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1 .1 . ..... ? ! ----- I... ?L J . II ..J ! I Ml nuT" 1 I 1 1" IL ' ' 1 I """ ' ?L. I 111 ' THE ABBEVILLE PRESS AND BANNER, _ _ji^?J???.1^???! 1 ' '' BY W. A. LEE*AND HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1871. VOLUME XVIII--NO. 46. . ? _ j _ _ i _ - . * 1 J ^ "" ' " * ? 1 I tI/?^f r\f Ctnfn fa on! a nrrtnorfv Tip I Anrwoved Decembei 23,1870# Acts and Joint Resolutions Passed by the Legislature? Session 1870 and 1871. [official.] AX ACT to provide for the Publication of the ft*, Jicports, licsolutiom, Journal* and othc/' Papers of the Uenend Assembly. Section 1.?Bo it enactcil by the Sen-1 ate and House of Representatives of the j State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly and bv the authority of the same. That the Clerk j of the Senate and the Clerk of the House : PonrAorinf^tlvpc lio rmrl t,lu>v are ! v/i ?.~v , hereby authorized to provide by contract I for the publication, In such newspapers i of the State as may by tliem he deemed ! necessary, of the Acts and Joint Rcsolu- j tions of the General Assembly; and | they are further authorized to provide by contract, for the permanent and currant printing of the General Assembly; .provided, that said contract be approved by the Seiiate and House of Itepreseuta-i tives. Sec. 2. That a sufficient number of the Journals, licports and Acts of the j General Assembly, as may be necessary /vf thn mnnihnrts nf t.lirt fr^lto < 1U1 HIV IIOV VI IUV vt v.. w ? eral Assembly, as may be necessary for j the use of the members of the General < Assembly, and for the State' Librarian i to make the exchanges with other States ' "be bound in a good and substantial man- i uer; and that the Clerk of the Senate j and the Clerk of the House of the House ! of Representatives be, and they are here-1 by authorized, to have the same done . immediately upon the close of the ses- j sion, or as "soon thereafter as practica- j ble. Sec. 3. That on the completion of the permanent work, they shall forward, by mail or otherwise, as they may deem expedient, a copy to each of the members' or the General Assembly, and one to I each of the State and County oilicers en- j tilled to the same. bec. 4. That the Slate Treasurer be,; and is hereby authorized and directed \ to pay all accounts for said work, out of j ony moneys in the Treasury not other-1 wise appropriated: I'roviacu, u? of the respective Houses shall first cgr- j tify that said accounts are just and cor-, rect in all respects, and that the work j luus been performed in pursuance of con-. tract, and that the amount mentioned in said accounts is due, and remains un-; paid. SEC. 5. That all Acts or parts of Acts ; or Joint Resolutions inconsistent with i this A?t are hereby repealed. Approved January 1571. JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing ami Directing the State Auditor and County { Commissioners to Levy Certain Tuxes. \ lie it Resolved by the Senate and j House of Representatives of the State \ OI ?>0UU1 varomiil, UUW llivi Silling in ( < iencral Assembly anil the authority of lite same; That the State Auditor be, and is hereby authorized and directed to levy, and cause to he collected a tax of i nine mills on a dollar of all taxable pro- j perty in the State to meet appropriations for the fiscal year 1S70, mul the County j Commissioners of each of the Counties ' are hereby authorized to levy and cause j to be collected, a tax not exceeding j three mills on a dollar of all taxable ' property in their respective Counties for the fiscal year 1870, expecting the County Commissioners of Beaufort, Georgetown, Barnwell, Newberry, Pickens, 1 Kdgefield and Laurens Counties, who ! are hereby authorized to levy and cause ' to be collected, a tax not exceeding four j mills on the dollar and excepting the j Counties of Clarendon, Darlington, { 3lorry and Richland, who are hereby; authorized to levy and collccj a tax not exceeding five mills on the dollar, two j mills of the saiil tax so levied in i.'arlington County, shall bo devoted to the ' completion of the Court House at Dar- > lington, provided so much shall be necessary. Approved Docembcr 23, 1ST0. AX ACT Supplementary to An Act cn- I titled "-In AH to Authorize A(lminis-' trutors, Executors, and other Fiducia-1 riee, to Sell Certain Evidences or Indebtedness at Fid/lie Sate, and to j Compromise m certain Cases" Approv- j rd January 14, 1S70. "Whereas, prior to the ninth day of j September, in the year of our Lord one j li n rwl rml-m d civtv-ntrrlit. ' I liunc.lim >- ^5 " - " ? - j - | many estates were disposed of, and the notes and accounts representing the pur-! chase money of the same were deemed j to be good at the time, lias since been rendered doubtful or worthless, by oper-; ation of the Act of the General Assem- i bly to determine and perpetuate the j homestead, and by other causes; there- i fore. Skcttok 1. Be it enated by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and nittiug in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That all admin- j istrators, executors, and other fiducia- i ties, having in their possession, as such, jtotes, accounts, and other evidences of | indebtedness, neretoiore appraised goou, i but which have since become doubtful or worthless, by operation of the Act of 1 the General Assembly to determine and 1 perpetuate the homestead, shall be allowed to dispose of the same in the niatner prescribed in Sections 1 and 2 of the Act to which this is a supplement. fcjKC. That where administrators, executors, and other fiduciaries, sold i uroperty, as such, prior to the passage ; of the Act to determine and perpetuate j the homestead by the General Assembly [ on the ninth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight, and took notes of other evidences of indebtedness for the purchase money, which were regarded good at the time they were taken, but which have since been rendered doubtless"or worthless, by operation of the Homestead Act aforesaid, administrators, executors, and other fiduciaries, shall be allowed to disiwwe of the same jn the manner prescribed in Section 1 and 2 of the Act to which this Bill is a supplement. Approved the 23d day of January, A. I). 