The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-07-29

said certificates to set forth the foregoing con-
ditions, and also such other conditions as may
be agreed upon, and which, in the Judgment OF
the Commissioners, shall be necessary Tor the
protection Of the State, and setting forth the
terms of purchase. which certificate shall be
signed by all Of said Commissioners, and shall
not be assignable until after the end and term
of three years from the date OF issuing the
same; that on and after the expiration OF three
years from such date, the said certificates shall
be assignable by transfer in writing endorsed
thereon, signed by the owner thereof, and at
tested by subscribing witness: Provided,
That all the conditions Of said certificate
shall have been complied with up to the
date of transfer. which fact shall be attest
ed by the certificate Of the Commissioner OF
Public Lands, whose duty is 4hau be to ascertain
and certify such fact wherever such condition
shall have been complied with and such cer-
tificates, upon being duly proved in the man
ner provided by law for the proving Of deede,
NAV be recorded with the same effect as is
prescribed by law in the case of deeds. 1t
shall be the duty Of the Attorney General to
examine the titles Of all lands purchased by
said Commissioners, and to prepare all the
conveyances for, vesting the same in the
State in fee simple, for which ne shal, re-
ceive compensation at and after the rates which
are now or may be hereafter fixed by Law
and no payment shall be made on account OF
any such purchase until the said Attorney
General shall have certified to the suficiency
of the property as purchased, except Tor tne
purpose of discharging the membranes
thereon. Upon the fu1flment of the terms
and Conditions Of purchase, which fact shall
be certified under the hands OF the said Com
missioners, the Governor shall cause the let
ters patent of the State to be issued, under the
great seal thereof, granting and conveying the
premises so sold to the true and lawful holder
of said certificate in fee simple. -,
Sec. 5. The valuation Of all lands purchased
by said Commissioners shall be ascertalned IN
ers shall have authority to appoint an apprals-
or, and the Governor Of the State shall have
authority to appoint another appraiser, or to
designate some suitable public officer to per-
form such duty, who shall have authority to
appraise the same, and, on the event OF their
disagreement, to appoint a third appraiser,
who together, or majority Thereon, shali
shall return the same under oath, in duph-
cate-one copy thereof to the Commissioners
of Public Lands, and the other copy thereof TO
the Treasurer Of the State. The said apprais-
ers shall receive for their compensation six
dollars per day in full for all services and ex-
penses for every day necessarily employed BY
them in their official duties, to be paid dom
of the current expenses Of the Board OF Com
missloners.
SEC. 6. The sum of dollars is here
by appropriated for the payment Of the cur
rent expenses Of the Commissioners of Public
Lands for the FISCAL year ending on the
day Of 1858.
SEC. z. All payments made by the Treas.
urer shall be made upon the certificate OF
said Board of Commissioners that the same
lie Justly due, and payable under the provisions
ofthis act.
SEC. 8. 1t shall be the duty OF all sheriffs
and other public officers to transmit to the
Commissioners Of Public Lands, at least thirty
judicial proceeding, or by the authority OF any
law, description Of such land, and the quan-
tity thereof, and IL improved, Of the improve
ments thereon, and the time and place atWhlch
said land is to be sold.
SEC. 8, All lands purchased by said Com MIS-
sioners, or the proceeds Of the sales thereon,
shall be and remain pledges tor the redemption
of the public stock or bonds issued unoer Sec
ton Of this act .--s-.,
Among the subjects now under consideration
BY the Committee of Ways and Means is res.
olution introduced by Comptroller Neagle, in,
structing that committee to report what amount
OF taxes have been paid into the treasury by
the colored people of the State under the Law
imposing capitation tax, and what it has cos'
the State to collect said tax, and what amount
of costs have accrued upon executions ISSUED
upon said parties and yet remain unconected
Very appropriately, A. ]. Ransier, colorec
member from Charleston, and one Of the nos
intelligent and conservative men on the foor
objected to the resolution, on the ground tina
it vas aimed at class, and contemplated clasi
legislation. Others having failed to pay taxes
besides the colored people, he could not se'
the necessity OF drawing the line OF distinc
tion.
Confused and taken aback. by this demonstra
ton from the rear, Neagle was obliged in self
defence to reveal the object of the resolution
He then told the House that he intended t
relieve the colored population from the pay
ment Of all past taxes and executions, becaus
they had heretofore been taxed without repre-
sentation. He did not find 1t convenient to re
member, however, that the colored man hat
enjoyed the privilege of voting without pay.nl
for his poll. This line of conduct from one
the financial officers Of the State, whose bust
ness should be the protection Of the treasury
shows how little judgment is exercised by, ant
how little confidence can be reposed in, tn
newly made official. He thought he was throw
ing tub to the party whale, but at the outse
Ransier tripped him up by objecting to clas
legislation for either party or personal pur
poses.
If Nea3le succeeds in pushing the measure
through, he will add one more burden to the
back of the white man whose property mus
compensate for the deficiency caused by the
non-payment OF the colored poll tax. The
s'poor white" however, is o matter Of no &C.
count to NeagIe, although he draws from him
his bottom dollar.
Tne colored men will, after awhile, likewise
find that Neagle is Of not much account te
them. 1t is singular thing that while three
ffths, if not more, of the colored men IN the
House are in the main conservative, their
best efforts to help themselves and the State
are counteractsd by few such persons as
Neagle. Official position secures for him
respectful hearing, but there are Ransier, De-
Large. McKinlay, Elliott, Small, Whipper, Sas'
portas, William E. Johnston, Charles NJ. VII
der. and dozen other colored men OF the
House who have more practical sense, ability
general information and the power to influence
others in debate. to whom the Comptroller
General cannot hold candle.
A majority Of both branches Of the Legisla-
ture yesterday Sunday, went to Greenville-
ostensibly to ascertain the condition OF the