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pumuvous fJcpiirtmcttt. "CUT >UM TOO SHORT." The distance between my post and Santa Fe was over 300 miles, and to facilitate matters I was ordered to survey a new and shorter route?cutting off about 70 miles. A company, numbering 80 men, was detailed for the purpose; and, as the course led partly through a wooded region, a considerable squad was required to act as axmen. Three or four lively black-and-tan terriers accompanied the command, affording no little amusement by tVipir ftftivit.v in snanninc un unwarv poDhers. "*v" "vw*,*v ~ ?Ti?ot"r j o i y?* rats, mice, and other vermin. The aborigines, who frequently honored us with their presence, claiming to be "Good Indian, me," were excessively pleased at those performances. On a certain occasion, one stalwart fellow, who spoke a few words of English, said to rae: "Nan tan nh, heap good dog." "Yes," I replied, "they are good dogs." "Cut 'uin ear, cut 'um tail, make 'um good (log?" "Certainly; it is because their ears and tails are trimmed that they get along so lively." "Aough! Me not good dog; cut 'um tail?" "Yes; bring your dog, I'll have him fixed for you." Next day, my Navajo friend appeared with a small black, Ijidian fice, sporting a long tail, and ears to correspond. Unroling his precious quadruped from his blanket, he signified a desire to have the job done without delay: so I called two men, and bade one hold the dog while the other docked his tail with an axe. This did not suit redskin, who refused to trust his favorite to the tender mercies of savage white man, and preferred to perform the operation himself. I therefore ordered one of the men to hold the dog's tail over a convenient log, while the other held his head and forepaws. All being ready, the Indian seized an axe, but instead of using it as any other person would have done, he swung the blade high above his head with both hands, as if the object to be separated required his whole strength. Just then the soldier who held the tail gave it a sudden pull, while the one at the head gave a corresponding push. Down came the keen weapon, dividing the unfortunate "purp"just forward of the hind quarters, to the infinite disgust of the Indian, who picked up the disjointed halves, threw his blanket over his shoulders with indescribable dignity, and exclaimed, in guttural accents: Ugh 1 H?!! D?u! Cut 'um too short." Farming.?My bosom friend, Horace Greeley, wrote a book on "What I know about farming." You should peruse it. It is firstrate?in theory. Theory is first rate to run a farm or camp-meeting with. I undertook farming once. I took it on shares with another fellow. I done all the work, and for my share of the profits got the ague for nine months in the year out of the twelve. My partner, for his share of the profits, paid all Ki-k t-Avsva Wa Krtfk Aiiif of flio nnrl nf flio L1IV tAACO* T T C UUbU ^Ulb uv bUV vuu v* v??w first year. Talking about theory in farming, there are some men who won't set a gate post till they have analyzed it to see if the earth has the right sort of ingredients in it for the setting of a post in a hole. There is no theory required for breaking a mule. My theory is to go for the mule with a club aud with both eyes shut. I undertook once to break a kicking heifer. I first read a long treatise on the subject, and then went at her. I was knocked heels over head in less than five seconds. I sat down and made up ray mind that the man who wrote that treatise knew more about the treatise business than he did ahout the kicking heifer business. I reflected, and then acted and spoke irrespective of theory. I went for that heifer. I will draw a veil over the words I used and the things I did. But I went in to win, and I won. I can only say that that heifer never became a cow. What I know about farming aiu't worth bragging about. There is no theory can beat twelve hours of steady work ; there is no prayer for a plentiful harvest better than the richness of manure.?Josh Billings. fiST* The following true story is too good to be out of print: "Years ago there lived in Warren county a good and pious minister of the Methodist church, the Rev. Mr. Burge. His young eight year old hopeful, Watty, was mischievously addicted to the habit of purloining from his mother's closet, sugar from the dish; remonstrance both by the father and mother proved of no avail, and though Watty protested his innocence, the old lady said she would watch for him, catch him and chastise him. The Rev. Dr. Cross, then Presiding Elder of the Conference District in passing through the section, halted at Mr. Burge's to spend the night. He was assigned to a room, adjoining * k <\ a1/,aa4 il?/. Wn f tir'o me uiucuu, wic dwciic ui juuu^ IT o dations. At the first dawn of day on the following tnorniug, the revererd gentleman arose from his couch and repaired to the closet, a door of which opened into his room, to attend his morning devotions, and unfortunately for him, knelt near the usual position of the sugar dish. At thi3 moment Mrs. Burge had occasion to visit the closet, and quietly opening the door, discovered "Watty" in the very act, as she thought; highly inceused, she administered several severe raps upon the devoted bald head of the Presiding Elder before she discovered her mistake, adding at the same time, "I have canght you stealing the sugar at last have I ?" It is unnecessary to add that "Watty" was the only person on the premises that enjoyed "the scene that ensued."