The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-09-27
Legislature Items.

ton, the donation of public lands by tn,
u. S. Government, for Agriculture
purposes and the Mechanic Arts, ais,
authorized the, Governor to appoint ar
agent to receive scrip, and to sell tn,
same, paying the proceeds into th,
Treasury. .HE
The Governor is authorized to pledg,
the faith and credit of the State foi
Bonds, amounting to $aoO, 900, provid
cd 100000 bushels Of corn may b,
delivered in the State for that sum.
The Governor is also authorized ia
appoint an agent to make the purchase
his salary to ,be $1,000 and travelling
expenses. e nsg6rb s4.F.
w. 2. Price, member from Green
vile District, resigned his seat on the
last day Of the Session, and writs o
election will bs issued to fill the vacan.
cy.
The Act authorizing the establish
ment OF Penitentary authorizes the
Governorto to appoint three Commission
ers to locate the same, and to erect Ger
tain buildings. No compensation was
PioNiuSu JuO d
The President and Directors of the
Blue Ridge Railroad are authorized tc
reduce the Stock held by the State il
that company in the same proportion
that the Stock of other Siockholders
may be reduced, in order to procure
additional subscriptions, to finish the
Road to Knoxville: We trust this may
enable the Company to complete this
great enterprize. The State has every
Thug to gaih, and' nothing to lose by
this arrangement.
The Attorney. General and Solicitors
We're instructed TO investigate the cause
of complaint of James Brown, relating
to the Railroad bridges'over the Conga
rec and Wateree Rivers and to report
the result of their Investigations to the
next General Assembly.
Tie Governor was requested to issue
circular to the several Tax Collectors
of the State, requiring them to repor,
the number Of persons who have lost
limbs (whether legs or arms. or both,
i'll the late war, to be Submitted through
him to the next Legislature. d
The State bills are redeemable in
greenbacks. .g9 V.
Lee & Spencer, North Atlantic
Wharf, Charleston, have offered their
services, free of commission, for receiv
ing and forwarding corn designed fol
the poor in any part of our State.
The Treasurer is authorized to sci
the coin received for taxes, and credit
The premium to account for 'textraofdi
nary expenditures"
The commissioners appointed to sci
the property of the State Works located
at Greenville are authorized to sell or
a credit not TO exceed one and two
years. @t /.
lax Collectors are allowed until ths
Fourth of November next 10 make then
returns, provided they pay into the
Treasury the amount which has beer
received or may be received by, the Isl
Of October.
Contrary 10 the usual method of ap
pointing public officers Tin the report o
the Committee on Offices and Officers,
many, Magistrates have been appointed
for yafious Districts by joint resolution
of the General Assembly Managers q
Elections, and Commissioners of Ere.
Schools for several Districts were ap
pointed in the same, way.
The State Printer. was chosen only
for the extra session. AT the regular
session, State Printer will be chosen
to do work until the regular session
1907 Caroliatan.
III ..s fsWt 'lup--e>s - S------- -
The AprREHEsDEb CoNsLior OF
ARMS. The impeachment of the Presi
dent will probably oecuPsooh after th'
opening of Congress. Arms will pro
bably be distributed by act Of Congress
to the different Northern States, and the
Governors Of these States have already
held meeting, in which they have
pledged themselves TO sustain Congress
in any emergency which may arise. AL
this certainly looks very thrsateuing
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