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. - .. ; _ ' 'CI-- - "" ===================================== , _ j. . , =? BY W. A. LEE AND IJUGII WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., FRIDAY. MARCH 24, 1871. . &. VOLUME XVIII-fs^O. 48."* ?? ?? - mmmmmmam mi ji m ma^t?-t?rr7wr-at Acts and Joint Ecsolutions' Passed by the Legislature ~ Session 1870 and 1871. [OFFICIAL.] AX ACT to Protect the Kir/],fx of Parents, and to Prevent the J'roeurinc and Carry in?/ Away from fhr state Persons under the Aye' of Ticcnty-una Years. SECTION 1.?lie u eiwieu oy me senate and House of llepresi'fttaii ?*es of the State of .South Carolina, how met and sittiug in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That if any per- I son shall hire or employ any minor or! person under the age' of 'twenty-one 1 years, without the knowledge and con-i sent of the parent or guardian of such ! minor, such person shall pay to the said parents or guardian the full value of llie labor of said minor, from and alter; notice from the parents or guardian that : payment for such service shall be made ! to him or them, as the case may be, or { be imprisoned in the county jail for a period of six months. Sec. 2. That if any person shall pro- j cure and cany without the limits of 1 the State anyminor or person under the . 1 age of cwenly-one years, without the)1 iv jvmbuiu ui (cuaiuinu ??i snc'h minor, sucliperson shall, upon con-!1 viction thereof, lie fined in a sum not 1 less than one hundred ??or more than j < live hundred dol-larsj or be imprisoned in the Penitentiary of the State for a!j .period not iessthan one year. Approved March 1st, A. I), 1S71. i1 AX ACT to Amend an Aet Entitled "An 1 Act to Dfjinc the Jurisdiction and Duties of County Commissioners: j ( Section 1. Be it enactcd by the Sen- j 1 ate and House of Representative of the ; ' State of South Carolina, now met and j 1 ??r?r'ih!v and bv 1 "" , . I the authority of the sumo, That an Act ] entitled "Au Act to define tho jurisdie- < lion and duties of the County Comtuis- J sioncrs," passed the 23th day of Sep- > timber, A. 1). 1S-JS, be amended as fol- f Jews: At the end ol'Section 10, Para- i graph 1, add, "and the county commit- i siouers shall not, in anticiparion of tlie ^ tax levied ujxm the county, draw upon i <* the County Treasurer for more than ! three-fourths of tlie whole amount of t said tax in any one year, nor shall any s order be drawn upon the County Trias- j urer until after the monthly return of ' a the Treasurer shall have been made to r the County Commissioners of the amount of funds collected, nor unless he t lias the funds in the Treasury to pay the 1 " same, and the County Commissioners : * ahall inform the County Treasurer of i flNu-n in whoso favor the: I ( amount, and \lie order in which they i t are drawn. And should the County j i Commissioners or any of them, ;e purchase, directly or indirectly, J? any order drawn upon the County Treas- ; ( urer, for less than its face value, they ! t shall be deemed guilty of a misdemean- j f or in oltice, and, upon conviction there- 1 of, shall be punished by Hue or imnris- ! onment in the discretion of the court, ; s by any court of competent juristic- i ^ tion." Sec. 2. At the'end of Paragraph 4, ' j Section 10,- add, "and ail worR given i out by the County Commissioners, when the amount shall exceed the sum of one |l hundred dollars, shall.be done ov con- 1 tract, and the Commissioners are* here- >' bv reuuired to advertise the same at} C least in ono of {he papers of the count}*, !< and also post the suae in three eon- ' spicuou3 places in the county for thirty days, inviting proposals. Said pro- a posals shall, in ail cases, be acconipaui- , (' ed by two or more sufficient sureties, 1 e and the County Commissioners shall ? have the right to reject any or all bids ;1if, in their judgment, the interests of the couuly so require." ; Sec. 3. Amend section? of said act so t that it will read as fallows: "That all e the Boards of County Commissioners d shall be present for the transaction of ; y * ' " - i * ~?1 business, ana snau auuit ami >j?u an bills and checks. The chucks shall, in ;> all eases, be countersigned by the clerk 1 of the board." i 1 Sec. 4. Strike out "November" when- i ever it occurs iu the act, and insert j f ' September.!' r Approved *\Iarch 9, 1S71. | e AN ACT To Regulate the Manner of < [ Drawing Juries. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Sen- " ate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and pitting in General Assembly, and by the a authority of the tame, All persons who ) are qualified to vote in the choice of j Representatives in the General Asseni-; 1 bly, shall be liable to be drawn and ' serve as jurors, except as hereafter pro- a vided. Sec. 2. The following persons- shall I ' be exempt from serving as jurors, to \ wit: The Governor, Lieutenant Gov-:1' ernor, Attorney General, Comptroller c <ion??ral. .State Auditor. State Treasurer, 1 s Secretary of State, Superintendent-of Education, Commissioner of Agricultural Statistics, members and officers of the Senate and Hou?? of Representatives during the session of the General Assembly, members of tlie Senate and House of Representees of the United States, Judges and J ustices of any Court, County Commissioners, County Audi-] tors and Treasurers, Clerks of Courts, Registers of Mesne Conveyances, Sheriffs and their Deputies, Coroners, Con- . stables, the Marshals of the United States and their Deputies, and all other officers of the United States, counsellors and attorneys at law, ordained ministers of the gospel, onieers or colleges, preceptors and teachers of academies, practic- 1 ing physicians, and surgeons regularly ' licensed, cashiers and tellers of ineor- porated banks, editors of newspapers, 1 constant ferrymen, millers carrying on < that business at the time, and all men ] actually employed as such ; such officers , I and employees of railroads as are now : exempt by law, and persons who < 4ire more than sixty-five years old. fc>ec. 3. No person shall be liable to be ] drawn, and serve as a juror in any court, oftener than once in every year, < but he shall not be so exempt unless he actually attends ami Sfirvesr as a juror in : ] r Prodded, No , yuiouimuc WI Hio person shall bo exempt from serving 011 ( ajury in any other court in consequence , of his having served before a Justice of .., the Peace or Trial Justice. * . 4. That there shall be appointed ! fcv. thh Governor, and confirmed by the Senate c ?lficer f?1' each county in ' ( the State,"to ,e "au,otl an.d designated f, a Jury Com m.' S10ner? w)i?? villi he Countv Auditor .*,n Chairman oI the Jioard of County c^m.'uissiouers, shall constitute a Board of .?''"T Commissioners for the county. ?