The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-12-10
4, The term OF tie Supreme Court

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Justice Of tue Supreme Court OF C$
Circuit Judge when 2G Years OF age
Heretofore the age was 80.
: If, Each Circuit Judge is to be elec
ted by viva voce vote OF the Genera
ASSEMBLY Instead Of by ballot, ano
must be resident OF his circuit whe1
elected.
ie) Judges arc no longer permitted
to Estate the testimony" to the jury.
hi In those counties where County
Courts may be established the Genera
Assembly may provide 5or election o,
a county solicitor in the place snd
stead Of the circlit solicitor.
Il, \ sufficient number Of magistra'
tcs will he appointed for each county
by the Governor, by and with the
advice and consent OF the Senate.
3. AS to Jurisdiction: .
ia) The Supreme Court. IN addition
to its present Jurisdiction, Will: in ep'
peals in cases in chancery, review the
hndisgs of fact as we'll as the law: eS-
cept where the facts are settled by a
Jury and the verdict not set aside.
(bj The Supreme Court is empower
ed ::to issHe writs or orders of lnJunc-
ton, mandamus. quo warranto, pro.
libitiou, certiorari. hubeas corpus and
other original and remedial writs:: III
stead of ito issue writs Of injunction.
mandamus, quo warrunto, hNbeas cor
pus. and such other nri ginal and re-
metial writs as J.ay be necessary to
give il q general supervisory controi
over all other Courts IL the State.
lei The common Pleas will have
Jurisdiction in all civil cases and ap-
pellate jurisdiction i'll all cases within
the jurisdiction OF inferior Courts:
except from those inferior Courts from
which the General Assembly may pro
vide an appeal directlyto the Supreme
Court.
id The General Sessions will have
jurisdiction in all cases except Snch
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
General Sessions by giving it concur-
rent jurisdiction with inferior Courts.
except as the General Assembly may
otherwise provide: but exclusive l'lr's-
diction cannot be given to the inferior
Court in cases of riot. assault and
battery and larceny.
lei The Probate Court jurisdiction
remains unchanged. =.
~ Magistrates jurisdiction, 4txa!
and crisa;s;li, will be sncL~E'5 tie 1eh-
2-e2xIpescribc. i can,tHz u
Sc SfeaIer T5an the present Jurlsdlc-
ton Of trial justices: it may be less.
!. General matters: :,
lal All persons charged with an o.
fence arc entitled 70 ,lcmauI and obtain
a trial by jury. -. :,
ID, In all Courts interior 10 Circuit
Courts the Jury will consist o; Sin
lei In those counties where ma9'S-
iratas have separate and exclusive ter-
ritorial jurisdiction criminal eases
must be tried in the district where inc
offence was committed, subject to the
law Of change Of vcn1te.
III Whenever al appeal to the oN.
rrcn,c Court involves n question Ol
Constitutional law, or "f contllcl bc-
tween the Constitution and laws Of this
State and Of the United States, or be-
tween the duties and obligations OF hcr
citizens Hereunder and the Court Is
not agreed upon it, they may cal to
their assistance the Circuit Judges al
thc.dcclsiou Of majority OF the 'iHs-
ticeg and Judges will bc final.
lei Circuit Courts and all Courts III
fcrior thereto Will have the power to
IMPOSE scntcucc of labor npon high
wavs. streets and other public works
upou pcrsons by them sentenced to1m-
prisonment. Heretofore that power
was only in Circuit Courts.
ii Judges arc required to tile then
decisions within sixty days from the
rising Of the last Court Of the circuit
then being held instead Of from the
last day OF tue term Of Court 1T WHICH
the causes were heard.
ii The present trial justices are cre,
ated magistrates anil SO contlnn" I'LL
their terms as tris; Justices wou!d have
expired. ;,
lbl All matters, civil und cr'minal,
now pending ~ Any OF the Courts CON
tinuc therein till disposed of&ccordlnG
70 law. Stanyarnc Wilson.
co1.yry AND corSrY GovEESNEHI'.
The essential differences N the for-
nation Of new counties under the Old
Constitution and the new are as follows
Under tht old Constitution the General
Assembly had the power al 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 4 less area tban SIN
hundred and twenty-five square miles.
Under the new Consultation, one
third of the qualified voters within the
area 10 be cut arc required t. petition
fhe Governor for the creation OF new
county setting forth boundaries, etc
The Governor is required 10 order an
election within reasonable time ;'y the
qualified voters within the proposed
area and at the same time the question
Of Il name and county seat :oT such
cnnntv shall be submitted u he eiec-
ton. Ii two-t thirds Of the ina'i!ietl
electors voting at such c?sct'oH shall
vote YES. then the General assembly
shall establish the new c"urty.
No section OF the county proposed to
Is ti;smembered shall b cut II with
out consent by txo-t1irots yot" OF
those voting il such sactloE. An eiec'