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BY W. A.. LEE AND IIUGII WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., FRIDAY. APRIL 14, 18.71. VOLUME XVIII--NO. 51. . ' ..-. . t v GROCERIES & HAS just returned from B lie has purchased, at the LOWEST N: A rwrnnw X.> -A?V O- V> J J Kw'J The public, aiul especially ou to examine our Goods before pi no superiority over other fiirst that our prices shall be as low, j exact quality represented. MWtoymmV V? V & W V V> J March 31, 1871 49-tf WE Receiving a Fino Assort! and STAPLE DRY GO KURTEZ'S E For sale l>y NOR WO 01 Morcli 31. 1871 49,. tf etiwan "^?7E WOULD announce to ] ^ intlie ne.xt week anoth< fertilizer. We have sold out th< Any one desiring; to invest in n, i grade of fertilizers made in the ? their order as early as possible, a: more this season. The terms on such as cannot fail to make it to t! fertilizer. Y\'e are prepared to ft the best men in the country, in KTIWAX as a first class manure Cotton crop, applv Etiwan Xo. 2 WHITE, SMI j March 17, 1871, 47?If PROVISION m s-tJ-fc/-* TiTTSUKLS PR!Ml ville and Baltimore Oats, 2,000 lbs. Smoked Bacon S] 11. Shies, for sale low, for cash. _ ? In connection with onr varied ? CLOTIIIXG. SilOES, HARD) we ex poet to keepi full supply of lasses, Bacon. Salt, &c? &c., wlu CASH PRICES. If'&YS, Min February 10,1871, 42?tf ww X a t ill 1 f ?l *?' "4 j | At VV UtBAi V ^ w r[T HIE undersigned would rc tlicy have just received i ])ry Goods, Groceries, Shoes. "Ware, Iteming, Ties, &c. J. H YA o^L: WE PROPOSE to keep a little oi have, won't bo worth buying 'i .1 - a 11.. ail LI1C lime ; uur onnwi ; all will be glad to sec their friends in to fjivc us a call next door to Aiken "with the monev, as oar terms arc cm J. I Dee 2, 1S70, 32, tf Prencli OIL POLISH GIVES ty leather ft briliant appea mice, renders it water-proof ,'an from its oily properties tends to presen it. t For sale by PAKKEli & LEE. * March 27,1871, 47?tt DUBOSES Early Egyptian Con TOE PLANTING. SEVERAL bushels of this COI has be.'ii left with us for sale. PARKER & LEE. Marjh 24,1S71, 48?tf ^PROVISIONS. XSlxSPHEt-B]! i altimore and Xew York, where ET PRICES, 5LIi:CTIO]Sr OT^ r friends, are respectfully invited urcliasing elsewhere. AVe claim ..1 1 ? j-v lirmii 1-.,.+ + rcuiRHS um. ui' i;tiiu(nuvc [tiul that the Goods "will bo of the BuPre & Co. a nv iiont of BOOTS. SHOES, IIATS, | DDS. Call and see. NORWOOD, DuPRE & CO. ! IANK PENS! ), DuPKE ? CO. GUANOS? planters that we will rcceivo with,t si ii pin cut of this must popular i first- two shipments made lis. riAVAN GUANOS, the highest State, would do well to hand in 5 we do not expect to order any which we oiler the Etiwan are le interest of planters to buy this irnish countless certificates from attestation of the merits of the i i. If you want to double your , to your lands. PTJT P. tJITXTTTt? I I ?& ec WW XXX Jl JO, AGENTS. I STORE!! | 3 l ] "WHITE CORN, from Green- j . 100 Bushels Maryland Red I lieulders, 2,000 lbs. Smoked t\ | STOCK DRY GOODS, IIATSj rVARE, CROCKERY; &o., &c., Provisions, sucli- as Corn, Mocli will be sold for ttlic lowest ra * TIT T *M trai C ! ^ I Depot, S. C. . j I rwv?tfnllv inform flip minlif flint. i Ilne\v and well selected stock of j iits, Hardware, Crockery, Tin N<E, HJ0SELEY & CO. j E=so>T | : ulmo.s?vcrv< hing, ami what wo don't j elscwhc^ Our Junior will be on hand I and tb^ompany now and then, and j id the pp|e generally. Don't forgot 's new bt(jinjrt Dome and bu\T low I. Vanci Mcsely & Co. | |Wm. &ephard, & Co?! I Ko. 24 IIae st > Charleston, S. C. I ^LERS IN | . COOKI/j STOVES, a- Ranges and'eatiiig Stoves. 'ei I i'ictiu'cs ot mo\ priccB and i1 description will becnt Up0n application. July 1, IS * 0, 10 ? [ 7BE>rriS'.BY iJt ? ?? 12s I Office over ^ parj-er?s Drugi.ore# 1 AWeyillC. H., S.\ February 26, lb. ! CQNGAREE ' Colum'oin, S. O. ? J Proprietor. sun ar rat p. inns ! 13LI U Illl 1/ilH 1J ItllJjJjU.! LIST OF PRICES, 3 Rollers 14 inches diameter $S5 OC 3 " 12 " 75 Of ;; " lo " (55 oc 2 " 14 " 65 01. 2 " 12 " 50 Of 2 " 10 4< 40 0(j A hove priecs complete with frame. Without frame $10.00 less on cadi \i;n SEVENTY GALLON BOILER : $20,00 Delivered at me itaiiroau Depot in this city. Steam Engines, Bailors, Cotton Presses, Grist and Haw Mill (.Searing of all kir'd.s to order. Iron and Brass Castings on short notice and most reasonable terms. Gin Gearing constantly on hand of the i'oUowjnjy sizes. 9 foot wheel and pinion, S.?>0 00 II) " " " " 32 50 11 " " " " 35 00 12. " " " " 43 00 14 " " <4 ? 50 00 With Bolts $0 50. Extra for each sot. Antifriction plates and Balls for Coton Press $10,i?Ua:id $12,00 per set. X. B. Terms C'asli on delivery, at 3. R. liere. JOHN ENRXGHT, Ag't, * 1 ^ Ml _ n TT ADoevme u. n. May 24, 1870, 4-tf. Insure. Your Property IS TIIB LIVERPOOL & LONDON Tw??