?Raleigh Neivs. tST A man broke a chair over his wife's head a week or two ago. When he got to jail, and the clergyman undertook to talk with him, he displayed a good deal of penitence. He said he was very sorry that he had permitted his anger to obtain the mastery of him, and to suffer him to do such an act, because it was a good chair, one of those old fashion chairs, which was an heirloom in his family, and he was sure he could never replace it. flaT At a hotel dinner a gentleman observed a person who sat opposite use a toothpick which had just done the same service to his neighbor. Wishing to apprise him of his mistake, he said, "I beg your pardon sir, but you are ushg Mr. 's toothpick." "I know I am. Do you thiuk I am not going to return it?" ? A shrewd little fpllnw was entrusted to the care of his uncle, who fed the boy very poorly. One day he happened to see a grayhound, whereupon he asked the little fellow if he kuew what made the dog so poor. The reply was "I expect he lives with his uncle." SfiF' A man, stopping his paper, wrote to the editor: "I thiuk folks ottent to spend their munny for paypors, my dadda diddant, and everybody said he was the intelligents man in the country, and had the smartest family of boiz that ever dugged taters." -? ? ? BST An Assistant United States Marshal in Louisville, in taking the census, asked a colored woman what personal property she possessed, to which she replied. "Nothin, but dese t'ree chil'en yere, an' dey an't wuth much since the 'mancipation procklermation!" ? * fcaT A wag out West who read, that dry copperas put into a bed of ants would cause them to leave, put some in his mother-inlaw's bed to see if she would not go. He said she was there at last accounts. ? fifST An exchange describing a funeral says: "The procession was very fine, and nearly two miles in length ; as was also the prayer of Dr. Perry the Chaplain." fta?" A colored man in the cabinet, is the war cry of the South Carolina republicans. They believe the negro has been kept in the woodpile long enough. | (ffihilltew'si Department. "KEEP THE GATE SHUT." An English farmer was one day at work in his fields when he saw a party of huntsmen riding about on his farm. He had one field ; that he was especially anxious that they should not ride over, as the crop was in a condition to be badly injured by the tramp of the horses. So he dispatched one of his workmen to the field, telling him to shut the gate, aud then keep watch over it, and on no account to suffer it to be opened. The boy went as he was bidden; but was scarcely at his post before the huntsmen came up peremptorily ordering the gate to be opened. This the boy declined to do, stating the orders he had received, and his determination not to disobey them. Threats and bribes were offered, alike in vain, one after another came forward as SDokesraan, but all with the same result, the boy remained unmovable in his determination not to open the gate. After awhile, one of noble presence advanced, and said in commanding tones: "My boy, do you know me? I am the Duke of Wellington, one not accustomed to be disobeyed, and I command you to open the gate, that I and my friends may pass through." The boy lifted his cap, and stood uncovered before the man whom all England delighted to honor, then answered firmly: "I am sure the Duke of Wellington would not vish me to disobey orders. I must keep the gate shut, nor suffer any one to pass but without my master's express permission." Greatly pleased, the sturdy old warrior lifted his own hat, and said: "I honor the boy or man who can be neither bribed nor frightened into doing wrong. With an army of such soldiers I could conquer not only the TPronnh hut. thp world." And handine1 the o boy a glittering sovereign, the old Duke put the spurs to his horse and galloped away, while tl:3 boy ran off to his work, shouting at the top of his voice: "Hurrah, hurrah ! I've done what Napoleon couldn't do?I've kept out the Duke of Wellington !" Are you tempted to drink, to smoke, or chew tobacco ? Keep the gate of your mouth fast closed, and allow no evil company to enter. When evil companions would counsel you to break the Sabbath, to lie, to deal falsely, to disobey your parents, keep the gate of your ears fast shut against such enticements, and when the bold blasphemer would instill doubts of the great truths of Revelation, then keep the door of your heart locked and barred against his infamous suggestions, remembering that it is only the fool hath said "there is no God."?Christian Weekly. + ? The Dark Road.?A good many years ago, a little boy whom we will call Harry, went from his country home to spend the holidays in New York with a favorite aunt. She had no children, and as she was very fond of children, she did everything she could when they came to see her, to make them happy. Many a pleasant ride did she give little Harry, many an interesting place did she visit with him; and the time when he was not occupied in this way was well filled up by Harry in playing with toys and books with which his aunt had supplied him. One afternoon, he took so long a walk with his aunt, that they were overtaken by night before reaching home; but this made little difference at first, for the light from the street lamps was so brilliant that they could see almost as well as in the day. All at once they ! came to a street, where for some reason, the lamps were not lighted. Harry squeezed his aunt's hand a little more tightly, she thought, but he said nothing. They soon reached the street, in which the lady lived, and, then, by the light of the lamps, she could see two little tears standing on Harry's cheeks. He looked up at his aunt, and said : "Aunt Laura, does God take care of people