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AU ACT TO QUANT, H KNEW AND AUEKD THE CHARTE? OF CERTAIN TOWNS AND VIL-,' LA QE8 THE RBIN MENTIONED. . . j| SECTION 1. Bo ii enacted by the Seo ate and HorjBQ of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same : TOWN OF BUMMEBVTCiLE. ' That the Aot incorporating the town of Summerville, be, and the same is hereby renewed and extended, and the said town shall have and enjoy all the rights, powers: and privileges heretofore granted, not conflicting with the Consti? tution of thia State. SEO. 2. That the fifth Seotion of an Aot to renew and amend the charters of certain towns and villages heretofore incorporated be so amended as to allow the Councilmen to raise a tax not excel? ing one per cent, on a hundred dollars. TOWN OF ABBEVILLE. SEO. 2. That so much of Seotion second of an Aot entitled " An Aot to incorporate the town of Abbeville," passed the twen? tieth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, ns requires the Intendant and Wardens therein mentioned and the electors therefor to be owners of a free? hold, be, and the samo is hereby re? pealed. SEO. 4. That the fifth Section of said Aot be, nod the samo is hereby repealed. SEO. 5. All officers elected or ap? pointed under eaid Act shall, in addition to the oath required to be taken by thc officers, respectively, by said Act, be required to take and subscribe to the oath prescribed in the Constitution ol the State, as ratified by the people oe the 14th, 15th and 16th dayB of April, 1868. TOWN OF CAMDEN. SEC. 6. That the second Section of m Act entitled "An Act to alter and am?ne the chater of the town of Camden,' ratified on the fourteenth day of Deceuv ??ocr, A. D. 1866, be, and the same ii hereby repealed. "VILLAGE OF WALTEBBOnOTJOn. SEO. 7. That so much of the secom Section of an Act incorporating tin village of Walterborough, passed on th twentieth day of December, one tbotisam eight hundred and twenty-six, and re newed by sundry Acts of tho Genern Assembly-, as required the Iutendnut am Wardens to be freeholders within th limits of the suid village be, and the sam is bereby repenled. TOWN OF SUMTER. SEO. 8. That so much of Section 1 c " an Act entitled "An Act to renew am amend the charter of tho town of Sum ter," passed the twentieth day of Decem ber, in the year of our Lord ouo thousau eight huudred aud sixty-six, as require the Intendant and Wurdens, provide for in said Act, to be owners of ret estate, be, and the same is hereby r< pealed. SEC. 9. That the fifth Section of sai Act be, and the same is hereby, amende so ns to read as follows: That the sai Intendant and Wntdcns shall be eiecte on the second Monday in October, < every year, at which election all sue persons as have hereinbefore been di dared to be members of the paid corpon tion shall be entitled to vote. All pe; sons entitled to vote for members of tl General Assembly, and who have reside sixty days previous to election with i the corporate limits, shall be entitled t vote. SEO. 10. That tho seventh Section i said Act be, and the same is beret amended, BO as to reud as follows; "Tl said eelotion shall be held at son convenient place in tho snid town, fro half-past seven of the clock in the mor ing until sunset in the afternoon, win the polls shall be closed, and the Man gera shall forthwith count the vote, d dared the election, and give notice the result thereof, in writiug, to the pt sons elected. The lu tendant und War ens, for the time being, shall give t days' public notice of the time und pla or places of holding such election, ai shall appoint three members of the BU corporation as Managers of said elect i at tho place where it may be held, a the said Managers, before they opeu t polls, sbull take an oath fairly uud impi tinily to conduct the said election, a also the oath prescribed by Secti thirty of Article two of the Constituti of this State; and ?ny person so i pointed as Manager aud refusing toser shall bo subject to a fiue not execedi twenty dollars, to be imposed by the si Intendaut and Wardeus. And the si Intendant and Wardens uro empowei to muke all necessary ordinances, ru and regulations for the proper, fair a just management and control of si elections, and to punish offendersagai the same: Provided, Thatattue first el tion shall after the passage o? this Act I Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas Sumter County is hereby required give the notice provided for in this S tion of the timo aud place or places holding such election: And prov it further. That at ihe first election L after tho passage of this Act, tho foll ing three members of the i a il corp? tiou to wit:-, -,-, al constitute the Malingers thereof." SEO. ll. That the Intendant and V dens, to bo elected ns above direct shall, before they enter