The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-04-02
2 rif.ss IOFFICLAL.]
Acts Passed by the State Legislature.

An Act to punish Sherifs and other officers
for 0ioldting The Homestead.
SECTION 1. Be ii enacted by The Senate and
House of Representatives Of the State of South
Carolina, '.o,o met and sitting in General As
sena6ty, and by the authority Of the same, That
no Sheriff, Constable, or other officer whose
duty it is to enforce executions, shall pro-
ceed in any other manner than that pre-
scribed by Sections l and of the Act emit
tied San Act to determine and perpetuate
the homestead"
SEC. q Should any officer sell any real
estate, without complying with Section l of
said Act, or sell or remove any personal
property of the head of any family whether
the head of such family is freeholder or
not, without his or her consent, or first de-
Quoting the amount exempted by Section
80 OF Article II of the Constitution of the
State of South Carolina, in the manner
provided by Section 2 of the Act referred
to, and Section l of this Act, he shall be
deemed guilty of malfeasance in office, and.
on conviction thereof, shall, for the frst
offence, be fined in sum not less than
hve hundred dollars, nor more than one
thousand dollars and for the second offence
shall be dismissed from Office; and, in either
case, shall be liable to the parties for all in
juries by reason of his wrongful levy or
sale.
Sec. g. All Acts, or parts of Acts. incon-
III.
In the Senate House, the fourteenth day
OF January. in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and sixty
nine
D. T. CORBIN,
President of the Senate.
~. FRANKLIN J. MOSES, JR.
Speaker House of Representatives.
Approved the 18th day of January, 1869.
ROBERT X. SCOTT, Governor.
An Act TO facilitate the dra,cing Of Jurors IN
This STATE
SECTION 1. BE IL enacted by The Senate and
House Of Representatives. Of the State of SouM
Cdrohnd, moo met and sitting in General
Assembly, and by The authority of the same.
That If, in any Counties of the State, the
grand and petit Jurors have not been drawn
at the regular terms of the Courts of Gene
raj Sessions and Common Pleas for this
State, the Circuit Judges are hereby author
lied to order the Clerk and Sheriff. at any
time not less than seven days preceding the
next sitting of said Court to draw from the
jury box grand and petit jurors for the en-.
suing term OF said Court; and the jurors so
drawn shall be summoned to attend tbe
same by the Sheriff, as is now provided bv
law.
SEC. T. This Act shall continue in force
until the Act entitled ''An Act to regulate
the manner of drawing jurors" passed SEN
tember 26, 1868, shall take effect.
In the Senate House, the eighteenth day of
December, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty eight
d. T. CORBIN,
President of the Senate.
FRANKLIN j. MOSES, JR,
Speaker House of Representatives.
Approved the tday of December 1868
ROBERT X. SCOTT, Governor.
An Act to alter ami amend Ne Criminal Lar.
SECTION l. Be ii enacted by lie Senate and
rouse g! Representatives Of he State Of South
Odro.tad' mop met and sitting in General As-
senoly, % ana 6y The authority Of The same, That
capitai punishment, except in the case of
Will r murder, is hereby abolished.
:: nEo. q. Manslaughter, or the unlawful
hlHine ol announcer without malice, express
or implied, shall be punishable by hard la
~ Dor IN 1ne fenitentiary, not exceeding thirty
SEC. B. The crime OF BURGLARY shsu he
punishable by hard labor in the Penitent;o.
~ Tor period not exceeding thirty veors
nor less than one. The crimes of ro,e a M
arson shall be punishable by hard labor in
the penitentinry for life, or for period not
less than ten years, according to the apora-
vatlon OF these offences.
SEo; T. The benefit of Clergy is hereby
In the Senate Honse, the third day of Feb.
ruary, IN the year of our Lord one thou.
sand eight hundred and sixty-nine.
CHAS. W. MONTGOMERY.
PRESIDENT OF the Senate pro tem