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"T&n SEABR?0K, BROWNING, [MEYERS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, orrics at OninKebnre and RranchvUlc* s. c. Mr. MEYERS or BROWNING will bo at Rranch'villc every Monday. R. B. SKABROOK,* Acting Solicitor 1st Circuit. MALCOLM I. BROWNING. J. FELDER MEYERS, Trinl Justice. Ja? 7 ' may 14 ly W l^NOWLT?N & BULL, ATTORNEYS AND COUNSFLLOttS ORANGERURU, S. ?. AUGUST CS B. KNOW ETON, CHARLES S. BULL. Mr. Knowlton will be nt Lewisvlllc EV ERY SATURDAY, nftd at Fort Motte on the lid and Ith FRIDAYS of every mouth. July 2ti tf COOKK & COOKE, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, O 11 A K G E B U R (7, ?. C. Will attend to BUSINESS in any of thslTATK antfthe U. S. COURTS for the District of South Carolina. T. H. COOKE. II. P. COOKE. T. II. COOKE, Trial Justice, will 4TTEND PROMPTLY to all BUSINESS entrusted to bfs care. II. P. C'OOK?, Trial Justice, Lcw ?il le, S. C June 23 If F. M. WANNAMAKER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Will be at ORANQEBURG, on Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays. At LEWISV1LLE on the other days of the Week. feb 12 tf W. L. W. KILEY TKtAL JUSTICE, Residence "in Fork or Edislo, ALL BUSINESS ENTRUSTED vill be promptly and carefully attended to. july23 ly REEDER & DAVIS, COTTON FACTORS General Commission Merchants, At Iyer'* H7mr/, CHARLESTON, S. C. Oswell Reeder. Zimmerman Davis. oct 16 Cm A. J. SALINAS, FACTOR AND COMMISSION MERCHANT, CHARLESTON 8. C. Liberal advances made on Cotton. References?First National Bank, Peo ple's Nollonal Bnnk, Messrs. Jno. Frnser & Co., Charleston, S. C. july .'11?ly E. L. HALSEY, LV91UEU AND TIM1IEU COMMISSION MERCHANT, Wharf. West End Montaguc-St, CHARLESTON, 8. C. aug 27 1 y OR ttAEE.?ONE BUGGY AND Harnesa. Also two FINE HORSES nt W. A. MERONEY & CO'S. D RIED APPLES and PEACHES, very fine at W- A. MERONEY A CO. official. Acts and Joint Resolutions Passed by tue T.eirjslatnre--* Scsslon 1870 nnd 1871. An Act to Renew and Amend the Char ter of the Toten of Mount Vlermnt. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Sen ate nnd IIouso of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, nnd by the authority of the samo, That from nnd after the passage of this act all citizens of this State, having resident sixty days in tho Town of Mount Pleasant, shall be dectned and arc hereby, declared to be a bndy politic and corporate, and the said town shall be culled and known by the name of Mount Pleasant, and its corpo rate limits shall bo and remain as at pre sent fixed by law. Sec. 2. That the said town shall be governed by an intendaut and seven war dens, who shall be citizens of the United Slates, and shall have been residents of the said town fur sixty duj'8 immediately precocding their election, who shall be elected on the third Wednesday in April, in the present 3'ear, and thereafter on the same day in every eoeond year, as hereafter provided, ton days' public no tice being previously given, and that all male inhabitants of the ago of twenty one years, ci izens of tho State, and who shall have resided iu the Haid town for sixty days immediately preceediug the election, shall be entitled to vote for said Intendant und wardens. SEC. 3. That the election for inteu dani ami wardens of the said town shall be held in tbo courthouse, or some other convenient public place in tho aaid town, from six o'clock in the looming uutil six o'clock iu the afternoon, and when the polls shall be closed the managers shall forthwith count the votes and proclaim t he elect ion ,jijMJ^n-^_motp f?^D^w_ptyng, to the poisons elected. The iuteudnut and wardens shall appoint three manag ers to hold the ensuing and subsequent elections. Whenever there shall not be an iutoudaut and wardens, ot iut.udant warden, fioiu any CO ceo whatever, it shall be the duty of the clerk of the court for Charleston County to order such election forthwith, and appoint throe manager fur same. The managers, iu inch eaje, shall, beh.ro they open the polls for said election, take an oath fair ly and impartially to conduct the same, and that the Intendant and wardens be fore entering upon the duties of their respective ofti.es, shall take the oath prescribed by the Constitution of this State, and n!s> the following oath, to. wit: "As intendaut or warden of tho Town of Mount Pleasant, I will equally und impartially, to the best of my abili ty, exercise the trust reposed iu me. and will uso my best endeavors to preserve t"ic peace and carry into effect, accord ing to