The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-02-19
THE NEWBERRY COURTS.
Bar Desires Civil Court For Jury
Cases in May and Civil Court
In December. ..

ASSOCIATION. held yesterday. Col. L.
II. Aull was requested to 90 to Co.
lumbia 10 see If it waS possible to
have passed by the legislature bill
which would give Ncwberry a civil
Jury court in May and term Of civil
court in December. Newberry now
has term Of common pleas court in
May. but under the statute as it now
stands Jury cases can OF be tried at
this term Of court. 1t is to remedy
this defect in the statute. so as to give
Newberry a term Of civil court in
May at which jury cases can be tried.
and also 10 give all additional term OF
civil court in December, that Col Aull
was requested to 90 to Columbia yes
ter,lav.
1t is now late in the session, and it
would be impossible to get new bill
through. Mr.. Aull. however, tele-
phOned Senator Sinkler yesterday at
ternoon asking him to hold up his
court bill affecting several circuits
in which this is included, until Mr..
Aull could get to Columbia, Mr.. Aull
proposing to effect the change deslr-
ed by the Newberry bar as an amend
ment to Senator Sinkler's bill. Sen
ator Sinkler's bill relates only to the
drawing Of juries in Charleston, but
as it amends the Act which provides
for the holding Of courts in this cir
cult. the change desired by the New
berry bar can be put in as an amend
ment. Senator Sinkler's bill is now
on third reading in the senate, and
he told Mr.. Aull that he would hold
it up until Mr.. Aull got to Columbia.
1t may be possible in this way to
have the legislature at this session
give Newberry the courts desired by
the bar.
Following are the resolutions pass
! ed by the Newberrv Bar association
yesterday:
Resolved, That Col. E. H. Aull be
requested to 60 to Columbia and on
behalf Of the Newberry Bar associa-
ton arrange to have jury trials at
the May term Of the court Of common
pleas for Newberry county.
Resolved, That Mr.. E. H. Aull be
authorized by the Newberry bar to
endeavor to have passed by the pres
ent legislature such an amendment as
to the time Of holding court of COM
mon pleas for Newberry county as
will provide for holding such a term
of court on the Tuesday after first
Monday in December.
We hereby certify that the forego-
ing are true and correct copies of re-
solutions this day passed by the New
berry Bar association.
J. F. J. Caldwell.
H. G. Holloway, Chairman.
Secretary.
Newberry, S. c., February IS, 1909.
Following is the amendment which
Mr.. Aull has drafted and which he
will ask the legislature to pass as an
amendment to Senator Sinkler's bill:
Section -. That the respective
courts Of the Eighth. judicial circuit
shall be held as follows: The court OF
general sessions at Abbeville, for the
County of Abbeville, OIL the fourth
Monday in February; the court of
general sessions for the County of
Greenwood. at Greenwood, on the
first Monday after the fourth Mon
day in February: the court OF gener-
al sessions. for the County of Laur-
ems. at Laurens. on the second Mon
dav in March: the court OF general
sessions for the County of New wberry.
at Newberry, on the third Monday IN
March: the court Of common pleas
for Abbeville county. at Abbevllle, on
the fourth Monday IN March. to las!
fer two weeks. if so much be neces-
.'arv: tie court of common pleas for
Greenwood county. At Greenwood. on
the :econd Monday in April. to last
for two weeks. if so much be neceS-
%"rr: the court Of common pleas tor
the County Of Laurens, at LaurenS.
on the fourth Monday in April. to
last for two weeks. if so much be nee
essary: the court Of common pleas
for the County of Newberry. at New
berry. on the second Monday in May:
the court of general sessions for Ab-
beviile County. at Abbeville. on the
first Monday in June; the court OF
general sessions for the County OF
Newbelry. &ut Newberry. on the sec
ond Monday in June: the court OF
general sessions for LaurenS County,
,+ .,rnr. on thn third Monday IN