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Qvtotx&m IntcIIipctTo , ACTS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS passed by the LEGISLiTURE?SESSIOR 1870 LUD 187?. [OFFICIAL.] an act to provide fob the construction axd EEPAIE OF PUBIJC HIGHWAYS. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General A; sembly, and by the authority of the same, That immediately after the passage of this Act, the .County Commissioners of the several Coun? ties shall divide their Counties into highway districts, each district to contain Dot less than ten miles of public highways., nor more than forty miles, to bo convenient for repairing high-, ways, and may, from time to time, alter the same; and they shall appoint for each high? way district a Surveyor of Highways to super? intend tho expenditure of the highway tax and money appropriated for improvement of high? ways in hu district, and to.take charge of and keep in repair, at all times, the highways in his district Said Surveyor of Highways shall be removable: at pleasure; he shall be responsi? ble to the County for any damages which may i be sustained within his district, through fault or neglect in the discharge of his duty. Said Surveyor of Highways shall give bond to the County, with good and sufficient sureties, to be approved by the County Commissioners, in double the amount of money to be expended in his district, for the faithful discharge of his duties. Sec. 2. That for the purpose of keeping in repair highways and bridges, the County Com? missioners of each County snail, on or previous to the first day of January, assess a tax of eighteen cents, if so much be necessary, on ev? ery hundred dollars of the lists of the County, to be paid in money or labor at the option of the tax payer, and laid out in repairing high? ways ana bridges; and they shall annually, on or before the said first day of Jaunary, make ont a tax bill for each Surveyor of Highways, containing the amount of tax to be laid out by him in his district, with the amount of each person's tax annexed to his name, accompa? nied with a warrant, signed by the Chairman of tha Bosjd, authorizing such Surveyor to col? lect such taxjand they shall deliver the sever? al tax bills to the respective Surveyors, -and take their receipt for the same. Sec 3. The Surveyors of the several high? way districts, after receiving their several tax bills and warrants, shall proceed to give notice to the several persons liable to pay taxes, in their districts of the amount of their taxes, and of the time and place in which, and the teams, carriages and tools with whioh they are required to pay their taxes in labor; but no person shall be liable to furnish any team, car? riage or tool of which he is not the owner, ex cept hoes, shovels cr spades. Such notice may be given to all persons resident in the highway district, either personally or by written notice left at their usual residence; to non-residents by a written notice left .with or at the residence of their tenants, agents, or persons having the care of their property; all of which notices shall be at least three days, and, in case of per? sons residing out of the* highway district, at least ten days before the tune appointed for them to commence their work; and if such non-residimts shall have no tenant or agent in the town, notice may be posted up in some public or conspicuous place in the district; and the Surveyors shall make and keep a minute of the time and manner in which the notice shall be given. * Sec. 4. Any person, after he has commented working in payment of his highway tax, shall be subject t o the direction of the Surveyor,., as to the times when, and the place where, his taxes shall be paid and laid out in labor. Sec. 5. That at least three-quarters of the highway tax in any highway district, payable in labor, shall be collected and laid out be tween the 15th day of January and the 1st day of May, and the remainder between the first ?ay of August and the. first day of October, in each year, except as hereinafter provided. | Sec. 6. On any extraordinary occasion", when j any bridge or highway shall be destroyed or | impaired so as to require immediate labor to re? move the obstruction, it shall be the duty of the Surveyor, forthwith, to cause the highway or bridge to be repaired, or the obstruction re? moved ; and he may, for that purpose, call up-, on and notify any inhabitants or the district to afford him the necessary aid, or may hire other laborers, or employ other means to open or repair tho highways and bridges; and, in such case, tho notice shall be deemed sufficient to any person owing taxes, payable iu the dis ? trict. in order to make him liable for neglect to pay his taxes in money, if such notice snail be given si:: hours previous to the time when he i? required to appear and labor. If any person shall in such case, perform labor more than sufficient to pay the taxes due from him, or, if s person not indebted for taxes shall perform labor, the amount of such labor, or the 5alar.ee, may be accredited to such person towards his highway tax the succeeding year. Sec. 7. If, on any such occasion as specified In the preceding Section, any Surveyor shall, for the space of twelve hours after