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^ " " jBY W? A.LEE AND HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., FRIDAY. APRIL 7, 1871. , VOLUME XVIII?NO. 50. C?M a? iA?M ! Blu HJg'Ui w- '.'J, LAWS OF THE STATE. Acts and Joint [Resolutions Passed by the Legislature Session 1870 and 1871. [official.] AX ACT to Incorporate the Toivn o/j 'J'imnionftvUlr. i Section 1. Be it enacted by the Sen- j ate and House of Representatives, of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly and by the f authority ol the same: Tliat all persons citizens of the Vni-1 ted Mates, who now are or hereafter ! may be, inhabitants of the Town ofi Timmousville, shall be deemed, and are ' hereby declared to be, a body politie and corporate, and the said town shall bo j celled ad known by the name of Tint- j monsvilie, and its corporate limits shall j extend one mile in the direction of the . cardinal points, from the .Depot of the : Svihnington and Manchester Railroad Company, asa centre, and form a square. j Sl-X'. 2. That the ?tid town shall be i governed by an Intendantand four War- j dens, who shall be citizens of the Uni- j :ted States, and shall liave been residents of said town for- sixty days immediately preceding their election, who shall be elected at such time, and at such place in said village, as the j Intendant and Wardens shall designate, ' ten days' public notice being previously given ; and that all male inhabitants of j t-niii fnii'n at" ihf> life of twentv-ono. i VllV OMiu vv/ 1? i* | --Q ? - -- . . who have resided therein sixiy j days immediately preceding the election ' shall be entitled to vote for, and be elec- t ted as, Intendant aud Wardens, and the i election s1ju.11 be held from six o'clock in ! the morning until six o'clock in the after- i and when the polls shall be closcd, j and * the Managers shall count the j votes, proclaim the election and give 1 notice thereof'in to the persons elected ; i and that the Intendant and "Wardens j for the time being shall appoint the J Managers to hold the ensuing election. 1 *lvhat the Intendant and Wardens, before i entering upon the duties of their ollices, < shall take the oath prescribed by the j Constitution of this Slate, and also, the j following oath, to wit: "As Intendant, I for Warden) or Warden, of the town 1 Timmonsvillc I will tiiuallv and iin par-! 1 . c., , 1 ,tially, to the Dost or my skiu aim auw-j ity exercise the trust reposed in me, and ; will use my best endeavors to preserve j the peace, and carry i it to eilcct, accord- J ing to law, the purpose of my appoint-' inent: So help me Uod." Skc. 3. Tiiat iu ease a vacancy shall ! occur in the ottice of Iiitcndant, or any j of the Wardens, by death, resignation, ! removal from the State, or from any i other cause, an election shall be held to j till such vacancy, and the Intcndant j . and Wardens, or Warden, (as the case i may be,) shall give ten days' previous notice of such election ; and iu case of!' nick 11 ess or temporary absence of! the Intcndant, the Wardens forming a r Council, si [all be empowered to elect ; one of their number to act as Intcndant i during such sickness or absence. , * Sice. 4. That the intcndant and War-j ^ ' 1--i i ci.?u ! nens, ouiy eieuieu imu ijiiiuunu, .-mm, -during their terui of service, have the ! name powtus which a Trial Justice liow ..has to compel the attendance of wit- : , ? .nesses, and require them to give evi- i ' dcn :e upon the trial before them of any j i person lor the violation of any of the j 1 by-laws or ordinances of the town ; that ', the'Inteuilant shall, as often as occasion ' .may require, summon the Wardens to !' meet him ii> Council, a lfiajoiitv of whom shall constitute a quorum for the trans- i .action of business, and shall 'be known ', by tbe'liaine of the Town Council of i j 11^9:Town of Tinimonsville; and they ! and tfieir successois in ofliec may have j .a common seal, ami fclrill have power to > .appoint, from time to time, such and so 1 many proper, persons, to act as .Marshals ' or Constables, as tlu-y shall deem cjcpc dicnt and proper, whieii otiieers shall have all powers, privileges and emoluments, and be subject to all the duties, [. penalties and regulations, provided by I the laws of this State for the office of i Constable; and the Intendant and War- j d-jns, in Council, shall have power and ' authority, under their corporate seal, to J' ordain and establish all such rules and j by-lawa and ordinances, respecting the j streets, ways, public wells nud springs or | fountains of water, markets, and police j of said Town of Timmonsvill, a/rd lor j .preserving health, ju-ace, order, and j good government within tne same, as 1 they may deem expedient and proper, r not inconsistent with or repugnant to ; the laws of the State; and ail such by- j laws and ordinances shall at all times be * :jwbjeci/to revisal or repeal by the Uencr-1 -al Assembly ot' the State; Jind the*.said ; Council may affix fines for offences against such by-laws and ordinances, I and appn^priate the .same to the use of i the corporation; but no fine bhall ex-j -ceed thirty dollars ; and when lincsshall i exceed twenty dollars, they may be j recovered in a Trial Justice Court of the j County of Darlington; and when they j are of the amount of tweuty dollars or j under, they may be reooveacd before.) said Intcudant and Wardens.in Coun-; cil. < Sec. 5. That the said Council shall j .have power to abate and remove mils- j ances within the limits of suid town,; nud ulso to classify and "arrange the in- [ habitants liable to police duty, and require them to perform such duty as occasion may require, and to eulorce the norformaiiL-e tnereof. under the same penalties as are now, or may hereafter ! be, established by law: Provided, id-' way ft, nevertheless, That the said Council j shall have power.to compouud with . persons liable to perform such, duty upon 1 such terms as they shall by ordinance ! establish. * Wkc. ti. That it it tball be the duty of the Intendautand Wardens to keep all j streets and ways which may be neces- 1 ,sary for public use", within;the limits of said town, open and iu good repair, and and for that purpose they are hereby in- j vested with ail the powers, rights and ( privileges granted by law to the County Commissioners withiu the limits cf said , town; and,tor neglect of duty, they shall, ;be liable to tiie pains and penalties imposed by law upon Commissioners of , 'Hoads for like neglect; and they are J hereby individually exempt from the ; performance of 'road and police duty withjii the limits of said corporation. ! m __Bkc. 7. That the said lutenduut and { Wardens &nau nave power to compounu , with persons liuble to work 011 ilie said streets and ways, and to release such persons as may desire it, upon the payment of such sums of money as they may deem a fair equivalent therefor, to be applied by the use of said corpora- ! tion. fciEC. 