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Ll H THE COURIER. BY KEITH, SMITH & CO WALHALLA,, S. C. : THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1877. 'JTUKiHS : For subscription, two dol lars por aiinum,strictly in ad vaneo; for six months, ono dollar. (?3? Advertisements inserted at ono dollar per squaro of ono inch or loss for tho first insertion, and fifty couts for ouch subsequent in sertion. Q3? Obituary Notices'oxcood fngfivo linos, Tributes of Rospoct, Communications of a personal character, wlion admissablo, and announcements of Candidates will be chargod for as advertise ments. ?3* Job Printing neatly and cheaply executed. OCT Necessity compote us to adhere strictly to the require ments of cash payments. Post Oilicc Hours. On und ofter May 1st tho poat office- at Walhalla will bo open ns follows: From 7.80 A. Ml to 12.80 P. M. From 1.80 P. M. to 0 P. M. From 7.80 P. M. to 9.80 P. M. On Sabbath tho gonoral dolivory will bo opon from 12 80 P. M. to 1.80 P. M. Poreons renting key boxes will havo aoooss to thom from 7.80 A. M. to 9.30 P. M. Blue Ridgo Railroad mail olosos afc 6 A. M. uotil further notice. Moil mattor de posited in thc letter box nt Dight will bo forwarded by moroiug mail. Registered letters will not bo received or delivered after 0 P. M. J. R. W. JOHNSTON, Postmaster. MAY 1ST, 1877. Nowspapor Law. The following is tho law, as it stands, in reference to newspapers and subscribers: 1. Subsoribors who do not give express nolico to tho contrary, aro considered wishing to cou tinue their subscription. 2. If subscribers oidor tho discontinuance of their periodicals, t lie publishers may continuo to send thom until nil arrearages ore paid. 8. If subscribers neglect or refusa to toko their periodicals from tho ornoo to whioh thojr directed, they aro held responsible until they have settled their bills and ordered thom dis continued. 4. If subsoribors movo to other places with out informing thc ?publishers, and tho papers aro sont to thc former direction, they aro held re sponsible, i 6. The courts have decided that "rofuslng lo take periodicals from tho oilicc, or removing and leaving thom uncalled for, is prima facie ovl donoo of intentioned fraud." 6. Any person who receives a nowspapor and makes uso of it, whether ho has ordered it or not, is hold in law to bo a subscriber. 7. If subsoribors pay in advance they aro bound to gi YO nolico to tho publisher at thc end of their timo, if they do not wish lo continuo taking it, othorwiso thc publisher is authorised to send il on. and thc subscribers will bo re sponsible until an express notico, with payment of all arrearages, is scut to thc publisher. Tho fast mail service hos been extended lo New Orleans. Beginning ou last Sunday a train "was run from Now York to that city in sixty-two hours. This will bo a great advantage lo busi ness men. A' now schedule has been put on thc Atlanta and'Chnrlotlc Air Lino Railway, to accommo date tho now fast mall trains South, This road makes tho run each way, 2GG miles, in twclvo hours, being over 22 miles per hour, including stoppages. Acts of thc Legislature. A lisl of tho Acts passed by tho General As. sorably at its recent session will bo found in our columns this week. A number of tho acts arc of a public ii;ituro and make important changes in tho law. As a general thing the chango has been to tho interest of the people Wc shall continuo tho publication of tho laws until all of a publio nature havo been spread boforo our readers. Tho Fence Lnw. Wo publish this week tho fonco law as'onocted by tho Legislature. If our citizens desire to avail themselves of tho supposed advantages of tho law thoy should bc prompt in making ap plication to tho County Commissioners, so thal tho election may bc held ns carly ns possible: and should tho townships in tho upper part of Anderson make thc ollbrl lo comply with Ibo law, tho townships in Ibo lowor part of our county might by arrangement save oxpenso of fencing by joining in a concerted movement. If tho law was best for tho interests of tho Stalo it should havo boon applied lo tho wholo State and not lo townships. Wo havo too much local l?gislation. Tho law3 all over tho Stato should bo tho santo. Tho Legislature Adjourned on Saturday last, after adjusting tho di lloren cos between tho two houses in reift? tien lo tho various matters of taxes, pay of | mombors and interest on thc Stalo dobt. The1 Stalo tax is seven mills on tho dollar and county tux not. moro than thrco. . The pay of members was put ut six hundred dollars for both sessions of about sovonty work ing days, hoing between cifcht and len dollars1 per day. Intore'? on tho public debi'is to bo paid after I it is thoroughly examined. ? The tax is to be paid in July and October. A commit Ice has bcoii appointed to investigate ' tho corruptions of iho members of tho Radioall party who hold oflico, including "Honest John" l'a ((orson. J II tl gc KciHhnw. Tho Oonerul Assombly did itself honor, bays tho Columbia lief/itlcr, in electing to tho bonah of tho Fifth Circuit fin incorruptible patriot, an honest gontloman, and a pure