law, ihe purposes for which I have been elected : So help ine God." The sail1 intendaut and wardens shall hold their offices from the time uf their election until the third Wednesday in April iu every sec-end year after their election, nnd until their successors shall be elected and qualified. Sec. 4. That, iu ease a vacancy shall occur iu the office of the intendaut or any of the wardens, by death, resigna tion, removal or otherwise, ot in ease uf ft tie in said election; an election to fill such vacancy shall be held, by the ap pointment uf the intend tut ami wardens, or wardnn n* tho ??????? ?. t?? ?? t-hJT tlcrk ol tho court of Charleston County, if tbero shall be no intendaut or war dens, ten days' public uoties tlienot being previously given ? and in case of tho sickness or temporary absence of the inteudaiitj the wardens, forming a coun cil, shall be empowered to elect one of their number to act iu his stead during the time. ! Sec. 5. That the intondpnt and war den?, duly elected and qualified, thnll, during their term of serv:ce, severally and respectively, be vested with all the I jurisdiction und powers uf trial justices, I or other inferior courts, within the lim its of tho said town, und the Haid iuteu ! dant shall, and may as often as he may deem necessary, summons tho wardens [ to meet iu council, any two of whom, with the iuleudunt, may constitute a quorum to transact business; and they shall he known by the name of the town council of Mount Pleasant, and they and their suectssor? hereafter to bo fleeted may have a common seal, which shall - be affixed to all the ordinances. And the said town council shall have author ity to appoint, front tiuio to time, ns they may bco fit, such and 80 many persona to act as marshals and constables of said town, as the town council may deem necessnry und expedicut fur the preser vation of tho peace, good order and po lice thereof, which persons so appointed rluill, within the corporate limits of said town, have the powbr* and privilege* anil emoluments, and bo subject to all the obligations, penalties and regulations provided by law For the office of consta ble, and shall be liable to be removed at the pleasure of said council; aud the said town council shall haveHfmwcr to establish or nuthorizo the establishment of the market house in said town; and the said town couucil shall have full power and authority, under their corpo rate seal, to make all such rules, by-laws and ordinances respecting the roads, streets and market house, and tho bu siness thereof, and the police system of euid town, ns shall appear to them ne cessary and pmpor to them necessary nud proper for the security, welfare and convenience, and for preserving health order und gooo government within tho sauio And the said town council may impose lines for offences against their by-laws and ordinances, and appropriate the sum ? to tho to tho public use of b iid town; and the said council shall have the same power which trial justices or other inferior courts now have to compel the attendance of witnesses, and require thnui to givo evidence upon the trial before them of any person for a violation of any of their by-laws or or dinances, but no fine above the Bum of twenty dollars shall be collected by said council, except by suit in the Court of Common Pleas: And provided, also, That no fine .shall exceed fifty dollars, and, also, that untiling herein contained shall atllhorsizc the said council to make any by laws or ordinances inconsistent w'th, or repugnant to. tho laws nl* this -St. (,?; u.ud all ihii by-L.ws, -rules nud nr dintnees the Faid town council shall make shall, at all times, be subject to rcvisal and repeal by the General As sembly of this ^tntc. Sec. G. That the said inteudant and wardens .shall h ive full power to abate and remove nuisances in the sa'.d town, and it shall also be their duty to keep all the roads, streets und ways within the corporate limits of the said town open and in good repair, and for that purpose they are invested wsth all the powers heretofore granted to count}* commissioners, and shall have full power to classify and a: rnoge the inhabitants of said town liable to street, road and other public duty therein, and to force ti o performance of stub duty under such penalties :is are now or shall here after be prescribed by law : Provided, That the said town couucil inn)' com pound with j crsotis liable to perform such duty, upon such terms and on the payment id".such sums as tuny be cstab li-hed by laws or ordinance) : And, pro vided also, That