The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-07-30

TEE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND THE NEWLY
ELECTED STATE OFFIoERs.-The Board OF
County Commissioners, so-called, succeeded
yesterday in obtaining room in the Fire
Proof Building, and remained in session du-
ring the morning, prepared to approve the
bonds Of the newly elected county officers.
None were, however, offered. Mackey produced
no other names, though the tax books were
examined and the amounts set opposite the
names of several colored taxpayers carefully
noted. Hurley, the aspirant for the position
of Coroner, was present, but had no bonds
men, and eaid that he had not yet CIV
en- the subject any attention. Richmond,
the ssClerk Of the Court, " is still in Columbia,
where he is employed in lobbying through a
bill amending the act passed by the last Legis-
lature, which statesthat, if good and sufficient
sureties are not furnished within thirty days
after the election, the Office Of any public off
Ger who shall fail to comply with the requisi-
tions of this section of the act within the said
thirty days, shall be regarded as vacant. This
act is still in force, and under its provisions
none Of the carpet-baggers can legally qualify
if they were even able to furnish approved
sureties.
The County Commissioners have not yet
made any legal demand on the chairmen of the
different Boards Of Public Buildings, Poor,
Roads, &C., for their papers and funds remain
ing on hand, but are waiting for those officials
to respond to the published notice. II no an
swer is given to this appeal, F. C. Miller, the
Chairman Of the County Commissioners. will
make formal demand for q transfer, and in
case OF refusal will report the contumacious
Boards to Governor Scott. The County Com
uissioners have now been in session three days
and haye accomplished nothing, though their
duties under the new constitution are mani
fold, and their field extensive.
THE BANKnUPr Law AMENDED.-Tbe sffty
per cent. clause" of the Bankrupt law, as it is
called, was SO amended by bill passed in the
Senate on Saturday night as to allow all per-
SONS who apply before the 1stday of January,
1869, to have the benefit OF the Bankrupt law
whether they pay fifty per cent. of their debts
OF not.
The bill is as follows:
s.Be it enacted, &c., That the provisions of
the second clause Of the thirty-third section Of
sold act shall not apply to the cases Of proceed
ings in bankruptcy commenced prior to the
first day OF January, eighteen hundred and
sixty-nine, and the time during which the ope-
ration OF the provisions Of said clause is post
poned shall be extended until said e at day Of
January, eighteen hundred and sl1ty-nme.
And said clause is hereby so amended as TO
read as follows: In all proceedings in bankrupt
cy commen led after the first day of january,
shall be granted to debtor whose assets shall
not be equal to fifty per cent. Of the claims
proved against his estate, upon which he shall
be liable as the principal debtor, unless the
assent in writing of majority in number and
value OF his creditors to whom he shall have
become liable as principal debtor, and who
shall have proved their claims, be held in the
case al or before the time OF the hearing OF the
application for discharge.
"SEc. 2. And be ii further enacted, That said
act be further amended as follows: The phrase
presented or defended in the fourteenth sec
ton OF said act, shall read, prosecuted or de-
fended; the phrase snon-resldent Debtors in
line five, section TWENTY-FIVE OF the act as print
ed in the Statutes at Large, shall read, non
resident creditors; that the word 'or' in next
to the last line Of the thirty,ninth section OF
the act shall read sand;' that the phrase 'sec-
ton thirteen, in the fortY-second section of
said act, shall read section eleven;' and the
phrase or spends any part thereof in gaming,
IN the forty-fourth section of said act, shall
read, sor shall spend any part thereof in
gaming;' and that the words with the senior
registrar, or and the phrase to be delivered
to the registrar in the forty-seyenth section
of said act, be stricken out.
s'SFc. 8. And be it further enacted, That reg
istrars in bankruptcy shall have power to I'D
minister oaths in all cases, and in relation to
all matters in which oaths may be administered
BY Commissioners OF the Circuit Courts OF the
Uniied States, and such Commissioners may
take proof of debts in bankruptcy in all cases,
subject to the revision OF such proofs by the
registrar and by the court, according to the pro-
visions Of said act"
The bill goes to the President.