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?mm. --a OFFICIAL. ?-M Iii iii! Acts anti J?>int Revoluti ?ns T*H?.s by thc (Jf iiT .1 Av-embly f MM Carolina, Regular session IS and 1872. AN ACT to Amend An Act (No. 3c Entitled " An Art to Grant. 1 nrw and Amend the Charters Certain Towns crid Villages then Menliojted". Chnvniaicing with S iion No. 36 of said Act. . eliding the Incorporation of thc Tenon WrijhlsviUe. passed at the e?w Session of the General Assembla the St 11 ie of South Carolina, 18 end 1871. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by t Senate and House of Repr?sentatif of the State of South Carolin'. n< me: and sitting tri General Assemb and by the authority ol' he sam That from and airer th- passage this Act, all c-it:/:-ns of this Sta having resided i wei ve months witr this Stiite. and sixty days in the v l?ge o?' Wrightsville-, shall be deem*, and ?are hereby d?clar?e! to he. a ho politic and corporate, and the s village shall be called and known the name of W rfghtsville. and its? ?orate lirtits shall include Edi1 sland, together with Eddi ri gs vi I The metes and bounds of said tc of Wrightsville "will be bound on t North, by North Edisto Inlet or R er, cn the South, by South Edi: River and Saint Helena Sound, the East by Atlantic Ocean, and the West by Johnssee Island a1 d E isto River. SEC. 2. That the said village sh be governed by an Intendant and fo War dens, who shall be citizens of t United States, and who shall have i Sided in this State twelve monti and shall have been residents of t said village sixty days immediate preceding their election, and w shall be elected on tue third Mond in May, 1872, and on the same d in ?ach year thereafter, ten days' pu lie notice thereof being previous given ; and that all male inhabitar of tee age of twenty-one years, ci . zens of the State, and who shall ha resided in the Stnte twelve monti and in the said village sixty days ii mediately preceding; the election, sh be entitled to vote for said Ir.tenda and Wardens-paupers and perso under disabilities for crime excepte SEC. 3. The said election shall held at some convenient public pla in said village, from eight o'clock the morning, until four o'clock in t afternoon, and when tho polls sin be closed, the Managers shall fort with count the votes, and declare t election, and give notice thereof, writing, to the Intendant therein I ing, who shall, within two days thei after, give notice, or cause the .sar to be given, to the persons duly elet ed. Provided, The < "ommissioners Election of Ch-ir!es*-on county shi call the first ? lection under this A< and shall appoint Managers to co duct the same, who sh ll make r turns thereof to the Commissions the same as other elections held this State; and the said Commissio ers shall count th?' votes and dec a the election, and notify the perso so elected Intend nr. and Wardens the sai-i vii l?ge. The Intendant ai Wardens, before entering upon tl duties of their offi es, shall respe tively take the oath prescribed by tl Constitution ol the State, and al the following oath, to wit: "As I tendant (or Warden; of the villa? of iVr'ghtsyillv, I will^ equally ai impar:lally, to the best of my abiiit exercis the tm r reposed in rae, ar will use my best endeavors to pr serve the peace and carry into ene according to aw, the purposes f< which I have been elected : So bei rue, God." And, if any person, up being Iected Intendant' or Warde shall refuse to act ns such, he sha forfeit and pay to the Council the su of twenty dollars for he use of ti said village: Piovided, That no pe son who has attained the air? of sixt years shall be compelled to serve i either of said offices: n r shall an other person be compelled to serv either as Inte dan! or Wurden, mor than one year in any term of thiv years. The Intendant and Wardem for the time being, shall allays a] point one or raor? Boards f Marni gars, three Managers for each Boan; to conduct the election, who, beibr they open the poils, shall take au oat fairly and impart?a ly to co nd Cut th same. SEC. 4. That in case a vacune; shall occ-nr in the office of Intendan or any of the Warden?, by den tl resignation, removal, or otherwise, a election to fill such vacancy shnil b held by order of the Intendant am Warden?, or a majority of the sara ten days' public notice being previ onsly given : and, in case of .-. k-e. - or. temporary absence iii? lu dant, the Wardens, forming the C v. eil, phall he empowered lo ?debt . ol the number ?rt sis ?; dnnng 'he time. SEC. 5. Ti Wardens ii y sh -li. dtiriui: : ? severally ami with all th? ? . or Justices ol .i' . ?.. . . may be, in this Srutv, wit in i he lim . of the s-ii'i vi!: tg-. ux.jepr" for i?> trial of stn: ll and mean . au e- ; iii the Intendant sua;! or di??y. ; ?. ->.... as is necessary, summon the Warden to meet in Conn il, any three o W.tom, with the Intendant, shall con stitote a quorum to transact business and they shall be known as the towi Council ol Wrightsville ; and the; and their successors in office, hereal ter to b elected, may bave a comraoi seal, which may be affixed to ><?! v their Ordinances; trw sue and bi sued, picad ?no1 be im plead ed in ani Court ol Justi e in this S:..re. nm purchase, hold, possess and enjoy t( them and their successors, in peipetui ty, or for any term ol years, uny tate, real, personal, or mixed, arid sell alien, or convey the same; Provide ! The same shall not exceed, at an\ one time, the sum of ten rhousutf' dollars. And the said Town Cona? shall have, authority to appoint, lr n time to time, as they may -ee ti? Such and so ma.ny proper persons I. act- as Marshals or Const ables of k: : ? vi I h) ge. as the said Council may 1 e i necssarv aud exjydienj ii<r ;h>- ;?. - BervAtioii u p-.e-c, good order .Ucl police-rJaereoJ. which per ons, so ap fxJii??eiT shall, within toe corporate imits ol said vili.ige, have the pow? r and privileges, an i be subject to ..li the obligation*, pen.titles and regula tions provided by law for tie offi. e ol Constables, and Snail he liable to he removed -ir the [\\ u-ure of S id Gb?ncil ; th? . . i ?' '. .11 Council shall ii av <.