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TIONO, AND TDB MANNEB OT CONDU?TJCHa ? ??'QA?K.' .. . . ?'?J' 4 BKO-fiON 1. 2?<r? onactfcrf by tho Sonato aa d Hon BO of Representatives of ibo State of South Carolina, now met and Bitting in General Ansotnbly, and by the authority of tho sam?, 'f bat the general elect ions in this Stnto shall be held, por suant to the Constitution thereof, on the . third1' Wednesday- 'i?'- Ootober, eighteen hundred and seventy, and forever there? after on the- ?ame dey io ?very second year, and shall be regulated and con? ducted according to the rules, principien and provisions herein prescribed. SEO. . 2. Every male citizen of the United States', of the age of twenty-one Veam-and* upward*, riot. laboring under the disabilities named I in the Constitu? tion,'without distinction pf race or color or former condition, who shall have been si resident'of the State1 for one year,' nod ito tb e County in which he offers to vote for sixty days next preceding any gene? ral election, -shall be entitled to vote; Provided, That no person while kept in any alms house or asylnm, or of unsound mind, or confined in any public prison, shall be allowed to vote. SEO. 3. That for tbe purpose Of enrry ihg on suoh election it shall be the duty of tile Goveruor, and he is hereby, au? thorized and empowered, at least sixty days prior to any such election, to ap? point in and for each County three Com? missioners of Election, whose duty it shall be, and they are hereby, authorized and empowered to appoint three Mana? gers of Elections, for each election pre? cinct of the County for which they shall respectively be appointed. The said Commissioners of Elections ?Dd said Managers of Elections shall take oud subscribe, before any officer authorized to administer oaths, tho oath of office presoribed by Section 30, of Article ll, of the Constitution, and the same shut be immediately filed, in each instance, in tile office of the Clerk of the County in which said Commissioners aod Maua gers shall be appoiutod; and if there b< no such Clerk duly qualified by law, thei in the office of the Secretary of State. SEO. 4. That the Manugers are herein authorized to appoint a Clerk to assis them in whatever duties may be require? of them, who shall take the cuth of offici prescribed by Section 30, of Artiole II of the Constitution before the Chairmai of the Board of Managers. SEO. 5. That the Commissioners afore said, and the Managers aforesaid, a their first meetings, respectively, shnl proceed to organizo themselves as Board, by appointing one of their uum ber Chair m au of the Board; and sad Chairman, in each instance, shall bo em powered to administer the uecessur oaths. SEO. 6. The polls shall be open at sue voting places as shall be designated o six o'clock in the forenoon, and close e six o'clock in : the afternoon of the da of election, and shall be kept open dui ing these hours without inter mission o adjournment, ned the Managers shall ac: minister to each person offering to vot an oath that they are qualified to vote o this election, according to the Constitt tion of t hin State, and that they have nc voted during this election. SEO. 7. Representatives in the Hom of Representatives of the Congress < the United States shall be chosen at sue election, in the several Congressioui Districts, by the qualified electors thereii SEO. 8. The State Constables, an other peace officers of each County, ai hereby required to be present during tb 'whole time that the polls are kept opel and until the election is completed; an they shall prevent all interference wit the Managers, and see that there is G interruption cf good order. If thei should be more thao one polling p.hu in any County, the State Constable i such County is hereby empowered ar directed to make suoh assignment of h deputies, and other peace officers, to sut polling places as may, in his jndgmeu best subserve the purposes of quiet at order. SEO. 9. AU bar-rooms, saloons, ni other pluces for tho bale of liquors by r tail, shall be closed at nix o'clock of tl eveniug preceding t'?e day of such ele tion, aud remain closed until six o'cloi in the morning of the day thereaftt and during the time aforesaid the sale all intoxicating liquors is prohibite Any person duly