The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-02-05
Official,
uEADQUARTEKS
SECOND MILITARY DIsTRICT,

HEADQUARTERS
SECOND MILITARY DIsTRIcT,
CuARLEsToN, S. c., January 27, 1868.
General orders, No. Il.1
l. II having been represented that, ow-
ing to certain informalitics and non compli-
ancc with certain regulations prescribed by
the laws of the State aud by military orders
for drawing juries in South Carolina, such
drawings have in some eases been rendered
irrcgular aud invalid. 1t is ordered:
l. That jurics heretofore drawn, or
which, previous TO The regular Spring
Terms of the Circuit Courts now approach.
ing, may be drawn for Il Circuit or Dis
hict Court i'll any judicial District Of South
Carolina, whether the provisions Of Gone
raj Orders No. 80, or No. 80, or No. 100 of
the year 1867, from these Headquarters,
were regarded in the preparation o. the list
from which any drawing was made or may
be made, and whatever such drawing was,
or may be, at regular term Of any court
or ut any court, or at an extra court or by
the clerk Of court and the sheriff Of lis
trict III the presence of magistrate, and
whether such extra court on drawing by the
officers oEany court was ordered by the
Governor of the State, amy Judge, Circuit
Court or Court Of Appeals, are hereby legal
lied: anl the right Of Challenge as given
by the said General Orders No 80. aud The
necessary drawing Of tales are hereby pre-
served rs hcrctof,sc.
2. AT the mex, Spring terms Of the Cir
cult and District Courts respectively, and
wicnsocvcr thereafter new jury lists are
to be ma'lc for any district, jury lists Shall
be prepared for the list of all male citizens
therein who shall have paid taxes Within
The twcfvc months next preceding. aud
challenges shall be allowed in conformity
with General Orders No. 80.
3. Upon The rctura of the reuircS, the
presiding judge Of the court shall be author
lied, at the cmranclIing OF t.iurics so drawn,
to sci aside any juror for personal unfit :
ness hy reason Of intellectual or moral dis.
qualifications; 1rorhlcd that race, color or
former condition Of scrvitudc shall not of
itself be n ground of exclusion
IL. The Courts of Common Pleas and
General SESSIONS in South Carolina are
hereby invcstc! with concurrent ,iurisdic
tion with District Courts of all cases and
matters Of which the District Courts havc
jurisdiction under The constitution and laws
Of the State.
III. The provisions Of the Act ofGcnc-
raj Assembly Of the State or South Carroll
na, entitled "An Act TO amend the law in
relation to tenants" approved December 49,
1866, shall be construed to extend and ap-
ply to all cases Of tcnancics, whether at will
or for a term limited by the act of the pay
ties or by operation of law, and whether
such tcnancies we've created by parol or by
written leases or contracts of letting, whcr.
over rent shall be- due and in arrears, or
wherever the tenant shall hold over aftcr
the cessation of his right Of occupancy.
Whenever application is made to a magis-
tratc 10 remove tenant for any cause yi,h-
in the intent of said Act as hereby constru-
ed, i; shall be the duty Of such magistrate
anu otthc sheriff or constable to proceed
under the Act herein rccitcl, and TO charge
no greater fees than those therein prcscrib-
cd.
" In no criminal case where there is
appeal from any other court to the Court of
Appeals, shall il be necessary for the accus.
Ell to appear in person before thc Court of
Appeals; but in Il case Of capital felony,
the Court of Appeals, Mt its discretion with
regard to cXpediency as to the time and
pace Ut sentence, may order prisoner to
be brought before it.
BY command Of Bvt Major- Genera! Ed.
II. S. Candy.