Christian-ono whoso lifo has been dovotcd to tho wed ia re and honor of his nativo Stalo, and whoso merit is unequaled by the highest roword in tho gift of hi* follow-oitizons. It yj superfluous in speaking to South Caroli* nimia to lund (ho ii niuo and exult tho HO rv icos Of Ooo. Joaopb B. Kershaw. In ovory nook and oornor of? tho Stato thor? aro mon who followed him on nn hundred battle Holde, and worp dovoted to hts person with rare fidelity. In tho arduous struggles of civil life, nuder' Ibo oppressive f?fluonoos.of-'availing despott mai Con. Kershaw has hoon &liko conspioir? otis for his practical wisdom ana keon sagacity, without bating d jot of Iiis sincoro devotion to tho stainless honor of a proud common wealth. His poli tic.il utterances lia ve boon signalized with moderation, firmness and tho strictest integrity. Ho has preserved unsullied tho purost rooord, and to day stands ominont among his distinguished eompoors in publie lifo. Wo ropoat that it .was an honor to tho Legislature itself to promoto this gallant'and noblo gontlcmnn, and tho manner of bis olootion was a splondid tributo to tho futuro Judgo of tho Fifth ?lrou?t. Contrary to tho praotioo existing horotofore, tho election was hold by ballot, and Cen. Korshaw reooived ovory voto, save-two, among Democrats and Republicans. This foot alono is suffloient comment upon tho exalted compliment paid to Judge Kershaw, whom we salute most heartily* ??? .-. Ci} o o a' Funning. Wo had tho ploasuro rcoontly of visiting the farm of Mr. lt. M. Morris, who Hvos noar Sandy Springs, Anderson County. Mr. Morris gave us some facts concerning hts farming last year, whick wc tako ploasuro in publishing, in tho hopo that it may stimulato some of our Goonoo farmers. In 187G off of ono nero of ground Me. M. produced 82} busbols of wlibaf, weigh ing 02 pounds to tho bushol. After tho wheat was harvested bo planted tho samo ground in corn, and gathered therefrom 20 bushels, weigh ing GO pounds lo tho bushel, and 801 pounds of fodder. Tho total valuo of this crcp, including wheat, oom and fodder, was $95.60. Tbo cost of production was $28, leaving a net profit off of ono aero of $07.60. Upon nnotber aoro thc eatno year ho produced 12 bushels of wheat, 12 bushels of com, 13 bushels of peas, 160 pounds of foddor and OOO pounds of pea vinos, tho total yalue of which was $67.60. Tho cost of pro duction was $10, leaving a not profit of $47.60. Total .profit off of two acros of land Ibo samo year $116. Mr. Morris also informed us that on tho 26th of Juno ko sowed broadcast eight acres of sttibblo land in speckled peas nt tbe rate of 1} bushels to tho acre, and that he gathered therefrom nino bushels por aoro. Caa any of our Oconco farmers boat this? If they can, we would bc glad to hear from them. Il boats cotton planting all to pieces. Mr. M.'s present crop of wheat, although injured con siderably by Ute lato bail storm, will in uko an abundant yield. Ono acre wo think will turn out as much us 25 or 80 bushels. ?Jura from Col. Livingston. EDITORS KKOWEK COURIER: In order that the pooplo may form a correct judgment as to tho action of tho Sonato in refcrcnoo to tho pay of \ tho members of tho General Assembly, allow mo to make a brief and plain statement. According to thc constitulion and (ho law thc m embotas woro entitled to receive $800, with mileage, for tho regular session of last Decem ber, and $25 per day for (heir sorviecs during 1 tho special session. The Senate met in secret session to discuss tho inattor and seo if some compromise, provid ing fora reasonable compensation, could not bc mado with tho Republicans, who at that timo had a majority in thal body. Tho various pro positions mado by Domocrallo members to re ocive ft less sum than ?80Q were rejected, u\;? fro accepted that compromise as being tho best we could make. Tho members had already been 1 paid that amount in certificates, signed by tho 1 Presidents. They had, thoreforo, vested rights whioh wc could not divest them of without re sorting to ex post facto legislation, or a species i of little repudiation whioh wo understood thc ' administration did not favor, and which we did j not think would bo creditable to our party or sanctioned by publie, opinion in or out of thc , Stato. Il was reported then, and has not since < been denied, that this matter of pay had been i referred to Governor Hampton, General Conner, 1 tho President ot' tho Senato and tho Speakor of j tho Houso by a subcommittee of (lie Ways and Means Committee, and that ihose gontlernen did < not favor the proposition to go back upon the pay ' of tho regular session in Dcccinbor. It has 1 since been made public, and I therefore vi?lalo 1 no rule or obligation in repealing that tho Senate ( compromiso at $800, with one milcago, was | supported not only by five bul by eight Domo- I oratio members of that body. ' i But aside from tho law and thc constitution ; lt was made to appear thal such a compromiso ' would bo an actual saving to the treasury of our ( Stato. Tho bill whioh carno from the House , provided "That tho President of tho Senate and | Speaker of Ibo Houso of Representatives