-n vor*nn f! m n> C* r! T7 i,ii.t9UJL CliiUO VWiilj/tiiiJ I Assets ia Sol, $17,000,000,00 Losses adjusted promptly and paid without deduction ul the agcncy iu Charleston, S. C. Apply to W. H. PARKER. Agent, at Abbeville, S. C. March 18, 1870, 47?tf A LOT OF CHOICE IMPROVED FOR SALE, LOW FOli CASH, BY Quarlcs, Perrin & Co. March 17, 1871, 47?tf -A.notlier Suppply o Ba-EiplmsKEffil LAMPS ADSO, OF PORCELAIN SHADES. At Parker & Lee's. March 31,1871 49, If FOE SALE BY TROWBRIDGE & 08, Five Tons A. Cue's Sippliisiatsj Lime, on REASONABLE TERMS, March 21, 1S71 lS-3fc LAWS OF THE STATE. Acts and Joint Resolutior Passed by the Legislature I Session 1870 and 187L P . [official.] AN ACT to Charter the Town of Yor vitlc. Suction 1. IJc it enacted by the Se . ! ate and House of Representatives, of tl | State of South Carolina, now met ai iit-ting iu General Assembly and by tl authority or the same: That from and after the passage of th Act, all citizens of this {State, havii: 51.-1 /In.-r. 5.-. tl.o < /*....1 li.'Siuvru siAi'j uujo xii buim Yorkvillc, shall be deemed, and are her by declared to be, a body politic ai corporate; and the said town shall I calied and known by the .name Yorkvillc and its corporate liBiils ?>hs extend one mile in each direction fro. the Court House in said town. Six*, ill That the said town shall I governed by an Inlendant and lot Wardens, who shall be citizens of tl United rilates, and shall have been re idents of the said town for sixty daj I immediately preceding their efectioi I who shall bo eleoted on the second Moi : day of January, in every year, lil'tec days' public notice being previously givi and that all male inhabitants of the as of twenty-one years, citizens of the Stat and who shall have resided in' the sai town for sixty days immediately prec ding the election, shall be entith I to vote for said Intendant and Wa dens. tSiic. 3. That the election for Intern ant and Wardens of the said town sha be iield in the Court House, or son ; other convenient puulic place in sai ; town, from nine o'clock in the mornin ! until live o'clock in the afternoon nnt I live o'clock in the afternoon ; and whe ! rif?lls m11!i 11 lie closed, the mauairc shall forthwith count the votes and pr claim the flection, and give noti< j in writing, to the persons electee The Inlcndant and Wardens sha appoint, three Managers to hold tl ensuing and subsequent .election Whenever there shall not be an lutein ant and Wardens, or Intendant an Warden, from any.cause whatever, shall be the duly of the Clerk of Com for York County to order such electio forthwith, and appoint three Managei for the same. Tiie managers, in eac oasosha.ll, before they open the polls ft said election, takean oath fairly and in partially to conduct the same. * And tl lutendantaiid Wardens before enteriii upon the duties of their oliiees, shal respectively, take the oath proscribed L the Constitution of this State, an also the following oath, to wit: "J Intendant (or Warden) of the town < Yorkville, I will equally and impa tially, to the best of my ability, e.se cise' the trust reposed in me, an will use my best endeavors to prcsen tin. ?i nil ivhtv into efiect. accord in j to law, the purposes for which I hn\ I been elected: bo help me God." Tl: said Intendant and Wardens shall hoi I their ollices from the timcof theelectio i until the second Monday in Jaiuiar enduing, and until their successors sha be elected and qualified. Si:c. 4. That in. case a vacancy shoul occur in the olliceof Intendaht, or an of the Wardens, by death, resignatioi removal or otherwise, *or in case of a ti in said election, an election to fill sue vacancy shall be held by the appoin ment of the Intcndant and Warde or Warden, as the case may be, or tli Clerk of the Court of York County, thereshould benolntendantor Warden: ten days' public notice thereof bein previously given ; and in ease of th sickness or temporary absence of th Intcndant, the .Wardens, forming Council, shall bo empowered'to a< in his steutl during the time. Skc. 5. Tliat the intendant. and AVai dens duly elected and qualifiod sluil during their term of service, sevcrall and respectively, be vested with all ill jurisdiction and powers heretofore gran ed to Magistrates in this State. An the Intendant shall, and may. as often ? he may deem necessary, summon tli Wardens to meet in Council, any tw of whom with the I u ten dim t, may coi stitutea quorum to transact business and they shall be known by the name'e the Town Council of Yorkville; an they, and their successors liereaftt to "be elected, may have a com mo seal, which shall beaflixed to all thei ?! A ...I fl.fl rpnwn rV,;,,, ^11114 Hi V ?7U1U J. VII ? VVI.4, cil shall have authority to appoint fror time to time, as they may see tit, sue and so many pfoper persons to act s marshals or constables of said town ( the said Town Council may deem net essary and expedient for the nreserv: tio of the peace, good order and the pt lice thereof, which person so appointe shall, within the corporate limits < said town, have the power, privilege and emoluments, and be subject to al the obligations, penalties and regulation provided by law lor the olliee of Co! stable, and shall be liable to be remove at the pleasure of said Council. An the said Town Council shall have ful power ami authority under their corp< rate