8. That the said Council of the ' town of Timmonsville shall also be empowered to retain, possess and enjoy all such property as they may now be pos-, sessed of or entitled to, or which snail ; hereafter be given, bequeathed to, or in j any manner acquired oy. them, and to sell, aften,! or in any way traiwfer the same, or any part thereof: Twilled, The amount of property so held, or stock Invested, shall in no case cxcced twenty thousand dollars. * -J v Sec. 8. That the said* Council ofTimmjnsville shall also have power to linp?e an, annual tax on all real and personal property within the corj orate limits of said town: Provided, faid lux does not exceed fifty cents 011 the one hundred dollars. ' ...... ^ "r ' we *ssac. paoa wncaaagi arrr^janoa^ era Sec. 10. That, the lntendant and War- I dens of the said Town of Timnionsvill'e c sJiai 1 have power to regulate sales at J auction within the limit* of said village, s and to grant licenses to auctioneers: r J'lovhhd, That nothing herein contain- t ed shall extend to aides by or for She- ( rilis, Clerks of Court, Judge of Probate, 11 Coroners, Executors and Administra- t tors, Assignees, or by any other persons s, under the order of any Court or Trial I Justice, or other inferior Court. it. ?Sj:c. 11. That the intendant and War-i dens of the town of Timmousville shall j "V have power and authority lo require all ; r persons owning a lot or lolsinsaid Town J a ofTimnloiisviiltokeepandrepairtheside r walks adjacent to their lots repcctively, p and for default in this matter shall have h j.ower and authority to impose a line tl not exceeding fifteen dollars. j h 8IX". 1J. That the power to refuse or ' si grant licenses to keep a tavern or to re- c tail intoxicating drinks l?e, and the si same is hereby vested in tho said ; p Council ofthe town of Thnmonsvillc and p that they be also invested with all nee- ; I1 cssary power, by ordinance or ordinan- i b ces, to suppress or regulate the sales of) II intoxicating drinks : /'rorhlcch That no ; w rule or regulation shall be made incon- ! 11 ^iutnut u-iih ilic ("oiisiitution and laws H of the Stale. jh Sec. lo. That this Act thall be taken , A rtni deemed a? a public Act in all Courts ? of Justice, ami shall continue in force j >' until repealed. j t.1 Si:c. 14. That r-o much of Scction 10 ' h of an Ac} to incorporate certain towns j d and villages, aud to renew and amend ; * '? certain charters heretofore granted," i s ratified on the 21st day of December, A. d D. 18-j7, as incorporating the village of Timmonsville, is hereby repealed. r Approved February 1871. h ?1- ii A>7 ACT to JRcnttv awl Amend the \ a Charier of the Town of J ft. 1'ieanunt. i 1 I CJ Section 1. Be it enacted by the Sen- j 1 ate and House of Representatives, of; j the State of South Carolina now met j u and sitting-in General Assembly, ana uy g, the authority of the fame: a That from and after the passage of this Act, all citizens of this State, having t resided sixty days in" the town of Mt. Pleasant, shall be deemed, and are here- u by declared to be, a body politic and l; corporate; and the#uid town shall be e* called and known by the name of Sit. a Pleasant, and its corporate limits shall be and remain as at present lixed by n" law. Six". 2. That the said town shall be 0 governed by an liitemhmt and seven a Wardens, who shall be citizens of the j a United States, aiul shall have been res-; itlents of the said town for sixty days L., iniiuediately preceding their election, i j-, who shall be elected on the third Wed-; () nesday in April in the present year, and ^ thereafter on the same day in the second j ,, year, as hereafter provided, ten days' j n public notice being previously given;!,, and that all male inhabitants ol' the age J c of twenty-one years, citizen of the State, ; and who shall have resided in the said , town for sixty days immediately prece- s. ding the election, shall be entitled to ! j.' vote for said I n ten dan t and Wardens. J Hkc. 3. That the eicction for Intend-1 Ji ant and Wardens of the s-aid town s!::tl! i j\ be held i:i the Court House, or some j other convenient public place in said j town, from six o'clock in the morning \ IX] until six o'clock in t!ie afternoon, and n when the poils shall be closed, the Man- j n airt'is thail forthwith count the votes and i proclaim the election,- ami give net ice, (j in writing, to the persons elected. a The Inlendant and "Wardens shall ?] appoint three Managers to hold the j, msiiing ami subsequent elect ions, j. Whenever there shall not he an Intenditit and Wardens, or lutendant and ! M Warden, from any cause w hatever, from 1 uny cause whatever, it shall be the duty j of the Clerk of Court for Charleston j] County to order such election forthwith, j (*M and appoint three Managers for the j \\ f-ame. The managers, in each ca-e,sliall u before they open the polls for said eleo- Sl tion, take an oath fairly and impartial- () ly to conduct the same. And that the a lutendant and Wardens, before enter- ;l ing upon the duties of their respective p olliees, shall take the oath prescribed by the Constitution of tills State, and also the following oath, to wit: ''As Intend- j j, ant (or Warden) of the town of Mt., ? Pleasant, I will equally and impartially, s| to the best iof my ability, exercise the 'i trust reposed in me, and will use my p best endeavors to preserve the peace and t. carry into effect, according to law, the (J purpose for which I have been elected: n t?o help me God." The fa id Intendant ,, and Wardens shall hold their offices j j, from the time of the election until thei third Wednesday in April.in every sec- j 0 ond year ai'Mr their election, and until | u their successors !-h:ill be elected and 0 qualified. a Sec. 4. That in case a vacancy shall c occur in the officeof Intcndant, "or any of-the Wardens, by death, resignation, removal or otherwise, or in case of a tie t.( in said election, an election to fill wjeh j . vacancy shall be held by the appoint- ( ment of the Intcndant and Wardens, I (_ ten days' public notice thereof being i previously given ; and in case of the j sickness or temporary absence of the j Intemlant, the Wardens, forming a Council,' shall be empowered to elect} one of their number to act in his stead j / during the time. S :c. 5. That the Intendant and Wardens duly cleeted and qualified shall, during their term of service, severally and respectively', be vested with all the I a > I .?.< Uil'UOU illiU JlUWl'lf liltllou.llivi', VI juuo- | I. other inferior Court, within the limits s of paid town. And the Jntendant .shall j a and may, as often as he may deem nec- i essury, summon the Wardens to meet J in Council; any two of whom, with the j , Intendant, yiay constitute a quorum j . to transact business, and they shall be. *. known by the name of the Town Council j ? ofMt. Pleasant, and they and t heirsucces- 1] tiors hereafter to be elected, may have a j s common seal, which may be affixed to I all the Ordinances. And the said Town j Council shall have authority to appoint J from time to time, as they see lit, s'Jch, j C and so many proper persons to act as j ? Marshals or Constables of the said Town ! as the said Town Council may deem j ^ necessary and expedient, for the preser- j vation of the peace, good order and 0 police thereof, which persons so appoint-*' a ed shall, within the corporate limits of ;1 said town, have the powers, privileges : , and emoluments anu do sunject 10 an the obligations, penalties and regula- j tions provided by law for the ofllee of.