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DBM MWSW raman VOL. XXI WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 18, 1871. Tl sato o> BnnaoB Bt Dona, Fcrensea.-Vifg. NO. 38. DEVOTED TO Ll TER 4 Tl RE, MORALITY AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. The Sunter Watchman. {ESTABLISHED IN 1860.) Il PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY H?H NI NO AT SUMTER. S. C.? BY* GILBERT & FLOWERS. Ono year." Six muatluu. Turee months Terms. $3 00 . 1 50 . 1 00 ADVERTISEMENTS inserted at the rate of ONE POLLAK AND FIFTY CENTS per square for the ?rst. ONE DOLLAR tor the scond, end FIFTY CUNTS for each subsequent nseriion. fei any period less than three months OBITUARIES, TRIBUTES OF RESPECT and all communication? which subserve private ntjrests, will be paid for as advertisements. LAWS OT?HE STATE. Acts and Joint Resolutions., Paused by tbe General Assembly of South Caro? lina. Seaslon of 1S70-'7I. [OFFICIAL.] AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE CUARTER OP THE PLANTERS' AND MECHANICS' BANK OF SOUTH CARO? LINA, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES THEREIN NAMED. Whereas the capital of the Planten' aad Mechanics' Bank of South Carolina has been reduced bj looses from one million of dollars to one hundred thou? sand dollars, whereby the shares, ort? ginally worth twenty five dollars each, are at the present time worth in reality but two dollars and fifty cents each ; and the President and Erectors of the said Bank have petitioned for leave to con? solidate their said shares at that rate, so as to bring them up to their original par value : SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Sen? ate and House of Representatives, of tlie State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by thc authority of the same, That the Board of Directors of the said Bink be, and they are hereby authorized to consolidate the shares of thc said Bank, by calling in their said shsres, and issuing one share of the par value of twenty-five dollars for every ten of their present shares, so th it the number of shares shall be re? duced from forty thousand to foot thou? sand : Provided, however, That the said Bank shall, at the request of stockhold ? ers now holding less than teu shares, redeem thc said shares at the rate of two dollars and fifty cents per share. SEC. 2. That the said Board of Direc tors, before reducing and consolidating the said shares, shall give at least thirty days' public notice, in one or more of the newspapers of the city of Charleston, of their intention so to consolidate, re? duce and redeem the stock of thc said bank, and, from and after the day fixed and so publicly notified for the said consolidation, teduction and redemption of the said shares, no one shall be con? sidered or held to be a stockholder of the said bank who has not received a new certificate for the consolidated shares at twenty-five dollars per stare : Provided, always, That the holder of any number of original shares under ten shall be at liberty to sell and assign the s-ame to whomsoever he may choose, by endorsement upon the certificate held by him, w.iich endorsement shall, with out transfer at '.he Bank, entitle the assignee to demand the tedemption of the said shares or the consolidation of them, wheiever he has acpuired or holds ten or more shares, at the price or rate as in the first Section of this Act pro? vided. SEC 3 The said Board of Directors are hereby farther authorized and em? powered, from time to time, to increase the number of shares and thc capital of the said baok at any time after thirty day's notice of their intention so to do, published in one or more of ti e news? papers of the city of Charleston, toa number not exceeding in the whole twenty thousand shares, each share to be of the par value of twenty-five dollars, and to open books of subscriptions for such additional shares, under such regulations as they shall prescribe : Provided, always, That'the stockholders shall have preference ir -ubscription to the increased stock, in porportion to the amount thea held by them. SEC. 4. The said bank is hereby further authorized; to receire deposits, in such sums and at such times as thc Board of Directors may state, by public, advertisement, and pay the same with a| stipulated rate of interest upoi them, at stated periods, the interest to be paid io money, or to be placed at the credit of said depositors, upon the same terms and conditions as the original deposit. SEC. 5. The present chat ter of the bank is hereby altered and amended, as in the previous Sections of tab Act is provided, and in all other respects the said charter is hereby confirmed as if those provisions had been originally incorporated io the said charter, aod thc said charter is also extended for a period of twenty-one years beyond its present termination. SEC. 6 That all other powers herein conferred upon the Board of Directors of the Planters' and Mechanics' Bank, be, and the same are hereby, conferred upo: the Board of Directors of the bank known as the Union Bank of South Carolina, which cha -ter is also hereby amended and extended in the same manner, and that they shall have the same powers as are herein conferred. SEC. 7. That the charter of the Peo? pies'Bank of> South Carolica be, and the came is hereby, renewed for tho term of twenty-one years from and after thc sixteenth day of December, which shall bc in the year of oar Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy three. SEC. 8. That said bank, daring said term of twenty one years, shall enjoy all the privileges, rights, powers, immuni? ties and benefits which it now enjoys, ander existing charter of said bank. SEC. 9. That thia Act shall be deemed a publie Aef-, " SEO. 10. That this Aet shalt net be construed to exempt any of the banka named from State or municipal taxation. Approved the 9th day of March, A. D. 1871. j AN ACT TO CREATE A DEBT OF THE ETATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, TO BE SHOWN AS THE STEELING ?UNDE!