- po.vci c establish, or au thorize the establishment of a market house in said village, also to authorize the eskibh-uuiernt or a-guard house, and' pi'eft?noe su.table mles And regtf> ,' tiona tor kee'j.>i?:_'..ati;Lg ?v''.'i t?iifg Hitv s. ue, a?u : ?" . 1 .. ho estaousnea, they snail be au mor- j i zed ?o use a roum in the cc jaiUn the**bunty of Charlesto rho ron finement of all who n subject to be committed for_a, rion any Ordinances, rule regulations of said town ; an said Town Council, or the sai tend .nt and "Wardens, in perso one or more of them, may aut any Marshal of the town, o Constable, specially appointed ft purpose, to arrest and commit said guard house, or jail of Cl ton county, as the case may be term not exceeding twenty-lour airy pe.' son, or persons, who, 1 tlie corporate . limits of said may l>e engaged in a breach < peace, any riotous or disorderly duct, open obscenity, public dru ness, or any conduct grossly i ntl or dangerous to the citizen* o town, or any of them; audit be the duty of the Town Maret Constables, to arrest and comn su h offen ?ers, when required so ::>.! who snail h \e power to c t:.eir assistance the pos-e corni il* need be, to dd in making sm rest. and upon the failure of officers to perform such duty ? .pu-ed, they shall, severally, b( ject to such fines and penalties ? Town Council may impose upon i and all persons so imprisoned pay the costs and expenses inc to their imprisonment, . which costs and expenses shall be coll in the same manner as is provid? the collection of fines impose* the violations of Ordinances, and regulations: Provided, such imprisonment shall not ex the party from the payment oi fine the Council may impose fe offence which he, she, or they have committed. And the said ' Council shall have full power authority, under their corporate ro make all such rule3, regula! by-laws iVrA Ordinances, respe the streets, roads, and the bu? thereof, as well as the police sy of the said town, as shall appe them necessary and proper fo: security, welfare and convenir and for preserving health, order good government within said t And the said Town Council maj pose fines for offene, s against by-laws, rules and regulations Ordinances, and appropriate the ? to the public use of said Town ; the said Town Council shall hav( same power that Trial Justice Justices of the Peace now hav may hereafter have, to compel th tendance of witnesses, and requi them to give evidence upon the before them of an / person or per for a violation of any of their < nances, by-laws, rules or regulati but no fine above the sum of twe five dollars shall be collected by Council, except.by suit in the pn Courts of justice in this State; ; . aka that nothing herein conta: shall authorize said Council to u any Ordinance or by-law inconsis with, or repugnant ?o, the laws of State. SEC. 6. That the said Intenc *nd Wardens, or a majority of tl shall have power to abate and ren ali nuisances in said town; an( shall be their duty to keep all ro ways bridges and streets in said ti open and in good repair ; and, for 1 purpose, they are invested with the [towers cf County Commission or Commissioners of Roads, for ; within the corporate limits of said town ; and thev may lay out i streets, close up, widen or othefv alter those now in use ; and shall h full power o classify and arrange inhabitants or citizens of said tc liable to street, road or other pul duty therein, and to force the peri rnaiu-e of such duty, under such p lilies as :ire now, or shall hereaf l>\ prescribed by "law; and they sh have power to compound with all p .-LUIS liable to work the streets, wi md roads in said town, upon si terms as the-r ordinances or by la may establish, or their rules and r< illations require-the moneys so J c i ved ro beapplied to the public ui 6J said town ; and all persons refi ng to labor, or failing to pay su commutation, shall be liable to su fine noe exceeding twen' v dollars i ny oney?ar, as rhe said Town Cou ci ii iy impose ; . nd they sh di ha ?:ie power to enforce the payment ?Mich fine, in the same manner as dow, or may be hereafter' provide . the collection of cenntv tax? . n ! the said Town Councilshall ha power, with the consent of tho adj :en? land owners, torci?se al BU< roads, streets and ways, within tl - lid town, as they may deem necc <ary, by the sale of the freehold the: in, either at private or public sale, ; rliey may adjudge best for the inte eut ol the sa;d t wu ; and hey sha keep in repair all such new street r .ads and ways as they may, fro: un . to lime, deem necessary for tl ??i\'-, .vein nt and convenience of sai ti ; provided that no street, roa . - , .11 h? opt'H? i without fin : iv ed ii- ebriiielit of ii n s hereof throng ? ?:??.-;? .ny SUcft n xv stree ;. :il y p iss. KC. 7. he >:iid Town CouilC vti'.jtower and authority to rt h'lire ;di persoiw owning a lot or lot n said town to close in, and to mak nu keep in go...I repair sidewalks i ti ont of said io or lots, whenever th same shall front dr adjoin any pu bli ? r . ol said town, it, in the judg ment of the Council, .-uch sidewalk snail be necessary, the width thereo. and the manner of construction, t be designated and regulated by th .aid Town Council ; and for defanl or refusal, after reasonable notice, t m ke and keep in good repair sue! sidewalk, and to close such lot or lots the Town Council may cauaethesam to be made, or pot in repair, and re pure rhe owner to pay the price o making or repairing, and the saie Town Council are hereby empowerei to sue for and recover the same bj action of debt in any court of com pet. nt jurisdiction ; provided thai sue * contrat- for making or repairing if to be let to the lowest bidder. Th* Ui<{ Town Council shall appoint three liscreet persons, who shall form a Boi rd of Supervisors of the Health, who shall have power over the ways and water courses; ditches and stag riant water ponds, and take such oth ur sanitary measures as the public health requires, giving twenty days' nuiic.. to me occupants of said prem ises, where the said nuisance lies, and ?ri default cf non-compliance with (he order of said board, the parties so offen ling ?hall be fined in a sum nor less than twenty dollars, or thirty days in the county jail, for