in the dark as well as the light?" "Yes, ray child, I think even better, for there is more need of their being taken care of then." "Well, then, aunt, I never will be afraid again in the dark." Harry is a man now; but he has never forgotten the lesson of trust in God that he learned that night. God sees you and cares for you in the darkness as truly as in the light. Never be afraid of any thing, but doing wrong.? Child's Paper. ? The Sack op Pearls.?A traveler mfesed his way and lost himself in a desert. Nearly famished with hunger and thirst, he reached at length a shady palm tree and a fresh fountain. Near the fountain he discovered a small bag lying on the ground. "Thanks to God !" said the man, as he lifted the little bag, "these are perhaps peas, which will keep me from starving." Eagerly he opened the bag and exclaimed, "Alas! alas! they are only pearls!" "Worth more than gold or pearls yon see, The little loaf that feedeth thee !" Though he had now a bag of pearls worth several thousand dollars, he was still in danger of starvation. But he prayed earnestly to God for help, and presently there came hastily riding on his camel, a Moor, who had * ..i i 1_ TT. i i lost tne Dag 01 pearis. xie imu uumpuasiuu on the starving man, gave him bread and refreshing fruit, and took him along on his camel. "Behold!" said the Moor, "how wonderfully God disposes all things! I regarded it as a misfortune to have lost the pearls, but God permitted it that I might return again and save a life!" "By little things Jehovah saves His people from nntimely graves." 8. S. Times. Fair Play.?The Hearth and Home talks thus to boys: "Fair play in play is the foundation for fair play in life. To play unfairly is to steal. By the rules of the game, you have certain rights and your opponent has certain rights. These rights, like all rights, are the nature of property. If you take the slightest advantage to which you are not entitled, you are to that extent?well, thief is a hard word to use. But I will let you or any other conscientious boy say what one is who takes that which docs not belong to him, and 1 thus iufringes on the rights of another. "The boy who plays fairly is sure to make an honorable man. I should not like to say that the boy who plays unfairly will grow to be a rogue. But I will say that the boy who takes unfair advantages in a game shows a weak moral nature and cannot be depended on in a pinch." ? ?+ Thank You.?"Mother," said a little girl, I gave a poor beggar child a drink of water and a slice of bread, and she said 'thank you' to me so beautifully, and it made me so glad, I shall never forget it." Now children can do a great many things worth a "thank you." Kind offices are every j where and at all times needed; for there are ! always sick ones, sorrowful ones, poor ones, to make happy by kindness; and it goes further towards making home happy than almost any thing else. Kind offices also are within everybody's reach, like air and sunshine; and if anybody feels fretful, or discontented, or re1 ~ ! ? ? ~ tiwfhnnlfAil nn/1 n?n n f c o m o rl lolnn I U1 UHlIIUUlMUIj UUU ITUUbO U IliViUtVlUV to cure it, I would say, do a "thank you's" j worth of kind offices every hour you live, aud ! you will be cured. It is a wonderful sweeti ener of life. Try it. ?. j Good Words.?I)o not be above your busI iness, no matter what that calling may be, but strive to be the best in that line. He j who turns up his nose at his work quarrels ! with his bread and butter. He is a poor smith who quarrels with his own sparks; there ! is no shame about any honest calling; don't ! be afraid of soiling your hands; there is plenty of soap to be had. All trades are good to 1 traders. Above all things avoid laziness. There is plenty to do in this world for every pair of hands, and we must so work that the world will be richer because of our having lived in it. fftrMinfl fat the j^ahhnth. CONDUCTKD KY REV. ROBERT LATHAN. ["Original.] OUR SAVIOUR. It. is scarcely possible that any individual of ordinary intelligence can contemplate the scene of departing into eternal banishment from all that is good into everlasting destruction without a shudder. The ideaoflyim<j down in a lake of unquenchable fire, fills the soul with horror which no words can fitly describe. The question may be appropriately asked, how do we expect to be saved ? The Bible teaches us that everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord is the portion of the sinner. We see evidences daily thai such a doom awaits the violator of God's law, How are we to escape this dreadful doom ] The only way is by believing ou Jesus Christ, There is no other way. We must accept oi salvation through Jesus or perish forever. When we examine ali the schemes which men have devised to save the soul of the sinner, we find them defective in every particular. They make no provisions which are at all adequate to meet the requirements of the law of God. None of them are able to purify the soul from its sinfulness. The soul is left to pine and die in the midst of all its moral polution. Iu Christ Jesus we find a Saviour able to meet the emergencies of the soul, He is able to meet the requirements of the law of God, and he is also able to wash and purify the soul from all its moral corruption. We should be very careful lest we make a sad blunder in the choice of a Saviour. Wc may make a mistake the consequences oi which eternity alone v;ill be able to estimate, We may barter our immortal souls for trifles. We may attempt to show the work oi our salvation with Christ. This we cannol do. Christ will be all or none. He is a