The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-10-10
THE NEW REGIME.
ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE.

Ak ACT to empower Circuit Judges to change the
venue for the trial of actions, both civil and crmi-
nal.
l. Be il ea,acted by the Senate and House of
Representatives Of the State of South Carolina,
now met and sitting in General Assembly, and
by the authority Of the same, That the Circuit
Judges shall have power to change the venue
in ali cases. civil and CT minal pending in the
Circuit Courts. and over which such courts
have original or appellate jurisdiction, by or
dering the record to be removed for trial to
some other county within the circuit in which
such action or prosecution was commenced
Provided, that the application for removal shall
be made to the Judge sitting in regular term
by some party interested, supported by afida-
Wits which shall satisfy the Judge before whom
the application is made that fair and impair
tial trial cannot be had in the county where
such action or prosecution was commenced:
Provided, further. that twenty days notice OF
such application shall be given to the adverse
party.
H. AL acts or parts Of acts inconsistent with
this act are hereby repealed.
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.
FRANKLIN j. MOSES, JR.,
Speaker House of Representatives.
Approved: ROBERT 4. SCOTT, Governor.
An ACT to regulate the admission of persons to
practice as Attorneys, Solicitors and Counsellers
In the Courts OF this State.
I. BE il enacled by the Senate and House OF
Representatives OF the State OF South Carolina,
now met and sitting in General Assembly, and
by the authority OF the same, Any male citi-
zen, of the age OF twenty-one years, having
read law in the Office of any practicing attor-
ney OF aood standing in his State for the
period of two years, or graduated at any re-
cog nized law school in the United States.
shall, on the examination OF three members OF
the Bar, appointed by tho Circuit Court for
that purpose, who shall cortlfy that he is
person of good moral character AMI possesses
tho requisite learning and ability, be admitted
to practice in tho Circuit and Probate Courts
az an attorney, solicitor and counsellor, upon
taking the oath prescribed in the constitution ::
Provided, That in extraordinary cases the
Judge presiding may, in his discretion, dis
pense with any portion OF the two years study
herein required. And the judges OF the Su-
preme Court may, IN like manner, aud under
like regulations, admit persons to practice as
attorneys, solicitors and counsellors IN the Su-
premo Court and admiJtance to the Supreme
Court shall enttlo them to practice III all OF
theicourts OF this State.
II. Any person OF good moral character, who
mas Decn dululILeu W pEdCbiCc 10 III aIIo1 uCJ,
solicitor or COUNSEL r, IN any Court OF record
in any Of the United States, or in any Court Of
the United States, shall, on producing the
p oper evidence thereof, on motion, be admit
ted to practice as such in tho Courts OF similar
grade in thia State, on taking the prescribed
oath.
LII. ANY attorney, solicitor or counsellor,
having been admitted to practice IN the Circuit
and Probate Courts, and practlced acceptaby
therein two years, shall, OIL motion and recon-
mendation OF any attorney of record IN the Su-
preme Court, be admitted to practice in said
Court.
~. The oath required to be taken by this act
shall be administered in open Court and the
name of the reon taking the snmo entered in
a roll or book kept for that purpose. and GER
tificate of said oath shall be hled in Court.
v. Attorneys, solicitors and counsollors may
bo removed or suspended and also in aggra-
yatod cases, imprisoned not exceeding twenty
four hours by the several courts in which they
may have been admitted to practice, If in the
presence of such courts thoy ale guilty of any
disordcrly conduct causing an interruption OF
business or amounting to al open and direct
contempt OF tie 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 suspended who shall be guilty
OF any deceit, malpractice or misdemcan I;
but not until copy OF the charges against
him shall have been delivered to him oy tile
clerk OF tho court in which the proceedings
shall be had and an opportunity shall have
been given him of being neard i'll his defence.
VII. II any attorney, solicitor or counsellor
shall enter into any speculative PRACTICES by
purchasing, Or procuring to be purchased, Sny
note or other demand for tho purpose Of put
ting the same in suit, VIII n otherwise the own
er or holder thereof would not sue the same,
such attorney, solicitor or counsellor shall pay
a fine Of one hundred dollars, and shall there
alter be incapable Of practlcing as such IN any
court until restored by the supreme Court.
VIII. No attorney, solicitor or counsellor
shall be allowed to occupy more than two
hours Of tho Time of the courtln the argument
of any cause, unless be shall first obtain the
special permission OF the court to do 80.
TX. 1his act shall not be construed 80 as to
prevent O. citizen from prosecuting OF defend
ing his own cause, if he so desires: All acts
heretofore passed, regulating the admission of
attorneys, solicitors or couni iellors to practice
in tho Courts Of this State, and all acts lncon-
sstent with, or supplied by, this act, are hete-
by 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.
FRANKLIN J. NOSE ), JR.,
Speaker House of Representatives.