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OVER 250 NEW LAWS AI)DI) TO T1HE
STATUTE IiOOKy.
What the General Asaemibly AccompI,Ihed
in a 5ession of Twenty-sIx Vorking
Daya.
Act to repeal an Act to establish two
school districts in Chester county.
Act to authorize the town counoil of
Forreston to borrow money to build an
academy.
Act to amend an Act to limit the num
ber of trial justices in ceortain counties,
so far as relates to the counties of Edge
field and Charleston.
Act to t-atify and confirm a certain
contract made by the county comuie
sioners of Chester county, relating to
unfinished records in the Clerk's ofllco.
Act to validate and confirm the con
solidation of the Augusta, Edgefield and
Newberry Railroad with the Atlantic and
Northwestern Railroad.
Act to amend Section 144, of Part 2,
Title IV., of the Code of Procedure, re
lating to the place of trial of civil actions. t
Act to alter and amend the charter of c
the town of Manning.
Act to authorize the Charleston, Cin
cinnati and Chicago Railroad to build I
and operate telegraph and telephone
lines.
Act to further provide for the public I
printing in this State.
Act to declare the degrees of aflinity
or consanguinity within which any Judge 1
or judicial officer shall not be qualified C
to sit.
Act to authorize the city of Columbia
to guarantee and pay the coupons to be t
issued by the trustees of the Columbia c
Canal, &c.
Act to provide for the preservation P
and management of the 1)owner fund. *
Act to exempt certain portions of
Kershaw county from the operations of
the stock law.
Act to provide for the compensation
of agents appointed by the Governor in
cases of requisition for fugitives from 1
justice.
Act to amend Subdivision 1 of Section ir
18 of the Code of Procedure, relating to
the time of holding Courts in the First 0
ia. circuit.
Act to amend the charter of the South o
Bound Railroad Company.
Act to extend the jurisdiction of tho 0
trial justices for Hampton and Beaufort
counties resident at or near Ilardeeville. 0
Act relating to the Winthrop Training S
School for Teachers.
Act to authorize the county board of
examiners of Kerehaw county to select 4
one series of books to be used in the r
public schools of said county.
Act to incorporate the Columbia Say
ings Bank.
Act to renew and amend the charter ?
of the town of Blacks.
Act to amend Section 1,005 of the "
General Statutes relating to county o
boards of examiners.
Act to regulate criminal practice in the
Courts of General Session;+.
Act to revive, renew and amerd the
charter of the Cokesbury School, at
Cokesbury, Abbevillo county.
Act to incorporate the board of trus
tees of the Co.uni'ia Canal, to transfer t
to the said board the Columbia Canal
with the lands now hold therewith and
its appurtenances and to develop the
same.
Act to charter the Bennettaville and C
Cheraw Railroad Company. 0
Act in relation to forfeited lands, de
linquent lands and collection of taxes. ti
Act to incorporate the town of Verdcry, il
Abbeville county.
Act to amend an Act renewing the ir
charter of the town of Rock Hill.
Act to amend Subdivision 8, Stetion s<
88 of the Code of Civil Procedure. relat- d
ing to courts of trial justices. ti
Act to amend Section 1,663 of the
'General Statutes, relating to unclaimied p~
personal property in the possession ofA
common carriers.
Act authorizing the county treasurer si
* ~ upon the request of the school comnmis- y~
sioner of Richiland county to make temn
porary loans of money for the purpose e
of meeting the current expenses of the
schools in said cont4y. 1
Act to incorporaite the Wadesb~oro, p
Winneboro and Camnack Rairoad. ti
Act to amend the charter of tile town li
of Mount Carmel, Abbeville county, a
Act to amend the charter of the Loan
and Exchange Bank of Columbia. e
Act to amend an Act to provide for the o
incorporation of banks.
Act to incorporate tihe town of Prince- e!
ton, in Laurens county.