> DEBT ; THE SAME, OR THE PROCEEDg j THEREOF, TO BE EXCLUSIVELY USED IN EXCHANGE FOR, OR IN PAYMENT ] OF TBE EXISTING PUBLIC DEBT OF H AID STATE. SECTION 1. Beit enacted by the Senate and Rouse of Repr?sentatives oj the Stale of S nth Carolina, now met and sitting tit General Assembly, and hy the ??hor> -^?r?----M-a /y o/ the same, That the Govern i State be, and he is hereby, au to borrow, on the credit of the South Carolina, a sum not es one million two hnndred t pounds sterling; such debt to b sented by coupon bonds; the bear six founds per centum per interest, in gold, payable setui-ai the principal and interest there payable in the city of London, ii land, and the principal thereo redeemable and payable within years from thc passage of this I gold coin SEC. 2. Such debt, hereby anti shall be known as the Sterling '. Debt. The bonds to be ??sued i suance hereof shall be signed I Governor, and countersigned State Treasurer, under the seal < State. They may be issued in si nof. less than one hundred pound ling. The coupons attached < bonds shall be signed by the Stat surer, or executed in such man the Governor af the State may a j his signature to said bonds' bein dence of such approval. SEC. 3. That all of the bonds ai zed by this Act, or their proceed be nsed exclusively in exchange in payment of, the existing Publi ol this State heretofore authorizec SEC. 4. That all the bonds 1 authorized shall bc placed io the of a Financial Agent of this State appointed by the Governor, Attc General, Treasurer, Comptroller eral and Secretary of State. Pro That said Financial Hoard shalt ri no compensasion. Such agent reside in the city of London afor< and the Financial Board herein! authorised, or a majority of through the Financial Agent of the in New Nork, are hereby authorize directed to enter into an agreemenl such Financial Agent as may be pointed as aforesaid for the negoti of said bonds ; for the payment c interest thereon until the mat thereof ; for the payment of said 1 at maturity, and for the exchange c same for any of thc public debt of State, or for the payment of any of public debt, from the proceeds of new bonds as they may deem to be the interest of this State : Prov That none of the existing public as aforesaid shall be paid before maturity thereof out of the proceed tho bonds hereby authorised, unies; same can bc purchased and redeem* a rate not exceeding the rate at w such new bonds shall be negotia and, for the purposes of this Act, io paym ?nt of interest on said bonds, in thc redemption thereof, the pc sterling shall be deemed to be equivalent to five dollars in gold coi thcUnitsd States : Provided, That Financial Agency created by this shall not bc placed in thc hands of one person, but shall be entrusted to management of a responsible Bani House of first class reputatioo, io New and Old World. SEC 5. That an annual tax,' in ditton to all other fixes, shall be let upon all thc taxable property wit this State sufficient to pay the intel on tbe debt hereby authorized, at time when such interest shall becc due and payable, and such interest si be remitted to sand Fnancial Agent London and a further similar tax sha! levied in the same manner sufficient .provide for a Sinking Fund of two centum in gold per annum ou the i annunt of the debt hereby created, Wh Sinking Fund shall be remitted to I said Financial Agent of the State in L .on, to be applied to the redemption a payment of two per centum of I principal of the SH id Bonds at par. T Bonds thus to be paid shall be annus drawn, by lot, at such time and pla? and under sucb regulation as the Gove; or of the State and said Financial Agc may determine, and on ail such dra iogs the American Minister to t Court of St. James in England, or t Secretary of the American Legation, London, or the American Consul London, shall be invited to be preset and to certify to such drawings. SEC. 6. From time to time and wh any of the existing public debt of tl State shall be redeemed, hythe exebaoj of the bonds hereby authorised, or shi be paid from the proceeds thereof, eui debt, so redeemed or paid, aod the' el dence thereof, shall be forthwith ab? lately cancelled, and shall not be r< issued in any form; nod the tot amounts thus redeemed, or paid shall I annually reported by the Comptrolh General. SEC. 7. That the faith, credit no fucds of the State of South Carolina ai hereby solemnly and irrevocably pledge for the punctual payment of tbe prio cipal and interest of the debt hereb created, and for the annual redemptto of that portion thereof for which a siok j ing fund is authorised ; end the issn* b i the Governor of any of the bonds hereb authorised shall be conclusive evidence io favor of any bona fide holder thereol that the provisions of this Act: har been complied with by the State ofEcen and that such bonds are