At a General Assembly, begun to be holden in the Town of Columbia, in the state of South-Carolina, on Monday the twenty-sixth day of November, in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and four, and from thence continued by divers adjournments, to the twenty-first day of December, in the same Year. An ACT to establish four Circuits for the Courts in the upper districts of this State. WHEREAS it will be more convenient to arrange the courts in the upper districts in this state, into four circuits, instead of three as now established by law: med. Be it therefore enacted by the honorable the Senate and House of Representatives, now met and sitting in general assembly, and by the authority of the same, That the several courts for the dis- New cirtricts of Orangeburgh, Barnwell, Edgefield, New- cuits forberry and Richland, shall form one circuit, to be named the Southern Circuit; the several courts of Abbeville, Pendleton, Greenville, Spartanburgh and Laurens, shall form another circuit, to be named the Western Circuit; the several courts of Union, York, Chester, Lancaster and Fairfield, shall form another circuit, to be named the Middle Circuit; and the several courts of Sumter, Darlington, Marion, Marlborough, Chesterfield and Kershaw, shall form another circuit, to be named the Northern Circuit. to be held: And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the courts of the district of Sumter, When the shall hereafter be held on the second Mondays in courts are March and October in every year; the courts for the districts of Orangeburgh, Abbeville, Union and Darlington, on the third Mondays in March and October in every year; the courts for the districts of Barnwell, Pendleton, York and Marion, on the fourth Mondays in March and October in every year; the courts for the districts of Edgefield, Greenville, Chester and Marlborough, on the Monday's next after the fourth Mondays in March and October in every year; the courts for the districts of Newberry, Spartanburgh, Lancaster and Chesterfield, on the second Mondays next after the fourth Mondays in March and October in every year; and the courts for the districts of Richland, Laurens, Fairfield and Kershaw, on the third Mondays next after the fourth Mondays in March and October in every year. And be it further enacted by the authority aforeJurors and said, That all jurors drawn by the said courts for persons re- the next succeeding courts, and also all persons to appear bound by recognizances for their appearances at the at the said next succeeding courts, shall be bound to appear cognized, ⚫ourts. at the respective times herein fixed for the holding the same. And all writs and other judicial process whatsoever, issued from, or hereafter to issue from the said courts, and made returnable thereto at the times heretofore fixed by law, are hereby declared to be returnable respectively to the said courts, at the times herein appointed for the sittings of the same. And be it further enacted by the authority aforeAll judici- said, That the solicitor of the southern circuit shall al process attend the courts which are hereby assigned to the to the said said southern circuit; the solicitor for the western returnable Courts. circuit shall attend the courts hereby assigned to the said western circuit; the solicitor for the northern circuit shall attend the said courts hereby assigned to the northern circuit; and that a solicitor shall be appointed by the legislature for the middle circuit herein established, who shall attend each of the said courts assigned to the same, shall be liable to the same duties, be entitled to the same privileges, and shall receive the same salary to which the other circuit solicitors now are, or hereafter may be entitled to by law. And be it further enacted by the authority aforeRepealing said, That all laws, and clauses of laws which are repugnant to this act, be, and the same are hereby repealed. Clause. Be it also enacted, That this act shall commence This act to its operation on the first day of October next, and commence not before. In the Senate House, the twenty-first Day of December, An ACT to establish Williamsburg County, according to its present limits, into a Circuit Court District. B E it enacted by the honorable the Senate and House of Representatives, now met and sitting in general assembly, and by the authority of the same, That Williamsburg county, comprehending its present limits, shall compose a new circuit court district, which shall be known and distinguished by the name of Williamsburg District, and shall be included in the eastern circuit. And be it further enacted, That a court of general sessions and common pleas shall be holden at the court-house, which shall hereafter be built in and for the said district, on the fifteenth days of March and October in each year; and it shall be the duty of one or more Judges to attend the said courts respectively, and prosecute such actions and indictments which may arise in the said district, as he is now bound by law to prosecute in the other districts in the eastern circuit; the said court to sit for any term of time not exceeding five days. And be it further enacted, That until a new court-house shall be built, the courts of general sessions and common pleas shall be holden at Georgetown as heretofore. And be it further enacted, That Major John Neismith, Capt. William M'Colough, Joseph Scott, sen. Robert Dick, James Burgess and John its opera tion. Dozier, jun. shall be, and they are hereby appoint ed commissioners; and that the said commissioners, or a majority of them, shall fix upon a convenient place at or near the centre of said district, for erecting a court-house and gaol for the said district, and contract for the building of the same within the sum herein after mentioned. And be it further enacted, That a sum not excecding five thousand dollars, be appropriated for building a court-house and gaol in and for the said district. In the Senate House, the twenty-first Day of December, in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and four, and in the twenty-ninth Year of the Sovereignty and Independence of the United States of America. JOHN WARD, President of the Senate. W. C. PINCKNEY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. An ACT to constitute the clerk of Orangeburgh district, register of mesne conveyances for the said district. B E it enacted by the honorable the Senate and House of Representatives, now met and sitting in general assembly, and by the authority of the same, That the present clerk of Orangeburgh district, and his successors in that office, shall be, and hereby is constituted register of mesne conveyances for the said district, and shall do and perform all the duties, be liable to the same pains and penalties, and be entitled to the same fees and perquisites now enjoined, inflicted and allowed the registers of mesne conveyances in the other districts, by virtue of any law now of force in this state. In the Senate House, the twenty-first Day of December, in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and four, and in the twenty-ninth Year of the Sovereignty and Independence of the United States of America. JOHN WARD, President of the Senate. W. C. PINCKNEY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. An ACT.to erect and establish Lexington Coun-" ty into a Circuit Court District, and for other purposes therein mentioned. E it enacted by the honorable the Senate and sitting House of Representatives, now met and sitting in general assembly, and by the authority of the same, That Lexington county, comprehending all that part of the said county lying north of North Edisto river, shall compose a circuit court district, which shall be known and distinguished by the name of Lexington District, and shall be included in the southern circuit. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That until a court house and gaol shall be erected, the court of sessions and common pleas shall continue to be holden at Orangeburgh as heretofore. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That John Hampton, Thomas Boyd, John A. Summers, Joseph Williams, Jeremiah Williams, John P. Bond, John James Haig, Joseph Culpepper, George Spigner, Alexander Bell, and Hargrove Arthur, be, and they are hereby appointed commissioners; and that the said commissioners, or a majority of them, shall fix upon a convenient and central place for erecting a court house and gaol for the said district, and contract for building the same. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars, be appropriated for building the gaol and court house in the said district of Lexington, and that the same be provided for in the tax bill. In the Senate House, the twenty-first Day of December, in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and four, and the twenty-ninth Year of the Sovereignty and Independence of the United States of America. JOHN WARD, President of the Senate. W. C. PINCKNEY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. |