The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-02-16
Acts and Joint Resolutions.
Passed blythe Legislature-.SessiOn 1870 and lS

Passed ythe Legislature-Session 1870 and 1871.
AN ACT SUPPLEMENTARY TO AN ACT ENTITLED
GAN ACT TO AUTHORIZE ADMINISTRATORS,
EXECUTORS AND OTHER FIDUCIARIES, TO
SELL CERTAIN EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS
AT PUBLIC SALE, AND TO COMPROMISE IN
CERTAIN CASES." APPROVED JANUARY IA,
1870
Whereas prior to the ninth day of Septem-
Der, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and siXty-eight, many estates were
disposed of, and the notes and accounts repre-
senting the purchase money of the same were
deemed to be good at the time, have since been
rendered doubtful or worthless, by operation OF
the Act of the General Assembly to determine
and perpetuate the homestead, and by other
causes; therefore,
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the State of South
Carolina, now met and sitting in General As
sembly, and by the authority of the same, That
all administrators, executors, and other fdu-
ciaries having in their possession, as such,
notes, accounts, and other evidences of in
debtedness, heretofore appraised good, but
which have since become doubtful or worthless,
by operation of the Act of the General Assem-
bly, to determine and perpetuate the homestead,
shall be allowed to dispose of the same in the
manner prescribed in Sections l and 2 of the
Act to which this is q supplement.
SEC. 2. That where administrators, executors,
and other fiduciaries sold property, as such,
prior to the passage of the Act to determine
and perpetuate the homestead by the General
Assembly, on the ninth day of September, in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun
dred and sixty-cight, and took notes or
other evidences of Indebtedness for the pur-
chase money, which were regarded good at the
time they were taken, but which have since
ton of the homestead Act aforesaid, said ad-
ministrators, executors, and other fduciaries,
shall be allowed to dispose of the same in the
manner prescribed in Sections and of the
Act to which this bill is a supplement.
Approved the 23rd day of January, A. d.,
1871.
JOINT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIREC-
TING THE STATE AUDITOR AND COUNTY COM
MIssIoNERs TO LEVY CERTAIN TAXES.
Be it yesozred by the Senate 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 the State
Auditor be, and he is hereby authorized and
directed to levy and cause to be collected tax
of nine mills on a dollar of all taxable proper
ty in the State to meet appropriations for the
fiscal year 1870, and the County Commissioners
of each of the Counties are hereby authorized
to levy, and cause to be collected, tax not ex-
ceeding three mills on dollar of all taxable
property in their respective Counties for the
fiscal year 1870, excepting the County Com
missioners of Beaufort, Georgetown, Barnwcll,
Newberry, PicKens, Edgcfeld and Laurens
Counties, who are hereby authorized to levy
and cause to he collected tax not exceeding
four mills on the dollar, and excepting the
Counties of Clarendon, Darlington, Horny and
Rlchland, who are hereby authorized to levy
and collect tax not exceeding five mills on
the dollar two mills of the said tax so levied
in Darlington County shall be devoted to the
completion of the Court House at Darlington,
provided so much shall be necessary.
Approved December %, 1870.
| AN ACT TO PROVIDE SALARY FOR THE OF
FICE OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
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