1871. JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the Attorney-Genera/ to Employ Assistance in Certain fc'itifn now Pending, and making an Appropriation to pay for the ?amc. Whereas, as appears by the State Auditor, the South Carolina. Northeastern, Cheraw and Darlington Hail road XJoinpanie# have procured suits to be brought against themselves in the United States Circuit Court for the purposee of contesting the right of the State to tax their property: and whereas, it is to the interest of the State that a speedy dicision of these suns shall be reach; Be it Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representative of the State of South Carolina, now* met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority ?f the same. That* the Attorney-General be, and he is hereby authorized, to employ such assistance as he may need in defending the interests of the State in these suits; and to pay for assistance, live thousand dollars, if so much be necessary, is hereby appropriated out ol any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the accounts to be audited by the State Auditor, and paid uf on the warrant of the C'oniptroller-General. Approved December 23,1S70. JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the State Auditor to Suspend I'rocccdinys in Certain Caws. He it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the fStute of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Asseinply and by the authority of the same. That the State Auditor be and is hereby authoried and instructed to suspend all proceedings, under the Act ts provided for the asssessment and taxation of property, passed loth day of September, 1868, relative to the assessment and taxation of the South Carolina Northeastern, and Cheraw and Darling" 1 * * ? Jl fhn ciii^a toil Kuuronu Vmmmiwu.-, uiilu ou>n brought l>vsaid companies in the United States Circuit Court, shall have been decided. Approved the 14th day of January, A. D. 1S71. AX ACT Ceding the Jurisdiction of the State of South Carolina to the t'nitcd States of America, over audi Lands as may be acquired for public purposes by the said United'States of America. I5e it enactcd 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 i the same,. That the jurisdiction of the State of South Carolina is hereby ccded j to the United States of America, over so much land as shall be necessary for the j public purposes of the United Statos: Provided. That the jurisdiction hereby 1 ceded shall not vest until the United States of America shall have acquired the title to the lands by graMt or deed j from the owner or owners inereoi uuu the ^evidences thereof shall have been recorded in the office where, bylaw, the titles to such land is recorded, and the United States of America are to retain such jurisdiction so long as such lands j shall be used for the purposes in this I Act montioned, and no longer; and j such jurisdiction is granted upon the express condition that the State of South Carolina shall retain a concurrent jurisdiction with the United States in j and over the said lands, so far as, that civil process, in all'cases not affecting j the real and personal property of the United States in and over the said lands, so far as, that civil process, in all cases i not affecting the real or personal proper- I ty of the United States, in all criminal I or other process as shall issue under the j authority of the State of South Carolina against siuy person or persons charged with crimes or misdemeanors committed within or without the limits of the l vkinir Krt flinroin ill SU1U lilUJ VAVCUfcVU W14V4V... | - ? the same way and manner as if no jurisdiction had been hereby ceded. Snc. 2. That all the lands and tenements which may be granted, as aforesaid, to the United Siates, shall be and continue, so long as the same shall be used for the purposes in this Act mentioned, exonerated and discharged from all taxes, assessments and other charges which may be imposed under the authe authority of the State of the State of South Carolina. Approved February 11,1871. AN ACT to Jierliarter Moore's Ferry, Under the name of Uinlcin's Jerry, over the Catawba Jiivcr. Skction* 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and j sitting in General Assembly, and by the | authority of the same, That the Ferry over the Catawba River,' known as Moore's Ferry, be, and the same is hereby rechartercd under the name of Dinkins'Feryv, and vested in L. M. Dinkins, and his legal representatives, for the term of fourteen years from the pass-age of this Act, with the same privileges riirlits.' franchises and emoluments as I are at present .secured by law; Provided, j however, That children going to and returning from school, and others going to and returning from church or returning from elections, shall be passed free over said ferry. Approved February 11,1871. AN ACT to Amevd An Act entitled "An Act to Establish a State Orphan Asylum. Be 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 Section 6 of the Act to es- [ tablish a State Orphan Asylum, passed ' January 1(J, 1S07, be so amended as to give to the Trustees thereof the power to bind out orphan children resident therein : Provided, that said Trustees shall make it, in all cases, a condition that said children shall receive a good common school education, and that said Trustees shall exercise a supervisory control over such children, during the continuance of their apprenticeship. Approved February 11, 1871. THTXT "RESOLUTION Authorizing the Executive to Commission ItkUey K. Carlton as Coroner of Beaufort County "Whereas, Elisha P. Hutchinson, elected j Coroner of Beaufort County for four years, ending October, 1875, has removed hi.s residence to a foriegn country, to wit, Germany, without duly filing his letter of resignation of his ofiice; and the said office has remained vacant from and after March, 1S70, and whereas, notwithstanding due proclamation was not made previous to late general election that a vacancy existed in the said olfice of Coroner, in said County, the people did proceed to vote for Coroner, and Ridley K. Carlton was afterward declared by* the Board of County Canvassers to have recived the highest number of votes for Coroner of said County: ! Be it resolved, by the Senate and ! House of Representatives, of the State, of South Carolina now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the author ity of the same, That Ridley K. Carlton, elected Coroner of Beaufort County at | the general election of October iy, i?/u, I be commissioned by the Executive of South Carolina a Coroner, to fill the unexpired term of Elisha P., Hutchinson. Approved February 11,1S71. AN ACT to Incorporate, the South Carolina Saving and Building Assooition, Aro. 2. Skctiox 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representative of the State of South Carolina, now met and j sitting in General Assembly, and by j the authority of the same, That C. I). I Brahe, C. Plenge, J, Steiber, R. Issertel, Henry E. Eckel, M. Israel, A. Tieenfthal, E. F. Benedickt, l'hilip Meitzler, John Rugheimcr, A. W.Eckel, Charles i Litschgi, A. Niemann, Edward Pills, ! L Klein, A. Litschgi. John M. Martin, i - i' TJn<>>:sIoi\ F. Hointz. and I J-. 