upon the du of their offices, respectively, take oath prescribed by tho Goustitutioi this State, us ratified by the people of State on tho 14th, 15th and 16th day April, A. D. 1868, und also take following oath, to wit: "As Intent (or Warden) of the town of Sumte will equally and impartially, to the of roy skill und judgment, exercise discharge the trust reposed in mo, and wih endeavor to curry into effect purpose for which I have been appoiu So help me God." SEC. 12. That the twelfth Sectio Buid Act bc, und tho sume, is her amended so as to rend ns follows: the said Intendant und Wardens havo power to elect and have a Clerk 'Treasurer, and one or more Mari for tho said town; and they aro he required to appoint an Inspector of Weights and Mensures for tho enid town ; .and tho enid Intendant and Wardens sb al I have power to establish the salaries and fees, and prescribo the duties of said officers, and the aaid officers shall give bond, with sufficient security, ia such n mou nt as may. bo deemed proper? for I the faithful discharge of the duties of their respective offices. The said Marshals shall be duly sworn in, and take the oath prescribed by law for State Constables within the corporate limits of Baid town, in addition to the duties and liabilities Bpeoially conferred and imposed upon them by the said Intendant and Wardens; and the officers eleoted or appointed under the provisions of this Section shall also take the oath prescribed by the Constitution of this State, as ratified by the people of the State on the 14th, 15th and 16th days of April, A. D. 1868, before entering upon the duties of their respective offices." SEC. 13. That the sixteenth Section of said Act be, and the same is hereby, repealed. SEC. 14. That tho twenty-second Sec? tion of said Act be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to read as follows: "That an Ordinance declaring the rate of annual taxation upon property, and other subjects of annual taxation for the year, shall be published at least three weeks during tho month of December in each year, and that all persons liable to taxation under the same, shall make their return on oath, and make payment of their taxes to the Clerk and Treasurer of the said corporation during tho suc? ceeding month; and that upon failure to make such return and payment, the parties so in default shall be subject to the penalties now provided by law for failure to pay the general State tax, thc said penalty to bo enforced by the said Intendant nnd Wardens for the uso ol the said town; and that all other tax?e imposed by the Intendant and Warden? shall bo payable in advance by thc parties liable therefor, and that for non? payment of the same tho party in defaull ahull be snbject to the same penalty ni that hereinbefore set forth iu relation tc annual taxes." SEC. 15. That tho thirty-fourth Sec lion of said Act be, and tho same i: hereby repealed. TOWN OF WAIiHALI/A. SEO. 16. That the churter of the towi of 'Walhalla, in the Couuty of Ocouec be, and the same is hcreey, reuewed fo the term of fourteen yenrs; and that dur ing such period tho said corporation sbal be entitled to all tho powers and privi leges, and bo subject to the same coudi tiona ns are expressed in the origina charter of the said town, except such a do conflict with the Constitution o South Carolina, and tho Ordinances o the Convention of 186S. SEC. 17. That tho charter of the sai< town of Walhalla be, and the same i hereby, so amended that the Town Ooun eil shall havo power to regulate sales a auction within the corporuto limits c said town, and to grant licenses t auctioneers and itineraut traders: Prc vided, That nothing herein centaine shall extend to sales by or for Sheriffs Coroners, Clerks of Courts, Judges c Probate, Executors, Administrator Assignees, or any other person, undc the order of any Court or Magistrati The said Council shall have power I grant licenses to keepers of hotels, livei stables, ten pin alleys, or other kind < games of hazard, skill or chance, and I levy n tax on all drays, wagons, carriage omnibuses, buggies and horses kept f< hire in the corporate limits of the sai town of Walhalla. SEO. 18. The Town Council shall hai power to compel the storage of all poi der over and above one keg or twent five pounds kept by any merchant < other person in said town, for sale < otherwise, iu a magazine built for tb pm -pose, and the owner of such powd shall pay for btorage such sum of mom on each keg or parcel of twenty-fi pounds, or less, as the Council by on nance shall determine. Any person vi luting the provisions of this Section shi be liable for each offence to a fine of fif dollars, to be collected summarily befe a Magistrate or Trial Justice, to and ? the use of said town, and shall, in ad< tion, forfeit to the said town the powd