The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1868-04-08
SaAzas The Constitution.
>ssaex ts& ARTICLE ".
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT.

JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT. -,
SssSee. lsxThee judicial power o
sthisState shall be vested in a Su
4preme Court, in two Circuit Courts
90 wit A Court of Common
Pleas, having civil jurisdiction ant
ssCourt of General Sessions, will
criminal Jurisdiction only in Pro
bate Courts, and,in Justices of th'
Peaee. The General Assembly
may alsosestablish such municipa
andotheri inferior courts as may
be- deemed necessary. :,
sec 2 The Supreme Court shall
consist af q Chief Justice and .twt
Associate Justices, two of whom
shall constitutes a quorum. They
shall be elected by a joint vote o.
the General Assembly for the term
ofsix years, and shall continue il
Office until, their successors shah
be elected and qualified. They
shall be SO classified that one o.
the Justices shaHgo out of office
every TIVE years 3 -. -. -.- ~
Sec, 8 The Chief Justice elect.
edsaasler this Constitution, shall
continue IN Office for six years, and
the General Assem- bly,, immediate
.sIyaeser the said election, shall de-
teEmiae by otNhieh of the two
Associate Justices eelect shah serve
Sef the term OF two years, and
which for the term of feura years;
aaashaving so determined the
Same, it shall be the duty of the
Gogesaor to commission them ae,
cerdingly. -. 80. : ~. e. 80 = -. -
Sec. q. The Supreme Court shall
have appellate Jurisdiction only in
cases Of Ghaneery, and shall con
stitute . court for the correction
of errors at law, under such; regu-
lstions as the General Assembly
may bylaw prescribe5:a PforS dea,
That said court shall always have
power to issue sWrits of injunction,
.aaadansus; s;qao ,oaTanto, tobeQs
corpus and such other original
writs as may. be necessary to give
it s~general supervisory control
over ali other courts in the State;
Sec. S. The Supreme Court shall
be held at least once in each year
Mt the seat of government, and al
sachethers splaeeso places in The
statesas the General Assembly
s{s5-r SSs.S g7s@s~fN -. y S'--'~' e.,
Sec. 6. No Judge shall preside
on the trial Of any cause in the
event 1f which he may be inter
ested, or where either Of the par
ties shall be connected with hin
by affinity Or anguinity, with
ia such degree as may be pre-
scribed By law, or in which h
may<hase been counsel, or hav'
presided in any Inferior eoart,@ex
eept by consent of althe parties
In ease all ar any Of the Judges o
the Supreme Court shall be thus
disqualified from ding on any
cause or causes, the court, or tht
Judges thereof, shall certify tht
same to1the Governor ofthe State
and he shall Immediately commits
sion, especially, the requisite mum
Der Of men learned in the law, TO:
the trial aud determination there
Of Fhezsame course shall be pur
sued Ii. the Cireuit ssand Inferio
Courts, as is pre- cribed IN thi
section tor case. # the supremi
Court. -~--- .<szsy~ ->-- "
Sec: There shall be appoint
cd BY. the Judges of the suprem
Court, a reporter and clerk of sai'
court, who shall hold their Office
for two years, and whose dutie
and compensation shall he pre-
scribed by law. 1e--~z. ~-
Sec. 8. When a Judgment or de
cree is reversed or affirmed by tn
Supreme Court, every point mad
and distinctly stated in writing i
the cause, and fairly arising upo
the record Of the case, shall b