application made to hin for that purpose by any citizen Xeeiding wil hin his district, neglect to call upon the inhabitants of his district, or use the prop? er means to repair or open the highway or bridge which may be out of repair or obstruct? ed, he shall forfeit and pay to the County Com? missioners of the County, to be expended in repairing highways in such district, the sum of twenty-five dollars, to be collected in the name of the County, unless such Surveyor shall show sufficient reason for such neglect. Sec. 8. If, in any such case, any inhabitant of the district whose name shall be on the tax bill of such district, whether any tax shall be due from him or not, shall, for the space of six hours after being called on or notified by the Surveyor for that parpose, without sufficient reason, neglect to turn out and assist in repair? ing or opening such highway or bridge, as he ?hall be required, he shall forfeit and pay to the County the sum of three dollars, tobe col? lected aud expended as provided in the preced? ing Section. Sec. 9. If any person against whom a Sur? veyor shall have a tax bill, payable in labor, shall neglect, after being notified, as provided in this Act, to work out his tax, he shall be li? able to pay his tax in money; and the Survey? or shall proceed to collect the same, and shall have all the power the County Treasurer has by law to .collect State and County taxes; and he shall proceed in the same manner in the col? lection, and shall have the same- fees. Sec. 10. It shall be the duty of each Survey? or of Highways to lay out, in such manner as ho may think beneficial in making and repair? ing highways in his district, all moneys collect? ed by him in his tax bill, or receive in any other way for that purpose.. Sec. lr. Each Surveyor shall, keep full and regular Accounts of all labor performed, and ?11 moneys received and expended in his dis? trict, out of the labor that may have been per? formed by any persons over and above tneir taxes, and make return of bis account to the County Commissioners, annually, in the month of November. And it shall be the duty of each Surveyor of Highways to pay over to the County Commissioners of the County any .moneys which may remain in his hands unex? pended ; and any "moneys which may be so re? ceived from the Surveyor shall bo paid over by the County Commissioners ta? the succeeding Surveyor, to be/expended in the same district. And when any person Bhall have overpaid their taxes in labor or otherwise, the balance shall be accredited to such persons on their taxes for the succeeding year. When any Surveyor of Highways shall resign or be removed from of? fice, he shall also make such return to the County Commissioners as required in this Sec? tion, and torn over nil money:-, books and pa pers pertaining to his office to the County Com? missioners, or to Iiis successor in office, as they may direct. Sec. 12. If any Surveyor shall have failed to collect the taxes con tain ed in his tux bill, as required by law, or if he shall fail to pay over 1 any moneys which ho may have collected and j not expended, the County Commissioners shall proceed against him upon Iub official bond. Sec. 13. If any person receive or suffer bodi? ly injury, or dainago in his property, through a delect or want of repair or sufficient railing in or upon a highway, causeway or bridge, he may recover, in an action, of the County by law obliged to repair the same, the amount of damage sustained thereby, if such County had reasonable notice of tho defect, want of repair, or of insufficient railing, or if the same had j existed for the space of twenty-four hours pre- J vious to the occurrence of the injury or dam? age ; but no such damage shall be recovered by a person whose carriage and load thereon ex-1 ceeds the weight of six tons. - Sec. 14. If, before the entry of on action provided for in the preceding Section, the County Commissioners tender to the plaintiff the amount which he would be entitled to re? cover, together with all legal' costs, and the plaintiff does not accept the same, and does not recover upon his trial more than the Bum bo tendered, the defendant shall recover costa. I Sec. 15. If a County neglect to repair any of the highways or bridged which, by law, it is obliged to keep in repair, or neglect to make the same safe and convenient, * such County shall be liable to indictment and fine, as the Court in its discretion may order. The fine imposed in auch case shall be certified to the* County Gommissioners by the Clerk of the Court, and they shall proceed to collect the same from the Surveyor or Surveyors, of the highway district or districts, charged by this Act with the duty of superintending and keeping said highways in repair; the sum, when collected, shall be laid but in the repair of highways and bridges in the County. Sec. 16. Each person who s hall furnish work on the highways in payment of his highway tax, assessed by the County Commissioners, shall be allowed, for a good hand, at the rate of ten cents for each hour. It shall be the duty of the Highway Surveyor of the district to make such allowance for the use of teams, carriages and tools, as s hall be equitable and just. Sec. 17. That all able-bodied male persons between