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Desportes & Niiilaffroprietors;1 A Family Pape; Ddvcted td gciendd Ar; Inquirv, Inddsfty and LiteratUfre. [Tbrins-$30Oe VOL. VIII.] WINNSBORO., S. C., WEDNESDAY MORlING: APRIL 16, 18Ti. INO- 43 6 ... -_ _ _ _ __ _ -C THlE FAIRFIELD HERALD 114 PUIIIHIIEI) WEkI.Y itY 13ESPORTES& Vp4) 1i, 'r. - rieu c . a tpbb 'ol Wek in lie w.-i of WininsbroC, at 83.00 in . riahly in a vtpIv I. rnir -4 t Irisient advcYtisemensits to bo sid in. ad liande.... ., I I ,,.. Obituary Notices and Trib e$ $1 00 per ni FIC A I The Laws of South CiIlid. Acts a d Joint Resolutions Passed by the General Assembly ot the Session of 1872 -73. . ACT TO AMEND AN ACT ENTITL.. AN ACT F'OR TIE P('IoTECTION AND PI'lES i(n ATION OF U3:FUi ANIMAL.8.I B,:i it enmted by the Senate an't hiouse of ie I reeitatives of the State of South Caroliuni, now met and hitting in Gotical : emblytl % I "t r the ii thority of t e .yne: S.CTION . etCein oe of an act entitled "an acet fur t li rotection and1( pretervnt in of u--efi Ili n ii,' ippproved Alaich 2, 1872, 1, pd the samne is hereby, m d *as rl low.s, to wit. :By stri.. Ug crit the pcrds "SeptemIber;" I. the sixth line thereof, and insgrprjng it Nord "'Angust,o ip lii o t be iie', I I-f SrCTION 2. T'1'a tisetion four of Clio same act be, ib'd is hereby, amended' as follows,.te wit By .u.triking ou the word9,"lftcenth day of Febru try," in the aecond line th-eeof, and1 insert Ing the words "it'eenti day of Aprii" in. lieu of the S.Lo. Sr.IoN 3. That sC'tioi 1iv b nlo afltdo, by striling on t 'ho %%ord "robi ," wisere it ou'rs In Iie nIinth lino ervf A pi ruved February 27, . 1). 1873. 'Ak ACT TO TNISI ANY -F 'tSOli t N .1 80 PERSONS WHO SL L. SELL AND CON VEY ANY ieAL Oft PESONAi, PRO EIITY ON WHIChI A diI" OF AN I ENlI MarY EXIST WITOUl' YIVIN. NO IIC. OF UCH I.EN TO THIE rUlICHASE R OR PUIRCHIA'EIlS. - Be it enacted by the r nyt. I'i d 1Iouse of Representative. olf tlieO. 'e 6ft 8'uth Caroiina, now met uind tIr i in General Assembly, and by the ai fhorit.y of the s-ime : SECriON 1. That from and after the b 'ssarg of this act-, any person or jer*onts Kho shall wilfully and know ingly sell aind convey any real or per 811all pioperty on whieh any lien or lie is exist., without first giving notice of such lien, or !iIns to the pir-haser or purchasers of such real or personal broperty, shall be deemed guilt; of a ini-demnelinof, and, on conviction thereof, ,hall be iiliprisoned for a te'rmi not less than ten , ays nor more than three years, and be' iided Tiot less than ten dollars nor niore than five tholis and dollars' or 'itii'er oi b'oth, it' the dliseretion of the court : PIovideil, hat the penaltios enumerated in this act shall not apply tp p 'bbo officers in the discharge of their o cial du. ties. Approved February 12, A. D. i873. .AN ACT TO PROVIDE FORl 'TIE ADalitNtse TJItATION OF DhRELICT EsTATEs. Be it enacted by the SenatE aiid House of Represeuntatives of the S ate of South Carolina, now met and sit ing in General Assernbly, and by thie aua thlority of the same: SECTiON 1. That whenever it shall 'conie to.the kuiowledge of any clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of any county in this State that the estate and efreets of any decensed person, ats to which admin Ieratiodi couild lelllt be granted by ilie jgdge of pr'obate Jf' his county, restlin for the period of ixImonths8 entirel3' or jWirtl'alt ullad iiide'tred; either by rcens'on " noltp. plicatiois for h'~tters of odinr Strati Oni or froi any othiet- basuse; 6o t it thero is no legally appointed rep,reeitatiyo of such dleensed porson, it Eball b'e the duty of the clerk of the court to inake application to the judge of pro bate of the county for letters of ad ministration on the estate of such do ceased person, acedmrpanid ith a htatemient of the natuire, ceorliion arnd valtic of' the said etate, so far as it may be knowUi to him ; and, thiere., uipon, it shall be the dit~y of such judge 'of probate to iasei-t gn~tioe of suohb ap-I plication, in the usuial foin, for forty days, in