11. n , - . , ? | C. O. Michaels, together with such other persons who now are, or hereafter may be, associated with them, be, and they are hereby incorporated and declared a body politic and corporate, under the name and style of South Carolina Saving and Building Association, No. 2, for the purpose of buying and selling real and personal and making loans oi money, secured by mortgages of real and personal property. Sec. 2. That the capital stock of th< said corporation shall consist of thirtj ( shares, to be paid in by successive week ly instalments of two dollars on eacl . share, so long as the corporation shal f continue, or by such other contributions . as shall be assessed and required by ar ! unanimous vote of all the share holders i the said shares to be held, transferred . assigned and pledged, and also to be lia ble to be forfeited to the corporation and the holders thereof to be subject t< such fines and forfeitures for violation o the Constitution, Rules and By-laws and for default of payment of the said contribution as may be prescribed by the Constitution, Rules and By-Laws of the said corporation, and, moreover, the said shares to be disposed to be disposed, of at the death, resignation or removal from the State of any share holder, in such manner as may be prescribed by the said Constitution, Rules and ByLaws. Sec. 3. That the said corporation shall have such number and succession of ollicers and members as shall be ordained and chosen according to the constitution, Rules and By-Laws made, or to be made, by the said corporation for its government, and shall have power and authority to make any such Constitution, Rules, or By-Laws as are not repugnant to the Constitution and laws of the lanp; shall have and keep a common seal, and alter the same at will, shall I sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded in any Court of Law or Equity in this State, aud shall have and enjoy all and every right and privilige incident and belonging to corporate bodies. Skc. 4. That the funds ot the said cor! poration may be invested in such property, real or personal, and securities, I .public or private, and loaned to shareholder* and members or other persons I qr corporations, on such securities, in such mode, on such terms, under such conditions, and subject to such regulations, as may be, from time to time, prescribed by the Constitution, Iiules aud By Laws of said corporation, and it shall and may bo lawful for the said corporation to take and hold such lands,' tenements and hereditaments, and per; sonal property, bonds, stocks, public or j private, and choses in action, as they j shall acquire by purchase, devise, bei (inosts. L'ifts. assignments or otherwise, and to take and hold such lands, tenements, hereditaments and personal pro- ; perty, and such other stocks and bonds, 1 public or private, or choses in action, as shall be mortgaged, conveyed, assigned or pledged to it by way of security upon its loans or advances or purchase at sales thereof, and to sell, alien, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the same, from time to time, as the feaid corporation may deem expedient. ?Skc*. 5. That immediately after the expiration of ten j*ears from the present time, the assets of the corporation shall be fairly and justly divided among the stockholders and members thereof, and nnnn this distribution and division, then this corporation shall cease and determine. Sfc. G. That this Act shall be taken and deemed a public Act, and that the same may be given in evidence, withbeing specially pleaded. Approved February 11, 1871. AX ACT to Incorporate the "Nashville Independent Blues Charitable Association," of the City of Charleston, S. C. Sktion 1. Be it enactcd 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 1. S. La zarus, F. E. Raines, J. S. Goldsmith, T. J. Ford, and others, who now are, or hereafter may be, members and cflleers of the Xashviile Independent Blues Charitable Association, and their successors, officers and members, be, and they are hereby, declared to be a body politic and corporate, under the name and style of the "Nashville Independent Blues Charitable Association," and the said corporation shall, by its corporate name, sue and be sued, implead and 1>'i?i>lnn.loil ill t)io /'niirta n f I I lie SUflff and shall bo able and empowered by law to purchase, have, hold, cnioy and possess any goods, chattels, lands, tenements or real estate of what kind or nature soever; and the same, or any part thereof, to sell, alien or convoy at their will and pleasure; Provided however, That the property so to be held shall not exceed the value of five thousand dollars; and the said corporation shall have power to make a common seal, with power to change and alter the same as often as they shall deem necessary. Skc. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall be deemed a public Act, and shall continue in force for the term of fourteen years. Approved February 11th, 1S71. AX ACT to Regulate the Appointment, Jurisdiction, and Duties of Notaries Public. Section' 1. Be 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 the Governor be authorized to appoint as many Notaries Pnblic throughout the State as the public good shall require, to hold their offices during the pleasure of the Governor for the time being, whose jurisdiction shall extend throughout the State. Srcc. 2. That every Notary Fublic shall take the oath of office prescribed ; by the Constitution, a certificate of [ which oath shall be recorded in the office of the Secretary of State. Sec. 3. That every Notary Public shall have a seal of office, which shall be affixed to his instruments of publication, and to his protestations; but the 1 absence of such seal shall not render his act.s invalid, provided his oflicial title be affixed. Sec. 4. That Notaries Public shall have power to administer oaths, take deposition and affidavits, protest for 11011 payment bonds, notes, drafts and bills of : exchange, take acknowledgments and I proofs of deeds, and other instruments I required by law to be acknowledged, and 1 take renunciations of dower and inheritance. Approved February. 11, 1S71. AX ACT to Repeal so much of (he Act of 1839 as Prohibits the Clerks of the Courts of the State from Acting as Attorneys or Solicitors in the Courts of the State. Section* 1. Be it enactcd by the Senate ami House of Itepresentatives, of the .State of South Carolina now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, Thatsomuch 1 " ' * - * -J- mnr\ l.!k!U 4lw. 4 I Ol II1C ACl OI looy US prujuuiia iiii; v^iti i\o ! of the various Courts of the StUte from : acting as Attorneys aud Solicitors in the Courts of the State be, and the same is hereby repealed. Sue. 2. That from and after the passage of this Act, the Clerks of the different Courts of this State shall have the privilege of acting as Attorneys and solicitors in nil the Courts of the State, except in the Courts of their respective Counties; Provided, such Clerks shall have complied with the requirements of A 4-rx NAi?n1nt/k lulmlootAti rvf nnt' . i !iu .'VCI IU 1CKUI1II& UJV UUI1IIO.IIUII w. |,v< | sons to practice as Attorneys, Solicitors ; and C'ouncellors in the Courts of this State, approved the 23d day of Septem ber,'A. 1). 