the the individuals who compose th i said town council shall be exempt from the performance of road or pub'ie duty, and the inhabitants of said town nre hereby exempt from road and public duty without the corporate limits of said town : Provided, further, That tho sum so fixed shall not exceed two Seo. 7. That tho powor to prant or refuse licenses for billiard tables, to keep tavern, or to retail spirituous liquors within the limits of the soid corporation, be, and the same is hereby, vested in tttn In urn illicit <?!' Mi.mil Plnimnnt -it.!) the said town council may grant licen ses to retail spirituous liquors to such persons, aud in stieb quautitice, at such rates, und upon Mich terms ami condi tion", us the said town council may see fit and proper. And the said intendaut Hid wardens shall have the full and only power to impose n tux on all shows, or exhibitions for gain or reward within the limits; and all the money paid fur licenses for retailing spirituous liquors, keeping tavern and billiard labhs, und the tax on all shows lor gain or reward within sa'.d limits, shall be appropriated to the public use of said corporation. SRO. W. That tho said town council of Mou-'t Pleusunt shall have power and authority to require all persons owning u lot or lots in said town, to build a law ful fence, and keep in good repair side walks in front or said lot or lots, when ever the same ahull front or adjoin any of the public streets of said town, if, in the judgment of the council, Bitch side walks shall bo necessary, the width thereof and tho mannner of their con struction to be de.-ignated nud regula (82) dollars per annum. ted by the town council; ?nd for default or refusal to keep in repair euch side walks, the town councif&iay cause th*. same to be put in repair, and require the owucr to pay tho price; of making or repairing : Provided, Tint such contract for repairing the same bo Jet to the low est bidder. Skc. 1). That the said town council of Mount Plea-ant shall have power to ar* rest nnd commit to jail,.for a epnee of time not exceeding twelver hours, and to fi.ic not exceeding twenty dollars, any person or persons who shall be guilty of disorderly conduct in said'town, to the nnuoyailcc of the citizens thereof; and it ahull be the duty of the ImarsiaJ of the town to make such arrest*), and to call to his assistance the posse conSitutns iT neces sary, and upon fallt.re tov perform such duty, he shall be lined \n\u Bum not ex ceeding twelve dollars, f Skc. 10. riiat the said?Jwn council of Mouti* Pleasant shall huvtgj)owcr to grant or refuse licences to partes within the limits of said town; and she parties to whom such licences arc gmntod, shall be subject to such regulations as may by ordinonce be established They shall have power to impose and collect an an nual lax upon the assessn property of ] Haid town: Provided, NStax shall be imposed iu any one yearMc exceed the rate often cents on each -ijundrcd dollars of such .iBBCf-acd property* nnd that the money -*o raised shall bo applied to the use of said town. The 8?! town council shall have the power to ?force lite pay ment of all taxes levied h the said town council to the same extent nnd in the same manner as now or be provided by law for general State taxes. Skc. 11. That the t Mount Pleasant shall l ulate sale at auction W grcaftcr shall collection of said town, and to ?*rnnt ] COUnCtl of nwer to reg the limits of to auc ti:.m-i-rs: Provid.-d, Xot'jijS^rvin con tained srrrili ?lel!Tr-trr nre s-ttcs i.y shetiff, clerk of court, judge of probate, oxecntor or administrator, assignee in order, decree of any court, trial justice or other inferior court. Skc 12. That all acts nnd parts of .acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. Approved 28th day February, A. D. 1S71. An Act to Alter and Ame.nl an Act /.';/ titled on ,lAn Act t<> Alter and Amend the Charter of the City of Greenville, and for other Vurpo approved March 23, 1S09. Skction 1. He it resolved hy the Semite und House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting iu General Assembly, and by tho authority of the same, '1 hat from and immediately alter tho p .