each and every offense, the said comp'aints to be In ought bef ore any Trial Justice, pr Justice of the Peace, in and for: the county of Charleston. The said b a -d shall have power over the cem eteries and public grave yards within : he corporation. .,.. ? fls ... .... , 8 'The'Intendant and; War ueus ol lae said town, or & majority, i " nail ?f them, shall" mive full power tjp grant or refuse licenses, to tavern keepers, or retail spirituous liquors within the coronate* dimita?of tn?? said town upoii\ such conditiion, and under such or?umstances asHo them shall seem proper and right ; provid ed that in no instance shall the price of a license to a tavern, or to retail spirituous liquors,', be less than the amount that is established by the State; and all moneys paid for-'li censes and for fines and forfeitures shall be appropriated to the public use:-, of saiti town ; provide i that the Intendant aud Wardens, duly electee!', shall not have power to grant any li cense to keep taverns, or retail "ipirit uous liquors, to extend beynd the. term for which they have been elect ed. They shall have power to regu late sales at auction within the cor {?orate limits of the town, and to grant icenses to auctioneers, itinerant tra ders, to keepers of hotels and livery stables and to levy a tax on all drays, carts, wagons, carriages, omnibuses, buggies, horses, mares, mules, kept for hire, or use, for public purposes :n .said town; and they shail have the full ?r.d only power to impose a tax on ail shows or exhibitions for gain or reward, within the corporate limits of said town ; they shall have power to impose a tax, not exceeding twen ty cents on every hundred dollars of the value of real and personal prop erty lying within the corporate limits of the" town, the real and personal property of churches, and schools, and college associations, excepted. .That an ordinance declaiing the rates of annual taxation upon property, and other subjects of annual taxation for the year, shall be published at least three weeks during the month of January, in each year ; provided that the said Town Council shall have power to levy a tax for this purpose under the same rule as is above sta ted, immediately after the publication of this act, and that all persons li i ble to taxation under the same, shall make oath of their taxable property within said town, and make payment of their taxes to the Clerk or Treas urer of said corporation, or such oth er person as they may be ordered or required to do, during the succeeding month, after pubdcation ; and upon the failure to make such return and payment, as required,- the parties so in defaultshall.be subject to the pen alties provided by law for Jailure to pay the general State and county tax, to be enforced by the orders of the Intendant and Wardens, or a majori ty of them, for the use of said town, except that in such cases that execu tions to enforce the payment-of such taxes s..all be issued under the seal of the corporation, and may be di rected to the Town Mars' al, or other persons appointed by the sai<! Town Council to levy, collect and receive the same, with costs, as in such cases made and provided by' law, and all property upon which said tax shall be levied and ^assessed is hereby de clared and made liable or the pay ment thereof in preference to a l oth er debts except debts due to the State, which shall be first paid, and that all other taxes imposed by the Intendant and Wardens, or a majori ty of them, shall be payable in ad vance by the parties liable for the same, and on failure of payment, their property shall be liable for the same, as in manner and form just be fore stated. SEC. 9. The Intendant and War dens elect, together with Clerk and Treasurer, shall, during their term of office, be exempt from street and po lice duty. Each Town I ouncil shall, within one month after the expiration of their term of office, make out and return to their successors in office, a full account of their receipts and ex penditures duriijg their term, which account shall b<- published in one or more p .pers of the county ; and shall pay over ?di moneys in their pos session belonging to th* corporation; and deliver up all books, records and other papers, incident to the r office to th-ir successor?, and on failure tn do so, they shall be liable to be fined in a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, to be collected by any prop er action of the Town Council. . ?EC. 10. That all ordinances or by laws passed by the Town Council of Wrightsville shall be binding upon the citizens of said town the same as the la ws of the State. SEC. ll. That all acts and part of acts inconsistent with, or supplied by this act, be, and the same are hereby, repealed. SEC. 12. This act shall bc defined a public act, and continue in force un til repealed. Approved January 51st, A. D., 1872. AN ACT to Charter the Town of Bel ton, in the County of Anderson, and State of South Carolina. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House ot Representatives of the "Hate of Som h Carolin:!, rtfTw m*t and Sitting in General Assembly, aud by th? authority ut ne Same: That ?rom and alter the passage ul this act all l iti/.'jiis ut this L;;aie, hav ing resided sixty days'i ii the Towri ol Belton, ?hall be deemed, aud a.-ehere by declared to be a body politic und corporate, and the said lunn shall be called and known by the name of B?lten, and its corporate limits snail extend one-half milo in each direction irom the depot in said town. SEC. 2. That the said town shall lie governed by an Intendant and six Wai dens, who shall be citizens of the United States, and shall have been residents of the said town for sixty days immediately preceding their elec tion, who shall be elected on the sec ond Monday in April, 1872, und ev ery year-thereat ter on the second Monday in January, ten days' public n ti?e thereof heing.p.revioiisly given, and that all male inhabitants of the age of twenty one (21) years, citizen?? of i he -state, and who shall have re-? sided in the said town.for sixty da'ys immediately preceding the election, shall be entitled to vote for said In tendant and Wardens. -EC 3. That the ejection for Inten dant, and Wardens of the said town sba 1 be held in some convenient house, or some other convenient public place in the said town,- from nine o'clock in the morning until five o'clock in the afternoon; and when, the.polls shall be closed, the managers, shall iorth with count the votes and proclaim the ejection, and give notice in writing to the persons elected. At the first elec 'tion for Intendant and Wardens, lM3Ssr3. G. W. McGee, B. D. Dean and. Ira.WiJiiam8 are hereby appoint ed to act as managers, with authority to supply, by appointment, vacancies sthat may occur from death, refusal to serve, or otherwise. The Intendant and Wardens so elected shall appoint three managers, to hold the ensuing J and any subsequent election. The managers, I in each case, shall, befinr? they open the polls for said election,' take an oath fairly and impartially to cbnOTtftefl sani?