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Acts and Joint Resolutions
Passed by the Legislature
Session 1870 and 1871.
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state OF fNOulu Sul'iiI!esi iio" ilicl dti'
sitting in General Assembly, and by th
authority of the same, That if any per
son shall hire or employ any minor o
wears, without the knowledge and con
sent Of the parent or guardian OF suci
minor, such person shall pay to the SAT-
the labor of said minor, from and alte
notice from the parents or guardian tina
payment for such service shall be made
to him or them, as the case may be, OF
,bc imprisoned in the county jail for
period of six months.
SEC. 9. That if any person shall pro
cure and carry without the limits o
the State anyminor or person under the
are of tWenty-one years, without the
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c,l,>eui ~ thle tu,,umo, = eua,uinn NJ
slch minor, suchpcrsoa shall, upon con
viction thereof, lie fined il q sum not
less than one hundred "or more than
five hundred dollars, or be imprisoned
in the Pcnitentiary OF the State for i
period not lesSthan one year.
Approved March 1st, =. d, 1871.
AN ACT to ADacnd or Act Emitted An
act to Define the Jurisdictiom ant Da-
ties of County Commissioners:
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Sen
ate and House of Representative Of the
State of South Carolina, now met ana
sitting in General Assembly, and by
the authority of the same, That an Act
entitled "An Act to define the lurisa!c-
tion and duties of the County Commis-
sioncrs," passed the 23th day Of Sep
tembew, A. D. 1868, be amended as fol-
lows At the end Of Section 10, Para
graph l, add, "and the county. ccmn,;s-
Siouers shall not, in anticipation OF the
tax 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 snail any
order be drawn upon the County Treas
urer until after the monthly return OF
the Treasurer shall have been made to
the 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 i'll which they
are drawn. And should the County
Commissioners or any OF them,
purchase, directly or indirectly,
any order drawn upon the County Treas
urer, for less than its face value, they
shall be deemed guilty OF a misdenean-
or in Office, and, upon conviction there
of, shall be punished by tine or impris-
onment in the discretion of the court,
by any court OF competent jurisdic-
ton"
SEC. @ AT the end of Paragraph A..
Section TO-. add, land all worn given
out by the County Commissioners, when
the amount shall exceed the sum OF one
hundred dollars, shall be done oy con.
tract, and the Commissioners are here
by required to advertise the same at
least in one Of the papers OF tie county,
and also post the same in three con-
spicuous places in the county for thir-
ty days, inviting proposals. Said pro-
poSals shall, in all cases. be accompani-
cd by two or more sufficient suEri!eS,
and the County Commissioners shal!
have the right to reject any or all bids
if, in their Judgment, the interests OF
the county 50 require"
SEC. 3. Amend scction-of said act so
that it will read as fellows: "Tlat ali
the Boards of County Commissioners
shall be present for the transaction OF
business, and shall audit and sign all
bills and checks. The checks shall, in
all cases, be countersigned by the clerk
of the boar6.N
SEC. 4. Strike out November when
"6eptember.,n
Approved March 9, 1871.
AN ACT To Regulate the Manner Of
DraWing Juries.
SECTION |. Be it 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, All persons who
are qualified to vote in the choice Of
Representatives in the General Assent
bly,, shall be liable to be drawn and
serve as jurors, except as hereafter pro-
vided.
SEC. 2. The following persons, shall
be exempt from serving as jurors. to
wit: The Governor, Lieutenant Coy
ernor, Attorney Gcueral, Comptroller
General, State Auditor, State Treasurer,
Secretary OF State, Superintendent of
Education, Commissioner of AGricultu-
raj Statistics, members and officers of
the Senate and House of Representatives
during the session Of the General AS
semblv. members of the Senate and
House of Representatives Of the United
States, Judges and Justices of any Court,
County Commissioners County Audi
tors and Treasures, Clerks of Courts,
Registers of Mesne Conveyanccs, Sher-
ifs and their Deputies. Coroners, Con-
stables, the Marshals of the United
States and their Deputies, and all other
officers of the United States, counseliors
and attorneys at law, ordained ministers
of the gospel, officers of colleges, precep-
tors and teachers Of academies, practlc-
ing physicians, and surgeons regularly
licensed, cashiers and teliers of incor-
porated banks, editors Of newspapers,
constant ferrymen, millcrs carrying on
that business at the time, and all men
actually employed as such; such officers
and employees of railroads as are now
exempt by law, and persons who
are more than sixty-five years old.
SEC. 3. No person shall be liable to be
drawn. and serve as q juror in any
court, oftener than once i'll every year
but he shall not be so exempt unless he
actually attends ant. serves rs a Juror IN
pursuance of the draft: Pr0Hac0, NC
person shall be exempt from serving OF
q iury in any other court in consequence
of his having served before q Justice o.
the Peace or Trial Justice.
. &C. 4. That there shall be appointed
b. Governor, and confirmed by the
by the re officer for each county IL
Senate, o. b, he named and designated
the state; 10 :;,sioner, who, with the
q jury SoIUtr, sudi1or anl Chairman of the
Soumiy rd yof H Conntv Commissioners, s!lal
Constitute Board of nry og,,iiiiIsl" J,nIl Ton,
eunefh cus for the county. Sid Jury toli'
;ers ,ar ior .r'e shsIJ hold his Office for two
mnsTsoAIr nnaTs unless soouer removed by the
'"eSe. Src. 5. The Board of Jury Commits.
a;onors of each County shall, once il
SlOHCIs VI ~ 4l,n month of Ian