seal, to make all such rules, by-law and ordinances respecting the street : roads, market house, and the buslnei thereof, and the police system of sai town, as shall appear to them nocessar and proper for the security, welfare an convenience, and for preserving healtl order and good government within th same. And the said Town Council ma impose tines for otl'enees againt the by-laws and ordinances, and appropr ate the same to the public use of sai town ; and the said Council shall ha\ i the same power which Trial Justices no have to compel the attendance of wi | nesses, and requiring mem to give ev dcnce upon the trial before them of an person for a violation of any of the ! by-laws or ordinances; but no lii I above the sum of twenty dollars slni i be collected by the said Council, c: I cept by suit in the Court of Comma Pleas; Prodded, That 110 tii shall exceed (iity dollars, and also th: | nothing herein contained shall nut horn j the said council to make any by-laws, < I Inn/Micicfnnf with r?v rnnn< i V/JUl 1 l?l U V-V_.7> J liVx/iiciutvx V ...... I mint to the laws of this .State, and a 'the by-laws, rules and Ordinances tl '.paid Town Council may make, shall at a ,! times be subject to rcvisal or repeal I the Central Assembly of this State. Sue. 0. That the said Iritendant ar Wardens shall have power to abate ar remove* nuisances in the said towi and it shaM also be their duty'to keep a roads, ways and streets within the cc: ! 1-ifirn.tH limits of the said town open 'at j in good repair; and for that "purpo they are invested with all the powc j heretofore granted to Commissioners Roads; and shall have full power classify anil arrange the inhabitants said town, liable to streot, road or oth I public duty therein, and to force tl I performance of such duty, under su< penalties as are now or shall horeaft ' be prescribed by law: Provided, Th II the saiil Town Council may cotnpoui i with persons liable to perform such dut upon such terms, and on the payment such sums as may be established 1 laws or Ordinances: And provided ah That the-individuals who compose t said Town Council shall be exempt frr the performance of road and policc d ty, and the inhabitants of said town'a hereby exempt from road and polic duty without the corporate limits o said town. Sec. 18. That the lntendant and War ls dens shall, during their term of office _ be exempt from street duty. And eacl Town Council shall, within one montl after the expiration of their term o their office, makeout and return to the! successors a full account of their receipt (and expenditures during their term; am (shall pay overall moneys in their hand belonging to the corporation, and deliv ferup all property, books, records am j other papers incident to their office t their successors; and and failure so t n. i do, they shall be liable to be fined ii le ' " sum not exceeding one hundred dollar 1(j i to be collected in any proper action b; ie ! the To\w#i Council. Sec. 10. For any wilful violation o . ! neglect of duty, malpractice, abuse o ,,, ' oppression, the said lntendant and War j dens, jointly or severally, shall be liabl | to indictment in the Court of Sessions J | and, upon conviction, to punishment a 1 ; prescribed in the preceding Section, be sides being liable for damaged to an; I person or persons injured. | Sicc. 20. That all Aels, and parts o | Acts, heretofore passed, in relation t j the incorporation of the town of Flor ^ ! ence, be, uud the same arc hereby re ' 1 pealed. I Skc. 21. That this Act shall be deem | ed a public Act, and shall continue ii | I force until amended, altered or repealed 1,5 i Approved the 9th of March, A. E n ' . ,e I AN ACT to Incorporate the Town q q. Florence. id Section* 1. Be It enacted by the Sen e- ale and House of Keprosentalives of th :d Stnte of South Carolina, now met ain eiffinir in fir-n^rnl Assnmblv. find b' the authority of the same : :1- That- from and immediately after th .11 passage of this Act, all and every per le son or persons, who shall have residei d within the corporate limits of th ig Town of Florence for two months, ar il hereby declared to he members of the coi ll poration hereby to be created. rs Sec, 2. That the said persons shall ra- from And after the passage of thi e Act, bccomo a body politi Li. and corporate, and shall bo known an< 11 called by the name of the Town o le Florence, .arid its corporate limits shal a. extend one mile in every directioi .1- from the corner of Front and Dargau id streets, in said town. it Sec. 3. That thesaid town shall be gov rt crnedbyan Jntendant and four Wardens n who shall have resided in the State fo rs one year, and within the limits of tin l] | cuijjwiuliwu iui ai^vij iui >r mediately preceding their elec l- tion. The said Jntendant an< ie Wardens shall he elected 011 the sec \\r ond' Monday of the month of April ii 1, i ench year, ten days' notice beini iv previously given < and shall con d tinue in office one year, ant is : until the election and qualification o jf j their successors; and all male ihhabi 1-1 tants of said