The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-12-01

now experienced on &ccouut OF thc Tria!
Justice system VII ha relieved by ,iri,i-
ing the ,i'ri,l Justices into ,ia,iicia! ana
Ministerial Trial .:JSticoS. G4iil >nouiG
have civil Jurisdiction rs nov prescribed
ny lax.
There should he one Judicial TRIAL
Justice tor eacli county, ~ b2 located at
the Court House; ne should be paid 4
reasonable salary, and should moi be
allowed costs or fees in criminal cases:
he should have criminal jurisdiction rs
nov provided by law, executing cases Of
petit larceny; he Shouid |te required 20
''hcar and determine II! cases sent 10
n;m by tie a;iniSteria! Ilja: Justices.
M;uiStcria! Trial .'isii:.~S il criminal
matters should have The Jurisdiction only
OF Committing -::a:s is;Iates; that IS 20
sly, they Should have authority TO issae
warrants, cause arrests to DE made, H.
1cst;gate oi!ensos, and commit, or blnG,
over for trial; i upon Investigation they
tind the matter to be without the juTis
diction 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 aCouE-
" Court without i1lcllrriEG the expense
incident thereto.
This is !. most important subject, ANA
| commcnd It TO Nour attention, III the
coniidenss assurance thai il will l. colVc
the careful consideration which its IN
portancc demands, and that proper rcnlc-
dies will be provided ior those evils
which are now the cause cf great ana
Just complaint.
THE TRANSPORTATION OE PRISONERS.
It may not bc irrelevant in this con
nection to refer to the expense incurred
annually by the Counties in the transpor-
tation of convicts to the Penltentia:y;
the counties DO not receive any portion
Of the income derived from the labor OF
convicts, and should bcal' no part Of the
expense Of their delivery TO the peniten-
tiary. Besides, the Superintendent, with
his regularly employed and experienced
guard force, can very much nlo.e cileapiy
convey prisoners to the Pcnltentlary
than can the sheritis.
/ applied 10 each Beard OF County
Commissioners in the State for 4 state
mcnt of the expense incurred ii trans
porting prisoners to the penitentiary. |
thus ascertained that Il cost one County
So. So 50 for each and every convict deiiv-
cred to the sPcnitentiary, aggregatins IL
that county nearly SLIGO. \ careful
estimate of the necessary cost OF deliver
ing from the same county showed that
the prisoners could have been delivered
for :SS334i22S0. From another county tic
expense thus incurred amounted to so
for each convict: and IL another county
said expense amounted TO SJl.3j ior each
convict. This IS a great wrong upon tax
payers, and should 6e re.2c3ic,t.
l recommend tie passage OF an Act
requiring the Clerks oi The Courts, upon
the adjournment ct the Courts OF Ses-
sions, te notify the Superintendent OF the
Penitentiary CT the number OF persons
sentenced to imprisonment IN the Pcnl-
Tertiary, and requiring the Sapenntend'
ent to provide for their transportation.
The Governor coneratulates the peo
pie on the decision OF the United States
Supreme Court touching the Revenue
Bond Scrip. He discusses the public
schools, and asks the attention oi the
Legislature to the report Of the State
Superintendent OF Education. He re-
conmcnds the maintenance OF the Clta-
del and the College, but thinks that III
the latter tuition should dc free TO those
only who are unable TO pay. He makes
no Recommendation as to the Columbia
Canal. He calls attention to the ten
dency of railroad companies to remove
their offices lar beyond the limits Of the
State, and to the running OF trains on
Sunday. He alllldes TO the Charleston
earthquake, and hopes the Legislature
may find measures OF reiief-at the same
time urging the body to memorailze
Congress to complete the .jethcs N the
harbor. He recommends al approprla-
ton for the taking ci ccnSas-unlcss
the Legislature shall ratify the amend
ment to the Constitution, voted at the
recent election, taking the United States
census as Il basis for apportloning repre-
sentation among the several counties II
the House OF Representatives.
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