convicted before a coi peteut Court of a violutiou of this St tion, shall be punished by n fine not e oeeding fifty dollars, or by impriso ment not exceeding six months, or 1 both such fine and imprisonment, in t discretion of the Court. SEO. 10. That every person who sh vote at any general election, who is n entitled to vote, and every person w shall, by force, intimidation, deceptio fraud, bribery or undue influence obtai procure, or control the vote of any eh tor to be cast for any candidate or mi sure, other than as intended or desir by such elector, shall be punished by flue of not less than one hundred, ii moro than one thousand dollars, or imprisonment in jail not less than tin mouths, nor more than twelve monti or both, withiu thu discretion of t Court. SEO. ll. The voting shall be by ball winch shall contain written or print? or partly written und partly printed. I names of the persons voted for, and 1 offices to which snell persons aro in te; ed to be chosen; and shnll bo so folc as to conceal the contents; nnd such iu lot shall be deposited in a box to be ci strncted, kept and disposed of as here after provided. SEO. 12. There shall be one gene ticket, on which shall be the name; the persons voted for ns Reprosentati in Congress, and State, Cirouit t County Officers. SEO. 13. The Commissioners of El lions shall provide one box for each e. Hon precinct. An opening shall be m in the lid of snob box, not larger tl shall be auffioient fr r a single bailo be inserted therein .?t one time, throt which eaoh ballot received, proper tc - i :,; i I!WII'III?I.I'.M'W?'?'I?'MW?I IIHI "riTiin ui ' I?NI?? iii'mii' placed in n u ob box, ?hnl I be i a ocr ted by tba pertum vot ing, and by no other; each box eh oil be provided with a e officient look, and shall be locked before tho open? ing of the poll, and the hoya retained by the Commissioners, and shall not bo opened daring the election. Snob boxes shall ba j labelled -, as follows: Congress, State, Circuit and Connty officers. SEO. 14 Eaoh Clerk of the poll shall keep n poll list, which shall contain one I column bended "Names of Voters;" and the name of eaoh elector voting shall be entered by the Clerk in such column. SEC). 15. At the close of the election, ana1 within three days after the day thereof, the Chairman of the Board of Managers, or poe of them, who may be designated by the Board, shall deliver to the Commissioners of Elections the poll list, and boxes containing the ballots. OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF EIiECTZONS AH CANVASSERS, ANO THEIR PBOOEEDING8. SEC. 16. The Commissioners of Elec? tions shall meet at the County seat, as provided in the last preceding Seotion, aod shall proceed to organize, and shall form the County Board of Canvassers. SEC. 17. They shall meet iu some con? venient place at the County seat, on the Tuesday next followicg^tho election, be foro one o'clock in the afternoon of that day. They may appoint some competent person as Secretary. The Chairman shall then proceed to administer the con? stitutional oath to each member of tho Board, as Canvassers; and shall admi? nister the constitutional oath to the Secretary, and the Secretary shall ad? minister to tho Chairman the same oath that he shall have administered to thc other members of the Board. SEC. 18. They shall then proceed tc count the votes of the Couuty, aud shall make snob statements thereof as the na titre of the election shall require, withk tea days of the time of their first meet ing ns a Board of Couuty Canvassers, and shall transmit to tho Bourd of Stat? Canvassers any protest and all papers re luting to the eleotion. SEO. 19. Duplicate statements shall bi made aud filed in the office of the Clerl of the County; and if there be no sud Clerk, duly qualified, according to law then in the office of tho Secretary o State. SEC. 20. They shall make separat statements of the whole number of vote given in such County for Representa tives in Congress; and separate state meats of all other votes given for othe officers. Such statements shall contaii the names of the persons for whom sucl votes wero given, and tho number o votes given for eaoh, which shall b written out in words at full length. SEO. 21. Tbert) Bhall be prepared b; the Commissioners three separate