re- 1 spccl.ivcly shall furnish pay certif?cales for (ho amount of salary and mileage due to each mem ber of tho Senat? and Houso of Represent a(ives: Provided, Tho same shall not exceed $600 each for both sessions." Your readers will readily seo (hal (his provision was indefinite and without restrictions. It' mado no distinction between (ho members of (ho legal (Wallace) houso and tho illegal or Mackey house, and if it had boon accepted by Ibo Senato Ibo hiller would have been entitled to equal pay with tho f?rmor. Spoakcr Wallaoo would have been bound, as ho afterwards doolarodYy a ruling In tho houso, to Issue the saino pay io (ho members of both houses. I was opposed, as will appear by ref erence to my roniarks, reported in tho News and Courier and Journal of Commerce, lo paying tho Mnokoy rovolttlionials nnylhing. Now (ho mileage of one session of tho General Assembly has never boen loss than $0,000 at 20 couts per milo. The Sonato proposition was* to toko ouly ono milcago at 10 ccnls por mile. Acoording to tho houso bill, without amendment, tho pay would have been as follows: 138 members of Ilia senate and houso at $000 would ' bo $62,800, mileage at 20 cents per mile, $18,000; aggregat ing Ibo sum of $100,800. By tho compromiso ruado in secret s:ssion of I tho senato il would havo been aa follows: 83 se nators at $0?10 for regular sossion, $10,800; 33 Bonalorsat $200 for speoial session, $0,000; 71 members of l?gal houso, at $000 for rogular session, $12,000; 101 members at $200 for special session, $20,800, making io the aggro gato ?80.800 or $11,000 less than tho bill whioh carno from tho houso provided. NoW as to the slaloment that (ho appropriation warf raised in' tho se?alo to moot their amendment, I will only say lhat 075,000 would not havo boon Hufftolont if oilhcr proposition bad bcon adopted. Tho pay- an finally agreed upon was $000 and ono mileage ot 20 cents per mlle, an-1 to meet ibis the appropriation was r?il?cd ff ? lo.".,000. In conclusion let mo add that by no c'onslruoi (iou was tho difloronoo between tho bouso ami tho 80uato more than a fraction over $100 to oaoh member, and would it not hnvo been economy lo have given this .and.brpught^the .session to n close? Tho disagreement lod to a prolonged dlsoueslon of ten days or two weeks over tho subject and has cost thc (ai payers of tho H tato moro than tUo amount of difference Very rospootfully, J. VV. LIVINGSTON, Ads f*us?od l>ir tho Gcitoral Aa ?umbiy al llio JHxtvti Session of . ? . An Aol iqauthorize County Commissioners to submit to tho qualified electors of their Bovoral.oonntio3 a pronosliton to niter tho fonco laws,?and to pr?vido .for effectuating tho samo. SECTION 1. Bo it enacted, by tho Sooato and ilouso of lloprese.ntativoe of tho State of South Carolina, now met and si'.ting in in C en eral Assembly, and by tho authority of tho same, That upon tho written applica tion of so von ty li vo ot" tho tax payors of any township in any county of this State who may desiro to substituto tho fonoing of stock in lieu of foncing tho fields, it shall bo tho duty of tho said Commissioners of said county to order nn oloction in said township between tho 10th and 20th of August, ortho 10th and 20th of December, in any yoar, thirty days' notice thereof being given in ono or moro of tho newspapers published in said county, specifying tho timo and placo or purpose of such oloction, and tho form pf ballot to bo used at such election, and to appoint three manngors of oloction, who shall, without com pensation, hold and oonduot said election, and immediately upon tho oloso thereof mako return thereof to tho commissioners of tho county, who shall declare and publish tho result of said election in ono or moro of tho nowspapor published in said county: Provided, however. That tho placo of voting designutod by tho County Commissioners shall bo ns nour tho gee-graphical centro of til0 townships ns circumstances will admit; nnd if a majority of tho qualilied electors ol'said township voting nt said election shall hnvo votod for tho ndop tion of this not, thon tho samo shall bo und bqcomo of force in said township, on tho first day of January next, succeeding such election; nnd from and after that dato all laws now existing in regard to tho erection and maintenance of fenced in said township shall be null and void; and it shall not bo lawful for tho owner or manager of any horso, mule, ass, jeannette, swine, sheep, goat or neat cattlo of any description to pormit tho said animals or any of thom, to run at largo bo yond tho' limits of thoir own lands, in said township. SEC. 2. That upon tho written application of soventy?fivo tax payera in oaoh township ia any county in tho Stato, it shall bo tho duty of tho commissioners of tho county for said county to Order an election to bo bold in each township in tho county on tho samo day, in tho mannor and under tho regulations pf the foregoing section; nnd if all ot' tho townships in said county shall adopt this act, then thc same shall bo of force in said County on the Hrst doy of Jnnuuryncxt succeeding said election, and nil tho provisions of this act, applicable to townships, Bim!! npply to tho county; but if all of tho townships shall not adopt tho net, then tho samo shall bo of forco in tho town ships in which tho sumo shall bo adopted by a majority of tho votes cast at 6uid election in said townships. SEC. 3. If any of tho animals enumerated in thc first section shall horcaftcr bo found nt largo, or upon tho lands of any person other tbun tho owner, in said township, tho manager or owner, of .said animals .