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the present session, and Immediately
after the passage Of this Act; he
shall qualify, in the sam, manner as
the Circuit ind ges, and Shall hold his
Office for the term Of four years, and
until his successor is elected and quail
flied He shall receive from the treas
ury Of the State, Il salary OF two
Thousand FIVE hundred dolla $, paya-
bic in the same manner as the salary
of Circuit Judges. lie shall have
power to practice as an Attorney. III
all other Courts except the Criminal
Court.
SEC. 4. The Criminal Court shall
haxe exclusive'appellate jurisdiction OF
all criminal causes from the Courts OF
Trial Justices for Charleston County,
and exclusive original jurisdiction OF
all criminal causes less than capital,
and not at present conferred by law
upon the Courts Of Trial Justices.
In these cases, the same laws, fees,
powers, and practice shall prevail Ill
the Criminal Court as in The Court OF
General Sessions, and the Jurics shall
be drawn and cmpannelIed in the
same manner as is provided by law
for the Court of General Sessions {:
Provided, That the Grand Jurles
drawn for the Court IF Gcncral Scs-
sions shall also be the Grand Jurlcs
in the Criminal Court.
SEC. 5. The Criminal Court shall
have the same power and jurisdiction
as the Court Of General Sessions III
reference TO dctaulting jurors: estreat-
ing rccognizanccs, taken in all causes
within its jurisdiction, and Furnishing
for contempt, and may issue rules,
orders and attachments in tho same
manucr and in like cases as the Court
Of General Sessions. The Judges OF
the Criminal Court shall cx-otlicio
have all the powers Of Trial JUS.
tice:
Sec. 6 That the Judge of the Grim
inal Court shall have rowerto execute
the provisions OF the Habeas Corpus
act, and shall also exercise Jurisdiction
under habeas corpus at common law,
in all cases arising within the county
Of Charleston: Provided. That dur
ing the session Of the Court of Gen
erui Sessions for the said County, he
shall exercise no common law juris-
diction under the habcas corpus.
Sec 7. The Criminal Court shall
be Court of Record 1t shall ordi-
narily sit in the court room Of the
County Court House, and when the
Court House may be occupied by the
Circuit Court, suitable place near
by shall be provided for its sittings
by the County Commissioners. In
case of an epidemic disease prevail
ing at the Court House, or for any
other good cause in the discretion Of
the Judge, he may adjourn tho court
over 10 u future day, or 10 some 9th
er place in the county, and witnesses,
jurorsssand all persons concerned hav
ing notice thereof shall attend at
such time or place ...... ~
SEC. 8. The Criminal Court shall
old four regular terms during each
year, on the first Monday Of January,
April, July and October, each term tc
be continued so long as business may
require, and, if necessary, to be adj
journcd, from time TO time, in the dis
erection of the Judge. The Judge
shall also have power to hold special
sessions at any time, In bis discree.
ton, and all processes issued and re-
coguizanccs taken for the next regular
term shall be held to refer to such
special term; due notice having been
given by publication in one or more
Of the newspapers Of the county, at
least ten days before the comence-
mcut Of such special session.
Sec. 8. Appeals from the Criminal
Courts shall lie TO the Supreme Court
IN all cases within the jurisdiction OF
Criminal Court, in like manner as is
provided by law for appeals from the
Circuit Court.
Sec. 10. The Judge of the Criminal
Court shall, Immediately after his
election, order special term Of the
court herein constituted, to be held
within ten after the days after the
publication of such order all cases
less than capital nom on the docke's
of the Courts Of General Sessions,
shall be transferred TO the dCckcts Of
the Criminal Court at the special
term provided for in this section. .,---.
SEC. II. All acts, and parts of acts,
inconsistent with this act, be, and the
same are hereby, repealed.
Approqed March l3, 1872.
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