lists o each statement, besides the lists to b filed io the offioe of the County Clerk o Secretary of State, and each list shall b certified to as correct by the signature of the Commissioners subscribed to sue certificate. SEC. 22. After the final adjourn men of the Board of Couuty Canvassers, an within the time prescribed in Sectio 17, of this Act, the Chairmnn of th Board shall deposit in the nearest poe office, directed to the Goveruor, Seer? tary of State, and Comptroller-Genera (tho full postage paid,) eaoh, ono of th certified copies of the statement an certificate of voteB, prepared as provide ' in the last preceding Section. OF THE FORMATION AND PROCEEDINGS 0 THE BOARD OE STATE CANVASSERS. SEC. 23. The Secretary of State sha appoiut a meeting of State Canvasser to be held at his office, or some convi nient placo, on or before the tenth du of November next after such gener election, for the purpose of canvassir the votes of all officers voted for at sue election.' SEC. 24. The Secretary of Stat Comptroller-General, Attorney-Genere State Auditor, State Treasurer, Adjutai and Inspector-General and the (mairim of the Committee on Privileges ai Elections of the House of Represent tives, shall constitute the State Canvas ers; four of whom shall be a sufficie number to form a Board. SEC. 25. If a majority of these office shall be unable, or shall fail to alton the President of tho Senate, being noi fiod by the Secretary of State, Bhall i tend without delay, and, with the office attending, shall form a Board. SEO. 2G. Tho Board, when thus forme Bhall, upon the certified copies of t statements mudo by tho Board of Conn Canvassers, proceed to make a stat erne of the whole number of votes given such election for the various officers, ai for each of them voted for, distinguid ing the several Counties in which th w? ro given. They shall certify sn statements to be correct, and subsori thu same with their proper names. SEC. 27. Upon such statements th shall then proceed to determine and ; claro what persons have been, by t greatest number of votes, duly elect to such offices, or either of them; th shall have power, and it is mude th? duty, to decide all cases under proci or contest thut may arise, when t power to do so does not, by the Cons talion, resido in some other body. SEC. 28. That in caso of a oontest the election of Governor, the Geno Assembly, by concurrent resolntic shnll entertain the same. The Seni and House of Representatives shall ea .separately proceed to hear and det mino tho facts in the cuse, eo far as tl deem necessary, nnd decide there? who, according to tho 10th Section Article VIII, of the Constitution, is i titled to be declared elected. If tito t branches of tho General Assembly co to the same deoision, they shall, by ci current resolution, declare who ia di eleoted, and entitled to enter upon c exercise the office of Governor; and si person thereupon shall, upon taking oath prescribed in the Constitution, inducted into office. If the two braue of the General Assembly do not corni the same deoesion, then a general e' tion shall be called by the Governor, take place in hot less than sixty, : ; i-i ' ' i ' i " *i 'Tn* i11 L7- . iriTi-iO miifitf.hr fos a amiably person to.fill the ofBGe,of, Ssc. 20. They ah all make and ?ah Bcribe, on the proper statement, aoeni Ut cato of such determination, uUd ehaU deliver the same to the Secrotary . of State. * .. SEO. SO. The Board shall have power to adjourn, from day to day, for a term not exceeding ten days. '? SEO. 31. The Secretary of State shall record in his office, in a book to be kept by him fdr that purpose,1 eaoh certified statement and determination which shall be delivered to him1 by the Board of State Canvassers, and every dissent or protest that shall have been delivered to him by a Canvasser. SEO. 32. He shall, without delay, trans? mit a copy, under the seal of his office, of such certified determination to each person thereby declared to be elected, and a like copy to the Governor. SEO. 33. He shall cause a copy of such certified statements and determina? tions to be printed in one or moro public newspapers of this State. SEO. 34. He shall prepare a genera] certificate, under the seul of the State, and attested by him as Secretary thereof, addressed