The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-09-10
THE SUPREME COURT.

IMPORTANT CHANGES IN THE RULES
FOR PRINTING BRIEFS.
As has already been stated,
Rules 6, 9. 10 and 10 Of the Su-
premc Court have been amended
by the justices IN many important
particulars. The following is the
language Of the amendments:
Rule 6 is amended to read as
follows:
Rule 6. All papers printed for
use Of the court shall be on white
writing paper, in book form, and
each case or other paper compris-
ing more than two leaves shall be
stitched or bound. Such printed
matter shall conform, as to exter-
nal form and dimensions, and as
TO the dimensions of the printed
page, to the volumes of the cur
rent series of the South Carolina
Reports.
Small plea solid is the smallest
and most compact mode Of com
position allowed. The folio, (of
one hundred words,) numbering
from the commencement to the
end Of the case, shall be printed
on the outer margin Of the page.
Each separate paper printed for
the use OF the court shall, instead
Of being endorsed: set forth on
the first page, or, if covered, on
the first page of the cover, the
following particulars: The style
Of the court, the title Of the cause,
which: in case Of an appeal, shall
stand as it stood in the Circuit
Court, without further change
than addingt the words "appellant"
and "respondent," so as to Indicate
the parties appealing to this
court, the nature of the paper and
the names Of the attorneys. No
charge for printing the paper
mentioned in this rule shall be al
lowed rs disbursement in a cause
unless the foregoing requirements
shall be shown by afidavitto have
been complied with in all papers
hereinafter printed, nor where the
brief shall be held by the court
to be insufficient.
Rule. 9 is amended to read as
! follows:
Rule 8. The points referred to
in rule S shall contain q brief
statement Of the facts out of
which the questions to be consid-
crcd arose, the propositions OF
law aud fact relied on and note
of the authorities and references.
by folio, to the evidence, where
an examination of the evidence is
necessary.
Rule 10 is amended as follows
Rule 10. Upon the filing of the
return of the court below, in con-
formity with the rules Of this
court, the cause will be docketed
| by the clerk. Causes will be
| placed upon the docket according
TO the respective circuits in
which they Originally depended
and in the order in which the re-
turns were filed. Every cause
shall be docketod before the first
day of each term, and not after
wards, except by special order of
the court, on motion, after due
notice in writing to the opposite
party. ,,.'
Rule 10 is amended by adding,
at the end thereof, the following
paragraph: When a party intends
to move the court that an appeal
be dismissed or the cause strick.
en- from the docket for any irreg'
ularity of the taking Of the appeal
or in the record filed in this court
such motion must be made at the
term assigned by this rule for the
hearing Of special motions. Such
motion, as to all the matters oi
fact involved not appearing on
the record filed in this court and
not appertaining to the class o1
which this court takes judicial no
tice, must be made on aAidaVits
copies of which must be served or
the opposite party, in conformity
with chapter II. title y, I'd part
of the Code Of Procedure, at leas
eight days before the day or
which such motion may be heard
Rule 4 is amended by adding a
the end thereof the following
paragraph: When any party to
Judgment brought by appeal int
this court shall die pending sucl
. appeal, any party in interest shall