Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1868-02-08
bar or hindor recovery il lawfol moneyof .ho

/ bar or hinder recovery in lawful nIoney of the
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Referred to the Committee on tho Judicia.
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CHARLESTON, February BIN the Con.
,vention, ltainey, coorcd delegate, offered
a resolution, declaring to tho people o. South
Carolina and tho world that the Convention
has no lands at its disposal; that no confsoa-
ton Act has boon passed by Congress, and in
belief Of tho Convention, never will be and
that tho only manner for tho lanJlcss to obtain
lands, is by purchase. A white delegate Of
fered resolution, Tint all investment of funds
of estates of infants and married women in
Confederate or State securities by adMinistra-
tors, be null and void, and such Investments
shall not bar recovery in lawful money The
resolution was referred A bitter discussion
followed on an ordinance invalidating State
contracts, b,scd on slaves. The tone of the
Convention is growing moro conservative.
Imp 0.isr of General Candy,
The following orlor WAS issued by General
Candy on the 8 lst ultmo:
|. At any sale of personal property oy vir-
tue of execution issued upon any iu .;mcnt
of any court of South Carolina, rcr icrel pri.
OF to tho 10Th day of Dcce.nbcr, 1860, or
subsequent to the 10Th day OF April, 1855,
upon any cause Of action arising OH any con
|! tract entered into prior to the 10Th day Of De-
, cembcr, 1869, if tho highest amout offered
or bid at such sale tor such property shall be
less than two-thiriS Of the fair cash value of
such property, which value shall ll,vc been
ascertaincd and fixed on or before the d,y of
sale, by three appraisers, one Of whom sh,ll
be named by the do"cuamt, one by the pain
tiff, and the third by these two, aud minute
of whose apprasemcnt shall be certified ON
the process by the olliccr holding the same
then, and in every such case, it shall be tie
duty of the sheriff or other officer conducting
sail sale, at tho request Of either or any pr
ty to tho record, then and there to adjourn
AMI postpone such sales for the period Of three
calendar months.
IL. At any sale Of real estate by virtue of
execution upon any Judgment, or by virtue Of
"'J "So'SS W my CoutI VI GiIc 'otalC VI
Caron,, rendered prior to the 10Th d.y of
December, 1862 or subsequent to the 10Th
day of April, 1865, upon any cause Of action
arising on any Contract entered into prior to
the l9th day Of Dccealbcr, 1860, if the high
est amount offered or bid at such sale for such
real estate shall be less than two-thirds Of the
| amount of the valu,tion Of such rc,l estate
as assessed in the last preceding assessment
for State taxes, and u minute of Which assess
cd valuation shall be certified on the process
by tn, officer holding the same-thcn, and in
every such case, it shall be tho duty of the
sheriff, muster, or other officer CONDUCTING
such sale, at lhe request Of either or any par.
| ty to the record, then and there to adjourn
and postpone such sale for the period Of thr, G
:, calendar months
Ill. The provisions of this order shall not
apply to executions for the collection of over
due taxes nor to any process for the enforce
ment of any lien for labor or material rccog-
nized and guaranteed by the laws of the State,
or by military orders.