* Constable, and shall bo liable to be re-j I moved at the pleasure of said ' Council shall have power to establish i . or to authorize the establishment of the j market house in said town. And the j f suid Town Council shall have full power j i and authority, under their corporate ; I seal, to make all such rules, by-laws and i j ordinances, respecting the streets, roads, ! market house and the business thereof, I \ and the police system of the said town,: 1 as shall appear to them necessary and i proper for the security, welfare and eon-I j venience, and for preserving health, j order and good government within the ! j s:uue; and the said Town Council may J j impose fines, for offences against their j by-laws and ordinances, and appropri-; ate the same to the public use of said j town; and the said Council shall h ive , the same power which Trial Justices'1 < or other inferior Courts now have, j < to compel the attendance of wit- j i nesses, and require them to give evi-; < deuce uj>on the trial before them of any j person for a violation of ai y of their . by-laws or ordinances; but no line 1 above the sum. of twenty dollars shall > to collected by the said Council, e: opt by suit in tlie Court of Commoi 'leas; Aiid provided, TJuit 110 tin< hall exceed lilty dollars, and also tlia jothing herein contained :diujl authoiis< he said council to make any by-Jaws, o; hdinanees inconsistent Willi or rising unit to the laws of this State, and aJ he by-laws, rules and Ordinances tlit uid Town Council may make, shall at al imcs be subject to revisal or repeal b^ lie (ieneral Assembly of this State. Six;. 0. That the said lntendant and Vardens shall have power to abate auci [ move nuisance in the said town; nil it shall also be their duty to keep all nads, ways and streets within the cororate limits of the said town open and ii good repair; and for that purpose I icy are invested with all the power* cretoiore granted to County Coinmisinner?-; and shall have full power tc lassily and arrange the inhabitants ol .lid town, liable to street, roau or otliei ublic duty therein, and to force the criormanco of sucii duty, under such x.ixiitiott !i? mil now or thall hereattei 0 prescribed by law: 1'rovided, That Hi said Town Council may compound "ith persons liable to pcrfonn sticli duty, ]>on such terms, and on the payment oi ,ich .sums as may he established by iws or Ordinances: Andprovided also, hat the individuals who compose the lid Town Council shall be exempt from le performance of road anil ]?>liee duand the inhabitants of said town arc eivby exempt from road and police uty without the corporate limits ol lid town: Provided,j'urt/wr, That the um bo lixed shall not exceed 'two (2j ollars per annum. Skc. 7. That the power to grant and I'fuse licenses for billiard tables, to keej: ivcrns or retail spirituous liquors with1 the limits of the raid corporation, be, nd the same is hereby, vested in the own Council of Mt. lMeasant. And the :iid Council may grant license to retail pirituous liquors, to such persons, and u such quantities, at such rates, and pon such terms and conditions as the nid Town Council may see litand proper; nd I ho said Intendant and Wardens hall have lull and only po vcr to imsose a tax on'all shows or exhibitions, ?r gain or reward, within the limits; nd all money paid for licens;c for ie-mi l,v.L*mi>i>iii<r Jjiv tiling ^UIUIUUO rn and billiard tables, aud tlie tax lor !i shows, l'or gain or reward, within iid limits, Khali he appropriated to the ublie use of said corporation. fcrKC. S. That the Klid Town Council f Alt. Pleasant sliall have lull power and uthority to require all persons owning lot or lots in said town to make and, eep in good repair sidewalks in front ol lid lot or lots, whenever the same shail out or adjoin any of the public streets f said town, if, in the judgment ol io Council, such side-walks shall he ecessary, the width thereof, and Hit lanner of their construction, to bedesiga led and regulated by the Town C'ouiii 1; and, for default or refusal to make nd keep in repair such sidewalks, the 'own Council may cause' the line to be made or put in repair, and i*quire the owner to pay the price ol taking or repairing: I'rovidcd, Thai i:ch contract ior rcpai.mi; u.-j emui e let to tlie lowest bidder. fc-w. 9. That the.said Town Council oJ It. Pleasant shall have power to arrest lid commit to jail, lor a space of time ot exceeding twelve hours, and to lint ot exceeding twenty dollars, any per>ii or persons who shall be guilty ol isoiderly conduct in .said town, to the nnoyanec ol" citizens thereof; and it liall be the duty of the Marshal of the wn to make s-uch arrest, and to call to is assistance the poaac comilatux, il ecessaiy; and upon lailure to perform tell duty, he shall be fined in u turn ot more than twenty dollais. Sec. 10. That thesaid Town Council ol it. Pleasant shall have power to grant r refuse licenses to parties within the ir.its of said town ; and the parties it: horn such licenses are granted shall be ihject to such regulations as may, b>' rdinance, be established. They shall Iso have power to impose and collect ii annual tax upon the assesssed procrty of saiil town : J'fouidcd, iSc ix shall be imposed, in any one year, > exceed the rate of ten cents on each undred dollars of such assessed procrly ; and that the money so raised tail be applied to the use of said town, he said Town Council shall have the ower to enforce the payment of all ixes levied by the said Town Council, ) the same extent, aim in the Mime lanner as is now, or hereafter shall be, rovided by law for the collection of the eneral State taxefc. fcji:e. 11. That the Paid Town Council f Mt. Pleasant shall have power to reglatc sales at auction, within the limits f raid town, and to grant licenses tc uctior.ecrs: Prodded, Nothing herein ontained shall extend to sales by .Sheifi". Clerk of the Court, Judge of Proate, Coroner, Executor or Adniinistrui>r, Assignee in JJankruptcy, or by any icrson, out of the older, decree of any ,'oiyt, Trial Justice or other inferioi Joint. bKC. 12. All Acts and parts of Actt neonsistent with the provisions of this Vet are hereby repealed. ppiovcd February 28,1871. lX ACT to Amend an Act, Entitled An Act to lti'fjututc t/ic formation oj Corporation)}" Approved, lfcccmba ioth, iscy. Sktiox 1. Be it enacted by the ScnIlnncnnf Durifimimlnlil'/ii ftf tlifi >tatc of South Carolina, now met and ittiiifr in (J en oral Assembly, and L?y liic uthority of the tame: Tl.at the Act, entitled "An Act tc emulate the formation of corpora ions," approved i)eeember iutli, A )., 1&69, he amended as follows: Jr iectiou 14. strike out the words "live mudred thousand dollars,".and in toad, thereof, the words "three mil ions of dollars; in Section 33, (second ine,) after the words, "shall not ex eed," and before the word "double.1 lection 41 is repealed. Sec. 2. That any incorporation orm^d in compliance with the terms t this Act is hereby empowered and uthorized to issue bonds secured bjy . lien on the property of the said cor oration, to an amount not exceedim lie value of the property owned I 3 aid cornoration wi!h interest on sail ' J K>nds, payable semi-annually; Ami i > further provided, Thai any corpora ion formed in compliance with ih< crrns of this Act, is hereby author zed audempowed to issue additiona >onds to such an amount, that tin merest thereon, a.t ei?ht per cent >cr annum, shall not exceed tho ne ncome of said corporation Approved the 9th dav of March V. 1). 