The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-04-20

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der or certificate ; or any book ot
accounts for or concerning money
or goods due, or to become due, o,
to be delivered; or any deed OF
writing containing q conveyance
of land or any other valuable con.
tract in force; or any receipt, re.
lease, or defeasance; or any writ,
process, or public record, if the
property stolen does not exceed
twenty dollars in value.
SEC. 6. They shall have juris.
diction Of the offences of buying,
receiving, or aiding in the con.
ccalmcnt of stolen goods or other
property: where they would have
Jurisdiction Of the larceny of the
samo goods or property.
Sec. 7. They shall have jurisdic'
ton of the offences of obtaining g
property by any false prctcncc, OF
by any privy or false token, or by
any game, device, slight of hand
professions to fortune telling,
trick, or other means by the use
Of cards or other implements or
instruments, where they would
have jurisdiction ofa larceny of
the Same property, and may pun
ish said offences the same as lar
ceny.
Sec. 8. They shall cause to be
arrested all persons, found within
their counties, charged with any
offence, and persons who, after
committing any offence within the
county, escape out of the same;
examine into trcasons, felonies,
grand larcenios, high Grim es
and misdemeanors; and commit
or bind over for trial those who
appear to be guilty of crimes or
offences not within their jurisdic-
ton, and punish those guilty Of
such ofoneos within thoir jurisdic.
ton.
Sec. 9. All proceedings before
Trial Justices, in criminal cases,
shall be commenced on informa-
ton, under oath, plainly and sub
stantirlly setting forth the offence
charged, upon which, and only
which shall a warrant Of arrest
issue.
The information may be amend
cd at any time before trial.
All proceedings before Trial
Justices shall be summary, or with
only such delay as fair and
just examination Of the case re-
quires.
Sec. 10. Every person arrested
and brought before Trial Justice
charged with an offence within
his jurisdiction, shall be entitled,
on demand, to trial by jury, to
selected in tho manner indicated
by section 6. of the act entitled
"An act to provide for the tempo
rary appointment Of Magistrates,
and to define their powers and
duties" ratified 9th day of Sep
tember, A. D. 1868.
SEC. II. Trial. Justices arc au-
thorized to issue all necessary pro-
ccssess to carry their powers into
effect, and may exercise all the
powers heretofore conferred by
law upon Magistrates.
Sec. 12. Every person convict
cd before a Trial Justice Of any
offence whatever, and sentenced,
may appeal from the sentence to
tho next term Of the Court of
General Sessions for the county.
The appellant shall bo committed
to abide the sentence of said court,
until he recognizes to the State in
such reasonable sum; and with
such sureties as the court re-
Quires, with condition to appear
at the court appealed to, and at
any subsequent term to which the
case is continued, if not previously
surrendered and discharged. and
so, from term to term, until the
final decree, sentence, or order of
the court thereon; and to abide
such final sentence, order, or de-
cree, and not to depart without
leave; and in the meantime to
keep the peace, and be of good
behavior.
Sec. 13. All acts and parts Of
acts inconsistent or supplied by
this act arc hereby repealed.
Approved March l, 1870.