The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-10-10


Cour' of Appeals shall, from time TO time,
Tx the days Of the quarterly session Of
the District Court. They shall also. from
time to time, make rules and prescribe
short and sinp'e forms for the transaction
OF business and tie conduc, of causes in
the District CSnr,.
XIII The Judge Of the District Cou,.
may practice IN the Superior Courr. OK
cep' in cases which have heen argued he
fore him or heard in his Court but he
shall NOT have partner in the practice
Of law and eQr',y in the Di,,r;c, of which
he is y Judge.
NV The r~,urn dav Of the quarterly
session Of the District Court shall he len
days before the frs, day OF the sitting
thereof.
XIV Al fers Of the Clerk and Sheriff
shall he paid IN cash, by the party re-.
qrnng the services, and according 10 the
J1dgmen' of the Court, may or may not
be recovered from the opposite party.
XVI. The Clerk shall keep, separately,
for the Distric, Court, tho docke, rules
book and journals. as prescribed oy law
'or the Superior Courts. to he furnished
him by the Commissioners Of Public
Buildings. and shall file sil papers in the
mode prescribed in seventh sec,iop A
1889, lth Statutes at L,rge. u. 70 bu,
he shall enter all judgments and DEGREES
in the back Of ahs'rncts Of juI smenis and
d"cre"' along and i'll chronological order
with the Judgments and DEGREES Of the
Superior Courts. The Sheriff shall enter
all papers and sales in the books now
Kept hv law in his otiica.
XVII In cases of vacancy in the
"iti"" Of Di~tric, Judge. bv death, resig.
na,ior or otherwise, the Governor sLall
Immediately appoint successor. who
shall hold Office until a Judge shall he an
pointed by the Legislature, aud sh,ll.h.ys
qna!fel. Daring h. continuancy in
ollie, he shall hold no other Office Of
profit or trust in this State, or the United
States
XVIII The rules Of practice which
prevail in the Superior Courts shall he
applied to the Dis;ric' Gnur', nn!e. other.
wise specially provided w the rules To he
made hv the Count Of Appe,l.. or bv Act
Of the Legislature bu, ro rua or order
of any C"ur' or Judge in this State shall
require the printing By ar,rtv to a sui,
Of anv report. hrief. or other paper con.
ner'-d with apneals.
KIN Al fines imposed hv the District
Conr' shal' he paid to .he Commissioner,
Of Pnh'ic Bni'lincs Of the Jrdirsl Dis
tr'c' in which the Court IS located: br,
all fine' imposed hv The Cnu,t of Genera,
Sessions shall constitute par, Of the
District Fund, and in Cha,'estou D;s,rrc,
he equally divided between the Dis,ric,
Counts of Charleston and Berve'ey. And
the said District Fund. in addition 10 ,be
said lines. shall consist OF docket fee OF
one dnllsr. in civil cases in which the a
mount demanded is under ff . dollars
and two dollars II the sum damsnled eY,
"eafs that amount: two dollars in everr
criminal cause. and two dollars for the
repoT' in everv case Of appeal; the said
docket fees 10 be paid bv the same pa,iies
who are liable for the, other fees in the
case hv the provisions Of this Act.
XX The District Fund shall be held
bv the 'erk of the Court. under the Sc
cnri'y OF his official bond He shall keen
an exact account ,hereof in a separate
book kept for the purpose, in which ne
shall enter all money received aud all
money paid on the draft Of the D;s,ric,
Judge. without which he will make no
payment. He shall make semi annual
returns OF said account to The District
Judge. and annual returns 10 the Conn,
'roller' General. on Or before the 6ist OF
October, accompanied. by vouchers.
XXI The fees Tor Attorneys. Attorney,
Genersl, the Solicitors aud their Deputies.
Shpiffs and Clerks. shall be the same in
the District Court as now provided by
a~ in the Superior Court. In a criminal
,ase, II the accused be convicted. he shall
bs liab'e 10 al the costs OF prosecution.-I
II collection from ths convict cnnnot DO
bad. then the State shall be liable for one
half Of said costs. II the accused be 30.
lnitted, the Judge before whom the trial
hall be had. II he has become satisfied
iorinx the trial that the prosecution wa.
si,hout probable cause, may order tina,