some public newap er ,pub lished in suceh county ; or, if there be no such, in some adjoining consity, lind also at the door of the couit house; and; ofter such notice; to granst to biioh clerk of the court letters of ad'. mninistration on the estate of such 'deceased person, with the will an ~iexed, in ease there be a will; and such a clerk shall give bond, withy (wo sureties, for the faithful dliargd of his duty as sucoh administrator, ifi kuch amount as puld be requifed 'of any other administrator. SECTION 2. That, upon the grais of bueh l'itters of administration, such 10leak shall be entitled to all thc, rights, powers and authorities, and *hall be subject to the same duties $ nd obligations and responsibilities in relation to said estate aid the ad. #pinistrathotn thereof, as are nxow pro -Vided by law in case of administra tor., and ebhll bn enis!1' *m avn ner bentum of all moneys coll--eted b bim ; and, in addition to the ilin ian inventory, appraisement and at oount in the vffice of the judge of prc bate, shall also keep an oflicial reco 'f he s eiid all his proceeding therln, I I his opn ollice, which sha be submittol at each term of th courl to the circuit judge ; and th said c bi-k Altall have the right to pot pC6ion of au, of the goods and chat els of euc deceased person, and fna3 y authority of the judge of j;r'btt: hell an d dispose of the same ; and an nate so made, in pursuance of sne order, shall be good and valid to all in tents, as if regularly made by an other administrator. SECTION 3. That whendier; afte the grant of such lettei-a ,f adminis tration to such clerlt, any other per son who would b'e ebtitled to Jetter of administration on such ebtate, a specially designated by law, shall ap ply to the judge of probate of the coun ty granting the same, and be ieady t give the required seburity; the letter of administration preiouisly gra te< to such clerk shall be rovdlked and th, 5ame be granted to sch lierion so n plying for ihe same ; but such revo nation shall in no wise be held to an nul or impair anly act legally done Dr riglt aeCItired previously, under o 6y Vltll tu f suchi adminli't iti'on; ,,Appro'ed February $b, A. I 7.1 A.i, 6CT TO FIX 11 A1,IF 1- 1. N4 P o Be it epticted by the Smati an I orml of Replesentativ~es oif the StatL f Su6th Carlitne, ;ow tuet and sit tin in deIl. al Aseibbly, fin' by th autoritty of the same . 8EC' VIN 1. That hereaft3r th April term of the SUpr etie Cour 31iai.i conmience on the third 'uesdai if .Nr il i each year. ' ECloN 2 Thit all a'ts or part rf acts iheonsistent W'ith this not be; an te Same are heteby, repe ted. A proved January 24, A. D. 1873 A N ACT TO AMEND CilAPTER ., FECT10] -I, 01 VISE si.:o STAU'Es o s iUT CAhkolIA. lIe it enacted by the Senate an IOnILue el Repre:sentatives of the Stat. of Souih Carolina, now met and si tinj in eheral As.-enjU, and b the authority of the stine ! Sr4e i 1., 'hat Chapter .fty, (r. bection 11our, (4 ) (f the general stut iltc of South Carolinii" bei and th Iile is hereby, amended 'y insertinj at the end of Ih I e tion lie follow ing provisd :.'rovid,. It shall ni. be layfill for" any person resident o the s'ea islands, in the county o Beaufort, to allow horses or mules t run at lare frin tlie first da 0 April tifl th'e Ira. di"g of Novemb'ei nor catt l1; sheep or goats fi-roi th day of April till the first day of I< cember ; nor hogs from the first, dia of March till tIle first day of decenm ber." SVcTIOI : 4aL a11 ats or ar6 s < acts inconsistent with thislaIl Ur inah way conflicting iiti iny of its prc visions are liergoy repealed. Approved Februa;y 26, A. ]] 1873. AUAT TO AMF.ND TuIf I.AW RP.L.AtjN -rO-rHE U~l.I.ECTIoJN OF'I'AXE.'