The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-04-04

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sliai'be Vested ina Supreme Court, hi t,yoCir
quit Courts, to, wit: A Court efs Common ,Pless,
haying civil Jurisdiction, and i Court of G enc
rltSessions, With Criminal jurisdiction oliiyn, il
Probate ,Cuurts, ,5alid iuJustires -ofathd iliDaee
The General Assembly may. also establish such
municipal and other Inferior Courts as maybe
doomed uqcussaryit 7oiihd lM i>.Nans ion
u. iSection 2. The ,Spprewc, Cqurti sall consist
OF Chief Justice and two Associaic j Justices,
twoof whom shall constitutuia duiorriiimhe. They
shai elected byra JOINT vote Of the cncTal
continue i'll oaEe;l,ntil othoir, Successors shall
be elected and qualiie ,,1hey shall be- SO
classified that one, of the Justices shall 20 out
Of office every, two years.
Section 3. The Chief. Justice elected under
this constitution shall continue in Office for six
years, and the General Assembly immediately
after the said election shall determine by lot
which Of the two Associate Justices elect Shall
serve FOR the tcr,h Of two years and which for
the term of four years. and having. SO deter
mined the same, Il shall be the duty of the
Governor to commission them accordingly.
II Section /. i. The S,areno&onrt shah have
appellate jurisdiction only yhcuscs OF Chancory,
and shall c-nstitute court for the correction
Of errors ut liw, under such regulations as the
aenerSl. Assembly rs may by law prescribe pro
r0cd, The said court shah always lluvc power
to issue 'wrts..Eof injunctibno ohao6t1smns, 1uo
wa'1a"to, hdJcus co,raS, and such other orisi-
nal l-and remediaf Wits as:nl4y beaocessary tp
give 1t general supervisory contrcl over Na!l
other courts in the States. q '"H3i 1"H ai'f
Section Tie Supreme Court Shall be
held atNlcast onceIp, EACH Yosp, ut the scat of
government, andi at such other place or places
i'll the; StRtc;hs tic General Assembly 'ill;;y az
rect! fiTqe
Section 6. No judge shall preside on the
trial Of any eauss ii s9hed event 81 which he
may interested, or, where, either ofltle par,
ties shal be connected ct with him By affinity Or
Iconsansumity, within such degrees rs may be
Iprescriled, by lAY ,,or III which,lle may ,harey
been counsel; or have presided u any inforior
court except by consent OF all the parties. In'
icase all or any of the Judges Of the Supreme
Court shall De thus disqualified from presiding
on any cause OR causes, the court or the judges
thereof shall certify the same &c the Governor
fthos State and lie shall Immediately ,oou;sliss
sion, specially, the requisite number of mon
learned in the law for the trial and determira-
t!onuthereof,a tIhe samea course shall !bc pdf9
tcrod inf T..
prescribed in this section for cases Of the Su-
prems Court ai''"'''s 70 s.a'e'' s@
Section Z. There shall be appointed iby the
Judges of the. Supreme Court a. reporter and
clerk Of said court, ,:Yho- shall hold their Offices
for two years and Sh5se G Idutios Ind Icon comnensu. s
tion shall be prescribed by lave daAoa aoIE2'
/ Section 8, When q judgment or decree is
reversed OF r, affirmed by the Supreme Court,
every point made made and distinctly stated in writ
ing ia the caYse, and fairly arising upon the
seeqFs, tnc case, shall be, considered and de-
cIIdffd IIdiffd5 an md te reasons therfpr shall be CON
ciscly dnd briefly. stated ip writing, and pre-
Served With the records of the case
Section 80. The Judges Of the Supreme
Court and Circuit Courts shall, at stated times,
receive compensation for thor services, to be
fixed bylaw, which shall not be Diminished
during their continuance in office. TlSGy shall
pot be allowed any fees or pcrquisites Of Office,
psr shall they hold any other office of trust or
profit under this rState ithe United States or
hny other power. . ~ , oSt'fsae
hSection 10. INC porson shall 1bc eligible to
the office of!J udge;of1the Supreme Court or
Circuit Courts who is not, at che fti.ne of his
election citizen Of the United States; q and has
not attained the age Of thirty4yea,s, and beon
resident of this State for five years next pre-
cccdins, h!Ra election, or from the adoption Of
'his u, consttutioh.3a 10Y ~ asnsfly
Section, j, Al vacancies in tho Supreme
Court or other inferior tribunals shall be filled
by election, as herein prescribed; Provided,
That if. the ineXpiTed term dossinot. exceed
one year, such vacancy may be filed by. exc
cutiyc appointment All judges, by virtue of
their Office, shall be conscryators of the peace
throughout the State. p.l .s. II i, 5rj.,..,
Section 2. In all cases decided by the Su--
trcnc Court, q concurrenee of two Of tho judges
shall (be ncccssary to decision ~.
Section 13 The State shall be divided into
conyenient circuits aud lor each circuit judge
shall he elected by qjoint ballot Qf tho General
Assembly, who shall hold his Office for a, term
Of -four years, and during his; continuance is.
office hci sha] a]nreside in the circuit of which lie
X S12f5 baH ginIi4 datj 10 i:fIl2s4 ldi - y,
Section III. Judges of the ~ Circuit Court
shall Interchange circuits witlspeacht other in
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