the ages of eighteen and forty?ve years shall be liable, annually, to perform on the public highways and roads, not less than three, and not more than five days' labor, un? der the direction of the Highway Surveyor of their district: Provided, That if any person, being warned to work upon the highways, shall pay to the Highway Surveyor, in the district in which he may reside, the sum of one dollar per day for each day required, the same shall be received in lieu of such labor, and shall be applied by the said Highway Surveyor to the construction and repair of the highways and roads in the district. And should any person refuse either to work on the highways ana roads or to pay the fine imposed as a penalty for re? fusing to work upon the highways and roads, according to tho direction of said Commission? ers, the said person shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, punished by imprisonment in tho County jail for the same, for a term not exceeding thirty days. Sec. 18. Each nighway Surveyor provided for in this Act shall receive fifteen cents per hour for the time necessarily employed in dis? charging the duties required by this Act: Provided, That he shall not receive exceeding fifty dollars per annum, except it extraordina? ry cases, when the County Commissioners may, in their discretion, allow a greater sum, and, in no event, more thau soventy-fivo dollars. Sec. 19. The County Commissioners shall, for the year 1871. levy no tax under this Act but that provided for in Section 17, but shall set apart a portion of the tax heretofore author? ized to be raised for County purposes, and have the same laid out and expended under the pro? visions of this.Act. Sec. 20. All Act3 and parts of Acts, incon? sistent with this Act, are hereby repealed. Approved March 9, 1871. ait act to renew and amend the ciiaetee I of the town of ande2.sox. j .Section 1. Be it enacted by the ?Senate and I House of ^Representatives of tho State of South Carolina, now mot and sitting in Goneral As? sembly, and by the authority of the same, That from aud immediately after the passage of this Act, all and every person or persons who may ! have resided within the corporate limits of the town of Anderson for one vear, or who may own a freehold therein, and their successors, are hereby declared to be members of tho cor? poration hereby intended to be created. ?Sec. 2. That the Said persons and their suc? cessors shall, from and after the passage of this Act, become a body politic and corporate, and shall be known and called by the name of the town of Anderson, and its corporate limits shall extend one mile in the direction of the cardinal points from the court house thereof as i a centre, and from a square. I Sec, S. That the said town shall be governed by an Intendant and four Wardens, who shall be persons that actually reside within, the lim? its of the corporation, and have so resided at least twelve months immediately preceding their election. The said Intendant and War? dens shall be elected on the second Monday in September in each year, ten days' notice hav? ing been previously given, and shall continue in office far one year, and until tho olection and qualification of their successors; and all male inhabitants of said town, who shall have attained the age of twenty-one years, and resi? ded therein sixty days immediately preceding the election, shall be entitled to vote for said Intendant and Wardens: Provided, That no persons shall be allowed to vote at any such ?election who shall not have registered his name as a voter with the Clerk of the Council, in a book or books to be kept by him for that pur? pose, by ten o'clock A. M., on the day preced? ing every such election. Sec. 4. That said election sliall be hold iu some convenient public place in said town, from nine o'clock in the morning until five in the evening ; and when the polls shall be closed the Managers shall forthwith proceed to count the votes under oath, statine the whole number of votes cast for each candidate or person voted for, and shall transmit their report of tho same, in a sealed envelope, to the Intendant of the town; and if there be no such Intendant, the same shall be transmitted to the Clerk of tho Court of Anderson County. The said Inten? dant or Clerk of the Court shall open tho re? port of the said Managers, and shall announce and publish the whole number of the votes cast, and the whole number cast for each can? didate, when, the several candidates receiving tho highest number of legal votes for the of? fice for which they were voted for, shall be >.o clared duly elected. The Intendant and War? deue, for the time being, shall always appoint three Managers to conduct the election, who, before they open the polls for said election, shall take the oath fairly and impartially to conduct tho same; and the Intendant and War? dens, before entering upon the duties of their otfice, shall, respectively, take the oath pre? scribed by the Constitution of this State, and also the following oath, to wit: "As Intendant (or Warden) of the town of Anderson, I will faithfully and impartially, to tho host of my ability, exercise tho trust reposed in me, and will uso my best endeavors to preserve the peace and carry into