Act to amend the charter of the South r
Carolina Land Improvement Company. c
Act to amendl the charter of the villago y
of Tatum, in Marlboro county. t
ict to amend Section 356 of Code of f<
Procedure relative to appeals to the Su
premo Court. t
Act to provide for a now school dis- t
trict in Edgofield county.
Act to amend the charter of the town
of Liberty in the county of Pickens.n
Act to amend an Act to provide for e
the reindexing of certain records in the o
office of the register of mene convoy
ance of Anacreon county. c
Act to creato a new school district in ii
Greenville and Spartanburg counties. e~
Act to amend W .hion 3 of an Act to
provide for the estabiliment of a now C
school district in Fairfield county. h.
* Act to make appropriations to meet
the ordinary expenses of the State Gov- C
ernent for the fiscal year commencing n
November 1, 1887.
Act authorizing the county commim
sioners of Clarendon to apply unoxpend-l e
ed balances to the payment of certain U
claims.
Act to incorporate the Congareo Glaso
and Electric Company.
Act to amend the charter of the Mau
chester and A.ugust i Railroad Company.
Aot requiring the county commiwesion
era of'Spartanburg and RticlanLd couni- h
tied to su'omit to the qualitied voters t
'hereof the question of subscription or
r ~ no subscription to the experimental rn
stations in said counties.
Act to renew and amend the charter of
the town of Fort Mill.
Act to allow cities, towns, villages and t.
townships interested in thre Carolina, as
Cumberland Ga p and Chicago Railway
Company which have not heretofore ti
voted subscriptions to the capital stocik pi
of said road to vote the sanme.
SAct to amend the law in relation to the e
location and names of voting precincts tb
in this Sitate.
Act amending the charter of the city ic
qn4ndrun
umi orower, *Ucsc , War
ron and Broxton townships, Colletoi
county, to subscribo to the stock of th
Green Pond, Walterboro and Branch
ville Railway Company and issue bond
in piyment thereof.
Act to charter the town of Clover.
Act to raise supplies and make appro
priations for the fiscal year commenoinP
Kovcmber 1, 1887.
Act amending the charter of the town
)f Yorkvillo.
At to fix the times for holding Cir
mut Courts in the Eighth circuit.
Act to oreato a new school district,
vi ihin People's township, of Brunson,
:taiiipton a. munty.
Act to provido for the submission tc
ho voters of Abbevillo and Greenvilke
onnties of tE question of license or nc
Icens..
Act to amend the law in relation tc
amio birds.
Act to prevent the improper sclling of
rtioles of food and to provide a penalty
herefor.
Act to anend an Act to limit the nui
r of trial justices in York county, and
o provide for two trial justices in the
ity of Spartanburg.
Act to amend the charter of the Scran
rm and Timmonsvillo Tramway Corn
any.
Act to provide for the establishment
f a new school district in York county.
Act to incorporato the town of Fort
awn, Chester county.
Act to amend the Act to limit the
umber of trial justices in Fairfield
ounty, &c.
Act to incorporate the Columbia Club.
Act to amend an Act to declare a cer
xin creek on Edisto Island, Berkeley
ounty, a private stream.
Act to provide for the mode of ap
ointing trial justices and for their
mnure of ollioe.
Act to provide for the manner in which
io salaries of Court stenographers shall
e paid.
Act to provide for beneficiary scholar
'nips in the Winthrop Training School
,r Teachers at Columbia.
Act to incorporate the Clinton Build
ig and Lea Asoci:at.iop.
Act in relation to posting the schedules
f passenger trains behind time.
Act to amend the charter of the Bank
I Marlboro.
Act to amend the charter of the Bank
[ Darlington.
Act to provido for the establishment
f three new ;clwol districts in Fairfield
)mnty, and authorize the levy and col
etion of a local tax therein.
Act to ameud Subdivisions 2, 4 and 5
l Sect.ion 919 of the lelneral Statutes
slatiug to physicians.
Act to incorporate the town of Pen
leton and provide foi its government.
