The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-04-09

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A [0FFIOIAL.l
Acts Passed by the State Legislature.
an Act to pr0pide fo, The reuiston and con-
sohddtson Of Statute Ld,cs Of tie State Of
aSonth Carolina.
SECTION l. Be ii enacted by tie Senate and
House Of Representatives. of Tie State of South
Carolina, moa0 met and sitting in General As
sen'by, ana by The authority ofMe same, In
pursuance of Section of Article V of the
Constitution of this State, this General AS
sembly will proceed to elect three Commits.
sioners, whose duty it shall be to revise,
simplify, digest arrange and consolidate,
under proper heads, all the statute laws of
the state, general and permanent in their
nature, which shall he in force at the time
whom they make their final report
SEC. 2. nperforming this duty, the Com.
mlssioners shall bring together all statutes
and parts of statutes which from similarity
OF subject oughtto be brought together,
omitting redundant and obsolete enactments
and making such alterations as may be ne
cessary to reconcile the contradictions, sup
ply the omissions, and amend the imperfec
tions OF the original text. And they shall
arrange the laws under titles. chapters, sec.
tlons or other suitable divisions and sub.
divisions and with head notes briefly ex-
presslve of the matter contained in such
divisions; also, with side notes so drawn rs
to point to the contents of the text and
with references to the original text from
which each section is compiled, and to deci
slons OF the Courts of the State, expound-
ing or explaining the same, as they nav
deem expedient They shall also provide.
by 2 temporary index, or other suitable
means for an easy reference to every por-
ton of their report
SIC. B.. When the Commissioners have
completed the revision and consolidation of
the statutes as aforesaid, they shall cause
copy OF the same, in print, to be submitted
to the General Assembly. that the statutes
80 revised and consolidated may be re-enact-
ed, if the General Assembly shall so deter
mine, and at the same time they shall suggest
to't the General Assembly such contradic-
tlons, omissions and imperfections as NAV
appear In the original text, with the mode
In which they have reconciled, supplied and
amended the same; and they may also desig-
nase such statutes, or parts of statutes, as
int their judgment ought to be repealed,
with their reasons for such repeal.
SEC. 4. The Commissioners shall be au
thorized to cause their work to be printed
lnparts as fast as it may be ready for the
press, and to distribute copies of the same
to members of the General Assembly, and
to such other persons, in limited numbers,
as they may see fit, for the purpose of OBJ
tanning. their suggestions, and they shall
report from time to time to the General AS
sembly their progress and doings.
DEC. b. The statutes, so revised and con-
soldated, shall be reported to the General
Assembly as soon rs practicable, and the
whole work closed without delay.
SEC. +, That justice may be administered
10 uniform mode of pleading, without
olstlnctlon between law and equity, the
commissioners shall revise, simplify and
abridge the rules. practice, pleadings and
forms of the Courts now in nse in the State.
and report n code Of procedure for the
adoption of the General Assembly at its
next session
SEC q. The Commissioners shall receive
as compensation for their services at the rate
OF three thousand five hundred dollars per
ann9m; and they shall also receive for rea-
sonaDle expenses of clerical services, books.
printing, stationery and other incidental
matters, not exceeding FIVE thousand dollars
annually Said expenditures to be accounted
Tor 70 Inc Comptroller General on proper
In the Senate House. the eighth day
OF harcn. IN the year OF our Lord
one Thousand eight hundred and sixty
nine.
CHARLES w. MONTGOMERY
President of the Senate Dro tenn
FRANKLIN j. MOSES, JR..
Speaker House of Representatives.
Approved the ninth day of March, 1869.
ROBERT K. SCOTT, Governor.
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