The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-02-29

Es tAhSS, E9kh fas .SptlSu, 4uu HaqHo1AHl- RclnE
p{eksa thsi assssnhlago 81 ,Rf9cesdodltd ,Rf9 business
The minutes OF the last meeting were read
and confirm ed.
/ Dogan, Dickson, Wilder, Robertson, Rivers
and @)lefqbtaihed leayvJesiof absahG6 q Leslie,
burning with wrath, rose to a question of priv
ilege, and sent ID the clerk TIE MERCURY, s
photograph 9f hipself The skstoh swas read
by the clerk, very much to the cdification Of
EaS Jaa FFssfP 2 PP|aga &4d tha pjling tRe
burning indignation Of the irate Charles broke
forth in lava streams of feloqucncc, which ought
to have caused every copy 5of tho offending
newspaper, the object of his wrath, that came
withip,its rea0h curl in cipders%i 1t only how
ever, caused few upper lips to curl with
irrepressible smilcs:i He Vent into long
explanation to show what apersccuted individ-
ual'hs was, and how cunning The MEhcuRY
was, to isI9ntaer without offending the law. .
The report of the Committee OH the Exccu-
tivu Department Of tie Constitution was then
taken up and section ] passed to its ttird read
ing, the word "one'' being changed to "two."'
Section 3 in1el4tion to thedivision Of Char
lesion and P;ckens District was passed to a
third reading, Ayes 7o,ypays %, absent 10. !
MONDAY 24TM.
The meeting was opened with prayer by our
old Acquaintance "Cry aloud and spare not v'
olidsssW. EIJ9Afson, of st!!pp,ter,I T, lTT
The roll was called, and, quorum being
present, the asscmblagc proceeded to business
The minutes of the last meeting were read
and confirmed
-Rana0ph, from the scputh,iilatscgsl on N1isqel-
laneous Provisions of the Convention, reported
the following ordinance, (which was made the
special order for Saturday, rcxt;. llNs
Uhcrcos During the late war between the
two sections Of this country, resaltihg disas-
trously to the Southern people, by which all
classes have sufcredobeyona rcparation; there
fore :....s:ll;,EN FL raliNhN g4lH;,!H
BE Il ordained, That equity and justice de-
mand for the minor children of this State, in
all classes where real estate was transferred
either at public sale OF otherwise for Confedc-
rate surctics of currency, during tho cxisteucc
of the late rebellion, the said transfer, no mat
ter by whom made, shHil be absolutely null,anu
void wherever based apor such said suretics:
and tho origins. owners and guardians may
ontcr upon and t.au possession of such real
estate II. pchalf of sad minor children, unless
tho snmo is paid for in the. currency of the
United States. . A''- s5isl''io
Rich,mclna presented . ,petiiien from, b. 0.
Hagan, Which was referred to the Committee
OH Petitions, with lcavc.to report on Wcdncs-
day. - - -r
Leslie. ptes6ntcd t!efp petition Of certain cti-
zens of Barnwcll i'll reference to o cning Il
uayigablc creek in that district, which MS
referred to tho Committee on Petitions.
Randolph presented petition from Thos
Owena tor the removal Of disabilities incurred
on account. ..of'fclony. Referred to the Commit
teo on PetbioNa:: i 'a''-i 5, if Y
McGregor AIackey offered resolution for
the appointment OF Il" committee of nine to ari
range for the SUBMISSION Of the, constitution
to,thc people and for tho'clection Of State off
GERS, Adopted. r,.gst .s;,.. ~ l....
Farker from the Comnitt,c C on Finance Of
ferrcd tue following substitute for the nine
tocnth sea,ion On Finance and Taxation, which
was passed to its second reading, aud ordered
to be printed .'
SECTION 10.-Suitablc laws shall be passed
by the Leyislaturce..for the safe keeping, trans
fer and disbursement of the State, County and
School funds and all officers and other per-
sons charged with the same, shall keep an acl
cur;te entry of each sum received, and of each
payment and transfer; and shallfgive such se-
curity for the faithful discharge of such duties
as the Legislature may provide. And it shall
be the duty Of tho Legislature to pass -laws
making embezzl44i4{cst Of such m funds felony,
punishable Dy fine and Imprisonment proper
toned to the amount Of deficiency or cmbczzle-
lpent; and tho party convicted ofsuch felony
shall be disqualified forever from holding any
Office Of honor or cmoument in this State !;
tteaA1ss', Aoiacue,, that the Legislature, by a
two-third vote, may remove the disability upon
payment in full Of the principal ana interest
of the sum cmbczzlcd
I The asscmblage then went into discussion
of the scot,tton relating to the qualifications Of
Governor, which lasted until adjournment,
without RESULT. The principal fight was on