Act to protect the owners of boxer,
iskets, casks, bottles and syphons, used
the sale of muineenl waters, oda
aters, porter, ale, cider, ginger ale,
uall beer, lager beer, white beer or
ther sini lar beverages.
Act to declare the law relating to the
'parate estatc s of uarried women.
Act to exempt certain portions of Col
ton county from the operation of tiho
ock law.
Act to prevent monopolies in the
ansportation of freights and to securo
ce competition in the same.
Act to change the name of the town of
:trtersvillh, in larlington county.
ALt to amind Section 2,526 of the
oneral Statutes relating to the recovery
stolen goods.
Act to limit the amount to be paid for
t0 :uppor, of the outside poor of Fair
.ld0 county.
Act to incorporate the Yorkvillo Build
g and Loan association.
Act to pro vble for the re lief of certain
ldiers atnd sailors, and wiuOws of sol
ers and sailors the late war bet we.t n
Le States.
A :t to) make appropriationsi for thne
r diem andl mileage of the General
ssemblly.
Act to authorize thec county commis
oners to sell theo poor farm in Green
Ulo county.
Act to amend Section 2,498 of the Geon
al Statutes relatting to pietit larceny.
Act to amend ''An Act to create a
epiartmuent of Agriculture, defining its
>wors and duties anud chlarging it with
to inspection of phosphnates, the regu
ting the sale of commercial fertilizers,"
proved December 23, 1879.
Act to amend Chapter 20) of the Gei
al Statutes entitled ''Of the University
SouthI Carolinua."7
Act to authorize aund empower tho
muty commanissioners of Kershaw coun
to borrow money to defray tho cur
nt expenses anal to pay school teachers'
~rtificates of saidl coni.ty for the fiscal
ar comm nencing November 11, 11887, and
apledg~e the taxes for said fiscal ) ear
ar the patyment of th'e saimo.
Act to provid.o for a salary to 1be paid
the .Probato ,Juago of Fairflold conun
,~ an to provide for the mannier in
hich the same shaall bo p)aid1.
Act to aimend an Act to reduco the
timber of triual justices in Kershaaw
>unaty and to make thne oilico a salairied
we, applroved D ecemaber 22, 18811.
Act relating to persaons entering or
)ncealinag themuselvesH ina any lionsoe, withi
Ltent to steal or comamit any other
'imo.
Act to anmeud Section 2. 482 o'f theo
enioral Statutes of South CaIrolinaa, ro
ting to hiouse..breaakinig.
Act to amncnid Section 1,443 of the
e neral Statautes. relating to chaarges
ado lay railroads for thne transportation
property.
Act to authnorizo anda empower the
mnlty commnaiasioners of Laurens county
aborrow naionoy for certain puarpJose.
Act to exten3d and amnisd the charter
the Anderson Iluildinag and Loanu
a'iociationa.
Act to renzow and ruaen the charter
the Du Wae\est Fomaaale College.
Act to allow unimuproved lands whuicha
ave not baeen on the tax list since 1875
abai li:ated withnout penalty.
Act to p)rohibit the obstruction (of
avigation by7 blidges over and across
vers in this State.
Act to em power the Charleston, Cin
nunati and Chicago Railroad Company
> muortgago its property and franc hises,
ad to confirm existing mortgages.
Act to amend an Act to change the
mne of listing property for taxation, ap
roved Diecomber 23, 1884.
Act to amend an Act to regulate the
ction of intend1(ant and wardens in thne
>wn of Waltorboro.
Act to lix the per diem and pay of
anty boards of examiners, &c.
Act to incornorate "Thae woma'
- Ubristian Telperance Union." t,
1 Act to amend Section 2,495 of the ci
3 General Statutes of the State, in relation J
- to burning or cutting untenanted houses.
3 Act to authorize and require the town p
council of Rock Hill to issue bonds for Y
the purpose of paying for a steam fire ti
engine and for tbo improvement of the tF
fire department of said town, and to ti
provide for the interest accruing thereon. 11
Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act fi
to incorporate the town of Brunson, in
Beaufort county, and Acts amendatory
thereto."
