The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-03-31

ever continue and be q body corporate.
capable Of suing and being sued in any
court Of competent jurisdiction.
SEQ. 10. That all Acts or partsof Acts.
inconsistent with this Act, or any part
thereof, are, for the purposes OF this,
Act, but for no other purpose, hereby
amended, modified, or repealed, as the
case may require, so as to conform to the
true intent and meaning OF this Act.
SEQ. IL. This Act shall take effect i'm
! mediately.
Approved the 9th Of March, A. D.
1871.
JOINT RESOLUTION AUTHC RIz1NG THE STATE
TREASURER 10 hE Issue TO JOHN PHIL
LIPS. EXECUTOR OF JOHN CAMPBELL. DE-
CEASED, CERTAIN CERTIFICATES OF STATE
STOCK.
Whereas it appears by the books of
the State Treasurer that there has been
duly issued certain certificates of State
stock, to the amount of five thousand six
hundred and sixty dollars. ($5, ego. to
John Phillips, Executor of John Camp
bell, deceased; and whereas said stock
was lost or destroyed at the burning OF
Columbia, in February, 1865; and,
whereas, ii is equitable and just that the
stock should he removed on the part of
the Stnte; therefore,
Be ii resoluei 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 the State Treasurer he, and
he is hereby. authorized, to reissue to
said John Phillips, Executor of John
Campbell, deceased, certificates of stock
OF the same amount, payable at the same
time, and bearing the same rate of inter
est, as those lost or destroyed; and that
the said John Phillips is hereby required
to deposit with the State Treasurer u
bond, legally executed, in the penal sum
of eleven thousand three hundred and
twenty dollars ($1l, ,320) to indemnify the
State against loss.
Approved March I'd, A. D. 1871.
AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE STATE TREASURER
TO PAY COUNTY TREAsURERs THE AppoR-
TIoNMENT OF THE STATE SCHOOL FUND
FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNTIES, AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
SEC. l. BE ii eudcted 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 within fifteen days after
the apportionment, by the Superintend-
ent Of Education, of the State School
Fund, and the annual taxes collected by
the State for the support of schools, re-
quired by Section II of an Act entitled
''An Act to establish aud maintain sys.
tenn of Free Common Schools for the
State OF South Carolina" approved Feb
ruary 16. 1870, the State Treasurer shall
pay the several County Treasurers the
apportionment of the fund and taxes
aforesaid, belonging TO their respective
Counties, according to the certificate of
the State Superintendent of Education.
Sec. Q. That the several County Trea-
surers shall retain all the poll tax col
lected in their respective Counties; and
County Treasurers, in collecting the poll
tax. to keep on account of the exact
amount of said tax collected in each
Parish or Township in his County, and
the poll tax collected therein shall be ex-
pended for school purposes in the Parish
or Township from which it was collected.
SEC. 3. Any violation of this Act, by
the State or County Treasurers, shall
constitute, and it is hereby declared
misdemeanor, and, on conviction there
of, the said State and County Treasurers
shall pay fine of not less than five hun
dred dollars nor more than five thousand
dollars. to be used for school purposes
in the County suffering from such viola
tion of this Act, or imprisonment. in the
discretion of the court.
Approved the lst day of March, A. D.
1871.
AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT ENTITLED GAN
ACT TO REGULATE THE AGENCIES OF
INSURANCE COMPANIES NOT INCoRpo-
RATED IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
BE IL enacted 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 Section of an Act entitled
San Act to regulate the agencies of
Insurance Companies not incorporated in
tho State Of South Carolina. be amended
so as to read as follows: "That for every
icenHe issued by the Comptroller Gene
raj under this Act, the company, or
agent, taking out such license, shall pay,
or cause to be paid into the Treasury OF
the State, the sum of five dollars, the
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