to the House of Representa? tives of the United States in that Con? gress for which any person shall have been chosen, of the duo election of tin person so chosen at such election as Rep? r?sentative of this State in Congress, and shall transmit the same to the saie House of Representatives at their firs! meeting. SEO. 35. The Secretary of State sha! enter in a book, to be kept in his office the names of the respective County oil! eera elected in this State, specifying th? Counties for which they were severally elected, and their place of residence, th< office for which they were respectively elected, and their term of office. SEO. 36. If any officer on whom any duty is enjoined in this Act shall bi guilty of any wilful neglect of suoh duty or of any corrupt conduot in the execu tion of the same, and be thereof con victed, he shall bo deemed guilty of ; misdemeanor, punishable by fine not es ceediug five hundred dollars, or impri sonment not exceeding one year. SEO. 37. Tho Commissioners of Elec tiou shall receive, for their compenso tion, three dollars per day for their set vices whilo actually employed, aud te cents per milo for necessary travel; au the Managers shall receive two dollat per doy while actually employed, au ten cents per mile for necessary trave and the Clerks of tho Commissioner! and the Clerks of the Managers, respec ively, shall receive two dollars per da while actually employed; Provided, N Commissioner of Elections ahall recen pay for more than ten days, and n Manager or Clerk for more than tint days. SEO. 38. At eaoh general election sutti ble persons shall be choBeu to fill ao vacancy in any elective office iu ac County, of which at least fifteen day previous notice shall be given by tl proclamation of the Governor. SEO. 39. AU Acts or parts of Acta it consistent with this Act, or in any wt conflicting with the provisions of tb Act, are hereby repealed. Approved March 1, 1870. AN ACT TO INCORPORATE TUE "WIX.MINQTI AND CAROLINA RAILROAD COMPANY." "Whereas, William T. Walters, Benj min F. Newcomer and D. Willis Jam? for themselves, and as trustees for othei under decrees of sale made by the Com of North Carolina and of South Carolin for the purpose of foreclosing tho va ons mortgages made by the Wilmiogt and Manchester Railroad Compati have become the purchasers of all a singular the estate, property und effe< of said Company, including the eut' line of railroad, the eogiues, rolli stock, machinery, machine shops, dep< aud other tangible property and effei heretofore belonging to said Compai together with all the rights, franchit and privileges of said Company conne ed with or relating to said railroad, the construction, maintenance or X thereof, between its ISasteru termini at Wilmington, North Carolina, and Western terminus, at Kingsville, Sot Carolina; and Whereas, the said William T. Waite Benjamin P. Newcomer, D. Wi James and their associates, aro desire by themselves, and such other persons may be hereafter associated with the to keep up, maintain, use aud oper the aforesaid line of railroad as oue s gie or entire corporation in tbe t States in which the same is located, ( for this purposo it is necessary that tl should be incorporated and becomi body politic, with like powers, pr I leges und franchises in each of said t Slates of North Carolina and South rolina: SECTION 1. Be il enacted by tho Sen and House of Represeututives of State of South Curoliuu, now met i sitting in General Assembly, and by authority .of the same, That, for purpose set forth in tho preamble ben William T. Walters, Benjamin F. N comer, D. Willis James aud their ai einte?, purchasers, ns aforesaid, of estate, property and effects of the \ alington and Manchester Railroad C< pany, together with such other pera us may hereafter become associated v them os stockholders under the pr sions of this Act, and their succesi aud assigns, are hereby constituted deolared to be a body politic, and in poruted by the name and style of Wilmington and Carolina Railroad C pany, or by suoh other name and s j as a majority in interest of thc pert who are purchasers, os aforesaid, i designate and adopt at their first m ing after the passage of this Act, which name, if so designated and adi ed, proper notioes shall be duly I within six months thereafter in offices of Secretary of State of eoo the States of North Carolina and Sc ? ' ?IO?M iinr*<g"' "-''"":,t-j" j a ?? S^?