so illegally kept. SEC. 19. That the Town Council of t said town shall have power and authoril with the consent of the adjacent lar holders, to close all such streets, rou? hines and alley:; within tho said town they may deem necessary, and to lay oi ndopt, open and keep in repair all sn new Btreots, roads, lanes and alleys (hey may, from time to time, deem i portant or necessary for the i m pro meut and conveuience of said ton Provided, That no new street, road, li or ulley shall be opened without first h ing obtained the consent of the lai owner or owuers through whose prend any such street, road, lane or alley st puss. SEC. 20. That the election for Int dant and Wardens for the year eight) bundled and seventy shall bo held on second Monday in March. TOWN OP WIN NB i! o noua ii. SEC. 21. That Section one of an . entitled "An Act to incorporate the tc of Winnsboro," be, t?nd the samo hereby, amended by striking out the lowing words in the fourth line, to v "or owuers of freehold therein." T S.-oiion two ot tho same Act be, and same is hereby, umended by striking the word "twelve," in the eighth li and inserting tho word "two" in stead; by striking ont the words ": white," in the eleventh line; by tit ri L ont tho words "six months," in twelfth line, and inserting in their si the words "sixty days;" by striking all of tho thirteenth line, which read follows, to wit: "and who ?hail have] all laxes and dues of every kind whu ever;" by strikiug out tho words betv "Wardens," on tho fourteenth line, tho word "and," on tho sixteenth li SEO. 22. That Section five of tho* Aot be, and tho same is hereby, arnot by striking ?utflll after tho word fiomoX in .the second line. That Section eight of the same Aot bo, hod the carno io: hereby, amended by striking out th? word, "twenty," in the lest line, and inT eertipg the word "fifty" in lieu thereof,, That Seotion nine of the samo Act bo amended by striking out the words4 "fivo dollars or any," in the seventh line; and by striking out the word "two," in the eighth line, and inserting in lieu thereof the word "five." SEO. 23. That Seotion ten of the same be, and the same is hereby, amended by striking ont the words "Commissioners in Equity, Ordinary," and inserting in lieu thereof the words "Clerks of Courts, Judge of Probate. " That Section twelve of the same be amended by striking out tho words "negro houses," in the eighth line. TOWN OF EDOEFIEIiD. SEC. 24. That all persons, citizens of the United States, who now own, or may hereafter own, dwelling houses iu the village of Edgefield, and those who may occupy such dwelling houses under lease, shall bo deemed, and are hereby declared, a body politic and corporate, and that the said village shall be called and known by tho name of "Edgefield," aud its limits shall be held aud deemed to ex? tend ono mile in every direction from the court house situated therein. SEC. 25. And be it furOier enacted, That the said village shall be governed by an Intendant and four Wardens, who shall be elected on the first Monday in March next, on which day, as well as ou the second Monday in April in every year thereafter, an election shall be held for an Intenduut and four Wardens, whe shall always bo persons living within the limits of said village, at such place nt the Intendant aud Wardens shall desig? nate, ten days' notice being previously given; and that all the male inhabitant; of tho said village who shall have attain ed tho age of twenty-one years, aud havt resided therein sixty days previous to thc election, shull be entitled to vote for suit Intendant and Wardens, the election tt bo held from seven (7) o'clock in tht morning until six (6) o'clock in the after noon; and when tho polls shall be closed tho Manugers shall proclaim tho election and give notice thereof, in writing, t< the persons elected; aud that tho luton daut and Wardeus, for the time being shall appoint three (3) Managers to holt tho ensuing election ; Provided, Tba tho present Commissioners of Electioi be empowered to appoint the Manager for thc first election; that tho Intendau aud Wardens, before entering upou tb? duties of their offices, shull take the oat I prescribed by the Constitution of thi Slate, and also thc following oath, b wit : "As Intendant, (or Wurden) o Edgefield, I will equally and impartially to tho best of my skill and ability, exei eise the trust reposed in me, und will us my best endeavors to preserve the peuce and to carry into effect, according lo Jaw the purposes of my appointment: S help me God." SEC. 26. And be it further enacted, Tba in casu a vacancy shall occur in tho ollie of Intendant or any of the Wardens, b death, resignation, removal from ollie or absence from the State, an electio shall be held by the appointment of tb Intendant and Warden or Wardens, o the case