The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1868-03-11
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State into Confessional districts,
reported the following ordinance:
That the State shall be divided.
into four Congressional Districts,
as follows: First district Lancas-
ter, Chesterfield, Marlborough,
| Darlington, Marion, Horny, George
town, Williamsburg, Sumter, CIa--
rendon, and Kershaw. Second dis
,, trict; Charleston, Colleton, Beau
fort and Barnwell. Third district;
Orangeburg, Lexington, Richland,:
Newberry, Edge6eld, Abbeville.
and Anderson and the fourth dis.
trict; Oconee, Pickens, Greenville,e
Lauren~, Spartanburg, Union,
York, Chester and Fairfield. -
Section 2. That until the next
appointment by Congress, each Of
the said districts shall elect one
member to represent this State in
Congress. After such new ap-
pointment by Congress, the Leg;
islature shall divide the State into
as many Congressional Districts
as we are entitled to members in
the House Of Representatives, ~
Section 3. At the first election
under this constitution, two Rep
resentatives shall be elected at
large on he State ticket, to repre-.
sent the overplus of population.
Should they obtain seats, they
shall continue to be so elected pn.,
til the.new appointment after the
census Of le70.r>.. -rae ~. .s...s.:@
February 2s--Morning.-Bro
enton prayed and resolutions were
offered by W. J. McKinlayl
and adopted requiring members
| who obtained leave of absence to-
report to the assemblaXe on, their
return, and to make reasonable
excuse for any extension Of ab-@
seuce under penalty Of losing their
per diem during unauthorized ab-S
sence. Also prohibiting leave Of
absence to more than eight mem
| bers at one time except in sickness
! 4 Adjourned. - ~
AftsruooooiHH::- pa l5si: tssaE.d mile. :
age were forked over to the PsT-
niless, and also to those who were
not penniless, fiat pocket books as
sumed more, comfortable, shape.
and full pocket books became ful-$
~, sr7-4-v.rfTtuS- t1o-sr.ErS
bills which were thrust into the
pockets of: coats, vests and troT-
sers, or tied up in the corners Of
red Cotton handkerchiefs. ~; .,-zs
February 29-Morning g.--Frank- J
lin prayed, and the following Sub
stitute for.the 10th section was Of
| fered byRutland: .. - -.
Section 19. The Judges Of the !.
Court Of Common Pleas shall here's:
:.fter be invested with, all the :
| powers of Chancellors to hear anda
determine Equity causes, and the3
| rules and practice, which now gov-N
| ern Courts of Equity in their pro-
ceedmgsshalE continue till changed
! by law. There shall be at least
| two annual sessions Of the Court
Of Equity in each Judicial District
| in the State, to be held at such :
times :.aaa 10 piaass sss O. g: may be pre-
scribed by law. IT shall De thoss / s.
duty Of the Judges in Equity to-
filed their decisions within ninety,
days from the day of the hearing :
Of the causes respectively. There
shall be one Commissioner. in Eat,i-
ty for each judicial district in >tkeF
State, to be elected by the people !:
Of such district, whose term Of: of
fee shall be TIVE years. and whose
fees and duties shall continue
the same as at the present time
| till changed by law. y
ACKNOWLEDGING Washing .
ton Solomon Dill paid his eompli-S
ments to the Charleston Mereury
for certain aAusions to, his personal
character which were too true to-
be agreeable. = :. ..,.:. - g:
Moses moved a suspension Of
the rules to prevent Dill FROM
wasting the time of the Assem-
blaye. but the motion was lost. Ia Ia
I March 2.-Another~ prayer by;
Runion. Holmes, from a special
committee, submitted favorable
report on & scheme for robbing.
Peter to pay Paul. (M@cury) en-
titled an "ordinance to create a
board of.land commissioners" said
board to~,shave authority under
regulations provided by law, to :
purchase at public sales, or other
wise, improved and unimproved
real estate within this State, to be
sold to actual settlers, purchaser
to pay interest annually upon the
amount remaining unpaid, and all
taxes imposed thereon by" the
State or United States, and every
year after the third to pay such
proportion of the principal as shall
be required by the General AS
sembly:
Afternoon.-Runion offered a
resolution to adjourn sisaS die, on