^? A^p?w pftUe.QlerSX; ?Wflf ^W^fi^mt?PP ?ot exoara, mjwmm 9.14yw< te rb?..?md #Fr*%iWtrW ?rTe< ^ndred dallara feaejo^iincl tba c^pfpotRtprat hereinbefore barned,, or otb, er mea referred to, or, a j majority ia ict?rest of snob corporators rowy, at any meeting held for that pur? pose, after twenty days' notice by adver? tising in each newspapers as may be, de-, aigoated by the corporators heroin named, or a majority of them, of tho time aad place of euch meeting, deter? mine the number of snob shares to bp subscribed for os the present capital of Boid corporation, or as representing the present value of the estate, property and effects, purchased by them as aforesaid; and they may open books of subscrip? tion for the same at such times aud places, and under such regulations and requirements us to thom may seem best. ?SEC. 2. The stockholders of said cor? poration may make all such by-laws, rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the laws of the United States, aud of the Slates of North Carolina and South Carolina, as shall be deemed ne? cessary for the well ordering nnd con? ducting the affairs of the Company. They may prescribe tho number of Di? rectors, and tho number aud charucter ol the officers of said corporation, the man? ner of their election, and the amount ol their compensation, the term of their re? spective offices, the manner iu which an j Director or officer may bo removed, and the mode of supplying any vacancy uris ing from any cause whatever, eithei nmong the Directors or officers of eau Company. SEO. 3. The said corporation is hereby vested with all the rights, powers, privi leges and franchises granted to the Wil miugton and Manchester Railroad Com pany by the Act of the General Assembl; of the Stato of North Carolina iucorpo rating said Company, and ratified the 9tl day of January, one thousand eigh hundred and forty-seven, and by the Ac of tho General Assembly of tho State o South Carolina, incorporating said Com pany, and ratified the 18th day of De cember, ono thousand eight hundred an forty-six, subject, however, to all sue limitations and restrictions ns aro in sai Acts respectively contained; and sai Acts incorporating said Wilmington au Manchester Railroad Company, excet so far and in such respects as they are b this Aot altered or amended, and excep such provisions therein contained i may be considered as inapplicable an unnecessary in the organization of tl corporation created by this Act, or in tl management or direction of its affair shall be considered as setting forth au defining tho ohurtered rights, power privileges and franchises of this corpor tion. SEO. 4. The said corporation may alt* or change the present line of the rai road, purchased, as aforesaid, at sut points ulong the line as may be deem? most judicious by the stockholders, at tho said corporation shall have the rig to extend said railroad, purchased, aforesaid, to Columbia, with a branch connect with a road to Millen, in tl State of Georgia; and, in the event of want of agreement with the owners any lands through which said railroa by reason of any such change, alteruth or extension, will pass, as to the value suoh lauds; or, in event of such want agreement with tho owners of any lan which may be deemed necessary for t I uso or protection of such railroad, m take such lands at a valuation to be ms in the same manner, and iu all respe under like proceedings, regulations a restrictions ns are prescribed and p vided in tho Act of tue Geueral Asse bly of the State of South Carolina, pass September 22, 18G8, and entitled " Act to declare the manner by which I lands, or the right of way over the lan of persons or corporations, may be tal for the construction and uses of rail wi and other works of internal impro .nent. " SEC. 5. Tho said corporation si have power to borrow money, to is: i bonds or other evidences of any inde edness so created, and secure the p meut of the same by mortgage of its p perty and effects, or otherwise; may le or rent to any other corporation, or i person or persons, thoir line of milro for any term which may be agreed or may, in like manner, become lessees of the