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AN ACT TO ORGANIZE THE ExncimvE DEPARTMENT OF THIS STAT*. X. Bs ii goaded by ike Sczaic and House of RcprtssTStaiivh, r.r,;c -mei and sitting in General Assembly, and bu the authority of the same, T hat the Execu? tive Department of this State is hereby declared J? consist of the following oin eera, that is to say : The Governor and Jbieutenant-Governor, the Secretary of State, the Treasurer of the State of South Carolina, and the Attorney-General and Solicitors^ THE GOVERNOR Ol' THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. H. The Governor shall be allowed a Private Secretary,' to be appointed by him, who shall receive an annual salary, to be fixed by each General Assembly, and whose duty it shall be, under the direction of the Governor, to keep an accurate record and minute, under proper dates, of all transactions, opinions, and other official malters and acts occurring during his period of office, which said record and minute shall, under certain restrictions, be open to the inspection of the members of the General Assembly. The Governor shall be furnished with a suitable office, to be called tfce Executive Chamber, in which all petitions, memorials, letters, and all other official papers and documents addressed to or receive by him shall be methodically arranged and kept, wif>i proper indexes therefor. He shall keep a record in proper books of all his messages tp the General Assembly, of all applications for pardon made to him, of All such pardons as may have been granted by him, and of all communications to the General Assembly relating thereto ; of all bil?? presented to him in obedience to the provision of the Constitution, and of all objections he may make to any of them ; of all official communi? cations, proclamations and orders issuing from his office ; and of all other matters which the Governor may think it important to preserve. The Governor shall be entitled to receive out of the public Treasury, as a com? pensation for his services, the sum of thirty-five hundred dollars for each year- _ THE LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR. ul. TheX?eutenant-Governor shall be entitled to receive out of the Public Treasury, for his expenses during his attendance on, going to, and returning from the General Assembly, ten dollars for each days attendance, and twenty cents for every mile of the ordinary route of travel between his resideuce and the capital, or other place of sitting of the General Assembly, both going and returning. THE SECRETARY OF STATE. IV. The Secretary of State shall, during the absence of the Governor from Columbia, be placed in charge of the records and papers in the Executive Chamber. He shall, as soon as practicable, collect, deposit and keep in Columbia all the books, records and papers heretofore belonging thereto ; and until all the books, records and papers heretofore kept and deposited in Charleston shall be removed to Columbia, under the direction of the General Assembly, he shall keep a deputy in Charleston in charge of the same as heretofore. He shall receive the same salary, discharge the same duties, and be subject to the same liabilities as are now provided by law. V. That the persons now holding the offices of Commissioners of tho Treasury shall continue in office and discharge the same duties heretofore required of them by law, until the expiration of thc terms for which they were respectively elected ; and that upon the expiration of the term for which the person commonly called Treasurer of the Lower Division has been elected, the duties imposed and the rights conferred upon him shall hereafter be imposed upon and vested in the person holding the office commonly called the Treasurer of the Upper Division, until the expiration of the term for which he has been elected, for which additional duties hereby thrown on him he shall receive the sum of sixteen hundred dollars, including the hire of one or more Clerks each year, besides the sum now fjj^wed to him as Treasurer of the Division lately known tis the Upper ttBt^^nkrrinto an additional bund of sixty thousand fc?^jfi^jiLj^! approved by the Governor, kfeM hy^lns office, AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THU PALMETTO SAVINGS BANK. L -?? it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That Joseph, TV Aiken, William H. Houston, John H. Steinmeyer, William Matthiessen and J. W. Brownfield, and their associates and successors, be and they are hereby declared a body politic and corporate, by the name and stylo of the Palmetto Savings Bank, with all the powers and privileges now given by law to the Palmetto Savings Institution, of Charleston. EL This corporation shall have its location in Charleston, and this Act shall be deemed a.public Act, and shall remain of force for a term of fourteen years. In the Senate House, the twenty-first day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five. W. D. PORTER, President of the Senate. C. H. SIMONTON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Approved : JAMES Lr. ORR. One of the most attractive of lovely wo? man's beautiful features, aro tho pearly white teeth. How the smile is enhr.uced in beauty by the frequent use of the re? nowned Yan Busbirk Sozodont, which can be obtained at SCOTT & HERIOT'S! Try it. Jan 3 3 While we recommend the use of the cele? brated Sozodont for tho