town, who shall have r-! attained the age of twenty-one years d j and resided therein thirty days imnie c j dialely preceding (he election,''shall hi ig j entitled to vote for slid Intendant am e : Wardens. ie | Skc. 4. That said election shall be hole d in some convenient public place in sait 11 town, from six o'clock in the morning y until six o'clock in the evening; am 1J I when the polls shall bo closed, tin I managers shall forthwith count the d j votes and declare the election, givinj v 1 notice in writing, to the persons elect i, I cd. The Intendantand "Wardens for tlx ic I time being shall always appoint tin h j Managers to conduct the election, .who t- j before they open the poll for said elee 11 ; tion shall take an (ath fairly and impnric I tially fo conduct the same. And tin if, Intendant and Wardens, before enter s, j ing upon the duties of tlieir oii;ce, snai g ! respectively take the oath prescribed b\ ie the Constitution of this State, and als< e the following oath, to wit: "As Intend a ant (or Warden) of the town of An it derson, I will faithfully and impartially to the best of my ability, exercise tin r-! trust reposed in me and will use nn 1, | best endeavors to preserve the peace aiu y j curry into elFect, i> '.ding to law, the e ! ])urpose for which I have been elected L ' t-,'? 1*^.1 ?v?a / !?w} 1) A twl i I- i on *iv;ip iiic u"u. ? d ! any person, upon being elected Inten us ! dant Wardeii, shall refuse to act as .such e j he shall forfeit and pay to said Tov.'i: o Council the sum of twenty dollars, fm j the use of said town: ProvideThat ik i; ! person who has attained the age of sixt\ if j years shall be compelled to serve ii d either of said offices; nor shall anj r other person be compelled to serve, mon n than one year in any term of three ir years. i- I .Sec. 5 That in ca?e a vacancy should oc n cur in the oOice'of rntendantorany of tin h ; Wardens, by death, resignation, or other is ! wise, an election to 1111 such vacancy is ; shall be held, by the appointment o j the Intcndantan'd Warden, or Wardens i-1 as the ease may be, ten days' previou: )-! notice beiiur uiven ; and in case of nick (I I ness; or temporary absence of the Inten ifldant, the Wardens, forming a council, ,'s j shall be empowered to elect one o 11 l their number to act us Iutcudaut durir.i is j the time. i- ! Si:?0. That the Intendantand Warden: d | dul^lected and qualified, shall, during d ! their term of service, severally and re 11 ; spectively, be vested with all the power; >- j of a Trial Justice or other lnferio 's | Court; and the Jntendant shall s, ! and may, as often as may. be necessary s | summon the Wardens to meot in Conn d | cil; any two of whom, with thelntend y i ant, or any three Wardens, may con d i stitutc a quorum to transact business i, | and they shall be known by the nann e I of the Town Council of Florence; ant y ] they ami their successors hereafter to b< ir j elected, may have acommon seal, whicl i-! may be aflixed to all the Ordinances d J may sue and be sued, plead and be im e ! pleaded, in any Court of Law of Equity \v ; in this State, and purchase, nam, posses, t- | and enjoy, to them and. their suc.oe.ssor i-! in perpetuity, or for any term of years y j any estate, real, personal or mixed, am ir sell, lien any convey the same: Psoviet ei ic ! The same shall not exceed, at any om 111 time, the sum of ten thousand dollars x- j And the said Intendant and Warden; n ; shall have full power to make all suel le i rules, by-laws and ordinances, respect U ing the roads, streets, markets and po >o J lice of said town, as shall appear to then :>r neeevsary and requisite for the security " .....J Anniiftiimiuin i\C flm sinii j- i Wtfliuru auii iuimhhv,uw ... II town, or lor preserving health, poacc ie ; order and good government within th ill sumo;said by-laws, rulosand otdinance >y the said Council may make shall, at al i times l>e subject to revisal or repeal by th id General Assembly of this Sawc. Am id thesuid Council may lix and iniposo fine 1; and penalties for th'e violation thereof ill and appropriate the same to the publi ir- uses of the said corporation id Provided, No punishment shall exeeei se fifty dollars of thirty days' imprison rs : me'nt. of, Six*. 7. That the Intendant and War to : dens of said town shall have full an of only power to grant or refuse licenses t er keep t iverns, or retail spirituous liquor lie within the corporate Jimus ?u ?ui ;h I town, upon such conditions, and undc er such circumstances, ay tn them sha! at seem right and proper! Provided, Thati id no instance that theprice of a licence sot y, keep tavern, or to retail spirituous 1 of quors, shall be fixed at a less sum tha by is established by the laws of this State < 0, and all moneys paid for license: he and for fines and forfciiun mi lbr retailing spirituous liquor u- keeping taverns and billiard tallies witl ire in the said limits without license, sha e be approprited to the uses of said corpr f tion: Provided, That th^Intend&nt an Wardens duly elected* and qualitiec sliall not have power