Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-09-26
Adjournment of the Legislature,


sof tho.Acts passed. These Acts, in full, We hnye
mot yet been able to procure. ENextlweek we will
.lay somo 81. them before our READERS inSerenso:
& First aud foremost among the measures. per-
fectcd is the. .postponcmenE the October session
of the Court of Common Pleas until the coming
Spring. The Court for the trial Of criminal caaes
will mect@as usuaf;-at this place, on Mond,y
next This stponemsnt of the Fall term of
Court may be called the Stay Law dodge. The
question of how to amclorate the condition of the
people regards their indebtedness, has certainly
proved M extremely difficult one. By this Act,
postponing the Courts, the people gain timcif
nothing more. One Of our Representatives, Genl.
BUTLER. madca very rem arkably clear and strong
speech in advocacy of this measure. Genl. But:
LER's speech will be found on the outside of to-
days issue. WeAppend The most important Sec
ticns of the Ac. in question:
AN ACT TO ALTER AND Pix TIE TIMEsyoF HOLDING
THE COURTS PcoMMoS PLEAS IN THIS STATE. =
BE IL enacted, de-, That from and after the rati
fcation Of this Act the judges Of the Superior
Courts of Law in this State shall hold the first and
next sitting of the Courts of Com mon Pleas, for
several Circuits now established by law in this
State, in tho ensuing Spring, at the Zines and
places in each District already established by law.
SEcTIoX'2 That all writs and other process of
said Colrts, mesue and final, now made returnh-
bic to the Fall Terms, heretofore established, ex
cept mesnc process in caseR of tnrt, shall be re-
turnabe to the Spring Term Of the Court, in the
year of our Lord one thousnndeigh hundred and
SiXty-seven, the same as if already SO directed;
,1ns ,c ,,,,po I'll
jsamc order of proceedings now existing shall ap-
ply to the Courts established by the first Section
of this Act. -. =
SEC. 3. That all Rrits in. cases Of tort shali be
rcturnablc rs heretofore provided by law to the
regular trnis of the Courts us now. esta blished,
and it shall be the duy Of the Clerks of tho Court
| Of Common Pleas 10 prepare doekets of oil cases
uG tsf, rs the regular terms; of their respective
4 Con:ts. 49,
AS q matter of record We puoiish ;hc- names Of
the members voting thatthe public na$ know who
are friends and dsopponents Of The measure of re-
lief adopted:
yRAs-Aiken, j.. R., Alston, Anderson, Ball,
| BliGk,.> Donhaln, Bowen, Browning, Clyburn,
Crayton, ,Culbreath, Easily, Eikiu, Farmer, Flow
ers, Darlington, Gavin, Gaycr, Goodwyni Hagood,
| Hammett, Hay, Hayes, Hearst, Howe, Jones,
| Keels, Keith, keitt, Landrun, Lipsey, Manigault
/! Melcheys, McKewn, Milling, Mullins, Price, Raw
fnson, picharson. ]. S. Jr., Russell, Ryan, Sal
ley, Sessions. shetdae, Springs, Stokes, Subcr,
Talbert, Trescot, Wagener, Walker, HTa!lsse, VIM
Wnnnamake, warlcy, Wrght-55::
NAYs.-D. Wyatt Aiken, Bachman, Barker
Cannon. Carlisle, Cocker, Coogan,. CovingtOn, De
Pass, DuPrec, Duncan, Elliott, Fair, Gaillard
Graham, Hanckel, Haskell, Hunter, Hutson, Lee
L.itner, Lewis, Lord, Magrath, Martin, Mikell
7. p, MikvlI W.. T., Aliilysspn, Moore, J. W..
Mulvancy, Perry, Petty, Presley, t,css&Grdson,
Shaw, segling, Sparkman, s,pckheusc, :Talloy
Thomas, Thomson, Todd, Townsend; Wallace
A. S, Woad7uf, Speaker-46.
The "gegro GOds' pas,sa st the last regular
session of the Legislature mas been much uttered
and amended and the District Courts are to &c
into operation Immediately or that Is, as soon a'
the Judges can get their commissions and make
the necessary preliminary arrangements. The
District Judges are already instructed to adver,
| tise the seeretpfy Of State concerning their re-
spertiyc Post Offices, to ti.e ena that he may for
ward them their commissions without delay. Il
will be remembered that the Judge elected FOL
this District ut the last regular session is JoHS
Bacon, Esq. HENRY W..ADDIsoN, Esq, was,ap
| nointed By Gov. PERRY, Solicitor in'aaid Cour
for Edgeield District, OF the Act amending the
Negro Code. we also append ,meof.ant sections
The details and minutir of the changes will b'
noticed hereafter. It would seem from what w
publish below, that not even the NEST ultra Rad
car could now object to our State lSWs concerning
negroes going into Immediate operation. Not
withstanding this, however, ard Notwithstanding
| the various Peace Proclamations and Civil Law
proclamntions, We opine that STANTON, Secretary
! of War, and HOWARD, Chief Of the Frcedmens
Bureau, and SIcILEs, in command Of North and
South Carolina, well all have to be consulted be-
fore the District Courts of South Carolina become
an accomplished fact shall soc.
BE- il enacted de-, That all persons hitherto
known in law in this Stale as slaves, or as free
persons of color, shall have the right to make
and enforce contracts, to Sue be sued, to be aant:
ard give evidence, to inherit, to purchase, lease
cell, hold, convey and assign real and personal
mr. Yperty, make wills and testaments, and to have
| full and equal benefit of the rights of personal
security, persopal liberty and private property
| and of all remedies Ind proceedings for the en-
| forcement and protection of the spme as white
persons now have, and shall not bo Subjected to
any other OF different punishment pain or penal
ty for the commission of any act or offence, than
such as are prescribed for white persons commit
| ting like acts or otIeaces.
SEC 2. That all Acts and parts of Acts special
y relating to persons lately slayes and free per-
sons Of color, contrary to the provisions of this
Act, or nconststegt with any of its provisions, be-
| aud the same are herebg gepealedi Prorided.
That nothing herein conthinSd shall bG construed
to repeal SO much of the Sth section of IN Act,
entitled "An Act TO establish and regulate the
domestic relations Of persons Of color, and to
amend the law in relation to paupers and va
prancy" ratified the twenty first day of December,
in tho year of our Lord, one thousand eight hun
dred and sixsy-fye, as enncts that marriages be-
tween n white person and person of color shnll
be illegal and void.
Another Important Act is that providing for the
establishment, of Peni,entiary in South Carolina.
The location Of: this Penitentiary is not yet de-
termined upon. ff &c mIstake not, commission
has been appointed to look opt f9r an eligible
situation where the land cap be bought cheapest.
And still another Important Act-and very
startling one in conservative South CarOlna-is
that which allows Plaintiff and Defendant to give
evidence. The said Act, along with the Others,
we will present to the public at an curly day.
ty DR.. John Logan, gentleman Of unspottcd
integrity, died recently at his residence in Green
wood, s. c.
@s- The late rains have been very heaVy in all
parts of the West The canal embankment at
Dayton, Ohio, and considerable part Of the town
were under water on the 2Ist. The whole country