railroad of any other Cc pauy, or may consolidate their line railroad and their capital stock with railroad and capital stock of any ot railroad Compauy: Provided, howe That none of the powers granted in Section shall bo exercised, unless assi ed to by a majority in interest of stockholders of said Company, in n f eral or special meeting, duly asseoit) SEO 6. This charter is grau ted ri; the express condition that said rai lr Company shall not be exempt from ti tion in this State. Approved March 1, 1870. AN ACT TO MAKE APPROPRIATIONS RAISE SUPPIilKS FOR TUB FISCAL. "? OOMMBNOINO NOVEMBER 1, 181?9. SECTION ]. Be il enacted by tho Sei and House of Representatives of State of South Carolina, now met sitting in Geuernl Asuembly, and by authority of the same, That tho fol! ing sums bo, and they aro hereby, propriated for the payment of the var i officers and expenses of the State verument, that is to say: FOR SAI/ARIES. For the Governor, three thousand hundred dollars; for the Secretar.' State, three thousand dollars ; for c pletiug the index to the records of office of the Secretary of State, thousand dollars; for Clerk to Beere lof State, one thousand dollars; for Private Secretary of the Governor, thousand dollars; for the Adjutant Inspector-General, twenty-five hunt j dollars; for the Assistant Adjutant **!l'M,vf?wr** "*-?????;H-*??#???i..-?-.v*. .? ..- . - j . t?rVfi tit?ij ?<*?'nfi ti?^' ?? ' ? pilW WP! ?Pr?CHef&Jto the Comp tro^pr-^orj?jol, on? thousand dollars; for 'thp.jMafa.^reasurer, twenty-five hundred tiuTftrs^]^ CUerk; to Ina State Treasurer, eighteen hundred dollars; for a bgok-keoper for Stafe Treasurer," eigh. teeu.hundred dollars; for the Auditor of tho State, twenty-five hundred dellars; for the State Auditor'a Clerk, ono thou sand dollars; for the Superintendent of Education, twenty-five hundred dollars; for the Clerk to the Superintendent..of Education, eight hundred dollars; for the Ollief Countable, fifteen hundred dollars; for the Chief Justice of the Su? preme Court, (our thousand dollars; for the two Associate Justices,' seven thou? sand dollars; for the eight Circuit Judges, twenty-eight thousand dollars; for the eight Circuit Solicitors, eight thousand dollars; for tho Attorney-General, three thousand dollars; for the Attorney-Gene? ral's Clerk, one thousand dollars; for the Clerk of the Supreme Court, who shall perform the duties of Librarian of said Court, fifteen hundred dollars; for the State Reporter, fifteen hundred dollars; for the Keeper of tho State House and State Librarian, seven hundred dollars; for the Superintendent of tho South Ca? rolina Penitentiary, two thousand dol? lars; for the three Health Officers, three thousand nine hundred dollars; for the Watchmen of tho State House aud Grounds, six hu nd- tl dollars each; foi the County Auditors, thirty-one thou? sand five hundred dollars; for Clerk tc tho Auditor of the Couuty of Charles? ton, one thousand dollars; for the three Code Commissioners, ten thousand iiv< hundred dollars; for the Goveruor't Messenger, three huudred dollars; foi the Laud Commissioner, two thousand dollars; for tho County School Commis .-douera, thirty-one thousand five huudrec dollars; for the Commissioner of the Bu reau of Agricultural Statistics, fifteei hundred dollars. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. SEC. 2. For contingent fund of the Go veruor, twenty-five thousand dollars, ou of which shall be paid the expenses o the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics, ti be drawn upon tho order of tho Govern or; for the contingent fund of the Trea surer, ono thousand dollars; for the cou tingeut fund of the Comptroller-General one thousand dollars; for the coutiugen fund of the Attorney-General, ouo thou sand dollars; for the contingent fund c State Auditor, one thousand dollars; fo the contingent fund of the Adjutant au Inspector-General, twenty five buudre dollars; for the contingent fund of th Superintendent of Education, ono thor saud dollars; for the contingent fund c the Secretary of State, one thousand do! lars; for the contingent fund of the Chi? Constable, five hu ml re.i dollars; for tb contingent fund of the State Librariai three hundred dollars. The above appropriations to be draw on the order of the heads of the