Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-07-24
Bill Organizing the Circuit Courts.

A bill, organizing the Circuit Courts
and dividing the State inso eight Cir
cuita, has been introiuccd into the
Senate by Dir. Goblin, and is now
pending. ALberilIo is assigned to
tho Seventh Circuit, and the following
provision is made as to tho times Of
holding tho Courts:
The Court Of General Sessions at
Ahbvviile, for tho County of Abbc-
vi'le, on the third Monday Of January,
May and September; and tho Court Of
Common Pleas ut Abbcvi;lc, for the !
County tf ALbcvillc, on tho first
Wednesday after the third Monday OF
January, May aud Scptcmbcr.
Tho following arc sections of the
bill:
SIC. 10. Tho Judges elected and
comni>> ioncd for tho several Circuits,
shall hold tho Courts OF Common
Pleas and General Scsaious for the
several counties in their respective
c!lcuits. Provided, Said Judges shall
Interchange Cituui;s upon tho rc-
quest to, and order Oh tho Chief
Justice, or UPON the order of the
Chief Justice without such request,
whenever, in his Judgment, it snail
be advisable.
SEC. IL. Should tho business before
the Court OF General Sessions, at any
term, not be completed on the arriv-
al Of tho day fixed by law for the
holding Of tho Court of. Common
Pleas for said County, the Judge pro-
siding, may, in his discretion, adjourn
said Curt Of Common Pleas, until
tho said business Of tho Court Of
General Sessions shall havo been con.
Guided.
SEC. II. The acvcral Circuit Judges
Shall haeopowcr 10 hold special Sos
siols within their respective Circuits
at any timo in their discretion, or at
tho discretion Of. the Chief justice.
Tho C!clk Of tho Court shall, at least
liftccn days before tho commence
men: Of such special session, cause
tho time and place for holding the
samo to bo notified, for at lvast two
weeks successfully, in one or more ct
the newspapers published nearest to
the place whcro tho session is TO be
holden. All proc ,sscs, w,its and re-
! ! cosnizaEccs, of every KIND, whether
respecting jarics, witnesses, bail Or
otherwise, which relate TO- tho cases
to bo tried, at the said special sessions,
shall be considered as belonging 10
such sessions in the Same manner as
if they had been issued or taken in
reference thereto. All business do.
pending for trial at aay special scs.
sim, Shall, at tho close thereof, be
considered as Of course removed to
tho next stated term Of tho Court
Said special sessions shall Lc held in
pursuance of an order, which shall be
transmitted to tho CIc.k of tho Court
and by him entered Oh the records OF
the Court.
Tho following disposition is made
OF the Court Of Cbancery:
SEC. IS. All suits of equity do.
pondins in tho Courts Of Chancery
aud not finally disposed Of, and the
property and records relating thereto,
on the first day Of January, A. D.
1869, shall be transferred to the
Courts of Common Pleas in and for
their rcspceive counties, and shall be
entered on the dockets of said Courts
for tho stated teyms thereof next on
suing. and thcrcupon shall be heard,
tried and determined, with all right 8
respected and preserved, in tho same
manner as if originally brought there;
Provided, that no cause shah be trans
fcrrcd 10 tho doclSe;s Of the Conrls, as
aforesaid, not cogHiz.bIe therein un;
der tho Constitution; Provided fur
thcr, That ill causes depending as
aforesaid, and tho property and re
cords pertaining thercto, coghizable
Funder the Constitution, in the Courts
Of Probate, shall be transferred "a
said Courts.
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