Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-10-13

" An Act to provide for the issue of Bills Re-
cevable in payment of indebtedness to the
State, to tho amount of five hundred thousand
dollars" ratified the twenty first day of Dc
combcr, Ammo Domini one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-fve
ii. That the Treasurer be, and he is here.
by authorized and required to redeem the said
Bills Receivable, which have already been or
may hereafter be issued under the provision
OF said Act, by exchanging for all suoh bills
ns may bo presented at tho office of the Treas.
urer for redemption, an equal amount of Treas
ury notes of the United Suites, or the notes of
any National Bank and for this purpose he
is hereby authorized to use any funds 10 tho
Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Al Act to make Parties, H2a,ntt0s and De.
Jendamts, in alt cases, competent to qtve
Testimony in such cases, in like manner as
other Witnesses.
1. BE it enacted by tho Senate and House
of Representatives, now met and sitting in
General Assembly, and by the authority of
tho samc That on the trial of any issue Joined.
| or OF any matter or question, or any inquiry
| arising, IN any suit, action or proceeding in
| any Court OF Justice in the State, or before
any person having, By law or by consent of
parties, authority to receive, hear and exam.
inc evidence, the parties thereto and tho per-
sons in whose behalf any such action or other
proceeding may be brought or defended and
any and all persons interested in the same,
except as hereinafter excepted, shall be com
potent and compcllable to give evidence, either
viva voce or by deposition, according to the
practice of tho Court, on behalf of either or
any of the parties to the said action or other
proceeding: Provided, That nothing herein
shall be understood to prevent either party
from introducing evidence to contradict or i'm
peach the testimony of parties having inter.
est, and made competent by this Act to testify.
ii. That in the trial of all criminal cases
the defendants shall be allowed to testify Gf
nc desires to do so, and not otherwise, ) as to
the facts and circumstances of the case.
LII. That no person shall be required to
answer any question tending to criminato him.
self; nor shall husband or wife be required TO
disclose any communication made to each 9th
CT during their covcrturc, nor shall testimony
given under this Act be afterwards used
against him in any other case, civil or crimi
nal, except upon an Indictment for perjury.
founded on that testimony.
az Act to require the Commissioners of PM.
ac B.'1d'ngs for Cyre~vWe nma Pi;,Acns
Dtstr,cts to pay orcr FWn1s to the Con
m'sstoncrs Of tic Poor Of said Districts,
asspcctivclv
l. Bo it enacted by the Senate and House
OF Representatives, now met and eittino in
General Assembly, and by the authority Of the
same, That the Commissioners of Public
buildings for the Districts of Grccnvillc and
| Plckcns, be, and are hereby, directed and re-
qulrcd to pny over to the Commissioners of
the Poor for said Districts, respectively, out
OF the funds received by licenses on distillcr-
les; the sum of four thousand dollars Provi
| uea' 30 much remains, after the passage of
TINS Act, IN the hands Of said Commissioners
OF iubllc Buildings unexpcnded; and if that
amount shall not be SO remaining, then tho
said commissioners shall pay over, as herein
o'fcctcd' any less sum which may be remain
ing.
H. That all Acts and parts of Acts incon.
ssistcnt With this Act, be- and the same are
hereby repealed.
l!orEFuh.-Writcs "1'. w. A." the New
ork correspondent Of Georgia paper:
1t is hoped and believed that the consorvo.
tivcs will make large gains ia the interest Of
the South at the approaching Congressional
elections, in spite of Northern radicals and
Southern critics Tho tide is now scttiuy
strongly in that direction. The mechanics
and iaborlng classes, who claim Mr.. johnson
as q, one of their own fraternity, no less than
the solid men of the country, arc gathering
around the President with spirit Of dctcrmi,
nation that is full Of encouragement. If the
South will only be patient and silent for q sea.
son, all will yet 60 we'll.
ANDREW johnson is great power in this
land. There is no man in the United Stotoa
who possesses tithc of his popularity, even
in the North. The whole Democratic party
including war Democrats as we'll az conner.
heads, so-callcd," with that large. intclI-
gent and wealthy wing of tho party which
elected MIR. Lincoln, known as the moderate
republicans, now stand at his back, and ire
dOlnO hnffln lIn1o, l. L.