The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-12-18
AIe : IOLL ' I.
JURISPRUDENCE.

posed of accordingto 10 law.
ARTICLE VI.
JURISPRUDENCE.
Section l. The general assembly
shall pass laws allowing differences to
be decided by arbitra,ors, to be appoint
ed by the parties who may choUse that
mode of adjustment.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty of the
general assem- bly, to pass laws for the
change of Venue in all cases, civil and
criminal, over which the circuit courts
have original jurisdiction, upon pro,
per showing, supported by affidavit,
that a fair and impartial trial cannot
be had in the county where such ac-
ton of prosecution was commenced.
The State shall have the same right to
move for change of venue that de-
fendant has for such offences as the
general assembly may prescribe. I'm
less a change of Venue be had under
the provisions OF this article the defen-
dant shall be tried in the county where
the offence was committed: Provided,
however, That no change of Venue
shall be granted in criminal cases un-
til after a true bill has been found by
the grand jury: And provided, fur
ther, That if change be ordered 1t
shall be to a county in the same judi
cial circuit
Sec. 8. Justice shall be administered
in a 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 commits
sioner, whose duty it shall be to col
lect and revise all the general statute
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 so
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 recommen-
dations and suggestions as to the ab-
Judgement and amendments as may be
deemed necessary or proper. Said re-
mort when ready to be made. shall be
printed and copy thereof laid upon
the desk of each member CT both
houses of the general assembly on the
first day Of the first session, but shall
not taken up for consideration until the
next session OF said general assembly.
The said code shall be declared by the
general assembly, in an act passed &C
cording to the forms in this Constitu-
ton 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 madeexcept By bill passed un-
der the formalities heretofore prescrio-
ed for the passage Of laws. Provision
shall be made by law for filling vacan.
cies, regulating the terms Of office and
the ompensatiou of said commissioner
not exceeding $500 per annum, and
imposing such other duties as may be
desired. And the general assembly
shall by committee inquire into the
progress of MS work at each session.
Sec s. In the case OF any prisoner
lawfully in the charge, custody or
control of any officer, State, county or
municipal, being seized and taken
from said officer through his negli-
gence, permission or connivance, by
mob or other unlawful assemblage of
persons, and at their hands suffering
bodily violence or death, the said Off
Ger shall be deemed guilty of q mlsde-
meanor, and, upon true bill found,
shall be deposed from his office pend
ing his trial, and upon conviction
shall forfeit his Office, and shall, un
less psrdoned by the governor, be inc
igible to hold any Office of trust or
profit within this State. Itshall be
the duty Of the prosecuting attorney
within whose circuit or county the Of
fense may be committed to forthwith
institute a prosecution against said Of
fcer, who Shall be tired in such coun-
ty in the same circuit other than the
one in which the offence was com
mitted, as the attorney general
may elect. The fees and mileage of
all material witnesses, both for the
State and for the defense, shall be paid
by the State treasurer, IN such manner
as may be provided by law: Provid-
ed, In all cases of lynching when
death ensues, the county where such
lynching takes place shall, without
regard to the conduct of the officers,
be liable in exemplary damages Of not
less than 81, 900 to the legal representa-
tives of the person lynched: Provid-
ed, further, That any county
against which Judgment has
been obtained for damages in
any case of lynching shall
have the right to recover the amount
of said judgment from the parties en-
gagged in said lynching in any court
of competent jurisdiction.
ARTICLE VII.