>. id Jury '.'ommissioner shall hold his ofliee for two years, unless sooner removed by the Governor. Sec. o. The Board of Jury Commis- ' sioners of each County shall, once in !1 every year, during the month of .January, and, for the present .year, within 1 one month after the passagejof this act, prepare a list of such inhabitants of Iheir respective counties, not absolutelyexempt, as they may think well qualified to serve as jurors, being persons of good moral character, sound judgment, and free from all legal exceptions, which list shall include not less than one from every twenty voters, nor more than one from every ten voters, of their respective counties. Skc. 0. Of the list so prepared, tin Board of Jury Commissioners fcha'.l cause tho names to l>e written, each one j on separate paper or ballot, ami shall j t fold up said pieces of paper >*>r ballots so j < as to resemble each other as much as , < possible, and so the name written there- I on shall not he visible on the outside, c and shall place them in a box, to be s furnished them by the County Commissioners of their county for that j purpose, and bv said Hoard of Jury i Commissioners to be kept. . s 7. it any person whose name is . t so placed in ?aid jury box is convicted ! t of any scandalous crime, or is guilty of j any gross immorality, his name shall j r he" withdrawn therefrom by the Jioard : 11 of Jury Commissioners, and he shall not ! ji be returned as a juror. ' v St;c. s. 'i'he Clerk of the Court of i o Common Pleas in each county, at least ii fifteen days before the commencement b of any regular term of the Court of General Sessions for the county, and ten v il-ivs Iii'i'irc nnv i si'ssioii rcNUiriliiT s: a jury, ami in tl.e county of Charleston g like periods before the liivt of each al- e termite week of tiie Court of Common jj lMeas, and at such other limes us the t! respective court may order, shall issue a writs of venire facia* for jurors, and shall ? therein require the attendance of jurors t! on the first day of the term, and ibr the r< Court ol" Common Picas for the County u of Charleston oil the first and each tl - tern***" \n?oU fK?>'<>aftor, and such p other days as the Courts may or?!cr.? The petit jurors returned for the Court fi of General .Sessions for Charleston Coun- a tv shall serve for the term, and the u jurors returned for the Court of Common 01 Pleas for two weeks; the jurors for the u Court of General .Sessions for all other <p Counties shall serve for the term, and for the term of the Court of Common n l'lcas immediately following. si Skc. f. The venires shall be delivered d< x> the SherhT of the County, and shall si ?e served by him without delay upon pi he Board of Jury Commissioners of the n L'ouuty. c( Skc. 10. Nothing contained in the tr preceding sect ions shall prevent, the li Jlerlc of any Court of Common Picas ju Tom issuing venire* for additional jurors tl n term time, whenever it is necessary or the convenient despatch of business, tl n which case, the venire shall be served vi md returned, and the jury required to 01 ittend 011 such days as* the Court shall to lireet. * w Skc. 11. All jurors, whether required vi o serve 011 grand or petit jury, shall be vi elected by drawing ballots from the at ury box, and the persons whose names at ,re born on the ballots so drawn shall be ol -* no '"" ' m CIU1I1CU IW ilD juivio. w Skc. 1-. When jurors are to be drawn, w he iiiiatd of Jury Commissioners shall pr .ttcnd at the odice of the Clerk of the tlj .'curt of Common Pleas within and for hut County, and in the presence of the si ,'lerk of the Court, and the Sheriff of ? he County, shall shake up'the names ci n the jury box until they are well mix- e> d, and, having unlocked said box, the U aid Jury Commissioners, in the presence lju >f the Clerk of t lie Court and Sheriff of in he County, shall proceed to draw thererom, without seeing the names written tl: hereon, a number of ballots equal to the pi lumber of juror.-? required. If a person ?>< o drawn is exempted by lav.', or is una- be ile, by reason, of sickness or absence d; rbm home,-to attend as a juror, or if lie c: m>; served as a juror in any Court with- }c m the year then next preceding, his hi lame shali be returned into the box, and sa Mother drawn in his stead : J Voc/tA (/, j w 'hat, if the C'leilv auU islienir shall Jail l> intend, after due notice, the Jury ni Joiuniissionof- shall proceed without c-j iicin, and the jury so drawn shall bo vi iwi'uh or S;;c. 13. When any person is drawn mi :rl returned to .servo as a juror in any <ir .'ottrt, tho .Board of Jury Commission- i tii rs .<lia!l endorse on tho ballot the*date | wj . 'the draft, and return it into the box : he Iter the uumh:-i of jurors required have j hi eon drawn?and wuenover there is a ! < :; e vision and renewal of the ballots in j to be U'X, the Hoard of Jury (Jouinijssionr.\ shall transfer to the now ballots the ; ae ate ot all the drafts made within the j C< ear then next preceding. I jt h?KC. 11. Tho time "for drawing jurors j ru hall not be less than seven nor more j io hai: fifteen days before the day when! he jurors are required to attend. Ci, Si:o. 10. The ShcrilF shall, at least h> uur days before the time when theju- ui ors are" required . to a.tend, summon co aeh person wh<ris drawn, by reading to n I1U1 LIIU ? Itn 1119 v.-i?m/.in,'i?viii. I JJI hereon of hiss having-been drawn, or by \'v, paving at hi.s place of abode a written th lotilication of iiis having been drawn, an nd of the time and place of the silling th f the Court at which he is to attend, nd shall make return of the venire, su k'iih Ids doings thereon, to t l$e Clerk of- m he Court, be tore the opening or time of ; dr loiding the Court, from which it i?t:cd. : tri Si:c. 10. On tlie day when th# jurois | dr re summoned to attend at any Court, j. re he Clerk shall prepares'list of their le, lames arranged in alphabetical ord*^..1 ed "be lirst twelve on the list who are not J xempt, shall be sworn and einpanneli- j? d as a jury for the trial .of causes, and J d, hall be called the lirst jury. The next, (j( welveon the list shall be sworn and em ! re janmled in like manner, and shall be gr ailed the second jury. j m s17. SiiMt-rnanierarv iurors mnv >0 excused, l:om time lo time, until sn van ted, and may be put on either of ^ iie juries, as occasion requires, in the U] dace of absentees. Nothing herein j ,k :oDtained shall prevent the transferring ; ?f jurors from one jury to another when lie convenience of the Court or of the ) urors require it. ] in Six*, is. Each jury, after being thus ! 'nipannt'lled, shall retire and choose | ll' heir foreman, or shall make such ; ;ho'.ee upon retiring with the first cause 1 ^ villi which they are charlied ; and when Sl ;ver tiie foreman is absent or excused p Yom further service, a new foreman 111 ihall be chosen in like manner. l'( Ci' Bi:c. 1!). Nothing contained in the pre i t>, eding sections shall apply to the em- j ^ >annelling of juries in criminal cases; I >ut the jurors shall be called, sworn | tlJ md einpannelled anew for the trial of iach case, according to the established i:a? ...,,l (liftii- fiiroiii-in Im nn. " [HUVIRT, UIIU IIIW4 ?v ( . [lointed by the court or by the jury | J1 kvhcu they retire to consider their ver- f* iict. Sue. 2'">. "When, by reason of chal- ^ lenge, or otherwise, or a sulHcient num- (), af jurors duly drawn and .summoned, C( cannot be obtained for the trial of any cause, civil or criminal, t!ic court shall ' L":i;.;se jurors to be returned from the by Blunders, or iroin me coumy iU . to complete (he panel: Provided, That |l there are on the jury not less than seven a of the jurors who were originally drawn T and summoned, as before provided. Skc. -1. The jurors so returned from / the by-stauders, or the county at large, shall be returned by the Sheriff, whose duty it shall be to be present during the entire term of sitting of any court in ? ul"iir respective counties,.and shall be ' c iucli a< arc qualified and liable to be j 'v drawn as jurors, according to the provi-! ( sions> of this act. j c Skc. 22. The court shall, on motion of t either party in a suit, examine, on oath, 1 a any person who is called as a juror i therein, to know whether he is related j tooither party, or has any interest in f the cause, or has expressed or formed j any opinion, or is sensible of any bias a or prejudice therein; and the party objcetiug tothejuror may introduce any s oti.