* . (And' "that"tji'e -in tendant and Wardens,, before enter ing upon the duties of their- respect ive offices, shall take tue?; oath pre scribed by the constitution^ of this State, .and also the following oath; to wit:- ?! As Intendant (er Warden}.:o? th e~ Town of Belton, Twilf1"equally and impartially, to the best of my ability, exercise.the trust reposed in me, and I will use my'best endeavors to preserve the peace,''and carry into effect, according to law, the purposes for ? which-" I have been elected : so help me God." The said Intendant rna Wardens shall hold their offices from the'time of their election. Until the second Monday in January ensu ing, and until their successors shall be elected and qualified. ' -SEC.. 4. That in case a vacancy should occur in the office of the In tendant or any of the Wardens, by dsath, resignation, removal or other wise, or in case of a tie in said elec tion, an election to fill such vacancy shall be held by the appointment ol the Intendant and Wardens, (or war den,) as the case may be, ten days public notic- thereof being previously given, and in case of the sickness 01 temporary absence of the Intendant, the Wardens, forming a council, shall be empowered to elect one of theil number to.act in his stead during the time. SEC. 5. That the. Intendant and Wardens duly elected and qualified shall, during their term of service, severally and respectively, be vested with all the jurisdiction and po wen of trial justices and justices of the peace, (except the trial of civil cases, and except as it may otherwise be provided in this act,) within the lim its of said town, and the Intendant shall and may, as often as he maj deem necessary, summon the Wardens, to meet in council, any two of whom with the Intendant, may constitute s quorum to transact'business, and they shall be known "by the name of the Town Council of Belton, and they and their successors hereafter to be elected may haye a common sea1, which fehall be affixed to all the ordi nances, and the said town council shall have authority to appoint, fron: time to time, as they see nt, such and so many proper persons to act as mar shals or constables of the said town, as the said town council may deen: necessary and expedient for the pre servation of the peace, good order and police thereof, which persons so ap fjointed shall,. within ' the corporate imits of said town, have the powers privileges and emoluments and be subject to all the obligations, penal ties and regulations provided by law for the office of constable, and sha! be liable .to be removed at the pleas ure of Siiid council ; and the said town council shall have power to es tablish or to authorize the establish ment; of the market bouse in said town, and the said town council sha'! have full power and authority, under their corporate seal, to make all sud . rules, by-laws and ordinances, re specting the stre.ts, roads, market house and the business thereof, an.1 the police system of the said town, it shall appear to them necessary and proper for the security, welfare and convenience, and for preserving health order and good government within the same ; and tne said town council may impose fines for offences against their by-laws and ordinances, and ap propriate the same to the . public use of said tov&i ; and the-said council shall have power to compel the atten dance ol witnesses and require them to give evidence upon the trial before them of any person for a violation ol any of these by-laws or ordinances, out no fine above the sum of twenty dollars shall be collected by the town council, except by suit in a court of competent jurisdiction. And provi ded, also, That no fine shall exceed fifty dollars ; and, also, that nothing herein contained shall authorize the .said council to make any by-laws or ordinances inconsistent with or re pugnant to the laws of this State; and all the by-laws, rules and ordi nances the said council may make shall, at all times, bc subject to revi sa! or repeal by the General Assem bly of this State. SEC. G. That the said Intendant and Wardens shall have full power to abate and remove nuisances in the said town, keep all roads, ways and streets within the corporate limits in good repair, and for that purpose they are invented with all the powers here tofore granted to commissioners of roads, and shall have t'nll power to classify and arrange the inhabitants of said town, liable to street, road or other public duty therein, and to force the performance of such duty, under such penalties as are now, or shall hereafter bo, prescribed by law. Pro vided, That thc said town council may compound with persons liable to perform such duty, upon such terms, and on the payment ol such suras, as may be established by .laws or ordi nances.' And provided, also, That the individuals who compose the said town council ?hn\'i be exempt from the performance ol road and police duty, mid the inhabitants, of the .?aid town lire hereby exempt from road and po lice duty without the corporate limits ot said town. .SEC. 8. Th.'t the power to grant or refuse license for billiard tablea, to keep tavern or retail spirituous liq uors, within the limits of the said e rporation b?, and the same is here by, vested in the town council of Belton, and they shall also have pow er to impose