-hall bc liable fur all damage dono by tho said animals to tho own ers of tho crops or tho lands upon which they trespass. SEO. 4. In case of trespass, a? aforesaid, the aggrieved party may make complaint to a Trial Justice or Justioo of tho Penco of thc ooui.ty in which the trespass was committed, who shall issue his warrant immediately, returnable within live days from thc date i < tnorcof, nnd nt tho samo time and placo named in tho warrant thc caso will bo tried, und tho amount ol' damages sustained by tho complainant bo nso -rtiuncd, and judgment ;ivcn tor tho samo with legal costs, as in tho 2nso of other warrants. SEC. 5. Wbonovcr any township or county di all adopt tho net, and it shall become noe jssary to protect tho lands in said township )r county from thc incursion of stock or cattlo [rom any ndjoining township or county, tho jommissioncrs of tho county arc authorized to erect fences along suoh lines of tho township Dr county as nie exposed to such incursions, ind for that purpose to enter upon tho lands af any person in said township and to erect such fence thereon, without being guilty of any trespass whatever. And the said com missioners shall have ibo power and authority to construct fences across any public or pri mate road: Provided, That propor gatos nro established on ?uob public or private roads; ?md to levy and collect a tax upon tho prop-? arty of ?mid township or county to defray ?he expenses of erecting and maintaining said Ponces, said tax to bo collected at tho same Mme and in tho samo manner ns other Stato ind county taxes aro levied and collected. And tho County Commissioners aro author ized and empowered to mako such arrange ments with tho ownorn of property contigo* ?us to and on either sido of tho township or jounty lines as may accomplish tho object of protecting tho county or township from tho incursion of cattlo or r>tock. . SEO. (>. Thc laws now of forco in rogard to ibo erection and maintenance of fences shall apply to any fenco orcelcd in pursuanco of tho foregoing section; and all porsons dis turbing or injuring said fences shall bo pun ishable ns provided in said laws. SEC. 7. It shall bo tho duty of any porson or persons driving stock, suoh as cattlo, horses, mules, sheep, or hogs, through tho public roads of any county, to so bord and drivo tho same that they shall not bo allowed to enter upon or work injury to tho lands or crops of tho citizens of said county. SEC. 8. It shall bo tho duty of each nnd cvory employor in any county or township willoh shall ndopt tho provisions of this net, to I m nish each and every omployeo hired by him with pasturage foras many hoad of stock owned by such omployeo ns may bo agreed upon, not exceeding two head of cattle to ovory flold hund in amount. Provided, That suoh omployoc- shall porform his proportionate amount of labor to keep up tho cnclosuro of such pasturo. SEC. 9. That nono of tho provisions of this act shall apply to tho counties of Il?rry, Col? loton, Hean lort, Charleston, Williamsburg, or door goto wn. . Approved Juno ll, 1877. An Aol to mako appropriations to moot tho ordinary exponaos of tho State Uovcrnmont for tho fiscal year oommoncing Novombor 1. 1870. Be it enacted by tho Senato and Ilouso of Representatives of tho j?fdto of South Carolina, now mot nod sitting in Goncrnl Assembly and by tho authority of thc name: SECTION 1. That the sum of $143,100 bo, and tho samo is hereby, appropriated to pay tho salarios of tho executive and judicial ofli cora of tho Stato, nnd tho clerks and tho con?, tingont oxponscs of tho executive and judicial departments for tho Oneal yoar commencing Novombor lat, 1870, that is to Hay: o ilMt. For tho salary of tho Governor, $3,600; for tho salary of tho Oovornor's pri vate .soorotary, $i,275; for tho salary of tho Govornor'p mossongor, $300. Second. For thc salary of tho Lioutonant Governor, $2,500. Mjjfcj_fm?m_jj 1 ri Tn f i i L'.J^i^li1 HiJjJiU'l'J" Third. For tho salary of tho Soorotary of Stato, $2,100; for the salary of tho clerk of the SoCrotaryof State, $1,275; for tho portor In the offico ? of tho Soorotary of Stato, $100. Fourth. For tho, salary o,f tho COn?ptrollor Cloftoral, $2,100: for oloriool sorfleos In, tho iffioo. of tho Comptroller Goueral, $2,6oO, If so mboh bo neoo?sary. ' . *.".. Fifth. For the salary of tho Stato TrouRuroiy fcl,875; for olo?loal 8orvioes i? tho Oflloe of the.Sta^te Tronsuror, $2,476.',-. ^" . . Sixth. For tho salary of the Adjutant and inspector Gonoral, $1,200;. for tho; clerk of tho Adjutant and'.Inspector.Genorah $000. , Seventh. For tho salaYv of tho Attorney' Honorai, $2,100; for tho salary of tho Clerk';0f. tho Attornov Gonorah $l;200. /'?', . -,/??, Eighth.