The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-26
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enroll a, the yeas and nays were taken and re-
suited as follows: Yeas 80, nays Is. Having
passed by the requisite two-thirds vote, the
title of the bill was changed to that of an act
and ordered to be enrolled.
Purvis, from the Committee on Incorpora.
tlons, reported on bill to establish company
under the name of the Mount Pleasant and
Sullivans Island Ferry Company.
Inc Dill was laid over for second reading,
which virtually postpones it to the next
The following bills were laid over 10 the next
Bill to incorporate the South Carolina Plan
tation Company.
"A bill to provide for the licensing of ped
A bill to incorporate the Neiseless Friction
Engine Company of South Carolina
A hill to amend an act to determine and par
petuate the homestead.
l. A bill to amend an act providing for the as
sessment and taxation of property.
bill to provide for the care of the Door.
a bill to define contracts for laborers and for
A bill to authorize the employment of, re-
bill to define the rights Of married women.
a bill IN relation to rates Of freights on rail-
at public sales.
The following bills received their third read
ed to be enrolled:
A bill to incorporate the Palmetto Fire and
Marine Insurance Company
-, Dll to renew and amend the charter of
the Town OF Chester.
bill to incorporate the Town of Pickens.
A bill to incorporate the Homestead Build
ing and Planting Association, Of South Carroll
/, A bill to regulate the manner of final disrais-s
sssl to ' executors, adnalnisiis iiSns|
a siiIto Tsebarter the soush b ssoiiaa ueas
Il ssifis Is 70 sspss ss,c
appoint Board OF Commissioners for the Citv
of Charleston. ss9I@s TIerr - - -
A bill to establish certain ferries.
The enacting clauses of the following bills
were stricken out s2
A bill to amend an act to organize the
Circuit Courts.
A bill to invest Clerks of Courts of Com
mon Pleas with certain powers and duties
heretofore exercised and performed by Com
missioners an | Masters in Equity. .fI 4
in Barnwelf County received it's % third res reaSimp ding
passed, its title changed to that of an act, and
ordered to be enrolled.
The following received second reading and
were ordered to be engrossed:
A bill to vest in Isaac G. Long the charter
Of water course through Kingston Lake and
Maple Swamp, in Horny County.
. JOINT resolution to authorize the Governor Of
the State to fill vacancies in the State Board Of
Equalization. t'2N fN ~@E5
Joint resolution to authorize the Secretary Of
State to purchase for distribution and exchange
certain State reports.
On motion Of Rainey, bin to incorporate
the Ashley Bridge Company was postponed to
the next regular session Of the General As
sembly. =
The report OF the Committee on PRINTING
on concurrent resolution authorizing the State
printer to furnish the Secretary of State with
five hundred additional copies OF acts, go. was
agreed to, the resolution read, conourred ia,
and ordered to be returned to ths House OF
Representatives.
A joint resolution authorizing County Com
missioners OF Ocon 90 County to sell the inter
est of the State in theKeowee end Tuckaseegee
Turnpike Road, was read third time, passed,
an ordered to be enrolled.
Also joint resolution to appoint q commit
tee Of investigation for the Third Congress
siOnal Dlstrl t.
Also a bill to reoharter Broxton's Ferry over
the Great Salkehatchie River.
Also bill TO extend the time in which tn,
Camden Bridge Company may rebuild their
bridge.
message was received from the Governor
announcing the signing Of the following acts
1st. An act to make appropriations and
raise supplies for the year com mmencing Octo-
I'd. An act to provide for an election to f1ll
certain vacancies iD county offices.
Sd. An act to repeal an act entitled "An
act to prevent perscns holding certain Offices
4th. An act to amend an aot entitled can
act to regulate the manner OF drawing IT,
rors."
Otn. AN acC 20 amend an act entlLiad IAN
act TO define the jurisdiction and regulate the
practice OF Probate Courts"
9Th. An act to repeal Section 8 Of an act to
alter The act entitled IAN aot to amend the
7sh. IA An aot to define the duties Of State Re.
porter, and to provide for the publication OF
the Supreme Court reports. M
9Th. An act to provide for the conversion Of
\ 9th. An act to alter and amend the charter o.
the Town of Greenville, and for other purpo-
ses.
10Th. Joint resolution to authorize and direct
vide and furnish Offices for officers Of the Exc
cutive Department.
Rainey, OF the Senate, and Boseraon and
Crews, OF the House were appointed commit
tee u1der the resolution to destroy old bank
bills, &C.. in the Ireasurera c6Rccys for which
State bonds were issued.
Tho Last Day or tho sessios.--yvhae has
be ,n Dono and Left Undone by tho
General Assembly Excitcmemt and
/, Tearing or Hair at tho News OF tine
Mandamus Decision what was said
about Judge Carpenter.
CoLUaBIA. g. O., March M.--The General
Assembly. after tedi6As session Of fully four
months, adjourned to-day sine die. The clog
ing scenes. with the exception perhaps Of the
speeches delivered ON the occasion, were mark
cd by no Incidents Of an unusual character. a
great many OF the members had already left
for their h,mes, leaving little moro than q
quorum to transact the remaining business Of
the session. AS will be seen by the lists
send herewith. one hundred and twenty y-Ave
acts and joint resolutions have boon enacted at
Che present session, ratified and approved BY
the Governor. A number of them are OF the
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