The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1871-03-29
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sitting in General Assembly, and by the
authority of the same. That all fines
and penalties imposed and collected BY
the Circuit Corrt of General SESSIONS
in criminal causes shall be forthwith
/, turned over by the Clerk Of said Court
to the County Treasurer Of the County
wherein the same are imposed; and all
fines and penalties inposed and collect
ed by Trial Justices in criminal causes
shall be forthwith turned over by hem
to the County Treasurer Of their res-
pective Counties fer County purposes.
Proriacl, That where, by law, any per-
son or persons entitled, as iutormcr or
informers. to any portion of the fine or
penalty imposed and collected, the same
| Shall be Immediately paid over to him
or them.
SEC. .. No account of the Circuit
Solicitor, the Clerk of the Circuit
Court of General Sessions, the County
Sheriff, or Trial Justices, for fees in any
criminal cause heard or prosecuted in
the Circuit Court, or before u Trial
Justice, shall be paid, unless they,
sevcrally. shall declare on oath, that
the costs in the said cause have not
been recovered Of the defendant, and
that he, the defendant, was unable to
pay the same; and, further, that all
fines and penalties heretofore collected
By them have been faithfully AMI iully
paid over to the County Treasurer of
the County.
Sec. 3. If any Clerk of the Circuit
/ Court of General Sessions, Couaty
Sheriff, or Trial Justice, shall neglect
or refuse to Immediately pay over, as
required By the first Section of this Act,
any and all fines an! penalties collected
by them in any criminal cause or pre-
ceeding, he shall. on conviction thereof,
be subject to fac CT not less than one
hundred nor more than one thousand
dollars, and Imprisonment not less than
three, nor more than six months, and
shall be dismissed from Office. and
disqualified from holding any Office of
trust and profit under the State Of South
Carolina.
Approved March 9, 1871.
JOINT RESOLUTION DIRECTING THAT
FUNDS KNOWN AS CANDY SCHOOL
FUND. REMAINING IN nANDSOF C0UN-
TY TREASURERS. BE APPROPRIATED
T0THE FREE SCHOOL FUND.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the State Of South
Carolua, now met and sitting in General
Assembly, and by the authority cf the
same, That such sums of the appropria-
tion Of $4,000 fer the support. Of Free
Schools for the year commencing Octo-
Der 3lst, 1867, and ending October 3lst,
1868, and known as the Candy Fund,
now remaining in the hands Of the
several County Treasures, be, and the
same is hereby, appropriated for the
payment of teachers claims in the
several Counties for the fiscal year,
commencing November lst, 1865 aud
any unexpenied balance of the same
shall be applied to the Free School
Fund Of said Counties.
Approved the l>t day Of March, y.
D., 1871.
AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT ENTITLED
CAN ACT To DEFINE THE GRIMM II.
JURISDICTION OF TRIAL JUSTICES,
APPROVED MARCH l, 1870.
SECTION l. BE it enacted By the Sen
ate and House Of Representatives, OF the
State Of South Caroliua. now met and
sitting in General Assembly, and b. the
Authority ofthe same; Whenever a
Trial Justice or Justice Of the Peace
shall issue warrant for the arrest of
any person charged with an offence ab"ve
the grade of miSdcmcanor, such Trial
Justice or Justice of the Peace shall De
authorized to select any citizen or
citizens of the County to execute the
sane, npou his endorsement upon the
said warrant that, in his Judgment, the
selection OF slch person or persons Will
be conducive TO the cer'au aud speedy
execution of the SAID warrant; ani the
person or p.rsons so selected shall have
all the powers nrw. or hereafter. co;irr-
red by law upon any Constable wi;aiu
this State.
SEC. ,. Any person or persons Sc
lected in the manner provided for in
Section | of this Act shall be required
forthwith to proceed to execute the said
warrant. and upon his wiItuily. nesii-
gently or carele>>ly failing to make the
arrest, or permitting the party to escape
after arrest, he or they shall be punish
cd, up CO :viction, or i.;l;c,mca:, by
fine and imprisonment in the Coaa'y
iail. in the discretion oif the judge be-
fore whom the Indictment may sc ;r'ci
! said Imprisonment not to be less .haa
six months.
Approved the 9th day o March, \.
! D. 1871.
AN ACT TO DETER RHINE TIE DNY o;
y ELECTION OF TIE MNYoR AND Al.
DERMEN OF THE CITY OF CHARLES
TON.
Section l. BE it cnac.cd b. :he
Senate and House of Representatives, 9!
the Stare of South Caro.;ua: now net
and sitting in General Assembly, and by
the authority Of the saiac, That - much