1871. \X ACT to Empower the Stale to Main tain the Jicn<Jiciarica in the Lvnati Axylum, Instead of the Several Court ties. Sec.i,ton' 1. Eo it enacted by th Senate and House of Representative jf the .State of South Carolina, nov met and sitting it General Assembly ind by the authority of tho same That*from and after tho .passage c this Act, all bencliciaries now in, th State Luuatie Asphun, bo supporter c b}* the State. > Sec. 2. That the State assume the ~t j liabilities.of each and every one of 3 the Counties that is now in arrears r for the support of its beneficiaries. Seo. 3. All Acts or parts of Acts J inconsistent with this Act are hereby j repealed. - Approved the 9th day of Marcli, A. D. 1871. | I } | JOINT RESOLUTION io Confirm the j Appointment made by the Superintcn- j 1 Ocnt of Education of the State of j ' South Carolina of the Free School j ' Fund for the Fiscal Year ending Oc- j ! tuber 31, l SliO. J Whereas the Superintendent of Ed- . j ucalion of the State of South Carofjlina, in the adjustment of teachers' i claims for services rendered during or j [ within the fise: 1 year commencing i ; , November 1, 180S. and ending Octo- i ber 31, lSCO; did apportion the Free ( I | School Fund for the fiscal year afore- i , j said (said Fund consisting of $50,000, j t | in addition to the amount raised by j:i j the capitation tax.) among the sever- J J 1 j al Counties, according to the plan i( specified in Section G of an Act to . j make appropriations and raise sup- j t 1 plies lor the fiscal year commencing jj ? November 1, 18G9; therefore, J Be it Resolved by the Senate and ! -i , House of Rcpresentives of the State of j .Soulli Carolina, now met and sitting in j , I CSeueral Assembly, and by the authority ! ( of the same: That the apportionment made bj* ( , j said Superintendent of Education of < ;1 the Mate of South Carolina be, and [ | j tlie same is hereby, confirmed. J Approved March 7th, 1S71. * j ! JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the ] ; Mate Trcumrer to Jie-Insue to John [ i Fiti'lipa, Executor of John Campbell, ( . * Certain Certificates of State Stock. , Whereas it appears by the books of M : llic State Treasurer, that thcrj has ' ' been duly issued certain certificates of j ! Statu Stock, to the amount of five thousand six hundred t>nd sixty dolf lars (?5.CG0) to John Phillips, Executor of John Campbell, deceased ; and whereas, said stock was lost or de; stroyed at the. burning of Columbia, in February ISOu: and. whereas, it is ' equitable and Just that the stock ! should bo renewed on the part of the , State; therefore, be it llesolved by the Senate and House of Representatives, of the State ! of South Carolina now met and silting | ' in General Assembly, and by the au' thority of the same: That the State Treasnaer be. and . he is hereby, authorized, to re-issue to sain John A'hillips, Executor of John Campb'-ll, dcccused, certificates of ' !? fl%/? com/i nm/?nnt r??i vn n? i1 ^ IV V/A lit v triUMW UiiJWUIItj |-?IJ IH'IV | . jit the same time, and bearing the f same ral2 of interest, as at those lost . or destroyed; and that the said John ( Phillips is hereby required to deposit ! with the State Treasurer a bond, ler gaily executed, in the penal sum of i j eleven thousand three hundred and i - twenty dollars (811.320) to indemnity the State ngain.-t loss. Approved -March 2d, A. D. 1871, JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the Stule *Tr insurer to Re-Jsxue IS lock j of the State of South Carolina. lie it Resolved by (he Senate and ' , House of I{ep"csentative?cof the State : , of South Carolina, now met and sitting | j in General Assembly, and by the au-? thotity of the same: J That the State Treasurer is hereby ' authorized and directed to issuo cer-' c?,ii. f Ci,^,lr ! I 111 v. 44 IV Ultitv; Wl IJv/ll V 11 u I > ' I I ( I U Ul-'/t IV ] | No. 53, for $15,000, due July 1st, 3870, | ; interest six per cent; No. 72 for SI,-] [ ,000, due August 4, 1S70, interest six | percent, to Kina S. Cohen, Executrix 1 estate S. T. Cohen. Approvec March 9th, A. D. 1871. : AX ACT to littpilate the Call of the i I Jacket of the Supreme Court. Si ction 1. Be it enacted by the ''i Senate and House of Representatives | of the Stale oi South Carolina, now , met and sitting in General Assembly, i and by the authority of the same: J That the Supreme Court shall, on j 1 the lust day trf' each stated term, j ; make and publish an order designa-1 i ting an Older in which the causes j ! from the several Circuits shall b.e call-! led at the stated term of the Court j1 ! i next ensuing, which order shall also ! ] | specify the lime to bo allowed to the j i hering of causes from each Circuit, i I This order shall be irruvokable. s U Sec. 2. If the causes from the kcv- ! . i eral Circuits cannot be heard within 1 | the period allotted us provided in the , , preceding Section, the Court shall 1 s i continue the sumo to- be : ' l hoard after the regular call of the 'jCircuit, or in its discretion, till the ; >i next sated term. , Approved March 7, 1871, I ? ! i 1 AX ACT to Charier the Toivx of Ham- 1 ; 1 I'M77- ' I , ]! Si:ctio>* 1. Be it enacted by tlio Sen- i! ' ale and House of Kepresentatves of the j " ! State of South Carolina, now met and , I , silting in Ueneial Assembly, and by the ; authority of the same, That from and i ' alter (lie passage of this Act, all citizens !; I of this State having resided sixty days j, ! in the town of Hamburg shall be deem-1 I I i i I I.-- .1 I i . i on, anu an; utiitruy ueeiureu 10 ue, 11 > | body politic and corporate; and the said j [ i lD\v 11 shall be called and known by the * j name of Hamburg, and its corporate i limits shall be held and deemed to ex" ' tend i'roni the Savannah Bridge, leading j ': to Augusta, Georgia, one mile west, one * j half a'miie east, and one mile north. l! Skc. 2. That the. said town shuil be ^! governed by an lntendant and seven j ; wardens, who shall be citizens of the ; ~! United States, and who shall have i 3 been residents of the said town i :! for sixty days immediately preced-1 1 | ing their election, who shall be i 3 1 elected on the second Monday in April' j in every year, ten days' public notice * j licreofbeingpreviouslygiven;andthatall j ^ | male inhabitants of the age of twenty- ] i one years, citizens of thiststate, and who | s i shall have resided in tho said town ; I for sixty days immediately preceding the j election, sball be entitled to vote lor ; j said Intendantand Wardens. ' j Sec. 8. That the election for Intendhnt i _ ! and Wardens of the said town shall be ' | held at the Town Hall, in the said j ] town from eight o'clock- in the morn- j ing until four o'clock in the afternoon; \ R \ and when the polls shall be closed, the v Managers shall forthwith count the j , j votes and proclaim the election, and give ' . notice, in writing, to the persons elect- : r ed; the lntendant and Wardens shall appoint three Managers to hold the en0 suing and every subsequent election, 4 except the first, which shall