The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-01-02
ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

cord ; ordinarily, it shall sit in the Court
Room ofthe District Court House, OK.
cept in the Distric, of Berkeley. A
place near by shall be provided by the
Commissioner OF Public Buildings for its
sttings, when the Court room may be
occupied by the Superior Court For
any sitting, except the quarterly sittings
hereinafter mentioned, the District
Judge may. howeves, appoint any place
iii the District and these parties, wit.
nesses, Jurors and other persons con.
ccrned, shall be bound, having due no
tlce, to attend every summons, notice
and process being, however, not under.
stood to require attendance at the Court
House, if another place be not spcci
fled. - 80 '7I.g VI -
! XIII. All judgments and DEGREES OBJ,
tanned in the District Court. the effect Of
which would be to create a lien on the
property of the defendant shall be Ell.
tered up at such times rs the Judgment
obtained in the Circuit Court thencei
next ensuing may be entered up. -
XIV On the first Monday of every;
month shall be monthly sitting of the
District Court, which shall continue as
long as the despatch of business may re
quire. AT this sitting may be tried
small and mean causes, small matters.
civil and criminal, between persons of
color, between white persons and persons
of color, between master and Servant,
between master and apprentice, and be-.
tween an employer and laborer. Petty
msdemeanors, imputed to persons of
color, complaints by persons of color
against white persons of misdemeanors,
for which fine not exceeding twenty
dollars is a sufficient punishment, eivit
suits Involving not more than tiYeWty'
dollars, in which a person of color is
party, and questions concerning va
grants and panpers not requiring jury.
Any business to which a Judge at
Chambers is competent, and other bust
ness, which. does NOT require jury, may
isalsosbe,dohe, shssides, all business which
may be done, as aforesaid, may also, at
his sitting of the District Court, be tried
cases of aggravated misdemeanors and
clergyable felonies, of which persons of
color may be accused, and of msdemean
ora requiring punishment. exceeding a
| fpe of twenty dollars, and affecting the
person orlproperty OF a person Of color,
OF which white persons may be accused.
These cases may be tried by common
jury, organized as hereinafter provided,
aud, in case Of conviction, punishment
shall be awarded by the Judge, accord
ing to the practice of the Superior
Court of Law. At this sitting may
also be tried cases of tenats holding
over, cases under the Prison Bound or
insolyent Debtor Act, which are herein
before mentioned, and any issue in a
civil suit ordered to be tried before u
common Jury. .,a ,,e
XIV. Previous to n monthly sitting,
II the nature OF the business shall re
quire Jury, the Judge shall direct tlleN
Sheriff to summon a. Common Jury.
Thereupon, the Sheriff shall return the
names ofe,ghteen citizens of the Dis
tyict ard from these nine Shall be
drawn, in the presence of The Judge, at
least ten days before the said monthly
sitting and the Jury so drawn shall
be summoned by the Sheriff, and served
with tickets, at least five days before
they are required to attend and they,
shall be bound to attend under the pens.
alties which may fall upon delanlting
Jurors in the Superior, Court of Law.
| OF those who attend, six shall be drawn
in open Court, Of whom the four first
drawn shall constitute the Common
Jury for that setting, the other two
being supernumerarous, to supplyava
oanties. The others who may attend
llbe discharged without pay; but
the, six drawn shall be entitled to like
pay as Jurors in the Superior Court of
Law. III less than six, out of nine sum.
moned, sllonld attend, the Sheriff shall
summon q sufficient number that may
be drawn Of the original eighteen, rim
case Of their insificiency,' or any other
cirizens. Provided, No person shall be