The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-01-09

Gus or Intoxicating liquors.
AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT EN-
TITLED IAN ACT TO AMEND AN
ACT ENTITLED AN ACT TO EsTAB-
LIsH DISTRICT COURTS "
', I. Be it enacted, by the Senate
and House Of Representatives, now
met and sitting in General Assem-
bly,, and by the authority Of the
same, That so much Of all Act,
entitled IAN Act to amend an Act,
entitled IAN Act to establish Dis
trict Courts, ;" ratified the twenty
first day of September, one thou
sand eight hundred and sixty-six,
as requires the drawing and en-
panneling Of Grand Juries for the
District Courts, be, and the same
is hereby repealed, and all persons
already drawn and summoned to
attend said District Court as Grand
Jurors are hereby relieved Of the
duty Of so attending.
II. That no presentment OF a
Grand Jury shall be necessary in
any case in the said District
Courts, but it shall be the duty of
the Attorney General and Solici-
tors, after inquiring into the facts
of each case, to prepare Bills Of In
dictment, and present the same
with the papers pertaining there
to to the District Judge for his ex-
animation, who shall order the
same to be docketed for trial, if, in
his Judgment, the prosecution
thereof be advisable.
III. that the Jurics in the Dis
trict Court, shall consist of one
Jury of eight Jurors at each Quar-
terly Session, and the venire there
for shall consist Of panel of six
teen: and it shall be the duty OF
the District Judge, at each Quar-
tcrly Session. to order the draw
ing in open court Of the jurors to
constitute the panel Of the venire
for the succeeding term.
". That there shall be kept q
separate Jury Box for theDistrict,
Courts, which shall be filled from
time to time, and the drawing
therefrom be conducted in the
same manner as by law required
for the Superior Courts; and in
reference to the said Jurics of the
District Courts, the manner of
summoning them, the duties and
liabilities Of the officers Of the
-. Court and the penalties for non
attendance, and in all other re-
spccts, the jury law Of the State
shall apply.
V. That in drawing jurors to
constitute the panel Of the Venire,
it shall be competent for the Dis
trict Judge to direct the rejection
at the time Of drawing ofthe names
| Of persons who are known or be-
lievcd to be dead, not resident in
the District, over seventy years OF
age, or in any manner disabled
from discharying the duties OF a
Juror and names shall be reject
ed for the occasion and returned
to the Box Of persons who are
known to be in the panel for the
term Of the Superior Court next
ensuing the drawing, or who have
served as Jurors either IN the Su-
pcrior or District Courts within
twelve months preceding the
drawing.
VI. That to constitute the Ju-
ries in the District Courts for the
Term next succeeding the passing
of this Act, and for which the We
nirc has already been issued; the
District Judge shall order the draw
inc Of sixteen from the number OF
those summoned and in attendance,
which number, so drawn shall con-
stitute the panel for that term,
and from them shall be drawn
those who shall serve Us the jury
Of that Term; and, if in any Dis
trict such Eenirc shall not have
been already issued, the District
Judrc shall order a special court
for the drawing and shall order
the Vcnirc in accordance with the
provisions Of this Act.
VII. That in the District Court,
each party in a civil action, and
4hn nnn1rnI onl tho nrOSncnt In O.