^ For tho salary of th.o Stato S^PorV intoudent of Eduoatlbn, il.?/?i'foi1 tho.salary >f tho olork pf tho State Suporintondont of Education, $000. '? . . Ninth. For tho> salary of *ho Chief Justico >f tho ?npronS? Court. $4,0'. ; for tho salaries if tho two Assooiato Justioos, $7,000; for tho jlerk of tho Supromo' Court, who shall per. form tho duties of librarian of said court, (51,000; for tho Stato roportor, $1,000; for tho attendant upou tho library and tho rooms of ibo Supremo Court, said attendant to bo ap pointed by and romovablo at tho ploasuro of mid court, $100; for tho purchase of books for tho library of thc Supremo Court, $300, to bo paid on the ordor of tho Chief Justico. Tooth. For salarios of tho eight Circuit Judges, $28,000; for tho salarios of tho oight Circuit Solicitors, $12,000. " Eleventh. For tho salary of tho kcopcr of ibo Stato House and Stato librarian, $500; for tho salaries of two watchmen for Ibo State Houso and grounds, $300. Twelfth. For tho salury of tho Suporinten Jcntof tho State Lunatic Asylum, $2,000; for ho salary of tho Superintendent of tho Stato Penitentiary, $1.000, for tho salary of 'tho physician of tho Stato Penitentiary,'$500. Thirteenth. For tho salarios of tho County Auditors, $20,300. Fourteenth. For tho salaries of tho County School Commissioners, $0,750, if so much bo .tccessary. Fifteenth. For tho salary of tho health )?Bcor of Charleston. $1,000; for tho salary of bo health officer of Goorgotown, $190; for .he salaries of tho health oftiuors of Hilton [load and St. Helena Sound, $500 each; for ho expenses of maintaining quarantine, ??1,000; for tho keeper ol' Ibo hunt otto, $100. Sixteenth. For tho contingent fund o? tho lovcrnor, $10,000; for tho contingent fund )f thc Stato Treasurer, $200; for tho contid ;ont fund of tho Sccrotnry of State, $200; for 'Opairing and rebinding certain books in tho >ffioo of tho Soorotary of Stato, $300, to bo mid out of any money in tho treasury not uherwiso disposed of; for tho contingent fund if tho Stato Suporintondont of Education,, &200, for tho contingent fund of tho Attorney' louerai, 200; for tho contingent fund of tho ?omptrollcr General, 200; for tho contingent und of tho Adjutant and Inspector Genoral, 100; for tho contingent fund of tho Stato ibruriun, 200; for tho contingent expouscs of ho Supremo Court, 450; for tho expenses pf ?ligation in tho offieo of tho Attorney Oonc .ttl, 5,000, to bo paid upon tho warrant of tho Comptroller Qonertll, upon thc application of ho Attorney General; for printing hooks and dank.s for tiie County Treasurers and Audi ors, nnd all other papers noeessary for tho lol lection of taxes, 2,000, tobo disbursed upon ho order of tho Comptroller Genoral; for thc lnymcnt of accounts for publishing tho Stato treasurer's monthly statement for tho liscal rear 1870, 1877, 500. SKC.2. That tho sum of 101,300 bo, and he samo is horoby, appropriated for tho lupport and maintenance of the ponai, ohari ihlc and educational institutions of tho jtate, exclusive of common schools, for thc ?seal year cmmor.ciiig November 1, IS77, us ol lows: First. For thc support of tho Stato Poni ontiary. 25,000, if so much bo necessary, ti) ie paid on tho warrants of tho Comptroller lenora), on thc application of tho Suporin etident, approved by tho board of directors Second. For the support of the State Lunatic Asylum, 50,000, if so much bo noeessary, to Z paid, on tho warrants of l?io Comptroller lonoral, on thc application of tho Suporlnlon?. ont, approved by tho board of regents". Third. For thc support of tho Stato Orphan Lsylum, 1,500, in addition to tho amount Ircitdy paid for tho present liscal year, to bc aid on tho ordor of tito board of trustees; for ho Deaf and Dumb and Blind Asylum, ,000, to bc paid out on tho warrants of thc lomptrollor General, upon tho application of ho chairman and soorotary of tho board of ommissionors of tho deaf aud dumb and .lind. Fourth. Ger tho Catawba Indians, 800, layablc on tho warrants of thc Comptroller Sonet al, on application of ibo agont. Filth. For tho salary of tho librarian of thc itato University, who shall hnvo chargo of he buildings and ibo grounds, 500; and for nstiruucc ami repairs ol'tho buildings, 1,000, o bo paid on thc warrants of the Comptroller lenora! on application of tho librarian. Sixth. For thc payment of in tor 08 ton bonds f tho Stato Agricultural College- and Mc-, hallies' instituto, 7,500, to bo paid in accord nco with tho law establishing the sumo. SEC. 3. That the sum of 10,000, if so much io necessary, be, and the samo is hereby, ppropriatod for tho publie printing of tho wo houses of tho General Assembly for tho cgulnr session of 1870 and tho special session horcof that was bogan to bo boldon April !4, 1877. SE?. 5. That 100,000, inclusive of tho .mounts of tho proceeds of tho poll tax, for ho support and maintenance of publie chools, bo, and tho samo is hereby, appro bated, 1,000 (if so much bo necessary) of vhicb shall bo expended in printing blank arms for tho uso of said schools, to oo dis tursod on the order of tho Stato