The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-01-09


any Courts or Judge in this State. shall
require printing By party to suit Of
any report, brief or other paper connect.
ed with appeals.
XXXVII The various boards Of
commissioners Tor the District instead of
the reports heretofore made to the Supe.
rior Court of Law, shall on the first
quarterly sitting Of the district court, in
zach year, make such reports to the dis.
trict court The district Judge shall,
himself, examine these reports carefully,
see that they contain full statement Of
transactions, for the year preceding, as
well as correct account of receipts and
expenditures, and point ont errors and
omissions. He may also refer them to
the Grand Jury, in his Court, and shall
make zach order, in reference to them,
as he may think likely tosecure in future
accurate conformity to law.
XXXVIII. In case Of the vacancy
nf the Office of District Judge. BY
death, resignation or otherwise, the Gov.
ernor shall Immediately appoint q sue.
cessor. who shall continue in Office until
Judge shall be elected bv the Legisla.
tur.., and shallta tn. oath, of Office.
The District Judge, during his contin.
nance in Office, shall hold no other office
Of profit or. trust in this State, or the
United States.
XXXIX. In all process and plead.
ings in the district court the largest lib.
erty of amendment. consistent with fair.
ness; shall be allowed Indictments
shall be required to contain only so much
rs will give to the accused reasonable
information ofthe charge against which
he is to defend himself; substance, and
not form, shall be looked to; and techni
cal requirements shall not be permitted
to hinder or delay the administration of
justice. S.=,..
XII. The Judges Of the Court Of
Appeals shall from time to time, make
rules for the orderly and uniform transac.
tion OF business and conduct of cases in
the several District Courts Of the State,
and shall prescribe forms short and sim
pie for the conduct Of business, and for
the assistance Of officers and others con.
nectcd with these Courts. ~
yEEs.
XLI. The fees Of fofficers for all scr.
vices which are required by this Act. or
either Of the other Acts mentioned in
the Act preliminary To tho legislation
induced by the emancipation of Slaves"
and for which no special provision is
made in any Of these Acts. shall be the
same as now prescribed by law for like
services, except as is hereinafter rovid.
I'D.
XIII. The Attorney General, Soil.
citor, Deputy Of either, or other Dis
trlct Attorney, shall have:
For convicting each offender in
the District Coutt Of a capi.
tai crime, 3l5 90
For convicting each offender Of
felony. with benefit Of
clergy, or an aggravated =
misdemeanor, 10 90
For convicting each offender
petty misdemeanoE S 90
(Misdemeanors to be classified according
20 rules to be adopted by the Court Of
Appeals.)
For representing tho Tax Collector,
Magistrare or other officer .s>
in a case for the trial of a
question ofcolor or caste. $40 90
To be paid out of any public funds in
the hands Of such officer, and recovered
back from the adverse party, it the final
decision should be against him.
XIII The clerk shall have, in
the following matters connected with
the District Court, these fees, to wit:
For all services respecting Juries, in.
eludlng entries in the Journal receiving
returns and making certifcates
For a jury at a monthly sit.
ting, 90 so
Forjuries at a quarterly sic. ~
ting, L. ~, rs
For a new jury list, and neces 4 K < .1gf
sary tickets. l Q 90
For an annual copy Of rolls Of ~
Jurors and constable trans. s3E