The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-11-27
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The Work Of the Courts Is Still Very;
Much. Congested. 81 s; s; s;
TWO ADDITIONAL CIRCUITS.

The Plan Was Favored by a General
Committee OF tho House OF r
Representatives ut the
Inst Session. 81. Xxx II {
The business OF the Courts Of this
State is not in satisfactory condition.
Cases are continued from court to
court and the docket is numbered
with cases which have been in liti-
CATION for years. Various remedies
have been suggested.
Some claim the trouble is the fault
Of the lawyers and litigants-no be-
ing prepared for trial. Others con-
tend that it Is on account OF the vol
ume of business. The special court
has been tried, and in many cases
has given satisfaction, but in some
instances has not accomplished the
end desired.
PROPOSED LEGISLATION.
At the last session OF the general
assembly Mr.. Huger Sinkler Of Charles
ton intEsduced q resolution providing
for the appointment Of special com
mittee to take under consideration
the advisability Of legislation along
this line. 1t was declared that the
frequency Of the demand for the hold
ing Of special terms of court indicated
that the congested condition of the
calendar might be relieved by 1egisla-
tion, and the committee was author
lied to inquire into the conditions Of
the courts, and t> report by bill or
otherwise as to the expediency Of Gre
ating additional judicial circuit ts
The committee consisted Of Messrs
Huger Sinkler and Adam Fl. Moss Of
the first circuit; J. II. Lesesne and j.
Fl. Clifton of the second; w. p. Pol
lock and j. r. Coggeshall of the third;
John P. Thomas, Jr., aud j. w. De-
Wore Of the fifth; T. Y. Williams and
Il. l.. CASTOR Of tine fourth; r. A.
Cooper and a. L. Bomar of the sew
enth, and B. A. Morgan and NJ. p.
DeBruhl of the eighth. After inyes-
tigating the conditions, the commit
tee reported by introducing bill.
Mr.. Magill's bill on the same sub
ject received an unfavorable report,
MIR. DeBruhl proposed to remedy mat
ters by creating four terms OF gener-
al sessions and by electing four addi-
tional circuit judges. ALI of .the bills
were continued until the approaching
session when they will come up as
second reading bills with the addi-
tional dignity Of having been made
special orders and the matter will be
settled one way or the other at this
session.
PRESENT GROUPING.
Following Is the way the AState.is
now grouepd: E,
First Charleston, Berkeley, Dorches-
ter, Orangeburg.
Second Aiken, Bamberg. Barnwell
Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton.
Third Sumter, Clarendon, VIII
liamsburg, Georgetown, Florence.
Fourth-Ch Chesterfield, Marlboro,
Darlington, Marion, Horny.
Fifth-Kershaw, Richland, Edge
field, Lexington, Saluda.
Sixth Cherokee, Chester, Lancas-
ter, York and Fairfield.
Seven Greenwood, Newberry,
Laurens, Spartanburg, Union.
Eighth -Abbeville, Anderson, Oco.
nee, GlCkenS ana GreenVllle.-S
THE COMMITTEE BILL.
The bill proposed by the committee
would have the circuits arranged as
follows:
Firs Orangeburg, Dorchester,
Colleton, Beaufort.
Second Hampton, Bamberg, Barn
we'll, Aiken, Edpefield
Third Sumter, Florence, Williams
burg, Clarendon, Lee.
Chesterfield, Marion, Mari.
boro, Darlington.
Fifth-Saluda, Richland, Lexington
Kershaw.
Sixth-York, Lancaster, Fairfield,
Chester.
Seventh Cherokee, Union, Spar
tanburg.
Eighth--Laurens Newberry, Green
wood, Abbeville.
Ninth-Charleston, Berkley, George
town Horny.
Tenth -Greenville, Pickens, Oconee,
Anderson
The ninth circuit would be compos.
ed Of Charleston. Berkeley, George
town and Horny. The tenth circuit
would include all Of the lighting
eighth" with Abbeville left out-An-
derson, Greenville, Oconee and Pick
ems.
THE MAGILL BILL.
MIR. Magill worked out his plan in
accordance with the census statistics.
The population OF the State Is 1,340,-
BIG. The unit, if the circuits could
be made uniform, would be 1853, ,75O
for eight circuits, or 1874, 900 for 1C