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Aets Passed and Approved at the Sle,
cial Session of 1877.
Joint Resoluti.n to appoint a coin
mnission to inv(stigate the sale of
the Oolnmbia Canal.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the
Senate and House of Representatives
of the State of South Carolina, now
met and sitting in General Assembly,
and by the authority of the same,
That a commission, consisting of the
Attorney General and three ireinbers
of the General Assembly, two of
whom'to be appointed by the Speak
Cr of the Uouse of Representatives
and onle by the Presideut of the Son
ate, be raised for the purpose of in
vestiga'ing the sale of the Columbia
Canal and its appurtenances by a
comil%iuin of this State.
Sec.2. That it shall be the duty of
said coeAnission to inquire into the
manner t-f said sale, the consideration
received by the State therefor, and
whether or not the State is bound
the eby; aId also to inquire whether
the purchasers have duly complied
with the conditions of said sale, and
* whether the title to said property
has not reverted to the State by reap
son of the non-comnpliance with the
oQnditions of said sale.
* Sec. 8. That said commission shall
have power to call for persons and
papers, and to administer oaths to
witnesses before them; and that a
majority of the members of said corn
mission shall have power to act in all
Sec. 4. That said commission shall
conduct said investigation without
delay and report the result to the
Governor, to be0 by him transmitted
to the General Assembly, and that,
until the-meeeting of the General
Assembly, the Governor is author,
ized to take such action on the report
as may be necessary to protect the
interest ofthe State and others.
Approved June 7, 1877.
An Act to declare and punish fraud
in the sales of produce.
Section 1.- Be it enacted by the
* Senate and House of RepresentativeE
of the State of South Carolina, nowi
met and Bitting in General Assembly
and by th~e authority of the same
Any person engaged in the businest
of- buying cot ton, corn, rice or suel
commodities, either on his account or
.for others, who shall buy such or
* Bale fromi a planter, commission meor,
chant, or any other person or persons
for Qash, and shall fail or refuse tc
pay tor the same, Md shall mank(
way with or diepoi the same be
fore he shall have paid therefor, shah
be.deemed guilty of fraud and em
*bezalement, and shall be liable, or
conviction, to be imprisoned in the
penitenltiary for a term not less that
one year nor more than five years, a
the discretion of the cour t.
Sec. 2. That if any factor or COmn
* mlission1 Umerebaut sha1 rec-v fr.
any plant er any cotton, rice or other
agrioultural produce for sale, and
shall sell the same and fail to pay
over the. net proceeds thereof to the
planter on demand, or to apply the
same to his own use and benefit, or
shall fail to account for the same in a
satisfactory manner if unsold, he shall
be guilty of fraud and embezzlement,
and, on conviction thereof, shall be
imprisoned in the penitentiary not
less than one year nor more than five
years, at the discretion of the court.
Sec. 8. No person shall be convic
ted under the provisions of the pre
ceeding sections, if Le can show that
the cotton, corn, rice or other pro
ducts received by him was dostroyed
by accident, after due diligence on
his part, or that he was forcibly de
prived of the possosion thereof.
Approved June 7, 1877.
An Act to render officers of corpora
tions personally responsible in cer.
tain cases.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
Senate and House of Representatives
of the State of South Carolina, now
met and sitting in General Assembly,
and by the authority of the came,
That, on and after the passage of this
actjit shl be deemed a felony for Ty
president, director, manager or cash..
ier, or other officer of any banking
institution, to receive any deposits or
trusts, or to create any debts for such
corpration, after ho shall become
aware that such corporation is inso%
vent. And every officer of such fail
ing corporation shall become person
ally liable to the amount of such do
posits or trusts received by him, or
with his knowledge or assent, inl any
such case, to the person thereby dam
aged, whether criminal prosecution
be made or not. And all personE
convicted for felony, as berein pro
vided, shall be punished by iinprit
onmient for a term of not less thal
one year, and by a fine of not losE
than $1,000.
Approved May 31, 1877.
Joint Resolution to authorizo the
Governor to effect a loan.
Section 1. Be it resolved by
the Senate and Hlouse of Repro
sentatives o f the State of South Car
olina, now met and sitting in General
Assembly, and by the authority ol
the same, That the Governor be au
thorized to borrow on the credit -os
the State, the sum of $100,000, if s<
much be necessary, in anticipation o1
the taxes to be collected under the
act to raise supplies for the current
fiscal year, on such terms as he dem
ad visable.
A pproved June 7, 187.
An Acet to amend section 1, chaptei
69 of the revised statutes and t<
authorize the Governor to appoin
Regents of the Lunatic Asylnx
from Richland County.