-s ige of this net it shall be lawful for the mayor and aldermen of the City of Greenville to roqtliro each male inhabitant of 'said city, between the ages of eighteen and fifty, to labor upon the public streets of said city: Provided, nevertheless, That no person shall be required to perform more than four days' labor on said street iu any one year. Sec. 2. That it shall he lawful for said mayor and aldermen to fix some ccr tain sum, not to exceed the sum of two dollars per annum, which may bu \ tid iu mono** within a certain time, to be limited by the said mayor and alder men, by any person liable to labor on said streits. in commutation ??l Hindi !? bor and to enforce the payment of the Paine, in the manner i, w provided by law lor the collection ol tuxes. Sr.c 3. That the said mayor and alder men, or any three of them, shall have power to commit to jail for a space ol time not exceeding tWOMty days, and to line not exceeding fifty dollars, any per son or persons who shall be guilty ol riotous or disorderly conduct in said city; und shall be the duty of the marshals ol the said eil) to arrest all such persons, and to bring them before the said inn} r und aldermen, or any throe ol them, lo bo dealt with according to tho ordinnn of said city. Si e. I. That said mayor and aldermen ol' the said city .shall have power to OJ Oil now streets, and to widen, Btrnightcd or alter streets now in use, upon payment of damages to the owners of propcrt} affected ihereby, the damages to bo aw u ded by live freehold) ra of said city, two to be deeded by the city council and t.. by the owner or owners of the pn porty, and the fifth by the persons so selected. Approved Marth ?Hb, A. I). 1871. Joint Resolutions au'horir.iny tlie Secre tary of Stute to coutruet nifh the Southern Domestic Company for the illumination of the Statchousc ami public officers thnrein. Section 1. Ho it enacted by the Sen ate and House of Representatives of tho State uf South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That the Secre tary of State he, and he is hereby, au thorised and required to contract imme diately with the Southern Domestic Gas light Company for the construction and application of one of Doty's gas genera* tions for rhc purpase of illuminating the Statchousc aud public officers thereof, the cost therceor not to exceed two thou sand dollars, and to be paid Upon the order of Sccrctaay of Slate out of any moneys in the trcasuror not otherwise appropriated. Approved the lClh day of March, A D. 1871. An Act to Incorporate the Columbia. Walterboro' ami Yeniassec Railroad ('ompany. SkQTION 1. Be it enacted by the Son nt!- and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now nut and Sitting in (Jener..1 Assembly and by the authority of the same, That John W. Burbridge, John T. Jennings, \Y. M. Thomas, J. S. Glover, Hurrel Sanders, William Drifflo. (1. I). Richardson, Ed ward Holmes, ^O. I'. Williams, George F. Mclutyre, M. .1. Mad docks. A. F. O'Brien. Caleb Sauls, E. I?. Holmes, Ro bert Smalls, N. U. Myers, J. J. Klein, and their associates and successors, or3 hereby constituted a body politic and corporate, by the uauio and style of the Columbia. Walterboro' and Yetuassc: Railroad Company. Sec. 2. That the said company is 'f.eTt'by nth vriT'd to eon- t tct a railroad from t' c T< wn of 1 r t c'iville, in nearly as direct a lino as possible, to the Town of Branchvillo, in nearly as direct a line r.s possible, to the Town of Walterboro'. and from thence to some point on the Savannah and Charleston Railroad, as m ar a* possible to the town of Yemas see. on the said railroad. Si c-. That for the purpose of raising the capital stock of the said company, i: shall be lawful to open b loks in the town of Walterboro' under the direction of John W Burbridgo, J. S. Glovei and William DrifHc j at the city of Charles Ion, umh r the direction of John T. Jen nings, William M. Thomas and E. 1'. Holme- ; at the city of Columbia under the direction of George F. Mclutyre, <!. D. Uichurdson and Kdwurd Holmes, for the puipose of receiving subscriptions t ) mi amount not exceeding one million five hundred th lUSUtid dollars, in shares of oue hundred dollars each, for the pur p iso of constructing the railroad provid \ ed for by this act. SkC. 1. 1 h it the times and pl.es for receiving such subscriptions sh ill be fixed bj tho comtuisduners in tiie Town I of Walterboro', or a majority of them, and shall be advertised fur thiity days in one or more newspapers of this State; ! and the books t< r receiving such sub scriptions shall ba kept open for sixty 1 days at each of the places where the - nmc shall be opened. Sir. "). That on each share of the stuck fttbscribed the subscribers shall |iay to the commissioner receiving such subscription the sum of five dollars, who . I,.,11 .}.