Suporintcn lent of Eduoation; and tho Stato Superinton lont of Education is hereby authorized and lirocted to apportion tho amount so appropria itcd upon tho basis of school attendance, in ho several counties of tho Stale, for tho ohohtstio year ending Juno 30, 1870; and ho School Commissioners of tho sovcral lountics aro horoby instructed to apportion ho school funds of their respective counties ipon tho basis of school attendance in tho ovornl 8ohool districts of thoir rcspootivo nullities. Provided, This act shall not b? lonstrncd to repeal an uct to pr?vido for thc uiymont of past duo school claims in tho lovoral counties in this Stato, approved March 5, 1874. Provided, further, That no other ax shall bo lovicd ov collected for tho main-, enanco of froo schools in any county 01 owoship in this Stato. Tho County Troueu-? .ors of tho various countios aro horoby au hori/.od and rcquirod to pay school claims irising from delioionoios ont of any -surplus iunds in thoir hands in tho ordor in which mid claims arise. SEO. 5. That tho sum ]of 50,000 bo, and tho mino is horoby, appropriated to pay dofloion jies of salarios for tho fisoal your ontllng Ootobor 31, 1877, said salarios to bo paid pro rota. SEC. C. That tho sum of 1,000, if so much bo nooossory, bo and tho samo is horoby, ippropriatod for tho purchase of one hundred mpics of each of tho sixth and seventh volumes )f tho now serios of tho Supromo Court HepQrtS; for furnishing stationery for tho Bxooutivo departments under an aot rolativo 0 contracts for tho Exooutivo departments of ho Stato Govornmcnt, and of tho Gonoral Vssombly, the sum of 2.385, if HO much bo loocssary; said sums to bo paid upon tho farrants of tho Comptroller Gonoral. SEO. 7. That tho amounts appropriated for ho payment of salaries, in tho first and ceond ?cotions of this aot, shall bo payable nontbly; and tho amount appropriated for ontingont funds as required ou tho warrants ??ULJ-.:.I.mx.<...,\.L?>..A 'ma?.: of tho Oomptrollor (Jonoral on tho application of tho varions ofBoors ontitlod to tho sanio: Provided, That tho amounts and vouohors upon which such applications aro rando shall bo filed with tho Oomptrollor General, hoforo ho ?S8U08 his warrants upon tito State Treasu rer for tho paymont of tho same. . Ssc. 8. That tho moneys herein appropriated to ho usod as contingent funds, nnd for other .purposes, by tho various ornees of tho S?atc Government, ?hall bo duly accounted for by said Offices, who shall ranko a detailed state ment of tho disposition mado thoroof, to' tho Oenorul Assembly, at tho noxtregular nossion, .onV4or;;??Ofi)ro Dccombor L, 1877.? Provided, ThAt.no" oflioor authorized to moko contracts o?r draw fu nds from tho said ^appropriations, .'?hall' oxpond or mako contracts cxponding .more titan has boon appropriated for any purposo by this act. SEO. 9. That tho sum of 4.000, if so muon bo necessary, ho, nnd tho sumo is hereby, appropriated to puy tho bnlanco of por diem compensation nnd mileage duo the members of tho lust (?enorul Assombly for tho regular Session of 1875-70. For payment of warrants of tho Oomptrollor General issued for station ery for Senate Committee rooms and dork's office regular session 1870, 800, to ho paid out of tho phosphate royalty, or any othor funds not otherwise appropriated. SEC. 10. That tho sum of 0,000, if so much ho nooeesary, bo, and tho samo is hereby, appropriated to pay tho balance of por diom and salary compensation of officors and em ployees of both houses, duo for tho rogulnr session of 1875-70, to bo paid out of tho. phosphate royalty or foes ot tho land commis sion. SEC. ll. That nny balance of speoifiolovios hercjoforo mado and uot needed for tho same, shall bo subject to tho draft of tho Comptrol ler Oonoral, by tho approval of tho Oovornor, to bo usod in payment of deficiencies in appropriations. SEC. 12. That nil nets and parts of nets, in consistant with this act, bo, and tho same aro horoby repealed. An Act to abolish tho pay of commissioners nnd managers of elections, and of their clerks, lie it enacted by tho Senate and . IIouso of Representatives of tho Stato of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, nnd by tho authority of tho sumo: SECTION 1. That, from and nftor tho passage of this uct, no por diem, mileage or othor compensation shall bo allowed or paid to the commissioners of elections and managers of elections, or tho olorks appointed by thom. SEC. 2. That all nets and parts of aots inconsistent with or repugnant to tho provi sions of this not bo and tho Same aro hereby repealed. Approved May 23, 1877. Acts an?! Joint ItesoSutlons Ap proved by (lie governor. An act to repeal an act entitled, An act for tho relief of tho widows' and orphans of poisons killed because of their political opin? ions. Au act to abolish tho pay of Commissioners and Managers of Flection and ol their clerks. An act to repeal an act to protect tho inter est of tho Slate whereon payment of interest now duo romains unpaid on bonds issuod by any railroad company and whereon tho guar anty of tho Stato is endorsed. Joint resolution tc allow Augustine T. Smythe, of Charleston County, to redeem certain forfeited lands. An act to incorp?ralo tho Mechanics' Building and Loan Association of Greenville An act lo oxton! tho timo for county offi cers elected at tho Must general elect ion to qualify. