The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-02-11
Headouarters second Military District,
CHARLESTON, s. c., January az, 1853.

General Orders No. H..
l. It having been represented tnat, OWING 70 cer-
tain informaities and Noncompliance with certain
regulations prescribed by the laws Of the State and
by military orders for drawing jures In South Caro-
lima such drawings have in cases been rendered
irregular and invalid. It Is ordered
!. That juries heretofore drawn, or which, previ.
ous to the regular Spring Terma of heCircut Courts
now approaching may be drawn Tor Circuit OF
Dstrict Court in any judicial District Of South Co
lima, whether the provisions Of General Orders NO.
49, or No 3d. or no. 100, Of the year 1857 from these
Headquarters, were regarded in the preparation OF
the list from which any drawing was made or may
be made, aud whatever such drawing was. or may
be, at regular term Of any court, or OF 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
by legaized; ond the right Of challenge as given by
the said General Orders No. SO, and. the neces-
sary drawing of ta:es hereby preserved as hereto
fore.
At the next Spring terms of the Circuit and Dis
trict Courts respectively, and whensoever thereafter
new Jury hsts are to be made for any district, jury
lsta sfal be prepared from the List Of all male ciu-
zens thorein who shall have paid taxes within the
twelve months next preceding and challenges shall
be allowed In conformity with General Orders No.
80.
8. Upon the return of the venires, the presiding
Judge of the court shall be authorized at the empan-
cling of juries so drawn to set aside any juror for
t,,,r oyi iy,fa1
dsquafcaions; prorided, that race, color or former
condition of servtude shall not Of itself be ground
of exclusion.
IL The Courts OF Common Pleas and General Ses-
sions in south Carolina are hereby invested with
concurrent Jurisdiction with the District Courts oi
all cases and matters of which the District Courts
have jurisdiction under the constitution and laws OF
the State.
III. The provisions of the Act of General Assembly
of the State of South Carolira entitled IAN ACT to
amend the law In relation TO tenants" approved De-
ccmber 49, 1866, shall be construed to extend and
apply to all cases OF tcnancc5 whether at will or Tor
o term limited by the act of the parties or by opera
bon OF law and whether such tenanceS were crcatcd
by parol or by written leases contracts OF letting
wherever rent shall DO due and in arrears, or
wherever the tenant shall hold alter the cessa
ton of his right Of occupancy. Whenever applca
ton is made to magistrate to remove tenant 1of
any cause within the intent of said Act as hereby
construed, it shall be the duty of such magistrate
and OF the sheriff or constable to proceed under the
Act herein rected and to charge no greater lees than
those therein prescribed.
Nv. In no criminal case where there is appeal
from any other court to the Court of Appeals shall
1t be necessary for the accused to appear in person
before the Court of Appeas but is case Of capital
felony, the Court of Appeals, ct Its discretion with
regard to expediency to the time and place Of Ben-
tence may order prisoner to be brought before it.
By command OF Bvt Major-GeneIal ED. R. s..
CANDY.
LOUIS Y. CAZIARC, Aide-de-camp.
january % Actg Asst Adjt. Gen'l.