The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-10-21

and recommendation of any attor-
lney of record in the Supreme Court,
be admitted to practic in said
Court.
~. The oath required II be taken
by this Act shall be administered in
open Court, and the name of the
person taking the same entered in q
roll or book kept for that purpose,
and q certificate Of said oath shall be
filed in Court.
V. Attorneys, solicitors and coun-
sellors may be removed or suspend
ed, and also, IN aggravated cases, i'm
prisoned not exceeding twenty-four
hours by the several Courts in which
they may have been admitted to prac-
tlce, if in the presence of such
Courts they are guilty of any disor-
derly conduct causing an Interrupt
tlon of business or amounting to an
open and direct contempt of the
Court, his authority or person; but
subject to such removal, they shall
hold their Office for life.
vi. Any attorney, solicitor or
counsellor may be removed or sus-
pended who shall be guilty of any
deceit, malpractice or misdemeanor;
but not until copy of the charges
against him shall have been delivered
to him by the Clerk of the Court in
which the proceedings shall be had,
and OF opportunity shall have been
given him of being heard in his de-
fence.
VII. If any attorney, solicitor or
counsellor shall enter into any specu-
lating practices by purchasing, or
procuring to be purchased, any note
or other demand for the purpose of
putting the same in suit, when other
wise the owner or holder thereof
would not sue the same, such attor-
ney, solicitor or counsellor shall pay
fine of one hundred dollars, and
shall thereafter be incapable of prac-
ticing rs such in any Court until re-
stored by the Supreme Court.
VIII. No attorney, solicitor or
counsellor shall be allowed to occupy
more than two hours of the time of
the Court i'll the argument of any
cause, unless he shall first obtain the
special permission of the Court to do
SO.
IN. This Act shall not be con-
strued so as to prevent citizen from
prosecuting or defending his own
cause, if he so desires. All Acts
heretofore passed, regulating the ad-
mission of attorneys, solicitors or
counsellors to practice in the Courts
of this State, and all Acts inconsist-
ent with, or supplied by, this Act,
are hereby repealed.
In the Senate House, the twenty
third day of September, in the
year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-eight
l.. BOOZER,
President of the Senate.
F. J. MOSES, JR.,
Speaker House of Representatives
Approved:
r. X SCOTT, Governor.
AN ACT TO EMPOWER CIRCUIT JUDGES
TO CHANGE THE VENUE FOR THE
TRIAL OF ACTIONS BOTH CIVIL AND
CRIMINAL.
l. BE ii endcted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives of the State
of South Carolina, no,o met and sittinq
IN General ASSEMBLY. and 6y the au-
Mority of tie same, That the Circuit
Judges shall have power to change
the venue in all cases. civil and cri-
minal, pending in the Circuit Courts,
and over which such Courts have
original or appellate jurisdiction, by
ordering the record to be removed
for trial to some other County within
the Circuit in which such action or
prosecution was commenced: Pro-
oided, That the application for re-
moval shall be made to the Judge
sitting in regular term by some
party interested, supported by affida-
Wits which shall satisfy the Judge
before whom the application is made
that fair and impartial trial cannot
be had in the CounYy where such
action or prosecution was commenced: ::
, Prooided, further, That twenty days
notice of such application shall be
given to the adverse party.
III. All Acts or parts of Acts incon-
sistent with this Act are hereby re-
pealed.
In the Senate House, the twenty
first day of September, in the
year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and sixty eight.
L. BOOZER,
President Of the Senate.