The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-01-12
[PRoM Orr OWN CORRESPONDENT
COLUMBIA, January II.


THE CHARLESTON EXTENSION.
The bill providing for the extension ofthc linl-
Its OF the City OF Charleston has not yet been intro
duced in the House, but will be probably to.mor.
row. 1t was submitted to the Charleston delega-
ton to-day, and endorsed by them. The following
is q copy OF the bill:
A bill to alter and amend the charter and extend
the limits of the City OF Charleston, and provide
for an election for Mayor and Aldermen OF the
same:
Be it enacted by the Senate and ,he House OF
Representatives OF the State OF South Carolina,
now met and sitting in General Assembly, and
by authority Of the same
SECTION i. That the corporate limits OF the City
of Charleston be, and the same are hereby, eX-
tended SO as to embrace oil that neck of land ly-
ing between the Cooper River OH the east and the
Ashley River. on the west, and extending In q
northery direction to the line which constituted
the extreme northern limit OF the former Parish
OF ST. Philip, and extending from the western
terminus OF said line In continuous direction 10
the margin OF the Ashley River.
SEC. 2. That the City Of Charleston Is hereby
divided into ten wards, the first eight of which
shall have the same boundaries as now designa-
ted by law. The Ninth Ward shall be bounded on
the south by the northern limit OF Ward Seven,
on the east by the Cooper River, on The north by
the extreme northern limit Of the city as hereby
e itended, on the west by q line running parallel
v it'll and through the centre OF the State road.
The Tenth Ward shall he bounded on the south ny
the northern limit OF Ward Eight, on the west by
The Ashley River, on the north by the extreme
northern limit OF the city as hereby extended,
and on the east by q line running parallel with
and through the centreof the Stale road.
SEC. 8. The county commissioners, sheriff and
clerk of the county, and city engineer, or any
three OF them, are hereby appointed commission:
ers tO proceed Immediately upon the passage 0l
this act 10 designate by proper marks and nlonu.
mcnts the boundaries hereinbefore authorized
and designated.
SEC. 4. An election for Mayor and Aldermen of
the said City OF Charleston shall be held on the
second Tuesday OF April, 1870, and thereafter on
the day provided by section II, article2, OF the
Constitution of this Stale, for tile election Of
members of the General Assembly, provided that
the officers elected at the election, provided Tor
by this section, shall hold their offices until the
regular election OF members Of the General AS
sembly in the year 1872, Or until their successors
have been declared duly elected and qualified;
SEC. 5. The Mayor and Aldermen shall be elect
cd hy Il plurality Of all the votes cast in the en-
tire city. and until the appointment provided Tor
by law shall he made, the representation OF the
several wards. as herein constituted, Shall he as
follows viz: Ward No. !, one Aldcrman; Ward
No. ., two Aldermen; Ward No. 8, two Aldermen:
Wartl No. 4. four Aldermen; Ward No. S, two
Aldermen; Ward No. 6, two Aldermen; Ward No,
I, one Alderman; Ward No. 8, two Aldermen;
Ward No. Q, one Alderman; Ward No. TO- one
Alderman.
THE PHOSPHATE MONOPOLY.
lew minutes DeloTe o'cioch to-uay, Iue uouse
bill for the better protection Of migratory fish was
taken up for its second reading, during Which
O'Clock arrived, and, on motion, the especial Or
der for that hour, the "bill to grant certain per-
sons therein named the exclusive right TO dig and
mine in the beds of the navgable streams and
waters OF the State for phosphate rocks and phos-
Ihatic deposits was taken up. Leslie moved
that it be referred to special committee, and
Cain that 1t be referred to the Committee on In
corporations. Corbin said that he knew
that the Senate intended to pass O bill
In regard 10 phosphates this ono ought
to be amended; he bad two or three amend