1808. Approved February 11, 1871. ; AN ACT to Incorporate, the Charleston f Ctransinrj Company of. the City of I Charleston. Section 1. Be it Resolved by the ; Senate and House of Representatives of r the State of South Carolina, now met I and sitting in General Assembly, and II by the authority of the same, That the i lucorpuruuuii ui u vi'iu|>uuj m Ub i known as the Charleston Cleansing Com i pany, to be located in the City of Char, lcston, be, and the same is hereby, au, thorized. .Said Company shall consist - of Jacob Royal, Samuel Marion, Ben , Jenkins, Francis Mazyck, Jack Miridle5 ?ton, Thomas Caiifl", Edward Jackson f and Friday AaddLson, and such other persoiis as may hereafter associate with them. Sue. 2. That the said company shall have succession of officers and member: according to its Uy-Laws, shall have power to make By-Laws not repugnant to the laws of the land, and to liavc, use and keep a common seal, to altei the same at will, and to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded in any Court in this State. Sec. 3. That said Company shall be empowered to retain, possess.and enjoy all such property, real and personal, as it may possess, be entitled to, or which shall hereafter be given, bequeathed to, or in any manner be acquired by it, and to sell, alien or transfer the same. Sec. 4. That this Act shall be deemed a public Act, and to continue in force for the term of ten years from the date of its ratification. Approved February 11,1S71. AX ACT to Renew and extend an act to Provide a Mode by which to J'erpetu U.IU JLWKtHV/UJ III JLULUK \J!V I \J IIrifln, C/toscs in action, and other l'a2>er$ and Jiccords Destroyed or lost during the recent War. Section 1. 13c 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 the Act entitled "An Act to provide a mode by which to perpetuate testimony in relation to deeds, Wills, C'hoscsin Action, and other papers and records, destroyed or lost during the recent War," approved on the twenty-first day of December, in the year of .our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five, be, and the same is hereby, renewed, and shall extend and continue in force for the term of five years from the ratification Of this Act. Sec. 2. That said Act be further amended so as .to dispense with the personal service of any notice required under the provisions of said Act, and in all cases in which such notice shall be left at the usual place of residence or business 01 tne aetenuenc, me same shall be valid in law to all intents and purposes as if served upon the person ol such defendent. Approved February 11,1S71. AN ACT to Regulate the Eight of Tr aversc. Be 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 a traverse of an indictment shall not, in any Court of criminal jurisdiction in this State, of itself, operate to continue the case. Approved February 11, 1S71. AX ACT to Renew and Amend the Charter of the Town of SpirrCanbyxg. Section* 1. Be it enacted by tl^e'Souate and House of, Representatives, bf-Jjhe State of South Carolina, now met "Mid sitting in General Assembly and by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, all citizens ol this State, having resided twelvemonths WiLlUIl Iue otuic, uxiu aiAiv uivja in uiu sown of Spartanburg, shall be deemed, and are hereby declared to be, a body politic and corporate ; and the said town shall be called and known by the name of Spartanburg, and its corporate limits shall extend one mile in each direction from the Court House in said town. Skc. 2. That the said town shall be governed bv an Intendant and six Wardens, who shall becitizensof the United States, and who shall have resided in this State twelve months, and shall have been residents of the said town sixty daj-s immediately preceding their election, and who shall be elected on the second Monday in September of each year, ten days' public notice thereof being previously given ; and that all male inhabitants of the age of twenty-one years, citizens of the State,'" and who shall have resided within the State twelve months, and in the said town sixty-days, immediately preceding the AlA/k?iVn clinlf SiTifitlml tn V/\tA fnr t'lVJUlUli, miaii Ciiiiiiwn WW vwvw *v?* said intendant and wardens, paupers and persons under disability for crime excepted. Sec. 3. The said election shall be held at some convenient public place in said town, from eight oclock in the morning until four o'clock in the afternoon; and when the polls shall be closed, the managers shall forthwith count thevotes and declare the election, and give notice thereof in writing, to the Intendant then being, who shall, within two days thereafter, give notice, or cause the same to be given, to the persons duly elected. The Intendant arid "Wardens, befere entering upon the duties of their oflices, shall respectfully take the oath prescribed by the Constitution of this State, and also, the following oath, to wit: "As Intendant (or "Warden) of the town ol Spartanburg, I will equally and impartinllv tn t.lin hnst, of niv abilitv. exercise the trust reposed in me, and will use my best endeavors to preserve the peace ana carry into effect, according to the law the purposes for which I have been elected: So help me Ciod." And if any person, upon being elected Intendant or Warden, shall refuse to act as such, he shall forfeit and pay to the Council the sum ot' twenty dollars for the use ol the said town: J'rovidcl, That no person who has attained the age of sixty years shall be compelled to serve iu either of said oflices ; nor shall any person be compelled to serve either as Intendant or Warden more than one yeai in any term of three years. The Intentendant and Wardens for the time bcinj] shall always appoint one or more Boards of Managers, three Managers for eacl Board, to conduct the election, who, be i? 41 (l,n ,?~ll,-, ,.l.?ll lore liifj ujivu mv j;un?, aiuui iui\u ui ont.h fairly and impartially to condua the same. Sec. -i. That in case a vacancy shal occur in the office of lutcndant or an^ of the Wardens, or a majority of tlu same, ten days' public notice being pre viously given; and in case of sickness or temporary absence of the Intendant the Wardens forming the Council shal be empowered to elect one of their num her to act as Intendant during the time Sec. 5. That the Intendant and "War dens duly elected and qualified, shal during their term of service, severally and resnectivclv be vested with all till powers of Trial Justices, or Jusliccs o the Peace, as the case may be, in thi: State, within the limits of the said town except for the trial of civil cases. An< the Intendant shall or may, as often a is necessary, summon the Wardens t meet in Council, any three of whon with the Intendant, or any four of th Wardens, may constitute a quorum t transact the business, and they shall b known as the Town Council of Spar tan burg. And they and their success ors in office, hereafter to be elected, ma; have a common seal, which shall b' allied to all their Ordinances; may su ?rwl hfi sued, nlead and be imnleaded ii any Court of Justices in this State, an purchase, hold, possess and enjoy t them and their successors, in perpetuity or any term of years, any estate, rea personal or mixed, and sell, alien o convey the same: Provided, The sain sball not exceed at any one time, tli sum of ten thousand dollars. And tli said Town Council shall have auLhorit to appoint from time, as they may sc