effect, according to law, the pur? poses for which 1 have been elected : So help me God." Sec. 5. In case a vacancy should occur in the office of Intendant, or any of the Wardens, by doath, resignation, or otherwise, an election to fill such vacancy shall be held by the appoint? ment of tho Intendant and Warden, or War? dens ; and in case there bo none, then by the appointment of the Clerk of the Court of An-; dcrsou County. I I Sec. 6. That the Intendant and Wardens, duly elected and qualified, shall be, during their term of office, vested with all the powers and ! authority with which. Trial Justices are at pres? ent vested by law, oxcept the trial of civil cases, ' and oxcept ad it may be otherwise provided in this Act; and the Infendaut shall and may, as often as may bo necessary, summon the War? dens to meet in Council, any two of whom, with the Intendant, or any throe Wardens, may con? stitute a quorum to transact business; and they shall be known by the name of the Town Coun? cil of Anderson ; and they and their successors, hereafter to be elected, may have a common seal, which shall be affixed to all their ordi? nances, may sue and bo sued, plead and be im pleaded, in auy Court of law or equity in this State, aud purchase, hold, possess aud enjoy to them aud their successors, in perpetuity, or for any term of years, any estate, real, personal or mixed, and sell, alien and convey tho same: Provided, The same shall not exceed, at any one time, the sum of ten thousand dollars. And the said Intendant and Wardens shall have full power to make and establish all such rules, by-laws and ordinances respecting the roads, streets, markets and* police of said town, as shall appear to them necessary and requisite for the security, welfare and convenience of the said town, or for preserving health, peace, order and good government within the same.' And the said Council may fix and impose fines and penalties for the violation thereof and ap? propriate the same to the public use of the said corporation: Provided, That in all cases of trials to be had before the said Town Council, as hereinbefore provided, the party charged shall be cited to trial by service upon him of a summons, under the hand of the Intendant, auy one of the Wardens, of the Clerk of the Council, wherein shall be expressed with cer? tainty the offence charged, and the time and place of trial, which service shall be made at least five days before the day of trial. Sec. 7. That the Intendant Wardens of the said town shall have full and only power to grant or refuse license to retail spirituous quors within the said limits, which license shall be granted in the same manner and upon the same conditions as they now are, or may hereafter bo unde.- ?he laws of this State, ex? cept that the Town Council shall have the power to regulate the price of license to keep taverns and to retail spirituous liquors: Provi? ded, That in no instance the price of a license so to keep tavern or retail spirituous liquors shall be fixed at a less sum than is established by the laws of this State; and all the powers vested formerly in the Commissioners of Roads are hereby granted to the said Intendant and Wardens within the said limits; and all mon? eys paid for licenses, and for fines and forfeit? ures, for retailing spirituous* liquors, keeping taverns and billiard tables within the said lim? its without license, shall be appropriated to the .uses of said corporation: Provided, That the Intendant and Wardens duly elected and qual? ified shall not have power to grant any licenses to keep tavern or retail spirituous liquors to ex? tend beyond the time for which they shall have been elected. Sec. 8. That it shall be the duty of the said Intendant and Wardens to keep all streets, roads and ways within their corporate limits open and in good repair, and for that purpose they arc invested with all the powers granted formerly to the Commissioners of Roads. And they shall have power to compound with all persons liable to work the streets, -ways and roads in said town, upon such terms as they shall, by ordinance, establish ; the moneys so received to be applied to the public use. Sec. 9. That the said Town Council shall have power to impose an annual tax upon the keepers of all billiard tables and ten pin alleys, or other pin alleys, within the discretion of said Council, and to grant or refuse licenses for the same, upon such terms and conditions, and subject to such regulations as they may, by ordinance, establish. They shall also have power to impose a tax, within their discretion, on all sales made by itinerant traders aud auc? tioneers, on all public drays, wagons, carriages, omnibuses, and other vehicles kept for hire, nnd on the owners or proprietors of all.dogs, hogs, sheep, goats and cattle kept within the corporate limits of said town. The said Town Council shall have power to impose an annual tax on the amount of all sales of goods, wares and merchandise, and also on the amount of incolno arising from all factorage aud mer? chandise, employments, faculties- and profes? sions, including the profession of dentistry ; also upon the amount of income from all mon? eys loaned at interest, and from dividends re? ceived from banks and ajl other stocks: Pro? vided, That no tax shall be imposed in any one case to exceed the rate of thirty cents on each hundred dollars of the value of such sales and income. And the said Town Council shall have power to impose an annual tax on all carriages and wagons, of whatever kind, kept for private use; on all gold, silver and other watches kept for private use within the limits of the said town. And tho said Town Council shall have power to impose an annual tax, not exceeding thirty cents on every hun? dred dollars of the value of all real estate lying within the corporate limits of said town, the real estate of churches and school associations excepted; and, for that purpose, they shall appoint three freeholders residing therein to assess the value of said real estate upon oath, and return the assessment within one month to said Council for taxation, and to fill any vacan? cy occasioned by tho death, resignation, refusal to serve or removal from office of the said As? sessor. And the said Town Council shall have power to regulate the price of licenses upon all public shows and exhibitions in said town, to erect a powder magazine, and to compel any person holding more than twenty-five pounds of powder to store the same therein, and to make regulations for rates of storage thereof, and for keeping and citoring the same. And: the said Town Council shall have jpower to en? force the payment of all taxes ana assessments levied under the authority of this Act against the property and persons of defaulters, to the same extent, and in the same manner, as is provided by law for the collection of the gene? ral State tax, oxcept that executions to enforce the payment of town taxes shall be issued un? der the seal of the corporation, and directed to the Town Marshal, or other persons especially appointed by tho said Town Council to collect the same ; and all property upon which a tax shall be levied and assessed is hereby declared and mado liable for the payment thereof, in preference to other debts due by the person owning such property at the time of the assess? ment, except debts due the State, which shall be first paid. The said moneys, together with all other moneys collected by authority of the provisions of this Act. and the ordinances passed in conformity tnercto, from whatever source said moneys may arise, to be paid into the Treasury of said town for the use of the corporation-. Sec. 10. That returns shall be made, on oath, to the Clerk of the Town -Council, during the month of January, in each year, of the amount of all sales of merchandise, Professional, me? chanical or other incomes, and of the quantity and kind of all other property than real estate object to taxation under the provisions of this Act, by persons who may bo Jiablo to pay the taxes on the same; and tho said taxes shall bo paid on or before the first day of Alarch then next ensuing; upon failure thereof any party in default shall bo subject to the penalties now Srovided by law for failure to pay the general t.itc tax. Sec. 11. That the said Town Council shall have authority to require all persons owning a lot or lots in said town to make and keep in good repair sidewalks in front of said lot or lots whenever the same shall front on or adjoin any public street of said town, if, in the judg? ment of the Council, such sidewalks shall be necessary, the width thereof, and the manner of their construction, to be designated and regulated by the said Council; and for default or refusal to make and keep in repair such sidewalks, the Town Council may cause the ?inrac to be made and pat in repair,*and require the owner to pay the price of making or re? pairing; and the said Town Council are hereby empowered to sue for apd recover tho same by action of debt in auy Court of competent ju? risdiction in Anderson County: Provided, That such contract for making or repairing be let to the lowest bidder. Sec. 12. That the said Town Council shall have power, with the consent of the adjacent land owners, to close all such roads, streets and ways within tho said Town as they may deem necessary, by aale of the freehold therein, ei? ther at private or public sale, as they may ad? judge best for the interest of said town; and they shall also have power to lay out, adopt, open and keep in repair all such new streets, roads and ways as they may, from time to time, deem important or necessary for the improve? ment and convenience of said town: Provided, That no new street, road or way shall be opened without first having obtained the consent of the land owner through whose premises any such new street, road or way may pass. Sec. 13. That the said Town Council shall have power, and are hereby authorized, to elect one or more Marshals fin addition to the Sher? iff of Anderson, who shall also be a Marshal of the town), to fix their salaries and prescribe their duties, who shall be duly, sworn in and invested with all the power, and subjected to all the duties and liabilities that Constables now have, or are subjected, by law, in addition to tho duties and liabilities specially conferred and imposed on them by the Town Council: Provided, That their j urisdiction shall be con? fined to the corporate limits of said town. Sec. 14. That the said Town Council