a tax on shows or exhi bitions lor gain or reward within the limits, and all moneys so received shall be appropriated to the public use of said corporation. SKC. 9. That the said town council of Belton shall have power to am st and commit to jail, for a space of time not exceeding - twelve hours, and to tiny not exceeding twentv dollars, any pr-rson or persons wh" shall be guilty of disorderly conduct in said town to the annoyance of citizens thereof, and it shall be the duty of the marshal if the town to make such arre t, and call to his assistance the posse ccmi iiaius, if necessary; and upon failure to perform such duty, he shall be fined in a sum not more than twenty dol lars for each and every offence. SEC. 10. That the said town.council of Belton shall also have1-power to impose and collect an annual tax up on the assessed property of said town: Provided, No tax shall be imposed, in any one year, to exceed the rate of ten cents on each hundred dollars of such assessed property ; and that the money so raised shall be applied to the use of- the said town. The - said (own council shall have power to en force the payment of all taxes levied by the said town council, to the same extent and in the sam? manner as is now, or hereafter shall be,- provided by law for the collection of the "gen eral State tax?e. SEC. ll. That' this-'act shall be deem?d fa public) t act and c?ntinue.in force until repealed, i Approved Jfcaufcy 31,1372. Insure in a Home Institution i i fl I Ci : ; I 1 JR 1 ?X Piedmont ? Arlington LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. Of Virginia. Assets, over - - - $2,000,000 Annual Income, over - 1,500,000 teflU PCM* W. C. CARRINGTON, President. J. E EDWARDS, Vice-Pres't D. J. HARTSO?K, Secretary. Prof. E. B. SMITH, Actuary. J. J. HOPKINS, Assistant Secretary. Directors for Home Office: WM. B. ISAACS, JOHN E. EDWARDS, WM. H. PALMEE, GEO.-S. PALMER, H. H. ELLYSON, JOHN C. WILLIAMS, PARKER CAMPBELL, D. J. HARTSOOK, W. C. CARRINGTON, JOHN ENDERS, C. H. PERROW, WM. G. TAYLOR, J. J. HOPKINS. State Directors for South Carolina: J. P. THOMAS, JOHN MCKENZIE, E. W. GIBBES, W. B. GULICK, DR. ISAAC BRANCH, JOHN T. SLOAN, THOMPSON EARLE, j T. C. PERRIN, JOHN S. PRESTON, DR. H. R. COOK, Ex-Gov. M. L. BONHAM \ 5 THE SUCCESS OF THIS COMPANY IS UNPRECEDENTED in the history of Life Insurance, as the following grade of success will.show : Policies Issued 28th March, 1867, ONE. " Sept. 1, 1869, 8,000 <V Dec. 1,1871, 15,250 Its Plas, of IfiSHranee ls Mntuai9 Being the ONLY PLAN to get Insurance at its net cost. It has de clared and paid to its Policy-Holders THREE ANNUAL DIVIDEND--, ranging from IO' to 40 Per Cent., which will compare favorably with other good Companies. It fully proyides forthe non-forfeiture of its Policies, and has the following feature : " Should the policy-holder, by any mishap or revolution, be sepa rated from the home office, and thereby be prevented from paying their premiums, they have the right to reinstate their Policies within one year afterthe intervening cause is removed, and are entitled io the same rights as to non-forfeUurefls though the hinderingcause had never existed, at tlicoption oj"| thc insured," soithat.no contingency can take from her policy-holders their ?just rights.-JT?e late war taught many in the South the penalty of being separated from the home office by having their payments forfeited, It issues Policies payable in Gold or Currency, and offers every advan tage consistent with the safety of the Company.. It has been in'ACTIVE operation but four years, and yet its business and income exceed many Companies much older. Its ratio of expenses to income in 1870, as the following comparison shows, was only 18.83 percent., being less than ONE-HALF the expense of other Companies of like age and ex perience. . . . Ratio of expenses to income in 1870 of the following Companies, organized in 1867, hence, are the same age as the PIEDMONT AND ARLINGTON : Excelsior, N. Y. (sama age) 40.67 Standard, of N. Y. (same age,) 39.37 Metropolitan, N. Y. (same age, 46.77 Union Central, Ohio, do. 32.43 Missouri Mutual, do 28,90 Piedmont & Arlington, of Va. 18.83 We need not stop at Companies of our [own age, but continue the com parisons with Companies older : Atlas, of St. Louis, Missouri, one year older, is 37.60 Connecticut General, two years older, is 22.61 Continental, Connecticut, three years older, is 23.60 Globe, New York, three years older, is 24.33 Guardian, New York, eight years older, is 26.58 Hahueman, Ohio, two ye-irs older, is 34.71 Hartford Life and Annuity, one year older, is 34.59 Mutual, Illinois, two years older, is 23.13 National, New York, four years older, is 34.53 Security, New York, rive years older, is 24.87 Universal, New York, two years older, is 23.98 Widows and Orphans, New York, three years older, is 20.75 World, New York, one year older, is 31.07 PIEDMONT AND ARLINGTON, OF VIRGINIA, 18.83 Its solvency cannot be doubted. As an evidence of its strength, we make the following comparison with other good Companies ; Companies that are acknowledged to be good, and recommended to the public as being sound, safe and reliable, by all Insurance Commissions : Mina, $112 00 io each $100 Howes, or surplus of 12 pr cent. Berkshire, 107 00 do do do 7 do Brooklyn, 115 00. do do do 15 do Continental (N. Y.) 108 00 do do do 8 do Equitable, lil 00 do do do ll do Globe, 105 00 do do do 5 do Guardian, 114 00 do do do 14 do Life Association, lil 00 do do do ll do Mutual (N. Y.) 107 00 do do do 7 do North America 106 00 do do do 6 do North-western, 107 00 do do do 7 do Security, 112 00 do do do 12 do St. Louis Mutual 105 00 do do do 5 do New Kngland Mutual, 115 00 do do do 15 do Piedmont & Arlington, 121 00 do do do 21 do ITS POLICIES ARE NOT SUBJECT TO EXECUTION. As Section 15 of our Charter, provides that Policies issued for the benefit of wives and families, ancestors, descendants, creditors, or dependents, shall not be liable'for the debts or contracts of the assured. i f ? 