The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-01-25

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1.1sili,o Of Rights. a4 n
. r. aI..c@a;;slatt;on 81; HNer aai ;!i9 o.f ~ r0a
2 Execn,,t;;vcc "a; ~ .sd.auI .a ~; q 8
3. judiciary. 'osi'4tP 7 '''i aa
4. franchise and Elections ii'19' en Il
8. Education. '9a1 ,'.'' 'l..9' ~. h.f''.
G. FIJI Finance al s,,if' 9, 100 ~ Y.aa 3sai
Z. Rules and Regulations Z .s.'7Dg
8. Miscellaneous Matter: - : ''an-f.l !;
10. Review and Consolidation. 's 7" tt9 II
The report was adopted. a..'' - -a'3F.
Langleys's motion concerning con6scation
/ and disfranchisement was then taken UP, aud
by an almost unanimous vote, tabled.
DebSte on this matter was cut off, and the
convention acted under the lead of White
mora .eii'9d adt ~ eet!N ~; 81
A,aao'ttionn a'tin y, Randolph, to reconsider tho
adoption Of the report Oh Standing Commit
tees, Was lost, g 4f':2HiA -'is''
B.pdell Duncan p-thea moved that COM
mittee Of five be appointed to consider what
measures are necessary for the relief Of The
people of the State Adopted. .'.'
B. F. Randolph of OrqIpiig!yeburg, asked if
Committee on Militia and Military had been
appointed byy the e; Committee on stahdisg Com
mittees., ''''' f2'.*;' ''4fo z
ne was Informed that they had not provided
such q committee. ..9'' '''4 ~ !:
It was then moved that this subject be ye..
fsrred e the Standing Committee on Nlisce-
ianeouas Matters Carried .3''l =" ''.'.5 'sa
The Committee Oh Standing Committees vas va !,
then discharged, 2'.''''s,-ss'.. ~ ,l.@n ''d
On motion oF BE Randolph it was 81 re-
solved that a committee on militia, one On
charitable institutions, and one on corporations
be added to those named by the Committee on
Standing Committees 7h' NJ ~
re odsll sil,l Duncan, I%, Of Newberry offered the
fo.lqwing::e' ''''''3. =" '}.i.'2a;eio7E
Resolved, That .Brcyet Major G entes2raal ts2al E, r.
S. Candy be requested to suspend all exxecu-
tions Of Judgments or other forcible COLLECTION
of debts contracted prior to January 80, 1866,
for the space Of three months, until further
measures Of relief can be maturcd by this con
vention.
Or motion mot the resolution was laid on the
table. M
r, G. .DeIarge moved that the resolution
about copdiscattiiQp and disGunchisement, pre-
viously moved by Langley, be taken from the
tableI The House refused permission. The
ayes and nays being called the following was
the vote Ayes 46; Nays 81.
Great confusion prevailed in the convention
Ibefote, during, and after the calling of the ayes
and noes, many Of tho members clearly: not. un-
.derstapling tho motion they were voting
upon. l,aa,Jg n -
c. p. Leslie, ofl'arnwcll, moved tho follow
ing, which was referred to the Committee on
Legislation: yii6
Whereas, The anaaefai condition of the poo.
,ple ofthis State. considered in connection with
,the future prosperity of all the people, and f.
nally to enable the people to discharge and pay
their dcbts, 81, : y, a.s
BE IL Resolucd, That Gt apd proper pro.
vision for a homestead law bo incorporated ip-
TO the constitution of this Statel "
r. G. DeLarge moved that the Judges Of the
State courts be invited to take seats on the
floor. of the convention. Carried oti een ia.
~ utAcI NIIcfSu tIic lOilOWtnS OfUl-
nanee, which %as refarrcd to the Committee on
Legislation 'e" laH" rF)
An ordinance TO nijow eaeii, ieudi Of ff,.lui-
ly iR South Caroliaa homestead, and to pre-
vent the lcsy and sale Of the same under any
circumstances hereafter, each head of family
in tho State shall be allowed to own a home
stead which shall consist Of ono hundred acres
Of land with dwelling house and other i'm.
provements thereon. if not exceeding the value
of two thousand dollars provided that mono of
the above lands be within the limits of city or
incorporated town, or in lieu of the above land,
real estatein a city OF town not exceeding
twenty five hundred dollars n a7 f''ta l
The above named homestead shall be cx-
empt from levy and snlo by virtue Of my pro-
cess whatever under the law of this State. !
Benjamin Byas, Of Berkeley, moved that a
committee be appointed to take into considcra-