The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-01-25
TER NS-IN ALLIANCE.
Legislative Proceedings.

SENATE.
The Senate assembled ut y NJ, the
President in the chair.
Gorbin, from the committee on the
judiciary reported the foliowing:
y bill to renew and extend in act
to provide a mode by which to per.
pctuatc testimony in relation to deeds,
wills, chooses in action, and other pa
pcrs destroyed or lost during the re-
cent war.
The following were ordered for CON
Sidcrntion Tomorrow
by Hayes, bill to provide for
election by the people Of county au-
dltors and county trcaSurcls.
Ry Whittcmorc, a bill to repeal an
act entitled can uct to provide for
the appointment Of land commits
sioncr, and to define his powers and
duties"
by Leslie, II bill to compel county
trcasurcrs to receive county checks
or warrants IN payment for county
tax, &c.
BY Corbin, bill to regulate the
VIII vi uhc uochcI VI tue supreme
court and by the same Senator, ON
behalf Of the Committee on the Judi
ciary, introduced Il bill to regulate
the granting o! divorces.
Swails gave notice of a bill to au-
thori2e the clerks of courts to perform
all the duties heretofore performed
by commissioners in equity, as dc.
lincd on tho first day u January, ~.
ID 1869.
The following acts were ratified
An act to provide for the publica-
ton OF the acts, reports, resolutions,
journals ani other plpcrs Of the Gon-
cral Assembly.
An act supplementary to an act to
authorize administrators, executors
and other iiduciarics to sell certain
evidences Of Indebtedness at public
salo, and compromise in certain cases.
a bill to require Connty Trcasurcrs
to report TO the Gclc.ul Assembly,
was referred to the Committee Oh
County Offices and Officers.
a bill to Establish normal school
in each Congressional district in this
STATE was referred to tho Committee
on Education.
a bill to regulate and determine
what shall constitute ii legal days la
hor in this State was referred to the
CommIi;co Oh the Judiciary.
Bill to amend an act to provide
for the construction and keeping in
repair of public highways and roads.
referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
a resolution to request the Judici-
"ry committee to prepare bill to
enforce the prompt and thorough col
lection Of the poll tax, was agreed
to.
HOUSE.
The House met at II NJ, the Speaker
In tho chair.
Bill amending the second clause
18TH section Of an act defining, amend
ing and simplifying the forms, rules,
practice and pluadlngs in the courts
of tho State.
Frost, chairman Of the Committee
on Education, reported bill TO pro-
vide for the maintenance of public
schools, and making appropriations
for the same, with amendments. Re-
fcrrcd to the Committee on WAY,
and Means.
Also, to require the school commits
sloncrs Of Fairfield county, to erect
or cause to DC erected, school houses
and also to build school houses at
Gladdcn's Grove, Fairfield county
report being unfavorablc, as the com
hiHSion"rs were already authorized
TO do 50, and have only failed for
want OF means to build such school
houses.
,.tCall Of counties.
Wilkes introduced bill to abolish
the right Of dover. Referred to the
committee on the Judiciary.
Davis introduced Joint resolution
to declare various counties insurree-
tlonary> Referred to the Committee
on Military affairs.
Also, introduced a bill to enforce
the collection of the poll tax. Refer
led to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
llOugh gave notice of the introduc-
ton OF a bill to altcr the time of tho
sittlngs OF the court of Common Pleas
ana General Sessions, in tho fourth
Judicial circuit.
llumhert gave notice of tho Intro
d"ct,on of a bill authorizing and ro.
outing the State Auditor to cause
70 have levied and collected n special
tax.
Smart gave notice Of the introduc.
ton Of bill providing for tho right
OF way from lands, whc.c surrounded
by other lands.
Alien introduced bin regulating
lhc salaries Of school commissioners.
R1serred to the committee on Education,
frost gave notice OF the bill mpos-
inS Oh clerks o; county courts ccrtail du.
YES heretofore performed BY commits.