jealous Saviour. The work of our salvation he will not share with any one, and he will have all the honor himself. Our simple duty is to accept the gift. [Original.1 OUR IDEA OF GOD. It has ever been regarded as a fact thai the worshiper is assimilated to the objecl worshiped. God made man in his own like ness, aud men continue to exist in the like ness of the God they adore. The object oi our adoration possesses a transforming influ encc over us. We are made like it. This idea was fully developed amongst the ancienl Pagan nations. They had a vast multitude of divinities, and each one had its transform ing influence. The worshipers of Mars were assimilated to him and became various ; the devotees of Venus became like her, abandoned characters. The principle is simply this Such gods such worshipers. It holds good universally. In making an application oi this principle to Christian nations, we see al once, that the idea which many individuals entertain of God is very incorrect. In fact il is clear that Christendom is more or less undei the influence of idolatry. The God of the Bible is the God of the Christian ; but it is evident that there is a pro'neness to strip the God of the Bible of much that is his by nature. We are prone to measure the attributes of God by those which we find in ourselves. There is also a tendency in us to degrade the attributes of God down to what we thiuk they ought to be. Correct ideas of the character of God are absolutely necessary before our practices can be correct. We cannot worship God acceptably until we have attained correct notions of his being and attributes. Our service must be intelligent as well as devout. The lattei characteristic may be very marked; but ii the former is wanting, our worship is only unmeaning and unavailing jargon. The only way by which we can attain correct notions of God is by a careful study of God's word and his works. The Bible must be studied first. Without the aid of the Bible the highest attainment we can make by the study oi the works of God is that there is a God. We can learn nothing certainly respecting his nature. The works of God, when viewed by the intellect, unassisted by the Bible and God's Holy Spirit, often appear strange and inconsistent with each other. These inconsistencies all vanish when viewed in the light of the Bible. It is evident that both, our present comfort, &nd our eternal welfare, depend upon correct ideas of God. [Original.] A MOTHER'S POWER. The proper sphere of woman is home. This is her natural place; in any other she is oul of her element. We cannot think that God ever designed woman to mingle in the public affairs of either church or State. Any privilege of this kind that is granted her certainly degrades her. A woman at the head of ai] army, or seated on a throne, or at the forum or in the pulpit, or warmly engaged in political strife, may display mental powers, but surely she is out of her true sphere. Whilsl it is true that woman's influence is thus cir curascribed apparently within a small area it is by no means feeble and insignificant Wa hesitate not to sav that the stroneesl power in the universe, save the power of God is that which is lodged in the hands of ? mother. This may seem, at first, extrava gant, but it will found, on close examination, to be demonstrably true. The relation which exists between the mother and the child, ii very near and very dear. The last thing ? mother forgets is her child. The child iuaj grow old and grey headed, still it is regarded as tenderly by the mother as wheu it lay it the cradle a tiny babe. The child may be come a father or mother, still in its own moth er it has child-like confidence. Morally, in tellectually and socially, the world is what il is by the influence of mothers. The instruc tion of a father is often neglected and his au thority despised ; but who can forget the warn ing voice of a mother, or contemn her author ity ? None but the most abandoned; non< but those who are lost to all that is good?th< abandoned of God and man. The world is indebted for its great men t( mothers more than to fathers, and the prayers of many a pious mother have been a blessing to the church for many generations. The op posite is also true. The most profligate anc abandoned men on earth are the sons of prof ligate mothers. It is almost impossible foi children to grow up decent and respectabh when their social and moral education is neglected by their mother. The church anc ! state aro unable to counteract the evil influ ences of a bad mother. What a position foi either good or evil every mother occupies Her offspring follows her to glory or to shame Her empire is the hearts of her children These she fashions like her own. Degraded children are almost always the sons and daughters of degraded mothers. How care fully and prayerfully should every mothei exercise her authority. She can do much J . -l J guuu ] sue Uttll UU UlUtii um in. ? A knowledge of our own weakness creates in us charity for others. I Srts of the ^enistatuee. j go v i official. an act To establish an Inferior Court for the trial of Criminal cases in the county of Charleston. , Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and 1 House of Representatives of the State of South ! Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same: That there shall be established iu the county of Charleston, an inferior court for the trial of criminal cases, to be called the Criminal Court of Charleston County, and which shall he organized by the Judge thereof, immediately after his election. Sec. 2. The clerk of the court of common i pleas and general sessions, and the sheriff of i the county, 'shall, respectively, be the clerk . and the sheriff of the criminal court, and may act in person or by deputy. All prosecutions \ shall be conducted by the Attorney-General, or the Solicitor of the circuit to which the county of Charleston may be attached. These ? officers shall receive the same fees as are now provided by law, and the Judge of the crim, inal court shall approve their bills for services rendered in the said court in the same manner, and in like cases, as Judges of the circuit court are now required by law. ' Sec. 3. The Judge of the criminal court ' herein provided for, shall be elected by the General Assembly, at the present session, and ; immediately after the passage of this act, he I shall qualify in the same manner as the circuit judges, and shall hold his office for the term of four years, and until his successor is 1 elected and qualified. He shall receive from ! the treasury of the State a salary of two thousand five hundred dollars, payable in the , same manner as the salary of circuit judges. He shall have power to practice as an attor, uey in all other courts except the criminal y court. Sec. 4. The criminal court shall have ex elusive appellate jurisdiction of all criminal causes from the courts of trial justices for f Charleston connty, and exclusive original iiirisdietion of all criminal causes less than capital, and not at present conferred by law upon the courts of trial justices. In these cases the same laws, fees, powers and practice ! shall prevail in the criminal court as in the 5 court of general sessions, and the juries shall be drawn and empanneled in the same manner as is provided oy law for the court of general sessions: Provided, That the grand jul ries drawn for the court of general sessions . shall also be the grand juries in the criminal court. Sec. 5. The criminal court shall have the " same power and jurisdiction as the court of P general sessions in reference to defaulting ju rors, estreating recognizances, taken in all 5 causes within its jurisdiction, and punishing t for contempt, and may issue rules, orders and attachments in the same manner and in like ' cases as the court of general sessions. The judges of the criminal court shall ex-officio ' have all the'powers of a trial justice, s Sec. 6. That the judge of the criminal [ court shall have power to execute the provisions of the habeas corpus act, and shall also exercise jurisdiction under habeas corpus at , common law, in all cases arising within the county of Charleston: Provided, That during the session of the court of general sessions for the said county, he shall exercise no common law jurisdiction under habeas corpus. Sec. 7. The criminal court shall be a court of record. It shall ordinarily sit in the court room of the county court house, and when the court house may be occupied by the circuit court, a ouitable place near shall be pro vided for its sittings, by the county commis sioners. In case of an epidemic disease prevnilinor fit. the oourt house, or for anv other ' ? # / -- ? * good cause iu the discretion of the judge, he may adjourn the court over to a future day, or to some other place in the county; and witnesses, jurors, and all persons concerned ! having due notice thereof, shall attend at such i time or place. Sec. 8. The criminal court shall hold four ; regular terms during each year, on the first Monday of Jan uary, April, July and October, ' each term to be continued so loDg as business ^ may require, and, if necessary, to be adjourn? ed, from time to time, in the discretion of the Judge. The Judge shall also have power to - hold special session at any time, in his discre, tion, and all processes issued and recognizances taken for the next regular term shall be held to refer to such special terra, due notice 1 having been given by publication in one or more of the newspapers of the county, at least * ten days before the commencement of such ! special session. i Sec. 9. Appeals from the criminal courts shall be to the Supreme Court in all cases j within the jurisdiction of the criminal court, in like manner as is provided by law for appeals from the circuit court. Sec. 10. The Judge of the criminal court ; shall, immediately after his election, order a . special term of the court herein constituted, to be held within ten days after the publication of such order; all cases less than capital now on the dockets of the courts of general sessions, shall be transferred to the dockets of the criminal court at the special term provided for in ; this section. . Sec. 11. All Acts or parts of Acts inconsisl' tent with this Act are hereby repealed. Approved March 13,1872. AN ACT To charter the Raleigh, Columbia and Augusta Air-Line Railroad Company, i Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South ' Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same : ' That for the purpose of building and estab: lishing an air line railroad from some point near the city of Augusta, Ga., within the lim, its of this State, by way of the city of Colum, bia, Chesterfield, Cheraw and Marlboro, to ; some point on the dividing line between this State and the State of North Carolina, to be ' determined by the corporators hereinafter 1 named, that a charter with the rights and privileges incidental to the same, be, and is , hereby, granted to, and vested in Charles 1 Adams, John Smith, Thomas Steers, August 5 Brennicke, John T. Lee, Edward Allen, t Philip Heller, M. D. Stone, Lewis Wilson, . I. T. Owens, R. L. Jones, Thomas Sands, James Harvey, M. B. Allen, Amos Miller, ^ David J. Hanks and