. Whereas, by an act of the Genert aebgaproved Januiry l'tt c7steeomn pt Il1e rgenera I wi~t $he approv'iil 01 the Uovernor, ha1 been authorized to ertend the timt for the payment. and EoIdeeti~n< taxes for the fiscal &ear eonimen'ein November 1a4, 1872, for, sucih tpio, a many be'necesary therefor ; End wlbre da It is provided b y law that the olliee Eliarged Ni'th the'rissesment imud col lection of t axes shanRl, after theo peri o~d limited and BpOeified; affix penal ties for the nonipaymnent of said tazGo within those pefiods, and advert isi ill soll ~ill ahde n pon which thi laxes shall not hive been paid be fore a time ape qil ed thiere-forc, B~e it ep acted by the Senate an< flduae .of Rlepr~seniatives of ti State of Sop th Carol'na; now mct an< sfLind id Uenera l asembly; and b thiU ,auifhity~of the same. Srkc'tos 1. That in all eases where the comptroller..general; with th6 ap preval of tile Governor may hav, extend qd he time for tbe paymn andrl leed oni of taxes; it ebiall b. lawful for the said conmptroller-gene ral, with the like approval, to ci tend the time ,wherein the penalty o penalities shall attach, and also th time whqn thie idiertisement an sale of sueli delincfuenat lands ,may bi made .s as the samse may eon 'orm, a near as mnay be, to the period fixe by: law ; and all Ediertisements an sales made ih a~cordanee with thi listrujtionis o'f the said comptollei general, and all .nets done, or requir ed to be dong, by any offider charge, with ang duties required in the col lecti on. of taxes or conni~cted there iGith; by virtuie of iEoil huthority shall be, in all ieig'eoe s; a l'egal;. an shall nave thu biixne forge iad efreei as if the said a~ts hiid be~ii done an duties perforrned iiin. the perio now fixed and ape'eifeil by law.. Approved F'ebruary 26, A. 1673. Y OF )IlA Itl1100, AN 1) NAV GAll. s IIEAIN, IN TiIS -TATlE BY TiIE D)1if. NCiIAi:GEi Tn i-i N 0-' n .I.i3T OF .TO NE, .~t A. D O, lt i. v MATI*nk Al.s. B Be it II.etcd by the 'in te anld I IIouse of Representa e. oj ti.S ate of South Carolitin, row. anL ;,od sit e tin(g in Genli ! AsCmbll, and by Ihe - aut hority o' the san.e Ssc.iorl 1. That any owner or nn , ter of any :pe!5( aikitinl the wa ters of tii 8tai %-I phiiall direha, i'ie or ca nse oir e si. to be d icharge I, It from said ves.el liny' ballast of atone, dirt; or othier heavy material into any Shirbor, bay, ort nav igabIle streanis of this 8!.te, whereby the navigi.tion r the cot is hindered or obst ructed, or i.I likely to hinder and, obe-tiuet the navigation, shall be l!o to b'VI I ty e of a miidenieanor, ard upon conv ie s tion thercut al for the first of - fer.s, be inipris-oned if tie county jail for a period not lem, than ten days or more thati thirtiy days; dr a i fine of not lc's thati twenty dollars I or in-re than one bonded lollars ; and for the second offense shall be impi isuned for not less than sixty days ir tI.ore than one year, or filted - not less than one hundred do. lrs nor inore than live hundred dollars, or r hoth, at the discretion of the courl. Une half of said line Shall go to the infoiner, a.ndl the balance to the treasury of the county wherein the offense was coimiitted. SEcTIoN 2. That tlh!,i net shall Z. take efLet tix months fie4 the pas saige thereof ; and it shall i be the duty of all harbor naiters to uncify all iiiasters of vesseh cailiiing iiniii their - respective ports of the 'rovisions of this act ; and where there is no har bor niaster, the chairman of the neard kof pilot commi"sioners shall u1 -tify the miasters of vessels. A pproved February 27, A. 1). 1873. i AN' ACT TO AMENI) OECTION l2CIIAPTER I CiI, OF TiHE G.NIJUAL STA'UTES OF SOUTII CAlIOLINA. lie it en eted by the Sonate and llonse of l1-pressntatir'es of the State 4 of South Carolinn, now met and sit tit g ii beneral Assembly, and by the autt.ority of the sane : I Si:c rioN I . Tait -CCt ion 12, Ohap CUIL., of the general Statutes of outh Caroliai, be anended,.by adding, after t iiword. "illlars," line fiftecu, these words: "Or be hInb"rIsoned for ) a pel iod not less than one month, nor - more than one year, at the discre a tion of the court." Approved February 25, A. d. 1873. t f AN A 'T To A'MEND AN ACT ENTITI.ED AN ACT To PRovinE FOR TIE ELEC 0 TION OF TilE OFF'CRs OF TilE IN C0lt roi1 ATEi) Cr I ES AND 'tOWNS' IN THE STATE OF SoUTIl CARoL.INA. t Be it enacted biy the Senate aind Itoonse (f representatives of the State of South.UCarolina now miet and sit ting in 0 . ne'al I A.S'-einbly, and by the authority of tile Ratlic: f .That section 3 of vii act entitled y 4an act L-> provide for the .lebtion of the officers of the inoorpoiated cities and towns in the dtato ol'Soutli Cai-o lina" be amiended on lines four and five as follows Strike out ".even" (4) and~ "Iie (5) anld insert ''ix'" (6) in llIien thereof. Approved January 25, A. D). I 873. AN ACT TO iCtU~lI. ITE TilE SEltvacE OF s P'ilte EsS l88S.ING FROMI ThlE SUPn E.