seven departments, if so much be necessary. JUDICIARY DEPARTMENT. SEO. 3. For tho purchase of books f< the Supreme Court Library, five thoi sand dollars, if so much be necessary, 1 be drawn on the order of the Chief Ju tice; for contingent expenses of the Si preme Court, under Section 7 of an A ratified the eighteenth day of Septembe 1868, one thousand dollars. ORDINARY CIVIL. EXPENSES. SEO. 4. For contingent accounts f the expenses of the general election 1870, fifteen thousand dollars, if so min be necessary, accounts to be audited 1 the State Auditor, and paid on the wo rant of the Comptroller-General; for tl support of the Lunatic Asylum, sixte thousand dollars, to be drawn on tl order of the Governor; for the sappi of the State Orphau Asylum, ti fte thousand dollars, to be paid in accot ance with the law establishing tho san for Quarantine expenses, four thonsai dollars, to be drawu on the order of t Comptroller-General, accounts to be fii approved by the Goveruor; for the Ph siciau of the Charleston Jail, ono thc sand dollars; transportation aud cloth i for discharged convicts, three bundr dollars; for the Catawba Indians, fifte hundred dollars, to bc paid on thc ort of the Governor; for the State Coastal, lary, thirty thousand dollars, if so mu be necessary, to be paid on tho order the Goveruor; for contingent account the State, including the payment of < penses of the General Assembly a printing, one hundred and tweuty-fi thousand dollars; ulso, the sum of th teen thousand four huudred and fi 24-100 dollars, to meet the deficiency the Legislative appropriation for re? lar session of eighteeu hundred a sixty-eight and eighteen hundred n ?sixty-nine; tho further sum of six tin saud three hundred and forty 18 ^ dollars, remaining nudrawn, of the i propriation for the payment of the S cia! Session of 1868, can bu applied, necessary, for tho payment of tho abc accounts. All pnyment-s to bo made tho usual manner: Provided, That contingent accounts bo audited by State Auditor, and paid on the wurr of tlie Comptroller-General. EXTRAORDINARY EXPENSES. SEC. 5. For continuing the constr tiou of the South Carolina Pe tn ten tin eighty thousand dollars, to bo paid the order of the Governor; for repi and extension of tho buildings of Lunatic Asylum, ton thousand dolli to be paid on tho order of the Govern accounts to bo approved by tho Board Regents; for repairs on tho Univert buildings, ten thousand dollars, if much be necessary, to be paid on order of the Governor, accounts to approved by tho Board of Trusteos; the purchase of books for the Libr of the University of South Carolina, I thousand five huudred dollars, the su to be expended nuder the direotiou the Board of Trustees of tho Univers for building a vault to Comptroller-' nomi's office, five thousand dollars, ii much be necessary, accounts to be proved by the Comptroller-General, i paid on the order of the Governor; fitting up i ho New State House, thirty Uiousaud dollars, if so much be neoes sary, the contract to be awarded by the Governor aud the Executive Com mi ttoo appointed by the Joiut, Committee of tue General Assembly, to'invite propo? sals for the completion' of the State House, the money for the payment of said work to bo paid upon the order of the Governor; for the re-modeling and repairs Of tho Governor's Mansion, five thousand dollars, to be paid'on tho order of the Governor; for payment of account of J. Si G. Richardson,:for114 copies of Ri oh unison's Law, Equity aud Law, and Equity Reports, agreeable to. joint reso? lution authorizing tho* Secretary of State to purchase the same, approved March 26, 1869, eight lmmired and seventeen dollars; for payment of Recounts of Bry? an & McOartor, for f u rnishiug IOU copies of Richardson's 15th Volume Law Re? ports, and 100 copi?s of' Richardson's 14th Volume Equi ty Reports, agreeable to joint resolution passed, eleven hun? dred dollars; for payment of salary due C. D. Melton, for services rendered tho I State as Solicitor of Northern Circuit, one thousand fivo hundred and seventy five dollars; for payment of salary due J. Willimun, for services rendered as Mes? senger of Court of Appeals in Charles? ton County, and Messenger and Libra riau of the same, two hundred aud eigh? ty-seven 50-100 dollars. EnuOATIONAIi