to grant any 1 , cense to keep taverns, or retail spiriti i oils liquors to extend beyond the tori i for which they have been elected, f S?:c. 8. That it shall be the dnty < r the said Intendant and Wardens to kee s all roads, streets and ways within the I corporate limits open and in good repai 3 and they shall have power to eompoun -1 with all persons liable to work tl: j j streets, ways and roads in said towr o ' upon such terms as they shall by ord o i nance establish the moneys so receive [i j to be applied to the public use of sai s ; town; and all persons refusing or failin y to pay such line, not exceeding twent dollars, as the Town Council my iu r pose. i" Sec. 9. The said Town Council sha - have power to regulate sales at auctio c within the limits of-said town, and 1 >i grant, licenses to auctioneers; Pro vie s cd, Nothing herein contained shall e: - tend to sales by Sheriff, Clerk of Cour IT ??* OwKntrt Pnl.nh/11. / J A iwuuvu, V^WIWJJVI, AJAVVU I.VJ * Administrator, Assignee in Bankrup f cy. or by any of the persona out of oid r, decree of any Court,'Trial Justi< - or other inferior Court. Sec. 10. They shall also have pow< to impose an annual tax not exceedii] fifty cents on every hundred dolla 1 of the assessed value of all real an personal estate lying within the corpo ate limits of said town, (the real au personal estate of churches and schoi associations excepted.) Tiiesaia coin / cil shall have the power to regulate tl price of license.upon all public shov - and exhibitions in caid town, to erect e powder magazine, and compel any pe d sou holding more than twenty-fn y pounds of powder to store the sail therein, and to make regulations f< c the rates of storage thereof, and f< - keeping ami for keeping and deliverii: il the same, The said Council shall hai e power to enforce the payment of n e taxes levied under the authority of. tb - Act, against the property and persons, defaulters to the same extent, and in tl , same manner, as is provided by law f t.iiA /.niir.pfin4i of the ireneral State ta c except that exoculions to enforce t) \ payment of the town taxes shall 1 f issued under the seal of the corporatio 1 and directed to the Town Marshal, < i other person especially appointed by tl - Town Council, to collect the same ; ar all property upon which a tax shall 1 - levied ia hereby declared and mat liable for the payment thereof, in pr r ference to all othordebts agaiust the sa e property, except debts due to the Stat - which shall first be paid. Sue. 11. That the said Town Counc 1 shall have power, with the consent * - the adjacent land owners, to close a i such roads, Streets and ways within tl ? said town, as they shall deem necessar - by sale of the freehold therein, either; 1 I private or public sale, as they ma f I i/Kiirtifn Knif- for fho l'nf/H'fxf r?f thp sni WV..PU .%?. >.f? .......... .. T town ; and tliey shall have power to 111 out, adopt, open and keep in repair a , such new streets, roads and ways, i - they may, from time to time, deem ne< essary for the improvement and convi I nienee of said town ; Provided, Th: no new street, road or way, shall L 1 opened without first having obtainf 1 the consent of the land owner or owne ? through whose premises any such ne 1 street, road or way may pass. ; * Sec. 12. The said Town Council shn ' nave power, ami are Mere try auiiiuri/.t;i ' to cleet one or more Marshals. (in add ^ tiou to the Sheriff of the County < ; Darlington who shall also be u Ma ? slial of the town, to fix their salaries uu ? prescribe their duties, who shall 1 " | sworn in and invested with.all the po\ " ! ers, and subjected to all the duties an ?j liabilities that Constables now have* 71 are subject to by Jaw, in addition i JI the duties and liabilities specially eoi ' I ferrcd and imposed on them b3r tl } Town Council: Provided, That the " jurisdiction shall be confined withir " the corporate limits of said. town. I Skc. 13. That the said Town Coune \ shall have power to establish a guar j house, and to prescribe, by ordinanci . suitable rules and regulations for keej .* ing and governing the same; and ui til such guard hou>e shall be estab!islie< . they shall be authorized to use a rooi , in the common jail of the county \ , Darlington for the confinement of a r who may be subject to be committed ft } violation of any ordinance of the towi r passed in conformity to the provisioi , of this Act, and the said Town Coune . may, by ordinance, or the said Intendai j and Wardens, in person, any one ( \ more of them, authorize and require an Marshal of the town, or any ConstabJ ?