Be 1t enacted by the Senate am
House of Repr'esentatives of the Stat<
of South Carolina, now met and sit..
tin)g in General Assembly, and bj
the authority of the same, That see
tion 1, chapter 69 of the revised sta
tutes be, and the same is hereby
amended so as to read as follow8
"That the Governor shall appoint nin<4
Regents of the Lunatic Asylum, wh4
shall hold their offices for six year
from the day of appointment, exeep
upon the occurrence of a vacgey ii
the regency, when the Governor sha]
fill the same by an appointment fo
the unexpired term only. The Re
gents shall be appointed from Rich.
land county, and shall receive neithe
i'ioage, per diem or other compen
sation for their services."'
A pproved June 7, 1877.
An Act to repeal ant act to pr1oteC
the interest of the btate whereo1
the payment of mterest no0w du
remains unpaid on) bonds issued b
any railroad cnmpany, ad ...e
on the guarantee of the State is en.
dorsed.
Be it enacted by the Snpate and
Honso ot' iopresontatives of. the
State of South Carolina, row met
and sitting in General Asoembly, and
by the authority of the same,, That
an act to proteot the interest of the
State whereon the payment of inter
est now due remains unpaid on bonds
issued by any railroad company, and
whereon the guarantee of the State
is endorsed, approved March 7, 1871,
be, and the same Is hereby repealed.
Approved May 23, 1877.
An Act to revise the charter and to
extend the time for the commence.
ment of work on the Anderson,
- Aiken, Port Royal and Charleston
Railroad.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
Senate and House of Representatives
of the State of South Carolina, now
met and sitting in General Assembly,
and by the authority of the same,
That an act entitled "An act to char
ter the Anderson, Aiken and Port
Royal Railroad," approved February
26 1873, and an act amendatory
thereto, approved March 14, 1874,
expiring by limitation on the 20 Feb
ruary, 1876, be, and the samo are
hereby, renewed and re-enacted, and
that the baid charter be reinvested in
John R. Cochran rind his associates:
Provided, That th o work on the said
railroad shall be commenced within
three years from the passage of this
act.
Sec. 2. That section 1 of the act be
amended by striking out the words
"of all railroad corporations ot a
similar kind, now existing or hereaf -
ter to be created in this State," and
insert "of the Northeastern Railroad
Company by their original charter."
Approved June 7, 1877.
An Act to require all school claims
and claims of teachers to be sworn
to.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
Senate and House of Representatives
of the Stato of South Carolina, now
met anid sitting in General Assembly,
and by the authority of the same,
That from and after the passage of
this act the correctness and legality
of all claims for services rendered in
teaching in any of the schools of this
State which are supported wholly or
in part by the State, and all claims
of every description whatsoever
which are chargeable against the
fund raised for the Bupport of the free
schools of the State, s hall be sworn
to by the person presenting said
claim before it shall be approved by
the person or persons authorized by
law to give such approval.
Sec. 2. That all school trustees aire
hereby invested with the powbr and
required free of charge, to administer
oaths to pers5ons presenting the claims
contemplated by this act, as fully, to
all intents and pulrposes, as are all
other persons who by the laws of this
State a re qualified to administer
oaths..
A pproved May 81, 1877.
- An Act to require the Blue Ridge
Railroad, in South Carolina, to
c rect and keop open a depot at
Seneca City, in this State.
> Section 1. Be it enacted by the
a Senato and H1ouso of Representatives
t of sho State of South Carolina, now
I mot and sitt ing in General Assembly,
I and by thio authority of tho same,
r' That the Blue Ridge Railroad Comn
pany in South Carolina shall receive
- and deliver passengers and freight
r received into its custody for transpor
- tation at the crossing or intersection
of aid road with the "Atlanta and
Richmond Air Line Railway," at
Seneca City, in Said State.
t Sec. 2. That at said crossing or in
i tersectioni the said Blue Ridge Rail
a road be, anid the same is hereby, re
, quiredl to erect and keep open suita
e, ble structures for the accommodation
of passenger. and for the sale keep.
ing of treight; traiwported or to be
transported over the ame.
Sec. 8. That upon the failure or:
refusal of said Blue Ridge Railroad
in South Carolina- to comply with
tho provisions of the foregoing sec
tic"6 of this act, the Attorney Gen
eral be, and he is hereby, authorized
and required to institute the neces
sary legal proceedings to have the
charter of said company or corpora
tion herein offending forfeited.
Approved June 7 1877.
What Judge Wright thinks about the
Liberian Emigration Scheme.
The Columbia Register publishes
the following from A. J. Wright, the
Tharthaparilla Jnstice:
COLUMBIA, S. C., July 17, 1877.
