The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-12-02


now experienced on account Of the Trial
Jtsuce system will be relieved by diyid-
lng the Irlal Justices into judicial and
ministerial TI1al JuStic0S Both ShOuld
have civil jurisdiction as now prescribed
by law. A'''>'
There should he one Judicial Trial
Justice Tor each county, to be located at
the Court House; he should be paid q
reasonable salary, and should not be
allowed costs or fees III criminal cases.
he should have criminal jurisdiction as
now provided by law, excepting cases of
petit larceny; he should be rcGlIired TO
''hear and determine" all cases sent TO
him by the Ministerial Trial Justices
ministerial Trial Justices in criminal
mattors should have the jurisdiction only
Of Committing Magistrates" that is to
say, they should have authority to issue
warrants, cause arrests to be made. in
vcStigate oifenscS, and commit, or bind
over tor trial; If upon investigation they
lind the matter to be without the iuriS
dictlon Of the Court of Sessions, they
should be required to forward the record
o the Judicial Trial Justice. Thus can
be accomplished the purposes Of Coun-
ty Court without incurring the expense
incident thereto.
This Is most important subject, and
commend 1T to your attention, in the
confident assurance that it. will I, cciye
tho careful consideration Which its i'm
portance demands, and that proper rene
dies will be provided for those evils
which are now the cause Of great and
just complaint.
THE TRANSPORTATION or PRISONERS.
1t may not be irrelevant in this con-
ncction to refer to the expense incurred
annually by the Counties in the transpOr-
tatlon of conVicts to the Penitentiary;
the counties do not receive any portion
of the income derived from the labor OF
convicts, and should bear no part of the
expense Of their delivery to the pcnitcn
tlary. Besides, the Superintendent, with
his regularly employed and experienced
guard force, can very much more chcaply
convey prisoners to the Pcnitentiary
than can the sherfiS.
l applied to each Board OF County
Commissioners in the State for state
mcnt OF the expense incurred in trans
porting prisoners to the Penitentiary. /
thus aSccrtained that it cost one County
$32.5 for each and every convict deliv-
cred to the EPcnitentiary, aggregating in
that county nearly 81, 400. 4 careful
estimate of the necessary cost of deliver
ing from the same county showed that
the prisoners could have been delivered
for $342.S From another county the
expense thus incurred amounted to SIG
fof each convict; and in another county
sad expense amounted to !Sj1 .3G for each
convict. This IS great wrong upon tan
payers, and should be rcmcdicd
recommend the passage OF an Act
requiring the Clerks OF the Courts, uDon
the adjournment OF the Courts of Scs-
slonS, te notify the Superintendent of the
fcnltcntiary CT the number OF persons
sentenced to Imprisonment in the Pcni-
tcntlary, and requiring the S5upcrintcnd.
ent to provide Tor their Transportation.
The Governor congratulatcS the pco
pic on the decision of the United States
Supreme Court tonching the Revenue
Bond Scrip. He discusses the public
schools and asks the attention of the
Legislature to the report OF the State
Superintendent of Education. He re-
commcndS the maintenance of the Cita-
del and the College, but thinks that in
the latter tuition should be free to those
only who arc unable TO pay. lie makes
no recommendation as to the Columbia
Canal. He calls attention to the ten
dcncy of railroad companies 10 remove
their offices far beyond the limits Of The
State, and to the running OF trains on
Sunday. He alludcs to the Charleston
earthquake, and hopes the Legislature
may find measures of rclicf--at the same
time urging the body TO mcmoriaIize
Congress to complete the jcttics in the
harbor. 1c recommends an appropria-
ton for the taking Of a ccnsus-unlcss
the Legislature shall ratify the amend
ment to The Constitution, voted ut the
recent election, taking the United States
census us Il basis for apportioninS repre-
scntation among the several counties in
the House of Representatives.