The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-03-16

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amend Section 279 of an Act to revise, Simplify,
and abridge the rules, practice, pleadlngs ana
forms of courts in this State; to provide ler
the appointment of Trial Justices, the organl..
zation of their courts, and the jurisdiction OF
the same !: to impose upon Clerks of Courts cer-
tain duties heretofore performed by ComraIs-
sioners in Equity to amend an Act to provide
for the appointment of Trial Justices to abolish
the right of dover joint resolution authorizing
the Attorney General to appoint committee
to investigate outrages perpetrated IN various
Counties ; bills to vest in the President OF the
Senate and Speaker of the House of Represen-
tatiyes power to call extra sessions of the Cen
eral Assembly: to provide for the paying, OF
Improvements made on the property OF other
persons Joint resolution authorizing the Presl-
dent of the Senate and Speaker OF the House
of Representatives to call special session OF
the Legislature; bill to regulate thegranting OF
writs of hdbeas corpus in certain cases.
A report of the Joint committee appointed to
investigate certain affairs at the penltentlary
was taken up The report was received as IN
formation, and the committee discharged.
Mr.. Whipper introduced a joint resolution,
authorizing the State Auditor and County Com
missioners to levy certain tax; referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means. Also, ajoint
resolution authorizing the State Treasurer to
paw T.. A. Bigger $4,000 referred to the Com
| mittee on Ways and Means.
A bill to create debt of the State of South
Carolina, to be known as the sterling funded
debt, the same, or the proceeds thereof, TO De
exclusively used in exchange for, or IN pay,
ment of the existing public debt of the said
State, was read a third time, and passed BY
vote of ayes SS; nays "a. -.
A bill to prevent persons from holding more
| M cf croft apd fr1,at al the same
time in this State was postponed until the next
regular session. -.
A Senate bill to regulate the granting OF dl-
vorces was taken up and postponed until the
next regular session.
A Joint resolution authorizing the Governor
to have the flooring and roof of the State
House repaired was ordered to be engrossed:
The Committee on Engrossed Bills reported
the following, which were read third time
and passed, and ordered to be enrolled: A
Joint resolution authorizing the Secretary OF
State. to contract with the Southern Domestic
Gas Light Company for the illumination of the
State House and offices thereof; bills to confer
the rights of legitimacy on certain children;
to provide the manner for obtaining the right
of way where lands are surrounded by other
lands !. to regulate the call of the docket of the
Supreme Court to incorporate the Union
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debtors to sell their real and personal property,
and to confirm sales already made in conform
ity with conditions therein specified; to char
| ter the South Carolina Phosphate and Phos-
phatic River Mining Company, and to grant
| to the persons therein named, and their assocl-
ates the right to dig and mine in the beds OF
| the navigable streams and waters of the State,
for phosphate rocks and phosphate deposits.
A communication was received from the
President of the Senate, declining to serve in
the commission provided for in the sterling
funding bill.
Mr. Simons presented copy of the contract
for the completion of the Lunatic Asylum,
which was approved OF.
Concurrent resolution authorizing the Gov
ernor of the State to transfer to the Superin-
tendent of the Penitentiary certain lands, and
bill to provide for general license law, were
postponed until the next session.
The enacting clause of joint resolution au-
thorizing County Sheriffs to publish notices of
sales of property under execution was stricken
| out.
The following Acts were ratified To pro-
mote the consolidation of the Greenville Rail-
| road Company with the Blue Ridge Railroad
| Company to change the name Of the Gap
| Creek and Middle Saluda Turnpike to make
appropriations for the per diem and mileage of
| the members of the General Assembly, &c.
| to amend an Act to establish and maintain
system of free schools; joint resolution appro-
priating S47 900 for completing the Lunatic
Asylum.
A Joint resolution, authorizing the State
Treasurer to pay L. A. Bigger $4,000, was Ia
ken up and the resolving clause stricken out
| A resolution, requesting the Governor to
communicate with the proper authorities of
Georgia, with view to the re-adjustment of
the boundary lines between the two States was
passed and ordered to be sent to the Senate.
A bill to provide for the government of the
State institution for the education of the deaf,
dumb and blind, was ordered to be enrolled for
ratification.
A Joint resolution, authorizing the State Au-
ditor and the County Commissioners to levy
certain tax, was passed and sent to the Senate.
Mr.. Frost offered a concurrent resolution,
that the State School Commission be author
lied to change certain text books. Adopted.
A A concurrent resolution, authorizing the
Clerks of both houses to issue pay certificates
| to the members and attaches OF the General
Assembly, was adopted
| A bill to renew and amend the charter OF
| Anderson was ordered 10 be enrolled for ratih-
cation.
A Senate bill to re-charter MaxwelPs Bridge
over Seneca River was passed to third read
ing.
a bill to regulate the tenure of Office of GER
tain civil officers was made the special order
for 2 p. m.
The committee appointed to investigate the
office of the Comptroller-General, to ascertain
whether or not the public property was lodged
in secure place, reported favorably upon the
safe condition of the Office.
Bills to regulate the disposition of fines and
penalties imposed by the courts; to provide
by by the is State instead Of by the Counties,
passed to third reading.
A joint resolution to appoint trustees for the
De La Howe Free School, which had been re-
! turnod hv the Governor without his approYAl.