fit, such and so many proper persons t act as Marshals or Constables of sai town, as the said Council may deet necessary and expedient for the prese; vation of the pedce, good order an police thereof, which persons, soappoin ed, shall, within the corporate limits < said town, have the power and privilegi t anil be subject to all the obligations, li penalties and regulations provided by t< [ the law, for the otllce of Constable, and o i shall bo liable to be removed at the pleas- e i ure of said Council. And the said Town b t Council shall have power to establish or f< , authorize the establishment of a market a house in said town, also to establish or 1; , authorize the establishment of a guard o i house, and to prescribe suitable rules t and regulations lor keeping and gov- . s > erning the same, and until tho said c guard house be established, they shall d i be authorized to use a room in the com- s mon jail of the County of Spartanburg,v r k for the confinement of all who may be p subject to be committed for a violation a of any ordinances, rules and regulations a of said town Council, or the said Inten- n i dantand Wardens, in person, any ono li i or more of them, may authorize and re- n quire any Marshal of tho town, or any tl Constable specially appointed for that n purpose, to arrest and commit to the is said guard house or jail of Spartanburg A . County, as the case may be, for a term il not exceeding twenty-four hours, any C person or persons who within the cor- si porate limits of said town, may be ti engaged in a breach of the peace, s! any riotous or disorderly conduct, t; open obscenity, public drunken- si ness, or any conduct grossly si indecent or dangerous to the citizens of tl raid town, or any of them. Add it ti shall be the duty of the town Marshal o or Constables to arrest and commit all si such offenders when required so to do ti and who shall have power to call to tl their assistance the j>06v?e cornitafua, if p need be, to aid in making snch arrests, r< and upon the failure of said officers to c< perform such duty as required, they a shall severally be subject to such fines a and penalties as the Town Council may ii impose upon them. And all persons so ti imprisoned shall pay the. costs and ex- tl penses incident to their imprisonment, e ; which said costs and expenses shall be a collected in the same manner as is pro- tl vided for the collection of fines imposed ii for the violation of Ordinances, rules t] and regulations: Provided, That such s' i imprisoumet shall not exempt the party a from (he payment of any line the Co'un- si cil may impose for the ollbnce for which sj he, she or they may have committed, a And the said Town Council shall have si full power and authority under their A corporate seal, to mako all such rules s and regulations,Jby-laws and ordinances d i respecting the streets, roads and the bus- n in ess thereof, as well as the police sys- d . tcm of the srid town as shall appear to ^ t them necessary and proper for the secu- o ; rity, welfare and convenience, and for a preserving health, order and good gov- si i eminent within said town. And the ti said Town Council may impose fines for p offences against their by-laws, rules and f< regulations, and ordinances, and appro- ji priate the same to the public use of the said town. And the said Town Council e shall have jfhe same power that Trial ri Justices or Justices of the Peace now e: nave, or may nereauer nave, 10 uoiuptM r i tho attendance of witnesses, and require n ing them to give evidence upon the trial t( ' before them of any person or persons, tl for a violation of any of their ordi- o nances, by-laws, rules or regulations, h but no tine above the sum of twenty-five p dollars shall be collected by tho said t< Council, except by suit in the proper n Courts of Justico in this State, and that tl no fine shall exceed tho amount of fifty r< dollars; and also, that nothing herein o contained shall authorize the said Conn- t< cil to make any ordinance or by-law in- ii consistent with or repugnent to the laws d of the State. ti Sec. 6. That the said Intendant and rir n mninritv nf t.hntri. shall ft have fuil power to abate and re&ove all S nuisances in said town, and it' shall be tl their duty to keep all roads, ways, b bridges and streets within the corporate a limits of the said town open, and in , good repair ; and, for that purpose, they h are invested with all the powers of c County Commissioners or Commission- b ers of .Roads, for and within the corporate limits of the said town, and they p may lay out new streets, elese up, widen, tl or otherwise alter those now in uso; and e shall have full power to classify and ar- tl range the inhabitants or citizens of said town, liable to street, road, orother public duty therein, and to force the performance of such duty under such pen- J alties as arc now, or shall hereafter be, prescribed by law. And they shall have power to compound with all persons lia- a ble to work the streets, ways and roads g i in said town, upon such terms as their 8; , ordinances or by-laws may establish or, a i their rules and regulations requiro, the t, . mnnova on rrvmvrwl tn lie ttnillitifl to tllO f public use of the said town. And all o persons refusing to labor, or failing to S; pay such commutation, shall be liable rj to such fine, not exceeding twenty dol- j] lars for any one year, as the said Town -y i Couueil may impose, and tliey shall e ' have power to enforce the payment of j. such tine, in the same manner as is now, i or may be hereafter provided for the collection of County taxes. And the said . Town Council shall have power, with ( the consent of the adjacent landowners, j tn flose nil such roads, streets and ways, c within the suicl town, as they may deem | c : necessary, by the sale of the freehold l i i therein either at private or public sale, ^ I as they may adjudge best for he interest ' of said town, and they shall keep in re pair all such new streets, roads and ways ' as they may from time to time, deem , i necessary for the improvement and con venicnce of said town : Provided, That no street, road or way shall be opened, without first having obtained the con sent of the land owner, or owners there- , ; of, through whose premises such new * i street, road or way may pass. J i Sec. 7. The said Town Council shall j have power and authority to require all ( i persons owning a lot or lots in said i, t town to close in, and to make and keep , in good repair sidewalks in front of said ; I lot or lots, whenever the same shall j j r front or adjoin any public street of said ; . } town, if, in the judgment of the Conn- * - cil such sidewalk shall be necessary; the , 5 width thereof, and the manner of con- * , struction, to be designated and regulated 1 by the said Town Council; and for the J - default or refusal, after reasonable no. tice, to make and keep in good repair - such sidewalks, and to close in such lot 1 or lots, the Town Council may cause the I i same to be made or put in repair, and re- f e quire the owner to pay the price of mak- i f ing or repairing; and the said Town * s Council are hereby empowered to sue ; ^ , for and recover the same by action of jr 1 debt, in any Court of competent juris- < s diction: J'rovidcd, That such contract 1 " 1 ?