may be, ten days' previous nt tico being given; and in case of sicknet or temporary absence of the Iutendan the Wardens, forming a Council, sha be empowered to elect one of tbemselvt to act as Iutendant during the time. SEC. 27. And be it further enacted, Thi the Intendant and Wardens, dolyelecte and qualified, shall, during their term < service, severally and respectively, I vested with all the powers of the Just ici of tho quorum of the State, within tl limits of the said villuge; that the Intel dant shall and may, as often as occasic may require, summon the Wardens t meet him in Council, a majority of who shall constitute a quorum for the tran action of business, and shall be know by tho name ot tho "Town Council Edgefield;" and they and their snccesso in office may have a common seul; nt shall have power and authority to a point, from time to time, such and many proper persons to act as Constabl within their jurisdiction, according law, ns they shall deem expedient ul proper, which Constables shall have i the powers, privileges and emolumeu and be subject to all duties, penalties ai regulations provided by the laws of t State for the office of Constable; and t Intendant and Wardens, in Counc shall have power, uuder their corporu seal, to ordain and establish all su rules, by-laws and ordinances, respect i tho streets, ways, markets and police said village, as shall appear to them pi per for the seonrity, welfare and com nience of said village, and foi preservi health, peace, order and good govei ment within the same ; and tho st Council may affix fines for offen? against such by-laws and ordinances, a appropriate the same to the use of \ corporation; but no fine shall exce fifty dollars; and when fines exce twenty dollars they may be recovered the Magistrates' Courts for Edgefii Couuty; and when they are of t amount of twenty dollars or Aider, I sumo may be recovered before said '. tendant und Wardens in Council ; P vided, That nothing herein contait shull empower tho said Council to dein or establish any by-laws or ot nances inconsistent with or repugnant the laws of the land; and ull such laws and ordinances shall, at all tim be subject to r?visai or repeal by Legislature. SEC. 28. And be il further enacted, T thu said Intendant and Wardens si havo power to abate and remove i sauces within said limits; and in cast disorderly behavior, the Intenduut i Wardens, or any of them, upon v thereof, or upon complaint lodged oath, aro hereby required and authori to issuo warrants against nil effendi and causo them to be brought bet them or him, and, upon due exami lion, shall either release, admit to b "Gf tho offence bo bailnblo.) or commit to jaf ki each oil ender, as tho caso m ay re? quire; and: . tho .Sheriff of Edgefield County ?B" hereby required to receive and keep tho pereons ac- committed until .dis? charged by duo ? c?urso of law; and that tUokaid Intendant and Wardens shall, collectively arid-severally, have jurisdio lion, within the said corporate limits, in nil criminal oases, as Trial Justices and quorums have according to law. SEO. 29.- And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the said Intendant and Wardens to keep all roads, streets and alleys, within the said limits, open and in good repair, and for that purpose they are invested with all tho powers granted by law to the County Commis? sioners, and for neglect of duty they shall be liable to the penalties imposed by law upon County Commissioners for like neglect. TOW:,' or NEWBEnnv. SEC. 30. That all persons, citizens of tho United States, who now own, or who may owu dwelling honses in the town of Newberry, and those who mny occupy such dwelling houses under lease, shall bo deemed, and oro hereby declared a body politic and corporate, and that the said town shall be called aud known by tho name of "Newberry," and its limite shall be held and deemed to extend foi ono milo in every direction from the court hotiBO situated therein. SEC. 31. And be it further enacted, Thai tho said town shall be governed by art Intendant and four Wardens, who shall bo elected on the first Tuesday in No vember every 3 ear, and said Intendant and Wardens shall always be person; living within the limits of said town, and there shall be an election held alwayi at such place as the Intendant and War dens shall designate, ten days' notic< being previously given, and that all th< male inhabitants of tho said town, whc have attained) the age of twenty-on< years, and have resided therein sixti days previous to the election, shall bi entitled to vote for said Iutendnut nut Wardens, the election to be held fron seven %'clock in the morning until Bi: o'clock in the afternoon, and when thi polls shall be closed tho Mauager3 shal proclaim the election, and give notic thereof in writing to tho