>.n.,i,illfr nrvnnillfall fill' H??f- ntU'llOHI . :>in;vsl?lljr ; Ur arrest and commit to said guar 1 house, or jail of Darlington County, ft . a term nut exceeding twenty-four hour C any person or persons who, within tli corporate limits of said town, may be ei \ j gaged in the breach of the peace, an . riotous or disorderly conduct, open ol scenity, public drunkenness, or in an conduct grossly indecent, or dangerot j- to the citizens of said town, or any < r them. And it shall be the duty of tf 3 Town Marshal to arrest and commit a , such offenders, when required so I r do, who shall have power to call 1 ' thn'r assistance the pause comitcitua, s need be, to aid in making such arrests r and, upon failure of said Marshals I perform such duty as is require* ' they shall, severally,be subject to sue I tiifes ami penalties as the Town Couno .. may establish. And all persons so in prisoned shall pay the cost and e: j penses inesaemai iu men- imprison men j i which said costs and expended shall I J i collecied in the same manner as provit i oil by this Act for the collection ot' lint J! imposed fur violation of ordinances . : Provided, That such itnprisoi I merit shall not exempt the party froi . the payment of any fine the council m.i [. impose, for the offence for which 1 s may have been committed. , Sec. 14. The said Town Connc i | shall have power to collect the taxi II from all the persons representing pul j' Jicly, within the corporate limits, f< . j gain or reward, any play or shows i s I what nature or kind soever, to be use i ! for purposes of said town. -j rjliU. 10. i i:;u ;u i iiues which oiui -; hereafter be collected for retailing, will 11 out 'license, within the corporate limi , of the town, shall ho paid one-half ' 1 ; the informer, ami the oilier half to tl , 1 Council, for the use of the said towi o! Sk<\ K>. That the f?aid Town (,'otitic 3 ' shall have power and authority to aba 1 all nuisances within the corporate limi e and also to appoint a Bourd of Kcall 1 for said town, and to pass all such ord s natives as may he necessary to define tl ',! powers and duties of said'Board, and o1 impose tines and penalties upon tl : members of the said Board for negle il of duty or refusal to serve : Provide - That no line hereby authorized to be ei j powered, shall exceed the the sum 1 /1 ol 1 ni??j 'Pi,,, ooi.l ru,,i? d of Florence shall have the power ai o authority to require the owner or ownc s of any lot or lots in the said town il keep the streets in front of said lot ir lots elear of all filth and rubbish, ai II also to make auJ keep in good rep;i n sidewalks in front of said let or l?: o when the same shall front or adjoin ai i- of the public streets of t ho said town, n in the judgment of the said Town Con ; cil such sidewalks shall be necessar, s, the w-idth thereof and the manner ;s their construction to be detonated ai s, and regulated by the said Town Cou l- cil; and for default or refusal on the pa 11 of such owner or owners, to keep t > -;aid streets clean, or to make and keep d in repair such sidewalks whenever re1, quired, the said Town Council may i- cause the said streets to be cleaned, or i such sidewalks to be made and kept in n repair, anfl require such owner or owners to pay the costs and expenses there)f of: Provided, however, Tnat contracts p for cleaning the said streets, or making ir and putting in repair such sidewalks, r, shall be let to the lowest bidder, d j Sec. 17. That the said Town Counoil le i shall have power to borrow money foi i, I the public use of the corporation, by isi j suing, from time to time, as occasiou id . may require, the bonds of the corporaid | tion, bearing interest at a rate not to exig ' ceed seven per cent, per annum, to be :y | paid semi-annually, for an amount not to a-1 exceed live thousand dollars; and foi i the payment of the interest, and thaulti]] j mate redemption of the principal, ac m i cording to the terms of the loan, the to ; said corporation shall, at all times, be li I. | able: JProvidecl, That the private prop K- i erty of the inhabitants of the said town tt j shall be bound for the redemption of the ir "said loan in no other way than by the t- j imposition of an annual tax, according ,e , to the provisions of this Act. jo Sec. 7. That the power to grant and refuse licenses for billiard tables, to keep ,r taverns or retail spirituous liquors with' : in the limits of the said corporation, be, ' and the same is hereby, vested in the j ; Town Council of Yorkville. And the ! said Council may graut license to retail ' j j spirituous liquors, to such persons, an<: I in such quantities, at sui.-h rates, anc " | upon such terms and oonditions as the I said Town Council mayseefitand proper and the said Inteudant and Warcfetis ! shall have full and only power to im j pose a tax on all shows or exhibitions I for gain or reward, within the limits 'p and all money paid for license for re tailing spirituous liquors, keeping tav '' j em and billiard tables, and tbe tyx foi , | all shows, for gain or reward, v^ithii * said limits, shall be appropriated to tin ii public use of said corporation. Sec. 8. That the -said Town Council af of Yorkville shall have full power anc )e authority to require all persons owninf 01, a lot or lots in said town to make and v keep in good repair sidewalks in front o ' said lot or lots, whenever the same shal front or adjoin any of the public street* . of said town, if, in the judgment o ' the Council, such side-wp.lks shall b< necessary, the width thereof, and the j manner of theirconstruction, to be desig i nnted and regulated by the Towu Coun> i ! cil; and, for default or refusal to mak< ! nnd keen in renair such sidewalks, th< IJ Town Council may cause th< same to be made or put in repair, anc wqujro the owner to pay the price o making or repairing; and tno sale "j. Town Council are hereby empowered tc i sue for and reoover tho same by aotion 11 i of debt in any oourt of competent juris 10 j diction in Anderson County: Provided ^ That such contract for repairing th< lt! same be let to the lowest bidder. 