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to to incorporate tho town of Greer's, in Green ville County." Joint resolution to ropoal special tax levied in ridgefield County. An act to nmond an net ontitlcd "An net to amend on act entitled 'An act to altor ftnd amend an act to incorato tho town of Marion and for other purposes.'" An act to onablo John M. Allon, Earnest Gary and William Wrogg Johnson to apply for admission to tho bar. An act to establish and charter Yawhanoy Ferry in Georgetown County, Stato of South Carolina. An act to pr?vido for tho filling of vacan cies in county o. ts and to regulate tho hold ing of olections thorofor An net to amend an act ontitled nn net to incorporate thc Piedmont Manufacturing Company, approved February 13, 1874. An act to authorize and direct tho Inten dant and Wai dons of tho town of Sumter to fund thc past indebtedness of tho said town and for other purposes therein related. An not to establish and charter Pringlo Ferry in Goorgotown County, Stato of South Carolina. An aot to reduce tho pay of County Com missioners and their clerks. An act to amend an net ontitled an net to amend an act to pr?vido for tho redemption of forfeited land upon certain conditions therein named. An act to carry into effect tho 14th section of article 4 of tho constitution relating lo tho judiciary. An act to amend tho charter of tho town of Yorkvillo. An act to require nil school claims and claims for teachers to be sworn to. An aol to . rondar-officors of incorporations personally responsible in certain cases. Ah act net to regulato tho appointment and salary of Trial Justices in and for tho county of Barnwell. An net to regulate tho appointment of county officers. An act to incorp?ralo tho town of Batosburg, in the county of Lexington. An act to authori/.o and empower tho Govo nor to appoint a Trial Justice resident in tho town of Blaokstock. An act to pr?vido stationory and fuel for tho General Assombly. Ah not to chango tho limits of tho town of Anderson. An not to provent Clerks of Probato Courts from practicing us attorneys in such courts. An not to amend tho charter of Oafinoy City, in Spartanburg County. An act to abolish thc offico of official st?no? grapher. An-act to nuthorkso William A. Sims. Dr. P. lVButlor, S. S. Linder und F. H. Linder tooroot gatos across cortain. roads in Union County. Joint rosolnton to nmond joint resolution ontitlod "Joint resolution to amend a joint resolution ontitled *A joint resolution to ap point trustees under tho will of tho lato Dr. jQhn Dc La Howe'" Joint, resolution to authorize tho Oovornor to effect a loan. An act to reduce and fix tho por diem and miloago of momborsof tho Uonornl Assombly. _ An not to authori/.o tho County Commis sioners to submit to tho qualiliod olootors of tholr several counties, a proposition to nitor tho fonco laws and to provide for effectuating tho same An not to rovivo tho ohnrtor and to oxtond tho timo for tho commencement of work on the Anderson, Aikon, Port Itoval nnd Char loston Railroad. An aot to rcquiro tho Bluo Itidgo Railroad, in South Carolina, to croot and koop opon a dopot at Sonooa City in skid Stato. An not to declaro and punish fraud in tho sales of produce An not to amend section 1, ohaptor 09 of tho revised statutes, and to nuthorizo tho ' Governor to appoint tho Rogen ts of tho Lu- ' nntic Asylum from Richland County. I ULLI-' LL-??L_J_:,..,..,"._._j ? An not io prohibit tho unauthorized absouod of oortain offioors from duty. , Joint resolution di rooting dna roqulring tho Stritd Treasuror to pay, ovdr whatever ita sums of thonoy may bo duo to Aho lato Ohiof Juslldo Mosos on account of bb salary * as Ohiof Justioo to.his widow. Joint roBolution to pr?vido for a reorganize tion of tho University of South Carolina and of tho Stato Normal Sohool,' $ ^ ? Joint resolution to appoint a commisMod to invostigato tho salo of tho Columbia Cabul. ' A not to roduuo aud fix tho salaries of corolin oQicors. An act to prohibit tho salo of intoxicating liquors within two milos of Langloy Faotory; An aot to reduce and fix tho prices of diet?', ing prisonors. Act act to amend an not ontitlod "An not to incorp?ralo tho town of Laurens." ' r , An act to renew and nmond tho charter of thc town of Ilonoa Path, Anderson County; An act to repeal an aot ontitlod "An act. to inoorporato tho town of Chestnut Grove,-twthe* county of Chaster. An not to nmond an not entitled "An not to incorporate tho Camdon Building and Lonni Association. .rfr.i An act to provont tho sulo of spirituous liquors within three milos of Williamston Female Collogo, Anderson 'County. ., An act To amend sections 59 and56, chapter' 120, of tho revised statutes, relating to lions on crops. A not to nitor tho names of Henry Lt,vron co Bugin, Annio Bugin, Annetta Lillian* aud Homy Darcie Bugin to tho nomos of Henry Ungin Thomas, Annio Thomas, Annetta LU*?' lian Thomas aud Honry Darcio Thomas, ros-1 / pcotivoly. An not to incorpornto tho town of Elko, in' Barnwell County. An not to authorize nnd ompowor tho County Commissioners of Orangeburg County to permit the 1 lulopendont CitlZOns Piro En* gino Company of Orangoburg to orect their engine house upon a portion ot tho jail lot in in said county. ; jj An not to amend nn not entitled nn not supplementary to ohaptor 25, titlo 4. part 1 of ? the general statutes ot' South Carolina rela ting to tito militia nnd for tho hotter reor ganization o.f tho snmo. An not to incorporate tho Spartanburg and: Rutherford llaili'oad. An not to authorize T. W. Willott to bnih? certain wharves, warehouses and olovators on ? ?