teeth, it should be remembered that a beautiful head of hair is the grandest ornament to woman. Wo say, then, try Sterling's Ambrosia, Bur? nett's Cocoaine and Lyon's Kathairon, which preservo and strengthen the hair. All of which can be obtained at SCOTT & HERIOT'S. Jan 3 3 MESSRS. EDITORS: Major THEODORE STARK is respectfully nominated as a can? didato for tho office of MAYOR of tho city of Columbia-to be filled at the ensuing election in April next-bv his Dec 28 MANY FRIENDS. The friends of Dr. A. N. TALLEY nomi? nate him as a candidato for Mayor at tho ensuing election in April next. Nov 2 * DR. B. W. TAYLOR OFFERS his professional services to the citizens of Columbia and its vicinity. Residence corner of Pickens and Senate Btroets. Jan 4 Imo* Wanted, AMAN to go in tho country, one mile from Gadsden, on the South Carolina Radroad, to act as NIGHT WATCHMAN on a plantation. Good references required. Apply to Mr. BATES, at Shiver A Beck? ham's. Jan 4 1 I. O. O. F. Office R. W. S'ern Grand Lodoe S. C., COLUMBIA, S. C., JANCAKT 3, 186G. SPECIAL meeting of this Grand xe will be held at the Odd Fellow?' citv, ou TUESDAY, the 9th jr, ?866, at 7 o'clock p. m. great importance will be ?rand Sec'v. th m 2 FOR SALE OR RENT, MA DWELLING HOUSE, containing eight rooms, situated two miles from Columbia, on tho Camden Koad. On thc premises are a carriage house, stable, barn and all necessary out-houses. The lot contains 180 acres, wooded. Apply to BENJ. T. DENT, Dee 13 At the Market. FACTORS, SHIPPERS AND COMMISE MEBCHANTS, OFFICE IN COTTON TOWN, COLUMBIA. S. O. WILL store or attend to thc forwarding of COTTON, PRODUCE, FURNI? TURE and GOODS entrusted to their care. Will also soil HORSES, MULES, CAT? TLE, kc. We pledge ourselves to use every endea? vor to promote tho welfare of those who mav favor us with their patronage. J. M. CRAWFORD. L. P. MILLER. 8S~ Charleston News, Newberry Herald, Winnsboro News, Chester Standard, Abbe? ville Banner, Anderson Intelligencer and Greenville Mountaineer will publish two weeks, and forward hills. Dec 30 WE have this dav REDUCED OUR PRICES for SUGARS and many other articles; and aro daily receiving addi? tions to our stock of GROCERIES. HARDWARE, BOOTS, SHOES and DRY GOODS, Which we offer as low as they can be bought rlsewhere. FISHER A- LOWRANCE. Jan '2_Imo* C. S. Jenkins, ASSEMBLY STBEET, NEXT MA RE ET & TR BET, KEEPS constantly on hand a full stocl of Family GROCERIES and PROVI? SIONS. ALSO, LIQUORS, CON FECTI ON ERY, SHOES, HATS and FANCY ARTICLES. ?bc. ll) AT ReducedPrices TO MAKE ROOM FOR $mNG& SOMME** STOCK* JIM??). WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN Dry Goods, CLOTHING AND GROCERIES, OFFER THEIR Large & Well-selected Stock AT ?uution sales. Variety Sale. BY JAMES G. GIBBES. C. F. HARRISON, AUCTION EEK. WILL be sold, TO-MORROW (Friday) MORNING, 5th inst., at 10$ o'clock, in front of my store, The following articles: Sofas, Chairs, Tables, Brussels Carpet. Ready-made Clothing, Cassimeres. Hats, Cap?, Boots and Shoes. Ladies' Hats, trimmed and untrimmed. 2 rolls Carpeting. 8 bbls. Irish Potatoes. 5 " Onions. 5 " Rice. Wagon and Harness. Saddle and Draft Horso, Saddle Pony. ALSO, A choice selection of Pictures, Ac. $&. Unlimited articles received until 10 o'clock on^ay^o^ sale. Jan 4 2 MKS. G. T7 MASON PROPOSES to open, the second MON? DAY in January, at her residence on Sumter street, above Richland street, a DAY SCHOOL FOR YOUNG LADIES. All the English Brauches, together with French and Music on the Piano, taught. Particu? lar attention given to Mathematics. From her experience as a teacher, Mrs. Mason earnestly desires to merit the confidence of parents and guardians. For. terms, app)y as above. Dec 31 6 St Sr?ary's College. ?mfn THE exercises of this it?sti eaJI^KJ^Sth of January next. ^SjWv?? Terms for Primary Depart JH^3$F mcnt. per session of 5 months, <S2st^ in advance, $15; Mathematics, including all the branches of an English education, $25 per session; Ancient Lan ?uagcs, including Hebrew, Greek and atin, and Modem Languages, $10 each, extra per session. NOTICE.-Tho exercises of this institu? tion will bo c?nducted, for the present, at thc hor e situated on tho corner of Lum? ber an(" Marion streets, opposite the Me? thodist Church. Dec 28 ll J. J. O'CONNELL, Prest. Columbia Male Academy. H. S. THOMPSON, Instructor in Mathe? matics, French and English Branches. RICHARD FORD, Instructor in the Latin and Greek Classics. THE exercises of this Acade ML^^k my will be resumed on the Sth ??1 ?JKI|?=u <>f January next. Pupils w?l ltBf-?be prepared fer admission into ^Jr^S^ any university or eollcge. The ifeSJ^ course of study will include a new and improved system of Book-keep? ing, and special advantages will bc afforded such students as may desire to lit them? selves for mercantile life. The scholastic year will be divided into three terms of four months each. Tuition at the rate of seventy-five ($75) dollars per vear for thc Classics and French, and sixty ($G0) dollars fe>r the English Brandies, payable at the beginning of each term. Pupils who enter for less than a whole term, will bo charged at the above rates. _Dcc_20_Imo* ~ FtJBMAN UN?VEIf?ifVt Greenville, S. C. THE EXERCISES of tins Institution will be resumed on tho 15th of Feb? ruary next. For Circular giving further information, application may be made to PROF. JNO. F. LANNE ATJ, Oct 2S (17 Secretary of Faculty.