The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-02-28
ARRANGEMENT OF COURTS.
When Courts in Eighth Circuit Are
to be Held Under Recent
Act.


of the times of holding the courts.
The new circuit bill did not pass the
legislature until towards the latter
end Of the session and it provided
that the spring terms of the courts
should be held under the provisions
of the law as it then stood and gave
to the chief justice the power to fix
the times for The holding other courts
during the year.
The lawyers seemed to think there
was some doubt as to the legality Of
leaving The times for holding the
courts to be arranged by the chief
justice, as the constitution provides
that the times for holding the courts
shall be fixed by law. That being the
situation during the last days of the
session special acts were put on as
amendments to some that had got
ten far enough under way to be pass
ed. One Of these was an amendment
to- the Act fiXin" the time for hold
ing courts in the ninth circuit provid-
ing for the holding Of the courts in
the eighth circuit.
1t seems that this has intcrfered
with the holding of tire courts in Sa-
Mda county. Those who were inter
cSted in the arranging of the times
for the courts il the eighth circuit
presumed that inasmuch as Saluda
had become part of the 1lth cir
cult. which is one of the new circuits,
that the members from the three
counties comprising he eleventh cir
cuit would provide for the courts in
that circuit.
TIE Act rs TO the eighth circuit
goes into effect on the first of March
and changes tHc time for the courts
in the eighth circuit except as to the
criminal courts in the summer:
der this Act Newberry will have
an extra criminal court this year,
which will be held on the third Mon
day in March. There should be no
objection to this for the reason that
the solicitor has been threatening 70
ask for an extra court Of general ses-
*ir }s i'll this county in order that
the criminal docket might be cleared.
There seems to be some question,
however. as to whether the jury can
be drawn il time for this March
court.
If there should be any conflict as
to the judges, under the roster which
has already been fixed for this year
by the supreme court. it would seem
that with two extra judges who have
not been assigned, that The supreme
court could supply judges to hold all
Of htc courts under The mew arrange
m1nt.
The Act fixing the time for The
courts in the eighth circuit was ap-
proved on the oath of February. and
S,2s into effect on the first of March.
1t is published in this connection in
full so far as it relates to the eighth
circuit.
AN ACT
To Regulate the Time for Holding
the Courts of the Eighth, Ninth,
Tenth and Third Judicial Circuits.
ArHprovcd 24th February, 1908.
$"ction 4. That the respective
ccuytS Of the Eighth Judicial Circuit
shall ke held as follows: The Court
or General Sessions. II AEIbcvillc, for
th" County Of AbbHv:lln, on tn" fourth
Monday in February: the Court of
General Sessions for the County OF
Greenwood, at Greenwood. on the
fi:st Monday after the fourth Mon lay
IN February: the Court Of General
Sessions, for the County of Laurens
at Laurcns, on the second Monday il,
March; the Court Of General Sessions
for the County of Newhcrry, at New
berry. on the third Monday ii
March; the Court Of Common Pleas
for Abbeville county, at AbbcviIIa, OF
the fourth Monday in March to last
for two weeks, if so much be ncces
sary: the Court Of Common Plea:
for Greenwood county, at Greenwood
on the second Monday il April, tt
last for two weeks, if so much b.
necessary; the Court Of Common
Pleas for the county Of Laurens, a
Laurcns. on the fourth Monday ii
April, to last for two weeks. if S.
much he ncccssary; the Court 0
Common Pleas for the county Of New
berry, at Ncwhcrry. on the sccon'