- ? . ? .. : bank, and no subscription shall be valid without such payments; and at the ex piration of tho time hereby proscribed lor keeping open the books, the Said commissioners shall make a return of the subscriptions taken by them, and the sums paid thereon, to the commissioners in the Town of Walterboro*. Si.r. U. That when the sum of two hun red and fifty thousand dollar, .shall Ii?: subscribed in the manner here p pre scribed, life s:iid company may meet and ? rgauizc, at suub time and place as may be designated by a majority of the com missioners therein named for the Town ..1 Walte; boro', due notice having first bc^ ti given. Sec. 7. That f r tho purpose of organ izing und forming this company, nil the powers conferred by the original charter of tho Nor lioastcru Railroad Company in the commissionuis therein named, in this act, each subscriber being en litled I ? a vote for each share of stock. I'rnvidod, That nothing herein contained .-hall bo so construed as to exempt the said company from the payment of tax is or to pledge, by the way of cnliorsnient or otherwise, tho credit or the fund* of the State of South Carolina in aid of the construction of said road. SEC. 8. That said company shall have tho right to build bridges across naviga hie rivers: Provided, They shall put in good and sufficient draws, and shall con struct necessary stations and turnouts, with otic or more tracks to the road, with such gudge as shall correspond to that of the South Carolina Railroad, and may cooperate with such road or roads as may bo. chartered hy the State of South Carolina, forming but one road, at their discretion: Provided, That the said road shall be commenced withiu one year, and completed within five years after the passage of this act, or the charter thereof shall be forfeited: And provided, further. That said mad shall be subject to the provisions of an act entitled "An Act to declare the manner by which the lands or the right of way over the lands, of persons or corporations may be taken for the construction and nces of railways and other works of internal improvement," ratified Septombar 22, A. D. 1871 Approved March 7, 1871 m - An Art to provide/or the Government of the So th Carolina Institution for the education of the deaf and dumb and the. I,Und. SECTION 1. Re it enacted by tho Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Catolina, now met and sitting iu General Assembly, nnd by the authority of the same, That his Excellency the Governor, the Comp troller Geueral and the State Superin intendunt of Education be, and they are hereby, constituted a board to be known by tha name, style nud title of the "Rourd of commissioners of the deaf aid dumb and the blind," and are here by vested wiih the s*'pervjr-ion and con ti-d uf the i.ir.iira and government of the South Carolina Institution for the edu cation of the deaf ami dumb and the blind, located at Cedar Spring, Spartan burg County, S. C. the Governor shall be ex officio chairman, and the Stale supcriutoudunt oi education secretary of the said board. Sec. 2. That the said ooard of com missioners shall meet annually on the first Monday in November, at the office of the Gcveruoe, and at such other times and places as the chairman of the board shall direct. Said board shall receive no compensation for thcin services. Sec. :i. That it shall be the duty of the secretary of said board to eisit the South Carolina institution fur the edu cation of tho deaf and dumb and the ; blind at least twice during each school session thereof, in order to note the condition of the institution, tho offieien cy and faithfulness of the instructors and ? ffi or*, and the progress of the pupils j thereof, and to submit to tho said board written reports of such visits* he shall be allowed actual travelling cxpens is incurred in making such visits, the same lo be subject tu the approval of the other members of the board, and tu be paid from the funds appropriated for the support of tho institution. Sk<*. 1 That the said board of com missioners .-hall hove power to appoint a principal and .such officers of the insti tution as i lu v shall deem requisite, and to fix their salaries* to establish condi tions, form-- and regulations for the ad mission of pupils to the institution, and to I res.Till.' Rl|eh rol.w RRfJ bv-lftWS 1 tiny, i.t their judgment, shall deem nc cefsary for tho management and good govern moo r of the institution. Si r. 5, That all acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this net be, and the -a:ne are hereby, repealed. Skc ti That this act shall take ef fect from its passage Apprved tho 7th day of March, A. 1). 