\l E e. CtiURT. f lHe it. enacted by the Senate and1 a, Ilouse (of Rlepresentt aives of tile State 43 ol' South (Carolina, nolw met and sit . ting ill ConeralI A semtbly. andl by i. the~ authorit v of the samet: ?'edioN I. PTat the, 8nbtremte .boiirt of this State he, and is hb iby, .emipowored to retjiire the sheriff of i ch ad cvecey eoulnty in this State to whlomi any~ order or process issuing froum said coni-t may be directed to serve and execute tile same1, and( shall have t1:e samel powei- lo enforce ~suchi servica anid exr-cution; Eind lo piinishi defaudlt thlereini; as is now vestedl in thle,Circuiit, Courts ill proce.-s issuing therefrom. Approved February 20, A. 15. 1873. A.N Act '1 AntEN I sECtNN 6 Or knAP Tiln ~xit Of' TIll.: GE.N a1:1.! stATtJTl&. lHe it, etnctedl by thei Son at h.ati d Ilonre 6f Iletprescritativos of tile fdta to of Souith.iCa. ol inal, no0w itnet ansd sit.. tingl iln Ueneral, A isembly, an~d by thle aiut hot it y of' ihe aaine : SE.in I. Tlhat teetion t3 of chiip ter LX I. of the genieral stritateE he a amendellfd so as to, read~ as folIlows: i That it shall not be lawful for lily 1 aigent, of anyl insuirance company ill a the Unitead States, or any~ foreign .State, not incorporated by the lIiws of .this State, to take risks or' transact 1 any~ business of insuranne in this .State without first obtaining a license .from the Comptroller-Gener al, whicb ,Ill'ense shall extpire on the 31st day I df Srtat-ch of eacli year ; and for every , subhl libense the coilipimny ot- agent, 1 taking out tile same shall fay, or 1 cause to be paid to the comptroller general the sum of five dollars." a. A pproved February 22, A. D. 1873. HOLDING OF THE ClIcUIT COURTS In CenTAIN COUNTIES THIR-I N MIEN T 1) iN E 1). ile it enacted bf' the Senate anid I o o f lepore.renta t t*' o (f he Stat. ..1 S.,ntii Carlill ovv iet and sit I ing in G;en,-r.,l 6 . ly, tiud by the authol ity ( f the S.ie F.CrION . Tat froln at~d after the is-mzge of this nCl th'e Circuit Courts in th sih h eirAit s1iii1 be held as follows : I. Tne Court, of dendri,.'sions, at Chester, fol- th gouIt of Chester. on the fir.,t .1nday ofJ Jnnary, aud on the third MIonday of March anid Septe-miber ; and tht' Court of Comi mon Pleas, at (1hst r, for the county of Clie.ter, on tlie ifr.st 'e4liiciday after the first Monday of Juanuiry, ind on the fid \ Iqdnesday after the third Monday ini Mar'eh and Septem ber. 2. The No0 it4 deneral Sea ioti, at Yorkv'ille; ?r the county of ..ork, on the second Mondiy of January; and dh the first Nlopdav of April and October ; an4 the CourL of Common Pleas, at toilville; for tho county ol York, on the !Irst Wednesday after the second Monday of Janitiary' ad on the first Vednesday ,iftor tLI'e 1rt Mopday of A pril and detober. J. The Court of Ceiieral detip ns; at L-ncaster, fur the county of. I an easter, oil the third Monday of Janu. ary, April and UOtober ; and the Court of Conmion Pleas, at L ncaster, for the county of Lancaster, on the first Wednesdai qfte the th;ird Mon day of Janlaii-y, A pril and October. -f. Thie Cour t of G o neral Sessioas, at Viii-boro, for the county of Fairfi.'l.I, on the fourth Monday of dainuvry, -.d on the first Monday of MaN d!I Nv myv iber ; und the (. ourt of (o ) . l- t W in itisboro, for th'. e-mni t ' lairilui, oji the fir-.t We'.ii(:-t ' . er t he (Bsurh A1 onday) of Jniiui a,nl i he fir.-t WediIhs day att r tIe. fir.L Monday of M11.y inl SiC-rO 2. Iu the teiqnd .iredit, the Coud1i 'if Ouha be1onic, a Aikei, tsr the douitly of Aiken; :; the tir-t loudaIy of viov N:ida '; Nh * Septeiber'i, 11ni41 Ahe (on'.t f CI m inio Ples:, at A:kL- . fet'.