-er competent evidence in support of i the objection. If it nppiam to the court that the juror is not indifferent in the ? cause, he shall bo phtced aside as to the trial of lhut cause; another shall be : called. I Six*. 23. Tn indictments and penal acinus for the recovery of a sum of money >r other thin# forfeited, it shall not be a -anse of challenge to a juror, that he iiable to pay taxes in any county, city if town, which may be'benetitted by uch recovery. Sue. 24. If a party knows of any ol> cction to a juror in season to propost I before the trial, and omits to do so, In hall not afterwards be allowed to make ' he same objection, unless by leave of he court. Skc. 2">. No irregularity of any writ of cnirefacias, or in the drawing, summoning. returning or empanneiling of Ltrors shall be sutllcient to set aside a erdict, unless t!ie party making the bjeetion was injured by the irregularly, or unless the objection was made cfore the returning of the verdict. Si:c. 2(5. If either party in a case in 'hich a verdict-is returned during the aiue term of the court before the trial lvcstoanyoi me jurors who u y ui? iiuse anything by way of treat or gravity, tiie e?mri may, 0:1 the motion of iie adverse party, sot aside. tlie verdict, lid award a new trial of the cause. | {Sue. 27(a.) When a jury, after due and iiorough deliberation upon any cause, jtuni into court, without having agreed I pou a verdict, tlio court ni:iy/?tato anew ; :ic evidence, or any part of' it, and ex- j lain to them anew the law applicable I ; 'he ("^n and mny send them out fori irther deliberation; but if twJJ'rc^inM ! second time without having agreed j pon a verdict, they shall not b~' sent j :it agaiu without their own consent, ; 11 less they shall ask from the court I hue further explanation of the law. ISec. ^7 (6.) That the said Jury Com-1 lissioners, appointed by the Governor, I ia!l receive lor their services three j hilars per day for every day's actual j ?rvice in performing the duties im-1 i)sed by this act: such number of days ot to exceed the number of days the )urt for such county shall be in session, \c;eiher with five days to complete the j st, and draw the lists, and draw the irors, to be paid out of tUe Treasury 01 leir respective counties. Sec. L'S. The jury in any rave may, at le request of either party, be taken to iew the phieo or premises in question, any property, matter or tilingreluiing i the controversy between the parties, hen it appears to the court that such e\v is necessary to a just decision : Pro-(ted, The party making the motion Ivanccs a sum .snilicient to pay tlie !fual expenses of the jury and the licers who attend them in taking t.he e\v, which expenses shall be afterards taxed like other legal costs, if the irty who advanced them prevails in ie suit. Sec. 29. Tf a person duly drawn and immoned to attend as a a juror in any)urt neglects to attend without suOient excuse, he shall pay a fine not cceeding twenty .dollors, which shall I ? ininiiuftH liir i i,A fonrt tn which the ! ror was summoned, ami shall bo paid ito the County Treasury. S::c. .10. When, by neglect of any of le duties required by this act to be :>rformc>d by any of the olliecrs or ?rsons herein mentioned, the jurors to i returned from any place are not duly ' awn and summoned to attend the mrt, every person guilty SII^1> ueget shall pay a tine Lot exceeding one jndred dollars, to be imposed by the me court, to the uve of the county in iiich the" oflbnee was comniitt^d. .Si:-'-. 31. If tlio Hoard of Juiv Oomi-ssioners shall -be guilty of fraud, liierof practicing on the jury box preou.dy to u draft, or in drawing a jury, in returning into the box the name of iv juror' which had been lawfully awn out, and drawing and subsiitulg another in his .stead, orin any other :iy in the ?lrawing of jurors, lie shall pu-ni lieil by a line not cxcectung nve indrrd dollars, or be imprisoned not cmiing two years in the State Pcninliary. Nothing contained in this I shall affcct the power and duty of >r?>ners, Justices of the Pence or Trial istices, to summon and em pan lie! jnrs, when authorised by other previous of law. Sec. 83. The Clerk of (he Court of j ?ueral .Sessions in eacli county, not | srs than fifteen days before the comencement of thelirst term of the urt in each year, shall issue writs of nirefacias in each county for.eighteen i and jurors to be returned to that court, J tin Khali be held to serve at each term; ereof throughout the year, and until [other grand jury is empanncled in eir stead. Skc. 31. Grand jurors shall be drawn, mmoued and returned in the same anner as jurors for trials, and when awn at the same time as jurors for : iais, the persons who.-e names a;e first i awn, to the number required, shall b? 1 turned as grand jurors, and those afrwards drawn, to the number requir-i , shall b<i jurors lor trials. See. 35. In case of deficiency of grand 1 rors in any court, writs of venire fa-: js may be issued tn tlie SherilFof the runty, in which said court is held, to turn forthwith such further number of ; and jurors from the bystanders, as ay be required. Skc. 3'J. No more than thirty-two perns to serve as petit jurors sliall be awn and summoned to attend, at one id the same lime, at any court, unless e Court shall otherwise order. Sec. 37. That any person who shall Meafter be arraigned for tne crime of urder, manslaughter, burglary, arson i rape, shall be entitled to all tlie inci-! cuts of an arraignment, and to pe- \ (inptory challenges, not exceeding i renty, and the State, in such eases | tall be entitled to peremptory ehalien- ' js, not exceeding two, in the maimer J : Veto fore prescribed by law. And any j jrson who shall be indicted for any j ime or oU'eiice other than those enuin- j ated, shall have the right to peremp-; irv challenges of live, uiul the State. : i .such eases, shall beentitlod to peremp-. ry challenges not exceeding two. ?Skc. oS. That an .Vet entitled "An | et to regulate the manner of drawing; iries," approved the 20th day of Hep-1 miber, A. I). 1SGS, and the Act entitled An Ad to amend an Act entitled an .et to regulate the juries," approved I ie 2-".d day of March,. 1SG9, and nil j ther acts, or parts of acts, in any way I >nllicting with the provisions of this : 2t, be, and the same are Lereby repeal- ; J. .Sec. 30. That this act shall take effect, nd have the full power of law, from j tid after its passage. Approved the ll)th day of March, A. ! ). 1S71. iX ACT to Provide for (he Protection ! of Persons, Properly and the Public Peace. -{ Whereas, threat cnings, intimidation nd violence are used in portions of the itate against the peace of the same; and mereas, the laws are set at defiance and he oflicers of the law hindered, prcyentd and obstructed in the discharge of heir duties; and whereas anned, diseased and lawless persons are threatenng, maltreating and assassinating leaceable and defenceless citizens; tiiereoro, Section 1. lie It enae'ed by (he Seniteand Ilousuof Representatives ol' the State of South Carolina, now met and .itting in General Assembly, and by the inthority of the same, That if any per011 shali assault or.intimidaie any citi:eu because of political opinions or the xercise of political r'.