/.?.?? ??! itra !n 1 f A ] 0 lor mUKUiy u1iu luimlllll^ is id lu uiu 1 lowest bidden. The cemeteries and ' e public graveyards are also placed under ? o the jurisdiction of the said Town C'oun- : e cil. ' Sbc. 8. The Intendant and "Wardens ] i- of the said town, or a majority of them, 1 y shall have full power to grant or refuse ; e licenses to Keep taverns, or reiau spirie tous liquors within the corporate limits n of the said town, upon such conditions d and under sucli circumstances as to them o shall seem proper aud right: Plodded, r, That in 110 instance shall the price of a I, license to keep a tavern or to retail spirit* ituous liquors be less than the amount | e as established by the State, and all mone eyspaid for licenses and for.tines and e forfeitures shall be appropriated for the y public uses of the said town '.Provided, ;e That the Intendant and Wardens duly *> eleeted shall not have power to grant d any licensc to keep tavern or retail spirn ituous liquors to extend beyond the r- term for which they have been elected, d They shall have power to regulate sales t- at auction within the corporate limits of :>f the town, and to grant licenses to aucjs ioncers, itenerant traders, to keepers of lOtels, livery stables, Diiiiara lauiea, en-piii alleys, or other kinds of games f hazard, sit ill, or chance, on all drays, arts; "wagons, carriages, omnibuses, uggies, horses, mares, or mules kept or hire or used for public purposes in aid town. And they have lull and ony power to impose a tax on all shows r exhibitions lor gain or reward within he corporate limits of said town. They hall have power to impose a tax not exeeding twenty cents on every hundred lollftrs of the value of all real and peronal property lying within the corpoate limits of the town, the real and lersonal property of churchsand schools ud college associations excepted. That ' n ordinance declaring the rates of anmal taxation for the year, shall be pubished At least three weeks during the lonth of Jenuary in each year, except lie first publication, which shall be immediately after this amended charter i flpfpntnrl nnd adooted by the General Lssembly of this State; Provided, That f in the judgment of the said Town louncil any property, real or personal, I kail be returned below its actual and i rue value, then, in such case, reference ball be made on the book of the Coun- i y treasurer; and the last assessment of uch property made by the County ?tYsDssors shall be taken as the valuo of lie same, and that all persons liable to ixation under the same, shall make nth of their taxable property within ' lid town, and make payment of their xxes to the Clerk and Treasurer of i he said corporation, or such other erson as they may be ordered or squired to do during the . sucecding month after publication, nd upon failure-, to make such return nd payment as required, the parties bo l default shall be subject to the penalinw fnr failure to t)av C3 jUUVIUCu Kfj -? A- ? lie general, State and County tax, to be nforced by the orders os the Intendent nd Wardens, or a majority of them, for tie use of the said town, except that i such cases that executions to enforce |ie paymeent of such taxes shall be isued under tlia seale of the corporation, nd may be directed to the Town Marhal, or other person appointed by the aid Town Council to levy, collect and nd receive the same, with costs, as in uch cases made and provided by Jaw. md all property upon which such tax hall bo levied and assessed, is hereby eclared and made liable for the paylent thereof in preference to all other ebts except debts due to the State, riiica shail be first paid. And that all ther taxes imposed by the Intendent nd Wardens, or a majority of tjiem, hall be payable in advance by the paries liable for the same, and on'failure of nvment their nroperty shall be liable )r the same, as in manner aud form , .ist before stated. Sec. 9. The Intendant and "Wardens lects, together with Clerk and Treasuur, shall, during their term of office, be < xempted from Street and police duty. ]ach Town Council shall, within one i lonth after the expiration of their . ;rm of oflflce, make out and return to ie"-successors in office a full account | f their receipts and expenditures dur- i lg their term, which account shall be ublished in one or moro papers of the )wn or county, and shall pay over all loncys in their possession belonging to ie corporation, and deliver up all books, ?eords and other papers incident to their on - i.'ii.i.M.n/mmnput itml mi failure mce iu iiuii. suw??viDr ? 5 do so, they shall be liablo to be fined l a sum not exceeding five hundred ollars, to be collected by any proper aeon of the Town Coucil. Sec. 10. That all ordinances hereto>re passed by tho Town Council of partanburg, in conformity with the authority granted by existing laws, shall e, and they are hereby, declared legal nd valid. Sec. 11. All Acts and parts of Acta eretofore passed in relation to the iuorporation of the town of Spartanburg e, and the same are hereb}', repealed. Sec. 12. This Act shall be deemed a ublic Act, and continue in force for tie term of twenty years, and until the nd of the session of the Legislature lieieaftei'. Approved February 11,1871. lX ACT to Provide a Salary for the Office of Lieutenant-Governor. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Seute anc House of Representatives of the tate of South Carolina, now met and itting in General Assembly, and by the uthority af the same, That the Lieuenant-Governor of the State of South ,'arolina shall receive an annual salary f twenty-five hundred dollars; the ame to be paid him quarterly out of the Yeasury of the State; the said salary to ie exclusive of the nay heretofore proided by law for the Lieutenant-Govrnor whilst acting as President of the Senate. Office Secretary of State, 1 Columbia, S. C.f Jan. 18, 1871. / This Act having been presented to the >!" nnnrnval. and not lmv UYC1.1V/. w. . , ng been returned by him to the branch if the Gencrnl Assembly, in which it riginated, within tlio time prescribed .y the Constitution, has become a law vitliout his approval. F. L. CARDOZA, Secretary of State. rOIXT RESOLUTION Authorizing the County Commnmoncrs of Williamsburg County to levy a Special Tax. lie i t Resolved by the Senate and House if Representatives of the State of Soutli Carolina, now met and sitting in Generil Assembly, and by the authority of he same, That in addition to the tax icretoforo aulhorized to be levied, the ' nf Willinma. joiliuy omuusamiitio u. mrg Comity are hereby authorized to cvy, and cause to be collected, a special ax of two mills on a dollar, the same to ie used exclusively for the purpose of ebuilding the jail in the said County. Approved the 19th day of January, L L>. 