1 . i f ITS INVESTMENTS ABE ALWAYS SECURE. \s Section 18 provides that " all permanent investments of funds shall be on mortgages on Real Estate, unencumbered, worth double the amount loaned." Its investments are-made where the money is obtained. Thus it combines all the advantages of a home Company, and the increased security of its large business, and large assets. B@-It has passed the rigid inspection of the Insurance Departments of New York, Kentucky, Missouri and California, and has outside vouching of these Insurance adepts which no other Sonthern Company has. It has now therefore as high vouching as any Northern or Western Company. .rS^T'It has progress to vouch for its popularity, small expenses for its economy, small losses for its caution, and every vouching any Company has for its 8'?lid solvency. Why should feonth Carolinians send money to those Northern Companies whose State law positively forbids lending one dollar in the State, when this Company has chartered authority and has invested in their midst? Active Agents Wanted all over the South for this HOME COMPANY, which aids those who patronize it. ?^"Examine its merits before insuring elsewhere.""*?* ****B?APHART & RANSOM, Gen! Agents, - COLUMBIA, S.O. I Capt. Ei^.^iFFBBS?N^aFG. B. M. TA2&HRX*nd Mr/^KSESE G?nerai C??vafein? Agents. ? " . .. ""i Dao? 8m 60 TO THE PUBLIC. THE COTTON STATES LIFE INSURANCE C0?IP1NT. Principal Office, Macon, G-eorgia. W. B. JOHNSON, President. W. S. HOLT, Vice-President. GEO. S. OBEAE, Secretary. J. W. BUBKE, General Agent. J. MEECEE GEENN, M. D., Med. Ex'r. W. J. MAGILL, Supt. of Agencies. C. P. MCCAY, Actuary. EDGEFIELD C. H., AGENCY FOB SOUTH CABOLINA, \ Nov. 13th, 1871. J Permit me to invite your attention to the claims of this Company to your patronage. It is purely a home Company, chartered by the State of Georgia with a large Capital-$500,000. Organized but a little more than two years ago, it has already issued near 3,000 Policies, insuring about $8,000,000, and paid in Losses $100,000 1 Its Reserve is ample, having about $200 of Assets to $100 of Liabilities, and its business is economically managed. Desiring to be properly represented throughout the State of South Caro lina, it would give me pleasure to commission many active gentlemen and ladies as both Local and Traveling Agents for the Company. A reasonable portion of time devoted to its interests, I am satisfied would repay you. To illustrate: Many Premiums will average about $150 on each Policy. The Commissions (20 per cent.) will be $30. The Company has now some features particularly desirable, for both Agents and Insurers, and one of these is its Low Premium Rate?, as follows : At age 25 years, annual payment on $1000, ll <> 2Q (( ll <( (I <i H 40 H H ? ?i (I ll 5Q ll ll ll fl H H QQ H H H ti $15,66 17,39 24,85 37,91 63,17 With rivals in business, our course shall be uniformly cordial with all who Beek and practice right things ; and we therefore urge upon all Agents of this Company to co-operate cordially with all who seek, and practice right things ; and while so doing, to press the business of this Company, and by the utmost efforts on your parts, to secure good risks. Any gentleman or lady who will take an Agency, .either Local or Trav eling, will please address M. W. ABNEY, General Agent al Edgefleld Ci II., 8. C. Nov 14 tf 47 ATLANTIC ACID PHOSPHATE This Article, prepared by the ATLANTIC PHOSPHATE COMPANY, under the direction of their Chemist, Dr. ST. JULIEN RAVENEL, for composting with Cotton Seed, is now offered at the Reduced Price of $28 per ton cash, or $31 per ton payable 1st November, 1872, Free of Interest Orders tilled now will be considered as Cash 1st March, 1872, or on Time as due 1st November 1872, thereby enabling Planters to haul it at a time when their Wag ons and Mules are idle. PELZER, RODGERS & CO., General Agents, Brown's Wharf, Charleston, S. C. Charleston, Jan 3 3m Atlantic Fb.ospb.ate. 0 This FERTILIZER, manufactured by the ATLANTIC PHOSPHATE COMPA NY, under the direction of their Chemist, Dr. ST. JULIEN RAVENEL, is now offered to the Planting Community AT THE VERY REDUCED PRICE OF ?48 PER TON CASH, or $52 PAYABLE 1ST NOVEMBER, 1872, FREE OF IN TEREST. This FERTILIZER has been very extensively used in this State, and has given entire satisfaction ; some of the most practical planters admitting it to be equal to Peruvian Guano, pound for pound. All sales made now will be considered as cash on the 1st of March, 1872, and to those buying on time the sale will be considered as due on 1st November, 1872. By this arrangement planters will be enabled, without extra cost, to haul their Manure at a time when their wagons and mules are idle. Pamphlets containing the certificates of those who have used the ATLANTIC PHOSPHATE wiU be furnished on application to the Agents. PELZER, R0DGESS & CO., General Agents, Brown's Wharf, Charleston, S. C. Charleston, Jan 3 3m 2 Carriages, Biggies, AND Plantation Wagons, AT At Greatly Seduced Prices f WYMAN, "MAY & CO., Manufacturers & Dealers, 208 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga., RESPECTFULLY invite the attention of all in want of a Vehicle of | any kind to their Large and Varied Assortment, comprising all the LATEST and MOST DESIRABLE Styles of CARRIAGES, PHOTONS, ROCKAWAYS, Carry-alls, and Ope ia and Top Buggies, Which have been manufactured specially for them by the best makers in the country. We also solicit attention to WYMAN, MAY & CO'S. Woloottville "STWSL&OXI FOR PLANTATION PURPOSES. These Wagons, made in Walcottville, Ct., of the Beat Seasoned Timba and Best Materials throughout, have beeu used in thc South for tl c last fifteen years, and for Light Draft, Great Capacity and Durability, are un equalled by any Wagon sold in the South. We are also Agent for the Celebrated MILLBURN IBON AXLE WAGON, Manufactured in the Weat, and especially adapted to the Southern country, and warranted to be the Best and Cheapest Western Wagon sold in any market'. A Full Stock of HARNESS, SADDLES, PLANTATION GEAR. TRUNKS, VALISES, French and American CALF SKINS, SHOE FINDINGS, SADDLERY HARDWARE, Carriage and Wagon MATERIAL, Leather and Rubber BELTING, LEATHER of all Kinds, &c, &c, Constantly on hand and for sale at lowest Cash prices. Orders solicited, and will receive prompt and careful attention. WYMAN, MAY & CO., 208 Broad Street, opposite Georgia R. R. Bank, AUGUSTA, GA. Aug 23 6m 35 Vow is ibo Time to Buy ! Prime White CORN, Choice Seed OATS, " Gold Dust" FLOUR, Medium FLOUR, Common FLOUR, Bbls. of MACKEREL, i Bbls. and Kits MACKEREL, LARD, HAMS, Also, continually on hand and arriving, a large lot of BACON SIDES and SHOULDERS, and DRY SALT SIDES and SHOULDERS. All for sale at lowest prices. ^"Particular attention paid to Afy-chant's Wholesale Trade. STAPLES & REAB, A UG USTA, QA, New Orleans SUGAR, New Orleans SYRUP, Cuba MOLASSES, Re-Boiled Do. SALT, COFFEE, CANDLES, STARCH, SODA, SOAP, &c, &c, &c. ?ADWATS REIDY BELIEF CURES THE WOBST PAIS? In from One to Twenty Minnies. NOT ONE HOUR After reading this advertisement neodany on? i SUFFER "WITH PATS. ?ADWAYls READY RELIEF IS A CURE FOE ' EVERY PAIH. : ? It WM the ?at tad 4a, thc Only S^?itiBrioxixooLy That lnstcntly (tops the most eronda.ting pains, ?