The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1868-07-08

cuted processes or other unnnlSheu
business Of the said courts will be
returned to the Court of Common
Pleas and General Sessions, at the
first ensuing session held in s. ch
County; and in like manner the
records, papers and publicproperty
in the custody Of the Clerks OF
said District Courts, shall be turn
ed over to the incoming Clerks OF
said Superior Courts and Courts
of Common Pleas.
6. For the purpose of organiza-
tion, the County Commissioners
elect of each County in the State
Of South Carolina, shall on the day
provided by the Constitution for
them to enter upon their duties,
OR as soon thereafter as practicable,
assemble together at the Court
House in each County, and elect
one of their number Chairman,
who shall thereupon request the
retiring Ordinary in each County
to administer the oath Of Office to
the said Commissioners; and. the
id Chairman of the retiring
County Court is hereby empower
ed and reqired Immediately to ad-
minister to the said Commissioners,
severally the oath prescribed by
said Constitution which oath
having been by them then and
there taken and subscribed, said
Board of County Commissioners
shall be deemed duly qualified and
inducted into Office.
Z. Until the General Assembly
of the State Of South Carolina
shall expressly prescribe by law
the duties of the SheriifS, Coroners
and Clerks of Courts chosen, or
authorized to be chosen at the
election held in said State, on the
I'd and Sd of June, 1868, the officers
so elected shall, alter qualification,
perform the duties prescribed for
said officers by law under the ex-
listing Provisional Government of
the State.
8. Until otherwise provided by
law, the Judges Of Probate elected
in South Carolina, shall perform
the duties heretofore performed
by Ordinaries; and in respect to
business appertaining to minors,
and the allotment of dover, and
in cases Of fidioey and lunacy, and
persons non compos mentis, shall
conduct their proceedings as far
as possible in conformity with
therules and regulations govern
ing the practice in like eases,
in the Courts Of the Provisional
Government now authorized by
law to take jurisdiction Of such
business, and records aud public
property in the hands of Ordina-
ries, will be transferred to the
Probate Judges.
8. In like manner, until other
wise provided By law, the powers
and duties of County Commission
ers.in South Carolina, shall include
the powers and duties heretofore
pertaining to Commissioners OF
the Poor, Commissioners of Roads
and Bridges, Ferries and Cuts,
Commissioners of Public Build
ings, and Commissioners to Ap-
prove the Bonds ofpublic Officers,
and in discharge thereof said
Comfy Commissioners will be
governed as far as practicable by
the laws and usayes regulating
the functions Of the Offices, the
powers and duties Of which are
hereby conferred upon them.
10. 1t shall be the duty of each
Of the Boards of County Commits
sioners in South Carolina, i'm
mediately after their organization,
to appoint Treasurer to act until
otherwise provided by law, who
shall be required, before entering
upon his duties, to enter into
bond to the.Board, with securities
to be approved by the Board, and
in amount to be fixed by the
Board, conditioned for the faithful
performance of his duties, which
bond shall be fled with the Clerk