legally ant properly created. -'^ SEO. 8. The honor and credit ol' thi State is also hereby pledged to tb< holder of thedebt authorised by this Act that thia State will not hereafter, bj itself, officers or agents, until said debi i is. fully paid and discharged, create an j sew debt or obligation, ar by th? loan ol its credit, by guaranty, endorsement oi otherwise, excepting for the purpws ol meeting its ex ist i ag . ?bligaiio?A, or io and'for theordinary sud eurren? Busi? ness of the Sute, without't?t ting the questioo ns to tile mention of any sash new debt, guaranty, g endorse? ment or loan of its credit to the people of this State, at a genera! State election, and, uoiaaa two-thirtg of the qoeJjfted [voters of the Sues voting ea this 1 question, shelf be K Ufot o?I $#?T debt, guaranty, endorsement or lost its credit, Done such shalt be create made. I Seo. 9. The Commission herein pointed, or a majority of them, hereby authorized to pay such son: may be necessary for the pnrpot carrying this Act ?ol? effect, ont of funaa of the State not otherwise np priated; - '' - J SEC. 10. For the purposes of this and to carry ont th? same, ?ll Actt parts of Acts, inconsistent with this are hereby repealed. 1 ' '(i J Approved, March 7Ch 1871. AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT ENTIT "AN ACT PROVIDING POE THE SESSMENT AND TAXATION OF PBOl TY," PASSED FIFTEENTH OF SEPT] BER, 1868, AND ALL ACTS AMEN TORY THERETO. ! SECTION 1. Be it enacted hy the ? ate and House of Representative? oj State of South Carolina, now met setting in' G?n?ral ' Assembly, and by authority of the tame, Th at ?o mool sn Act entitled "An Act providing the assessment and taxation of proper approved the fifteenth of Septeml 1868, and all Acts amendatory then as provides for the appointment and of District Aasessora and assistants, and the same are, hereby repealed, t hereafter it shall be the duty of County Auditors to receive the retu and make the Assessments provided* io said Act, within the times prescril by law, and for this purpose, the offi of the County Auditors shall be k open to receive the returns of payers, during such timesHs is now, may be hereafter fixed by latr. SEC. 2. That the various County A ditors be, and they are hereby, anthe sed to appoint a sufficient number assistants'te enable them to eompl the said assessment within the ti fixed by btw, and to defray the expen of making said assessments, tbe si Auditors shall draw their warrants ant ally upon the County Treasurers, to approved bj the County Comniissione for such sums as may be necessary, t not to exceed the following, to wit : T Auditor of Charleston, County, t thousand dollars; the Auditors of Ric land, Orangeburg, Edgefield, Beaufo Barnwell, Colle ton and Abbeville Coo ties, one thousand dollars ; the Andito of Chester, Darlington, Fairfield, Oree ville, Marion, Sumter and York Con fica, eight hundred dollars: the Aodi?c of Georgetown, Kershaw, Laurens,'Le: ington, Newberry, Spartanburg and U ion Counties, seven hundred dollars; tl Auditors of Chesterfield Clarendo Marlboro,* and Williamsburg Coontie six hundred dollars; (he Auditors Anderson, Horry, Lancaster, Ocom and Pickeos Counties, five hundn dollars each. SEC. 3. That whenever any tax pay shall fail to make return to the Audit? of his County, within the time pr< Scribed by law, it shaTl- be the duty < the County Auditor to enter on the ti duplicate against such tax payer, tl property charged to him the previoi year, with fifty per cent, penalty add? thereto, except in caaes of sickness < absence from the County, when the tn amount of property only shall be chargei Approved the 9th day of March, I D. 1871. AN ACT TO MAKE APPROPRIATION AN RAISE SUPPLIES FOR THE FISCAL YEA COMMENCING NOVEMBER 1,1870 SECTION 1. Be tt enacted hythe Set ate and Honte of Representatives of ? State of South Carolina, now met an sitting in Genera. Assembly, and by 0 authority of the That the followio sums be, and they are hereby, appropr ated for the payment af the torieua ofl eera and expenses of the Stat? Govern mentj that is to say ; FOR 8ALARIE8. For the Governor, three thoastn five hundred dollars; for the Secretar of State, three thousand dollars; fo Clerk to Secretary of State, one thou sand dollars; for the private Secretary o the Governor, two thousand dollars; fo Adjutant and Inspector General, tw thousand five hundred dollars ; for th Comptroller-General, 8 three thoussnt dollars; for Clerk tc the Comptrolle General, fourteen hundred nani ninety nine dollars; for the State Treasurer two thousand five hundred dollars; fo: the Chief Clerk to the State Treasurer fifteen hundred dollars;, for a Bool Keeper of the State Treasurer, eighteen hundred dollars; fer Auditor of State two thousand five hundred doiran; foi the State Auditor's Clerk, one thousand five hundred dollars; for the Superin? tendent of Education, two thousand itv? hundred dollars* for fthe Clerk t?tht Superintendent of Education, one thou? sand dollars; fer the Chief Justice ot thc Supreme Court, four tfromssad dellars; for the ten Aeaoeiate Justices, seven thon sand dollars; foTthe erghr Ctroeit iadgei twenty eight thousand dollars; for the eight Circuit Solicitor*,' eight thousand dollars; for the Attorney Gen eral, three tboueafid tWla?; "for ehe Attorney Generals Ciert, one, thousand dollars; for the Clertof die - Supreme Court, who shall perform tbe ?loties of Liberi? an of said Court, fHr?ee