1871. rOINT RESOLUTION Authorising the State Auditor to Suspend Proceedingn in Certain Canes. lie it Resolved by the Senate and louse of Representatives of the State if South Carolina, now met and. sitting n General Assembly, and by the auhority of the same, That the State Auditor be, aud is hereby autnorizea md instructed to suspend nil proceedings tnder the Act to provide for the Assessment and taxation of property, passed loth day of September, 1868, relative to :he assessment and taxation of the South Carolina, North-eastern, and Cheraw and Darlington Rail Road Copanies until the the suits, brought by said companies in the United States Circuit Court, shall have been*decided. Approved the 14th day of January, A. D. 1871. JOINT RESOLUTION for the Jldirf of Samuel Cochran, Thomas Cochran, Elizabeth Cochran, Juliana Irvine, Isabella Irvine, and Henrietta Irvine. I Be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives, of (he State of South Carolina now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, Tluit any and all property real or personal, of the late Juliana Izard, deceased, now in the possession, or under the control of B. C. Pressly, Esq., of Charleston, South Carolina, "Executor of the last will and testament of said Juliana Izard, deceased, be distributed and disposed of according to the true intent and purpose of the said Juliana Izard, as indicated in her last will and testament, and that the 1,j3,lu Vl Wl\? 1.V# IX*iu vww. *"*1 ? and the same is hereby releasecf. Approved January 26,1871. AN JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing ai the County Commissioners of Oconce d, County to levy a epccial Tax. cl lie it Iteserlved by the Senate and w House of Representees of the State of bi South Carolina, now met and sitting in to General Assembly, and by the authority ce of the same, That in addition to the tax Si heretofore authorized to be levied, the ate, County Commissioners of Oconee G'oun- Stat ty are hereby authorized to levy and sitti cause to be collected a special tax of title one mill on a dollar, the same to be used the exclusively to paying the indebtedness rich of the County. Mai Approved 23d January 1871. Cou in 1 AN ACT to Incorporate the Hedges Cha Light Guard, of Edisto, South Car- evei olina. " Pro Section 1. Be it enacted by the Sen- thei ate and House of Representatives of the the State of South Carolina, now met and mat sitting in General Assembly, and by the to c authority of the same, That P. P. Hed- any rroa Ahi'om *Rr/inm .Toiinfl fir-rant. Wal- thei lace Wescott, and James Hutchison, shal under }he name and style of the Hed- Sj ges Light Guard, and their successors be a and associates, be, and they are respec- the tively incorporated and made and de- mer dared a body politic and corporate in 2. 1 deed and in law, and as such body politic pen shall have the power to use and keep a 3 T< common seal, and the same at will to cluii alter, to make all necessary by-laws not trat repugnant to the laws of the land, and mer to have succession of officers and mem- Kle bers conformable to such by-laws, to bale sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded Mul in any Court or Law or Equity in this Kle State, and to have, use and enioy all A other rights, and be subject to all other A. . rights, aud be subject to all other liabilities incident to bodies corporate. AN Sec, 2. That this Act shall be deemed to and taken to be a public Act, and shall S] continue in force for the space of four- ate ; teen years from and after its passage. Staf Approved the 23d day of January, sitti 1871. . autl ' elec JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing fthe: the State Librarian to cause to be teer Prepared an Index to Volume Four- ancl teen of the Statutes of the State. Pe.c! Whereas, iu binding the Statutes of JTltJ the State of South Carolina at large, de- *{ve signed to form the Fourteenth - Volume, it becomes necessary that an index of contents be prepared for the same: incc therefore, ?U8I Section 1. Be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representativeeof the A State of South Carolina, now met and ^ sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That the State Librarian be, and he is hereby, authorized to cause to be compiled an index of contents to the Fourteenth Volume of the States of this State, at a cost not ex- . ceeding one hundred and ninety dol- A lars. Q Sec. 2. That the Treasurer of the' 0 State be, and is hereby, authorized aud tgg directed to pay the amount named in the W preceding Section, out of any public funds not otherwise appropriated, on TB the receipt of sufficient evidence of the completion of the work. Approved the 19tli day of December. A. X). 1870. ? rrr AN ACT to lie-charter the Pumpkin- -ftown Turnpike lioad, in Pickens ?ld County rr, Section 1. Be it enacted by the Sen- I ate and House of Representatves of the ~ State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the rrv authority of the same, That the Turn- J[ pike Road leading from Pumpkintown to Table Rock, in Pickens County, be and same is hereby re-chartered in the rp: name of Marcus 1>. Keith, for the term X of fourteen 3*ears, which the same rates the of toll as those heretofore allowed by law. T Sec. 2. That all persons going to and returning from elections, churches and rT, mills be allowed to pass over the road I J free of toll. Approved January 23d, 1871. m; AN ACT to incorporate the Stonctvall 1 jFire Company of Chester. rrv Section 1. lie it enacted by the Sen- I ate and House of Representatives of tbe State of South Carolina, now met and rpj sitting in General Assembly, and by the J[ ' authority of the same, That T. S. Mills, terf R. M. Dunlevy, E. T. Atkinson, J. T. Elliott, David Hemphill, J. H. VanneaS, HP J. A. Bradley, Jr., by the name aud JL style of the Stonewall Fire Engine era, Company, of the Town of Chester, and snc< their associates and successors in office, tha: be and are hereby created and constitut- the ed a body politic, by and under the In name and style aforesaid, with a capital drei stock not to exceed ten thousand dollars, pre with the right to sue and be sued, plead by I nnfl ho imnlpnrlpH in nnv f!ourt of com- den potent jurisdiction, to have and to use a ED common seal, and the same to alter at will and pleasure, and with all other rights, privileges and immunities that -1are now, or hereafter may be, secured by use law to like incorporated bodies. Sec. 2. That this Act shall be deemed j a publio Act, aud shall remain in force for the term of fourteen years. . Approved January 23d, 1871. ^ AN ACT to make expropriations for the Payment of the per diem and Mileage of the Members of the General Assembly and the salaries of the sub- . I ordinate Officers, and other Expenses faa Incidental Thereto. iug Section 1. Be it enacted by the Sdn- wit ate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and is 1 sitting in General Assembly, and by the ren authority of the same, That for the pay- Ho ment of the per diem and mileage of ial the members of the General Assembly and the salaries of the subordinate ofii- hei ecrs, und other expenses incidental Kit thereto, the sum of one hundred ami fr01 thirty-five thousand dollars if that be f110 necessary, be, and the same is hereby if c appropriated out of any funds in the s'l|' Treasury not otherwise approprioted. Sec. lJ. That the Clerks of the Senate and House of Representatives be, and the they are hereby' authorized, and directed to furnish to each member of their Pai respective bodies a pay certificate for the the amount of his mileage aud per diem, to ant include such dates as the General As- a? senibly shall, b\' Concurrent Resolution, direct. Jlis' Skc. 3. That such certificate shall < ?