shall have power to establish a guard house, and to prescribe, by ordinances, suitable rules and regulations for keeping and governing the same; and until such guard house shall be es? tablished, they shall be authorized to use a room in the common jail of Anderson County for the confinement of all persons who may be subject to be committed for the violation of any ordinance of the town, passed in conformity with the provisions of this Act; and the said Town Council may, by ordinance, or the said Intendant and Wardens in person, any one or more of them, authorize and require any Mar? shal of the town, or any Constable, specially appointed for that purpose, to arrest and to commit to the said guard house or jail of An? derson County, as the case may be, for a term not exceeding twenty-four hours, any person or persons who, within the corporate limits of said town, may be engaged in a breach of the peace, any riotous or disorderly conduct, open obscenity, public drunkenness, or in any con? duct grossly indecent or dangerous to the citi? zens of said town, or any of them; and it shall be the duty of the Town Marshals to arrest and commit all such offenders, when re? quired so to do, who shall have power to call to their assistance the posse comitaius, if need be, to aid in making such arrest; and upon the failure of such Marshals to perform such duty as required, they shall, severally, be subject to such fines and penalties as the Town Council may establish; and all persons so imprisoned shall pay the costs and expenses, incident to their imprisonment: Provided, That such im? prisonment shall not exempt the party from payment of any'fine the Council may impose for the offence for which he may have been committed. Sec. 15. That the said Town Council shall have power to collect the taxes from all per? sons representing publicly within their corpo? rate limits, for gain or reward, any plays or shows, of what nature or kind soever, to be used for the purposes of said corporation. Sec. 16. That all fines, which shall hereafter be collected by conviction in tho Court of Ses? sions, for retailiug without license within the '' corporate limits of said town, shall be paid one-half to the informer, and the other half to the said Town Council, for the uses of the cor? poration. Sec. 17. The said Town Council shall have power and authority to abate all nuisances within tho .corporate limits, and also to ap? point a Board of Health for said uxwn, and to pass all such ordinances as may be necessary to . define the powers aud duties of said Board. Sec. 18. That the said Town Council shall I have power to borrow money for the public use of the cbrporation'by issuing, from time to time, as occasion may require, the bonds of said cor? poration, bearing interest at a rate not exceed? ing sc venpercen tu ru per annum,to bepaidsem annually, for an amount not to exceed the sum of fifteen thousand dollars ; aud for the payment of the interest, and ultimate redemption of the principal, according to the terms of the loan, the said corporation shall beat all times liable: Provided, That the property of the inhabitants of said town shall be bound for the redemption of said loan in no other way than by the impo? sition of an annual tax, accordiug to the pro I visions of this Act: And provided, further, That a majority of tho owners of real estate within the corporate limits of said town, shall first vote in favor of issuing said bonds, and tho said Ijown Council shall give at least thir? ty days' notice of holding such election. Sec. 19. That the Intendant or Wardens i shall, during their term of office, be exempt from street duty; and each Town Council shall, within one month after the expiration of their term of office, make out and return to their suc? cessors, a full account of their receipts and ex? penditures during their term, and shall pay over all moneys in their hands,, belonging to I the corporation, and deliver up al> property, books, records and other papers incident to their office, to their successors; and, on failure so to do, they shall be liable to punishment pre? scribed in the twenty-first Section of this Act. Sec. 20. That all ordinances heretofore passed by the Town Council of Anderson, in conformity with the authority granted by exis? ting laws, shall be, and they are hereby, de? clared legal and valid. Sec. 21. That for any willful violation or neglect of duty, malpractice, abuse or oppres? sion, the said Intendant and Wardens, jointly and severally, shall, be liable to indictment in the Court ?of Sessions, and, upon conviction, to unishment by fine, not exceeding one hundred ollars, besides being liable for damages to any person injured. Sec. 22. That All Acts and parts of Acts heretofore passed in relation to tho town of Anderson be, and the same are hereby repealed. And this Act shall be deemed and taken to be a public Act, and continue in force for the term of twenty years, and until the end of the session of the Legislature then next ensuing. Approved March 9,1871.. joint resolution ordering that the hon. james l. orr, judge of the eighth judi? cial circuit, be allowed extra compen ' sation for holding extra courts. Be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Stato