3! i Skc. 9. That the said Town Council o u | Sit. Pleasant shall have power to arresl V* and commit to jail, for a space of time " ! not exceeding twelve hours, and to fine 19 ! not exceeding twenty dollars, any per c" j son or persons who shall be guilty o ! disorderly conduct in said town, to tli< " annoyance of citizens thereof; and i ,(j! shallbe the duty of the Marshal of th< :(J l town to make such arrest, and to call t< PO ' ' I j Ills ILSSlSlllllCe ulc JJViXSV vwhiuhw, i w i necessary; and upon failure to perfom ! such duty;he shall be fined in a sun 11; not exceeding one hundred dollars fo J,! each and every offence. i-j Sec. 10. That the said Town Council o ifjYorkville shall have power to gran r- or refuse licenses to parties within th< d I limits of said town ; and the parties t< jo j whom said licenses are granted shal v-' pay a sum not exceeding two liundret id ; dollars. They shall also have powe ^r' to impose and collcet an annua to j tax upon the assessseil property o i- i said town : Provided, No tax shal ie ; be imposed, in any one year to exceec ir the rate of twenty cents on eacl i hundred dollars of such assessed pro perty; and that the money so raisec il shall be applied to the use of said town d 1 The said Town Council shall have th< ! power to enforce the payment of al I taxes levied by the said Town Council i- to the same extent, and in the same i, J manner as is now, or hereafter shall be, vi i provided by law for the collection of the )f1 general State taxes, 11 j Skc. 11. That the said Town Council ,r; of Yorkvillo shall have power to regi, j ulale sales at auction, within the limits .a ' of s:vkl town, and to crant licenses to il! auctioneers: /Yow'dcdrNothing herein it contained shall extend to sales by She>r i riff, Clerk of the Court, Judge of ProV : hate, Coroner, Executor or Administrale ! tor, Assignee in Bankruptoy, or by any 5, i person, out of the order, decree of any <1 Court., Trial Justice or other inferioi >r i Court. d, | Sec. 12. That this Aotjshall be deemiC eda publio Act, and shall continue oi i-1 force fourteen years, and till the end o; y < the General Assembly then next followj ing, and all Acts of incorporation oi y ! amendments thereof repugnant 'herctc is j arc hereby repealed. oi j Approved 3Iar?ii 2, 1S71. te | 11: JOINT RESOLUTION to Authorise |? j St"te Treasurer to Re-Isxue to IV. B ! Prhiglr, Executor of Mrs. Bertha Skir } j vini7, Certificate.of State Slock. Be it Resolved by the Senate am 1 House of Representatives of the fetati h i of South Carolina, now met sitting ii '1 General Assembly, and by the authority i- of the same: s* That the State Treasurer be, anc I lie is hereby, authorized to re-issue tc ? i Wnr. B. Pringlo, Executor of Mrs )S ' Bertha Skirving, deceased, ccrtificatc i: | of stock of the same amount, payable at -1 lie same time, ana oeanng im 111 j same interest, as tLosc lost or de iv ! , ' 1L, stroyed: | Certificate No 19, issuo of 1S56, foj lonstrnction of new State Capitol foi j ?930 00't and that tho said Win. B ! Pringlc is hereby required to deposi I with the State Treasurer a bond Ie .j! gaily executed in the penal sum o | one thousand nine hundred dollars, t< ,11 indemnify tho State against loss, i- Approved March 7, 1871, i? | _ ?e! AN ACT to Amend Section Ticcnty-lwt ii. | of the Code of Procedure. i Section 1. Be it enacted by tlx ' Senate and Ilonse of Representatives Vi | of tiio State (0 South Carolina, now ii- j met and sitting iu General Assembly leiand by the authority of the same t0 i That Section 22 of an Act entitlec ^ J ?\An Act to wise, simplify and abridge rf jtho rules, practice, pleadings anc ii' I forms of Courts in this Stato," be sc of' amended as to read as follows; 1. Th< -*'} Court of General Sessions atCamdeii 1 i for the County of Kershaw, on tlx to! third .Monday of January, April am or j September; and the Court of Com id mon Pleas at Camden, for the County lir of Kershaw, on the first Thursday ^ after the third Monday of January If April and September.* 2. The Coup u- of General Sessions at Columbia, fo: y!. tho County of Richland, on the firs ?j 'Monday of Feruary, JSlay and Ocio 11. ber; and tho Court of ( ommon Pleai n t at Columbia, for the Couaty of Itich he and, on the second Monday of Fobru ary, May and Octobcr. 