Act to clrter the Anders-)n and A
Walhalla Western Extension Railroad
Conpany.
Act to punish cock fighting within ti,
three miles of any chartered institution t
of learning in this State.
Act to amend the charter of the En- A
terpriise and Loan Association of Cam
den.
Act to.amond an Act to incorporate
tlo town of Florence, approved March
9, 1871, and an Act to incorporate the i
town of Florence, approved December th
24, 1884.
Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act i
to incorporate the town of Chester," ap- t
proved December 22, 1885, and for other t
purposes therein named. ta
Act to authorize the county treasurer he
of Berkeley county to place the balance to
trial justice tax in the Parish of St. An- f
drew's, levied in the fiscal ycar 1884-85, 18
to the credit of past indebtedness of 1885.
Act to exempt certain portions of h
Charleston and Berkeley counties from
the operations of Chapter 27, Title X. a
Part 1., of the General Statutes, relating
to the General Stock law and fencing ta
stock. reu
Act to authorize the county treasurer he
of Berkeley county to transfer to the 18
credit of the school districts of said
county certain funds held for the pay- afi
iment of school certificat;s issued in the trc
fiscal years 1873 to 1878 inclusive and ?
remaining uncalled for.
Act to regulate appeals in criminal pN
cases. pa
Act to regulate the traflic in seed cot- edu
ton in the counties of Abbeville, A ken l
York, Edgefield, Berkeley, Kershaw th
Richland, Orangeburg, Charleston, Ches- by
ter and Union. of
Act to prohibit trial justices who ro- Or
ceive salaries from charging or receiving
any fees in criminal business. A
Act to authorize the levy of a special
school tax in School District No. 9, Fair
field county.
Act to authorizo and empower the
conu ty commissioners of Colleton county
to horrow money for certain purposes.
Act to incorporate the town of Holly B
ifill, in Berkeley couuty.
Act to authorize and require the clerk in
of the Court of Common Pleas for Edge- ?'
field- county to reindex and rearrange
the records of the old Court of Equity
of said county and t) provide for his un
cOm1penSation therefor.
Act to amer d Section 89 of the General rai
fi
Statutes, in relation to the qualification fo
of elcctors. co
Act for the establishmenit of a new br
school district in Laurens county, and to
authorize the levy and collection of a
school tax therein. -
Act relating to the comel)e ation of at
county COmnmissionors of Anderson and of
Lancaster countiens and their clerks. at
Act to ameid Sectioi4 936 938 of the cl
General statutes relating to dentists. hc
Act for the establishment of a new "
school district in the county of York, to su'
be known as the Rock Hill f:hool dis- p
trict, and to authorize the levy of a local
tax theruin. co
Act to amend the Act entitled "An to
Act to authorize the levy and collection l
of a special tax in School )istrict No. 1
of Kershaw county." w
Act to authorizo and empower the th
county comiin'sioners I.erkeley county tri
to biorrow money for certain purposes. t
Act to authorize the town council of th0
Rock Hill to issue bionds for the pur
chasing of lands and buildings and other- sh
improvements for educational purposes, at
andl to provide for the interest accriga
thereon,.crun of
Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act Tn
to provide for tho issuing of license to ri
sell spirituous and intoxicating liquors, v
&c., in Blerkeley and Be.aufort counties, ba
approved December 21, 1886. P
JoiNT m-:somrmEINs.CI
Joint Resolution to authorize the th<
conty treasurer of Berkeley county to alc
pai~y the claim of C. W. Sanders. th<(
,Joinit Re'solutioni to authorizo the Clh
county commiissioners of Greenville, Sa:
Georgetown and Pickens counties to sar
borrowv money for certain pur1iposes, of
,Joint Resolution authorizing the couin- cas
ty cominns*'oners of Anderson Count.y to
refund $100 to Hi. C. Summers. A
,Joint Riesolution authorizing the coun
ty commiissio.ners (.f Carendon county
to aipply unexpcuided balancees to the
county treasury to certain claims. ''A
Joint Resolution to provide for the in- oit
vostigation, of the financial coinditioni of ->
the county of Clairenmdon and for the th
payment of the (expensecs of the samie, fol
Jomnt Resolution to require the school ret
commisisionier of Colleton county to pay pre~
W. W. Toomer, L. B. Acherman and oal
A. J. I Iutson cortain sumns therein named. on
Joint Riesolut,o authorizing the am~
couty treasurer and school commuission- im
er of Chester county to borrow money jet
to pay school climis. si
Joint Resolution authorizing the art
county commlissioners of Piekens county the
to) borrow moneuty to paty ofl the balance
of the second instalment of county bonds Ac
iii aid of the Atlaiitic and Richmond Air thi
Liue Railroad.
