The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-12-18
ARTICLE VI.
JURISPRUDENCE.


Section l. The general assembly
shall pass laws allowing differences to
be decided by arbitrasofs, to be ap-
pointed by She parties vho may choose
that mode Of adjustment.
Sec. 2. It shu!l be the duty of the
general assembly to pass laws to1 the
chauge of venue III al casts, civil and
criminal, over which tie circuit courts
uave original jurisdiction, upon a
proper showing, supported by affidavit,
that fair and inlprrtlal til"l cannot
ue had in the county where such action
or prosecution was commenced. The
State shall have the Same right to move
for q change of venue that defend
ant has for such offences as the general
assembly may prescribe. Unless
change OF venue be had under thepro-
visions OF tais article the defendant
suall be tried in the county where the
otIence Was committed: Provided,
however, Thai no chuuge of venue
shall be granted il criminal cases until
A.tec s: true oil h..s been found 10y the
grand jury: And proslaed, further,
That if change be ordered 1t shall be
to . county in the same judlclI cir
cult.
Sec. 8. Justice shall be administered
q q uniform mode of pleading without
distinction between law and equity.
Sec. 4. Evely statute shall be pub
lie law, unless otherwise declared III the
sSatute itself.
Sec. 5. The general assembly, at
it's first session after the adoption OF
tnis Constitution, shall provide for tho
appointment OF election Of a com
missioner. whose duty it shall be to
collect and revise Ill the general stat
ate law Of this State then OF force as
veil 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
hall reduce into a systematic code the
general statutes, including the code OF
civil procedure, with all the amend
nleuts thereto, and shall, GU the hrs5
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 resnit OF his labors to the gen.
eral assembly, with such recommenda-
lions and suggestions asto the anrldge-
.ncnt and amendments as may be-
deemed necessary or proper. SAID
renort. when ready to be made, shall
oe printed and o copy thereof laid up
on the desk of each member of both
houses of the general assembly on the
sirst day of the first session. but shall
uo+ he taken up for consideration un-
; I'll the rext session of SAID general as
sembly. The said code shall be de-
clared by the general assembly, IN an
act passed according to the forms IN
this Constitution for the cnnctment OF
laws, to be the only general statutory
l.w Of the State; but 30 alterations or
additions to any OF the laws therein
contained shall he made except ny bill
vas;ed nn.!er the fornlalitles hereto
fore prescribed for the passage OF laws.
,rovision shall be made by law for Ill
iiuc vacancies, regulating; the t. rms OF
o,lice and the compensation OF said
commissioner, not e&ce cdlnS SOU per
;uuc.n, aud imposing such other au-
ties as may be desired. AND the gen
erai as emily shall by committee IN
uuire into the progress OF his work at
each session.
Sec. s. In the case of any prisoner
lawfully in the charge, c4'stoday or
control of any officer, state, county or
,sunicipal, belug seized and t''ken from
ssi.i officer throaga his ne l5ence. per-
mission OK connlvanc;', hy a moo or
other unlawful u>,e::lhiayr vi persons,
and ut their hand, sc!l'tuns bobby vlo-
Ience or dcnth, the said officer sh..li oe
dcem2<! guilty OF i ,ulsue:nei,nor, ana,
u,,cu true bill found, siiall bc deposed
from his Office pending his trl"l, and
u,:cn CONVICTION shah forfeit bis office,
aal shall, unless par,;one'l hy tue gov
.rnor. be ineligible to hold any Office
OF trust or profit within this State. IL
snul! be the duty Of tbs, prosecuting
attorney withia whose circuit or county
;ns otlcnse may bo c"mmiste Il 10 totth-
with Institute prosecution "sMns1,
said officer, who Snail be trled III such
coll,ty IL IN s..lnc clrc,ilt other than
t.l>. one III y hlcn ile ";lenc'' ~';~ COM
,ni.tcd, AS he attorney Seuef" may
,l,.r.. IA;. /, - ;,nJ mileage "f all il'i-
ten i wit;es~.>, opt!, ipr ti.'- State ata
%: The DEF .s,, >hai! i'c paid ly the
Site t~rasure... II L, i ',"nue: Il. may
&c i,rpy:e,,a J !"~; t"> ''e". La
Nil c..svs oi .yncnhs whcn ds.'ih ea-
sizes. the cc.utv Nbere such iynchtDg