be ordered >y the County Commissioners of Edge ield County immediately after the pas age of this Act. The Managers, in eacl :a se, shall, before they open tin jolla for said election, take an oatl airly and impartially to conduct tin ame; the Intendant and Wardens jefore entering upon the duties o their respective ollices, shall taki the oath prescribed by the Coustitutjoi >f this State, and aluo the following lath, to wit: "As Intendant (oj Warden) of the town of Hamburg [ will, equally and impartially, to th? jest of my ability, exercise the trus eposed in me, and will use my bes ndeavors to preserve the peace am Mirry into ellect, according to law :he purposes for which I have bee) ilected: ?So help me God." The sai< Intendant and Wardens shall hold theii illices from the tinie of their electioi j-ntil the second Monday in April en suing, and until their successors slial je elected and qualified. Sec. 4. That in case a vacancy shouk Dccur in the office of Intendant, or anj )f the Wardens,, by death, resignation removal, or otherwise, or in case of i :iein said election, an election to lil ;iic.h vjifnnev. shall be held by tli< ippointmentof the Intcndant and War itns or "Wardens, (as the case may be, )r the County ConimicBioiiers of iiilge ield County, if there should bo 110 In endanl or Wardens, ten days' publii lotiee thereof being previously given lud in case of the. sickness or tempo ary absence of the Intcndant, tin Wardens forming the Council shal je empowered to elect one of thei; number to act in his stead during tin ;ime. fctee. 5. That the Intcndant and War lens duly elected and qualified shall luring their term of service, severally ind respectively, be vested with all tin jurisdiction ancl powers of Trial Justice jruny other inferior Court, within tin limits of the said town. And tin tntendant shall and may,, as often a le may deem it necessary, summoi :he Wardens to meet in Council any two of the Wardens, with tin Intcndant, shall constitute a quorun lo transact business;) and they sbal se known as the Town Council or Ham jurg.'atid -they and their successors liereafter to be elected, may have a com lion seal, which shall be uflixe'd to ai .he ordinances. And the said Towi L'ouncil shall have authority to appoint from time to time, a3 they may see fit *ucn, aim so many, proper persons u ict as Marshals or Constables of th iaid (own, as the said Town Counci may deem nece&ary and expedient fo Lhe preservation of the peace ant ^ood order ol' the town, and the per jons/ so appointed shall, within th corporate limits of said town, liav the powers, privileges, and emoluments ind be subject 4o all the obligations penalties and regulations provided b, law lor the ollice ol Constable, and shai be liable to be removed at the pleas Lire of the said Council; ana th said Town Council shall have the powe to establish' or uuthorize the establish rnent of the market house in said town iud the said Town Council iihali have i'ul power and authority, under their cor porate seal, to make all such rules bv-laws and ordinances respecting th streets, roads, market house, and the busi uesg thereof, and the police systen )f the said town, as shall appear to then necessary and proper lor the security welfareaud convenience,andforthe prt ervlng health, order and good govern ment within the same. And tlie sal I'own Council may impose fines to silences against their by-laws ani jrdinances, and appropriate the sum to the public use of said town ; an :he said 'iown Council shall have th lamo power which 'irial Justices no\ have t'> compel the attendance c witnesses. and requiring them t jive evidei.ee upon the trial belor .hem of any person for a violation o my of their by-laws or ordinances jut no tineabove the sum of tweiit, Jollars, or imprisonment in ilic guar* liouse longer than, ten (Jays, shall b mposed by tliein, except by suit in th I'ourt of Common J'icas: Au<l provided ilso, that no fine sliali exceed fifty doJ lars, and also. Unit nothing here 11 contained shall authorize th said Council to make any by-laws o ordinances inconsistent with, or repujj riant to, the iaws of this State; and ai :he by-laws, rules and ordinances th mid Council make shall, at all times, b >ubject to revival or repeal uy the Ceft ?ral Assembly oi'this .state. Sec. 0. That the said Iiitendant au< Wardens, shall have lull power.to ahat itid remove all nukiinces in the sai< own; and it shall be their duty t keep all roads, ways and street within the corporate limits of the sai< [own open and in good repair; and to that purpose they are invested withal Llie powers heretofore granted to Count, l'onnnissioners, and shall have Iuj power to classify and arrange the in Habitants of saiu town liable to streel road or other public duty thcreii; md to force the performance of such dti cylinder such penalties as are now <; jiiall hereafter be prescribed b, law.; Provided, that tne said Tow; Council may compound with all pel sons liable to perform such duty, upo jucli terms and on the payment of sue sums as may be established by laws o ordinances: And provided, also, The the individuals who compose the sai Town Coeneil shall be exempt from th performance of road and police duty. ?Six\ 7. That the .power to grant c refuse license for billiard tables, to kee tavern or to 'retail spirituous iiquori and on all drays and carts hauling good for which they receive pay, also, a omnibuses or carriages carrying passer ?er* within said town, at such rates an on such terms and conditions as th said Council may deem fit and proper uud the said lnteudaut and Warden shall have full and only power to impos a tax on all shows, exhibitions, or put lie amusements, for gain or rewarc within the limits of *aid town. An all money paid for license for retailin spiVituous liquors, keeping tavern an billiard tables, dray and eart licenst and omnibuses or carriages, and the ta collected on all shows for gain or rewar within tiie said limits, shall be apprr printed to the public use of the said coi poration. Six. y. That the Town Council c Hamburg have power and authority t require all persons owning a lot or lol in said town to keep in good repal sidewalks in front of said Jot or iots whenever the same shall front c adjoin_ any public street of sai town, if, in the judgment of the Counci such sidewalk shall be necessary, th width thcrcofaud thenianneroftheircoi struetion to be designated and regulate by the Town Council; and for d* fault or refusal to keep in repair sue tidewalks, the Town Council ma cause the same to be put in rcpaii and require the owner to pay the pric of repairing; Provided, That such coi: tract for repairing be let to the lowef bidder. Sro. 10. That the said Town Counc of Hamburg shall have power t grant or refuse licenses to parties witbi the limits of said,town, and the partk to whom such licenses are granted sha be subject to. s.uch regulations as maj by ordinances, be established. The shall also have power, in addition to th money collected by licenses, to ?mpos and collect an annual tax upon the ju sessed property of the said town : Pro vided, No tax shall be imposed in an oue year to exceed the rate of fiftee cents cn cncli hundred dollars of such - assessed property, and that the money i so raised shall' be applied to the use of i said town. The said Town Council shall 1 have the power to enforce the payment u of all taxes levied by the said Town , Council, to the same extent, and in the l same manner, as is now, or hereafter i shall be, provided by law for the collec] tion of the general State taxes. ; Sec. 11. That all public property, r which was formerly under the control , of the Town Council of Hamburg, shall i again revert to the Town Council electt ed under this Act: Provided, such propt crty is in the corporate limits of said 1 town, and intended for public use. , Sec. 12. That the said Intendant and i "Wardens in person, or anyone of them, I may authorize and require any Marshal r or any Constable especially appointed i for that purpose, to arrest and commit I a _ *i i. ! - I') llie guaru liuuse, ^ which iuu cam ; I Town Council are hereby authorized I to establish,) or to the jail of Edgefield ! 