Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-04-06
- 77t Fsia. seso'utions Passed
;. ~ .ay.si .ilrs--session 1870
,ani 1911.
OFFICIAL.
AN ACT to Amend An Act Entitled

AN ACT 10 Amend An Act Entitled
.4a .4~ to efne the jurisdiction
Taq,+, Commas
=. .oacted bv the SEN
.1*A Of REPRESENTATIVES of
S-s,a oe South Corolina. now met
aud -rr ~ General Assembly, and
bv 'Aa 4ntho,"tv of the some:
Taa- IN ~, entitled "An act to
d-Gne t',e jurisdiction and dnties of the
coan,v .o,o-a:re; enors. passed the twen-
= " ,f S,ptemher. 1863" be
r,Horrs. At the end of
n n.,rr5uh l. ADJ. and the
g. t.fg 7aroiseioacrq shall not, in anti
c,-sttian of.tt,e tx levied upon the
county. draw upon'the county treasurer
for more than three-fourths Of the whole
amount of said tax in any one year,
nor shall any order be drawn upon the
county treasurer until after the month
ly return Of the treasurer shall have
been made to be county commissioners
Of the amount of funds collected, nor
unless he has the funds in the treasury
to pay the same" And the county
commissioners shall inform the county
treasurer of the orders drawn, in whose
favor, the amount, and the order in
which they are drawn. And should
the county commissioners, or any of
them, purchase, directly or indirectly,
any order drawn upon the county trea-
surer for less than its face value, they
shall be deemed nifty of misdemean-
or in Office, and pom conviction there
Of. shall be punished by fine or impris-
onment, in the discretion Of the court,
by any court of competent jurisdiction.
Sec. 2. At the end of paragraph 4,
section 10, add And all work given
out by the county commissioners, when
the amount shall exceed the sum of one
hundred dollars, shall be doue by con-
tract, and the commissioners are here
by required to advertise the same at
least in one of the papers of the coun-
ty, and also post the sane in three con-
spicuous places in the county, for thirty
days, inviting proposals; said proposals
shall, in all cases, be accompanied by
two or more sureties, and the county
commissioners shall have the right to
reject any or all bids. if in their judg
ment the interests of the county so re-
quire.
Sec. 5. Amend section Of said act
so that it will read as follows: "That
all of the board of county commission
ers shall be present for the transaction
of business, and shall audit and sign
all bili> and checks. The checks shall.
in al cases, be countersigned by the
clerk of the board
SEC. i. Strike out . November" wher-
ever it occurs in the acts, and insert
September
Approved the 9th day of March, A.
D., 1871.
AN ACT to Frovids for the Protection
Of Persons, Property and the Public
Peace.
Whereas, threatenings, intimidation
and violence are used in portions Of the
State against the peace Of the same
and. whereas. the laws are set at def
ance anl the officers Of the law hinder
Ell prevented and oostructed in the
discharge of their duties and, whereas,
armed disguised nd lawless persons
are threatening, malfreating and assas-
sinating peaceable and defenceless citi-
zens therefore,
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted by the Sen
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 if any person shall assault or
infi,niclate any citizen because of politi-
Cal opinions or the exercise of political
rights and privileges guaranteed TO ev-
cry citizen OF the United States by the
constitution and laws thereof, or by the
constitution and laws of this State, or
for such reason discharge such citizen
from employment or occupation, or
eject such citizen from rented house, or
land, or other property, such person
shall be deemed guilty Of a misdemean-
or, aud, on conviction thereof, be fined
not less than fifty nor more than one
thousand dollars, or be imprisoned
not less than three months nor more
than one year, or both, at the discretion
Of the court. e.ez
SEC. ?. That if any two or more per-
sons shall band or conspire together, or
60 N disguise Il; ;son the public highway,
or uooo the premises OF another, with
inten. 10 injure, Cypress, or violate the
person or property Of any citizen be-
cause Of his political opinions, or his
expression or exercise of the same, Or
shall attempt by any means, measure
or acts, to hinder, prevent or obstruct
any citizen in the free exercise and
enjoyment of any right or privilege Sc,
cured to him by the consti ution and
laws Of the United States or by the
constitution and laws of this State, such
persons shall be deemed guilty of a fel-
ony, and, on conviction thereof be fin
ed not less than one hundred nor more
than two thousand dollars, or be i'm
prisoned not less than six months nor
more than three months, or both, at thAc
discretion of the court, and shell there
after be ineligible to, and disabled from.
holding any office of honor, trust or
profit in this Stat.
SEC. 8. That if, in violating any Of
the provisions Of this act. any other
or;roo ,o,,1onooonor or fa1onv shall he