The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-03-20
Acts of the s. c. Legislature, 60-6l.

hcts ol Tie .. ". Legislature, 6U-6l,
AN ACT TO ALTER AND AMEND THE LAW
IN RELATION TO THE METHOD OF CoUN.
TING VOTES IN ALL ELECTIONS BY THE
PEOPLE
|. Be 1t enacted by the Senate and
House o; Representatives,, now met and
sitting in General Assembly, and by the
authority Of the same, That hereafter, in
all elections 10y the people, the managers
shall proceed to count the votes publicly,
Immediately after the final closing Of tue
polls at the precinct where the votes have
been taken, make out a certificate of the
result, which shall be signed by the nam
ayers, or majority of them, and taken
to the Cour: House, or place now fixed
by law for counting the votes, on the day
next subsequent to the day Of the said
e!ect'on, on or before the hour Of four O.,
clock, L. NJ, by one or more Of the SAID
managers Provided, That nothing here.
in contained shall change the manner of
counting the votes in st. Luke's Parish.
III. That the Managers of Elections, or
a majority Of them, who may assemble,
shall proceed TO examine the statement
OF the managers provided for in the tir,t
section Of this Act, and declare the resul,
OF the election.
AN ACT TO ALTER AND AMEND AN ACT
ENTITLED IAN ACrTo MAKE MALICIOUS
TREspAssEs INDICTABLE."
l. BE 1t enacted by the Senate and
liouse of Representatives, now met anl
sitting in General Assembly, and by the
authority of the same, That the first sec
ton of an Act entitled "An Act to make
malicious trespasses indictabl ratified
on the twenty first day Of December, in
the year Of our Lord one thousand eirb,
hundred and fifty seven, De altered and
amended so as 10 read as follows: Tha,
any person who shall ~i,fuIly, uuIawiu.!v
and maIlclous!y, cut, shoot, main, wound
or destroy any hose, mule, neat cattle,
hog, sheep, goat, or other personal prop.
ertyv, the goods aud chattles of another
shall be guilty Of n misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof, shall he fined
and imprisoned at the discretion of the
judge before whom the case shall be
tried.
AN ACI TO INCREASE TIE POWERS OF
COMMISSIONERS OF PUBLIc BUILDINGS
|. BE IL e,octed by the Senate and
House of Representatives., now met and
sitting in General Assembly, and BY the
authority OF the same, That il at any
time the Court House Of any District in
this Stale shall be in course of recon
strucIicn or repair, or from any other
cause shall not be in condition to he oc.
culied. it shall be the duty of the Com
m'ssioners Of Public Buildings for such
District to furnish suitable rooms for tho
accommodation OF the Courts and public
officers.
IL. Tha, it shall he the duty Of the
Commissioners of Pubic Buildings in
this State to furnish at all times, blan,
ke,s and such other bedding as shall be
necessary for prisoners confined in jail in
their respective Districts, and for the
purpose Of enabling the Commissioners
Of Public buildings Of the several Dis.
.rcts to execute the provisions Of this
Act, they are hereby authorized and en-
powered to levy such assessments on the
general tax Of the District, AS may be
necessary to pay for the same.
AN ACT To PRESCRIBE THE FORM OF
PERMITS FOR SLAVES TO DE ABSENT
FROM THE OWNERS PREMISES.
|. BE 1t enacted by the Senate and
House OF Representatives, now met and
sitting in General Assembly, and hy the
authority of the same, TGat no permit
shall be considered as Authorizing the
absence Of slave from his or her mas
ters's premises, unless said permit shall
de''gna'e :he place or PLACES which said
slave is allowed to visit, and the time du
ring which he or she is permitted to he
absent: Provided, That this Ac, shall
not apply to slaves resident in any incor.
porated city or town, while within ,he
corporate limits OF the same, during the
hours when The municipal regulations do
not forbid toe free passage Of slaves.
In the Senate House, the twenty eighth
day OF January, in The year Of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
sixty one, and in the eighty fifth year
OF the sovereignty and independence of
the State Of SoutL Carolina.
WILLIAM ID. PORTER,
President of The Se,.,t,