Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-07-23

ded in the preceding section, the same may be
set off to the parties entitled thereto by the Judge
of the Probate Court, who shall appoint three dis
interested persons, resident in the county, who
having been duly sworn, shall proceed to appraise
and set out, by metes and bounds, such home
stead and make return thereof to him. II no
complaint shall be made against said appraisal
days thereafter, by any party interested therein,
or any good cause appear to the contrary, the
same shall be confirmed by the Judge, and order
Ell accordingly.
SEC. 6. Appraisers appointed to set out the
homestead, under this Act, shall receive as COM
peusaton three dollars per day for such services.
and the same shall be paid by the officer executing
the process, out of the property of the debtor or
in case of the homestead set out to widow or
minor children, out of the estate of the deceased
by the executor or administrator thereof"
Mr. Corbin, from the same committee, reported
back the bill to validate the laws of the provisional
government of South Carolina with recommen-
dation that it do pass as follows:
"Beit enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatiyes of the State of South Carolina, now
met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the
authority of the same That all Acts and parts Of
Acts of the late Provisional Government of the
State of South Carolina, not inconsistent with the
Constitution ratified on the 18th, 18th and 10th
days of April, A. D., 1868, are hereby adopted
and declared to be of force until modified or repeal
ed by the General Assembly of the State of South
Carolina"
Mr. Corbin said that he was aware that there
were many Objectionable laws comprebended in the
brief provisions of this law such as the slave code
but the committee thought, and he thought, that
it was best to embrace in its scope the entire egis
lation of the provisional government, and subse-
quently repeal or modify the Objectionable portions
of it. By this means interminable litigation would
be prevented, and questions involving millions of
property would be settled. The bill was read and
ordered to second reading.
In the House, the Chair announced the appoint
ment of subordinate officers. In the list we notice
the name of Nelson Hammond (colored) of York,
Us Assistant Messenger.
In the Senate, on the 18th, Hon. Lemuel Boo
zer, Lieutenant Governor elect, appeared and quail
i6ed. The remainder of the days session was con-
sumed in ballotings for Senators.
In the House, the Speaker announced the Stand
ing Committees The York members are assigned
as follows: Neage is a member of the Committee
on the Land Commission, on Claims, on the Peni-
Tertiary, and on Roads, Bridges and Ferries !;
Mead, on Engrossed Acts; and o O'Connell, on the
Legislative Library and Federal Relations. White
is without place in the picture. Barney Burton,
of Chester, is on the Committee on Engrossed
Acts
On the 18th and 10th, each House was wholly
engrossed in the Senatorial election.
In the Senate, on the 18th, during the reading
of the Journal a motion was made to suspend, in
order to give the Sergeant-at-Arms an opportun..
ty to eject an intoxicated individual who persisted
in disturbing the proceedings; whereupon the
young gentleman came forward and said that If his
company was not agreeable, he would leave-and
he did and the equanimity being restored to that
dignifcd body, the Senate continued its business.
A resolution from the House, contemplating the
the appointment of two lawyers and six engrosslng
clerks, to assist in the preparation Of bis was re-
ferred to the Judiciary Committee.
A bill to enable employees working under con-
tract to recover their wages, was read trst time
1t makes the claim for wages o lien on all the
property of contractor, real and personal.
Rutland offered a resolution, appointing Spe-
cial Committee of Five, to consider the propriety
of reducing the official bonds of State officers, and
to report by bill or otherwise. Adopted, and Rut,
land, Corbin, Rose, Allen and Wright, appointed
as the committee.
Corbin of the Judiciary Committee made a IA
vorable report on the bill to organize County
Courts Laid on the table for the present.
The homestead bill was read second time,
passed, and ordered to be engrossed.
A resolution to appoint Special Committe OF
Three, to unite with similar committee on the
part of the House. and ascertain whether suitable
arrangements can be made in Grecnvile, for the
accommodation of the Legislature, was laid on the
table, by vote of l3 ayes to nays: :.
The bill validating the laws of the Provisional
Government of South Carolina, was read second
time
Randolph moved to amend the first section,
which reads, that all Acts and parts of Acts OF
the laws of the late Provisional Government, &C.,
by inserting the words "and ordinances.
| Corbin expressed grave doubts as to whether
the courts would sustain the ordinances passed by
the late Convention, inasmuch as it had no power
to make any other laws than those incorporated
in the Constitution.
Cain said he was not lawyer enough to express
an opinion; but he did know that one OF the very
ordinances of that Convention, of which he was a
member provided his pay as such, and that he had
been paid and had spent the money. lie did not
know whether the ordinance was legal or not but
if it was not there was bad chance for the State
to get back the money that had been paid him.
! Randolph 8 amendment was lost; the bill passed
its second reading, and the Senate adjourned.
In the House, petition from b. f. Boyd, ol
York, for leave to establish ferry over Catawba
River, was referred to the Committee on Roads,
Bridges and Ferries.
The concurrent resolution of the Senate, appoint
ing J. w. Denny, of Charleston, State Printer
was taken up and adopted.
On motion, the House adjourned until Monday
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