their associates or asi signs; and when a company shall be formed - in compliance with the conditions herein pre. scribed, it shall be known by the name of the Raleigh, Columbia and Augusta Air-Line Railroad Company, and shall have a corporate existence as a body politic in perpetuity. Sec. 2. That the capital stock of said com pany shall be two millions of dollars, in shares - of twenty dollars each ; and in order to raise . the said capital stock, it shall be lawful to 2 open books of subscription in such places, and , at such times as may be deemed for the best interest of the corporation, under the direction of the corporators; the time antf places ior > receiving such subscriptions to be determined 3 by a majority of the corporators ; but should r such a majority fail to fix such times and ' places, then such times and places may be j fixed by any four of the corporators hereinbe"ore named, having given due notice of the same in any newspaper or newspapers of the r State; and the subscription b^oks shall be i kept open for twenty days trom such times, 3 and at such places as said corporators may I determine; that on each share of stock subscribed, the said subscribers shall pay two dollars to the corporators, who shall deposit the same in some national or State bank. When one hundred thousand dollars shall have been subscribed, the subscribers, their . executors, administrators and assigns, shall | be, and they are hereby declared to be, incorI porated into a company, and shall have all the rights and privileges conferred upon the [ Northeastern Railroad Company; Provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall i be so construed as to exempt the said company from the payment of taxes; and provided further, that this act shall not be con strued so as to bind the State to endorse, guarantee, or aid said road. Sec. 4. That the said company shall have the right to build bridges across navigable rivers; Provided, that they shall put in good and sufficient draws, and shall construct necessary stations and turnouts, with one or more tracks to the road, with such guaee as the said company shall determine, and full power to conduct such branches and make sucn connections with other roads as they may determine, at their discretion ; Provided, that the said road shall be commenced within three years, and completed within ten years after the passage of this act, or the charter will be forfeited. And provided further, that said road shall be subject to the provisions of an act entitled "An act to declare the manner bv which the lands, or the rierht of way over lands, of persons or corporations, may be taken for the construction and uses of railways, and other works of internal improvement, ratified September 22nd, 1868. Sec. 5. This act shall be deemed a public act, and continue in force for ninety-nine years. Approved March 9, 1872. AN ACT To make appropriations for the payment of the per diem and mileage of the mrinhere of the General Assembly, and the salaries of subordinate oflicere, and other expenses incidental thereto. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, if so much be necessary, be, and is hereby, appropriated out of any money in the treasury, for the payment of the per diem and mileage of the members of the tieneral Assembly, and the salaries of the subordinate officers, and other incidental expenses of the present session, commencing November 28th, 1871. Sec. 2. That the clerks of the Senate and House of Representatives be, and they are hereby, authorized and directed to furnish to each member of their respective bodies a pay certificate for the amount of mileage and per diem, to include such dates as the General Assembly, shall, by concurrent resolution, direct. Sec. 3. That such certificate shall conform to the provisions of section 23, article II, of the constitution of the State, and shall be certified by the President of the Senate, and attested by the clerk of the Senate, for all members of that body, and by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and by the clerk of the same for the members of that body. Sec. 4. That the subordinate and employes of the General Assembly shall, in like manner, be furnished with certificates of pay, in such amounts as shall be fixed by that oranch of the General Assembly to which such officers and employes shall respectively belong; Provided, however, that their pay certificates for services rendered common to the two Houses, shall be signed by the President of the Senate, and countersigned by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Sec. 5. That the treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to pay the said certificates at his counter, and to hold the certificates as his vouchers therefor; and he is also authorized and required to retain in the treasury office all moneys from incoming taxes. Approved February 5,1872. AN ACT To incorporate the Orangeburg County Fair Association. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the Barae, That Wra. F. Barton, Samuel Dibble, Harpin Riggs, Laurence R. Beckwith, Wesley W. Culler, James D. Tresevant, Berry Byas, J. L. Jamison, Henry Johnson, and T. W. Sasportas, and their associates and successors, be, and they are hereby declared to be, a body corporate and' politic, in law and in deed, by the name of tne Orangeburg Fair Association, and by the said name shall have perpetual succession of officers and members, and a common seal, with power to change the same as often as the said corporation may deem expedient, and the said corporation shall be liable and capable in law to purchase, have, hold, receive, enjoy, possess and retain to itself and its successors in perpetuity, any and every estate, real or personal, whether accruing to the same by gift, purchase, devise or conveyance, not exceeding in value fifty thousand dollars, and the same or any part thereto sell, alien, devise or exchange as often as the said corporation may deem proper, and by its name to sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto in any court of law in the State, and to make all such by-laws and rules for the government of the said corporation as may, from time to time be deemed necessary: Provided, such by-laws and rules be not repugnant to the laws of the land. Sec. 2. That the principal end ofahe corporation shall be the Dromotion of agriculture, mechanical arts, and other industry and ingenuity through an annual fair, and other appropriate measures, according to such rules and regulations as they may see fit to establish. Sec. 3. That the members of the said corporation shall be, severally, liable for all debts and contracts of said corporation only to the extent and amount of their respective shares therein; and the capital stock of the said corporation shall not be less than five thousand nor more than fifty thousand dollars. Sec. 4. That the property and stock of the said corporation shall be exempted from county and municipal taxation, so long as no dividends shall be declared and distributed among its members. Sec. 5. That this act shall be deemed a public act, and shall be taken notice of in all the courts of this State without being specially pleaded. Approved March 12,1872. AN ACT To Incorporate the Lancaster Riflemen. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That R. W. Cousart, F. A. Clinton, A. Hutson, C. L. Jones, Randall H. Sapps, Wm. McKenna, J. F. G. Mittag, and John Q. Cousart, and their associates and successors, are hereby made and created a body politic and corporate, under the name and style of the Lancaster Riflemen. Sec. 2. And said corporation shall have power to make by-laws, not repugnant to the laws of the land, and shall have succession of officers and members, according to their elections ; and to keep and use a common seal, and the same to alter at will; to sue and be sued in any court of this State; to have and enjoy every right, power and privilege incident to such corporations; and it is herebv empowered to acquire, retain and enjoy all sucn property, real and personal, as may be given or bequeathed to, or purchased by it, and to sell, convey or mortgage the same, or any part thereof, at will. Sec. 3. That the said corporation may, from time to time, invest their moneys, assets, or any property, which it may acquire, in such real or personal property, lands, stocks, or in sureties, in such sums, and on such terms and conditions as it may deem proper, and to execute bonds, Ac., under its corporate seal: Provided, that the maximum value of all property held and owned by said corporation, shall not exceed twenty-five thousand (25,000) dollars. Sec. 4. That this act shall continue in force during fifteen (15) years, and may be given in evidence without being specially pleaded. Approved March 12, 1872. AN ACT To Incorporate the River Guards, of Hamburg, South Carolina. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same: That John Williams, Lewis Cartledge, Cato McGraw, James Coleman, and their successors and associates, are hereby incorporated and made and declared a body politic and corporate, in deed and in law, by the name and style of the "River Guards," of Hamburg, South Carolina, and, as such body politic and corporate, shall have power to make, use, have ana keep a common seal, and the same at will to alter; to make all necessary by-laws, not repugnant to the constitution and laws of "his State, and to have succession of officers and members, conformable to such by-laws; to sue and Ka anaH nWd and hfl imnleaded. in anv I f --r y - ^ court of competent jurisdiction; and to have, use and enjoy all other rights, and be subject to all other liabilities, incident to bodies corporate. Sec. 2. This actshall be deemed and taken to be a public act, and shall continue in force, from and after its passage, for the space of ninety-nine years. Approved March 12,1872. AN ACT To incorporate the Provident Land and Real Estate Company, of Charleston, S. C. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That Benjamin H. Hoyt, Thomas A. Davis, Aaron Logan, N. T. Spencer, W. R. Jervey, S. E. Gaillard, Isaac Reed, H. W. Thompson, P. P. Hedges, and B. A. Boseman, jun., and their associates and successors, are hereby created and made a body politic and corporate, under the name ana style of the Provident Land and Real Estate Company, of Charleston, South Carolina. Sec. 2. And said corporation shall have power to make by-laws not repugnant to the laws of the land; and shall have succession of officers and members according to their elections; and to keep and use a common seal, the same to alter at will; to sue and be sued in any court in this State; to have and eninv everv ricrht. t>ower and Drivileee inci dent to such corporation; and it is hereby empowered to acquire, retain and enjoy all sucn property, real and personal, as may be given or bequeathed to, or purchased by it, and to sell, convey or mortgage the same, or any part thereof, at will. Sec. 3. That said corporation may, from time to time, invest their moneys, assets or any property which it may acquire, in such real ana personal property, bonds, stocks or in sureties in such sums, and on such terms and conditions, as it may deem proper; and