persons elected and that tho Intendant and Wardens fo the time being shall appoint three Mano gers to hold tho ensuing election; tho the Intendant und Wardens, before en tering upon the duties of their office shall take tho oath prescribed by tb Constitution of tho State, and also th following oath, to wit: "As Intendan (or Warden) of the town of Newberry, will equally and impartially, to tho bet of my skill and ability, exercise the trut conferred upon me, and will use my bet endeavor to preservo tho pence, and t carry into effect, according to law, th purpose of my appoiutment. So bel me God." SEC. 32. And be it further enacted. Tho in case of a vacancy in the office of Ic tendant, or any of the Wardens, b death, resignation, removal from offict or absence from the State, an electio shall be held by the appointment of tl Intendant or Wardens, ns the cuse me be; and that said Intendant shall gu ten days' previous notice of such elei tion, and in case of sickness or tempi rary absence of tho Intendaut, tho Wa dens, forming a Council, shall be ec powered to elect ono of themselves 1 act as Intendant during the time. SEC. 33. And be it enacted, That tl Intendant and Wardens duly elected ar qualified shall, during their term of se vice, severally and respectively, bo vest* with all the powers of tho Justice of tl Peace of the State, within the limits the said town; that the Intendant shi and may, as often as occasion may r quire, summon the Wardens to meet hi in Council, a majority of whom stu constitute a quorum for tho transacts of business, and cdiull be known by t name of the "Towu Council of No berry;" and they and their successors office may have a common seul, and sh have power and authority to appoii from time to time, such and so m proper persona to act as Constab! within their jurisdiction, according law, as they shall deem expedient a proper, which Constables shall have the powers, privileges and cmolumen and be subject to all duties, pen d ti es ti regulations provided by tho laws of t State for the office of Constable; a tho Intendant aud Wardens in Conn shall have power, under their corpon sod, to ordain and establish all sn rules, by-laws and ordinances respect) the streets, ways, markets and police said town as shall appear to them b for the preservation of peace and w fare of the town; and the said Com shall affix fines for offences against st by-laws and ordinances, and nppropri the same to the use of the corporate but no fine shall exceed fifty dollars, r when fines exceed twenty dollars tl may be recovered in a Magistrate's Co for Newberry County, and when tl are of the amount of twenty dollars under they may be recovered before s Intendant and Wardens in Council; F vided. That nothing herein contait shall empower the said Council to ord or establish any by-laws or ordinati inconsistent with or repugnant to laws of the land ; and ull such by-1 and ordinances shall, at all times, subject to r?visai or repeal by the Le lature. SEO. 84. And be it further enat That tho said Intendant nnd Ward SIIFII have power to abato and rem nuisances within tho said limits, nnc casu of disorderly behavior the lui dant and Wardens, 01- any one of th upon view thereof, or upon comp! lodged on oath, aro hereby required authorized to issue warrants against offeudcrs, and causo them to be brou before them or him, and upon examination, shall cither release, ad to bail, if the offence bo bailable, or c mit to jail such offender, ns the case 1 require; and the Sheriff of Newbi County is hereby required to receive keep persons so committed, until charged by. doe couroo of law; and that the said- Intendant and . Wardens shall collectively. and severally have jurisdic? tion within: tho said corporate limits in nil criminal cafieB as Trial Justices have according tb law. ? ' SEO. 85. Tb?t it shall be the duty of the said Intendant and Wardens to keop all Toads, streets and alleys within the I said limits open and in good repair, and for that purpose they are invested with all the powers granted by law to tbo County Commissioners, and for neglect of duty they shall be liable to the penalties imposed by law on County Commissioners for liko neglect. VILLAGE OP WEST UNION. SEO. 36. That tho persons residing within a radius of half a mile from tho "West Union Depot," are hereby created a body corporate under tho namo of the village of "WeBt Union." SEC. 37. That tho officers of the said village shall bo the same in number, and havo tho liko qualifications, and powers and privileges which are granted to other towns and villages incorporated in this State. LANCASTER. SEC. 38. That tho charter of the villago of Lancaster, hitherto granted, is hereby renewed for tho period of fourteen years from the passage of this Aot, and during such period the said corporation