The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-12-10

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better accomplishment OF the object Of the act
that the distric OF each county aforesaid shall
be under the supervision and management OF the
commissioners OF that county, each comm ission-
er to be assigned his particular district by the
chairman of the board.
Section Q provides that it shall be the duty Of
each OF the commissioners OF each district TO
cause to be performed under His direction such
labor as Is necessary for tie construction and
keeping in repair Of the public highways and
roads IN tile respective precincts to which they
belong.
l The time allowed q commissioner for the per
formance OF the duty above specified is excluded
by the bill from the time allowed him for the per
formance Of their other duties.
Each OF the commissioners Is allowed, a5 COM
pensation for the performance Of the road duty
the same rate per diem allowed by law for the
performance OF other daties, that is three dollars
Every person able to perform such days labor
on the roads, as shall be considered by the com
mi. sloners the day labor OF an able.bodied per
son, shall, whilst so employed, receive the sum OF
one dollar per diem.
The county commissioners are authorized to
levy such tax as shall be considered absolutely
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tax shall not exceed eighteen cents on every one
hundred dollars The tax may be paid in money
or labor, at tho option Of the taxpayer. For the
purposes OF constructing and repairing OF the
bridges, the county commissioners are authorized
to give the work to the lowest responsible bidder
and to demand bond. They are further author
lied and instructed, when necessary, to hire
means OF transportation.
Section reads: That In order to facilitate the
payment Of money due for labor and expenses In
CURED under this act, the county treasurer OIL
each county Is hereby required to be present
either in person or by his deputy within the road
district when work Is being done, in order to pay
| for the same and at the end OF each week.
VACANT SEATS IN THE SENATE.
Mr.. Hayes, from the committee on privileges
| and elections in the Senate TO whom was REFER
red O resolution OF inquiry as to vacant seats IN
the Senate from Abbeyille, Charleston and
Georgetown. reported back the same, with the
| Information that t appears, upon investigation,
that vacancies In the Office OF senator exist IN
Abbevllle and Georgetown Countless and the COM
mittee ask for further time for consideration OF
the vacancy suggested to exist In The Office OF
senator from Charleston County.
This report did not evidently meet with ap-
proval BIZ all. There was an attempt made to
consider the resolution at once, but Whittemore
objected 10 any suspension of the rules for such
report as that, and it went over. 1t win come up
for consideration tomorrow, aud the matter Will
be thoroughly discussed.
Mr.. HURLEY'S BILLS.
Mr. Hurley introduced three bills OF incorpora.
ton to-day. None OF them show what Is the
nature of the business contemplated except by
the title, and the bills are framed in accordance
with the general incorporation bill. They are as
rollows
A bill to incorporate the South Carolina Land
and Improvement Company; bill to incorporate
the American Cotton and Woollen Company OF
South Carolina, and bill to incorporate the
United States Manufacturing Company OF Colum-
ba, 8. C.
The Incorporators OF the nrst named company
are: Jaues Perkins, Charles oatmen, Lewis
Gregg, Walter Johnson and Emery Rancier; OF
the second, Lewis Thompson. James Johnson,
Daniel Pratt, NJ. NJ. Watkins Henry Montgomery
and f. II. Spriggins; and OF the third, F. E. Dow
ner, P. J. Stone, K. Lattice, Marcus Smith, John
Mitchell and Tom Brown. The capital stock Of
the two former Is one million, and may be In
creased TO two; OF the latter three million, and
may be increased 10 dve.
ELECTION OF ALDERMEN IL CHARLESTON.
The oil introduced In the House to-day, By
Mr.. Boseman, to prescribe the mode o! election OF
aldermen in the City OF Charleston, and which
was referred to the committee on elections. is q
good measure, AMI Is intended TO make the elec-
tion IN Charleston conform to that Of other large
cities The bill provides, substantially, that on
and after tile passage OF the act, each ward In the
CITY or Charleston Shall elect The aldermen to
Which 1t is entitled by law. The candidates tor
aldermen in zach ward who shall receive the high
est number OF all the votes cast shall be declared
duly elected.
COUNTY CoMMIsSIoSERs TO BUILD scnooL.HorsEs.
Notice was given OF bill today, ny Lee to en-
power boards Of county commissioners to levy
taxes to build school-houses. In the "whereas."
It Is stated that the financial condition OF the sew
eral counties prccludes the possibility OF attempt
ing ally uniform method OF supplying their wants.
The several boards Of county commissioners are
empowered to levy such tax as In their jndg-
meut viii be required for the purpose OF building
school.houses, and for no other plrpose what
ever. The commissioners are to oversee the
work, aud the bills audited by the auditor Will be
paid by the treasurer.
THOSE SENATE COMMITTEES AGAIN.
The feeling OF dissatisfaction in the Senate as
to the manner in which the committees have been
managed have not entirely died out, although it
got to-day what ought TO have been death blow.
After some reluctance on the part Of the m malcon-
tents, the resolution Of Montgomery to fix the
number OF members OF Senate standing commit
tees on q principle OF odd number, or 8, and I,
or 4, II, A principle, as Leslie says It Is, was
taken up. When 1t was seen that the resolution
was about to be killed, whittcmore wanted to lay
1t on the table; but Leslie came to stand aud
said: "a motion to lay on the table Is like an old
grandmother's teapot half filled with water, that
may boil over at any time when some fire is
placed under 1t. Besldes it is q cowardly way o!
disposlng Of It," 1t was xii ell stone dead, and
the Senate adjourned on the strength Of 1t.
COMMITTEES IN THE HOUSE.
The speaker announced the following standing
committees OF the House today:
Committee on Labor-A. Smith, s. ]. Lee, ]. B.
Lyle, VIM. Perry, T d. Mcdowell T. n. Talbot,
and A. Morse.
Committee on Removal OF Political Disabilities
S. ]. Lee, r. NJ. Smith. c. D. Hayne, n. B. Myers,
B. A. Boseman, Jr.. p. J. O'Conuell. S. II. Smart.
COME TO GRIEF.
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