^iits and privit ges guaranteed to every citizen of the L'nitcd Stated by t.:o constitution and | laws thereof, or by the constitution "and * laws of this State, or for .such reason (lis- l charge Mich citizen from employment or j occupation, or reject such citizen from j rented house, or land, or other property, f such person shall be deemed guilty of a j misdemeanor, and, on conviction there- s of, be lined not less than fifty, or more a han one thousand dollais, or be im- s .irisoned not less (ban three months, or s more than one year, or both, at the disi cretion of the court. \ C I h'l.v. L\ That if any two or. more per- a sons shali band or conspire together, or e go in disguise upon tiie public highway, lj or upon tlie premises of another, with c ! intent to injure, oppress, or violate the p person or property of any citizen be- j Jj ; cause of hi?> political opinions, or his ex- s j pression or exercise of the same, or shall o | attempt by any means, measures or acts, v to hinder, prevent or obstruct any citi- p : zen in the free exercise and enjoyment d of any right or privilege secured to him r by the constitution and laws of the Uui- p ted States or by tlie constitution and ; a laws of this .State, such person shall be j o deemed guilty of a felony, and, on con-. d | vlction thereof,'be lined not less than | one hundred uor more than two thous- 1 / - - 1 ] and dollars, or Do lmpnsoneu uut i COD | ; than six months, nor more than throe A years, or both, at the discretion of the j court, and shall thereafter be ineligible to, and disabled from, holding any office of honor, trustor pro lit in this State. Sec. 3. That if, in violating in any of rrit provisions of this act, any other crime, miVa\r;".^an or or felony shall bo a committed, the offender or offenders ' S shall, on conviction thereof, be subjec- si ted to such punishment fcJT the same as ' a is attached to such crime, misdemeanor | n and felony by the existing laws of this j tl State. j S Six*. 4. That the sheriff*, constables ci and oth'er oiiicers in the several eircuifs ! a or counties vested with powers of urres-1 r< .ting, imprisoning and bailing oflbndcra i t< against the laws of this Siaie, be, and j n are hereby, specially authorized and re-; a quired to institute proceedings against'j tl all and every person and persons who | I, shall violate any of ilie provisions of tl this act, and cause him aud them to be w arrested,- imprisoned or bailed, as the o case may require, for a trial before such court as"shall have jurisdiction of the si offence. ' I Sec. o. That the Circuit Courts of this s: Slate, within thjr respective circuits, in G the counties of which the circuits are k respectively composed, shall havecogni-! - zance of all o! lenses commiucu aguuiay. the provisions of this act, and of all; j: other causes arising uude# this act. i Sue. (5. That it shall be the duty of * all sheiifls, constables and other oiliecra | u who may be specially empowered, to j n obey and execute all warrants and other < ^ process issued under the provisions of I v this act to them directed; and should |. any sheriff, constable or other oJliecr | {* specially empowered, refuse to re- p ceive such warrant or other pro-^ u cess, when tendered to him, or 11 eglector refuse to execute the same, Ire shall, on conviction thereof, be fined in r thn trim of five hundrod dollars to the i a use of the citizen deprived of the rights ] aj secured by ll:e provisions of this act, or i *-< be imprisoned in the county jail, at the f' discretion of the court. And the better ^ to enable the slieriits, constables aijfl |11 other officers (specially, empowered, to j n execute all such warrants and other pro- U1 cesses as may be directed to them, they si.all have authority fo summon ami Call to their aid the by-stamiers or jjow* & t:oniiUt(u4 of the proper county, and ail l/ person? refusing to obey the summon^ lr or call of the ollieers thus c-mpo\y?*ed, n thai! be deemed guilty of a misdehVlan- 11 or, ainl, on conviction thereof, be pun-!11 i*hed ; and such warrants and other pro- | fl 'cesses shall inn and ho executed by said i 1,1 ollieers, anywhere within the circuit or ? county in which they are issued. | ? Skc. 7. Tfiat any person who shall "j hinder, prevent or obstruct any olScer or other persons charged with theexecu-; }'( lion of any warrant or other process is- 1 (j sued under the provisions of this act, in , arresting any jierson for whose appre- : ()j hension.sucli warrant or orther prociss ,, process may have been issued, or shail 1 '* rescue, orattertiptto rescue such person u from the custody of the ollicer or person i or persons iawYuJIy assisting hitn as ; ^ aforesaid, or shall aid, abet or assist any J |)( person so arrested as aforesaid, directly | ^ or indirectly, to escape fr?m tixe cuntody of the oliicer or person or persons as- i c, listing itiin as afoio. aid, or;ii:all haibor ; jj or conceal any person for whose arrest a j warrant or other process shall have been f)j is?ned, so as to prevent his discovery and ,r arrest after due notice or knowledge of; Vj the fact of the' issuing of such warrant: ft or other process, shall, on conviction of either of said offenses, be subject to a n fine not less than tifty, nor more Irian jj one tiiousand dollars, or imprisonment s., not less than three months, nor more i j, than one year, or both, at the discretion sj of the court having jurisdiction. j-al S::c. 8. That any citizen who shall bo tc hindered, prevented or obstructed in the a, exercise of Die rights-and privileges se- tl cured Iiim by tlie constitution and laws fc of the United States, or by the constitis- j> (ion and laws of this ?S*ate, or .shall be oj injured in his person or property, ho- ji cause of nis exercise ot liie same, may ] claim and prosecute the county in which t?*; the offence shall be committed, for any j,: damages ho sha! 1 sustain thereby, and H the said county shall be-responsible for hi the payment of such damages as the d court may award, which shall bo paid a: by the county treasurer of such county, t.i oil a warrant drawn by the county coin- A mis>ioiji'i\s thereof, which warrant shall d be drawn by the county commissioners < ; as soon n*< a certified copy of the judg- S ment.roli i:s delivered to them for lile in , ]. their ollice. ; L { irco. 'J. hi all oir-c.