Jo'int Resolution to authorize the
county board of examiners of Colloton Au
icuty to pay Saliua D)ulois $3s.
,Joint Rosoliutioni auithoiizinug the comn- (
maisemonuersi of the sinking fund to (deliver
t ,J. M. Lowry certtiin pa.>ers. p
Joint Resolution to authiorizd the for
schiool comisione-i(ir o'f Colleton county an,
to pay W. C. C rillithi, Jr., for services as an
teacher. i
,Jo(int Resolution to authorizo the ',
schiool commismioner of Pickons county ish
to reissue aind piay.to J. T1. B3oggs a pay nc
certificate for services as teacher. ter
,Joint Resolution proposing an amendl
ument to Articlo X. of the Constitution of Ac
ho State, ratifIed April 16, 18G8, by the
i king (out Section 2 thereof.
Joint Resolution authorizing and re- An
<puirimg the school commissioner of (
Edigefield coiuty to pay Chloe Nichol
s;on her school claims.
Joint Resolution proposin an amend,
mnit to Articlei I V. of the Constitution Ge
of the State of Sonth Carolina. u
Jouint RluLtionl to authorize the of
county commissioners of Marlboro conn- a
r to pay W. E. Thomas for extra ro
)rding and indorsing in the olilco of
adge of Probate.
Joint Rosolutiov to authorize and em
>wor the county commissioners of
ork county to borrow money to defray
to current expenses, and to pay school
achers' certificates of said county, for
o fiscal year coramencing November 1,
187, and to pledge the taxes for said
cal year for the payment of the same.
SOME r,iw LAW'..
ts anti Jolut towt Ions of the i'SsIlon
of 1857.
The following Acts and Joint Resolt
>ns became laws at the lato session of
e Stato Legislature:
n Act to allow Unimproved Lands,
which have not been on the Tax 13ooks
since 1875, to bo Listed without
penalty.
ection 1. That in all cases where un
proved land, which has not been upon
o tax books since the fiscal year cor
t5ncing November lst. 1875, and which
not in the forfeited list, shall at any
no before tho st day of October, 1888,
returned to the county auditor for
ration, the said auditor bt, and ho is
rcby, instructid to asess the same and
enter it upont the dtticato of the
cal year comnieneing November 1st;,
?7, with the eimple taxes of that. year.
Section 2. That all such lands as nmy
returned to the auditor ?or taxation,
tween the first day of October, 18'8,
(l the first day of O. tobir, 188), shall
a sssct and el,rged with the simplo
cs of the two fiscal years commencing
spectively on the 1st day of Novemi
r, 1887, and the b >t day of Novenber,
38.
section 1. That is soon as practicable
er the pass.age of this Act the com p
tiler general is dirt ted to furnish a
py of the same to each auditor in the
te, and the auditors are required to
bli,h the same in each of their county
lers once a week for throe months
ring the year 1888, i:d for the same
rod of time during the year 18M; and
, cost of such pub,ie:tion cha1 b1 pal
the county truasu rcr, ipmn the ordcr
the county commissi,nerrs, out of the
linary county tax lrit collected.