- st of Aiken, on tI I1.w Wf lins-iay after the r-econd .l oi:tv (of Jinuary, May and Septeiber Si 9. In the third circui-, irt Oil delnerti Se--i-imls Altil I-e bh'vd at Kingstree, for the couity i.h itillianisim rg, on the firat NI iiday after the fourth Monday of ,AEidUary; May and October ; and the Coirt of C'mmnscmt . s shall be held at Kiii stree, fr the cou lty of WiiAlin. on til, first. Wednesday after the fourth MIonday of Jandary' May and detber. The Coui'of benbr.il 8es'.:ji' at Con wiayboro, for the county of n orry; on the first Monday after the fourth Monday of February, June atid 0C,. tober ; ani the Court of Coihmoi Pleas, at Conwayboto, fpi the county of llorry, on the first Wedneiday after the fourth Monda' of Febriary; June and October. .1 8F:.ron 4. The Circuit Courtp In the seventh circtiit biall be held ai follows : 1. The Coirt of General Se-sioni, bryonthe third Monday of .Janu Sry, Mlay and No emnber ;anid iLe 'ourt tof Common ..'l'a' at Newb~er ry'. for tlie eo~nty:'df 1Iewverry;<o t ie firat WV dnsday aftel- th'e third Nissn dlay of January, i. ay rihd Iv5P0ler. 2, Th'Ie Coplr. 6,f dIeteh lg di.in, et Laureisavillec, fot; the pounrt y of tLaurens, on the third Mop day of Februiary and Ju:>e, and the i first Monday after the fourth Mondgygr Novoist er ;anti the Couitt of Com-. mog1 l'heas; at LGurensv'ilic, l'or the c ouiity of Listifens, on the .first Wed nesday after the tlbiril Mlnduiy of February (hdd Jdtpe, and. d8 thie first Weneda after the firat \to nday after the fourth Mionday ini N ovcm ber. d, 'rie Cotirt of de chral (yo h, at Unionville,.for the coonty of Uinion; on the third Monday of Mardb, .Jdne arnd September ; qu d the Court of Coimon Pleas, at Unionviilo for the ~ointy of 1jw;ion, on the first Wodnes (jay after the third Sionmdiy of Mlarch, June and September, 4. The Court, of depecral Seson&' pt Sparta.b~irj qr the EOUnity Ol Spartanburg; onthE ,,f!rst M uj day at:er the fourth ilonjrl ,9 IS a irch and .July, and on the tibtrd Miond*i in October a~"d thE CoLurt of Con. tO)i'i Plo,.,t #ipartanlburg; for the~ ogunty of Spur tnburg, etn tige first WX3edndy a(ter .ths, fnIrt Aonday aftr ulhe four lh M~on'dgf in. March pitd ;iy, indol (thebol Crat Wedoets dhrs a: ter ho thirid M~onidaj in (ieto. Sit-i iO 5. 'That all writs, sum i-ns, IecognfitzaneOs and other pro~si ur, sof whatever kind, returnable to the Courts of Geile1i Sessons and Comnmon Pleca, itlo coiinttej isove named, be; a~id he saui' size hey made retur{p~ble I' the 98dris hbid in pursuane of alle fdrovisihi of this act In the same inanner ali if they had been issued or taken ili refor Sr~htbos 6* That all acta or parts lof acts 'moon:.isVtn w this act~ or r,-ogwaani '.Samto lae and th~e ,sam a e hereby, repealed. OFFIC E S(iITAtR oF STATF, C0(.u5:j1l, S C. Febru arN 4t h 1873 . The (C'.egoing act ij ig ol ,re-entisd to the Governvr er this ;at'e for hiis dpproval; and not hv ig been iAurnd by hitu to that ,ranch of t:, General Asseubly in hich it nriinated within the timtle preseribed by the constitution; ,1j becoeU a law withogit ,Ji, tipproval. .'e~etary i State. AN ACI* TO I1MOWER TiM SI'VIttIE C'LT TO FitA1E Il'ES AND MIlECT TI K SAM. Th 0 i1K Titit1) J.N TiMa Clt A, No)t0p o ,oh It :F XI ER.; IN CERTAIN CASES. %1! I- IV Be it e acte'd by do 8enate uid House of lIepresenitatves of the State of IVUih Carolina, now met and sit. ting in General Assembly, and by the authority of th same : SEcTION 1. 