to execute bonds, <fec., under its corporate seal; Provided that the maximum value of all property held and owned by said corporation shall not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars. Sec. 4. This act to continue in force until repealed. Approved March 4,1872. JOINT RESOLUTION To authorize and direct the Comptroller General to draw warrant in favor of C. Werner, on the State Treasurer, when certain requirements are fulfilled. Whereas, a joint resolution was passed in 1856, appropriating five thousand dollars towards purchasing the cast iron palmetto tree for a monument to the dead of the Palmetto Regiment; and whereas, on the 20th of December, 1858, another appropriation of one thousand dollars more, as additional compensation, was passed; and whereas, Mr. C. Werner was paid only four thousand dollars; be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That the Comptroller General be authorized, and is hereby directed, to draw his warrant on the State Treasurer to the amount of two thousand dollars, in favor of C. Werner: Provizlo/l Mi. Werner matron alforat.inns nn thfl pannels, as directed by the Commissioner of the State House, as reported by the committee on the State House, on the 20th of December, 1858. The State Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to pay, upon the order of the said Comptroller General, out of any moneys not otherwise appropriated. Approved March 12,1872. AN ACT To incorporate the Gowensville Lodge, No. 107, Ancient Free Masons, of South Carolina. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same : That the officers and members that now are, or hereafter may be their associates and successors, shall be known in law under the name and style of the Gowensville Lodge, No. 107, Ancient Free Masons of the State of j South Carolina, and under their corporate capacity, to hold any personal or real estate, and to sell or dispose of the same at pleasure, to sue and be sued, to plead and be impleaded ; they may enjoy all the rights and privileges as are granted to such like corporations by law, with liberty to have a common seal and alter the same at will; to enact such rules and by-laws, for the government of their order, not repugnant to the laws of the land. Sec. 2. That this act shall be deemed a public act, and remain in force until repealed. Approved March 13,1872. AN ACT To Incorporate the Reedy River Baptist Church, of Greenville County. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same: That T. W. Roe, Stephen Marchbanks, Barnet Hawkins, and their associates and successors, are hereby made a body corporate and politic, under the name and style of the "Reedy River Baptist Church, of Greenville county," with all the powers and privileges vested in such like corporations by law; to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in their corporate capacity ; to have a common seal, and alter the same at will; to enact such rules and by-laws, for the government of their body, not repugnant to the laws of the land. Sec. 2. This Act to be deemed a public Act, and in force until repealed. Approved March 12,1872. AN ACT To permit James McCullough to adopt, change the name of, and make his lawful heir, Joseph Allen Stepp. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That James McCullough, of Greenville county, is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt and make his lawful heir, Joseph Allen Stepp, and that the name of the said Joseph Allen Stepp shall be changed to Joseph Allen McCullough. Sec. 2. That should the said James McCullough die intestate, the said Joseph Allen McCullough shall inherit, in common with the other lawful heirs of the said James McCullough, his estates, both personal and real. Approved March 9,1872. AN ACT Authorizing James C. Thompson and his wife, Elizabeth Thompson, to adopt the child of Mary Couch, give it the name of James Lawrence Orr Thompson, and make it his lawful heir. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and xx r XX e fi/Mift, nouseoi xvepresenuiuves u* iucumlovi uuu>u Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same: That James C. Thompson and his wife, Elizabeth Thompson, be, and they are hereby, authorized ana empowered to adopt the child of Mary Couch, to give it the name of James Lawrence Orr Thompson, and to make it their lawful heir. Approved March 12, 1872. AN ACT To Renew and Amend the Charter of the 8aint Andrews Lutheran Church of Lexington County. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of tne State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same: That so much of an Act entitled '"An Act to incorporate certain companies and societies," I passed on the 20th day of December, A. D. 1837, as relates to the Saint Andrews Lutheran Church, of Lexington county be, and the same is hereby reenacted: Provided, That the said society be hereafter known by the name of the Saint Andrews Lutheran Church, of Lexington county. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall be deemed a public Act, and continue in force for the terra of fourteen years. Approved March 12,1872. AN ACT To Re-open a Public Highway in Richland county. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That the county commissioners of the county of Richland be, and they are hereby, authorized to cause to be reopened the old Gadsden road, commencing at a point near Jones' Crossing, on the McCord's Ferry road, and ending at the Gadsden depot, on the South Carolina Railroad. Aonroved March 12. 1872. ?rr- _ . ? , futMIt (?nquiw. TERMS IN ADVANCE ? 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