The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-09-09
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE.

Corbin, from the Committee on the Judicia-
~, reported the bill regulating the admission
Of attorneys, with an amendment limiting the
oath to attorneys hereafter to be admitted
stating as o reason that the right heretofore
granted to persons within the State to practice
law ought tn entitle them to practice In the
courts recently established.
Dickson introduced bill to establish bu-
reau of agricultural statistics. Read first time.
Corbin introduced bill to regulate the prac-
tice of circuit courts in certain cases.
Corbin introduced the following bill:
BILL to suppress insurrection and rebellion.
Be il enocted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the State OF South Caro-
Ii a, now met and sitting in General Assembly,
and by the authority of the salac:
SECTION /. Whenever, by reason of unlawful
obetruc!ions, combinations or assemblages of
persons, or rebellion against the aul lhority OF
the government of the State, it shall become
impracticabie, in the judgment of the Gov
ernor Of the State. to enforce, by ordinary
course Of judicial proceedings, the laws OF the
State within any county or counties of the
State - call forth the militia Of any or all the
counties in the State, and employ such parts
the, eof as he may deem necessary to ENFORCE
the faithful execution of the laws or to suppress
such rebellion.
SEC. 2. Whenever, in the judgment of the
Governor, it may be necessary to use the mill
tary force hereby directed to be employed and
called forth, the Governor shall forthwith, by
proclamation command such insurgents to
dispense and retire peaceably to tneir respect
i've abodes within limited time.
Sec. 8. The militia 80 called into the service
of the State shall be subject to the same rules
and articles Of war as troops OF the United
States, and be continued IN the service Of the
State until discharged by proclamation by the
Governor: Provided, That such continuance in
service shall not extend beyond sixty days
after the commencement of the next regular
session of the General Assembly, unless the
General Assembly shall expressly provide
Therefor: Provided, further, That the militia so
called into the service Of the State shall, du-
ring their time of service, be entitled to the
SAME pay, rations aud allowances for clothing
as are or may be established by law or the
army Of the United States.
Sec 4. Every officer, ion-commissioned Off
Ger or private Of the militia who shall fail to
obey tue orders of the Governor of the State
in any OF the cases before recited, shall forfeit
o sum not exceeding one years pay and not
less than one months pay, to be determined by
court-msrtial, and such officers shall be ia-
BILE to be cashlered by sentence OF court-mar-
tial and be ncapacitated from holding COM
mission in the militia for term not exceeding
twelve months, at The discretion OF the court;
and such non-commissioned officer and private
shall be liable to Imprisonment by like SEN
tence on failure of the payment OF fines aoju.S-
I'd against them for one calendar mJi4L lvr
every twenty-five dollars OF aac.. Ii e.
SEC. 3. The Governor ut the State, when in
his judgment the publ s.,fety may require it,
be, and he is hereby, authorized 70 take pos
session of any OF all Of the telegraph lines in
the State, their Offices and arpurtenances; to
take po. session OF any or all railroad lines in
the State, their rolling stock, their offices,
shops, buildings and all their appendages
and appurtenances: to prescribe rules and
regulations for the holding, using and main
tanning OF the aforesaid telegraph and rail-
road lines, in the manner most conducive to
the interest and safety of the government; to
place under military control all the officers,
agents and employees belonging to the tele-
graph and railroad lines thus taken possession
of, 30 that they shall be considered part OF the
military establishment of the State. subject to
all the restrictions imposed by the rules and
articles of war.
Sec. 6. The Governor is authorized to en-
ploy as many persons as he may deem neces-
sary and proper for the suppression of such in
surrection, rebellion or resistance to the laws;
and for this purpose he may organize and use
them in such manner as he ruay judge best
for the public welfare.
Sec. Z. II, during any insurrection, rebel
lion, or any unlawful obstruction of the laws
as set forth in the first section OF this Act,
the Governor Of the State, in his judg-
ment, shall deem the public safety re-
quires it, he is authorized to suspend the
privilege of the writ of tabeas corpus in any
case throughout the State, or any part th reof;
and wherever the said privilege shall be sus-
p-nded rs aforesaid, no military or other officer
shall be compelled, in answer to any writ Of
hubeas corpus, to return the body of any per-
son or person detained by him by authority of
the Governor; but upon the certificate, under
oath of the officer having charge of any one so
detained, that such person is detained by him
further proceeding under the writ of habeds
corpus shall be suspended by the Judge or
Cout having issued the said writ, so long as
in force and said rebellion continue.
with this, or supplied by it, arc hereby re-
pealed.
The bill providing for the assessment and
taxation of property was read tue third time,
The bill providing for the sale Of the Colum-
bia canal was passed to third reading.
The following bulls we're read o third time
and sent to the House:
Bill regulating manner of drawing juries; bill
organizing townships; bill defining jurisdiction
and duties oil county commissioners.
The Chatham Railroad bill was taken up and
mlde special order for tomorrow.
Corbln introduced bill to quiet riots under
military orders; also bill to define the duties
and fix the salary OF the Attorney-General.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Boseman introduced resolution to provide