-i where any dwell- ai ing house, building or any property, ; real or personal, shall bo destroyed, in n consequence of any mob or riot, it shall 8 lie lawful for the person or persons, own- cl iiijj or interested in such property, to si bring suits against the county in which si such property was situated and being, di for the recovery of such damages, as he ]_y or they may have sustained, by reason- ai of the destruction thereof* and the d amount which shall be recovered in said cm action, shall be paid in the manner pro- i vived by Section S of this act. j ol Ki-:c. 10. That no person or persons shall b beentitled to the recovery of such dama- j ft ges, if it shall appear that destruction of .p his or their property was caused by his or tc their lineal eouuucc, nor tin loss it snail o appear that ha or they, upon knowledge si had of the intention or attempt to ties- b troy his or their property, or to collect a a mob for that purposo, and sufficient it time intervening, pave notice thereof to t] a Constable, Sheriff, Trial Justice or Jus- b tico of the Peace of the County, in o which such property w.'is situated and a being ; and it shall bo the duty of such 1 Constable, fcherill', Trial Justice, or Jus- B tico of .the Peacc, upon receipt of such e notice, to take all legal means necessary tl for the protection of such property so at- o tached or tiireatcned to be attached ; and yi if such Constable, Sheriff, Trial Justice d or Justice of the Peace, upon receipt of c such notice, or upon knowledge of such a intention or attempt to destroy such i property in anywise received, shail 11 eg- o lect or refuse to perform bis duty in the n premises, he or they so neglecting or re- t fusing, shall be liable for the daman s a done to such property, ii> be recovered 1 by action, and shall also be deemed guil- ?; ty of a misdemeanor in offnv, and on a conviction thereof, shall forfeit his com- \ u. ssion. t Kc. 11. That nothing In tVii-ael shall > be construed to prevent the person pr ( persons whoac property is injured or do- i itroyed from having and maintaining lis or their action against all and every )er?on and persons engaged or participating in said mob or riot, to recover till damages for any injury sustained: Provided, however, that no damages hall be recovered by the party injured igainst any of the said rioters for the ame injury for which compensation hall be made by the county. Six*. 12. That it shall be lawful for the' bounty Commissioners of the county igainst which damages shall be recoverd under the provisions of the act to iring suitor suits, in the name of the ounty against any and all persons en;agcd, or in any manner participating 11 said mob or riot-.Jandjagainst any Confable, Sheriff, Trial Justice or Justice f the peace, or other onicer charged rith the maintenance of the public cace, who nyiy be liable by neglect of uty.to the provisions of this act, for the ccovery of all damages, costs and exenses incurred by said county; and ueh suits shall not abate or fail by reasn of too many or too few parties defenant being named therein. Approved the 2Sth day of February, l. 1)., 1S71. tX ACT To Create a Debt of the State of South Carolina, to be known an the \ Merlin (j Funded Debt/ t/cc same, or the proceeds thereof, to be exclusively vied in exchange for, or in payment of, j the exitsing Public. Debt of said State, j Skctiox 1. He it enacted by the Serite and House of .Representatives of the late of South Carolina, now met and ;tting in General Assembly, and by the ulhority of the same, That the Goveror of the State be, ntul is hereby, aulorized to borrow, on the credit of the tate of South Carolina, a sum not ex:eding one million two hundred thonsnd pounds sterling; such debt to be ^presented by coupon bonds; the same i bear six pounds per centum per anuin interest, in gold, payable seminnuaily; the principal and iuterest acreof to bo payable in the city of iondon, England, and the principal aercof to be redeemable and payable 'ithin twenty years from the -passage f fliiu Aft in rrnlrl nmn Sec. 2. Such debt, hereby authorized, liilf be known as the Sterling Funded >ebt. The bonds to be issued in purnance hereof shall be signed by the iovernor, and countersigned by the tate Treasurer, under the seal of this tate. They may be issued in sums of ot less than one hundred pounds sterng. The coupons attached to such onds shall be signed by the State 'reasurer, or executed in such lanncr as the Governor of the State iay approve, his signature to said onds being evidence of such approal. . Sec. 3. That all of the bonds authored by this Act, or their proceeds, shall 0 used exclusively in exchange for, or 1 payment of, the existing Public Debt Snt'. 4. That all the bonds hereby aulorized shall be placed in the hands of Financial Agent of this Statu, to be ^pointed by the Governor, Attorney funeral, and Treasurer, Comptroller feneral, Secretary of State: Provided, hat said Financial Hoard shall receive o compensation. Such agent shall jsido in the city of London aforesaid; ml the Financial .Board hereinbefore uthorized, or a majority of them, trough (lie Financial Agent of the tateof Xcw York, are hereby antboric d and directed to enter into an agreerent with sirch Financial Agelit as my be appointed as aforesaid for the egotiatiou of said bonds; for the payicnt of interest thereon until the tnairity thereof; for the payment of said rmd's at maturity, and for the exchange i me same xor any or me puonc oeot f tliis .Suite, or for the payment of any f said public debt, from the proceeds f such new bonds as they may deem ) be .for the interest of this State : Pro:(lccl, That none of the existing public ubt> as aforesaid shall be paid before le maturity thereof out of tlic proceeds f the bonds hereby authorized, unless le same can be purchased and rodeeml ?:t a rate not exceeding the rate at hieh such new bonds shall be negoated; and, for the purposes of this ot, and in payment of interest on said mds, and in the redemption thereof, ic pound sterling shall be deemed to be le equivalent of five dollars in gold >in oi' the United .States : Provided, lat the Financial Agency created by 4 i. II i. 1 fl.A l.nn.L I'.S -i.Cl.Mia. I lidl UU 111 lite nuuun ' any one jierson, but shall bo entrusted ? the1 management of a responsible miking 3iou.se of first class reputation, j the new and old world. Sj:o. ~t. That an annual tax, in addition to il other taxes, shall be levied upon all i le taxable property within this Slate I iliieicnt to pay tlieinterest on the debt j ere by authorized,' at the time when ieh interest shall become due and payj!e, and such interest shall be remitted j i said Financial Agent in London, and ; farther similar tax shall be levied in j ic same manner suftlcient to provide | ira Sinking Fund of two per centum j i gold per annum on the full amount ' the debt hereby created, which Sinkitf Fund shall be remitted to the said inancial Agent of the State in London, i be applied to the redemption and lyment of two per centum of the prinpal of the said bonds at par. The juds thus to be ])aid shall be annually rawn, by lot, at such time and place, id under such regulations as the Gov nor of the State and said Financial I rent may determine, and on all such | rawing* the American Minister to the ourt of St. James in England, or the ecrelary of the American Legation in: ,ondon* or the American Consul at! oiulon, shall he invited to be present, j id to certify to .such drawings. Skc. (5. From time to time, and when ! ny of the existing public debt of the ! tale shall be redeemed, by the ex- j langeol" the bondshereby authorized, or . nil! be paid from the proceeds thereof, ! :eh dibtso redeemed or paid, and theevi- i ance thereof, shall be forthwith absolute-1 cancelled,and shall not be rc-issued in I ty form; and the total amounts thus re-, ccmed or paid shall be annually report-1 .1 by the Comptroller General. Sice. 7. That the fui11i,credit and funds j F the State of South Carolina are here- j y" solemnly and irrevocably pledged ?! fho liniiffn-il n!iviii(?iit of thu nrinei- i ul and interest of the debt hereby crea;d, and for the .annual redemption f tbat portion thereof ior which a nkingfund is authorized ; and tire issue y the Governor of the bonds hereby uthorizod shall be conclusive evidence 1 favor of any bona fide holder thereof, lat the provisions of this act have een fully complied with by the State fliccrs, and that such bonds are legally ud properly created. Sue. 8. The honor and credit of the (ate is also hereby pledged to the holdr of the debt authorized by this act, hat the State will hereafter, by itself, Ulcers or agents, until said debt is fully aid and discharged, create any new cbt.or obligation, or by the loan of its redit, by guaranty, endorsement or therwi.se, excepting for the purpose of nccting its existing obligations, or in indforlhe ordiuary and current busiiess of the State, without first submithig the question as to the creation of ny such new debt, guaranty, endor.seuentor loan of its credit t.