Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-01-09
terJv Session, and the venire there.

each Quarterly Session, and the venire there
,ur shalt consist OF panel of sixteen; and it
shall be the duty of the District Judge, at
each Quarterly Session. to order the drawing
in open court OF the jurors TO constitute the
panel o. the venirc for The succeeding term.
". That there shall he kept separate
Jury Box for the District Cour,s, which shall
be filled from tine 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 Juries Of the Dis
trict Courts, the manner of summoning them,
the duties and liabilities of the officers Of the
Conrt aud the penalties for non-attendancc,
and in all other respects, the jury law OF the
State shall! apply.
V. That in drawing Jurors to constitute
the panel Of the VcniIe, i: Shall be compe'
tent for the District Judge to direct the re-
iec;iop ut the time of drawing Ct the names
of rersons who are known Or believed to be
dead, not resident in the District, over seven.
u years oc ae, or IN any manner disabled
from d:scharging the duties of IL Juror; snd
naneS shall be rejected Tor the occasion and
returned to the Box Of persons who are
known to be In the panel for the term Of the
Superior Court mex. eusuing the drawing, or
vino have served as Jurors either in the Supc'
rior or Distric. Courts within twelve months
preceding the drawing.
VI. That to constitute the Jurles IN the
District Courts for tie Term next succeeding
the passing OF this Act. and Tor which the
Vcrire has already been i>>Ged, the District
Judge shall order the drawing OF sixteen
fro:n the nu;nb-: Of those summoned and III
attendance. which number, So drawn shall
constitute The panel for that term, and from
them shall be drawn these who shall serve as
the Jury of that Term and, il in any Dis
trict such Vehire shall not have been already
issued, the District Judge shall orders special
court for the drawing ard shall order the Ve
nire in accordance with the provisions OF tins
Act.
VII. That in the District Court, each party
in civil action end the accused snd the
prosecuiing officer in 81 criminal matter, snail
be euiitcd to challenge each, two Jurors
and the places Of those chal'eoged, shall be
supplied from the supernumeraries. An IN
sufficient number Of jurors in any instance
SHALL be supplied in like ua!:ncr IS in tie
Superior Court.
VIII. .A traverse Of ~ Indictment shall
not, in the District Courts. of itself, operate
to continue the case.
IX. Tha, lhe concluding paragraph of the
eleventh section, in the wurd>, $ aud III the
District of Beaniori, where lhc Court sha!
be held. alternately at the Court House III
the town of Beaufort, anl at Lawtonvile,
be repealed. =,
\. In civil causes the deirrdiat shall De
entitled to an Importance to the succeeding
quarterly Term OF the Court.
NJ. The Superior Court Of Equity and tue
District Court shall hsvc concurrent Jurlsdic-
tion in all cases Of Equity; and the Superior
Courts of Law and the District Court shall
have concurrent jurisdiction Of all cases III
Law, civil and criminal, of which, by the con
sii.ution, the said District Courts lave Jurls-
dictioD.
XII. That in all cases nov commenced in
he Distric. Courts for services where the
amount due is over one hundred dollars, the
| case shall be transferred to the Court OF
Common rleas.
XIII. Matters OF Equity pending in The
| District Court, shall be heard by the District
Judge, at o Quarterly Session, or at such
other time as with his concurrence, the par
ties may fix, with an appeal, as from Cham
cellor on Circuit. With respect to these mat
ters the Commissioner in Equity for the Dis
trict shall regard the Judge of the District
! Court as he does Chancellor with respect TO
matters in the Superior Court of Equity; and
in both Of these Courts, the law, practice,
fees, modes Of proceeding and effect of order
and process shall be as nearly as possible the
1 same.