> lava Inflammation*, Md cores CxmgesUooa, whither of the Longs, Stomach, hovels, or. other {Unis or organ?, by one application. r ' " IN FROM ONETO TWENTY MINUTES,. ! i No matter how viel ent or ejtcruclatinK tho pain the RHEUMATIC, Bed-rid Jen, Infirm..?^?i^TSt? roos, Neara! gie, o rprostrated w i th disease may ?effor, RADWASTS READY RELIEF WILL AFFORD INSTANT EASE. INFLAMMATION OF THU KTDNEYB. INFLAMMATION OF. TEE BLADDER. INFLAMMATION OF THE BOWELS.1 CONGESTION OK THE LUNGS. BORE THEO AT, ETFFIC?LT BREATHING. P/. OPITATION-OF TUE HEART HYSTERICS, CROUP, DIPTHERIA. CATARRH, INFLUENZA HEADACHE, TOOTHACHE. NEURALGIA, RHEUMATISM COLD CHILLS, AGUE CHILLS. The application of the Heady Relief to the part or parta where the pain or difficulty exists will aflord eaae and comfort. Twenty drops In half a rambler of wster win in a (ew momenU cure CRAMPS. SPASMS, SOUR STOMACH, DIARRHEA, DYSENTERY, WIND IN THE BOWELS, and ail INTERNAL PA?N8. 1 Tra velars should always Carry a bottle of Bad? ways'* Ready Relief with them. A few drops ID water will prevent sickness or pains from chango of water. It la belter than French Brandy or Bluers aa a stimulant. Povor and ?-.^uo. , \ FEYER AND AGUE cared for fifty eenie There la not a remedial agent in the world .thai will euro. Fever and Ague, and all o?!:er Malarious, Billons, Scarlet, Typhoid, Yellow, and other Fevers (aided byRadway's PillaO ao quick aa BADWAY'S RE LIEF. Fifty cento per bottle. 1 mn ttJtu HEALTH fBEAUTY ll STRONG AND PURE BICH BLOOD-INCREASE OF FLESH AND "WEIGHT-CLEAR SKIN AND BEAUTIFUL COMPLEXION SECURED TO ALL. DR. RAD WAY'S HAS MADE THE MOST ASTONISHING CUBES,' SO QUICK, SO RAPID ABE THE CHANGES THE BODY UNDERGOES, UNDER THE IN FLUENCE OF THIS TRULY WONDERFUL MEDICINE THAT * EVERYDAY AN INCREASE IN FLESH AND WEIGHT IS SEEN AND FELT. IKE GREAT BLOOD PTJEHTEE ! Every drop of the S ARSPARELLIAN RESOL VENT communicate* t?irough the .Blood, Sweat, Urine, and other fluid? and julee* of the ty stem the vigor af life, for it repair? the waites of the body with new and sound material. Scrofula, Syphilis, Consumption, Glandular diseases, Ulcer? in the Throat, Mouth, Tumor?, Kode* in the Gland? and other part* of the ty stem, Sor? Eye?, St ru mor outr ditcharae* from the ?art, and tte worst form* of Skin diseases, Eruption?, Fever Sore?, Scald Bead, Ring Worm, Salt Rheum, Erysipelas. A<mc1 Blade Spots, Worms in tte Flesh, Turnor*, Cancers in the Womb, and all weakening and painful discharges^ Hight Sweat?, TJOSS of Sperm and all waste? cf the life principle^ are within tte curative. range of this, wonder of Modern Chemistry, and a few days'vs* will proveto any perton using it for either of thete forms of diseane its potent power to cure item. If the patient, daily becoming reduced by th c wa ates and decomposition that ia continually progressing, succeeds In arresting these wastes, and repairs the same with new material made from healthy blood and thia the S A RSP A RILLI AN will and does secure -a care is certain : for wa en once thia remedy com* menees its work of purification, and succeeds in d i minlsh'ng the loss of wastes, ita repaira will be rapid, and every day the patient will feel himself growing better and atronger, the food digesting belter, appe tite Improving, and flesh and weight increasing. Not only does the SAXSAPABILLIAX RESOLVENT ex cel all known remedial ugen ts In the core of Chronic, Scrofulous, Constitutional, and Skin discuses; bat it ls the only positive care for Kidney & Bladder Complaints, Urinary, and Womb diseases, - Gravel, Diabetes, Dropsy, Stoppage of Water, Incontinence of Urine, Bright's Disease, Albuminuria, and In all coses where there are brick-dust deposita, or the waler is thick,, cloudy, mixed wllh substances like the white of an egg, or threads like while sill:, or there is a morbid, dork, bilious appearance, and whits bone-duit de posits, and when there ia a pricking, buming' tenta tion when passing water, end pain in the Small of tho Back and along the Loins.. DR. RAD WA Y'S Perfect Purgative Pills, perfectly tasteless, elegantly coat? d with sweet gain, purge, regulate, purify, cleanse, and strengthen. Rad way's Pills, for the cure of all disorders of tho Stomach. Liver, Bowels, Kidneys, Bladder, Nervous diseases. Headache, Constipation, Costiveness, Indi gestion. Dyspepsia, Biliousness, Bilious Fever, Ia? flammotion of thc Bowels, and all D?rangements of the Internal Viscera. Warranted to effect a positive care. Purely Vegetable, containing no mercury, minerals, or doleltrrioia drugs. ISP/"" Observe the following symptoms resulting from Disorders of the Dlecsrive Organs: Constipation. Inward Piles, Fullness of the Blood in thc Head, acidity of thc Stomach, Nausea, Heart? born. Disgust of Food, Fullness or Weight In the Stomach, Sour Eructations. Sinking or Fluttering at the Pit of the Stomach, Swimming of (he Head, Harried and Difficult Breathing. A few doses of RADWAY'S PILLS will free the system from ail tho nbovc named disorders. Price, 25 cents per Box. SOLD BY DRUGGISTS. READ "FALSE AND TRUE" Send one lette* stamp to RADWAY k CO.. No. ST Malden Lane New York, information worth thousands will bc sent you. Jqlv D Jv THE CAUSE AND CURE OF CONSUMETIOK -The primary cause of Consumption ls derange ment of the digestive organs. This derangement produces deficient