> the people f tliis State at a general State election, ud, unless two-thirds of the quaiitied otersof the State voting on this mies ?>!?, sh:ili bj in favor of a further debt, uarnnty, endorsement or loan of its redit, ijonc such shall bo created or nade. Sec. 9. The Commission herein ap- o pointed, or a majority of them, are e hereby authorized to pay such sums as may be necessary for the purpose of " carrying this act into effect, out of any s< funds of the State not otherwise appropriated. " Sec. 10. For the purposes of this act, o and to carr}r out the same, all acts, or parts of acts, inconsistent with this act, " are hereby repealed. " Approved March 7tli, 1871. ' ^ Si AN ACT to determine the Day of Election of the Mayor and Aldermen of " the City of Charleston. lj Section 1. Be it enacted bytlieSen' ate and House of Hepresentatves of the w j State of South Carolina, now met and " ! sitting in General Assembly, and by the : authority of the same, That so much of the charter of the City of Charleston, and the amendments thereto, as detc-rm- i incs the day of election, be, and the i same is hereby amended, so as to fix the day of election of Mayor and Alderman for the said City of Charleston, on the first Wednesday of August, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, (1871,) and on the first Wednesday of the same month in each alternate year thereafter: Provided, That the present Mayor and Aldermen shall continue in office until the day fixed by the charter of the City of Charleston for the qualification of their successors. Shc. 2. That the Mayor and Alder- j men now in offi.ee shall continue therein until their successors are elected and qualified. Sec. 3. That all laws now in force in relation to the election of Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Charleston, except so far as hereby repealed, be and continue in force. Approved March 7,1871. AN ACT to further amend an Act En.' ^ titled "vt?i Act.providihg for the assessment and taxation of property." Section 1. Be it enacted bv the Sen- s ato and House of Representatives of the n State of South Carolina, now met and 0 sitting in General Assembly, and by the a authority of the same: 0 That the act entitled "An act provid- ? ingfor the assessment and taxation of s property," be, and is hereby, further d amended as follows : n Strike out, from section 3, paragraph 0 1G, the word "September," and insert a "July;" also, in paragraph 17, the word "November," aua insert "August." sl Strike out, from section 7, the words ".September" and "October," in lines a two and three, and insert "July" and j] "August;" also, in lines six and" nine, strikQ out "September" and insert "July;" also, in line five of section 7, be- ^ tween the words "oath" and "of," insert "of all the real estate which has been sold or transferred since, the last li?f tnr>nf. nf nrrmfM'tv. for which he was responsible, and to whom, and." a] .Strike out, from section 8, the word jj "September" and insert "July?*. u Strike out, from section 9, the word a] "September," and insert "July." n; Strike out, from section 10,11 and 12, aj the words "September" and "October," and insert "July" and "August." a] Strike out, from section 17, the word K "November," and insert "September.'^ C( Strike out, from section 19, che word e( "October," and insert "August." p. Strike out, (rom section 20, the words "September" and "October" and insert a, "July" and"Auglist."* Strikeout, from section 21, wherever ? it appears, the word "Octobcr," and insert "August;" also, the word "Septemher," ami insert "July;" also, the word "Vnivinilwip " nnrl inonrt "Pontpiriher." Strike out, from section 23 and 31, the ^ words ' September" and "Oetober," and insert "July" and "August." ~ Strike out, from section 33, the words ? "September" and insert "July." Strike out, from section 37, the words "September" and "October," and insert "JuJy" and "August." ' " Strike out, from section 38, the word "August," and insert "July." Strike out, from section 41, the words " "September" and "October," and insert "July" and "August." Strike out, from section 50, the words to "Monday of September, and second t* Monday in October," in the fourth line, and insert "the second Monday of July," tl: and "second Monday in August;" also. ?' in line 5, strike out "September," and di insert "July;" also in lines 14 and 21, E strike out "October." and insert "Au- ai gust." Strike out, from sectiou 51, the word ? "fiontomlipr " juul insert "Julv." Strike.out, from section 52, "the word E "October," ami insert "August ;" also in line five, between the words "listed t\ and," and insert "giving the first Cris- a' tian name of the several persons." oj Strike out from section 50, 57 and '53 " the word "September," and insert w "July." n Strike out, from section 03, all after J;1 the word "the" in line one, to "eigh- ' teen," in liue two, and insert "Septem- *c ber first." si Strike out, from section Go, the words w "second Monday of December," and insert "last Monday in August." ^ Strike out, from section 06, all after the word "the" in line one, to "one," in ai line two, and insert "thirtieth of Sep- p tember;" also, between "State" and: tl "an," on the fourth line, insert "and tl the county commissioners;" also, strike ' d; out of section 00, line two, the words ' p "sixty-eight," and insert "seventy-one.'' | p Strike out, from section 07, all-after the n word "on," in the fifteenth line, to the ti word "one," in the sixteenth line, and | b insert "or before fhe 15th of October;" a also strike out the words "sixty-eight" si ? 1. r>,.n m> ill (IiQ unction nnd ! II insert "seventy-three." j I Strike out, from section GS, all after si the word "the" in the fifth line, to "an- ti nually," in the .sixth line, and insert j tc "second Monday of September." Strike out, from section <>t), all after i ti the word "county" on fifth line, to the si word "and," on sixth line, and insert 113 "on the first Monday in September." j Strike put. from section T2, ail after st the word "the," in the sixteenth line, si to "annually," in the same line and n: insert "November 15th." si Strike out, from section 75, line twen- c< ty, the word "January," and insert "November." * 1 Strike out, from section 70, the words i "the first day of March,"and insert "the p fifteenth day of January;" also, strike ss out the word "April" and insert "Feb- j tl """i'".11 nl'i/i ii-nrila diiv I Ci of May;" ami insert "the second Tucs- ? day in March." | o Strike out, from section SO, the word I t< "March," and insert "January." Strike out, from section 89, the words ft "the 10th of November," and insert tl "the 10th of September." I a Amend section HO by adding: And\{\ provided further, That each county au- J k | ditor shall keep a record of all sales of j C ! conveyance of real property made in his ! a 1 county, in which he shall enter, in I n columns, the names of the purchaser! si and seller, the nuality of land conveyed, the location and price of the same, and ! E therefrom correct the county duplicates I st i annually; and for the purpose of carry- ( t\ ing out this provision the clerks of si { courts and registers of mesne convey-1 b ancc of each county are hereby required j to have the endorsement of the county j s.