The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-01
AN ACT
so Establish a County Court in
= the County of Sumter and To
Define the Jurisdiction and
Powers of Said Court and to
Provide For the Conduct of the
Business Thereof

Section 1. Be it enacted by the
general assembly Of the State OF
South Carolina: That an election
shall be held in the county OF SUM
ter on the second Tuesday in the
month OF June, 1921, and at such cleo
ton the commissioners Of election TOR
STATE and county elections OF said
county are hereby directed to sub
NIT to the qualified electors of said
county the caestion Of the establish
ment of a county court for Sumter
countys and at such election, the
question of establishing said coun-
sty court shall be submitted to said
electors in the following form:
shall county court be establish
ed in the county of Sumter?" And
upon this question the electors shall
vote aYes'' or no" Provided, That
at least ten days public notice Of said
election be given in one or more
newspapers published in said county.
All electors of said county qualified
to vote at the last general election,
and all electors Of said county be-
coming qualified since that time
shall be entitled to vote in said eiec-
ton upon production Of registration
certificates, and proof of payment OF
taxes for the preceding calendar
wears; and said election shall be con-
ducted. and its results ascertalneG
and established in the same manner
as general elections in said county.
Section 2. That in the event
that majority of the qualified cleo
tors voting at said election shall vote
yes upon such question, then such
county court shall be, and is hereby,
established in and for said county OF
Sumter, with such jurisdiction and
powers as hereinafter provided.
Section 8. That the said county
court shall have concurrent Jurlsdlc-
ton with the court of common pleas
in said county in all civil cases and
special proceedings, both at law and
in equity, where the amount demand
ed in the complaint does not exceed
the sum of three thousand (s3,0O0.00)
dollars. or when the value OF the
property involved does not exceed the
sum Of three thousand ($3,oOo.Oo)
dollars The said court shall also
have Jurisdiction to hear and de-
termins in the same manner as the
court OF common pleas, and with the
same power, all appeals in civil cases
from judgments rendered oy the
magistrates court in said county, ana
the proceedings on such appeal snail
be the same as are now provided by
law for appeals from said masls-
trate's courts to the court OF common
pleas, Prvided, however, that the salo
county court shall have jurisdiction OF
all proceedings for the partition OF
real estate wherein no issue as to the
title Of said real estate exceeding the
sum Of three thousand $3,ooo.oo)
dollars in value is raised by any party
to said cause, and in the event sucn
g. proceedings is brought In sa'o
comfy court and an issue Is made as
to the title OF real estate exceeding
the sum of three thousand $3,O0O.oo)
dollars in value, any party may nave
said cause transferred TO the court OF
common pleas upon the order OF the
clerk OF said court. That the SAID
court shall have the jurisdiction in
criminal matters and cases as pro-
yided by the constitution Of the state
and the jury in criminal cases shall
consist of six co and verdicts may
only be rendered by the unanimous
vote Of the jury. That the ind'ct-
ments found by the grand jury 1or
crimes and offenses triable by TINS
county court under the state constl-
tuition may be by the court Of general
sessions Of Sumter county transferred
TO said county court for trial, de-
termination and sentence. That the
Judge of the said county court may
convene the grand jury of Sumter
county at such time as he may find the
due administration Of justice re-
o,,ires and for such attendance the
grand jury shall receive the per diem
and mileage as in the general ses-
sions.
Section 4. That the said county
eo,1rt shall be q court Of general Ju-
risdiction within the limits above pre-
scribed, and shall be court OF rec
ord. and nave a sea, inscribed with
the words County Court OF Sumter
County, S. c. and the same pre-
sumption in favor Of its jurisdiction
and the validity of its judgments ana
DEGREES shall hold as in the case Oh
the jurisdiction, judgments fano de-
crees Of the court Of common pleas.
s.That all risats and powers necessary
or requisite to the administration ol
the said county court are hereby
granted.
Section S. That Notwithstanding
the provisions of Section hereof
any cause now pending in the court
of common pleas for said county, or
hereafter brought therein. may De
transferred by order OF the clerk OF
court, to the said county court Tor
trial, regardless of the amount sued
for. or the value of the property m
volved, upon the consent OF all par
ties appearing in the cause. ana oe-
fault cases may be. in similar manner
transferred, upon motionsof the plaln-
tiff.
Section 6. That all general laws