of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That the Hon. James L. Orr. Judge of the Eighth Judicial Circuit, be allowed an extra compensation of eight hundred (?800) dollars, for holding extra Courts, thirteen weeks, in the counties of Edgofield, Abbeville, Newberry, Laurens and Spartanburg, which said Counties were not in? cluded in his Circuit. Approved March 1, 1871 ? joint resolution to authorize the state librarian to purchase certain volumes of state reports. Be if Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Stato of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General As? sembly, and by the authority of the same, That the Librarian of the Stato Legislative Library be, and he is hereby, authorized to purchase, for the use of the Library, such volumes of Stale Reports, both of law and equity, as will complete one whole set of the same, including the necessary digests, aud that five huudre3 dollars be appropriated for the payment there? of, if so much be necessary. Approved March I, 1871 GREAT ECONOMY. Every Family Should Have Something to save Labor. ?.-4? E call the- attention of all to the faot that wo keep constantly on hand and for sale the best SEWING MACHINES ever made. We have two kinds : Improved Singerand the Empire. Any one can soon learn to uso them wita per? fect satisfaction. The* ?11 do anything in tho long catalogue of different kinds of work, such as Plain Stitching, of leather, heavy or light cloth, Hemming, Braiding, Tucking, Cor*diag, Binding, Trimming, Embroidering, Ruffling, to. Any one can tuok a shirt bsuom, without basting, in twenty minutes. The price may seem high, compared with tie Common Sense Sewing Machine and other eheap patents; but when you get an Improved Singer or an Empire, it will do good work for a life time. Besides, we warrant them for ten years; and on* of m will go to your house, if necessary, aad learn you how to operate the Machine. Also, we keep on hand and for sale ? fall sup* ply of Needles, Thread and Oil. We Bell the Ma? chines as low as thoy can be bought at the manu? factories. J. B. CLARK & 805. March 2, 1871 85 1871. SPRING TBADE. 1871. CE??TTET. Complete sets from $3 to $20 per act. BASE BALLS. AH the different kinds at reduced prices. FISHING TACKLE. Of every description. TRAVELING BAGS. For ladies and gentlemen. FOREIGN FANCY GOODS. GUNS AND PISTOLS OF ALL KINDS and PRICES. AMMUNITION, SPORTSMEN'S GOODS. . Qeods shipped to any part of the country per express. The same careful attention given to or? dere by mail as to personal purchases. Prices for our goods based on gold at par. POULTNEY, TRIMBLE & CO., 300 W. Baltimore Street, BALTIMORE, HD. April 8, 1871 40 ly THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF ANDERSON. HE COURT OP COMMON PLEAS. Summont for Money Demand. T. M. Bristoll, C. F. Durham and A. S. Brown, partners under tho firm name of T. M. Bristoll & Co., against Willis E. Burkett. To Willis E. Burkett, Defendant in this action: YOU are hereby summoned and lequired to answer the complaint in this action, which is this day filed in tho office of the Clerk of tho Court of Common Pleas for the said County, and to-serve a copy of your answer on the subscriber at his office at Anderson C. H., S. C, within twenty days after the service of this summons on you, exclusive of the day of service. If you fail to answer this complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff will take judgment against you fof the sum of one hundred and flfty eigbt dollars and sixty-two cents, with interest on S79.35 (hereof from the 30th day of July, 1870, and on $5.00 thereof from the 4th da}'of Novem? ber, 1870, and on $45.52 thereof from :he 15th day of May, 1870, and on S28.75 thereof from the 2Sd day of July, 1870, and costs. Dated at Anderson C. H., S. C, March 80,1S7L B. F. WU1TNJER, Plaintiffs'Attorney. To the Defendant, Willis E. Burkett t TAKE NOTICE, that the summons in this ac? tion, ol which the foregoing is a copy, was filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas at Anderson C. H., in the county of Ander? son and State of South Carolina, on the tenth day of March, 1871. B. F. WHITNER, Plaintiffs Attoraoy, Anderson C. H., 8. C. March 30,1871 " 39 6 Encourage Home Manufacture. E. T.lrAMBRELL, MANUFACTURES EVEEY DESCRIPTION1 0? MEN'S! LADIES' A CHILDREN'S BOOTS and SHOES, CHEAP FOR CASE. CALL and see his work before yon purchase elsewhere. Orders filled promptly, and all work warranted to be mado of whole stock. No paper or wooden soles as yon get when you bay Northern manufacture. Shop Up Stairs, over S. Bleckley's Store. Come up and sec for yourselves. The best of | Stook on hand. E. T. OAMBBELL. Anderson, 8. 0., March 2, 1871. 35?3n HENRY BISCHOFF & CO., Wholesale Grocers, AND DEALERS J2T WINES, LIQUORS, CIGARS, TOBACCO, &C, No. 10T East Bay, H. BTPCITOFF,-), C. WUKREBM, h J. II. PIEPER.) Charleston, 8. C. Feb 23, 1871 84 6m MACftUEEN & BLECKE, WHOLESALE Produce & Provision Dealers, Flave constantly on hand and recoiving, Ba? con, Dry Salted Meats,. Pork, Lard, Flaur, Sugar, Molasses, &c, &c. Purchasers are requested-to examine their stock at 21 and 23 VEND?E RANGE; CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, Feb 28,. 