Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1870-05-06
Laws OF tho state.
AN ACT TO DEFINE TnE CRIMINAL JURIsDIC-
TION or TRIAL JUSTICES.

AN ACT TO DEFINE THE CRIMINAL JURISDIC-
TIoN or TRIAL JUSTICES.
SECTION I. Be 1t enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives Of the State of
South Carolina, now met and sitting in Gene
same, That Trial Jusfticos shall have and OK.
| ercisc within their respective counties all the
powers, authority and jurisdiction in criminal
cases hereinafter set forth.
SEC. 2. Trial Justices shall havo iurisdic.
ton Of oil offences which may be subject to
tho penalties of either fno or forfeiture, not
exceeding ono hundred dollars, or imprson-
ment in the Jail or work house not exceeding
thirty days, and may impose any sentence
within those limits, singly or in the altcrna.
two.
SEQ. 8. They may punish by fino not cx-.
ccediug one hundred dollars, or imprisonment
in tho Jail or house Of correction not exceed
ing thirty days, all assault and batteries, and
other breaches of tho peace, when the offence
is not of q high and aggravated nature, re-
quiring, in their judgment, greater punish
ment
SEC. 4. They may cause to be arrested all
affraycrs, rioters, disturbcrs and breakers of
tho peace, and oil who go armed Extensively,
to the terror of tho people, and such os utter
menaces or threatening speeches, or other
wise dangerous and disorderly persons.
Persons arrested for any Of said offences
shall be examined by the Trial Justice before
whom they arc brought, and may be tried
before him, and if found guilty, may be re-
quired to find sureties of the peace, and.bc
punished within the limits prescribed in sec
tion 2; or, when the offence is of a bigh and
aggravated nature, they may be committed
or bound over for trial before the Court of
General Sessions.
Sec. S. They shall have jurisdiction of
larcenics, by stealing of the property of an
other, of money, goods, or chattcls, or any
bank note, bond, promissory note, bill of ex-
change, or other bill, order or certificate; or
any book of accounts for or concerning mon
cy or goods due, or to become due, or to be de-
livcred or any deed or writing containing a
conveyance of land or any other valuable
contract in force; or any receipt, release or
record the PROPERTY stodn uos ~ Paoo
twenty dollars in value. -
Sec. 6. They shall have jurisdiction of the
offences of buying, receiving or aiding in the
conceamcnt Of stolen goods or other property,
where they would have Jurisdiction Of the lar.
ceny of tho same goods or property
SECT They shall have jurisdiction Of the
offences Of obtaining property by any false
prctcnce, or by any privy of false token, or
by any game, device, slight of hand, prctcn-
tions to fortune telling, trick, or other means,
by the use of cards or other implements or
instruments, where they would have jurisdic-
tion of n larceny of the samo property, and
may punish said offences the same as larceny.
Sec. 8. They shall cause to be arrested all
persons, found within their counties, charged
with any offence, and persons who after com
hitting any offence within the county, escape
out of tho same examine into trcasons, fell
onies, grand larccnies, high crime and mis-
demeanors; and commit or bind over for trial
those who appear TO be guilty Of crimes or
offences not within their Jurisdiction, and
punish those guilty of such offences within
their jurisdiction.
SEC. 8. All proceedings before Trial Jus.
ticcs, in criminal cases, shall be commenced
on information, under oath, plainly and sub.
stantially setting forth tho offence charged,
upon which, and only which shall a warrant
of arrest issue. -
The information may be amended at any
time before trial.
All proceedings before Trial Justices shall
be summary, or with only such delay as a
fair and just examination of the case requires.
SEQ. 10. Every person arrested and
brought before Trial Justice charged with
an offence within hisjurisdiction, shall be en-
titled, on demand, to trial by jury, to be
selected in the manner indicated by section
G Of THO act entitled can act to provide for
tho temporary appointment of Magistrates
and to definc their powers and duties," rati.
fed 24th day Of September, A. D. 1868.
SEC. IL. Trial Justices aro authorized TO-
issue all necessary processes to carry their
powers into effect and may exercise all the
powers heretofore conferred by law upon
Magistrates.
SEC. IL. Every person convicted before q
Trial Justice Of any offence whatever, and
sentcnced, may appeal from the sentence to
the next term of tho Court of General Scs-
siops for the. county. The appellant shall be
committed, to abido tho sentence. of said
court, until he recognizes to tho State in
such reasonable sum, and with such surcties,
as tho court requires, with condition to ap.
pear at tho court appealed to, and at any sub.
sequent term to which tho caso is continued,
if not previously surrendered and discharged,
| and SO, from term to term, until the final de-
cree, sentence, or order Of tho court thereon
and abide such final sentence, order, or dc.
cree, and not depart without leave; and in
tho meantime to keep tho peace, and be Of
good behavior. i,
SEQ. ID. All acts and parts Of act inconss-
ten or supplied by this act are hereby ropeal
Approved March L. 1870.