The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-12-25
ARTICLE vi.
JURISPRUDENCE.

JURISPRUDENCE.
Section 1. The general assembly
shall pass laws allowing differences to-
be decided by arbitrators, to be ap-
pointed by the parties who may choose
that mode of adjustment.
Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the
general assembly to pass laws for the
change OF venue in all cases, civil and
criminal, over which the circuit courts
have original jurisdiction, upon
proper showing, supported by affidavit,
that fair and impurtial trlll cannot.
be had in the county where such action
or prosecution was commenced. The
State shall have the same right to move
for change of venue that defend
ant has for such offences as the general
assembly may prescribe. Unless a,
change of venue be had under the pro-
visions of this article the defendant.
shall be tried in the county where the
offence was committed: Provided,
however, That no change of venue
shall be granted in criminal cases until
after true bill has been found by the
grand jury: And provided, further,
That if change be ordered it shall be
to county in the same Judicial cir
cult.
Sec. 8. Justice shall be administered
in uniform mode of pleading without
distinction between law and equity.
Sec. 4. Every statute shall be pub
lie law, unless otherwise declared in the
statute itself
Sec. 5. The general assembly, at
its first session after the adoption OF
this Constitution, shall provide for the
appointment or election of COM
missioner, whose duty it shall be to-
collect and revise all the general stat
ute law of this State then of force as
well as that which shall be passed from
time to time, and to properly index
and arrange the said statutes when 30
passed. And the said commissioner
shall reduce into systematic code the
general statutes, including the code OF
civil procedure, with all the amend
ments thereto, and shall, on the first
day of the session for the year 1901
and at the end OF every subsequent
period of not more than 10 years, re-
| port the result of his labors to the gen.
eral assembly, with such recommends
tions and suggestions asto the abrldge-
ment and amendments as may be-
deemed necessary or proper. Said
report, when ready to be made, shall
be printed and copy thereof laid up
on the desk of each member OF both
houses of the general assembly on the
first day of the first session, but shall
not be taken up for consideration un-
til the next session of said general as
sembly. The said code shall be de-
clared by the general assembly, in an
net passed according to the forms in
this Constitution for the enactment OF
laws, to be the only general statutory
law of the State; but no alterations or
additions to any of the laws therein
contained shall be made except by bill
passed under the formalities hereto
fore prescribed for the passage OF laws.
Provision shall be made by law for tl-
ling vacancies, regulating the terms OF
office and the compensation OF sid
commissioner, not exceeding $500 per
nnnum, and imposing such other du-
ties as may be desired. And the gen.
eral as. embly shall by committee in.
uuire into the progress of his work at
each session.
Sec. 6. In the case of any prisoner
lawfully in the charge, custoday or
control of any officer, State, county or
municipal, being seized and taken from
said officer through his negligence, per
mission or connivance, by mob or
other unlawful assemblage OF persons,
and at their hands suffering bodily vio-
lence or death, the said officer shall be-
deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and,
upon true bill found, shall be deposed
from his Office pending his trial, and
mon conviction shall forfeit his Office,
and shall, unless pardoned by the gov
ernor, be ineligible to hold any othcS
of trust or profit within this State. 1t
shall be the duty of the prosecuting
attorney within whose circuit or county
the offense may be committed to forth
with institute a prosecution against
said officer, who shall be tried in such
county in the same circuit other than
the one in which the offence was COM
mitted, as the attorney general may
elect. The fess and mileage of all ma
terial witnesses, both for the State ana
for the defense, shall be paid by the
State treasurer, in such manner as may
be provided by law: Provided, In
all cases of lynching when death en-
sues, the county where such lynchlng