1871 84 8 m Til ol Gnat MMft, AT PENDLETON, S. Q. ALL ord crs for TINWARE from conntry mer? chants and village stores promptly filled at low cash prices. Old tin vessels, lamps, puns, pistols, acwing machines, etc., repaired. Rnga, Beeswax, Tallow, &c, taker, in exchange. Any one wishing anything in the above line will do well lo give me nn early call. PAR? LOR aud COOKING STOVES always on hand. GEO. D. PARR, 1'cndletou, S. C. ??b 1ft, 1871 3?. EXPECTORANT L ->:?r==- ? ? For the Speedy Relief AND PERMANENT CURE OP Consumption, Bronchitis, Asthma, Colds, And aU Diseases of the Lungs, Chest, or Throat. rg EXPECTORANT is composed axolashrt ly of Herbal and Mucilaginous produelo* which PERMEATE TRI VERY SUB8TANC* Of THE LUNGS, oaasi*j tbetn to threw off thv acrid matter which cohects in tbt Bronchial TnbeB, and at the 6ame time forms a Boethiag: coating, relieving the irritation which produces the cough. The object to be obtained is to cleanse the or? gan of all impurities ; to nourish and strengthen it when it has become impaired and enfeefred by disease; to renew and invigorate the circulation of the blood, and strengthen the nervonB organic ration. The EXPECTORANT does this to an as? tonish ing degree. It is active but mild and con^ genial, imparting functional energy and natural! strength. It affords Oxygen to vitalize the blood,, and Nitrogen to assimilate the matt er?it EQUAL? IZES the "NERVOUS INFLUENCE," producing quiet and composure. TO CONSUMPTIVES It is invaluable, as it immediately relieves the* difficult breathing and harrassing cough which at? tends that disease. FOB ASTHMA It is a specific?one dose often relieving the dis? tressing choking, and producing calm and pleas* ant repese. FOE CROUP No mether should ever be withoat a bottle of thr EXPECTORANT in the house. We have numer? ous certificates of its having relieved, almost in? stantly, the little sufferer, when death appeared1 almost inevitable. Mothers be Advised X Keep it on Hand ! This dread disease requires prompt action; as* soon as the hoarse, hollow cough is heard, apply the remedy, and it is easily subdued ; BUT DELAY IS DANGEROUS. J?- The properties .of the EXPECTORANT' are demulcent, nutritive, balsamic, soothing, and healing. It braces the nervous system and pro? duces pleasant and refreshing sleep. It Exhilarates and Relieves Gloominess and Depression. Containing all these qualities in a convenient and concentrated form, it has proven to be the Most Valuable Lung Balsam Ever offered to sufferers from Pulmonary diseases? PREPARED BY WM. H. TUTT & LAND, Augrusta, Ge., J8gp* Sold by Druggists everywhere. Oct 27, 1870 I ly IMPORTANT NOTICE * TO CONSUMERS OF DRY GOODS. All Retail Orders amounting to $20 and Over Delivered in any Part of the Country . Free ol Express Charges. HAMILTON EASTSE & SONS, OF BALTIMORE, MD., In order tho bettor to meet the wnnts of their Retail Ode* tomers ut a distance, havo established a SAMPLE BUREAU, and will, npon application, promptly Stfld by nail full Hue* of Samples of the Newest and must Fashionable Goods, of ' FRENCH, ENGLISH aud DOMESTIC MANUFACTURE, guaranteeing at all timed to sell as /vir, if not at lossprice*, than any house in tho country. Buying our goods from the largest and most celebrated manufacturers In the different parts of Europe, and im? porting the same by Steamers direct to Baltimore, oar stock Is at all times promptly supplied with the novelties of the London and Pari* markets. As we buy and soil only /or cash, and make no lad debit, wo are able and williug to sell our goods at from Tkjt t0> Fifteen Peb Cent. Less Profit than if we gave credit. In sending for samples specify the kind of mods derired* We keep tho best grades of every class of goods, from tfe* lowest to the most costly. Orders unaccompanied by the cash uill be seal C 0. D. PROMPT-PAYING WHOLESALE BUYERS ar? lnvf led to inspect the Stock in our Jobbing and Packing D? partaaent Address HAMILTON EA?*TER A SONS, 197, IK, 201 and 203 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, 114. 00*37,070 18 ly Sept 15,1870 J. C. C. FEATHERSTON, ATTORNEY AT LAW, WILL practice in the Courts of Anderson, Abbe Tille and surrounding Counties, and in the United States Courts. Omer?No. 8 Granite Row, up-stairs, over WJtson & Bro'a. Store, Anderson C. H. Jan 5, 1871 27 wm. HEKET TEE8C0T. w. w. HUMPHREYS. TRESCOT & HUMPHREYS* Attorneys at Law, WILL practice in the Courts of the'Eigbtb; Circuit, and in tue United States Court. Oflico in Broyles' building, opposite the Bensoni Rouse, Anderson C. H. Fob 9, 1871 82 Greenville & Columbia Railroad. Columbia, S. C, March 1,1871. ON and aftor this dato, the following Schedule will bo run daily, Sundays excepted, connecting with Night Trains on South Carolina Koad, up and down, also with Trains going North and South on Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad:: UP TRAIN. Leave Columbia. 7.00 a. m, " Alston.a- m. " Newberrv.11-? a iu " Cdkesburv. *J? P- m. " Belton......5.00 p. m Arrive Anderson. J.00 p. m " at Greenville.6 3? P- m. DOWN TRAIN. Leave Greenville.5-!H *" m' " Anderson.S^a,m " 15?lion..$?<? ?? ro '* Cokesbnry.10 0' a- m " Abbeville. s 15 ?? m '? Nowherry. l-;,? P- ??. " Alston.4M p. m. Arrive i'oliiini'ia. ?.55 !'? m. M.T. BAKTLirrr, Geuci . Ticket .\srui. Mareh 9. 1S71 * ?