The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-13

VI.
House, on motion of Mr.. jerks, adjourned un-
til tomorrow, at IL M.
IMPORTANT Bills.
The following important bills have been in
troduced in the State Senate by Mr. Corbin,
and ordered TO be printed:
BILL TO DETERMINE THE VALUE OF CONTRACTS
MADE IN CONFEDERATE STATES NOTES Or THEIR
EQUIVALENT.
Whereas, during the years 1861, 1869, 1868,
1864. and part Of the year 1856, in the exchange
ana transfer OF real and personal property,
Confederate States notes, issued by the social
ed Confederate States Government, were used
as basis Of value or medium OF exchange;
and whereas the value of said Confederate
states notes was greatly less than the lawful
payment OF debts and obligations contracted
during. said years in said Confederate States
notes, is now sought to be enforced in the law
full money Of the United States; therefore,
he u enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives OF the State OF South Carolina,
now met and sitting in General Assembly, and
by the authority Of the same:
SECTION l. Ihat the value OF AL debts and
Obligations, whether under seal or not under
seal, created or contracted in Confederate
States notes issued by the so-called Confede-
rate states Government, or in or by any bills,
IN value to Confederate States notes by any
law or custom Of trade. during the years 1851,
1862, 1858, 1854 and 1855, shall lie determined
in the lawful money Of the United States at the
time such debts or obligations were created
or contracted.
SEC. 2, Pursuant to the preceding section,
the value OF one dollar Of lawful money Of the
United States in said Confederate States notes
is declared as follows, namely:
!; During Jenuary and February, 1861, one
and five cents Of Cnnfederate States notes. @ ''A-
2. During March, 1851. one dollar of lawful
money was equal to one dollar and six cents of
Confederate States notes.
3. During April, 1851, one dollar of lawful
money was equal to one dollar and seven cents
OF Confederate States notes.
4. During May, 1861, one dollar Of lawful
Of Confederate States notes. ''- '- 80 ~''''' "
8. During June, 1851, one dollar of lawful
money was equal to one dollar and nine cents
of Confederate States notes.
q: During July ana August, 1861, one dollar
of lawful money was equal 20 one dollar and
ten cents OF Confederate States notes.
= During september, 1861, one dollar Of law
cents OF Confederate States notes.
=. On the first clay of October, 1851, one dol
Lar OF lawful money was equal to one dollar and
twelve cents Of Confederate States notes, and
ed in value until the thirty-frst day of October,
1861; when one dollar OF lawful money was
equal to ono dollar and fifteen cents Of Con-
tederate States notes.
H.
doi!ar of lawful money was equal to one dollar
and fifteen cents of Confederate States notes.
and, from day to day thereafter, regularly in
ber, 1861, when one dollar Of lawful money was
equal to one dollar and twenty cents of Con-
federate States notes.
10. On the first day of Decembar, 1861. one
and twenty cents of Confederate States notes,
aud, from day to day thereafter. regularly in
creased sn value until the fifteenth day Of De-
cember. 1851, when one dollar OF lawful money
was equal to one dollar and thirty cents Of
Confederate States notes, and, from day to
day thereafter. regularly decreased IN value
until thirty-frst day OF December, 1861, when
dollar and twenty cents Of Confederate States
notes.
II. On the. first day of January, 1862, one
dollar OF lawful money was equal to one dollar
and, from day to day thereafter, regularly in
creased in value until the thirty-first day or
January, 1862, when one dollar Of lawful mo-
cents Of Confederate States sl notes. t '"0''-'"o
u. On the first day OF February, 1859, one
dollar or lawful money was equal to one dollar
and twenty-five cents Of Confederate States
larly increased invalue until the twenty-eighth
day OF February, 1852, when one dollar Of law
full money was equal to one dollar and forty
/, 18. On the first day Of March, 1862, one dol
lar Of lawfal money was equal So one dollar ana
forty-eight cents OF Confederate states notoe.
ana, IRON Day to day thereafter, regularly in.
March, 1862, when one dollar Of lawful money
was equal to one dollar and seventy three
cents OF Confederate States notes.
IA. On the drst day ,of April, 1862, one dol
lar OF lawful money was equal to one dollar
and seventy.three cents OF Confederate States
notes, and, FROM day to day thereafter, regU
larly increased in value until the thirtieth day
OF April. 1852, when one dollar OF lawful money
rsl0 axl6 nitr tr
OF Confederate States notes,
10. 90 the FIRST day Of May, 1862, one dollar
0r lawful money was equal TO- one dollar and
eighty-seyen cents OF Confederate States notes,
creased in value until the thirty.iirst day OF
May, 1861, when one dollar OF lawful money
was equal to one. dollar and eighty-nine cents
OF Confederate States notes:
dollar Of lawful money was equal to one dollar
and eighty-nine cents OF Confederate States
notes, aud from day to day thereafter, -egu-
lasly increased In value until the thirtieth day
OF June. 1852, when one dollar Of lawful money
was equal to one dollar and ninety cents of
Confederate States notes.
~. On the first day Of July. 1869, one dollar
OF lawful money was equal 70 one dollar and
from day to day IL GREATER, regularly decreas-
ed in value until the twentieth dayof July, 1862,
when one dollar OF lawful money was equal
to one dollar and eighty-three cents Of Con-
federate States notes, and from day to day there
thirty -frst day OF July, 1862, when one dollar
of lawful money was equal to one dollar and
ninety cents OF Confederate States notes..
lar Or lawful money was equal to one dollar and
ninety cents OF Confederate States notes, and,
frorn day tc day thereaf ftery regularly increased
in value until the thirty -hrst day OF August,
1852, when one dollar OF lawful money was
equal to two dollars and seventeen cents II
Confederate States notes. t,'w 8a