The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-04-20
Acts and Joint Resolutions
Passed by the Legislature
of South Carolina.

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of South Carolina.
An act to amend an act entitled
s:An act to organize the Circuit
Courts"
SECTION l. B. it enacted by the
Senate and House Of Representa-
tiyes of the State Of South Carroll
ma, now metand sitting in General
Assembly, and by the authority of
the same, That the act entitled
"An act to organize the Circuit
Courts" ratified the Goth day of
August, A. D. 1868, be amended
in the 18th section as follows, viz /:
Change the first sentence in. said
section so as to read: The several
Circuit Judges shall have power,
in their discretion, to hold special
sessions Of the Circuit Courts,
within their respective circuits, or
upon the order Of the Chief JUS
tiee, In any circuit, Of which the
Judge presiding shall give such
notice as the Chief Justice may
direct, or as may, in his Judgment,
be. necessary, should no directions
be given. --
Sec. 2. That all writs and pro-
.cesses issued, sor that may be is
sued, returnable to any court es-
tablished by law, which may have
been, or be afterwards changed, as
to the time Of holding its sessions,
shall be regarded as returnable to
the next stated term Of the said
court to be holden thereafter.
Sec. 3. That hereafter the fol-
lowing courts in the Fourth Cir
cuit shall be held at the following
times, instead of the times hercto-
fore prescribed by law.
l. Thc Court Of General Sessions
at Chesterfield, for the county of
Chesterfield, on the first Monday
ofJanuary, May, and September;
and the Court of Common Pleas
ut Chesterfield, for the County Of
Chesterfield, on the first Wcdncs-
day after the first Monday in JAN
uary55May, and September. :
9. The Court Of General Sessions
ut Bennettsvillc, for the County
Of Marlboro, on the third Monday.
of January, May. and September;
and the Court Of Common Pleas at
Bcnnettsville, for the County of
Marlboro, on the first: Wednesday
after the third Monday of January,
May, and September.
3. The Court Of General Sessions
at Marion, for the County of Ma
rion, on the first Monday of Feb
ruary, juno, and October; and the
Court Of Common Pleas at Marion.
for the County of Marion, on the
first Wednesday after the first
Monday Of February, June, and
October.
4. That all writs and processes
which shall have been made re-
turnable to the Courts Of any Of
the said counties according to the
laws heretofore of force, shall be
legal and valid, to all intents and
purposes, for the courts next to be
held in the said counties, respect
fvcly, according to the provisions
Of this act, and all persons already
summoned, or who may hereafter
be summoned to attend the courts
of any Of lie said counties, as ju-
rors or witnesses, or who arc now, |
or hereafter shall be, bound in
recognizancc to appear at any Of
the said courts, according to the
laws heretofore of force. shall be,
and are hereby, required to attend
or appear at the court Of the said
counties, respectively, next to be
held according to the provisions of
this act
Sec. 4. That paragraph 2 of Sec
ton 2 Of an act entitled Gan act
to organize the Circuit Courts"
passed the fifteenth day Of August,
1868, be amended so as to read as
follows: The Court of General
Sessions at Oraugeburg., for the
County Of Orangeburg, on the
second Monday in January, May,
and October; and the Court Of
Common Pleas at Orangeburg, for
the County Of Orangeburg, On the
Wednesday after the second Mon
day in January, May, and October.