The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-01-24
Swalls-1o. Nays-Buck, Bcman, Foster, Hayes,
Montgomery, Reid, Rodgers and Wright-S.
TIE CAPITOL BUILDING,

nor be empowered to invite proposals to complete
the balance OF the Statchouse in the same man.
cras the portion just finished, and to enter into
a speciled contract with such person or persons
as he may deem proper, and for the best interests
OF the State, recurring from the contractor sunl-
cient bonds to secure the State from any loss and
to Insure the completion of the building by the
first of August next, received its second reading
in the House to-day. Under this resolution tile
Governor is authorized to draw from the State
Treasury, on demand OF the contractor, such
sums rs the contractor may, from time to time,
as the work progresses, call for. not to exceed the
sum OF twenty-five thousand dollars.
RENEWAL OF STOCK.
The Committee on Finance have recommended
that the State Treasurer be empowered to issue
TO Richard P. Buck new certificate Of the same
tenor and date as the one purportcd to be lost or
DESTROYED In the sum Of ten thousand dollars,
and that he be required to deposit with the State
Treasurer bond, legally executed, in the penal
sum OF twenty thousand dollars, to indemnify
the State against loss. This report was recommit-
ted to-day. The report OF the same committee,
recommending that the State Treasurer reissue
to William Doughcrty certificates OF stock to the
amount OF twelve thousand nine hundred and
eighty dollars, which was destroyed at the burn
ing of Columbia, in February, 1865, has not been
acted on. learn there are several petitions for
renewal OF certificates from Charleston citizens,
now In the hands OF the Committee on Claims
and Grievances-among them the following:
South Carolina Society, $4,000; Alexander H.
Chisolnl, s37 900; Francis Weston, $4,000; r. B.
Mills, $500; Richard T. North, $4,000; Benjamin P
Fraser, $4,000; W. E. Carrere, 10000. These petit
tons will be presented at an early day. AS the
stocks were destroyed during the war, 1t isvery
probable that the Assembly will order that Ger.
tacates be reissued.
EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION.
The bill to exempt all mills now established, or
hereafter to be established, for the manufacture
of cotton, or WOOL or both, from taxation, for the
period OF five years, provides that after the pas.
sage Of this act, all mills or factories now estab-
lshed or to be hereafter established in this State,
wherein cetton or wool, or both cotton and wool,
are now, or shall be hereafter spun, manufactured
or worked up, in any way whatsoever shall be
eyempt and free from all taxation, for the period
OF five years; the said period OF five years to date
from the day Of the passage OF this act for all such
mills or factories now established, and from the
first OF January next ensuing the completion or
golpg into operation OF such new mills or factories.
pERrETuArIoN OF TESTIMONY.
The bill to alter and amend an act entitled "An
act to provide q mode By which to perpetuate tcs-
tmony in relation to deeds wills, chooses In ac-
ton, other papers and records destroyed or lost
during the resent war; ratified December 81,
1865, provides that the act be so altered and
amended as to dispense with the personal service
of any notice required under the provisions OF
said act; aud in all cases In which such notice
shall he left at the usual place OF residence or bu-
sincss OF the defendant, the same shall be valid
in law, TO all intents and purposes, As II served
upon the person OF such defendant
TIE GRANITEvILLE MANUFACTURING COMPANY.
The bill to amend the charter OF the Granite
willie Manufacturing Company provides that the
GranlteyIllc Manufacturing Company shall be au-
thorizcd to issue new scrip for the capital stock
of the company, in shares OF one hundred dollars
each on surrender and cancellation OF the old
scrip, and for the repeating of 80 much OF
section first Of the act to amend the charter,
ratified on the 18th OF December 1s+5, as nxes
the shares at i've hundred dollars each.
STRAY ITEMS.
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Of In this body yesterday and today An act to
establish q company under the name oftfe Mount
Pleasant and Sullivan's Island Ferry Company; to
Incorporate the Vlgilant Fire Engine Company, OIL
Columbia; to incorporate the Wa'eree Fire Engine
Company, No. q OF Camden, S. c.; to incorporate
the Winnsboro' Hook and Ladder Company, ol
the Town OF Winnsboro'; to rccharter Blythe's
| Gap Turnpike Road; to carry into effect the pro
visions OF the constitution in relation to the rights
OF married women; to incorporate the Deutschcr
Artillerie Untcrstutzungs vereln;to designate tlle
officers by whom sales ordered by the Courts ol
Common Pleas, and judges thereof, and OF the
| Courts OF Probate, shall be made, and for Other
purposes; to incorporate the African Methodist
Episcopal Church In this State; to alter and amend
an act entitled IAN act concerning the Office
duties and liabilities OF coroners; TO incorporate
the Sisters OF Our Lady OF Mercy, OF South Caro-
lima, were ratified. Maxwell gave notice OF his
intention to Introduce bill to incorporate homo
for invalid cergymen.
HouSE.-The following business was dispatch
ed In this boly yesterday and today. Notices 0
bills were given as follows: BY Ezekiel, bill tt
Incorporate The Hickory Grove Baptist Church, o.
the County OF Beaufort; by Wells, n bill to extend
the time for the completion OF the Port Roya
Railroad; by NucEles, a bill to incorporate Jones
vlllc In Union County; by LomaN, q bill to altcI
or amend the charter of the Town OF Abbeville, S
c.; by c. d. IIayne, bill to incorporate homo
for invalid clcrgymen, OF the Town OF Aiken; by
Wells n bill to incorporate the Union Mining Com
pany; by Purvis to license gambling l.. the State
Bills introduced: a bill to extend the time fol
the completion OF the Port Royal Railroad: Kan
sier introduced bill to incorporate the Randolph
Rilcmcn, OF Charleston. S. c.; A. Smith intro
duced the following resolution. which was adopt
cd: Resolved That the Committee on Labor b(
instructed to report this day OH a bill to provide
for the better protection Of ahorers, and for the
appointment Of commissioner OF contracts II
each county OF the State. Rivers introduced
bill 10 incorporate the Providence Baptist Chnrcl
OF Hamburg, S. C. Haygood introduced bill u
authorize the formation OF company Tor TIT
construction of n turnpike road through or neal
| SaSsafraS Gap, and known as SasSalras Gap TURN
nike Company. Nucklcs introduced bill to in
| corporatc the town Of J0neSville, Union County
| All of these bills were read first time ant
| Appropriately referred.
A Senate bill to incorporate. the Winnsboro
Baptist Church, OF Fairfield County, was taken
up, rea,l the second time, anu ordered TO be en-
crossed for third reading. L.
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