Mr. H. N. Boney:
Dear Sir: Your letter of the 7th
has been received, and I feel it my
duty to answer the same as request
ed by you. You desire to know why
:it , # that T ^*" f* , nd in the first
ranks in counseling and marshaling
our peaple for anaxodus to Africa.
The reason why is because, whenever
I advise my people to do or not to do
a certain thing, I must he possessed
of what I regard good and substan
tial reasons for such cou:sel and ad
vice. I consider that for me to ad
vise them to emigrate to Africa in
their present condition would be to
advise them to do that which would
prove fatal to their best interests-not
only the colored people of America,
but those of Africa.
W hen per'sons go to Africa they
should be thoso who are far above
the native African in intellectual,
moral and religions culture, wben
Lhey will be able to wield a proper
and wholooeno influence upon the
nati ves, and therefPre be a benefit to
then and a blessing to the world.
All the best lights and authorities
that we have are that the colored
people of this country are not typl..
cal Africans, aud, theretoro, not true
representatives of that race. Our
forefathers were a claes of persons
fr'om the western coast who were only
considered by the real representative
A frican fit for slaves. They were a
low type of thre African race, and the
evidence is that the native African
to day is far above the masses of
those who have been recently libera
ted from slavery in this country in
in tell igenee.
Now, if the great mass of this peos
pie should emigrate to Af.ric a, it
would, in my judgment, produce an
unfavorable imnpressron upon the na
tive african ooncerning our civilzrtion
and Christianity. Let persons of
capita!, intelligence, moral and reli
gious culture go. Then will they be
benefitted and the native blese.
Thor e are many colored persons in
America who are informed and ac
quainted with the history of the r'ise
and progress of the nations of the
earth, and who know of the most sue
cessful agencies wvhich have been
brought to bear for the civilization of'
the uncivilized, and who stand ready
whben thre proper ti'ue cormea for them
to be hecard to give sound and whole-.
some advice. This country is the
country of thre people1 without respect
to race or color. Political r'everses
must be exp)ected. The colored race
of this country are, and ought to be,
as fully able to stand or endure themi
as the white r'ace. Butlb races can
and will dwell together in this couns
try in union, peace and pr'osperity';
and, in my judgment, the time is not
far distant when all diflerenrces based
on race w ill be no mrore, but when
persons generally will be mneasujed
according to the real merit they po0s
sess. Very respectfully.
J. J. WRIouT.
Messr's. lahine and Chamberlain
ought to get uip another "high vld
The Silent CaptaSb.
HOW 6TONEWALL JACRlW OtCPt- ei
SNGULAR RETIWtNOR.
The following is an extract from
rominscenees of General Stonewall
Jackson, furnished the Philadelphia
Times by Major B. Kyd Douglas, of
Hagerstown, Md:
Gen. Jackson's troops and his ene
my's believed he never slept; the
fact is, lie slept a great deal. When
ever he had nothing else to'do, he
went to sleep, especially in church.
I remember, durivg the invasion ot
Maryland, on Sunday night he rode
three miles in an ambulanoe to ato
tend church in Frederick, and then
fell asleep as soon as the minister
began to preach; his head fell upon
his breast, and he never awoke un
til aroused by the organ and choir.
He could sleep any where and in any
position, sitting in his chair, tinder
fire, or on horseback. On a night
march toward Richmond,. after the
battles with McClellan, he was rid
ing along with his drowsy staff, nod
ding and sleeping as he went. We
passed by groups of men sitting along
the roadside and erWaged in roasting
new corn by fires made of fence
rails. One group took us for cavala
rymen with an inebriated captain,
and one of the party, delighted at
the sight of a man who had found
whiskey enough to be drunk, sprang
up trom the fire and brandishing a
roasting-ear in his hand, leaped down
into the road, and seizing the Gen
eral's horse, cried out, 'I say, old
fellow, where the devil did you get
your liquor?' In an instant, as the
General awoke, the fellow saw his
mistake, aid then bounding from
the road he took the fence at a sina
gle leap, exclaiming, 'Good God! its
old Jackf' and disappeared in the
darkness.
Yes, Gen. Jackson slept a great
deal, but he was never caught nap
ping. He gave to sleep many mo
monts which other men would have
given to conversation. He was es
sentially a silent man; not morose,
but quiet. He smiled often, rarely
lanighed. lie never told a joke, but
did not discourage thorn in others,
and if one struck his''peculIar fancy
he would smile in mild approval. He
did not live apart from lii, staff, but,
liked to have them about him, and
they were nearly all very young
men. Universally polite in manners,
he encouraged the loveliest conversa
tion among them, although lie took
little part in it. J.Be was not a man
of words; they seemed to embarrass
him. When he lhad Wieas he p)ut
them in action, not into language.
