The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-02-27
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
A Substitute for Senator sawyer's BILL
Provisions OF the "A m n d m n {
Thereto.
[FaoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENCE

tFRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENCE
WASHINGTON, February "a.
The following is synopsis Of the substitute
bill, reported yesterday by the Senate judiciary
committee In place Of the bill previously reported
by Mr. Sawyer "so provide for the sale OF certain
lots and lands In South Carolina belonging to the
United States, and for other purposes" 1t pro.
yides that all suits now pending, or which may
hereafter arise, concerning the validity of titles
to lands sold for taxes by the direct tax commits
soners, under the act approved June 7, 1882, and
the act amendssofy thereof, approved February
6, 1861 or to lands sold under the Presdent's In
structions to said commissioners for South Caro-.
lima, under date Of September 1s, 1863, shall be
tried In the circuit ooart OF the United States for
the circuit IN which saidclands are situated, by
the circuit Judge sitting alone.
The certificates OF such sales, signed by any two
Of the board Of direct tax commissioners for any
State, shall hare the name effect u oil courts and
places as they would have II signed BY al the
The Instructions Of the late President Lincoln,
to the tax commissioners relating to the collec-
tLon Of rents from lands reserved for educational
purposes, and all the acts Of said commissioners
done In conformity Herewith, are legali5ed and
confirmed by the pending blu.
Section Of the bin authorizes the President to
appoint, with the advice and consent Of the Sen.
ate commissioner OF direct taxes for South
Carolina, "who shall receive salary Of three
Thousand dollars Per annum, and who shall, be.
fore entering upon the duties OF his ofice, give
bond in such form tina IN such penal sum as SHAH
be deemed proper 6y the Secretary Of the Treas:
hereby, charged With oil the duties now or hereto.
fore dsvolved by law upon the board OF direct
tax commissioners for said State, or upon any
other ocsr to whom the duties nsn san sah
fully assigned; and said commissioner shall
be allowed TO employ one clerk ~ an. an
nual salary Of not exceeding fifteen hunsred
dollars And all lands Set apart as school
farms in st. Helena Parish, In south Carolina,
under instructions nom the President, by the
United States direct tax commissioners Tor south
Carolina, which remain unsold. and all lots In the
City OF Port Royal In south Carolina, subject BY
law to the disposal OF said tax commissioners or
OF any onicer under whose control they may law
fully be, which remain unsold, may be sold iof
cash at public sale by the said commissioner after
three newspapers Of general circulation In the
City of Charleston, South Carona; and the pro.
ceeds Of said sales shall be invested In bonds OF
The United States, which bonds shall be held In
trust by the Secretary Of the Treasury and the In.
terest thereon paid as it accrucs, 10 the superln
tenlant Of education for the State OF South Caro-
lIna or to such other officer who shall be designa.
ted By the Legislature OF said State, to be used
under his dire cton for the maintenance OF schools
for lildren anu youth on said seatslands, IRE.
spective Of race or color, and fol- no other pur-
pose."
The said tax commissioner h. authorized to sell
in lots not exceeding twenty acres each, to the
freedmen who now are, and before January ],
1862 were residents OF tile plantations on the sea
Islands In st. Luke's Parish, at not less than
dollar m acre. all the unredeemed lands on said
plantations.
An additional section provides for the sale OF
all lands, not required TO meet the provisions Of
preceding and following sections OF the act 70 70
families, or who may have honorably and faith:
fully served in the army, navy or marine corps OF
the United States. for not less than one dollar per
acre, and In parcels Of not more than forty acres
to any one purchaser, except the lands on Phil
lips Caper's, Fipp's Hunting and Haroor Islands,
which may be sold at auction to the highest bid.
der therefor In parcels not exceeding three hun.
drel and twenty acres to any one purchaser.
Tie tax commissioner may sell for cash -:
school purposes any suitable buildings with
grounds not exceeding twenty acres Ia extent
located on any OF the unredeemed lands at their
disposal at prices to he hGed ny the commis'
sloner.
Of June 1892 to VINO
not yet paid for, may be ssld by the tax commits.
sloner at public auction after three weeks notice
| published In two or more newspapers pubitshed
in Charleston, but instalments due may be paid
at any time before the reselling.
II is also provided that the proceeds shall
be held for the support OF schools in ST..
Helena ana st. Luke Parishes BY any on1cer,
and all proceeds Of sales IN excess OF the
taxes and penalties due, shall be invested in
United States bonds, to be held IN trust by the
Secretary OF the Treasury, and the accrued inter-
est thereon used for the maintenance OF the
schools On the sea shnds, and Tor no 0ther pur-
Section ten enaets that all lands lawfully set
apart for military, naval or revenue uses, includ
ing tic site designated for d navy yard on ST..
Iala SpIOr00E49 Landing.
Hilton Head Island, and tile sites designated for
lighthouses on phillipss, Rlton Head and Hunting
Islands, be exempted from the operations or the
act, and when not In the actual possession OF the
United States. shall be leased By the internal
revenue commissioner, for the district u which
/ the lands are situated, in such manner'as shall
secure the greatest amount OF revenue for the
government.
The direct tax commissioner Is authorized to
bid or for the United States 'eher the parcel OF
land In the town OF Beaufort known as lots a
and B. block one hundred and twenty. three or
the parcel OF land In said town known as lot u,
block eighty-one' and Immediately thereafter to
convey said parcel Of land so bid OF to the County
Of Beaufort as site for courthouse {: ProUtded,
That the former purchasers OF either Of said par.
GELS of land shall not be debarred hereby from
paying any deferred instalment which may oe
due on either Of said parcels Of land f they shall
so elect,) prior to the day OF such sale, and there
by acquiring title thereto; and IN the event tnat
both Of said parcels Of land should be entirely
paid for by the former purchasers thereof prior TO
the said day Of sale, the said commissioner IS
hereby authorized to purchase at said public 81 saie
any other parcel Of land eligible Tor sncn ste a.
price not exceeding the price paid for either OF
the above named parcels OF land by the pqrc6as
ers thereof, and 10 convey said parcei OF ianu ~
purchased By said commissioner 10 salo coun'J
| for the said purpose" .,..... -. ,o,,,,
The office OF the lirect tax commissioner ceases
whenever the President shall deem MS SEX Rices
| no longer necessary. Shh nipeh'