1 County, for a terui not exceeding five ; , days, any person or persona who, j , within the corporate limits of said town, | i may be engaged in a broach of the i 1 peace, any riotous or disorderly conduct,! j open obscenity, public drunkennness, I - or any conduct grossly indecent, or! ) dangerous to the citizens of said town, ! or any of them. Sec. 13. That the Town Council shall, I j within one inonthaftcr the "expiiation : ; of their term ofotlice, make out and I - return to their successors a full account I i of their receipts and expenditures during ' 1 their term; and shall pay over all' r moneys in their possession belonging to j j the corporation, also, deliver up all books, records, and other papers inci-! - dent to their office, to their successors;' , and on failure to do go, shall be liable j / to a fine not exceeding two hundred i (20U) dollars, to be collected by any , propel action by the Town Council. | <2 Skc. 14. That this Act shall lie deem-1 e eda public Act, and shall continue in I s force tor twenty-one years, and until the j l end of the session of the General Assem- j , bly of this State then next following ; e and all Acts of incorporations, or l amendments. thereof, repugnant or 1 conflicting with this Act, are hereby - repealed. i, Approved February 28,1871. 1 AX ACT to Incorporate the Saving, ] 1 Building and Loan Association of \ kouth Carolina, ,, Suction 1. Be it enacted by the Sen-1 > ate and House of Representatives of tlie | L' [ State of Sontli Carolina, now met and 1 1 : hitting in General Assembly, and by tire r authority of the same,-That T. K. SasJ i-ortas, A. J. Ransier, F. H. Frost, \\r. - fi. Jones, Jr., S. A. Swails, B. A. Bo*ee mon, Jr., M. J. Hirsch, W. B. Nash, e T. D. McDowell, \V. J. Wbipper, J. H. i, Rainey and Lucius "VVimbusb, together i, with such otlier persons who now are, y or hereafter may be, associated with 1 them,' be, and they are hereby, incor porated and dealared a body politic and e corporate, under the name and stylo of r the "Savin/?, Building and Loan Aasoci ation of South Carolina," for the pur; pose of buying and selling real and 1 personal property, and making loans of - money, sccurcd by mortgage of real | i, and personal property. ct.#-. o rrhot i hp onnifnl nf pnid eornor U U?.v? Ml <* ?..w v?r.. - ation shall be twenty-five thousand i dollars, and consist of twenty-five (2o) a shares, to be paid In successive weekly r, installments on euch share, so long as >- the corporation, shall continue, or by - such other contributions as shall be asii sessed and required by an unanimous r vote of all the shareholders, the said l1 shares to be held, transferred, assigned e and pledged, and also to be liable to be cl forfeited to the corporation, and the e holders thereof to be such fines and forv j feitures for violation of the constitution, if i rules and by-laws, and for default of o j payment of the said contribution, as e may be prescribed by the constitution, if rules and by-laws of said corporation; s,! and, moreover, the said shares to be y ! disposed of at the death, resignation or j ' removal from the State of any share e | made in such manner as may be pjee ' seribed by the said constitution, rules j [, | and by-laws. l- Sec. 3. That the 9aid corporation shall! i- have such number and succession of olH- j n npN nnd members as shall be ordained r | and choscn, according to the constituj tion, rules ami by-laws, as are not re- ; il | pugnalit to the Constitution and laws of J e j the land; shall have and keep a eome j mon seal, and alter the same at will; 1 shall sue and be sued, plead and be iuiI pleaded, in any Court of law and equity 1 d | in this State; and shall have and enjoy I e ! nil and every- right and privilege ir?ci-1 d#dent and belonging to corporate bodies, o j SkC. 4. That the funds of the s-aid cors ; poration may be invested in such prop-! d j ertv, real or personal, and securities, r ! public or private, loaned to shareholdli I era and members, or other persons or y ! corporations, on such securities, in such il J moile, ou such terms, under such condii | tions, and subject to such regulations as t, j may be, from time to time, prescribed i, ! by the constitution, rules and by-laws i- j of the said corporation ; and that it shall ?r 1 and may be, lawful lor the said corpory j ation to take and hold such lauds, teneu, nients, hereditaments and personal I Dlllilip 1111(1 nri > j pi upt'l IJ , UWilUO, OlUVJ.n, 4 n | vate, and choses in action, as they shall h ; acquire by purchase, devise, bequest, >r j gilt, assignment or otherwise, to take it' ami hold such lands, tenemental* liercdid 1 tan mil ts and personal property, and e I such stocks and bonds, public or private, or cboses in action, as shall be mort,r ; gaged, conveyed, assigned or pledged to p ; it, by way of security 14)011 its loans or ! advances, or purchased at sales thereof, s ' and to sell, alien, transfer, or otherwise [j' dispose of the same, as, from time to 1- time, the said corporation may deem d expedient. e Sec. 5. That, semi-annually, on the j first days of January and July, there lH shall be divided, amongst the stocke i holders of the said corporation, the j profits accruing from the investment. I. j SliC. 0. That this Act shall be taken j I and deemed a putme aci, anu iu? mc g i same may l?e given in evidence without ti, being specially pleaded. ;t j Approved February 28, 1371. d AN ACT to Provide for the Construction >- j and Repair of Public Highways. > Skction 1. Be it enacted I?y the I Senate and House of Representatives >f of the Stale of South Carolina, now met o I and sitting iii General Assembly, and s by the authority of the same, That hair j mediately after 'the passage of this Aet, n, i tin; County Commissions of the several ir Counties shall divide their Counties into d i highway districts, each district to cou1, j tain not less tlum ten miles of public e j highways, nor more than forty miles, l- J to be convenient for repairing high ways, d I and may, from time to time, alter the s-jpame; and they shall appoint for each h | highway district a Surveyor of Highy | ways to superintend the expenditure r, 1 of the highway tax and money appro:e j priated for improvement of highway ins i- his district, and to take charge and keep in repair, at