ahull have all tho powers and privileges, nnd be subject to all the limitations and restrictions as are Bet forth in tho said charter: Provided, That the charter of san! corporation, and this renewal thereof, shall be subject io the Constitu? tion and Ordinances of tho Convention of 18G8. ROCK HILL. SEC. 39. That the persons residing within the area of a square, each side whereof is one mile, aud the centre whereof is "Gordon's Hotel," ia the County of York, are hereby created a body corporate under the name of the village of Rock Hill, with the officers the same in number, aud having tho same powers and privileges, and subject in every respect to tho provisions of the chnrter granted to tho village of Cokes bury by tho Act of 1852, except wherein said charter may be inconsistent with tho Constitution and Ordinances of 1868. SEC. 40. That this Act shall be taken and deemed a publia Act in all Courts of Justice, and shull continue in force for ten years, and until the end of tho next' session of the General Assembly there-1 after. SEC. 41. That nil Acts, and parts of Acts, inconsistent with this Act, be, nud the same are hereby, repealed. CHAS. W. MONTGOMERY, President pro tem. of the Senate. FRANKLIN J. MOSES, JR., Speaker House of Representatives. Approved the 26th day of February, 1870. ROBERT K. SCOTT, Governor. AN ACT RESTORINO TO THE FAMILY OF ISAAO HAITnCOCK, DECEASED, A TRACT OF ESCHEATED LAND IN THE COUNTY OF SUMTER. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by tho Senate and House of Representatives of tho State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by tho authority of the same, That a certain tract of laud in tho Connty of Sumter, containing ono hundred acres, more or less, and bounded by lands now, or lately, owned by G. W. Lee, T. D. Fox worth, and estate of John A. Colclough, deceased, and situate about eight miles, moro or less, from the town of Sumter, which said tract of land was tho pro? perty of Inaaa Haithcock, a free person of color, who died in tho said County in the year eighteen hundred and fifty-six, (and was, at the time of his death, seized and possessed of said tract ol lund, which said tract was escheated at tho Spring Term of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, in 1858, be? cause the deceased left no lawful heirs, as his wife, Charlotte, now dead, was a slave, and Ids and her children, follow? ing the condition of the mother, were Blivea, and, therefore, by the then laws of South Carolina, could not inherit,) be, and tho same is hereby, grunted and conferred upon Hampton Haithcock, of said Connty, in trust, for the children of Isaac Haithcock, deceased, by his wife, Charlotte, also deceased, to wit: Har? rington, Allen, Cely, Emily, Henrietta and Elsy Haithcock, or such of them as may survive, and their heirs forever. SEO. 2. That Hampton Haithcock, the Trustee aforesaid, shall have, and is hereby invested with full power and authority to sell, bargain and convey, or partition the said land for the benefit of ?be said children of Isaac Haithcock, deceased, share and share alike of the l ind, or proceeds of its sale, whenever the said children, or such portion of them ns survive, may unite and agree in requesting him BO to do; and. until such division, the said land shall be a home? stead for the said Hampton Haithcock, uncle of said cnildren, and such of tho said children as may desire to live on the same. CHAS. W. MONTGOMERY, President pro tem. of the Senate. FRANKLIN J. MOSES. JR., Speaker House of Represen tul i ves. Approved the 28th dav of February, 1870. ROBERT K. SCOTT, Governor. AN ACT TO REGULATE THE PURLICATION OF ALL LEO AL AND PUBLIC NOTICES. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Son th Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by tho authority of tho same, It shall bo tho duty of the Attorney-General the Comp? troller-General, nnd the Secretary of State, conjointly, to designate, by public notice [in] ono or more newspapers in this State, iu which all legal notices, ad? vertisements, or publications for tho Stato, of any and every ch racier re? quired by law to be made public, shall be published; aud further, to designate a proper number of newspapers for thu several Counties of this Stato, in which all legal notices, advertisements, or pub? lications, for tho County or Cou uti e? for which, respectively, each paper shall be designated, of any and every character required by law to be made public, shall be published; and said Attorney-General, Comptroller-General, and becretary of State, shall have power to make suoh changes and new designations, from time to time, as they may judge that tho pub? lic interest requires. SEO. 2. All State and County officers, and other persons, aro hereby required to furnish to the newspapers