Act to cxtiumpt certain portions of
I erkeley and Cii mu ledst n counties fron
he opserations of Chapter XXVII.,
Litle X., of the General Statutes, re
ating to the General Stck Law and
l"encing Stock.
nction 1. That such portions of
rkeley and Charleston counties as are
luded within the lines hereinafter dc
cii be, and the stme are hereby, cx
spted from the operas tion adIi t'r'vision
Part 1, Title X., Cimpter XXVII., re
ing to the genernl stock law and
icing stock, and !iat within aiu
tits all live stock may be permitted to
ige at large without being confined by
ices: Provided, That ptrties who havo
nplied with the generl stock law em
tced in amd adjoini:g the territory
cribled in tlh- following ection shall
ec the rights of Chapter XXVII.,
le X., of the General Statutes, re
oug to the atock law, and only deprived
samo by the erection and keeping up,
the expenses of the owners of stock
iming the benefit of the exemption
rmi of :ll such feuncs as may be
essary for su.i pu1trose, whether
sh fences bo necessary around one
,nttiton or several.
3eetion 2. That the portions of said
inties in the fore -iug section referred
shall be bounded I ty the following
es, to wit: Commenting on the south
k tf the Santee Iliiie, at the point
.re the Nortleastern Il ilroad touches
same, along the catu a side of said
ek to a point where said track crosses
Santei Canal; from t hat point along
eastern hank oif sal canal t.o its
uthern extremity; tlance b)y the
>rtest line to the Cooper liiver road,
Wapboo Bridge and along said road to
onvenient point on the eastern branch
Cooper lRiver, thence down said
tern b)ranch of saitd river to the main
er; thence down said river to the
indo lRiver; thence up the western
ik of saidi Wando Rliver to the Wando
utatio)n, about twelve miles ab)ovo
>unt Pleasant; thence across Christ
urch "arisli to a point duo north of
Shead waters of Owendaw Creek, anid
ng the eastern bank of said creek to
I sea; thence aloing the seaIcoast l ino of
arleston count'. to the miouthi of the
itee 1River, and1( along saidl river., the
ao becing the ecounty line, to the point
intersection the track of the North
torn lRailroad with the said river.
Act ti amend an "'Act to change the
imo of i stmlg l.roperity for T[axa
ion,"' approved Decembl er 24, 1 8S4.
Section 1. 'That an Act entit letd an
ct to chiange thIe time of list inrg prop -
y for taxation," approved D eceibern
1 881, he amended 1by inserting after
February at the end of Section I the
lowing: "P rovided, however, that the
urns of the ftllowing agricultural
)(ducts, to wit: Corn, cotton, wheadit,
ul, rice, peas and lonrg foraige, madte
the day3 specified b 1y laiw, shall be the
ouint actually onl hand oni August 1,
lediately p)recedling the date of dlaid
urn ; andit proidedi frther, thamt this
.11 applt1y only to .sueh said pirod ucts as
actually3 ini thie hatnds of the produ icers
reef,."
ect.ion 2. TIhait all Acti or parts of
5 iniconsisteiit with o~r repugnant to
't Act b)0, and the same tire hereby, ie
Joed.
Act, to lepeal Section 2 of an Act to
egiulato Appeals in Criminal Cascs.
A pproved I ).cemb er 23, 1881.)
iect.ioni 1. That from find after the
sage of this Act it shamll not 1bet la'vfuil
anuy J1usticti of the Sup~ reme ou rt, or
rCircuiitJfudge' of ihi,, &ate, pending
appeald to thle Suplrtre Courit, tot
,nt hail to aniy pers n who shall have
rm convictetd of any offence the pun
menit whoreof is dleath or imprisoni
nt for life, or implristoinment for aniy
in exceeding ten years.
section 2. That all Acts and parts of
ts inconsistent with this Act be, anti
samie are hereby, repealed.