3. The Court of General Sessions at Lexington, for the County of Lexington, on the fourth Monday of February, May and October; and the Court of'Common Pleas at Lexington, for the County of Lexington, on the first Wednesday after the fourth Monday of February, .May and October, -4. The Court of General Sessions at Edgefield, for the ' County of Edgefield, on the first ' Monday of March, June and Novem-' ber; and the Court of Common Pleas 1 at Edgefield, for the County of Edge> field, ou the second Monday of March, > Juno and November. Sec. 2. Seection 18 of the Act men | tioned in the Third Section of this ( Act is hereby amended so as to read! as follows: The Court of General. Sessions at Orangeburg, County of 1 Orangeburg, on the first Monday of ; January, May and October; and the Court of Common Pleas at Orangeburg, for the County of Orangeburg, 1 on the first Monday of Jaanuary, * May and October. Sec. 3. That all Write and Process- ' on whifih shall have been made re ! tamable to the Courts of any of the I said Counties, according to the laws [ horoioforc in force, shall be legal and ? valid to all intents and purposes, For ; the Courts next to be held in the 3 said Counties, respective!y, ac?ording to the .provisions of this Act, and all ; persons already summoned, or>who [ may hereafter be summoned, lo at. tend the Courts of any of the said r Counties as Jurors or Witnesses, or 1 who are pqw, or hereafter shall bo. 3 bound iD recognisance to appear at I any of the said Courts, according tc 1 the laws heretofore of force, shall be, j and are hereby required to attend or appear at the Courts of the eaid [ Counties, respectively, next tp be 3 held, according to the provisions o f this Act. J Approved the 10th day -of Ifarch, ; A. D. 1871. 3 AN ACT to Authorize Syloanus Mayo i to Build a Wharf in the Town of - Beaufort. * [ Be it enacted by the Senato and j House of Representatives of the State ) of South Carolina, now met and'sit1 ting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That Sylva I ? rr??rwi Ko ;fl ii oruKw onthnr. j UUi -IU.UJ V/ Ut, MV- ? uy. , 7 izcd to build a wharf to deep waiei f in front of the property owned by t him, in the town of Beanfort, known ; us lot A, in block thirty-nine (39), to 1 collect wharfage ou the same, and.to f use, sell or lease the said wharf for ? kid own use and benefit, subject to 1 any laws now existing, or hereafter to \ be enacted, in relation to such propf erty. . , / i Approved March 2,1871.. r JOINT RESOLUTION Ordering that f t'ie Hon. Jas. L, Oir. Judge of the I Eighth Judicial Circuit, be allowed e Extra Compensation for Holding Ex " t/ U W4I ((( 1 Kesolved, by the Senat? and Housa r of llepresentatives of the Stat? of 1 South Carolina, now met ?nd sitting f in General Assemrably, and by the J authority of the same: That the Hon. j James L, Orr, Judge of the Eighth . Judicial Circuit.be allowed an extra i compensation of eight hundred ($800) dollars, for holding extra Courts, thirr toen weeks, in the counties of Edgefluid. Abbeville. Newbcrrv. Laurens. > and Spartanbarg, which said Conn, ties wore not included in his Circuit. Approved March 1, 1871. I JOINT RESOLUTION Directing the ; Stale Treasurer to Refund to Messrs, ? Jtislcy &' Creigfdon Six Hundred anil Three Dollars and Seventy-Eight ' Cents, Tuxes Overpaid by them. Resolved, 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 sruue, Thst the State [ Treasurer be, and ho is hereby, direct f ed to rcAmd to Messrs. Kisiey ? ; Crcighton, or either of them, the sum , of six hundred and three dollars and seventy-eight cents, being the amount of taxes overpaid by them. Approved the 9th day of March, ? A. D. 1871. - JOINT RESOLUTION to Authorize the Slate Librarian to Purchase Cer1 tain Vo''imes of State Report*. J Resolved, by the Senato ana liouso J of Representatives of tbo State of South Carolina, now mot and sitting I in General Assembly, and by the au> thority of the same, That the Libra. rian of the State Legislative Library > be, and ho is hereby, authorized to > purohaso, for the uso of the Library, j such volumes of State Reports, both . of law and equity, as will completo one wholo set of the same, including i XI p the necessary digests, ana mm, uvo p hundred dollars be appropriated for . the payment thoroof, if so much bo t necessary. Approved March 1, 1871. f ^ ) It has been ascertained that there are in the United States, 61.000 ministers, of all denominations, at an average salary of?700 j \ Th French have women surgeons, and i ihpv are *<aid to take a lee off in such ? I a fascinating manner, that amputation 5 j is a favor, f J Every man, as he is a fool and con, j temptible, so is his tougue hanged loose, i | being like a bell, in which there Is uoth> ing but tougue and noise. The man who examines himself and > his ways through life, has little to do in 3 examining them when he comes to dio. 3 Gunlocks were Invented at Nurenaj burg in 1517. "Did any of you ever see an elephant's r skin?" inquired a tcacher of an infaut class. "Yes, sir." "Where?" "Oaau r elephant." I AVhat was the first bot made? The r Alphabet. t Why was Robinson Crusoe's man Fri day like a rooster? Because hescratchy I ed for himself and crew-so. ' < It is said that the war costs .Germany a million sterling a day.