all times, the highways in f bis district; said Surveyor of Highways 11 ! shall be removable at pleasure; he shall o | he responsible to the county for any n 1 damages which may be sustained within >sjthis distrtict, through fault or negleoi !lj in the discharge of his duty; said Surr, | veyorof Highways shall give bond to y j the county, with good and sufficient e j sureties, to be approved by'the County e Commissioners, in double the amount i- of money to he expended in his district, i- for the faithful discharge of his duties, y Sec. 2. That for the purpose of keeping u in repair highways' and bridges, the County Commissioners of each county shall, on or previous to the first day oi January, assess a tax of eighteen cents, if so much be necessary, on every hundred dollars of the li?ta of the county, to be paid in money or labor at the option of the taxpayer, and laid out in repairing highways and brides; and they shall annually, on or before the said first day of January, make out a tax bill foi each Surveyor of Highways, containing the amount of the tux to be laid out by him in tile district, with the amount of each person's tax annexed to bis name, ! accompanied with a warrant, signed by the Chairman of the Board authorizing : such Surveyor to collect such tax; and i they shall deliver the several tax bills to the respective Surveyors, and lake their receipt for (Jie same. Sec. 3. The Surveyors of the several mgnway jlmsuicis. auer receiving men ; several tax bills and warrants, shall pro-1 ceed to give notice to the several per- j sons liable to pay taxes in their Districts of the amount of their taXes, and of the time uiid place iu which, and the teams, carriages and tools with which they are required to pay their taxes in labor; but no person shaM be liable to furnish any team, carriage or tool of which he is not the owner, except hoes, shovels or j spades; sue!) notice may be given to all I per.-ous resident in the Highway Dis- ! triet, either personally or by written j notice left with or at their usual residence; to non-residents by a written notice left with or at the residence of their tenants, agents, or persons having the care of their property; all of which notices shall be at least three days, and, in ease of persons residing, out of the Highway District, at least ten days befoiethe time appointed for them to commence their work; and if such nonresidents shall have no tenant or agent iu the town,, notice may be posted up j in some public or conspicuous place in the district; and the surveyors shall make and keep a minute ot the time and manner in which the notice shall be given. Sl*c. 4. Any person, after lie has commenced working iu paymentof his highway tax, shall be subject to the direction of the surveyor, as to the times when, and the piaee where, his taxes shall be liiiirl oinf ha loiH mil In lnlwi? tSLC. 5. That at least three-quarters of ihe highway tax in any highway district, payable in labor, shall he collected and laid out between the fifteenth day ot January and the first day of May, and the remainder between the first day of August and ' the fir*t day of October, in eueli year, except as hereinafter provided. Btc. G. On any extraordinary occasion, when any bridge or highway shall be destroyed or impaired, so as to require immediate repair#, or should be obstructed so as to require immediate labor to remove the obstruction, it shall be the duty of the Surveyor, forthwith, to fcau.se the highway-or bridge to be repaired, or the obstruction removed; and be may, for that purpose, call upon and notify any inhabitants of the district to allbrd liim the necessary aid, or may hire other laborers, or employ other \ r\i% m t/k ttnAli /in MinftiM K J. uicuiio iv u^/cu in ic|mn me 111^11? ujo and bridges ; and In such case, the notice shall be deemed sufficient to any person owing taxes, payable iu the district, in order to make him liable for neglect to pay his taxes in money, if such notice shall be given six hours previous.to the time when he is required to appear and labor, if any peraon shall, in such case, perform labor more than sufficient to pay the taxes due from him, or, if a person not indebted for taxes shall perform labor, the amount of such labor, or the balance, may be accredited to such person towards his highway tax the suci ceedingyear. | Six. 7. if, on any such occasion as i specified iu the preceding'Section, any | Surveyor shall, for the space of twelve hours after application made to him for 1 that purpose by any citizen residing j within his district, neglect to call upon i the inhabitants of his district, or use i the proper means to repair or oneti the highway or bridge winch may* be out ; oi repair or obstructed, lie shall forfeit und pay to tne County Commissioners Of tue County, to be expetided in repairing highways in such district, the sum of twenty-five dollars, to be collected in the name of theConnty, unless i such Surveyor shall show suiiicient rea; son lor bucIi neglect. btc. 8. If, in any such case, any inhabitant of the district whose name i shall be on the tax bill of such district, | whether any tax shall be due from him i or not, sliull, lor the space of six hours i after being called on or notified by the ! (Surveyor tor that purpose, without s ffleienl reason, neglect to turn out and ! assist in repairing or.opening such highi way or bridge, as he shall be required, ; he shall forfeit and pay to the County ! the sum of three dollars, to be collected and expended as provided in the preced1 ing Section. ; telc. y. If any person, against whom a Surveyor shall have a tax bill, payable in Jauur, biiuii negR-ci., uner ueuijj nuj tified, as provided in this Act, to work ; out his tax, be shall lie liable to pay his I tax in money; and the Surveyor shall jprooecd.io collect the same, and shall i have all the power the County Treasurer ; has by law to collect Slutc and County I taxes; and he shall proceed in the same | manner in the collection, and shall have ! the same fees. t Skc. 10. It shall be the duty of each Surveyor of .Highways to lay out, in ; such manner as he may think beneficial . in making and repairing highways fn | his difttrict, all moneys collected by him I in hi*Tax Billorrecemd in any way for , that purpose. I Stc. il. Each Surveyor shall fcecpfull i and regular accounts of all labor perj formed, and all moneys received and expended in his district, and of the labor j that may have been performed by any , perhou over and above their taxes, and make return of his accounts to the Counj ty Commissi ones, annually, in the month of November. And it shall be the duty of each Surveyor of Highways to pay i CI lu UIC VUUlltJ VsOlIJllllDCll'llCtO "I HIV j County any moneys which may remain j iu his hands unexpended ; and any mo) neys wldeh may be so received from tlie ; {Surveyor shall be paid over by the I County Commissioners to the succeed inj; {Surveyor, to be expended in the same district. And when any person shall have been overpaid their taxes, in labor or otherwise, tlie huiauce shall be accredited to such persons on their tuxes ! for the buceeding year. When any Sur; veyor of Highways shall resign or be ' removed from office, he shall also make sucli return to the County Commissioners, as required in-this Section, and j turn overall moneys, books and papers ; pertaining to lus office to the County i Commissioners or to his successor in j ollice, us they may direct. I Srcc. 12. If any Surveyor shall have ; failed to collect the taxes contained In ] his tax bill as required by law, or if he shall fail to pay over any moneys which he may have collected and not expended, the County Commissioners shall procecd . against him upon his official bond. Sf.c. 13. If any person receive or9ufler ! bodily injury, or damage in his property, j through a defect or want of repair or ' sufficient railing in or upon a highway, i causeway or bridge, he may recover, in j an action, of the county, by law obliged to repair the same, the amount of dain! aire sustained thereby, if such county had reasonable notico <>f the defect, want of repair or of insufficient railing, or if the same had existed for the space of twenty-four hours previous to 'the occurrence of the injury oi damage ; but . , ' "l* .