'h at whe,ueei-, in the courme of ily suit, action or proceed ing in th Suprotue Court, arising i' the exeie se of the o1inial jurisdie tion conferred uptn t ie chitrt by the onstitiion anit lgi w of tlE State, an issue of fact tiU1i arise upon the ple.dings, or whenever an issue of fact 'a ise upon a traverse to a ueturti in ilanilamus, prohibiting or certy rio w ileever the deterntgatio of any question of fact shall e neces sary to the full exercise of the juris. dicion conferred on the Supreme Court, the maid court shall haIvC jdw er to frame an ine tubeiP, 'id cer, tify the samne to tii direuit Court for the county wherein the e:suse shall bve originated; or, in casea of origins aljurisdiction, to tie Circ6uit bouit of the county in which th'e ciius'e of *.tion shall have ariseu. SECTIoriN 2. That, upon receiving the certiicate of such isue, framed from the Supreme Court, the said Uilsult Court shall forthwith cause tie sane to be placed at the head of the uppropriate calendar or docket of v.id court, and proc)feedt to try and dIt irtaiie the miid i684he in its due Irlrr,a-ird shall certify the detertnin iattion tl:ereof to the Supreme Court ly aft'er tlib trial thereof. , when required, shall settle arl t zigu :a case or a case coitaiiiing ex t .n( u*oriliiig to the praqliice in other causes tried in the 'ircuit Cou b. Sv.cTIoN4 3. That the Spreme CoIus t 6hll also 1 v0- the sutnee pow. era for the ouqd'miriient of ieerecs to take tetunjiy aind report thereon, utder nrue instructions as may be prescribed by the said. court in aiy causes arising in the Suprenio Couit wherein issues of ffi dt I 1-r ie are tiUl pot-sensed y t te Circuit Courte of %t iiState., Approved .inuary 25, A. D. 1873. AN ACT TO A.rNJ Sf.CTI ON 17 or cIar, TER XIV. OF THE OKENVbtAL STZr UIES OF TiE STATE. Be it enacted by the. onite and House of ltepr'pAeniatives of the State of South Carolqsa, now met and hit ting iii d enZsl Aasjembly, and by the authority of the jar : Thtase'ction 11, chsptrr XLV.1 of the generil statutes of he State be nifiended lby sti-iking ou,t thre wor ds "forty'J ve," 1iid iireortjfay, .in lieu thereofr; the words lift y-five," 1r\ pioved leruary 22, A. L). ii A br T'O d:A. srws M, l '7 or e Pfikn u ff-id r'n ('JNKERAI. 8TATCTEfloF StUrir cARlo ri.A 10 it enacted by t e Sn~rate , andi liouse of ltepresentatrives of rthe State of South Ciarolinii,.noNv met and sit ting in deneral A~sembly, i~n by 0 an aeoion4 of el.:ater eigtity. {hree of the general statuites of Southr Carol ina be; and the name are 6i-e bApproved. January 20 A. D. 1873. .AtA r to ifdKsD buirrI:R 20 og Till' a:I:lair, RratEs or rr Be it e ' eth'd !.y tge Senat e and flouse of Ntepreseitatives ol the .$tate of South Carolina, now tnet and usit ti~g jra General Aescmbly, and by tbo arithority of the same: Th Iat ch apty l!?0 of the genera-l clatutes of the b'tatE b'i am'endwd s follows i trlle oidt fhe wrord "thir. t'"wherever it, ocShdra irn section II1, adid ilkki-t th'e word "ninety in see tio I'1 l, andI g'sert "'Cix mnonths." ~Aproved February 20, A. I. As Act TO IrErzaL AN ACT F.Njii.E:n "AN iAbt TO PIIOViDFE rOR E OEN riir, r.icrsN ,A w." lB it, elnnoted by the Senaite and Ifouse of Representatives of the State of' dodt.a~rolina, now met and sit tingin iefeaI.. 4Msedibly, arhd by the author iitj .o esan Section 1. THi4l the act entitled "an iaot to jr'd~vide foi a general liechs.e law," pfov'ed Jiar b 13, A. b. 18t1,, be, and the same 18 here by repealo4. Section 2. This set shall take eflet from the 5rst day of April, I S. Approved .I)ecmbei 3b, ). D. 1872. AN, AV T TyAMRNX 41) IIC N [2, I 1 c . v l'X.(l.. r T I K . U IC% AL K UTA T I UT1. V SOU- II t..it u 1.1 N A. lie it enacted by the Senate and lionse of lRepresentativ s of the State of'South Carolin', now tuet amd lit. ting iII Oenl 1 A. seibly, and by the ahtlfrl of the Pame Th.,t .lecti.,n 12, chapter C1T., of the geteral statut(s of Solith C -1 ro. linia, be amsended h 'ding, aftr he Wo' I "doll..r,," fit 1, the.'. wordu : "or be i',q),ri*i,ite( fer a period lt, le.s thani one month nor mmu e th-ch 01no 3ear, at the discretion of t e court." A pyro ed January 25, A. 1873. AN ACT -roA.Mt:I V:p-riN 2, (llA1Tr n.xNv OF Tu E CK NU:IlAL .TA.TUTVE8 OF 30UrIl C.