* auditor on each and every deed of con-; ei veyance f<.r real property, that the Pamo . ii is on record in his otlice, before the j ei same can be placed on record in the olli-! JJ ccs of said clerks of courts or registers | of mesne conveyance; aixl the said I p county auditor shall l?o entitled to col-j Ject a fee of twenty-five cents, for his si wn use,'for making such'entry and ndorsement. Strike out, from scction 91, the words the fifteenth day of January," and inert "November twentieth." Strike out, from section 92, the words first Tuesday of May," and insert "15th f January." '> ' Strike out, from section 91, the words first week in September," and insert the second week in June;" also, the ords "the first," in sixth linerand inert "the last." Strike out, from scction 95, the words tlie first day of March," and insert "the 5th of January." Strike out, from section 90, all from the 'ord "taxes," in second line, and insert from November 20th to March 20th." Strike out, from section 97, the -words first day of March, and insert "fifteenth f Januaryalso, strike out "the tweneth day of May," and insert "the fif enth o*f February." / Strike out, from section 101, the w;ord July," and insert "April." Strike out, from section 105, the word | Tnttfl " nnil inanrf ''Xfnrnl* Strike out, from section 106, the words the twentich day of May," and insert ! the fifteenth of February." - . Strike out, from section 107, the -words the twentieh day of May," and "the ' ?cond Tuesday m June," and insert the tenth of February" and "the first [onday in March also, . on the velfth line, strike out "June," and lsert "March." Strike out, from scction 108, the words second Tuesday in June," and insert first Mondny in March." 1 Strike out, from section 112, the -word ( July," and insert "April." Strike out, from scction 132, the words I twentieth day of October," and insert the last day of August." Add to section 145 the following rords: "The State auditor is hereby author^ :ed to have the city of Charleston sureyed and numbered, and to place the nmbers in a conspicuous place in front f the buildings or lots. And it shall be penal offence for the landlord, agent r tenant to remove the same." Strike out, from section 147^ all after 147," and insert "the pay or assessors hall in no instance be more than three ollare per day for each day actually aiid eccssarily employed in the performance f the duties enjoined upon them in this ct.? Sec. 2. All acts or parts of acts inconistent with this act are hereby repealed. Sec. 3. This act shall take effect on ud after the tax levy shall be made for tie fiscal year 1871. , . ; Approved March 8,1871. lN ACT to Amend and Extend the Charter of the Planters' and. Mechanics1 Bank of South Carolina, dnd for Other Purposes Therein Named. "Whereas the capital of the Planters' nd Mechanics' Bank of South Carolina as been reduced, by losses, from one lillion of dollars to one hundred thousid dollars, whereby the shares, origially worth twenty-five dollars each, e, at the present time, worth, in realir, but two dollars and fifty cents each ; ud the President anu Directors of the ' lid Bank have petitioned for leave to , msolidate their said shares at that rate, ' > as to bring them up to their original ir value: ' i Section Be it enacted by the ; 2iiate ana Jtiouse or itepresenuiiives, j ' the State of South Carolina, now met j id sitting in General Assembly, and ] y the authority of the same, That the oard-of Directors of the said Bank be, , id they are hereby authorized, to eon didate the shares of the said Bank, by illing in their said shares, and issuing , lie sliare of the par value of twenty- cj ve dollars for every ten of their pres- ' [it shares, so that the number of shares ; mil be reduced l'rom forty thousand ( i four thousand: Provided, however, mt the said Bank shall, at the request < the stockholders now holding less j lan ten shares, redeem the said shares j - nnln r\t tll'n (Inllorc ?tlH fi ff v ppntll I , J IUC tUlV Vi HIV \4\'AlMTi KJ MMV* VW*IW , 2r share. < j SfiC. 2. That the said Board of Direc- i rs, before reducing and consolidating I le siiid shares, shall give at least thirty i iys' public notice, in one or more of i ie newspapers of the city of Charleston s r their intention so to consolidate, re- < jce and redeem the stock of the said ank, and from and after the day fixed 1 id so publicly notified for the said con- j >lidation, reduction and redemption of j lesaid shares no one shall be consider- < i or held to be a Stockholder of the said 1 ank who has not received a new cer- i hcate for the consolidated shares at venty-five dollars per share: Provided, i ways, that the holder of any number i f original shares under ten shall be at i berty to sell an<J assign the same to 1 homever he may choose, by endorse- j lent upon the certificate held by him, j hicli endorsement shall, without trans- i ir at the Bank, entitle the assignee > demaudthe redemption of the said < lares, or the consolidation of them. ! t -J. 1 . nerever nc nas acijuncu ui uuius icu.vi lore shares, at the price or rate as in the rat section of this act provided. Sec. 3. The. said Board of Directors re hereby further authorized' and emowered, from time to time, to increase le number of shares and the capital of le said Bank at any time after thirty ays' notice'of their intention so to do, ublished in one or more of the newsapers of the city of Charleston, to a umber not exceeding in the whole ,venty thousand shares, each share to c of the par value of twenty-Jive dolnd to opeu books of subscriptions for jch additional shares, under such reg- ! lations, as they shali shall prescribe: ! 