The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-12-16
Legislature of South Carolina
Friday, December IA, 1866.
SENATE
The Senate met at LII. NJ


The Seuate met at IL II. M.
Bills, to amend the charter of the town
Of Georgetown, and to incorporut, the
South Carolina Loan and Trust Company,
received the third reading, and their titles
were changed to Acts.
Mr.. Wcathcrly introduced d bin 10 pro-
hibit the sale of spirituous liquors by It'll
nerant traders.
Mr.. Winsnlith introduced a bill to repeal
an Act entitled can Act to provide by law
for the compensation of physicians for post
molte3n examinations"
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The House met at II 4. m, and the pro-
ceedings were opened with prayer by l;ev.
Mr.. Capers.
The Speaker laid before tho House tho
report of the Comptroller General on the
Indebtedness OK public officers to the State,
aud on the contingent account Of the
Upper Division.
The bill to divide Pckens into two Elec-
ton and Judicial Districts was not agreed
The following Acts were duly ratified:
To incorporate Epworth Academy, in
Darlington District; Wentworth street
Lutheran Church; Union Academy;
Charleston Commercial College; Liberty
Spring Presbyterian Church Old School in
Laurens District; Washington Light In
flntry Charitable Association to amend
corporate the Beaufort Club to amend the
charter of the Vigiaut Fire Engine Com
pany Of Charleston to change the name
and renew and amend the charter OF the
Yorkvillc Fire Engine Company; to declare
valid the recent election OF Intendant and
Wardens of the town of Iimmousville to
renew the charter of the. Presbyterian
Church ut SpartauburS Court House; to
renew and extend the charter of the village
Of Frog Level to renew the charter OF the
Darlington Presbyterian Church to renew
the charter of the Winyah Fire Engine
Company OF Georgetown; to declare Big
Horse Creek in Edgetield District not navi-
gable as u public stream beyond !. certain
point; to authorize the City Council of
Charleston to issue and put i'll circulation
notes receivable in dues or taxes TO the
city; to make certified copies evidence
to incorporate the Supreme Council of Sow
creign Grand spcctors-Gcneral of the
thlrty-third degree, for the Southern iuris-
dlction OF the United States; to incorpor-
ate the Charleston Water Company. in the
city of Charleston, State of South Carolina:
to provide an expeditions mode of ejecting
trcSpaSscrs; to extend the charter Of the
Charleston Fire Company OF A1emen ac-
ccptlng the benefit of an Act of Congress,
entitled an act donating public lands to the
several States and Territories which NAV
provide colleges for the benefit of agrcul-
turc and the mechanic arts, approved the
second day Of July, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and sixtv-two;
to alter the sittings of the Courts OF Law
within the Eastern Circuit to incorporate
the Charleston Dredging and Wharf Build
ing Company; to alter and amend the Law
III relation to the opening widening or
extending streets in the city of Charleston;
to incorporate the Charleston Independent
Turner's Association to alter the Law in
relation to the publication of legal notices.
to alter and amend the charter of the town
of Camden ito extend the time in which
to rc-record lostlnstrumcnts in writing
Mr. Cannon introduced the following reso-
luton, which was agreed to and was ordered
| to be sent to the Senate for concurrence:
That Thos. Lilies, Jr., J. w. Carlisle and
ID. Goudelock be appointed proxies to rep
resent the State stock in the Spartanburr
and Union Railroad Company.
| MIR. Hay introduced q resolution which
was ordered for consideration tomorrow
That the Governor be instructed in order
| to ascertain the extent of the destitutiOn
IN the scvera! Districts of the State to open
correspondence with the chairmen Of
Commissioners of Poor in their respective
Districts, and report the result of such in
qulry to the Chief Assistant Commissioners
OF the Frccdmen's Bureau of this State, and
that the Governor be authorized to do all
other acts necessary to carry out the OBJ
! jccts contemplated in the foregoing resolu-
ton and that each District shall make
provision to pay the expenses of trauspor-
tatlon and all other expenses upon such
OF the poor OF such Districts