fix, with an appeal
from the Chancellor on Circuit. In
respect to them, the Commissioner in
Equity for the District shall regard the
Judge of tho District Court as he does a
Chancellor in respect to matters in the
Superior Court of Equity; and in both of
these Courts, the law, practice, fees, modes
of proceeding, and effect of orders and
process shall be, as nearly as may be, the
same.
XXI. The Judge of District Court
may practice as an Attorney or Solicitor
in the Superior Courts of Law and Equity,
except in cases which have been argued
before him or heard in his Court, but he
shall not have partner in the practice in
the District of which he is the Judge.
XIII. The Clerk of District Court
shall attend the monthly and quarterly
sittings of the Court, and all other sit
tings at which the Judge shall require
Ahim to attend He shall keep full and
exact journal of every order, decision,
verdict, sentence and act of the Court
having one book of civil suits, in which
only white persons are parties; second,
a book for vagrancy and bastardy; third
book for civil suits, in which persons OF
color are parties; and q fourth, for Grim
inal matters, affecting persons of color
| All process from the Court shall be signed
by him and be scaled. All papers which
como into his otfice shall be carefully
kept, and those which are to remain there
shall be arranged, labelled and filed away
ts,nearly as may be, according to the di-
rcctions ffver by law, concerning papers
of the Superior CoaTttss>-
XXIII The Judge shall himscR keel
journal of all orders, decisions, SEN
tences and acts of the Court, when in
absence of the Clerk, he is sitting without
Jury, which journal shall, from time tc
time, at least once quarter, be filed in
the Clerks office. He may, when ncces
sary, appoint Clerk pro tenn.
XIV. The Sheriff shall execute al
orders, sentences and process from the
District Court; under like penalties fol
neglect, as for neglect Of like orders, sen
tonces and process from Superior Court
and in like manner he shall, for such neg
lect, be liable to rule, attachment, action
and forfeiture. The Sheriff shall have
power to call on the posse comitatus, to aic
him in the execution of all such orders
sentences and process, mcsno or final, II
civil or criminal matters, where more
force than that of one man is required, OF
resistance is apprehended. Every persoT