The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1866-10-10

AN ALL TO, AMENO AN AL. SN4AAA LEI HA@H
Act TO ESTABLISH DISTRICT CoURTs." :"
L Be it enacted By the Senate and
House Of Representatives, now met and
sitting in General Assembly, and by the
authority of the same, as follows That
an Act to establish District Courts,
passed on the twentieth day of Decem-
Der, in the year Of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-five, be, and the
same is hereby, repealed, except as to its
.frsG and second sections, to wit: In eaca
Judicial District Of the State, except
Charleston, there shall be established a
District Court which shall be organized
. by the Judge thereof as soon as possible
after his, election; except in the Judicial
District Of Charleston there shall be es-
tabIished two District Courts, one for
the Election. District Of Charleston and
one for the Election District of Berkeley:
The Judge of each District Court shall
receive from the Treasurer of the State
salary of five hundred dollars a year,
payable quarterly, and he shall be enti-
tied, for further compensation, to re-
ceiYe annually, from the District Court
Fund, as hereafter prescribed, an addl-
tionai sum, to. be paid quarterly on his
own draft, as follows: For Abbeville Dis
trict. seven hundred dollars; .BarnwelI
" District, seven hundred dollars :: Colleton
District, one thousand dollars; Chester
District. FIVE hundred dollars; Darlington
District, Eve hundred dollars Edge6eld
{ District, eight hundred dollars ,, Fairfield
District, five hundred dollars; George
town District, one thousand dollars; Lau-
rens District, Eve hundred dollars New
berry District, FIVE hundred dollars;
Orangeburg District, FIVE hundred dol
lars Richland District, one thousand
) dollars Sumter District, seven hundred
dollars Union District, five hundred
dollars; York District, five hundred dol
lars :: Williamsburg District, five hundred
dollars; Berkely Election District. one
thousand dollars; Charleston. Election
District one thousand dollars; Beaufort
District, one thousand dollars; KerShaw.
District. five. hundred dollars; and for
she District Judge of each of the other
aicial Districts of this State, five hum
dollars: Provided, however, That
the District Court Fund in any
d. hall prove insufficient for the
purp6s such additional compensation,
as 6erei1 eYide5; no claim for the
whole or a. qrt of snch additional COM
pensation, up0. the Treasury of the State,
SHAH arise BY reason of such deficiency:
And, provided, also, That the time when
the salaries herein provided for small
commence shall be when the Court is Or
ganized, and the Judge is empowered to
execute this Act. ~ ,.,.-..
f., III. That the District Courts heretofore
established by law: be organized by the
Judge thereof, Immediately after the pass
age of this Act, aud that, each of the said
Judges, respectively, shall receive the
salary heretofore provided by law.
III. The CLERK and Sheriff of the seve-,
raj Judicial Districts Of the State shall
act rs the Clerk and Sheriff of the Dis
tricG Court. Or Courts, within their re-
spective Districts, and may perform their
duties in person or by deputy. The
Judge, Clerk aud Sheriff of a District
Court, shall each, before entering on the
duties Of this Office, take the official oath
prescribed by: me. Constitution of the
State, and also the oath or oaths required
specially to be taken by the incurnbents
of such officers inthe Superior Courts.
". That the District Court shall have
exclusive jurisdiction, subject to the
right Of appeal to the Appeal Court, in
ali cases of larceny and misdemeanor, in
all cases of vagrancy, and in all cases of
bsstardy arising within the limits of the
Election District in which they are es-
tablished. r., ..... " .
Y. All prosecutions in the District
Courts shall be conducted by the Attor-
ney.Generd or by the Solicitor Of the
: C;Icnis to which the District Court be-
songs. OF by a deputy appointed by such
Acknowledgement or Solicitor ;9or in the
absence these, by an attorney appoint
edbv the District Judge.
= VI The. District Court shall have con-
rrent jurisdiction, subject to appeal as
Aasaid. with the Court Of Common
lin all civil causes in which the IT,
nd is not involved, and in which
sued for, or the amount of dam
ned, does not exceed one hun
rs; and the sum which limits
dings by the summary process,
rts of law, is enlarged to one
cllsrs, exclusive of costs; and
Jurisdiction in all N tiers of
sWeen employer and employed,