Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-09-19
sundry papers were received from the

sundry papers were received from th
House.
Messrs. Davant, Williams, Thompson Sui
lvan and Hemphil submitted reports of com
nlittees.
Mr.. Thompson introduced bill to amen'
an Act entitled aAn Act to establish Dis
trict Courts y and bill to make parties
plaintiffs and defendants, in all cases compe
tent to give testimony, in such cases in 1ik
manner as other witnesses.
Mr.. Tillman offered resolution, which wa
agreed to, and was ordered to be sent 70 tht
House for concurrence, that the Attorney
General and Solicitors of this State be, anc
they are hereby, instructed and required to
take immediate measures to check any and
ell violation by the several railroad companies
chartered by the Acts of the General Assem-
bly, of this State, IN the matter of the over,
charge of the said companies, or either Of
them, for freight or passage money! and that
the said Attorney-General and Solicitors be
required to institute the necessary proceed
ings by rule, quo aoarranto, or otherwise, for
the forfeiture of any one or more of the char
ters Of said companies, who may, in the par
ticulars indicated, have hitherto violated, or
are now violating, the provisions of their
charters and that the Attorney-General and
Solicitors each make specific and separate
report to this General Assembly, on the first
day of the ensuing regular session, of their
action respectively under the resolution.
HoUsE-The House met at II o'clock.
The Senate sent to the House number of
papers, which were properly referred.
Messrs. Goodwin, Lord, Shaw, Campbell,
j. s. Richardson, jr., Talley, Bonham, Dur.
yea and Marley submitted reports of COM
mittees.
Mr.. Marley introduced the following pre-
amble and resolution, which we're made the
special order of the day for tomorrow, at
halfpast o'clock p. m.:
Whereas the condition of the country de-
mands that the Legislature shall, by all le'
of property at sherf's sales;
BE 1t RESOLVED, That committee, to con-
sist of FIVE members Of the House and three
of the Senate, be appointed to inquire and
report upon the propriety and expedieDcy OF
appointing three assessors in each District,
whose duty it shall be to assess and determine
the real value of any property upon which
levy, under execution, has been or may be
made, and to return such assessment, under
oath, to the sheriff. And to report further
upon the propriety of law which shall pro-
vide in substance: That the property levied
on be sold for more than its assessed value,
the plaintiff in execution shall pay five per
cent. on the assessment if it be sold for less
than its assessed value, but for more than
three-fourths of such value, the plaintiff shall
pay fifteen per cent. upon the assessment; il
it be sold for more than one half and less
than three -fourths of its assessed value, the
plaintiff in execution shall pay thirty per
cent. of its assessed value; if it be sold for
less than one.half of its assessed value, the
plaintiff in execution shall pay forty per cent.
upon the assessment. That the tax. thus i'm
posed shall be retained by the sheriff, and be
subject to the order of the Commissioners of
the Poor of the District in which the sale is
made.
= Messrs. Butler, Hanckel and Barker gave
notice of the introduction of bills.
The following bills wore ordered to be laid
on the table, A bill for the establishment OF
agricultural and mechanical schools in the
various Districts of the State. and for tech
nical night school for apprentices and youths
in business in Charleston; bill to create
the office of Superintendent of Free Schools,
and to amend tho law in relation to free
schools a bill to provide for the election OF
Commissioners, Masters and Registers in
Equity by the people; o bill to alter and
amend Sec. 2S of Art. of the Constitution
of thi= State. -,
Mr.. Keitt introduced resolution, which
was agreed to, that all the unfinished busl.
ness Of the last regular session be continued
10 the next regular session Of the General AS
sembly.
lation to the condition ofthe people, growing
out OF their Indebtedness as effected By the
results of the war, and the necessity of rene
dial legislation, were considered, and, on mo:
ton Of Mr.. Marley, referred to special
committee, with instructions to report there
on. at this session, by bills or otherwise. !.
Mr.. Bonham introduced bill to amend
the law in relation to the bonds required of
public officers.
Mr.. D,Pass introduced a resolution, which
was agreed to, that the bill to provide artlli'
cial legs for all citizens of the State who have
lost their legs during the recent war. read
for the first fine in this House, be referred
to n special Joint committee, consisting oil
the House and two of tie Senate; and that
This resolution be sent 10 the Senate tor con-
currence. rs
Adjourned.