The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-06-23

ne JUNE terltl Vi luS NOuIt VI oei4SiaI
Sessions for Anderson County convened
J. II. Hudson, of the Third Circuit. pre-
siding. Solicitor Orr not having arrived,
by his request the Judge appointed Mr.. n.
g. Scudday to act as Solicitor pro tenn.
His Honor then charged the Grand Jury
as follows:
Genacme, Of the Grand J'.ry:: l presume
you have already been fully instructed as to
your general duties by my brother who
preceded nue. upon the Bench, and it is not
necessary that should 20 over the ground
YOUR general duties in full, but from the
importance of the matter will again call
YOUR attention to portions Of your duties.
It is great mistake to suppose that you
have nothing to do except to come here and
lind bills aud go home. As the Grand In
quest of the County, you have other i'm
uortant duties TO perform, and failure on
your part will moi be excusable. .
During your term you should 60 over all
nf the municipal aEairs of the County and
ascertain if they are properly managed.
You should see after the condition of your
public roads, bridges and public buildings,
and look into the state Of crime in your
midst. The law devolves these duties on
you rs the select and chosen body to look
after the welfare OF the County. If this
work is we'll done By each Grand Jury, the
affairs of your County will be kept in a
healthy and satisfactory condition. This
work will be good education to you, both
by informing you as to the condition of
your County and as to the law of the land.
However simple and necessary knowledge
uf the law may be, people do not study it,
f,x<,t, nm
-~'"t deal by listening and performing your
duties.
.uere are some recent Acts of the Legis-
,ature to which desire to call your especial
.ttention. The first of these is the Act to
punish adultery, which, until the last ses-
sion of the Legislature, was not defined.
There is now no room for doubt as to the
uffepse. This is good law, and should he
enforced in defense of the sacred institution
Of ma,rimony, upon which the good of So
.iety depends. 1t is also designed for the
protection and promotion OF good morals,
and it devolves on you to enforce 1t by
bringing to the attention of the Court any
violation of the law.
In furtherance Of the peace and welfare
If the community, the Legislature also at
| its last session passed the Act to regulate
he sale OF spiritllous liquors. This subject
| underwent thorough investigation, and the
Act has wise purpose in view. A large
proportion of crimes are traceabie to draiu
shops, which are not merely an evil to the
| VICTIM but also to the community, which
suffers from the various crimes traceable IL
this evil. This act restricts the sale. Some
men may think it mistake for the legis.
iuture to attempt to regulate the sale oi
liquors, but there can be no doubt that il
would be better to have the sale Of liquors
entirely abolished. We must take the ACT
and enforce it. Ii it proves to be mistake
the Legislature will repeal it.
| The next Act to which desire to cal
your attention, is the Act to punish the
carrying of concealed weapons. AS will
he noticed the offense here is carrying the
weapon concealed about the person.
held at AbbevilIe that the Act is not appli'
cable to women. They are the nOn-arnis
bearing population, and the law does MOI
appear to have reference to them. Thi:
Act is another step in the right direction
| No two things have been more productive
of crime than whiskey and concealed wea-
pons. When crime increases the expense:
Of the Court are augmented, and the civl
business is crowded out and blocked by th'
heayy duckets Of criminal cases. In pass
ing this Act it was the intention OF tn
Legislature to remove one Of the sources o
crime. a practice of carrying conceale;
weapon, getting into u difficulty and killing
some person, and then putting up plea
self defense and securing OH acquitta!, i
becoming 80 common that the Legislator
ielt called upon to put u stop to it.
These are laws that come under yoIr cog
niZance. Private citizens DO not brln
these cases to Court, us general rule, all
It devoIyes OH you to enforce these laws
You are q public body, and should see
their enforcement.
A number OF bills were then submitte
to the Grand Jury, and ut II q: NJ. Col
Orr arrived and took charge of the Solicitor
duties. His commission was spread ,lpo
the minutes of the Court.
The following cases were tried on Nor
day:
| The State vs.. Charles Gambrell. Assau
and battery with intent to kill. The Sole