Act to amend Section 1,443 of the
ioneral Statutes, in relation to charges
mnade by railroads for the tranmspor h.
ion of property.
ietion I. That Neition 1,443 of th'
niorad Statutes, in relation to charges
do by railroads for the transp)ortationi
property, be, and the same is hereby,
ended by adding the followng pro.
visos at tho end of said section: "Pre
vided, further, that if one corporatio1
should use, operate or otherwise COn
trol wholly or in part, several lines o
divisions of hitherto iudependent rail
roads within the Stato, that the conmi:
sion may in their discretion, conjontl;
with the said corporations, fix differeu
rates of toll or compensation for freigh
traffic on each of said hitherto indepen d
out lines or divisions: Provided, futt ier
that the railroad commission, conjoiutl;
with the railroad companies, shall hav
authority to make special rates for tie
purpose of developing all manufaeturing
mining, milling and internal inipruve
mont in the State," so that said sctt oi
as amended shall read as follows:
Section 1,443. It shall b unlawful fo
any person or persons engaged in ti
transportation of property, us providet
in Section 1,410 of this chapter, tt
charge or receive any greater coinpnFa
tion for carrying, receiving, storing, for
warding or handling artice' of the s tin
character and description for a sho te
than a longer distance in oIne continuou:J
carriage; and the roadl of a corporatior
slall in sludo all the road in use by fne1
corporation, whether owned or oarah i
under a contract or lea e by such cor
poration: Provided, that nothing in ti;i
chapter contained shall be coustrued ,
as to require any corporation or (:'id
nation of corporations to regule>f+ I i
charges for shorter distances by If:i
proportion of through rates betaX ei
terminal or junctional competiti ve po it
Provided, further, that if one corl' Ira
lion should use, operato or othlr 'i
control, wholly or in part, -everal i u
or divisions of hitherto independent rail
roads within the State, that the connuis
yion may in their discretion, conjointl
with the said corporations, fix dill re:t
rates of toll or eonIpensation for fr igh t
traflic on er ch of said hitherto itdep" td
eut lines or division: Provided, furth 1er,
thut. the railroad commission, coljn lt ily
with the railroad comimuies, shall have
autlhority to make special rates for th
purpose of developiug all manlui'tur
iug, mining, milling and internal ir
p,rovoraenti3 in the State.
Joint Resolution proprising an Ani d
ment to Article IV., of the Conn;itu.
tion of the State of South Carohin:.
That the following amendments to th.
Constitution of this State be submit. t
to the qualified electors of the State :r
the next general election, and if a umm:
jority of the electors tiualitied to vot,
for members of the (ieneral Assemil
voting thereon shall vote in favor of ;ui
amendments, and two-thirds of i nel
branch of the next General Assein!l'
shall, after such election, and l> cor
another, ratify the same, it shall Im t
part of the Constitution, to wit: A: cl
IV., of the Constitution t"hall be r;
umended that hereafter in p>lace of Sec
ion 20 of said article the following hIl
be substituted and known as Section 2
to wit: Section 20. A Court of Proh.tt
3hall be established in each county, w.it
jurisdiction in all matters testamentitr
id of administration, in business api er
;aining to minors and the allotment of
lower, in cases of idiocy anti lut s::
tnd persons non compos menti. Ii
udge of said Court shall b elected by
he (qualified electors of the respective
ouuties for the term of four years.
The question of adopting this anlw'ei
nent shall be submitted to the el: :r
is follows: Those in favor of the amt iii
nent shall deposit a ballot with the tel
owing words printed or written therou:
'Constitutional amendment in refer ie
.o Article 1V., Socticn 20---yes." Tise :
ilposed to the amendment slhall cat a
>ullot with the following words ptittid
>r written thereon: "Constituti'naf
tmendment Article IV., Section 20 mo.
