The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-03-25
BARNWE1n AND BLAcxn111E.
A Protest Against Altering the Code.

The following paper has been forwarded to
the Secretary Of State. 1t is stated, and we
presume with truth, that the Code was enroll
led for ratification with uneXampled rapidity,
and that In enrolling from the printed copy,
a mistake occurred, the correction of which,
after the ratification and approval Of the Code,
is the ground Of protest:
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
To the Hon. F. l.. Cdrdoza, Secretary OF S'ate:
The undersigned members OF the Barnwell Bar
respectfully submit to the Secretary OF State the
following statement:
Soon after the adjournment OF the Legislature
his Honor Judge Platt wrote to Mr.. Nearland the
clerk OF the court for Barnwell, that he had res
ceIved Information from Columbia, through Mr.
Justice Willard, as we are informed, that the
place OF holding the courts for this county had
been changed from BlackVile to Barnwel!. Some
doubt being intimated as to the correctness OF
this information, the Hon. Mr.. Patterson, men,
ber OF this bar, was requested to proceed to Co.
um4a and learn II the change had been correct
y reported to Judge Platt Mr.. Patterson STATES
that he inspected the enrolled acts now on hle In
the orfice Of the Secretary Of State,> and found
that the change had been made from BlacIyille
to Barnwell. A day or two after. Mr.: ShocE, the
and Knowing that great interest was felt by the
people OF that county on this subject also visited
the office Of the Secretary or State, and was lur.
Dished by the polite and attentive clerk in That
Office with the following extract in the har1dWrlt-
Ing OF the clerk, and now In our possessi9Rk
''rhc Court Of General Sessions at Barn@eI, Tor
the County OF Darnwell F"
'sThe Court Of Common Pleas at Barnwell, for
the County OF Barnwell," }" &c.
Mr.. Shuck also examined the act, and saw that
the extract was correct. The day alter Mr.
Shuck received the above extract hewas informed
that the Enrolled act would be amended by strlk-
Ing out the word "Barnwell," and inserting In
place thereof "Dlackve;' and the following telc-
gram was sent TO MT. Nearland, clerk or the
court. by Senator Leslie:
lowing t. clerical error In enrolled copy C0de.
Ii is made TO read court to be holden ut Barnwel
This mistake has been corrected. Tell Walker to
move to. .Barnwell as soon as possible.
Under these circumstances, the undersigned
beg leave respectfully to file their protest against
any such alteration and Interpolation OF solemn
act OF assembly, after the same had been en-.
rolled, ratified by the Legislature, signed by the
President OF the Senate and Speaker OF the House,
approved by the Governor, and deposited III the
oifice OF the Secretary Of State among tile. ar
chives OF the State.
The undersigned cannot conceive any more
this. to change, alter and amend law OF tile
land, after the adjournment OF the Legislature,
and the law had been. delivered to the custodian
OF the legislative records and archives.
They therefore, respectfully protest against the
same and request that the Secretary OF State
will not permit any such unwarrausaole interieS:.
ence.
Respectfully submitted
SIgned-A. P. Aldrich J. Patterson. J. NJ. Hut
son, james T. Aldrch, John j. Maher, W. III. Hun
ter, Robert Aldrlch, H. N. Myers, Jr,