'rovidfd, always, that the stockholders ( liall have preference in .subscription < > tlic increased stock, in' proportion > the.amount then held by them. Sec. 4. The said Bank is hereby fur- : icr authorized to receive deposits hi jch sums and at such times as the oard of Directors may state, by public Jvertisement, and pay the same with a imulated rate of interest upon them at iated periods, the interest to be paid in lonev, or to be placed at the credit of ml depositors upon tne same terms uuu mditions as the original deposits. Sec. 5. The present charter of the iank is hereby altered and amended as n the previous sections of this act is rovidea, and in all other respects the lid charter is hereby confirmed as if lose provisions had been originally inurnorated in the said charter, and the lid charter is al*o extended for a period f twenty-one years beyond its present jrmiuation. Sec. G. That all the powers herein con ?rred upon the Hoard of Directors of lie Planters' and Mechanics' Jiank be, ud the same are hereby, conferred upon ic Hoard of Directors of the Bank notvn as the Union Bank of South , arolina, which charter is also hereby mended and extended in the same lanner, ami that they shall have the line powers as are herein conferred. Sec. 7. That the charter of the Peoples' lank of South Carolina be, and the Is. WA?wmF,vrJ s%f UUC !." llVltl/J, 1V1IUVYWU 1U1 LUU ILIlil KJI venty-one years from and after the xteenth day of December, which shall 2 in the year of our Lord, 187:}. See. 8. That the said Bank, durinjr 1 lid term of twenty-one years,, shall 1 njoy all the privileges, rights, powers, ] nmunities and benefits which it now ljoys under existing charter of said lank. .See. P. Thai this act shall be deemed a ] ublio act. ,Sec. 10. That this act shall not be con- ; rued to exempt any of the Banks - ?? named from State or municipal taxation. Approved the 9th day of March, A.D. 1871.' ^ i f- -tv* ,* y '?? AN" ACT to amend An Act entitled "An Act providing for the assessment and taxation of property, passed 15th September, 1868, and all Acts amendatory thereto Section 1. Bp it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That so much of an Act entitled "An Act providing for the assessment and taxation of property," approved the 15th of September, 1868, and all acts amendatory thereto as Provides for the appointment and pay of istrict assessors and assistants be, and the same are hereby, repealed ; and here auci Ji/Buau w IUC.UULJ ui u/uutj ouuitors to receive the returns and make tho assessments, provided for lu said act, williin the times prescribed by law; and for this purpose the offices of the county auditors shall be kept open to receive the returns, of taxpayers during such times ns is now or may be hereafter fixed by law.. Sec. 2. That the various comity, auditors be, and they are hereby, authorized 1 to appoint a sufficient number of assistants to enable them to complete the said .! assessment within the timafixed by law and to defray the expenses of making said assessment, the said auditors shall draw their warrants annually upon the county treasurers, to'be approved by the county commissioners, for such sum*as tnay- be necessary, but not to exceed jtfce following, to wit: The auditor of Charleston County, two thousand dollars; the auditors of Richland,-Orangeburg, Edgefield, Beaufort Barn well. Colleton ana Abbeville Counties, one thousand dol lars; the auditors of Chester, Darlington* v Fairfield, Greehv'iHe, Marion Sumter and York Counties, eight hundred dollars; i the auditors of Georgetown, Kershaw,. Laurens, Lexington, Newberry, Spartanburg and' Union Counties, seven hundred dollars; the auditors of Chesterfield, Clarendon, Marlboro' and Williamsburg 'Counties; sfx hundred dol iars;. me .auditors or. Anderson, Horry, Lancaster, Oconee and .Pickens Counties, five hundred dollars each. ^ Seo. 3. That whenever any taxpayershall fail to make return to the auditor of his county within' the time prescribed by law, it shall be the duty of the county auditor to enter on the tax duplicate against such taxpayer .the property charged to him the previous year, with fifty pec cent penalty added thereto, except in cases of sickness or absence from the county, #hen the trad amounts of property, only shall be chawed. Approved the Oth day of March, A. D. 1871. - AN ACT To Establish .the Charleston Charitable Association? of the State of South Carolina ', for the Benefit of the Free School JFimd. . i SEctfiox 1. Be W enacted by the Seaate and House of Representatives, of the State of Sou^h Carolyia, now met and sitting in General Assembly and by tKe authority of the same, ThAt H. H. Willoughby, F. H. Frost, J. P. Horbach^^T. J. Hirsch and Oscar B. Little, of South Carblind, ajldotiieir-associatea or partners, shall have the full right, ana.are hereby authorized to form" themselves intoa .partnership association, to be known under the name and style of R. H; Willougliby and Company, or such Dther numes as they may1 now,, of hereafter, assume. Sec. 2. Thatall.the rights of corporations known as banks be, and the same Is hereby, vested in the said firm, for the purpose of loaning out money on interest, purchasing and mortgaging real estate, buying, personal property*- and they shall have the same .rights and privileges now enjoyed by the Danking institutions of this State; they shall also have the right to dispose of any and all such property, real, personal or mixed, :hat tney may become possessed of, in my manner, and on sncn conditions, as ;he said Arm or association may deem fit md proper and to the advantage of said firm and to nromote the interest of the aid School ?*und of the State of South Carolina. ' Seo. 8. Be it further enacted, That, aefore commencing business under the provisions of this act, said firm shall pay, or cause to be paid, into the hands jf the State Superintendent of Education the sum of one thousand dollars :$1,000), to be used for the benefit of the Free Schools of South Carolina, and annually thereafter a like amount, for the term of tea-years, or so long as said partnership shall choose to do business, it being understood aud agreed thai said payment of one thousand dollars per annum by said association is the consideration upon which the privilege of incdrnnmt.ion herein is crranted. and' when ever said company or firm or association shall fail to pay said consideration, then their right to do business shall cease. Sec. 4. That the association r company or firm established by this act, shall have full power, and are hereby authorised to establish agencies throughout the State. " . Sec. 5. That this act shall bo of force immediately on and after its passage. Approved the Sth day of March, A. D. 1871. n-nflAT TTrtlTAXT i..il ^ JUliVJL' it CiaUlj U 1 t JlUt/(<Jlt~iuy the State Auditor and County Commissioners to Levy CeYtaih Taxes. Be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sittinsr in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That the State Auditor be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to levy and cause to be collected a tax, not to exceed seven (7) mills on a dollar, on all the taxable property in the State, to meet appropriations for the fiscal year 1S71; and the County Commisioners of the several counties in the State are hereby authorized to levy and' cause to be collected a tax, not to exceed three (3) o rlnllm* on the taxable nroD erty in their respective counties for the fiscal year 1871. Approved the 7th day of March, A.D. 1871. Cross, the fellow who got himself shipped in a box, as express freight, from a western town, came near paying for his folly, or criminal intent, with his life, lie had marked the box "this side up with care," but, on arriving at Denver, the box was set on eud, instead of on its bottom, and the unfortunate inmate was compelled to stand on his head lor nearly half a day. A St. Louis man has insured liis life for ?100,000, and his steps aro dogged by his licirs and the coroner. A plain gold ring has been fonnd in the gizzard of a lien at Elizabeth. A heavy manslaughter of fowls is expected to follow. ^ ^ 1 In 1815 the present German Emperor, then in his toons, entered Paris iniong the ronin'M'ors of the first Napoleon at Waterloo.