nutrition and assimilation. By assimilation T mean that process by which the nu triment of the food is converted into blood, and thence Into tho solid:, of the body. Persons with digestion thus Impair ?d, having the slightest pre disposition to pulmonary disease, or if they take cold, will be very liable to have Consomption of the Lungs In some of Its forms; and I hold that lt will be impossible to core any case of Consomption without first restoring a good digestion and healthy assimilation. The very first thing to be done is to cleanse the stomach and bowels from all diseased mucus and slime, which ls clogging these organs ao that they cannot perform their functions, and then rouse up and restore the liver to a healthy action. For this purpose the surest and best remedy il 8chenck'8 Mandrake Pills. These Pills clean th? stomach and bowels of an the dead and morbid slime'that is causing disease and decay in the whole system. They will clear out the liver of ail diseased bile that bas accumulated there, and rou-8 lt np to a new and healthy actio i:, by which natural and healthy bile is secreted. The stomach, bowels, and liver ara thus cleansed by the us e of Schenck's Mandrake POis ; bot there remains in the stomach an excess of add, the organ Jj torpid and thc appetite poor. In the bow els the lacteal* are weak, and requiring strength and support It is In a condition like thia thal; Schenck's Seaweed Tonic proves to be the most valuable remedy ever discovered. It ls alkaline, and its use will neutralice all excess of acid, mak ing thc stomach sweet and fresh; U will give per manent tone to this Important organ, and create a good, hearty appetite, and prepare the system for the first process of a good digestion, and ultimately moke good, healthy, living blood. After this preparatory treatment, what remains to core most cases of Consumption ls the free and persevering use of Schenck's Poimonlc Syrup. The Pulmonlc Syrup nourishes thc system, pori fies the blood, and ls readily absorbed Into the Circulation, and thence distributed to the diseased lungs. There lt ripens all morbid matters, whether in the form of abscesses or tubercles, and then assists Nature to expel all the dise&sod matter, In the form of free expectoration, when once lt ripens. It ls then, by the great healing and puriMng properties of Schenck's Pulmonlc Syrup, that all ulcers and cavities are healed up sound, and my patient Is cured. The essential thing to be done in curing Con sumption Is to get up a good app?tit; and a good digestion, so that tho body will grow In flesh and get strong. If a person has diseased lungs,-a cavity or abscess there,-the cavity cannot treal, the matter cannot ripen, so lons as the system ia below fiar. What ls necessary to cure ls a new order of hlngs.-a good appetite, a good nutrition, the body to grow In flesh and get fat ; then Nature is helped, the cavities will heal, the matter will ripen and be thrown off tn large quantities, and Che person regain health and ?trenstn. Tuts Is tb? tra* and only plan to cure Consumption, ant. if a person Is very bad. If the lung? are not entirely destroyed, or even if ono lung ls entirely gone, if there la enof-h vitality left In the other to heal up, then ls I^have seen many rt/sona cored with oar/ one sound lung, live and enjoy life to a good old age. This ls what Schenck's Medicines will do to cure Consumption. They will clean ont the stomach, sweeten and strengthen It, getup a good digestion, and give Nature the assistance abe needs to clear the system of all the disease that ia In the longs, whatever the form may be. It ia Important that while using Schenck's Medi cines, care should be exercised not to take cold; keep indoors in cold and damp weather; avoid night air. and taite out-door, exercise only tn a , genial and warm sunshine. I wish lt distinctly understood th at when I recom mend a patient to be careful In regard to taking cold, while using my Medicines, I do so for a special reason. A man who has but partially recovered from the effects of a bad cold ls far more liable to * relapse than one who bas been entirely cored; and lt Is precisely the same in regard to Consump tion. So long as the lungs are not perfectly healed, just so long ls there Imminent danger ora fnU re turn of the disease. Hence it is that I so strenu ously caution pulmonary patients against exposing themselves to an atmosphere that ht not genial ana pleasant. Confirmed Consumptives' lungs axe tv mass of sores, which the least change of atmos phere wUl Inflame. The grand secret of my suc cess with my Medicines cctwlsta In my ability to subdue Inflammation instead of provoking lt, as many of the faculty do. An Inflamed tung cannot, with safety to the patient, be exposed to tie biting (Hosts of Winter * the chining winds of Spring \ X Antonin. It should be carefully shielded from ?il Irritating influences. The utmost caution should be observed In this particular, aa without lt ? cure under almost any circumstances ls an Impos sibility. ' The person should be kept on a wholesome and nutritious diet, and all the Medicines continued ?n til the body has restored to lt the natural quantity Of flesh and strength. - I was myself cuied by this treeir^ent of the wurst kind of Consumption, and have lived f> .<* fat and hearty these many years, with one rang, mostly gone. I have cored thousands since, and very many have been cured by. thia treatment whom X have never seen. : About the First of October I expect to take poets noa of my new building, ai the Northeast Corner cf Sixth and Arch Streets, where I shall be pleased to give advice lo aU who may require lt. _ , Foll directions accompany all my Remedies, so that a person In anv part of the world caa be . readily cured by a atrirt observance of Ute same. [ ]. H. BCHENCK, W.n.. Philadelphia, j JOHN F. HENRY, 8 College Placo, New York, wholesale Agents - ?Feb 22_ly_0_ Sale of Estate Note. Y virtue of an order from tho Judge '' JL^ of Probate, I will sell at auction \ ut Edgefield G. H., on the lirst Monday^ - ia March, all Notes and Choses hi Action,-1 belonging to the Estate of R, W. Adams, ? deed. Terms Cash. . .. T. D. PADGETT, Aftor. * i Feb 7 St 7 *