Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-03-17

bly,, and by the authority Of the same, That
a traverse of an indictment shall not, in any
Court of criminal jurisdiction in this State
of itself, operate to continue the case.
Approved February il, 1871.
AN ACT cEDING TIE JURISDICTION OF THE
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA TO THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA, OVER SUCH LANDS AS
MAY BE ACQUIRED FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES
BY TIE SAID UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
SECTION l. BE IL enacted, BY the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State of
South Carolina, now met aud sitting in Gen
eral Assembly, and by the authority of the
same, that the jurisdiction of the State of
South Carolina is hereby ccded to the United
States OF Amcica, over SO much land as shall
DC necessary Tor the public purposes of the
United States Preceded, That tic iurisdic.
ton hereby ccdcd shall not vest until the
United States of America shall have acquir-
Cd the title to lands by grant or deed from the
owner or owners thereof and the evidences
thereof Shall have been recorded in the Of
lice whore, by law, the title to such land is
recorded, and the United States of America
arc to retain such Jurisdictions long as such
lands shall be used for the purp p.sts in this
Act mentioned and no longer and such
Jurisdiction is granted upon the express con.
ditlon thnt the State Of South Carolina shall
retain concurrent jurisdiction with the Uui.
ted States in and over the said lands, so far
as, that civil process, in all cases rot affect.
ing the real or personal property of the Uni.
ted States, and such criminal and other rroc.
css as Shall issue under the authority of the
State of South Carolina against any person
or persons charged with crimes or misdcmca.
nors committed within or without the limits
Of the said lands, may be executed therein,
III the same wny and manner as if no iursdic-
tion had been hereby ccdcd
Sic, 2. That all the lands and tencmcnts
which may be granted, as aforesaid, 10 the
United States Shall be and continue, SO lons
ns the sarc ahnii be uscd for tho p,,r,-u,vs in
this Act mentioned, cxoncrated and discharge
cd from all taxes, assessments and other char,
ges. which may be imposed under the author.
ity of the State of South Carolina.
Approved February IL, 1871.
AN ACT TO REcIARTaR MooHE's FERRY, uN-
DER TIE NAME OF DINKlNs' FERRY, OVER
THE CATAWBA RIVER.
SECTION. Be II caactc1. BY the Senate
and House Rf Representatives of the State
OF South Carolina, now met aud sitting in
General Assembly, and by the authority of
The same, that the ferry over the Ca.awba
River, known as Aloorc's Ferry, be, and the
same is hereby, y,rcchar,cred under the name of
Dlnkins' Ferry, and vested in l.. NJ. Diukins.
and his legal representatives, for the tern of
fourteen years from the passage Of this Act,
IQjth thn riplnroc ~, 4
and emoluncnts as are at present secured by
Isw: Ponia,tl, hoitcacg, That c}i:,ircn 90
ing to and returning from school, and others
gong to and returning from church or from
elections, shall be passed free over said ferry.
Approved February II, 1871.
An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act
to establish a State Orphan Asylum"
BE ii caacte0, by the Senate and House of
Representatives Of the State of South Carroll.
ma, now met and sitting in General Assembly,
and by the authority Of tho same. that Sec 6
of the Act to establish State Orphan Asy.
lum, passed January 10, 1860, be so amended
as to give to tre Trustees thereof the power
to bind out orphan children resident therein:
Provided, That said Trustees shall mike it,
in all cases, condition that said children
shall receive good common school education,
and that said Trustees shall exercise super.
yisory control over such children, curing tho
continuance of their apprenticeship.
Approved February IL, 1874.
Joint resolution authorizing the Executive to
commission Ridley X. Carlton as Coroner
Of Beaufort County.
Whereas, elisha p. Hutchinson, elected
Coroner of Beaufort County for four years,
ending October, 1872, has removed his resi-
dcnce to foreign country, to wit, Germany,
without duly filing his ,ottcr Of resignation
Of his Office and tho said Office has remain
cd vacant from and after March 1870: and
whereas, Notwithstanding due proclamation
was not made previous to the late geneln! elec
tion that vacancy existed in the said Office
of Coroner, in said County, the people did
proceed to vote for Coroner, and Ridly X,
Carlton was afterwards declared by the Board
of County Canvassers to havo received the
highest number Of votes for Coroner of said
County:
BE al resofUel, BY the Senate and House
of Representatives, Of the State of South
Carolina, now met and sitting in General As.
scmbly, and by the authority of the same
that Ridley X. Carlton, elected Coroner. of
Beaufort County at tho general election Of
October 10, 1870, be commissioned by sho
Executive Of South Carolina as Coroner. to
fill the unexpirod term of Elisha p. Hutch,
iI,son.' - ~
Approved February II, 1871.