The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-10-04


District police t,and the Judge of the
District Court shall have discretionary
power to hear and determine all cases,
civil and crimihaL within the Jurisdiction
of the same. @ithodt submitting them to
q Jury. provided neither party shall de-
mand Jury. trial: Ps,ovided, An an.
peal may be made to the Court of Ap.
Peals in all case& tried before the said
Court in which appeals are allowed by
law from the Circuit Courts, and in no
other cases Whatever. Il shall sit in
such place as may be furnished by the
Commissioners ofPublic Buildings, who
are hereby required to provide suita
ble place, which dan be held at the
Court House of the District; except in
Berkeley, in which the places shall be
fxed by the Disttict Judge; and in the
District Of Beaufort where the Court
shall be held alternately at the Court
House In the torn Of. Beaufort and at
Lawtonville.
XII. The District Court shall hold
quarterly sessions, and the Judges Of
the Court of Appeals shall, from time to
time, fix the days Of the quarterly ses.
sion Of the District Court. They shall
also, from time to time, make rules and
prescribe short aud simple forms for
the transaction of business and the
conduct of causes it the District Court.
XIII. The Judge of the District
Court may practice in the Superior
Court, except in cases which have beyh
argued before him or heard in his Court
but he shall not have partner in the
pracuce of law and equity in the District
Of which he is Judge.
XIV, The retufrday of the quarterly
session Of the District Court shall be ten
days before the fiFss day of the sitting
thereof. ss3
3. XIV Ail fees of The Clerk and Sher-
iff shalt be paid in cash, by the party
requiring the services. and according to
the Judgment of tho Court, may or may
not be recovered from the opposite par.
ty.
XVI. The Clerk shall keep, separate.
~, for the District Court, the docket
rules book and journals, as prescribed
by law for the Superior Courts, to be
furnished hun by the Commissioners of
Public Buildings, and shall file all papers
In the mode prescibed in seventh section
A. A., 1880, llth Statutes ut Large;
p. 70. but he shall enter al judgments
and DEGREES along and in chronological
order with the judgements and degrees
of the Superior Courts. The Sheriff
shall enter all papers and sales in the
books now kept by law in his office.
XVII. In case of q vacancy in tho
Office of District Judge, by death, resig.
nation or otherwise, the Governor shall
immediately appoint a successor, who
shall hold Office until Judge shall be
appointed by the Legislature, and shall
have Qualified. Dutlag his continuance
in Office, he shall hold no other Office Of
profit or trust in this State or the Uni
ted States. ag,u
XVIII. The rules of practice which
prevail in the Superior Coarts shall be
applied to the District Court. unless
otheswise specially provided by the rules
to be made by the Court of Appeals, or
by the Actof the Legislature but no
rule OF order of any Court OF Judge in
this State shall require the printing by
a party to a-suit Of any report, brief or
other paper connected with appeals.
xix. All fines imposed by the Dis.
tfiet Court shall be paid to the Commits.
sioners Of Public Buildings of the Judi.
oisl District in which the COURTS ldcat.
ed but all fines imposed by the Court
of General Sessions shall constitute a
part Of the District Fund, and in Charles.
ton District be equally divided between
the District Courts of Charleston and
Berkeley. And the said District Fund,
In addition TO the said fines, shall Con sist
Of q docket fee Of one dollar. in civil
cases in which the amount demanded is
under City dollars, and two dollars If the
sim demanded exceeds that anouns
two dollars in every criminal cause, and
two dollars for the report in every case
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