The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-01-29
,chr Maggie McNei
OFFICIAL.
Second Military District,
CHARLESTON, s. c., January ~, 1868.

headquarters Second Military District
CHARLESTON, s. c., January ~, 1868.
General Orders No. IL.
I. It having been represented that OWING 10 GER
tain informalties and noncompliance with certain
regulations prescribed by the laws of the State and
by military orders for drawing juries in South Caro-
lima, such drawings have In some cases been rendered
irregular and invalid. 1t is ordered:
]. That juries heretofore drawn, or which, previ-
ous to the regular Spring Terms Of theCrcut Courts
now approaching, may be drawn for Circuit or
District Court In any Judicial District OF South Ca
lins, whether the provisions of General Orders No.
49, or No 49, or No. 100, of the year 1887 from these
Hesdouarters, were regarded In the preparation OF
tho list from which any drawing was made or may
be made and whatever such drawing was. or may
be- at a regular term Of any court or at an extra
court or by the clerk of court and the sheriff OF
District in the presence Of magistrate, and whether
such extra court or drawing by the officers OF any
court was ordered by the Governor of the State any
Judge Circuit Court or Court Of Appeals, are here
bylegalized ond the right Of challenge as given by
the said General Orders No. SO, and the neces-
sary drawing Of tales are hereby preserved as hereto
fore.
O. At the next Spriug terms of the Circuit and Dis
trct Courts respectively and whensoever thereafter
new jury lists are to be made for any district jury
ists shall be prepared from tho list Of all male cit-
zens therein who shall have paid taxes within the
twelve months next preceding, and challenges shall
bo allowed In conformity with General Orders No.
SO.
g. Upon the return of the rerircs, the presiding
judpe Of the court shall be authorized, at the empan-
elre of juries 80 drawn to set aside any juror for
personal unftness by reason of intellectual or moral
dsquahcaions; prouidee. that race, color or former
condition of servitude shall not Of itself be ground
Of exclusion.
II. The Courts OF Common Pleas and General Ses-
sions in South Carolina are hereby invested with
concurrent jurisdiction with the District Courts OF
all cases and matters Of which the District Courts
hare jurisdiction under the constitution and laws of
the State.
III. The provisions of the Act Of General Assembly
Of The State Of South Carolina, entitled Gan Act to
amend tine law In relation to tenants" approved De-
cember 10, 1855, shall be construed to extend and
apply to all cases of tenancies whether at will or for
term limited by the act of the parties or by opera
ton of law and whether such tennncies were created
by paro by written leases or contracts of letting,
wherever rent shall be due and in arrears, or
wherever the tenant shall hold over alter the cessa-
ton of his right of occupancy. Whenever applica-
tion is made to magistrate to remove tenant for
any cause within the intent of said Act as hereby
construed 1t shall be the duty of such magistrate
and of the sheriff or constable to proceed under the
Act herein recited aud to charge greater lees than
those therein prescribed.
Nv. Inno criminal case where there is appeal
nom any other court to the Court of Appeals, shall
it be necessary for the accused to appear In person
before the Court of Appeals but in case Of capital
felony the Court of Appeals, at Its discretion with
regard to expediency to the time and place OF SEN
tence may order prisoner to be brought before It,
by command of Bvt Major-General ED. R. S.
CANDY.
LOUIS v. cAzIARo. Aide-de-Camp.
January % Act'g Asst. Adjt. Gen'l.