designated UDder this Aot, for the State and for tho respective Counties, for publication, all legal notices, advertisements and publi? cations, of any and every cbaraoter re? quired by law to be made publia; and no legal notice, advertisement or publica? tion required by law to.be mado publia shall have any valid force or effect unless published in the newspaper or newspapers designated under this Act; and no pub? lication, of any character, in any news? paper not designated under this Act, shall be paid for from the funds of this State, or of any County; Provided, That the said officers mentioned in Seo? tion ono shall have power, in cases re? quiring unusual publicity, to order pub? lication in such newspapers, in addition to thoso designated under this Act, as by and with the advice of the Governor they may select; and bills so incurred shall be audited and paid in the usual manner. SEC. 3. All Acts and parts of Acts in? consistent herewith are hereby repealed. SEO. 4. This Act Bhall take effect from and after its passage. OHAS. W. MONTGOMERY, President pro fem. of the Senate.. FRANKLIN J. MOSES, JR., Speaker House of Representatives. OFFICE SECRETARY; OF STATE, COLUMBIA, S. C., Feb. 22, 1870. Tho foregoing Act having been pre? sented to the Governor of this State for his approval, and not having been re? turned by him to the branch of the General Assembly in which it originated within tho time prescribed hy tho Con? stitution, has become a law without his approval. (Signed,) F. L. CARDOZO, Secretary of Stato. AX ACT TO AMEND AN ACT ENTITLED "AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE SALE OF THE CO? LUMBIA CANAL." SECTION 1. Be il enacted by tho Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by tho authority of the same, That the first section of an Act entitled "An Aot to authorize the sale of the Columbia Ca? nal," approved 21st of September, 1868, be amended BO as to read as follows: His Excellency tho Governor, C. H. Bal wiu and Charles M. Wilder, are hereby constituted a commission to sell and con? vey the right, title and interest of the State in the Columbia Canal, and in all tho lands, privileges and appurtenances owned by the State thereunto belonging or appertaining, subject to the following conditions, (iu addition to such other conditions as the said commission, in its discretion, may impose, which conditions shall be published in the advertisement,) to-wit: That the purchaser or purchasero, his or their heirs, assigns or successors, shall, within two years from tho first day of March, 1870, complete the widening and deepening of the said oanal to at least twice its original capacity; that the same shall always be kept open, and in proper order for boating purposes, (free of all charges for toll or otherwise,) as fur as the same is now used; that the wa? ters of said canal shall not be allowed to become stagnant; that the same shall not bo used for other than hydraulic pur? poses; and upon the further condition that tho work of widening and deepen? ing the saul canal shall be commenced on or before said first day of March, 1870; and the sum of teu thousand dollars shall be expended on the same within twelvo months from tho said first day of March, 187?; and that the title to the canal shall revert to the Stato on default being made in any of tho conditions so imposed. SEC. 2. That tho deed of conveyance of the said canal, heretofore executed by the State, shall be deemed good and valid, provided the purchaser or owner of the said property shull file with the Secretary of State, and with the Cl rk of the Court of Common Pleas for Rich? land County, his written assent, under his hand and seal, to tho conditions ex? pressed in this Act. CHAS. W. MONTGOMERY, President pro tem. of the Senate. FRANKLIN J. MOSES, Speaker House of Representative?. Appioved the 19th day of February, A. D. 1870. ROBERT K. SCOTT. Governor. AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OP THE GR* NITEVILLE MANUFAOIURINO COM g, PAN Y. SECTION 1. Be il enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Stato of South Carolina, now met aud sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That so much of Section first of the charter of tho Grauiteville Manufacturing Company, ratified on the fifteenth eley of Decem? ber, in the year of our Lord 1815, as fixes the shares at five hundred dollars eacli be, and tho same is hereby, re? pealed. SEO. 2. That the Orangeville Manu? facturing Company bo authorized to issue new scrip for tho enpitnl stock of the company, in shares of ono hundred dol? lars each, on surrender and cancellation of tho obi scrip. CHAS. W. MONTGOMERY, President pro tem. of the Senate. FRANKLIN J. MOSES, JR., Speaker Houso of Representatives. Approved tho 22d day of February, 1870. ROBERT K. SCOTT, ^ Governor.