The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-12-04

OF INDECENT persons at a profit Of only
two and half percent. to the
contractor, on cost and expenses, arc
commended to your favorable considera-
ton.
THE PECUNTARY DISTRESS OF THE PEG
PIE OF THE STATE.
The short crops of grain and cotton
causes the indebtedness Of the people
to press heavily on them. This state OF
things imposes on every generous credi.
tor the duty of making as liberal COM
promises With his debtors as lte can
admit without pecuniary ruin. Il he
has been fortunate in escaping the
general wreck he sho,tld cIeerfullv lend
helping hand to his less fortunate
neighbor who ,s still struggling in sea
OF debt. Legislation consistent with the
Constitution and the general interest OF
the community may be adopted, which
will greatly relieve the public. I reite.
rate my recommendation made at the
extra session, that imprisonment for
debt be abolished, except IN cases of
fraud and when a debtor ir about re-.
moving his person or properly without
the limits of the State, that the insolvcnt
laws be so extended that debtor NAV,
by petition, on giving three months no
tlce, to all his creditors, require them to
come in and prove their demands, and
upon his snrrendering his entire effects
hr'her benefit, ll,Ht they bc perpctually
barred. from ever again proceeding
against him IN the Courts of this State,
and that all cases where Il defendant is
SUED and makes no defence TO the action,
no costs shall be taxed against mri.
PerS'hs in sui jurSs can now compro.
mise with their debtors, bit shcll as
ecenppy ny fiiluciary position are restrained
w theEttingsneY of legal ti,les ;;alnf not
being authorized TO sompohnd with debt.
ors, they frequently Use the entire debt.
1t is sodhtl policy to modify those rules.
so as to allow them TO compound the
demands they hold against debtors,
taking care to guard against fraud or i'll
faith on their part.
invite your attention to the proprie.
ty Of passing n homestead.law,' and of
extending the value of articles exempt
from levy and SALE for the head of each
family. Most of he States have made
mtlel more liberal and humane provis.
ions than South Carolina for guarding
the families Of unfortunate and improvi.
dent debtors, against being cast ont upon
tile world, hotise,css and breadlrss TEr
decisions Of SOME of the State Courts
have aifrmca the constitutional POWERS
of their Legislatures to enact laws in
creaslng the exemptions from levy and
sale, even upon antecedent debts: 1t
is not by any means clear that you are
prccluded from ehacting such a law,
either by precedent reason, justice or the
Co nstitnton.
Disabled solDlEks.
Agrceably to til" resolution of the
2lst of September last passed by the
General Assembly a circular was issued
hy me, "direcicd to each of thc Tax Col.
lectors Of the State, requiring them to
furnish me with list of the namts of all
citizens in their respective Districts who
were permahently disabled in the Slate
or Confederate service d,iring tho late
war; particularly specifying thbse who
have been deprived Of their limbs, and
stating ili each case &htthnr it be an
arm or leg, or both" The information
thus acquired the Governor was request
ed to furnish to the General Assembly
Mt the next regular session. Returns
have been received from the Tax.
Collectors, with the exception of