The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-03-18
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proceedings Of the ffty-second day.
The Committee on Petitions made
a favorable report upon the petitions
of sundry persons. prayinG removal
/ OF political disabilities. - ST.
Onssmotion OF n. Ct. Parker, the
President was instructed to request
Gen. Candy to draw from the trea-
sury a further sum of SIG, 900, to
cover all the expenses of the Conven-
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The President was instructed to.
have two copies of the Constitution
engrossed-one to- be deposited in
the office of the Secretary of the
State of South Carolina. and the
other to be sent to the President of
the United States-the sum Of $500
to be appropriated for the payment
of the necessary expenses. Fl.
b. f. Whittemore offered n resolu-
ton, which was adopted, requesting
Gen. Candy to appoint two persons
to represent the State stock in the
next meeting of the Board of Presi-
dent, Directors and Stockholders to
be held at Columbia.
Section 81 of the Legislative De-
partment was amended and adopted
as follows:
Sec. "a. The family homestead of
the head of each family, residing in
this State, such homestead consist
ing of dwelling house, out-buildings
and lands appurtenant, not to exceed
the value of 81, 1000, and yearly pro-
duct thereof, shall be exempt from
attachment, levy or sale on any
mesne or final process issued from
any court. To secure the full enjoy
ment of said homestead exemption
to the person entitled thereto, or the
head of any family, the personal
property of such person, of the fol-
lowing character, to wit: Household
furniture, beds and bedding, library,
arms, carts, wagons, farming imple-
ments, tools, neat cattle, work ami
mails, swine, goats and sheep, not to
exceed in value in the aggregate sum
of $500, shall be subject to like ex-
emption as said homestead, and
there shall be exemption in addition
thereto the necessary wearing appa-
rel: Provided, That no property
shall be exempt from attachment,
levy or sale, for taxes, or for payment
of obligations contracted for the pur-
chase of said homestead, or the erec-
tion of improvements thereon: Pro-
vided, further, That the yearly pro-
ducts of said homestead shall not be
exempt from attachment, levy or
sale, for the payment of obligations
contracted in the production of the
same. It shall be the duty of the
General Assembly at its first session
to enforce the provisions of this Sec
ton.
An additional section, as follows,
was added to the Judiciary article:
Sec. 81. That all contracts, whether
under seal or not, the consideration
of which was the purchase of slaves,
are hereby declared null and void and
Of no effect; and no suit, either at
law or in equity, shall be commenced
or prosecuted for the enforcement of
such contracts, and all proceedings
to enforce satisfaction or payment of
judgment on DEGREES, recorded, en-
rolled or entered upon such contracts
in any court of this State, are hereby
prohibited, and all orders heretofore
made in any courts of this State in
relation to such contracts, whereby
property is held subject to decision
as to the validity of such contracts,
are hereby declared null and void and
of no effect.
Also, the following additional ar
ticle:
The first General Assembly under
this Constitution, at its first session,
and Immediately after its permanent
organization, shall ratify the amend
ment to the Constitution, known as
article IA, and proposed by the thir-
ty.ninth Congress.
The following ordinance was
adopted:
Whereas the financial condition
renders it necessary that the General
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