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Acts and Joint Resolutions
Passed by the Legislature
Session 1870 and 1871.
TOFFICIAL.l

.ate and House of Representatives OF the
State of South Carolina, now met and
sitting in General Assembly and by the
authority of the same. That the Clerk
of the Senate and the Clerk of the House
of Representatives be, and they are
hereby authorized to provideby contract
for the publication, in such newspapers
of the State Us may by them be deemed
necessary, of the Acts and Joint Rcsolu-
tions of the General Assembly; and
they are further authorized to provide
by contract, for the permanent and cur
rant printing of the General Assembly !;
provided, that said contract be approved
by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives.
SEC. 2 That q sufficient number of
the Journals, Reports and Acts of the
General Assembly, as may he necessary
for the use of the members of the GEN.
seral Assembly, as may be necessary for
the use of the members of the General
Assembly, and for the State Librarian
to make the exchanges with other States
be bound in good and substantial man.
ner; and that the Clerk of the Senate
and the Clerk of the House of the House
of Representatives be, and they are here
by authorized, to have the same done
immediately upon the close OF the ses-
sion, or as soon thereafter as practical
BILE.
SEC. 8. That on the completion of the
permanent work, they shall forward, by
mail or otherwise, as they may deem cX-
pedient, a copy to each of the members
or the General Assembly, and one to
each of the State and County officers en-
titled to the same.
SEC. 4. That the State Treasurer be,
and is hereby authorized and directed
to pay all accounts for said work, out OF
.onV moneys in the Treasury not other
wise appropriated: Proridcd, The Clerks
of the respective Houses shall first GER
tify that said accounts are just and cor
rect in all respects, and that the WORK
has been performed in pursuance of con-
tract, and that the amount mentioned in
said accounts is due, and remains un-
paid.
SEC 5. That all Acts or parts Of Acts
or Joint Resolutions inconsistent with
this Act are hereby repealed.
Approved January %, 1871.
JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing and
Directing the State duditor and C0uny
Commissioners to Lcry Certain IuCes.
BE it Resolved by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the State
General Assembly and the authority of
the same; That the State Auditor be,
and is hereby authorized and directed to
levy, and cause to be collected . tax of
nine mills on dollar Of all taxable pro-
perty in the State to meet appropriations
for the fiscal year 1870, and the County
Commissioners of each Of the Counties
are hereby authorized to levy and cause
to he collected, tax not exceeding
three mills OF dollar of all taxable
property in their respective Counties for
the fiscrl year 1870, expecting the Coun-
ty Commissioners of Beaufort, George
town, Barnwcll, Ncwberry, Pickens,
Edgefield and Laurens Counties, who
are hereby authorized to levy and cause
to be collected, q tax not exceeding four
mills on the dollar and excepting the
Counties of Clarendon, Darlington,
Horny and Richland, who are hereby
authorized to levy and collccl a tax not
exceeding five mills OH the dollar, two
mills of the said tax so levied in Dar-
lington County, shall be devoted to the
completion of the Court House ut Dar-
lington, provided so much shall be nee
essary.
Approved December %, 1870.
AN ACT Supplementary to An Act en-
fitled ".An Act to Autiori=c Adminis-
traitors. Executors, and other Fiducid-
ries. to Sell Certain Evidences or
Indebtedness ct Public Sale, and to
COMPROMISE in certain Cases." ApproC-
cd January II, 1870.
Whereas, prior to the ninth day of
September, IN the year of our Lord one
thousand e ight hundred and sixty-eight,
MANY estates We're disposed of, and the
notes and accounts representing the pur-
chase money of the same were deemed
to be good at the time, has since been
rendered doubtful or worthless, by oper-
alton of the Act Of the General Assem-
bly, to determine and perpetuate the
homestead, and by other causes; there
fore.
SECTION /. Be it enated by the Senate
and House of Representatives Of the
State of South Carolina, now met and
sitting in General Assembly, and by the
authority of the same, That all admin
istrators, executors, and other tiducia-
ties, having in their possession, as such,
notes, accounts, and other evidences of
indebtedness, heretofore appraised good,
but which have since become doubtful
or worthless, by operation of the Act of
the General Assembly to determine and
perpetuate the homestead, shall be al
lowed to dispose Of the same in the mat
ner prescribed in Sections and 2 of the
Act to which this is a supplement-.
SEC. 2. That where administrators,
executors, and other tiduciaries, sold
property, as such, prior to the passage
of the Act to determine and perpetuate
the homestead by the General Assembly
on the ninth day of September, in the
wear of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-eight, and took notes
of other evidences of Indebtedness fol
the purchase money, which were regard
ed good at the time they were taken
but which have since been rendered
doubtless or worthless, by operation O.
the Homestead Act aforesaid, admins
traitors, executors, and other tiduciarics
shall be allowed to dispose of the same
in the manner prescribed in Section
and of the Act to which this Bill is
supplement-.
D. 1871.
JOINT RESOLUTION authorizing tn
.Attorney- General to En1piOy ASsistdnc
I'm Certain tSuits n0,o Pending, a1tt
making anAppropriation to PdyJor M
same.
Whereas, as appears by the State Au
,ditor, the South Carolina. Northeast
ern, Cheraw and Darlington Railroa'
Companies have procured suits to b.
brought against themselves in the Uni
ted States Circuit Court for the purpose
of coptesting the right of the State t
tax their property: and whereas, it is t.
the interest of the State that speed.
dcision of these suns shall be reach
therefore.
Be it Resolved, by the Senate an
House of Representative of the State 9
South Carolina, now met and sitting il