** no such damage shall be recovered by a person whose carriage and load -thereon exceeds the weight of six tons. Sec. 14. If, before-the entry of an action provided for in; the preceding Section, the County Commissioners tender to the plaintiff the amount which he would be entitled to recover, together with (ill legal costs, and?lhe plainrill' does not accept the same, and does not recover upon his trial more than the sum so tendered, the defendant shall recover costs. -vr? Sec. 15. If a county neglect to repair any of the highways or bridges which, by law, it is obliged to keep in repair, or neglect to make, the tame safe and convenient, such county shall be liable to indictment and fine, as the Court in its discretion may order. The fine imposed in such ease shall be certified to the County Commissioners by the Clerk of the Court, and they shall proceed to collect the same from the Surveyor or Surveyors of the highway districtor districts charged by this Act with the duty of superintending aud keeping said highway or highways in repair; the omii w)w?n /?ni1 in 11 Ha luiH nitf In repair of highways and bridge* in the county. , it Sec. 16. Each person who' shall furnish work on the highways in payment of his highwoy tax, assessed by the Com mission el's, shall be allowed for a ; good hand at the rate of ten cents for each hour. It shall be duty of-the highway Surveyor of the district to make such allowance for the use ot teams,, carriages and tools as shall be equitable and just. :; , SiiC. 17. That all able-bodied male | persons between the ages of 18 and 45 years shall be liable, annually,-to per! loim on the public highways and roads ; not less thau three and not more ifcan I five days' labor, under the -direction of the Highway Surveyor of their Dis- . trict: Provided, That if any person, being warned to work upon the highways, ; shall pay to the Highway Surveyor, in r ' the district in which he may reside, iho sum of one dollar per day for each day ! required, the same shall be received in . ' lieu of such labor, and shall be applied ! by the said Highway Surveyor, to the ; construction and repair of the roads in I the district; and should any person rei fuse to work upon the highways and J roads according to direction of aaid comj mistioueis, the said persons shall bo - ; deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, j ,011 cotivictiou thereof, punished by im- -> ' / : prisoumeiit iu the couuty jail, for th? j tame, lor a term not exceeding thirty 1 j days. biic. 18. Each Highway Surveyor, prpI vided for iu this Act, shall receive fifteen | cents per hour for the time necessarily j employed in discharging the duties re| quired by this Act; Provided, that he shall not reccive exceeding fitty dollars per annum, except -in . extraordinary : cases, when the County Commissioners may, iii their discretion, allow a greater j sum,and in no event more thanaeventyfive dollars. ,~ Sec. 19. The County CommMcioner* shall, for the year 1871, levy no "fax un- -' -> der this Act but that provided for in i Ko^finn 17 hut. olinll anttrf fl.:Vnftrf.lnTi ^ of the tax heretofore authorizedto be raised for county purposes, aud have the same laid out aud expended^ under. I the provisions of this Act. Sac. 20. all acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this act, are hereby repealod. ' _ Approved March the 9th, A.T5. Ib7? " ? _ '* ' J AN ACT ia Provide for the Redemption of certain Lands sold under the order qf Ueneral Ed. R. &>'. C'anbyfor Taxes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met aud sittiug in Geueral Assembly, aud by the authority of tho same: j That all lands bought in py tho j Sheriff the State, sold under provis I ions of an order from Gen. Eel. ? S. I Can by, dated < harleston, S. C., DcI Member 3d, 1867, to provide for the i smport of the Provisional Govern rneut of South Carolina, tor the year j commencing, the first day of October, r 18G7, <&i\, thb same being dpho uuder j General Orders No. 139, bo, and tho | same are hereby, entitled to bo rei deemed within a peiiod of six months I alter the passage of this Act, upon tho ! payment of d?e tax, interest and cost ' thereof, to the Sheriff of the County , in which said lands were sold by vir tuo < f said order. i Sec. 2. All Acts or parts of Acta inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed. \ Approved March 9,1871. ' AN ACT To Authorize Circuit Judges to Hold Courts in other Circuits than their otvn. 1. c.'i Section 1. Be in enacted by tho Senate und House of Representatives 1 of tbe State of South C'uroiina, now j met and sitting in General Assemblj', and by the authority of the.^ame: ; That a Circuit Judge of any Circuit | shall have power to hcild any tetated i or special term of the Circuit Court la j any other Circuit, upon the written j request of the Circuit J udge af that ! Circuit. ' Approved the 28th day of February, i87i. . : AX ACT to Amend an Act entitled "an Act to organize the Supreme Court." ! Be it Enacted by the Senate and House I of 1-cepresentativea of the State of South : Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of j the same : That Section one of an Act entitled I "An Act to organize tho Supreme Court," ratified on the eighteenth dr.y of September, in the year of our j Lord one thonsaod eight hundred and sixty-eight, be, and the same is i hereby, so amended as to read, tho tho third Tuesday of April, in tho place ot the first Tuesday of tho same | month. Approved March 9, 1871. I | JOINT RESOLUTION making an Appropriation of Forty-Seven ThonSutid Dollars, for the Completion of the State Lunatic Asylum, f?r Oilier Purposes. Be it Resolved by tnd House cf Representative! afjfc-.e '"fr. of South Caroliaa, now" jjketf u / 1 ting in General Assembly, <U? ! authority of the same: : 8j-c. 1. That tho sum offorttlt .. ($40,000) dollars be, and th? j hereby appropriated, if bo ; ' accessary, to complete tbe m | wing of the'Stato Lunatic . Provided, that a,contract shal . r f ' tcred into betwjpm the Boarc -'j&j gents and the iontractoiv ' ' definitely the wofk ta bedom ! manner of doing tho stune^ stud contract to approved ing to law before any portion', appropriation is paid. : j~:' Sec. 2. That tho sua* t