The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-08-18
FROM TIE STATE CAPITAL.
THE NEW TAX LAw-THE STATE POLICE BnL-THE
FINANCIAL PRESSURE NcREAs1Sa-NEw ExPEDE Nrs
TO RAISE THE wNp-rHE COMING ELECTIONS.

THE NEW TAX LAw-THE STATE POLICE BILL-rHl
FINANCIAL PRESSURE NcREAs1SG-NEw ExPEDE Mt
TO RAISE THE wND-THE COMING ELECTIONS.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DAILY sEws.l
COLUMBIA, 8. c., August 17.-Up to three O'CLOCK
the House had hurried through to the third reading
afty.two sections of the new tax law. There was
little or no debate, and an apparent tenderness II
dealing with 80 mysterious subject.
The State police bill, providing State Constable
with salary OF fifteen hundred dollars and deputy
chiefs, passed as amended by the committee. = Il
reads as follows:
A BILL to es 'ablish State police.
Be IL enacted By the Senate and House of Repre-
and sitting in General Assembly, and by the author
ity of the same:
SEcrIos !. That there shall be appointed by the
Governor and confirmed by the Senate an officer to
be entitled the Constable OF the state VINO sna1 oe
commissioned to hold Office for four years. unless
sooner removed such ohcer shall reside IN the City
of Columbia, and keep an Office at some place there.
in to be approved by the Governor;he shall appoint
ing least one deputy In each county Of the sate
SEQ. 2, The said Constable Of the State aud his
deputies shall have aud exercise all the law and stat
tutory powers of conssables except the service OF
poice or wstchen by the statutes OF the State, OF
the chartars or ordinances Of the several towns and
cities, couswrent with such officers, and theT pow
ers as COZ stables shall extend throughout the state
Said Constable and his deputies shall, at oil Tunes,
obey All order ofthe Governor In relation to the pres
eryaton of the public peace, or the e1ecuuon o .ue
laws throughout the State gnit shall be their duty
to see that the laws Of are observed ana en-
forced; and they shall especially use their utmost
endeavors to repress and prevent crime .
SEQ. 8. The constable OF the State shall be paid
out of the Treasury Of the State an annual salary
Of fifteen hundred do lars, In equal quarterly pay
three dollars per day when on duty. Whenrequr
ed to travel ON duty they shall be allowed as ira
Yelling expenses the same compensation which is
allowed by law to sherifs and their deputies. dne
accounts or the deputy constables ehal be verlhed
by afidsyits Of said constables, and shall be ap-
proved by the Constable Of the State and the Gov
etnOr before being presented TO the Coraptrouer.
General and whep duly audited ehall De PNo OUT
SEQ, 4 The Constable Of the. State, with the ap-
proval of the Governor. shall make all neediu rules
for theregulaton OF the police duties OF his depu-
tiee and he shall see to it that all OF hs deputies
shall be ready for duty whenever called upon dor
the prevention OF crime and the enforcement OF me
criminal laws Of the State. .r o. -
SEC. & The Governor shall have power OF all times
in any emergency, which he shall be tne 3adge 70
assumecommnnd Of the whole or any art OF the
municipal police and, onstabulary . force u any
place. and 20 authorize the C;nsable OF the state to
command their assistance In the execution OF crni-
nal process, In suppressng riots and in preserving
SEC. 6 The Governor shall have power to arm said
consiabulary force, when, in his judgment, 1t shall
become necessary. ,..t 800
bill has been reported for the reorganization and
government Of the penitenhary. - -. s
Ransier, from the Committee on Privileges and
Elections. reported abill regulating elections and
btfnishInx abuses OF Suffrage t,.
;;Bozeman, IN behalf of the Special Committee on
Disloya1 Organizations, requested members to fur.
ush information concerning murders of loyal men,
outrages, and any other similar pioceedinss.
.whipper Introduced: a bin authorizing the SER
geant-atars Of the Houseand the clerk Of the Sen
ate to Issue certificates for the per diem and mileage
to August 20h snd the Treasurer Of the Slate to re-
deem the same in bills receivable at seventy CENTS on
the dollar, II
DeLarge introduced bill 10 enable the Chatham
Railroad Company to construct railroad from the
North Carolina Line through Cheraw and Camden
to Columbia, with the right ofwsy across any other
road, also amending the charter Of the Cheraw and
coalneld Rsilroad Company. Also bill to redeem
bills receivable The latter authorizes the Governor
to borrow Ave hundred thousand dollars, and issue
coupon bopds therefor at six per cent, payable In
twenty years on the fath and credit Of the State,
which Is solemnly pledged for the payment OF the
interest ..., hi-3 -.
Jenks introduced bin to provide for an election
by the State of Presidential electors and to fix the
time for the election Of members Of Congre 8.
The Committee on Elections reported bill to pre-
vent persons carrying arms on election days.
Nothing Of special interest transpired during the
evening session. 90.