Thue reenit deCveliloent of thle inha; al
es oruces of the Sou th is 'onih ing ab
nost shows the enerri.se and v i"r of t h
tC! c tn ou liron ati i lli <l csin n.
tionl. I sawv in Siouthw<vst \'iini- i op ui
-onl miines, where the1 vl int l jilis an I:t1'r
li tktl oft liupriof cal, W'-- to njh :Iu t
onine. IIa (it Alibna'il "fli inin0 of
-edi hetit irontll fore,I wixch e b o
IIarie ,ulikem our roc l ge s,' l fter a. In i
'or :. slto 40ei centl p e 1 n t i r i :i- I
hndeul :ito liaci iionhiri iuIle.di--i
fi n Ct fin li ton f or tluxifl :ii: ne d
'icighbors in manf pce: ll of fles1(1 thiVn ,
n rfslionl aiinl arei'iasfilyf- l Itie 'Ij1 i
':1tural11 tdvnlytiages f l ron ~ pr iiie 01.
-ilt(surpsced (ti(cs lf-iif thyar o surpai J, if
ily are ull ed. 'ttI anywif in -r ll b-l*. im
ron~ "boom"ce inrth 111ut Uhdiilf s ino -bn in
het tenl thitS iVsIltl i e101 fnlt-o f.
'orl iver 14 doze yes Iiti h s. lilt riev. b
ist jst :a he!y lan fiuccessflly. I sI.- :
s;h iiew furn le i flignts Some' jus Wili m
od IIh iime remiy tgo int bla iii , Iw 11:w1
heiliih lnmn ufac t of iriol inl ilhiis fli /n:
iw funcest are no epeimnal11tr
mc the 1l l i e u liingis at o ut111)h a 'ii tre,
nnly iTholerfli Arg olli tove andll-.g
)ll illht he thue pledg fi the ~fIf inunnl
Itabliht o elhcetn mire
n the South A innil ieb.nt
estfjt frwhzenly heiifids iu hli, iuont .
'y1t0 h:im.Ti h bigruirng m st fill-I-f
ntio atllfie tiotue is whtic a r us f.-- . it
tifa lle Ikeord
or li y o he ttlilern fli,ae.iif:ij
ie ma(saidC( hrIbohts herk too hr i fthte
iit foreoier sIityensohli sheywei.hh
Vn day1 uilwilekot walk icg uth Csltoepeio
).11f anana nil uhr 1 ttei an itar el i ng
Ihe freiedly t clutched( linter
The11( fsion plreailiI n itomefe ti flif
kditls ftturned uift t.be of1 Ier fifetrth
uwithcyfrces a o inntgilhii
S TIlE il B1ACKS )YING OFF.
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SThtn C:nuft ry N r.'n' (.f Ith Souat Ia :t \'ery
tililess vt--1'Ianii ti ons (1h:11 \1a V r 1
_ + rn'I r" y Stt:rarilutt lillt 'h a m
Alu(ntit I)l l i al:tt .
r Spe:iail to the 1'liati lph)1i i '1ittai ; - ,
AI'i'S'.w , (L+., l)ecc ub r 2(. -- attr
as tho ne'gro race is coiccrnd, tie
Coining CLIH will he an ('xae(dii)gly inl-it
!teresting one, inasmtl.uch i.s it will iiu-I
(qustionably dispel the popular del :on 1
that the colored man iii progressing h,l
inc1ain;; and bciee it may prolb a
set 1'p' thinliking ai tio how the c. ti
- tioni of tii.ri ple opie iaiy he really nit
,prov1. A. to tha:)i'it ro V(s w
live i 1.te Vti' 11(41)1 of t1e l '
uinIuii know I at it is '
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uKtrious negroos rise to certain degrees
f eminence as police court lawyers.
'hey can talk and are usually shrewd at
ubti rfuges and sharp points. But it
'ems an absolute impossibility to make
von fair mechanics or artisans of them.
'hoy are admirably good Gibeonitee
ewere of wocd and drawers of water
'hen they are made to work, but it is
!ear that the curse on Canaan still
overs over them, impeding their pro
ress to h other than servants of ser
anit to their brethren.
A movement" is going on among the
egroes of Southeastern Georgia and
outith Carolina for a wholesale emigra
on to Florida and no reasoning can be
rought to bear against it. Several
uar.; ago large numbers went to Kansas.
lost of them returned, however, new
arvet. Then ''exau was their
ve poiut for expediI"
omoe who went
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