hundred dollars; for the Keeper of the State Kouso and Stau: Librarian, -ene thousand dollars ; for the ?aperiotehdent of the South Carolins Penitentiary, two thousand dolfsre; foi She three Health Officers, three TOot?U? nine uuourou ooria nt, ror thirty-one thousand fire hundred lara. '"> ~ EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. SEC. 2. For the Contingent Foi the Governor, twenty thousand do out of which shall be paid the expe of the Bureau of Agricultural Statis to be drawn upon the order of the < ernor ; For the Contingent Fund ol Treasurer, two thousand dollars, thousand dollars of which, if so r be necessary, for fitting up the offi the State ireasorer; for the Con tin Fund of the Attorney General, hundred dollars ; for the Contin Fund of the Comptroller-General, hundred dollars; for the Contin: Fund of the State Auditor, five hun dollars; for the Contingent Fund o Adjutant and Inspector General, hundred dollars; for the Contin, Fund of Superintendent of Educal five hundred dollars ; for the Contin, Fund of the Secretary of State, hundred dollars; for the Contin: Fund of the State Librarian, one 1 dred and fifty dollars. Thc above propriations to be drawn on the o of the heads of the several departme if so much be necessary. JUDICIARY DEPARTMENT. SEC. 3. For the purchase of Book? the Supreme Court Library, one th sand dollars, if so much be necessary be drawn on the /der of the Cl Justice; for Contingent Expenses the Supreme Court, under Section 7 an Act ratified the 18th day of Sept? ber, 1868, five hundred dollars ; foi attendant on the Library, and the roi of the Supreme Court, eight bund dollars, to be paid quarterly on warrant of- the Chief Justice on Treasury, the said attendant to be pointed by, and removable at the pie ure of said Court. ORDINARY CIVIL EXPENSES. SEC. 4. For the interest on pul debt, four hundred and eighty I thousand five hundred and ninety li dollars and forty cents ($482,594 4 for the support of the Lunatic Asyiu thirty thousand dollars, to be drawn the order of the Governor; for I support of the State Orphan Asylu ten thousand dollars, to be paid accordance with the law establishing t same; for the quarantine ezpens three thousand dollars; for the keep of the Laaaretio, eight hundred dolla to be drawn on the order of the Com troller-Geoeral, accounts to be fi: approved, by the Governor; for t physician of the Charleston Jail, o thousand dollars; transportation a olo thing for discharged cou riots, thr hundred dollars ; for the Catawba Ii dians, one thousand five hundred du lars; for the current printing of tl General Assembly, thiry tliousai dollars, if so much bc necessary, to 1 paid on the order of the Clerks of bo Houses; for the payment- of clair pestled by the General Assembly, fil thousand dollars, if so much be necess ry ; for deficiency for legislative CJ penses, fifty thousand dollars, if so mu? be necessary ; for deficiency for pay me of Commissioners and Managers Election, ten thousand dollars, if : much be necessary, to be paid in tl usual manner. EXTRAORDINARY EXPEN8E8. SEC. 5. For past dues for constru tion, and continuing the construction i the South Carolina Penitentiary, eight thousand dollars to be pa?d on the ord? of the Governor; for repairs on th University buildings, six thousand do! lara, to be paid on the order of tl Governor ; for indexing the records < I the Surveyor's office, two thousan I dollars, to be paid upon the order of th Secretary of ?tate. EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT. SEC.- 6. For tho support and mainte nance of Free Common Schools, on hundred and fifty thousand dollars, i addition to the capitation tax ; Pravidel That said sum of one hundred and fift thousand dollars be apportioned arnon the several Counties of the State, i proportion to the number of ch i ld re between the age of six and sixteen farther, that each County si.all b entitled to the amount of the poll ta: raised in aaid County ; for the suppor of the South Carolina University t*enty-five thousand dollars; for th" support ot the South Carolina Institu lion for the education of the deaf ant dumb and the blind, ten thousand dol lara, to be paid oe the order of th? Governor ; for Books already purchase< by the State .for the use of the Commot Schools of this State, thirty-four thou? sand and twenty dollars and fourteen cents, ($34,020 14), to be paid on th< order of the Superintendent of Educa? tion ; for purposes indicated in tin seventh Section of Aet, approved March 9th, 1869, five thousand dollars. MILITARY EXPENSES. SEC. 7. For defraying the expenses of the militia, ten thousand dor**?, five thousand, of which shall h ed foi fitting op the Military Ball, ... ste city of Charleston ; one thousand for repair? ing aad fitting ap the Arsenal in Beaufort to be disbursed by the Adjutant and Inspector General upon tb? order of th? Governor. * SEO. 8. That all taxes assessed, and payable under thia Aet, shall be paid in . the following kinds of fonda, fis : Bilk receivable of she .State, United States currency, National Bank notes, gold ot silver eon. ' Approved Maren 7,1871. n xi** A A* ACT TO AY150 AN ACT ENTITLED "deifyAdj**.) DlwTfiJI THI JURISDIC? TION AltD DUTTES OP TUE ' COUNTY C0MMI88I0X1R8." : ; |fet?e?|. Beitenaciedby the Shy aie ajtd Boute, of Representative* of th? StaU of S&t?k Cnrt&na, mm met and sfftsfj j?