His military dispatches were as brief
as if studdied, like tile one hesent
after the defeat of Millroy: 'God
blessed our arms with victory at AMch
Dowell yesterday.' He never die
cussed his plans; indeed, lie never
told them. The next officer under
him never knew his intentions 1nor
objects. He never volunteered his
Opinion to his superior, nor asked
advice of his subordinates. He was
as self-reliable as he was silent, and
believed 'be walka with speed who
walks alono.' He was reticent to a
fault. 'If my coat knew what I in
tended to do I'd take it oilf and throw
it awaiy,'. was onie of his sayings. This
reticence often led to embarrassment
and comiplaint from the officer next
in command, and might have led to
disaster ill case of his death; but lie
evidently thought It better to run
that risk than of having his pilanls
discovered.
The Radical organs think troops
should be withdrawn from the South
and stationed ini the North. Do tell I
The new Georgia Conatitution
makes lobbying a crime. That is a
sure way of putting a stop to the
most prolitic source of -legislative
corruption in our nolitics.
Aftwr V* Batee
out from the ranks, down khe hill
towa:d the toWn. 'hey ongh to
acqurre a better knowledge of the
locality1 saty Judge Rowe In' the
Philadelpif Timer. Tiey wer
feeling about in the log. for the toov
of the hill, and the roads. After
they bad gone a litt4 distanoQ, one of
theni was stationed s 9 guide mark
while the two others went furtbers
reconnoitering or exploring. ie
who was thus left alone found him,
se t amid strange and. melancholY
enrround ings.. Meditation sat upon
his brow, but to- fall into complete'
revery was Impossible. The hour
and the scene would Intrude themw
selves npon his thonghts of what bad
befallen. The dead would not ro.
main unnoticed. The dying criod
out into the darkness, and demanded
succor of tbe world. Was there
nothing in the.universe 0 savef Tens
of thousands within ear-shot, and no
footstep of either friend or foe drew
near during all the hours. Some
times they drew near aud -passed by,
which was an aggravation of theo
agony. The subdued sound of wheele
rolling slowly along and anon dtopI
ping, the murmur of voices ad 0
cry of pain, told of the ambnlance Om
its mission. It wont off in another
direction. The cries were bornie
through the haze to the officer as' he
sat solitary waiting. Now a singlo
lament, again voices intermingled
and as if in chorus; from every di
rection, In front, behind, tP rght, to
left, some near,, OM9. distant and
faint. Some. dgubtless. wPer faini
that were not distant,. the departing
breath of one aba9i4 to expire. They
expressed every degree and shade of
suffering, of painOf 'agony, a Aigb
a groain, a piteont appeal, a hrIck,
a prayer to God, ademand for Wter,
for the ambulance, 'a deathirattle t
horrid scream, a voice as of tbc
body when the ou ore itself away,
and abandoned it to the enemy, to
the night and to dissoration. The
voices were various. This,- the tongue
of aGer manj that watl in the Oeltio
brogue of' a poor Irishman. The,acv
cent of New Engtan.d was distin
knishable In the,tbg c,ryt of thb4 boy,
From a different .qparter ,qamo Iteir,
acces in the dialect of as fari of Ws'
tern State. The appeals of tha Irish
were the mest' pithetfe. y They put,
them inito every: foroV.-'denuseistIon,
i'emonstrance, a pitiful pwayer, a~
peremptory demand. The .erafIank
was more patient, less' demrsoistra-'
tive, withdrawling into himself. One
man raised his body on his loft arn
and extending his right hatnd up
ward, cried out to the heavens and
jell back. Most of them lay moan
ing, with the fitful movement of un
rest and paini.
00l. James A. lloyt, of Oo!umbia,
has been appointed by Judge Ke'
shaw receiver of the IHardy Solomnan
Bank instead of T. C. Dunn, the for
mer receiver. This is a good appoint
ment, and we may now expect a full
and complete investigation and pub.
lieation of the affairs of this batik,
which is believed to have been onei
of the greatest swindles that was over
perpetrated by RLepubl icanismn. It
will, of course, require some time for~
the new receiver to straighten out the
affairs of the bank, but we bave noy
doubt the task will be as speediIy anid
faith fully per formed as cant possibly
be done.
8AN FaANCleOO, July 27.--Tho lat
est advices from Chief Joseph say thatC
ho is entrenched on tho Lolo trail,
above Orafino and Camas Prairo eroa~
sing, that ho was not going to leave the
country and that be was inuroasing
his forces ovary day; that, he had bo,
tween 400 and 500 warriors, anwd a
he would soon have as many as Gori.
Howard; that he intentded to whip
Howard and then go to Lew iston and
back to Walla Walla,