DEPARTMENT. SEO. 6. For the support and mainte? nance of free schools, fifty thousand dollars, in addition to tho capitation tax: Provided, That said sam of fifty thousand dollars be apportioned among the several Counties of the State io proportioo to their representation iu tho I lower branch of the General Assembly: I And provided further. That eaoh Couoty shall be entitled to the amount of poll tax raised iu said County; for the snp I port of the South Curoliba University, I twenty-five thousand dollars, to be paid on the order of tho Governor; for the education of the deaf, dumb aud blind, eight thousand dollars, to be paid on the order of the Governor. MILITARY EXPENSES. SEO. 7. To defray tho expenses of tho enrollment, organization and eqrii'pait&t of the militia, fifty thousand dollars, to be disbursed by the Adjutant and In? spector-General, on'the order of the Go? vernor. SEO. 8. For the payment of the in? terest on the publio debt, three hundred and fifty tbousaud dollars. SEC. 9. That ull taxes assessed and payable under this Act shall be paid in the following kiud of funds, viz: Bills Receivable of the State, United States Currency, Nat ional Bank Notes, Gold or Silver Coin. Approved March 1, 1870. JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE MEDICAL AID FOR THE INDIGENT 8T0K IN THE RESPECTIVE COUNTIES IN THE STATE. Whereas, the present law defining the duties and jurisdiction of County Com? missioners does not make it incumbent upon said Commissioners to provide medical aid for the indigent sick in their respective Counties; therefore. SECTION 1. Be il resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Curolinn, now met and sitting in General Assembly, sud by the authority of the same, That the County Commissioners of the several Counties io the State be, and they are hereby, au? thorized, whenever, in their judgment, it is necessary, to appoint one or more physicians, whoso doty it shall be to fur? nish medical aid to the indigent sick in their respective Counties; and whenever accounts are rendered for the perform? ance of such duty, the County Commis? sioners are hereby instructed to examine said accounts, aud, if found correct, to audit the same, aud give a warrant on the County Treasurer for their payment. SEO. 2. That tho Couuty Commission? ers of the respective Counties of thia State be, and they are hereby, autho? rized and required to provide] suitable hospital accommodation in connection with the Poor House at or near the County Seats of their respective Coun? ties, where tho indigent sick poor may receive medical und surgical aid, free.of charge, and to appoint physicians thereto, except the County of 'Cllarlefi ton, where the County Commissioners are hereby authorized and required to cause to bo built at or near Cordeaville, Parish of St. John's Berkeley, a hospital for tho indigeut sick poor, and to ap? point n physician thereto, to be paid aa herein provided; Provided, The cost of the said building shall not exceed two thousand (2,000) dollars; Provided, further, That no physician, so appointed to any of the hospitals, shall charge for his services more than one-half the usual fees. Approved March 1, 1870. AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT ENTITLED 1 'AK ACT TO FIX THE SALARY AND REGU? LATE THE PAY OF CERTAIN OFFICERS," RATIFIED THE 26TH DAY OF 8EPTEM HKR, 1868. SECHON 1. Be it enacted by tlie Senate and House ol Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sit? ting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That so much of the above Act as fixes the salary of tho Secretary of Stute at "three thousand dollars, the same to include Clerk's sala? ry," bo amended by striking out between tho words "dollars and Clerk's," tho words "the sumo to include," and in? serting in lieu thereof the following, to wit: "and oue thousand dollurs." BO as to read as follows, viz. : "The Secretary of State shall receive an annual sula ry of threo thousand dollurs, and one thou? sand dollurf? Clerk's salary." SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect im? mediately after it? passage. CHAS. W. MONTGOMERY, President pro tem. of the Senate. FRANKLIN J. MOSES, JR., Speaker Honso of Representatives. Approved February 28, 1870. ROBERT K. SCO Tl', Governor.