%luj. LI NA. Be it enaoted by the Senate and Hionse of Represe:tatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sit. ting in Generul Abiseiblj, aid by the authofity of tile sa:c . Seetion I. That twetic"fn ' of hap ter XXV. of the genieial statutes of SouthiCtolill A be ameinided as followr, Viz : "'lat trial ju.,tices 0hall be dida.buted as the convenieiee of the several counties require, and the number in commission siall not ex ceed, in Abbeville, thirteen,; Aiken, tell Anderson, sixteen ; "arnwell, Lilght 6 Blaeufort, thirteen ; Charles ton, tw'ent-fuur ; Chester, eight ; piarendon, six ; Colleton, twelve ; Chlestclerfild, five ; Darlington, ten ; Edgelield. twelve ; Fai hield, eight ; Georgetown, eight ; Greenville, nine; liorry, eleven ; Kershaw, nine Lan. caster, nine Jaurens, seven; Lex. irittonl, nine ;Marion; V1 ; Malboro, Newberry, tibi conee, nitne ; brangeburg, ten ;,. iickens, eight ; itichlald, t welve ; Opartanburg, thiir teen ; Suniter, eight .1 UnignI eight ; t Williamsburg, ten ; fork welve. Approved Jantiary 25, A. D. t AN ACT 10 NIo1CH 11 1in. rmI1A X-T Or TH Pol.l. TA X. Be it enacte$l. by the Senate and Slotpe of 11 jgesentatives of the State ot: South Carolina, now iet and bit. ting in General4ssembly; and by the authority of the same Secti.n 1. That there shall bo as sesse'd o1 a1l taxable polls in the State alt annual tax of one dellor on each loll tile proeceds of which 6hhll b applied to educsti'onal purposes; and if aily person shall refuse or noglect to pay ald t .4a. oq the exp iratiop of eio:nlie. lxcd for thebay.lenlk of nil taxes, the county treasurer shail, within twenty days thereafter, ftirnilh a list of all deljnjutl pools ,to the county coinmisLcrs of the county where ,the bei-sons so taxed I and delinquent have no property to be distrained for the.npajmont of naid poil ,tag as authoi ized in the ao ,pr,oviding for thn assessment aid taxation of pr.pperty, a rgve SepIeruber 13, 186I, tho person or per;on so delinquent shall be subject to a penalty of double the amount of their poll tax, andi, oi failinj to pay the same, when notI hicld oP f tlhp fact, within teil dayn rAfteI- suieli notie ~uch hera( 4s ,dall he required to work Ic uijon the hligh way or roards in their respectivec counties as thle county commlnissioners may~ direct, niot exceeding three cdays. fGiiing to do so, such dehinte shall be requiired to work ,1d pn the I hih ways and roadn of their re p'o -mil counties, als the couot y eflmtsalner. ISVn direct ; tired if Nalid delijrrt'eht.;, being personazlly whrne'd by ih u comlmissioner5', or iiy writ ten no t apry edp t their placeo of resdif:be ,.hall refrise dr beg!ept havineg b tenl days' notice to attend bay I ), l selvyes, or substitultes equaully able to perform saidI dulties as thiemselvesa, or to p-ay the double tax in lieu of said uties, or having attenlded themselvesI shall refun' to conafermuto .the .::e. qjuirements of tis act, or obey tile directions of tile county commflission-. ers; they a bfl be ionaidered guilty of a lnisdemncanlor, anid on conviction hereof, be imprisoned for the, same, ~ a county jail, for a ternu not loes than1 ten. days.. Approvcd February 20, A. D. 1873. AN Ae'r +o t((41,RF. cotNTY cono NY~nS TO nl;,PoltT To TIlE(GovEnINOR IN CAPITAL, CAS~ls. He it enacted by the Senate and flocue of Representaves of tihe State of South Carolina, now met and tit ting in dIeneral Anemelbly and by the authority of tile samfe : . S~cirroN I. 'That it shall be the duty of ech~ co0unty coronler, when ever a hotnicide has bei. comrmittp~d in hise'oudy, and the party COmt)ni It-. ting such homnicide has not been ar rested, or, haying been arrest ij had escaped puistpd,y ,before bill fonuud, to forwarg~ 4 re pott to, Lb0 G.overnor within three days aft er the, holding, an incjuest by hing, or; in ease of es-1 oape, within three days after . notice of such escape, which report shall embrace the name of the person kill ed, and the name of the person, if known. charged with commitin such1 hilomicide, t ggther with i copy of the evideuce tuleLi before the jury of in. ql st, and tie verdict roderd Itere p Ided; That, in CAC of Cs. it lhall be .. the duty uf thO Qherilf, or c'the- olice having Ciily6 I of the partS, to notify such c;ruei- of Lthe esca pe promp'tly. S:cTioN,2,. 1 nI thl receipt of nr rejort ao )r0idced inll actiq( I of thi act, the Governor ma9y il Ji discre ti mk flee SuCh rewarda nu the gravity el, the crip wra tno exceedings I!r. ed di l.irs in any Case, for Tr.