The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-12-13
(d> Tho term of tho Supreme Court

(dl The term OF tho Supreme COURT
clerk and Supreme Court reporter is
made four years Instead of two.
(e) A lawyer OF five years practice
is eligible as Chief Justice or Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court or as
Circuit Judge when 26 years of age.
Heretofore the age was 30.
(D Each Circuit Judge is to be cleo
ted by viva voce vote of the General
Assembly instead of by ballot, and
must be resident OF his circuit when
elected.
(g) Judges are no longer permitted
to estate the testimony" to the jury.
(h) In those counties where County
Courts may be established the General
Assembly may provide for election of
n county solicitor in the place and
stead of the circuit solicitor.
(n A sufficient number of magistra-
tss will he appointed for each county
by the Governor. by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate.
3. AS to jurisdiction:
(a) The Supreme Court, in addition
to it's present jurisdiction, will, in ap-
penls in cases in chnncery, review the
findings of fact as well as the law, cx-
cept where the facts are settled by
jury and the verdict not set aside.
(bj The Supreme Court is empower
ed ''to Issue writs or orders of inJunc-
tion, mandamus, quo warranto, pro-
hibition, certiorari, habeas corpus aud
other original and remedial writs;" in
stead of "to issue writs of injunction,
mandamus, quo wnrranto, habeas cor
pus, and such other original and re-
medal writs rs may be necessary to
give it n general supervisory control
over all other Courts in the State"
(c) The common Pleas will have
| jurisdiction in all civil cases and APP
| pellate jurisdiction in oil cases within
| the jurisdiction Of inferior Courts,
| except from those inferior Courts from
| which the General Assembly may pro.
vide an appeal directly to the Supreme
| Court.
(d) The General Sessions will have
| jurisdiction in all cases except such
| offences as the General Assembly may
assign to the exclusive jurisdiction of
magistrates. 1t will have appellate
| jurisdiction in all criminal cases with
| in the jurisdiction Of inferior Courts.
This enlargcs the jurisdiction Of the
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| rent jurisdiction with inferior Courts,
except as the General Assembly may
otherwise provide; bat exclusive iuris-
diction cannot be given to the inferior
Court in cases of riot, assault and
battery and larceny.
(e) The Probate Court jurisdiction
| remains unchanged.
(D Magistrates jurisdiction, civil
and criminal, will be such rs the Gen
eral Assembly may pescribc; it cannot
be greater than the present jurisdic-
ton Of trial justices; it may be less.
4. General matters:
(a) All persons charged with an Of
| fence are entitled to demand and obtain
trial by jury.
(bl In all Courts inferior to Circuit
Courts the jury will consist of six.
(c) In those counties where magis-
trates have separate and exclusive ter
ritorial jurisdiction criminal cases
must be tried in the district where the
offence was committed, subject to the
law of change of venue.
(d) Whenever an appeal TO the Su-
preme Court involves question of
| Constitutional law, or of conflict be-
tween the Constitution and laws of this
State and of the United States, or be-
tween the duties and obligations of her
citizens Hereunder and the Court is
not agreed upon it, they may cal to
their assistance the Circuit Judges and
the decision of majority of the JUS
tices and Judges will be final.
(e) Circuit Courts and all Courts in
ferior thereto will have the power to
impose sentence of labor upon high
ways, streets and other public works
upon persons by them sentenced toim-
prisonment. Heretofore that power
was only in Circuit Courts.
(O Judges are required to file their
decisions within sixty days from the
rising of the last Court Of the circuit
then being held instead of from the
last day of the term of Court ut which
the causes were heard.
(g) The present trial Justices are Gre
! atcd magistrates and 80 continue till
their terms as trial justices would have
expired.
(h) All matters, civil and criminal,
now pending IN any of the Courts con-
tinue therein till disposed ofnccording
to law Stanyarne Wilson.
COUNTY AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT.
The essential differences in the for
nation of new counties under the old
Constitution and the new are as follows:
Under the old Constitution the General
Assembly had the power at any time to
organize new counties by changing the
boundaries of any of the old ones, but
no new county could be formed of less
area than six hundred and twenty-five
square miles, nor could any existing
county be reduced to n less area than six
hnnarol md twnnty-fiyn Snunrt, miles