>?.At?io'Ano r%f *2^. tilt UUll LUi ill Li/ LXiv: vr I^iv/iio w. J Article II, of the Constitution of the "ia State, and shall be certified by the Pres- tht' ident of the Senate, and attested by the thi Clerk of the Senate, for all members of en that body, and by the speaker of the edllouseof Representatives, and by the act Clerk of the same, for all members of hal I that body. j \ Sec. 4. That the subordinate officers and employees of this General Assembly shall, in like manner, be furnished 1 with certitieates of pay in such amounts So as shall be affixed by that branch of the wo General Assembly to which such offl- pr< eers anil euipiuyues suaii respectively | u belong: Provided, however, That the em pay certificates for services common to en the two Houses shall be signed by the art President of the Senate and countersign- ed. ed by the Speaker of the House of Rep- \\c rescntatives. #' wi Sec. 5. That the Treasurer of this of State is hereby authorized and directed nit to pay said certificates out of any funds in in the Treasury not otherwise disposed les of, and to hold the certificates as his m; vouches therefor. fat ii ACT to vest the Title of the State to y Lot of Land in the Village qf Qr igeburg of which Deidriek Klepping led seized, in the purchaser, or purlasers, who shall pay for thepremiie^ ider a sale by a Decree of the Preite Court of Charleston County, and direct the Application of the proeds of Sale. sction" 1. Be it enacted by the Senand Houae of Representatives of the ;e of South Carolina, now met and ng in General Assembly, That the i of the State to a lot of land, and buildings thereon, .of which Deid- . l Klepping died seized, situate on n or liussel street, in the village and nty of Orangeburg; is hereby vested Alexander Champey and Antonie R. tmpey, their heirs and assigns, forr, upon their paying to the Judge of bate for Charleston the amount of r^bid, and fully complying with terms of sale of said premises. Ie 4th April, 1870: and if they fail to somply, said title is hepeby vested in purchaser or purchasers, his, her or r heirs and assigns, forever, who II buy the premises on a re-saie.; -ec. 2. The proceeds of the sale shall ipplied by tne Judge of Probate, in following order: 1. To the payit of any taxes eue on the premises; 'o the payment of the necessary exses incurred in applying for this Act; a the expenses of administration, Iivi ling commissions due the adimnisor of D. Klepping; 4. To the payit of such debts of the said Deidrich pping as are yet unpaid; 5. And tho ince (if any) to Mrs. Mette Ablheid tier, mother of the said Diedrich pping, or to her order. ^proved the 23d day of December ACT to Extend the time for Officers Qualify. ECTiox 1. Be it enacted by the Senate Wnnco nf Ti/?nrps<intativ<?s of the :e of South Carolina, uow met and ng in Gen?ral Assembly, ahd by the lority of the same, That all officers ted at the recent elections be, and / are herebv, allowed until the flfith day of January, 1871, tb qualify enter upon the duties of their waive offices, and on failure to qualify ain the specified time, their respecoffices shall be declared vacant by Governor. sc. 2. That all Acts and parts of Aeta >nsistent with this Act are herebytended until after the fifteenth of uary next. pprovcd.Decembcr 21st, 1870. ' .1, [E MOST POPULAR MEDICINE EXTANT. FIE PAIN KILLER is equally applicable and efficlous to or young. II ti JfAUl JXlXJUJtUk > Is both ail Internal and External nedy. riE pain killer should be used at the first manifestation of d or Cough. HE PAIN KILLER Is the Great Family Medicine of age. HE PAIN KILLER Will cure Painters'Colic. /.*; r HE'PA IN KILLER Is good for Scalds and Burns. [IE PAIN KILLER Has the Verdict ol the People In. favor. HE PAIN KILLER Gives Universal Satisfaction. x [IE PAIN KILLER? Beware of Immitations and Coaneits. nE PAIN KILLER Is an almost certain cure for Choland has, without doubt been more jessful in curing this terrible disease n any other known remedy, or even most eminent or skillful Physicians. Endia, Africa, and China, where this Klful disease is ever more or less valent, the Pain Killer is considered ;lie natives as well as European resits in these climates, A SURE REMY* he pain killer?each Bottle is wrapped with full directions fo? he pain ktlleb is sold by all Druggists and dealers in Family dieines. , rarch 3, 1871. 45?lm Cheering Facts for the Bilious. ivery day demonstrates more clearly t liver complaint, in all its distressforms, can be controlled and cured liout difficulty or inconvenience. It tn obstinate disease, but its obstinacy, lot proof against the pertinacious,' onH lwaf-nrative onenitiou of JV.U1U1 uuvt _ ^ stetter's Stomach Bitters. That gencorrcctive compcls the organ to do ita y. It must secretc regularly arid ilthfully under the influence of the ;ters. Their action brings it back m a state of rebellion into perfect barny with the laws of health. If there lostiveness, it disappears; if there Is, e-ache or back-ache, it ceases; if the 11 and the whites of the eyes are tlngwith superfluous bile, they recover ir natural hue; if the appetite is io, it returns; if the digestion is imred, it is restored; in brief, whatever simptoms of the complaint may be, 1 whatever the phase it has assumed, urc is certain. Such are the uniform " J 1 * aj U UMlUna !CtS 01 tins pruperuuun wiiei v uiuiuug ease has been already developed; but ?ases where there is merely a const!ional tendency to liver complaint, it y be prevented throughout life by ' regular use, in small quantities, of s palatable antidote. These are provfacts, and should be seriously ponder-or, rather, they should qe promptly ed upon?by all persons of billioua bit. klarcli 3, lS71.-> - * a? rhe Future Prosperity of the TTTTr.?There can bo no doubt that it iul(l contribute greatly to the future >sperity of this section of the Union many amongst us would turn their ergies and capital in new channels of tcrprise and business. The old roada ! clear, but they are worn and crown, Blaze a new path through the ods for yourself, young man, and you 11 arrive at the goal of success ahead your competitors. A striking exam} of the value of this precept is found the case of Mr. F. P. Toale, of Charton, S. C., a plain mechanic, who has ule himself the head of a large manu* :tory of doors, sashes and blinds.