-ewmm^rAmmlh and hg the s. jp entitled "An Act to define the jurisdic-j tion and duties of the County Commis siooers," passed the twenty sixth day of September, A. D. 1868, be amended as follows : At the eod of Section 10, paragraph 1, add and the County Com? missioners shall not, io anticipation of the tax levied upon the County, draw upon the County Treasurer for more than three fourths of the whole amount of said tax in any oce year, nor shall any order be drawn upon the County Treasurer until after the monthly return of the Treasurer shall have been made to the County Commissioners of thc amount of fuods collected, nor unless he has the funds in the Treasury to pay thc same. And the County Commissioners shall inform the County Treasurer of the orders drawn, rn whose favor, the amount, and tbe order in which they are drawn. And should thc County Commissioners, or any one of them, purchase, directly or indirectly, any order dra'vn upon the County Treasurer, for less than its face value, they shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor in office, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by fine or imprison? ment, in the discretion of the Court by any Court of competent jurisdiction. j?EC 2. At the end of paragraph 4, Section ?0, add, and all work giveo out by the County Commissioners, when the amount shall exceed the sum of one hundred dollars, shall be done by con? tract, and the Commissioners are hereby required to advertise the same at least in one of the papers of the County, and also post the same in three conspicuous places in thc County, for thirty days, inviting proposals; said proposals shall, in all cases, be accompanied by two, or more, sufficient sureties, and the County Commissioners shall have the right to reject any or all bids, if in their judg? ment the interests of the County so require. SEC 3. Amend ?Section 3, of said Act, so that it will read as follows : That all of the Board of County Com? missioners shall be present for thc transaction of business, and shall audit and sign all Bills and checks. The) checks shaii in all cases bc countersigned by the Clerk of the Board. SEC. 4. Strike out November wher? ever it occurs in thc Act, and insert September. Approved the 9th day of March, A. 1). 1871. AN ACT TO PROTECT THE INTERESTS OF j THE STATE WHEREVER PAYMENT OF j INTEREST NOW DUE REMAINS UNPAID | ON BONDS ISSUED BY ANY RAIL ROAD COMPANY, AND WHEREON THE GUAR? ANTY OF THE STATE IS ENDORSED. SECTION 1. Be il enacted by the Sen ate and House of Representadles of the j State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and ly the authority of the same, That thc Attorney General be, and he is hereby required and authorized to ca usc to be instituted immciiately after the expiration of thirty days after thc Sua! passage of this Act, for, on behalf of, and ii, thc name of this State, an action, suit or other legal proceeding in any Court of this State, or of the United States, against each Kail Hoad Company, which have heretofore issued bonds upon which thc guaranty of the State is endorsed, and on which interest is now due and un paid, unless within thirty days after the final passage of this Act, such Rail Road Company or Rail Road Companies shall fully pay and discharge such interest; for the purpose of enforcing the pay ment of all interest due on thc bords of such Rail Road Company, and pro? tecting and securing thc State against loss or damage by reasou of said guaran? ty, and to this end, to enforce the rights of the State by virtue of the statutory or other lien or mortgage held by the State, or held to secure the payment of said bond or bonds, on all or any of thc property, assets or effects of such com? pany or companies. SEC. 2. That the Atforncy-General be, and he is hereby authorized to ap? pear for, on behalf of, and in the name of this State, in any action, suit or pro ceeding on behalf of any other party or parties, against any such Rail Road Company or Rail Road Companies, and to bind the State in such action, suit or proceeding, and to protect the interest of this State therein. SEC. 3. Tbat if thc property included io the statutory or other lien or mort? gage held to secure the payment of the bond or bonds named in the first Section of this Act, shall not realize enough upon any sale or sales of all the proper ty, assets and effects, under and in pursuance of any order, judgment or dc cree in such action, suit or proceeding, ! to pay the principal and interest of auch bond or bonds, the deficiency shall be, and is hereby male a debt of this State, and shall bc, and is made payable as such. SEC. 4. That such deficiency men? tioned in tho last preceding Section may, at the option of the holder of tho whole or any portion thereof, be funded i into Coupon Bouda of th io State, of j amounts not less than one hundred dollars each, bearing interest at the rate of six per cent per year, payable semi annually, which said bonds shall be payable within twenty years after the final passage of this Act, and upou the request of the owner or owners of such deficiency, the Treasurer of this State shall issue such bond or bonds. Sea 5. That an annual tax, tn addi? tion to all other taxes, shall be levied Upon the property of the State sufficient to pay the interest upon the bond or bonds hereinbefore authorised, and Htpoo the indebtedness arising out of .such aforementioned deficiency at tbe timas when ouch interest shall fall due; . r SEC 6. That th? Attorney-General fcc, and he ts hereby authorized to em* ploy stesi eouesel as he may deem for the beat interest of the Sute, to assist' ? him in performing the duties imp< by this Act, and to piy therefor s compensation as he shall deem j which shall be paid by the State Ti surer upon the certificate of the At! ncy-General. ? SEC. 7 All Acts? Wd parts of ? inconsistent with this Act, are ber ropealed. Approved, March 1st, 1871. AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE CHARL TON CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION, THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA 1 THE BENEFIT OF THE FREE SCH( FUND. