Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-12-25

~. An Act to proVlde LOT the Inspection VI wa
val stores.
g. An act to amend an act entitled can Act
to provide for the inspection of Hour, and 10 re-
peal an act amending the same.
"a. An Act to define and extend the powers OF
the Commissioners of Free Schools of st. Philip
and st. Michael.
This empowers the Commissioners in Charleston
to introduce and perfect in the city the Common
Schoe! plan as introduced and advocated by Mr..
Memminger The bill providing for the introduc-
ton of this system throughout the State, failed in
the Senate; and, we suspect, will never be adopt
ed except by special enactments for each district
as above
25. An Act to promote the draining AMI i'm
provcment of inland swamps.
26. A Bill to amend the Fourth Section of the
First Article of the Constitution Of this State.
This provision requires that every free white
man of aye shall have resided in the State, as a
citizen two years previous to any election, in order
to be qualified to vote. In other words, and this
is the point, foreigners must reside in the State
,co gears after they hare been ndturalized, before
they are entitled to vote. The law will not nj
feet our locality, one way or the other; but IN
Charleston and perhaps in Columbia it will pre-
vent q vast deal Of corruption.
81. An Act to incorporate the Kcowee and
Tuckaseegcc Turnpike Company. In Pend!cton
90 An Act to authorize the United States to
purchase certain parcels Of land in this State for
the erection Of Lighthouses and Beacons and to
ccde the jurisdiction of this State over the same
and for other purposes
90. An Act to vest the title of the State in GER
tain cscheatcd property in sundry persons therein
mentioned
HOUSE BILLS.
l. An .1et to revive and renew the incorpora-
ton Of the Charleston Port Society for promoting
Of the Gospel among Seamen.
2..An act to incorporate the State Agricultural
Society Of South Carolina.
3. An Act to incorporate the South Carolina
Regatta Club.
male College. Under the patronage of the South
Carolina Presbytcry of the Presbyterian Church
5. An Acfto authorize the formation Of Vol
unteer Company Of Rifemen within the limits OF
the independent Battalion. In Columbia.
7. A Bill t. alter and amend the Tenth Section
of the First Article of the Constitution Of this
State.
According to law, this Bill, which provides for
the election Of Senators and Representatives on
one day only, must be passed also by the next Leg
islature-beiug Constitutional measure; and it
cannot, therefore, go into operation before l8GO
1t passed this Legislature almost unanimously.
I. In act to incorporate the Greenville and
French Broad Railroad Company in South Carroll
ma.
This company Was organized under an Act Of
the North Carolina Legislature, and proposes to
run ROAD either from Greenville or Spartanburg,
along the valley of the French Broad to Paint
Rock, aud thence, eventually, to point in East
Tennessee Capital stock, S2,000,000.
8. an .ict to incorporate the South Carolina
Porcelain Manufacturing Company. In Edgefeld
District.
O. an Act to incorporate the Central Presbyte-
rian Church of the City of Charleston.
10, 1n Act to amend an Act entitled 'An Act
to incorporate certain religious and charitable
Societies, and Societies for the advancement of
Education, and to renew the Charters of others
heretofore granted" passed Goth Dec. 1858, and
for other purposes 49,
The object of all this ssrigmarole'' is, simply,
to change the name of the "Covington Seminary
in Edgehcll" to the "Curryton Seminary"
II. An Act to abolish the office of Coroner for
Williamsburg District. The duties imposed upon
the Tax Collector.
y. an Act to amend m Act entitled "An Act
prescribing the made of electing Tax Collector"
passed 18th of December, lS4G. Fixes Wednes-
day as the day, uniformly, for counting the votes
and declaring the election.
13. An Act to provide for the tranfer Of the pa
pers oc the Office of Superintendent of Public
Works to the Secretary of States Office.
II. An Act to confer upon alien widows the
right to take and hold real estate. In the same
manner MS if they were naturallzed.
Is. An Act for the better establishment Of a
general system Of Registration Of Births, Marri-
ages and Deaths in the State of South Carolina.
An existing Statute provides for this object,
with two Registrars, one for the Upper and one
for the Lower Division; but as no penalty was
to the failure of the Tax-Collcctor to OBJ
serve the provisions, which proved to be very gen.
eral, it was thought advisable to amend in this
particular. He is to be paid three cents for each
item; to be fined five dollars in each case of neg
lcct and the citizen refusing to give information,
to be liable to the amount Of five per cent on his
or her general tax. One Registrar only, to be ap-
pointed by the Governor, with a salary of S400
per annum. Magistrates, Ministers and Physi-
clans to give information in the cases of non-tax
payers Dr.. R. W. Gibbes, jr., (Columbia) Re-
gistrar.
lG An Act to alter the sittings of the Courts
of Equity for the second circuit.
IT, an Act to incorporate certain towns and
villages and tc renew and amend the charters of
others heretofore granted.
Is. An Act to renew and amend the charter Of
the town of Anderson.
49, An Act to amend an act entitled can Act
to incorporate certain societies and to renew and
amend certain charters heretofore granted" in
cooperating the Charleston Plankroad Company.
20 An Act to incorporate the Air. Line Rail-
road Company in South Carolina.
We have given an explanation of this Act in q
former number. The bill to extend time to the
Newberry and Chester Railroad was lost, for
want of time. 1t can be passed, if necessary, at
the next session.
81. An Act to provide for the hearing ofappeals
from the Courts of Law and Equity for Coleton
District at Columbia, instead of Charleston.
%. An Act to prevent the circulation of prin-
ted or engraved paper resembling bank-notes-
Indictment, fine and Imprisonment, at the discre-
ton of the Court
23 An Act to authorize the collection Of inter-
est on judgments. Whether on accounts, or any
other demand not otherwise bearing interest.
24 An Act to promote the efficiency of the
Volunteer System of the State of South Carolina.
"That all members of Volunteer Companies who
shall serve for fourteen years consecntiyely, shall
be exempt from militia duty" Good.
25. An Act to authorize the Town Council of