**>??' Battery Crook, in Boaufort County. An a?t to rot?late tho inspection and meas urement of timbor und lumbor. An not to ohartor a ferry ovor Stophemr*'" Crook, in Edgolield County, und to vest the samo in tho County Commissioners of : saul county. ... An net to authorize John O. and Richard P. Stewart and M.S. Lynn to oreel und main tain n gato across curtain roads in York and Union Counties. An act to authorize Benjamin L. Brisbane to erect a whait or warehouses on any' ?u-oporty owned by him in tho town or city of. ?ort Royal. An act to regulato tho disbnrsomonts of undrawn balances in tho State Treasury.' An net to provide for tho drawing cf juries' in certain counties and nmond tho law io re lation to tho drawing of juries. . i .," An ncc to regulate tho election of Mayor and Ahh > m.of ibo uiijr u? Cliur?usioii. I - An aei to make appropriations to meet tho ordinary expensos of tho State government for tho fiscal year oommonoing Novomber ly 1870. Joint resolution to rescind a joint resolution' providing for the payment of certain monoysf to tho lalo County Commissioners of Darling ton County. Joint resolution to authorize and empower tho Town Council of tho town of Sumter try opon suoh now streets as in their judgmont* they deom necessary, upon tho samo tormo as are n >\v ooo forrad on County Commission ors of oounties. Au act to utilize thc convict labor of thltr: # ... St ito. An not to authorise E. A. Scheper to ooh-" struct a wharf in thc town of Beaufort and to" 0 dlcot wharfage. An not to pr?vido for and regulato the publie printing o? South Carolina. An act to alter und ropcal sooth n 20 of at* aot entitled "An net to regulato attachment* approved Soplombor 24, A. D., 1808." An not to amend un aot to inoorporato tho town of .Johnson's Turnout, in tho county of Ed^clicld. An not to amend"section 15, of chapter . 89 of tho gonoral statutes, relating to the,% power in sohool districts to levy and oollcut- .. special taxes for school purposes., t' An net to incorporate tho town of Summit, in tho County of Lexington. . An act to prohibit tho salo of seed cotton', ", between thc ; i ne of tho betting and rising'.' of tho sun and to regulato ?ho salo of seed cotton. .. t" An act to prohibit the same porson _frotnV holding tho ollico of trustco and teach a public school ut tho same timo* An act to repoal an aot ontitlod "Ao,p?t "; to establish Stuto tcrtain scholarships in tbp> University of South Carolina, , . 4 . . An not to prohibit tho retailing of intoxV . outing liquors within tb??e milos pf YVoHforoV High Sohool. An act to amond section 17, of ohaptor , 45, of tho goneral statutes, rotative to ppr- , sons liublo to work on publio highways a na J roads, so far as tho samo may ro?ate K oouutios of Spartunbuig, Chesterfield ^and;^ , Abbeville. Ljyit. An not to nmond an not ontitlod "Ari { act to regulato tho appointment and salary,,' of Trial Just iocs'in aud for tliQtovyn of1 Ab? V bovillo." . An act to disponso with tho recording ofY OUltuin doods in the o?beoof tho Secretary of Stato. " ' . Joint resolution requiring oortain repairs' to bo uiado upon tho roof of the"Stato' Houso, and to repair thc fonoiug around tho* same. 1 Joint resolution to raise a commission to' investigate thc indobtodncss nf tho State. An act to ohartor tho Grangers' Su vi ogs'. Punk of Anderson, S. C. . ' .!'.'.. An act to myko appropriations* f^r JMy'"< payment of tho salary and milcngo of tho)*^ members of tho Gonoral Assombly, and'tiio''', s.ilaiies of tho subordinate ollicevs and om-' ployoc8, and other oxponsos incident thorctoL , Joint resolution'to'doelare vulid tho] ?' rooording of oortain convoy?rteos recorded j .' without tho endorsoment of tho County/ Auditors. An aot to authorize tho Govorrt?r'. tp V satisfy judgments ontorod in favor'-'of tho' . Stato. An not to nmond nn act ontitlod''"An'1 act to chartor tho town of Allondalo, in tho' county of Barnwell, in tho Stuto of South Carolina." An net to prohibit tho salo of intoxica-' ting liquors within thrco miles of lti'dgo Spring ILiptist Church, in KdgoiioldColi'nty.' An nob to establish uniformity-in tho . sessions of tho Circuit Courts. An not to pr?vido for . tho custody of oflloial honda of county omoeis'and for'tbo I examination of tho samo from timo to time, si An not toprcsoiibo tho modo of proving ' bills of tho Pank of tho State tendered for taxes and tho rulos Of evidenc? npplioablo thcroto.