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by Senate and House of Representad of the State of South Carolina, t met and Hitting in General Asseml and by the authority of the same, 1 R. H. Willoughby, F. II. Frost, J. Horbach, M. J. Hirsch and Oscar Little, of South Carolina, and their ; sociates or partners, shall have I full right, and are hereby authorized form themselves iuto a partners' Association, to be known under i name and style of R. H. Willong* and Company, or such other names they may now, or hereafter, assume. SECTION. 2. That all the rights corporations known as Banks be, a the same is hereby, vested in the si firm, for the purpose of loaning ( money on interest, purchasing a mortgaging real estate, buying persoi property, and they shall have the sai rights ?nd privileges now enjoyed the banking institutions of this Sta! they shall also have the right to dispc of any and all such property, re personal or mixed, that they may I come possessed of, in any manner, a on such conditions, as the said firm association may deem fit and propi and to the advantage of said firm a to promote the interest of the si School Fund of the State of Sou Carolina. SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, Th? before commencing business under t; provisions of this Act, said firm sh; pay, or cause to be paid, into the han of the State superintendent of Educ tion the sum of one thousand dollai (?1,000,) to be used for the benefit the Free Schools of South Carolina, ai annually thereafter a like amount, f the term of ten years, or so long as sa partnership shall choose to do cosines it being understood and agreed th said payment of one thousand dolla per annum by said association is tl consideratioo upon which the privilej of incorporation herein is granted, ai whenever said company or firm association shall fail to pay said coi side-ation, then their right to dc bus ness shall cease. S>:c. 4. That the Association, Con pany or Firm, incorporated and esta! ??shed hy this Act, shall have fu power to, and are hereby authorized i establish agencies throughout the'Stat SEC. 5. That this Act shall be < force immediately on, and after i passage. Approved tho 8tb day of March, I D, 1871. AN ACT TO FURTHER AMEND AN AC ENTITLED "AN ACT PROVIDING FOI THK ASSESSMENT AND TAXATION O PROPERTY." SECTION 1. Be it enacted by th Senate ?nd House of Representative! of th? State of South Carolina, now me and sitting in General Assembly, ??nd b the authority ol the same, That the Ac entitled "An Act providing for th assessment and taxation of property, be, and is hereby further amended a follows : Strike out from section 3, paragrapl 10, the word 'September,' and inset 'July,' also, in paragraph 17, the won 'November,' and insert 'August.' Strike out, from section 7, the word: 'September' and 'October,' in Hoes tw< and three, and insert 'July' and 'Au? gust. :* also, in lines six and nm*, s'rxk out 'September' and insert 'July ;' also in linc five of section 7, between thi words 'oath' aud 'of,' insert 'of all thi real estate which has been sold o transferred since the last listmcnt o property, for which he was responsible ami to whom, and.' Strike out, from section 8, the won 'September, and insert 'July.' Strike out, from section 9, the wort 'September,' and insert 'July.' Strike out. from sections 10. liane 12, the words 'September' and 'October, and insert 'July'and 'August.' Strikeout, fiom section 17, the word 'November,' and insert 'September.' Strike out, from section 19, the word 'October,' and insert 'August.' Strike out, from section 20, the word; 'September' and 'October,' and inser? 'July' and 'August.' Strike out, from section 21, wherevei it appears, thc word 'October,' and inser? 'August f also, the word 'September' and insert 'July;' also, the word 'November* an 1 insert 'September.' Strike out. from sections 23 and 31 the words 'September' and 'October,1 and innert 'July' and'August.' Strike out, from section 33, the word 'September*, and insert 'July.' Strike out, from section 37, the words 'September' and 'October,' and insert 'July' and 'August.' Strike nut, from section 3S, the word 'August,' and insert 'June.' Strike ont, from Section 41, the words 'September' and 'October,' and insert 'July' and 'Autrust/ Strike out, from section 50. the words 'Monday of September, and second Mooday in October,' tn the fourth line, ? and iusert 'the second Monday of July,' and 'second Monday ia August ;' also, in line 5, strike ont 'September,' and insert 'July ;' also, in line* 14 and 21, strike out 'October,' and insert 'August,' Strike ont, from section 51, the Word 'September/ andi insert 'July/ Strike out, from section 52, the word 'October,'awi insert 'Au?u?t ;' also in lice fr?, between the words Misted and,' and insert 'giving the first Christian name of the several persons.' Strike out, fron sections 56, 57 and 58, the word 'September/ and insert 'Joly.' Strike out, from section G3, all after the word 'the,' in line one, to 'eighteen,' io line two, and insert 'September first.' Strike oat, from section G5, the word. 