The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-03-09

sued upon an amendment to the M1sce1aneOu
Provisions of the Constitution securing Il
married women their rights Of property, ant
the section being amended passed to its thirt
reading.
The following ordinance was likewise adop
ted:
AN ORDINANCE TO CREATE BOARD OF LAND COM
1usSIoNERS.
SECTION /. It shall be the duty OF the Gene
raj Assembly to provide for the establishment
of Board, to be known and designated Of
Commlsslouers Of Pubic Lands, Of which
Board the Comptroller-G General of the State
shall be member, and to define the powers
and dut es of said Board, and fix the cOmpen
sation OF the members thereof, AID to provide
for the current expenses thereof.
SEQ. 2. The Commissioners of Pubic Lands
shall have authority, under regulations provl'
ded by law, to purchase at public sales, Or 9TH
erwise, improved and unlmprovcd real estate
within this State, whi b, in the Judgment ol
such Commissioners, shall be suitable for inc
purpose intended by the fourth section OF thl:
article Proo,ded, That the aggregate amount
OF purchase in any fiscal year shall not exceed
inc ar value Of the public stock OF this State
created and appropriated by the General AS
sembly for the purposes contemplated Ill the
| fourth section Of this article for such fiscal
year: And prOutded also, That the rate at
which any such purchase shall be made shall
not exceed seventy-tiye per Cent. OF the value
of the land 80 purchased, including the I'M
provements thereon; such valuarlon to be as.
certained In the manner herelllaiter PioVoeu
for by law.
SO. 8. The General Assembly shall have 'au-
thority 10 issue to said Commissioners public
stock OF tuis State to such amount as 1t may
deem expedlenG; which stock, OF the proceeds
thereof the Commissioners shall nave authoT-
ity to apply in payment OF oil purchases mace
| in accordance with the second section OF this
artcIe Prou.ded, That such public stock
shall not be uesotiated at rate less than the
par value thereof. -,
SEC. O. The SAID Commissioners shall have
authority. under such regulations as shall DO
| established by the General Assembly, to cause
the said lands TO be surveyed aud laid on in1o
suitable tracts, to be sold to actual settlers,
| subject TO the condition that one-haf thereon
shall he nlaced under cultivation within thr.e
wears from the date OF any such purchase; and
| that the purchaser thereof shall annually pay
iuterest upon the amount OF such purchase
| money Remaining unpaid, at the rate OF seven
pur cent. per snnum. And a.so all taxes lmpoS.
| ed thereon by or under the United states or OF
this State; and, in addluon thereto, shau In
every wear after the third from the date OF salu
nnrchsse nav such proportion OF tie principal
of said purchase as shall be required by Inc
General Assembly. The titles to said lands
| shall remain in the State until the amount OF
said purcnase shall be paid principal and In
| terest. But certificate OF such purchase
shall be issued to the purchaser, which, SUD-
iect to the condition Of said purchase, shall be
assignable after three years from the date
! thereof. ,.,o
SEC. S. All lands purchased by said Commits
siouers, or the proceeds OF the sales thereof,
shall be and remain pledged for the redemp-
ilon of the public stock issued under section
third the Geness1 Pc s11n Assem-, s
and pledge, to make upon the faith and credit
of said fund further issues Of public stock; but
The stock issued as last aforesaid, and the pro-
ceeds thereof, shall be Lsed exclusively Tor the
redemption Of the public debt OF the state
outstanding at the date OF such issues ano
WIN Ii shall not be funded.
$40. &. The General Assembly shall PROVIDE
by law for the security OF the funds IN the
hands of the Commissioners OF Pubic Lands,
and ,or the accountability OF such otncers; ana
shall require bonds to be given therefor.
An ordinance to provide for the ratification
of tho constitution and ordinances, and for the
election of certain officers, received It's nrst and
second reading. 1t will be observed that the
ordinance proposes to submit to the people all
the ordinances adopted by the convention, the
constitution ITSELF and tho names Of the re-
spcctive candidates for Office, on ono and tho
same ballot.
The object of tho party managers in making
this curious move is apparent ut q glance 1t
ensures the success of the regular nominees,
destroys the prospects of any dissatisfied aspl-
rant for power who may intend to run as an IN
deuendeilt candidate, and maintains intact tho
integrity OF the party.
But the greater end achieved by tho ordl-
nsnce is that it will con6ne the ratification OF
the constitution to tho colored men and the
few white Republicans who may be draeooned
to the polls. Thousands of white men IN the
interior who might have voted for The constitu-
ton PEI Sc, will not sustain it with dead
weight of ordinances, some OF Which are OF
questionable legality, and others arc contrary
to their own personal interest. Thousands
might have voted for certain of the ordinances
and probably for the constitution likewise who
will not now consent, in any larger degree, to
identify themselves with the Radical party by
voting for its white and colored candidates. Il
will be regarded as rather ''crowding the
mourners," and they will leave the freshly
Aedged politicians to run their own funeral
few Of the members foresceing these re-
suits, attempted to induce The convention tc
submit the questions OF constitution aud srdl-
pances on separate ballots, but there are sc
MANY veak-kneed candidates on the floor who
seem to be afraid they will not be elected un
less their names are tackled on in The ratifyine
process, that tho proposition Jailed and the
ordinance was passed in its present shape. Il
reads as follows:
AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR TIE RATIFIoA
TON OF THE CONSTITUTION AND ORDINANCES
AND FOR THE ELECTION oE CERTAIN OFFICERS
We. the people Of South Carolina, by oul
delegates in convention met, do ordaln, Ikat
on the 14th, 18th and 16lh days Of April, 1865
| this convention shall be submitted tor rattca-
tion or rejection to the registered voters ol
this State; and also that, at the sams time, al
election shall be olcld for Governor. Lleuton'
AM Governor, Adjutant and Inspector Gene.
raj. Secretary OF State, mptro'ler-Gcneral
Treasurer, Attorney-General, superintendent
of Education, und members OF the Genera
Assembly. And, Furthermore, that at the same
time an election shall be held In each Congress
sional District for a member OF the House O.
Representatives Of tho United States Congress
SEC. 2. That tho election Tor the ratlhcatlol
or rejection of the constitution and ordinances
and for tile aforementioned officers, shall bt
held at such places and under such reXu!a
tions as may be prescribed by the Command
ing General of this military district, and th'
returns made to him as directed by law.
SEC. 8. That in voting for or against the
,doniion of the constitution and ordinances