The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-09-18
The Observation-Disclosures.

duced below the constitutional area.
Seventh-That 10 new counties shall
be formed by .his convention"
Mr.. A. S. Farrow introduced the
following proposed judicial system:
Section l. There shall be Su-
preme Court, circuit courts and coun-
ty courts Tie jurisdiction of these
tribunals, except so far as the same
is conferred by this Constitution shall
be regulated by law The General
Assembly may also establish such
municipal and other inferior courts
as may be deemed necessary.
Sec Q The Supreme Court shall
consist of chief justice and two as
sociate justices and as many more
associate justices as may be provided
by law, majority of whom shall
constitute quorum They shall be
elected by a joint vote of the Gene
raj Assembly for the term of eight
years and shall continue in Office
until their successors shall have been
elected and qualified They shall be
so classified that not more than one
justice shall go out of Office at the
same time.
Sec. 8. The Supreme Court shat!
have appellate jurisdiction only in
cases of chancery and shall constitute
court for the correction of errors
at law under such regulation as the
General Assembly may by law pre-
scribe Provided, the said court or
any justice thereof shall always have
power to issue writs of injunction,
mandamus, quo warranto, habeas
corpus and such other original and
remedial writs as may be necessary
to give it a general supervisory con-
troll over all other courts in the State:
Provided it shall not have jurisdic-
ton in civil cases where the matter
in controversy exclusive of costs is
less in value or amount than 500,
except in controversies concerning
the title of boundaries Of land the
probate of will, the appointment or
qualification of personal represent
ative. guardian, committee or cura-
tor; or concerning mill, roadway,
ferry or landing, or the right of a COR
poration, or of county to levy tolls
for taxes and except 10 cases of
habeas corpus, mandamus and prohi-
bition or the constitutionality Of the
law.
Sec 4. The State shall be divided
into convenient circuits, aud for each
circuit Judge Shall be elected by
joint ballot Of the General Assembly,
who shall hold his Office for term of
six years, and during his continuance
in Office he shall reside in the circuit
of which he is judge.
Sec 5. Judges of the circuit court
shall interchange circuits with each
aii:.r in such manner as may be de-
serrl;aed by law.
S>c-.6. The circuit courts shall
have exclusive original jurisdiction in
all matters of equity and il all cases
of divorce they shall have exclusive
original jurisdiction Of all civil cases
at law. except civil cases at law to
recover personal property or money,
not of greater value or amount than
500 They shall have power to
issue writs OF mandamus. prohibition,
scire facias, and all other writs which
may be necessary for carrying their
powers fully into effect; they shall
have appellate jurisdiction in all such
cases, civil and criminal, as may be
provided by law
Sec I In each county of this State
there shall be county court. which
shall be held monthly by judge
learned in the law Of the State and
licensed practitioner thereof aud be
known as the county conrt Judge
County court Judges shall be chosen
in the same manner as the judges of
the circuit courts They shall hold
their Offices for term of six years
and during their continuance in Office
they shall reside IN their respective
counties.
Sec County courts shall have
jurisdiction in all matters testamen
tary and of administration in busi-
ness appertaining to minors and the
allotment of dover, in cases of lido
cy and lunacy, and persons non com.
pos mentis; they shall have ]urisdic-
ton of civil cases at law to recover
personal property or money. where
the value or amount claimed does not
exceed one hundred dollars they
shall have exclusive original juris-
diction of all misdemeanors and felo-
nies: they shall have appellate jurls.
dic.;on in such cases as may be pro-
vided by law
Sec. 9. There shall be elected by