'second Monday of December/ and in?crt Mast Monday in Aupast.' Strike ont, from section 66, all after the word 'the' in line one, to 'one/ in line two, and insert 'thirtieth of Sep? tember;' also, between 'State* and *an/ OQ the fourth line, insert 'and the County Commissioners / also strike ont of section 66, line two, the words 'sixty eight/ and insert 'seventy one.' Strike out from section 07 all after the word 'on/ in the fifteenth linc, to the word 'one,' in the sixteenth line, and insert 'or before the 15th of Octo? ber/also strike out iiic words 'sixty eight, wherever they occur in thc section and insert 'seventy three.' Strike out from section CS, all after the word 'the/ in the fifth line, to 'annually/ in the sixth line, and irjsert 'second Monday of September.' Strike out from section 69 all after the word 'County/ on fifth line, to thc word 'and' on sixth line, and insert 'on the first Monday in September.' Strike out from scctio ? 72, all af'er the word 'the' in the sixteenth lino, to 'annually/ in the same line, and iusert 'November 15th.' Strike out, from section 75. line twenty, the word 'January/ and insert 'November.' Strike out, from section 79, the word <the first day of March,' and insert 'the fifteenth day of January.' also, strike out the word 'April/ and insert 'Febru? ary/ also, the words 'the twentieth day of May/ and insert 'the second Tuesday io March/ Strike out, from section 80, toe word 'March/ and insert 'January.' Strike out, from section 89, the words 'thc 10th of November/ and insert 'the 10th of September.' Amend section 90, by ridding: "Ant? provided, further, That each County Au? ditor sha?l keep a record of all sales of conveyances of real property made in his county, in which he shall enter, in columns, the names of the purchaser and seller, the qnality of land conveyed, thc location and price of the same, and therefrom correct the county duplicates annually; and for the purpose of carrying out this provision, the Clerks of Courts, and Registers of Mcsne Conveyance of each county are hereby required to have tbe endorscmont of the County Auditor on each and everv deed of conveyance for real property, that the same is on record in his office, before the same can be placed on record in thc offices of said Clerks of Courts or Regis? ters of Mesne Conveyance, and the said County Auditor shall be entitled to collect a fee o? twenty-five cents for his own use for making such entry and j endorsement.' Strike out from section 91 thc words 'the fifteenth day ol January/ and insert 'November twentieth.' Strike out from section 92 the words 'first Tuesday ia May,' and insert, '15i.h of January.' Strike out from section 94 tba words '6rst week in September/ and in?ert 'the second week in June/ also the wjrdj 'the first/ in sixth Hue, and insert 'the last.' Strike out from section 95 the words, .the first day of March/ and insert 'the 15th of January.' Strike out from section 96 all from the word 'taxes/ in second lino, and insert "from November 20th to Marci. 20th.' Strike oat, from ?ech?n 97, the word> j 'first day of March/ and insert 'fifteenth of Januray/ also, strikeout 'the 20th day of May/ and insert 'the fifteenth of February.' Strike out, from section 101, the word .July,' and insert 'April/ Strike out, from section 105, lite word 'June/ and insert 'March/ Strike out, fr???n section lUG. thc words 'the twentieth day of May,' ?nd insert 'thc fifteenth of February.. Strike out, from section 107, he words 'the twentieth day of May,' and ? insert 'the second Tuesday in June/ and insert 'the tenth of February' and 'the firs* Monday in March/ also, on the twelfth line, strike out 'June/ and insert ' tlarch.' Strike out, from section 108, the words 'second Tuesday in June,' and insert 'first Monday in March.' Sfike out, from ?ection 112, thc word 'July,' and insert 'April.' Strike out from section 132, the words 'twentieth day of October/ and insert 'the last day of August.' Add to sec:ion 145 the following words: 'The Stats Auditor is hereby authorized to hare the city of Charles? ton surveyed and numbered, and to place the numbers in a eonspictoos place tn front of the buildings or lots. And it sha.I be a penal offence for the landlord, agent, or tenant, to remove thc-ame.' Strike out, from section 147, all after '147/ and insert 'the pay of Assessor shall in no instance bc more than three dollars per day for each day actually and necessarily employed in the Per? formance of the duties enjoined upon them ?? this Act.' SEC. 2. All Acts or parts of Act> inconsistent with this Act are her by repealed. SKC. 3. This Act shall take effect on soi and after the tax levy shall be made for the fiscal year of 1871. Approved the 9th day of Mareh, A. D., 1871. AN .?CT TO REGULATE THE DISPOSIIION OP FINKS AND PENALTIES IMPOSED AND COLLECTED IN CRIMINAL CA "SES BY THE CIRCUIT COURT QV (JEXilRAL S8SSIQXS AND TRIAL JUSTICES. SECTION I. Be it enacted by thc Sen? ate and House of Representatives cf the State of Sooth Carolina, now met and JOB WORK - 0 F - EVERY DESCRIPTION PROMPTLY EXECUTED AT THE OFFICE OF The Sumter Watchman, -IN THE Highest Style of thc