1871. An Actio Authorize and Require the County Commissioners of Barnicell Count)/ to Establish " Road from lilackvillc to Allendale. SECTION 1. Re it enacted by the Sen at-'and House of Representatives sf tho I State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in Oonornl A>sombly, and by the a'lthortt*, of tho same, That the county commissioners of Ram well County be, and they are hereby authorized, empow er. .1 and required to lay out, make nnd keep in repair a public road leading from Rlnokvillo to Alleudalo, nod cross ing th-: Big Saltkahatehio Swamp, just above tho entrance of Ilercules Crock. Sec. 2. Thut said county commission* era shall appoint a competent person to survey and lay out said road, and, as soon thereafter as practicable, cause the saute in bo constructed. Sec. 3. That in tho construction of this road contemplated by the previous scctious of this act, should thore be ne cessity for the erection of bridges, the county commissioners, on the recommen dation of the surveyor of said road, shall cause public notioe to no given, with the specifications required, and award the building of tho same to tho iowest bid der : Provided, however, Said bidder shall Iii ? his boud with the proper officer?, in double the amount of the contract, for the faithful carrying out of its pro vision?* Sec. 4. That the county commission ers be further authorized and required to order out all persons liable to road duty within four miles of the line of said road as created, (excepting those living in incorporated townB,) to perform three days' work in each mouth on said road until its completion to the satisfaction of the county commissioners, commencing the first month uftcr the passage of this act, notice to bo given by tho county commissioners in the manner thai such notices have been hcrotofofe given, de faulters to be fined two dollars ($2) for each day's failure to work as notified, the fines to be collected by the county commissioners, and paid into the treasu ry for the use of said county. Sec. 5, That tho bridges rnentinned in the third section of this act be com pleted during tho first and second months from tho coinmc.iccuient of construction of the said road. Approved March 0. 1871. An Act t>> regnire lite State treasurer to pay county treasurers the appointment of the S'?te ncho?l fund for their re $}.:c'ivc counties, and Jar olh r pur* poses. Sec.i >n. 1 lie it enacted by the Senato and House of Representatives of tho State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That within fifteen (15) days after the apportion uicnt by tho State supcrinteadant of cd ucution of the Stute school fund, and the annual taxes, collcctod by the State for the support of schools, required by section 17 of an act entitled "An act to e.-tablish and maintain a system of free co.union schools for the State of South Carolina/1 approved February 10th, 1870, the State treasurer shall pay the several county treasurers the apportion ment of the fund und taxes aforesaid, be'onjjing to their respective counties, uecording to the certificate of the States Superintendunt of education. Six*. 2. That tho several county treas urers shul retain all tho poll tax collec ted in their rcspcotive counties; and it is hereby made the duly of the said county treasurers, in colicctiog the poll tax, to keep an account of the exact amount id' said tax collected in each parish or township in his county, and the poll tax collected therein shall bo expended fur school purposes in the par ish or township from which it was col lected. Sr.c:. Any violation of this act by the State or county treasurers shall con stitute, and it is hereby declared a mis demeanor, and on couviction thereof the pay a line id* not less than 9500 nor more than 850JO, to bo used for school purposes in tuo county suffering from such violation of this aot, or imprison ment, in the discretion of the court. Approved March 1st, A. D. 1871. Joint Resolution to pay Wdliam B. Tim? mons two hundred and thirty-three dollars and forty-four cents. Re it Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Caroliua, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the au thority of the same, That tho sum of two nuudrod aud thirty-three and forty four one hundred dollars be, and tho same is hereby, authorized to be paid to William 13. Timmons, late sheriff of Darlington County, for tho transports tiuu of prisoners from Darlington Court house to Marion Jail, and for dieting the said prisoners while en route. Tha same to be paid by the State treasurer on tho order of tho Governor. Approved March 9th, 1871.