The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-11

NAV be taken for the construction and uses ol
railways, and other works OF internal improve
| ment,n approved on the 22d Of September, 1868.
1t was referred to the Judiciary Committee. The
opponents of the bill asserted that IL should have
been referred 20 the Committee on Railroads, but
was referred to the Judiciary Committee, because
there are representatives from Beaufort on it.
from the section OF the country where Hessrs
Dickinson, Jones and Smith propose TO have theiI
tram road. To-day the Judiciary Committee re-
ported that the bill had been duly consid
| cred, and they would recommend that It be
amended so as to provide that the Aessrs. Diekin
| son, Smith and Jones lat all times conform wita
| the schedule OF the Savannah and Charleston
Railroad, and in no instance cross within fifteen
minutes Of the time any train is due; and that II
shall be the duty OF the said company to give the
said parties or their agents notice in writing
three days in advance OF any change in theil
schedule. DeLarge at once announced that he
| intended to represent the interests Of the rail
road company, and wanted he consideration Of
the bill postponed until he &C lid write TO the di
rectors "for more light about her-Dickinson''
small railroad" After considerable discussion, II
was agreed that the further consideration OF the
bill should be postponed until Monday next
Some people consider the report Of the judiciary
Committee as quite cooi
THE HENS CAN CROW.
| The Senate bill to carry into erect the provi'
sions OF the constitution In relation to the rights
OF married. women, which gives them the right to
do with their own property what they have al
ways been doing with it-and their husbands,
too e., letting it slip through their nngers with
perfect looseness, was passed through its second
reading in the House to-day. The bill also pro-
vdes that they can sue and be sued in the courts
which latter, after they have been through the
lawyers hands, they will not fancy as much as
the old fashioned way Of being sued.
WAS IT AN BRRoRs
A bill TO prevent and punish bribery and cor
| ruptionn was introduced, and read the
| first time, in both bodies, Q few days
ago, and was ordered in the House to be
placed on the calendar among the general
ordersn for to-day, and it appears as "a bill to
procide for bribery and corruption" Laws fire.
quently have the eject Of producing results en-
| tirely opposite 10 what was intended, and, per-
| haps the printer was thinking Of that when he
| made the somewhat ludicrous error. ~ However,
II received its second reading and was ordered to
| be engrossed. 1t provides that whoever shall
corruptly give or offer to any executive, legisa-
tive or judicial ofcer, after or before election OF
appointment, any gift or gratuity, with in
| tent to influence his vote, opinion OF
decision which may be pending, or may
come or be brought before him in en- ofhcia
capacity shall be imprisoned in the Penisentiary
FOR not over five years, or be fined not over $4,000
| and IL any executive, legislative or Judicial on
GERS accept gift or promise Of gin intended to
influence his vote opinion or decision, he shall be
sentenced to not more than ten years hard labor
in the Penitentiary and be fined not more thar
s5oOo whoever corrupts or attempts to corrupt
any Juror, arbitrator, umpire or referee, shall be
punished by Imprisonment in the State Peniten-
tiary, at hard labor not exceeding five years, or
by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, and
IMPRISONMENT IN jail not exceeding one year. ii
any person summoned a juror, or chosen or
appointed as an arbitrator, umpire or referee,
oorruptly receives any gift or gratuity what
ever from party to suit, cause or proceeding,
for the trial or decision OF which such juror
has been summoned, or for the hearing or deter
mination Of which such arbitrator, umpire or
referee has been chosen or appointed, he shall be
punished by Imprisonment In the State Peniten-
tiary at hard labor, not exceeding five years or
by nne not exceeding one thousand dollars, and
Imprisonment in jail not exceeding one -.
whoever conveys into jail, house OF correc.ioc
State penitentiary, house OF reformation, 'f
other like place Of confinement, any disguise, in
strument, tool, weapon, or other thing adapted
or useful to aid prisoner in making his escape,
with intent to facilitate the escape OF any prison.
er, whether such escape is effected or attempted
or not, he shall be punished BY hard labor In the
Penitentiary Whoever aids q prisoner in escap-
ing from any officer or person Who has lawful
custody Of him, shall be imprisoned in the Peni-
tentiary or fined $500. II jailer or other officer
voluntarily safrers O prisoner in his custody,
upon conviction OF any criminal charge, to es-
cape, he shall suner the like punishment and pen
alties as the prisoner suffered to escape was SEN
fenced to. or would be liable TO sufrer upon con-
yictIon OF the crime or offence wherewth he
stood charged. II sheriff, constable, or other
offcer authorized TO serve legal process, receives
from defendant or any other person, any
money or other valuable thing, as consdcra-
tion, reward, or inducemcnt for emitting or de-
laying to arres: defendant, or TO carry him be-
fore magistrate, or for delaying to take per-
son to prison, or FOR postponing the sale Of pro-
perty under an execution, or for emitting or de-
laying to perform any duty pertaining to his Of
Zoe, he shall be punished by fine not exceeding
three hundred dollars, or BY imprlsonmen: In the
Jail not exceeding three months.
MORE oPFICERs.
A bill "for the appointment OF certain officers
therein named," received Its second reading In
the House to-day, and was ordered tobe engross.
ed ltprovides that the sheriff or coroner Of any
county may appoint one or more deputies; and
that the recorder or clerk OF the court may ap-
point a deputy, who shall be approved by any
Judge OF the Court OF Common Pleas Of such
county that the auditor OF any county may ap-
point deputy, to be approved by the commits
sioners Of such county: Provided, That the court,
or county commissioners las the case may bel be
satisfied that the duties OF recorder or auditor re-
quire such deputy; that the deputy shall con-
t!nue during the pleasure OF the principal who
may take such bond and security from his dep
uty rs he shall deem necessary to secure the
faithful discharge Of the duties OF his appoint
ment, but the principal shall in all cases be an
swerablc for the negec: Of duty or misconduct In
once OF his deputy, who after taking the oath or
affirmation, as prescribed By the Constitution OF
the State faithfully to perform all the duties Of
his appointment, perform aay and all OF the
duties appertainins to the office OF his principal.