Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-03-28
granted except by the Supreme Court"
Approved March IL, 1878.

granted except by the Supreme Court"
Approved March IL, 1878.
AN ACT to declare the Law respecting the
powers and duties Of Circuit Judges of
this State, without the limits of tho Cir
Quits in which they reside. !.
), Whereas, some doubts have arisen re-
specting the powers and duties of circuit
judges without the limits of the circuits in
which they reside.
SECTION l. BE it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the State Of
South Carolina, now met and sitting in
General Assembly, and by tho authority Of
the same: That every judge while holding
the Circuit Court of any circuit pursuant to
tho provisions Of the law of this State shall
be invested with powers equal to those of
the judge Of such circuit, and may hear
and determine all causes and motions and
grant all orders in open court or at chambers
which it is competent for tho Judge residing
in such circuit to hear, determine or grant,
any law, usage or custom to tho contrary
Notwithstanding.
SEC. 2. That every Circuit Judge in this
State shall at oil times have jurisdiction to
discharge and perform all the duties of his
Office within the circuit wherein he resides,
except tho holding of circuit courts therein
when some other circuit judge shall be en-
gagged in holding said courts.
Sec. 3. That no extra term of any cir.
cult court shall be ordered except by the
circuit judge at the time holding tho circuit
court of the county for which the extra term
may be ordered, and such extra term shall
be held only by the judge ordering the
same: Provided, The same shall not inter-
fcre with the power now lodged in the chief
justice in the premises; and, provided fur.
thcr, that no cause shalt be tried at any
extra term Of any circuit court, unless the
said cause shall have been previously
dockctcd upon conc of the calendars of the
last preceding regular term of court.
SEC. 4. That all acts and parts of acts
inconsistent with this act be and the same
are hereby, repealed.
Approved March l, 1878.
Capital Executions.
SECTION l. BE it enacted by the Senate
aud House of Representatives of the State
Of South Carolina, now met and sitting in
General Assembly, and by the authority of
tho same, That from and after the passage
Of this act, when the punishment of death
is inflicted upon any person pursuant to
tho sentence of any court, the execution
shall take place within the Jail or the en-
closure of the Jail of the county wherein
such execution ahal be made if the same
can there take place in such manner.
SEC. Q. That no one shall be allowed to
bespresent at such execution except the
sheriff of the sounty, or his deputy and his
assistants, the clergy, tho State solicitor,
the attorney or attorneys who defended the
convict, tho family of tho convict, and not
moro than ten discreet persons to bo named
by the sheriff; which said ten persons shall
be summoned by the sheriff and be required
to be present.
Approved March I, 1878.
An Act to amend an Act entitled Gan Act
to enforce TIE payment of the poll tax"
SECTION ]. Be II enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of South Carolina, nov met and sitting in
General Assembly, and by tho authority Of
the Same, That Section l of an act entitled
can Act to enforce tho payment of the
poll tax" which became law on the 2lst
Of February, 1878, be, and the. same is
hereby, amended by inserting after the
words "double the amount Of their poll tax"
tho words "and all costs and expenses occa.
stoned by such refusal or neglect" aud by
striking out the words "threc days." in said
section, and inserting in lieu thereof the
words, "ten day"
SEC. 2 That Section of said Act be,
and tho same is hereby, amended by insert
ing after tho words "double taxi as often
as they occur, tic words "and all costs and
expenses, as aforesaid"
Approyed March /, 1878,