-enon 1nd deliverv of ti g C edll criminaul, ns the Iliy be, 1 I til h'lhdflf of the coun-i ,:l.i . i-e~uvnard slaill bO he, 1icar1rant of the Govern. Stin : y corotitr V ho L.Ialt hull V yieIoet to make the report; .h 1rvidd in rInSeetion I of thi act; ha1.l1 be liible to iiidiet.mn t as for I% 11 isdlema onoi ind; iij411i edu" vietion hall he liid not iess t1anl $50 noif inoro t 4ian 06U, or imprisoned not ess than thirty diye nor muore thai ix nonths, or boti, at the discretiori >f the court. Setion 4. All acts iind parts ok lets inconsistent witi tii: act be, and he saine are hYoby; repeAled. Akproivel Ueliiry 27; A. I. LN ACT TO AENiS8:CTi 98,.99 AND loo, CiIAPTjer XVII oF TUIR GENIL. A1. S rATUTE1HS OF SOUT1 CAnOU.INA; n Iti.ATING TO iIOLDI. OF iNSUR ANCkI e it e'~C ejl by thle Sehito and louse of leprosentatives of the State f 8oui Carolina now met and sit ing in General Asoibly; and by the ditbo-tj oftelt * I b , Section 1. That section 08 of cha er XV I . of tie general statutes bd ,mended iln the fifth line of said see. ion, after tId %ords "bonds or stockg f this State," by inserting thq,% orda 'or of the ,Jnited 1.tates ' aigo; a he close of the said section, insert he following proviso "J'rovlded, how." L'er, Thal it E11all be the duty, and t is lereby required of the coimpkrol er-goneral, upon notico boinj! served Ijion hilii by the ageiit 0f any said ioipany or as.,ociation, accompanie4 )y proof s'ilficient to establish thl 'not of the i.usovloney of mll compa iy or as ociation so depositin g, to dis .ose U1, ;It publio otitery; to the high, :at bidler;, fter ,tenty-ono days' joti3e ofI sald raie, (1notico to be given )y publishing ill o2e of the daily pa. ,ers in the city of Columbia, and id )no daily pa per in the city of Charles: :0 1, 1o neh or so great nit , amunt f sueb1 bonds or stocks so depositet4 osswill enalde hn to reinsure the policy holderq of such insolveiif. comr pauny or afssociation, in sucl proper r.d inlolvent insurance compny or 'ssociation a any policy lder in iaid insolven{ company or associatidf nay deIirp, of elect, for the balanco f the unexired termu of yCh insur. MeCC prev'io'.ly tnken by him inl-said DIIPIVeIt comipany or association." Section 2. That section 99 of chip ecr XVII, of tile g1eneral statites b iended by insertlig.after the word ,State," in tile thiird line i sp tion; tie w'r'ds ''or o the i te Seti ., T1l at. 69eioo 09O of ha pter 2.V lI. o1f tio general statutes eC amieried by iesortigng a 9r the vorud "S'ate,'' in thie elee ti line, the rono era ci'he UnIited States.''" A ppr ead Febr uary 20, A. DJ ''73 r ?f!1 els ut JiisinlfcelR n . T.' alue of' eartha as a~ disinfee. o fand 'oernzer is well known 1 t n.-:2*'man of uleoCralted sorrs '.'Calnou w'Iunds .rithit isthe. -n m peral.. A new. appli. Lan of ti. b)'StC'em han l.atoly .beens le.'eribed, nameinly, the us~e of elay al i dreeainug for the faco in tw o eses >f conf1lenit small-pox - dusting it, in n1e powder', over the faces of tIlb ints~O aj the pnis.,los beg onio. iil-. y deveopedl. Tis , it is stated, ~ormed a ceor, dry, wholeasome sealp; ibsorb'ing the infectious mnateriali baling off during cotnvalesceace, an-t eaving the .underlying skin) in its aIltural and normal state. Th'ie pain: uil and persistent itohing which ij ueiI krnown as one ,of the worst, 3harasteristics bf the diseasq was b his eimple tnetns entirely abated. ['he earth used isa fine pe-lay. ice the accidentaj lb~rnin~ of the o 04 lartin Hloise on Fairp'tl'e ),ocunpie >y 0. V. Niets. 'e .1oa of the 'ailding waeprthl erdbjn 'urance. filie Ciples lousqed was in re#.rltines but w a sp'ed bit he egoient exertiSb'.4 the book a adder com ipany.-Camden Joursat. tdeparter! this life on the first In s'ant igt his hiome near llakstook, r. Jobin Strongr in the forty-ifth rear of his age. The deceased was4 rotheor of 1t0v. Ihngh Strong, pyd iris a, nyost ezemolary tnan anOd, ised ali 6iti zen.-Chester Reporter. "lou ean't do that again," said the sig to t'he boy who out his tall EEd