Art. sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the Name. That all fines and penalties imposed and collected by thc Circuit Court of General S-ssions in criniin.il causes shall be forthwith turned over by flic (Merk of said Court to the County Treasurer of tho County wherein the same are imposed; and all fines and penalties imposed anti collect? ed by Tria! Justices in criminal causes shall be forthwith turned over by them to thc County Treasurer of their res? pective Counties for County purposes. Provided, That where, by law, any per? son or persons cn t it lcd, as informer or informers, to any portion of thc fi?c or penalty imposed and collected, the same shall be immediately paid over to iiim or them. SKC. 2. No account of thc Circuit Solicitor, the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Genera! Sessions, thc County Sheriff, or Trial Justices, fur fec.r tn any criminal t-au-e heard or prosecuted in thc Circuit Court, or before a Trial Justice, shall be paid, unless they, severally, shall declare on oath, that the costs in the said cau>c have not been recovered of the defeudant, and that he, thc defendant, was unable to pay thc same; and, further, that all fines and penalties heretofore collected by them have been faithfully an 1 fully paitl over to thc County Treasurer of the Countv. SEC. 3." If any Clerk of the Circuit Court of General Sessions, County Sheriff, or Trial Jusiicc, 5hall neglect or refuse to immediately pay over, as required by the first Section of this Act, any and all fines an ! penalties collected by them in any criminal cause or pro? ceeding, he shall, on conviction thereof, be subject to a fi-ie cf not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars, and imprisonment not less than three, nor more than sis months, and shall be dismissed from office, and disqualified from holding any oiScc of trust and profit under the State o' South Carolina. Approved March 9, IS7I. JOINT RESOLUTION DIRECTING TRAT FI NDS KNOWN AS CANBY SCHOOL FUND. REM AISING IN HAN DSOF COU N'? TY TREASURERS. BE APPROPRIATED TJT11K F KEE SCHOOL FIND. Tic 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 rf tile same, That such sums of the appropria? tion of $25,000 fer the support of Tree Schools for the year commencing Octo* ber 31st, 1SG7, and ending October 31st, 18GS, ami known as thc Canby Fond, now remaining in the hands of the several County Treasurers, be, and the same is hereby, appropriated for the payment of teachers' claims in the several Counties for the fi<eal year, commencing November 1st, IS'?C ; and any unexpended balance of th; same shall be applied to the Free School Fund uf>aid Counties. Approved the 1st day of March, A. D., 1871. AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT ENTITLED "AN ACT TO DEFINE THE CRIMINAL JURISDICTION OF TRIAL JUSTICES," APPROVED MARCH 1, tsTO. SECTION 1. He it enacted by thc Sen? ate and House of Represen ta ti ces, of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by tho Authority of the same: Whenever a Trial Justice or Justice cf the Peace shall is>uc a warrant for the arrest of any person charged with au offence above the ?;rade of a misdemeanor, such Trial Justice or Justice of the l'eace shall be authorized to sehet any citizen or citizens of thc County to execute the same, upon his endorsement upon the said warrant that, in his j ?.lg nent, the selection of s ich person or persons will be conducive to thc certain and speedy execution of thc said warrant : and thc person or parsons so sel cted shall have all the power? nt.w. er hereafter, confer? red hy law upon any Constable v. ; : ? i : n this State. SKC '2. Any person or persons se? lected in the m inner provided for in Section 1 of this Act shall he required forthwith to proceed to execute iii.' said warrant, anti upon his willfully, negli? gently or carelessly failing to make thc arrest, or permitting tho party to escape after arrest, he or they shad bc putt ?sh - cd, un n co :vict'on, or indictment, by fine atid imprisonment in the i t?aaty jail, in the discretion of thc Judge b . fore whom the indictment may he tried ; said imprisonment not to be less ihaa ' six mon ths. Approved the 9kh day oi" March, A. D. 1S71. AN \CT TO DETER AISK HIE D\Y 07 ELECTION OF TUE MAYOR AND AL? DERMEN OF TUE CUT OF CH VII'.tis. ? TON. SCKTION I. lie it enacted hy thc - Senate ami House of ti pres tentatives rf thc Sta'e of South Carotina, now n et and sitting in General Assembly, and by the nuthori'y of thc same. That sa much of the charter of lite city of Charleston, and ti-e amendments thereto, as deter? mines the dav ?f election, be, and the same is hereby amended, so ns t?> lix thc day of election of Mayor asd Alarmen for the said city of Charleston, on the first Wednesday of Angost, eighteen hundred and seventy me, (1ST!) and on tl e UfSt \\ odn^-J.iv nf same month in ea h alternate year thereafter: Pro oided, That the present M a y??r and Al? dermen shall continue in .dh'eui: il th? day fix' d by the rharter of rho city nf Chariestoo fur the qaii.Sealion L-f their successors. SEC. 2. That the M. vcr sud Aider men now in cf?'-e shall ..intinue there - in until their succ?s.-ors are elected and qualified SEC. 3. That all laws now ?ft 1 ?ec in relation to thc election . .!" M?\??l and Aldermen of the city id (^ntifeston. except so far as hereby rep Mied, bo s::d continue in force. Approved March 7 1^71 [Continued on p**je fi??*vj