The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-12-17

n. they ere reouired ,Sommit for trial
They shall also Fe the power Il
q bind over to keen \ peace for periods
not longer than 1aonths.
- All persons frged with crime
!. shall have the Sht to demand and
obtain trial jury. In inferior
courts, the jgf sna,i consist Oh no.
, less than six sailned voters; In tne
!, Circuit Courtfthe jury shall consist
r must agree 5a verdict. No criminal
b case can bejresented to the Circuit
Q Court. exoT on the agreement of IL
r out OF a Ane1 of Is grand jurors.
Q Judges ha no right to charge juries
8 in regardto matters of fact. They
I can only bclare the law.
5 ClerksIf the court are to be elected
/ as therefore,, and their duties remain
unchan9d. They can, however, be
remoye5 from Office Ia such>aanner as
may bebfescribeds oy law.
Provlsbn IL made for circuit s0lici-
tors tbd same as heretofore. 1t is
1 provided /! however, that In the event
j Of the ast}blishmeDt of County Courts,
there shah be- elected q county solici-
i tor by me qualified voters OF each
county/ and these county solicitors
| shall perform the duties that have
heret6fore been performed by the dis
trict solicitors.
Sheriffs and coroners are to be elect
ed for -four years each, and are to be
disqualified for election II 1t shall APP
pear6hat they, or either of them, are
| In default of money collected by virtues
Of their respective offices.
Article 8 relates to Jurisprudence.
zone of the most Important provisions
relates to u change OF venue. Tho
State has the same right to move for
change oil venue as defendant
There can be no motion for change
of venue, however, until after there
has heen true bill by the grand jury,
and even then the change must be
made TO some other county In the same
circuit.
The General Assembly is required
to provide for q speedy and effective
codifcation Of the laws.
In case q prisoner is lynched while
In the custody of any officer, the officer
is subject to prosecution for misde.
meanor, and the solicitor shall in
stitute proceedings at once. II the
grand jury returns true bill, the
the officer shall be suspended from
office, and II he is convicted. he shall
ever after be ineligible to hold any
Office of trust or profit, unless pardoned
by the governor. Not only this, the
legal representative of an individual
murdered by mob, shall be entitled
to recover the sum of $1,000 in exem-
plary damages from the county in
which the murder was committed, and
the county is allowed to recover the
money, II it can, from the persons who
did the murder. Not only this, the
murderers are also liable to criminal
prosecution and such penalties as may
be prescribed by law.
Article relates to counties and
county governments. No old county
shall be reduced to less than 500 square
miles nor less than 100000 taxable
formed with less than 400 square miles
of area, taxable property to the amount
of $l,500,000 and population equal to
1-l24th of the population of the whole
State. Elections on the subject of
forming a new county must be called
on q petition of not less thau one-third
OF unqualified electors in the area of
the proposed new county. II two
thirds of the voters of each section
voting in the election, vote for the
formation Of the proposed new county,
then the new county can be formed
but If two-thirds of the voters voting
In any of the sections of which the
new county is to be composed fail to
vote for the new county, the section
failing to give the necessary two
thirds vote, will not be part of the
proposed new county. 1t is also pro-
vlded that in the formation of new
no old comfy shall be cut
within eight miles of it's court house
building, nor it's pOpu, alton reduced
below $4,000. Townships are made
bodies polite and corporate, and pro-
vision is made for the organization of
II system OF township governments by
the Legislature.
Article 8 relates TO municipal cor
porations. The General Assembly is J
required 10 pass general laws for tb<>
organization of municipal corpOratiods,
and no town can be incorporated
except with the consent of majority
Of its qualified voters. The 9ower Of
cities and towns to levy snd collect
taxes must be restricted blythe General
Assembly. The Legisl8Gure has no
power to grant franchise to corpo-
ration to construct any kind OF public
works in town, without the consent
of the municipal authorities. Towns
shall have the right to own their own |
water, light and transportation plants, |
ETC., by purchase or construction, on
u majority vote of those qualified to |
vote on such matters. All municipal |
taxes and licenses must be just and
uniform. No city or town Is allowed to
incur q bonded Indebtedness in excess
Of 8 per cent. of the value of its tax
able property, and under no circum-
stances Is IL allowed to incur bonded
Indebtedness except on the consent Of
a majority Of its qualified electors.
With the consent OF majority OF its
qualified electors, ,!clties and'towns may
exempt manufacturing enterprises for
a period Of five years from their estab.
lishment. The Legislature is required
to pass laws prohibiting prize fighting.
The right to prohibit the manufacture
and sale OF alcoholic liquors In this
State, Is reserved to the Legislature.
The Legislature also has the power to
give this right to corporations, individ-
uals, counties, towns and cities, or the
State. 1t is provided, however, that
under no circumstances can liquors be
sold in quantities OF less than one half
pint, and In sealed packages. They
can't be sold between sundown and
sunup, and they can't be drunk on the
premises. The Legislature cannot
delegate To any municipal corporation
the power to license the sale Of alco-
holic liquors.