The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-09-19
Legislature pf South Carolina
!. Monday. September 10, 1855
SENATE.-The Senate me, al l2 m.

''S'' b'sIIc' Sohits, anu u blll 10 make
parties plaintiffs and defendants in ali
cases competen; TO give testimony in smch
cases in like manner MS other Witnesses
MIR. 1illman offered n resolution, whirh
WAS agreed TO, and was ordered TO lie
sent To the House for concurrence, ,ha, the
Atorney-GeDeral and Solicitors OF this
State I've, and they are hereby, instructed
aud required /" take immediate measures
to check any and all violation bv the sew
eral railroad companies chartered by the
Acts o' the General Assembly of This
State. in the matter Of the over charge
OF the said companies, or either Of them.
foi height or passage money, and that
The said Attorney General and Solicitors
he required To institute the necessary pro
ceedings by rule quo aonrranto or other,
wise, Tor the forfeiture of NV one or more
Of the charters "f said companies, who
may. IN tie particulars indicated, have
hitherto violated. or are now violating,
tho provisions Of their charter or charters;
and that the Attorney Generals and So
iic'tors each make specific snd separate
report u this General Assembly, on the
first lav of the ensuing regular session,
OF their action respectively under the res
olution. Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House met nj IL o'clock
Mr. WMev introduced the folio wing
preamble and resolution, which were made
the special order Of the day for to NOR
row. Al half pas, o'clock . m.:
Whereas, the condition Of The country
demands that the Legislature shall, by
all legal means, inlerpose to prevent the
sacrifice Of property at shpriffs sales;
BE IL resolved, That a committee. TO
conss, of five members Of the House and
three of The Senate, lie appointed TO in
ou'rs and report upon the proprety and
expediencv OF appointing three assessors
IN each District, whose duty it shall be
TO assess aud determine the real value OF
any property upon which levy, under ex
ecutlnn, has been or NAV be made, and
to return such assessment, under til, To-
the sheriff. And 10 report further npon
the propnery Of n law which shall provide
III substance That il the property lev.
led on he sod for more than it's assessed
value, the plaintiff IN execution shall paw
tive per cent, on the assessment; lf il be
solo for less than iis assessed value. hu,
for more than three tourrhs of such vain.
the plaintiff shall pay fifteen pei cent. up
on the assessment II it be sold for more
than one half and less than three fourtbs
"f its assessed value, the plaintiff in exc
cution shall pay thiri" per cent OF its MS
sessed value; il it he sold for less than
one half Of it's assessed value, the plain
TIL in execution shall paw forty per cen,
upon the assessment. rhi, III. tax thus
imposed shall lie retained tv the Sheriff,
and be suffice, to the order Of tn. Com
,ni.s'oners Of the Poor OF the DIstrc, IN
which the sale is rrade
Messrs Butler, Hsnckel and Barker
gave notice Of the introduction of bills
Mr.. j s. RICHARDSON, Jr.. introduced
a resolution, which WAS agreed to. that i,
lie referred 20 the Committee on Officers
and Offices to inquire and report wha,
| legislation, II anv, Is hec-sssrv TO contnu.
he Commissioners OF the Poor in office
until the next general election, and that
the committee have leave to report by bill
or otherwise.
Mr.. John s. Richardson. jr, introduced
bill to alter the law in regard to liens
and impsrlances in certain cases.
The following bills were ordered TO be
laid on the table. A bill for the eNsh
lIshmeut Of agricultural and mechanical
schools in the vari us Districts OF the
State. and for = technical night sch ool for
apprentices and Youths in business in
! Charleston; n bill 10 create the office OF
Superintendent of Free Schools, and To
amend the law in relation to tree schools:
n bill to provide for the election Of Com.
mission-rs. Masters aud Registers in Eoui
" by the people a bill to alter and a
mend Sec. % OF Art. ! Of the Cous,itu
,ion Of ,hs State.
The resolutions Inv Mr. Garl,nrtor) in
relation TO the CONDITION Of the people
growing out Of 'heir indsb, sdness ms ef
tected bv the results OF the war, AID the
necessity OF remedial Legislation. " ere con
sidered, and, on motioa OF Mr. W.riey,
referred to n special committee, with 10
suuc''ons y r-por thereon. ut this session,
bv 'ills or otherwise.
! The resolutions are ~ follows:
ResoiVed, that the condit on If the pso
Pile OF this State. resulting from their in
deb,edness as affected by the issue. Of the
war. demands remedial legislation in toe
following particulars. viz:
/. A revision and n" endment Of the
laws in relation to In.olvent Debtors 40
ss to permit voluntary bankruptcy and ia
secure the discharge Of debtors from al.
drbts. upon full and complete surrender
OF their property and effects
2. hhohtion Of imprisonment tor deb,
either on mesns and process and an en-
largemsnt OF exemptions Of property from
lew and sale.
8 The postponenen, o! remedial p,o.
cess for the collection OF deb;s, so Gar a.
not TO conilic, with the Constitution Of
this S,se nor Of the United States.
| 4. That these resolutions I've referred