The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1868-04-08

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+ 8 Sec. 9. The Judges of the su
preme Court and Circuit Courts
F>shafl, at stated times, receive
compensation for their services, to
be fixed by law, which shall not
i be diminished during their contin'
uanee in Office. They shall not be
allowed any fees or perquiaites Of
Office, nor shall they hold any 9th
er Office of trust or profit under
this State, the United States, or
any other power.
Sec. 10. No person shall be eli
gible to the Office of Judge Of the
Supreme Court or Circuit Courts,
| who is not at the time of his elec-
tion a citizen of the United States,
and has not attained the age of
thirty years, and been a resident
| Of this State for five years next
preceding his election, or from the
kadoption of this Constitution.
t Sec. II, All vacancies in the Su-
preme Court or other inferior tri-
bunals, shall be filed by election,
as herein prescribed: Provided,
That if the unexpired term does
not exceed one year, such vacancy
may be filed by executive appoint
ment: All judges, by virtue of
their Office, shall be conservators
Of the peace throughout the State.
Sec. -. In all cases decided By
the Supreme Court, a concurrence
oftwo of the Judges shall be ne
cessary to a decision. -..
Sec. .13. The State shall be di-
vided into convenient circuits, and
for each cirenit a Judge shall be
elected by joint ballot of the Gen
eral Assembly who shall hold his
Office for term Of four years, and
during his continuance in Office he
shall reside.in the circuit of which
he is Judge.
Sec. II. Judges of the Circuit
Court shall interchange circuits
with each ether in such manner as
may be determined by law.
* Sec. Is. The Courts of Common
Pleas shall have exclusive jurisdic-
tion in all cases Of divorce, and ex-
elusive original jurisdiction in all
civil cases and actions er delleto,
which shall not be eognizable be-
fore Justices of the Peace, and ap-
pellate Jurisdiction in all such
cases as may be provided by law.
They shall have. power to issue
writs of mandamus, prohibition,
seire jacias, and all other writs
which may be necessary for carry
ing their power fully into effect.
Sec 16. TIE Court of Common
| Pleas shall sit in each judicial Dis
trict in this. State, at least twice
in every year, at such stated times
and places as may be appointed by
law. It shall have Jurisdiction in
all matters of equity, but the courts
heretofore established for that pur-
pose shall continue as now organ
lied until the first day of January,
one thousand eight hundred and
isixty-nine, for the disposition of
causes now pending therein, un-
less otherwise provided by law.
T. Sec. Il. The General Assembly
shall provide by law for the pre-
,servation Of the records of the
Courts of Equity, and also for the
transfer to the Court of Common
Pleas and Probate Courts for final
decision of all causes that may re-
main undetermined. It shall be
1 the duty of the Judges of the Sn-
tpreme and Circuit Courts to file
their decisions within sixty days
from the last day of the term of
court at which the causes were
i heard.
Sec. Is. The Court Of General
| Sessions shall have exclusive juris-
| diction over all criminal cases
which shall not be otherwise pro
vided for by law. 1t shall sit in
each County in the State at least
three times in each year, at such
stated times and places as the
i General Assembly may direct.