The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-09-02
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE
PRO TEN.
TORTY.SECOND DAY.
OF THE

TOM 'orCoND DAY.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,
l.omax gavo notice of u bill to punish
Office holders Tor mnlIcasancc in Office.
Kuh introduced a bill to regulate the
quantity OF licenses by County Commits.
sioncrs, City or Town Councils. Read q
first time.
Mcintyre offered a resolution propos-
ltg to defer the consideration of all bills,
which proposed to renew or amend the
charters Of railroads, until the regular
session, which, on notion, was made the
special order for "Wednesday.
l'urri!l james offered resolution to
prcv'dc FOR the closing Of all bar-rooms
ON election days; and the imposition Of
hncs and imprisonment for violation
thereof. lsctnrrcd TO the Committee on
Privileges and Elections.
On .hc call for unfinished business
b'Connosi's resolution to empower the
Governor to sell ~ sufficient quantity Of
bulls receivable to provide for the pay.
mcnL OF The per diem and mileage of the
members of the General Assembly, was
taken up and indefinitely postponed.
The bill TO provide for the temporary
organization OF the educational dcpart
mcnL OF this State, was passed.
AS was also the homestead law, with
the Scnatc's amendment, which makes
the bill retroactive in its operations.
The bill to rcgul,tc elections and to
punish abuses OF elective franchise, was
considered, amended so as to allow a
per diem OF - each to managers OF
election, when employed, and then re-
committed, with instructions to rcconsid.
or the ninth section; which prohibits
persons from giving !ood or refreshments
TO managers in conjunction with an
amendment offered bv Hyde, OF Green.
vile, to prevent liquor being taken to
the polls.
~ concurrent resolution from the Sen,
ate, proposing to go into Joint bolot ON
"Wednesday, at l2:30p M. for eight
Circnit Judges, was agreed to.
A bill to establish justice courts was
read II second time and passed. These
courts are constituted by Justices Of tho
nrac', who arc officers Of the same priv.
iogcs and jurisdiction as those hereto
tore exercised by magistrates m this
State The bill allows The Mayor and
Aldermen OF Incorporated cities or the
lnt"ndont and Wardcns Of Incorporated
towns and villages to determine how
many justices shall bc elected for such
cities, towns and villages.
The bill to dc :lare The manner bv
winch the lands or tho right Of way over
ho lands OF persons or corporations may
be taken for tho construction and uscs Of
railways and other works Of internal i'm
pro"emnnts, was read third time and
PASSED. The substance Of the bin has
heretofore been published.
~ OIL from The Senate, to provide for
tho payment of tho per diem and mile
ago OF members and officers of the Gen.
'cral Assembly, was read n first time md
referred to the Committee of Ways md
Means. ltprovidcs TINT pay shall bc
made IN sufficient quantity of bills re-
cc'Vaoie, at current rates OF exchange to-,
placo the amounts on par with green
"acks-that is six dollars per diem and
twenty cents mileage each way, each
memoor clccting how much he will draw
up to the goth inst.
The House then adjourned.
SEN ATE.
The bill to authorize Stnto loan 70
pay the interests on the public debt
and to authorize State loan to redeem
the obligations known as bills rece,ya-
bic OF the State Of South Carolina
were each read the second tymo and mass.
cd. f"''
The bill to provide for the fer diem
and mileage of the members Of tho Can
cral Assembly (thc same mentioned in
House proccedngs) was read the third
time and psased.
The rest OF the session was consumed
IN reading the tax bill for tho second
time. No material amendments were
made.
FORTY THIRD DAY.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
COLUMBIA, August 25.-Dcnnis gave
notice OF bill to regulate the time and
manner OF insurance companies doing
business in This State by agents to make
returns.
Jackson gave notice ofa bill to allow
minors and others to recover property.
bonds, stocks, bank deposits, bank notes,
or monies that were converted into Con.
fcderato bonds, stocks or monies.
The Committee on Privileges and