The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-12-18

repealS all aCtS requiring leuCts W ue pto
vided around cultivated lands, and provides
that stray animals discovered trespasstng
shall be captured and held for payment o
damages, which are to be sued for tn pre-.
scribed manner, and satisfied by the sale OF
the trespassing animals. It also declares that
any person who shall wilfully cause any
animal to become an estray, shall be deemed
guilty of a felony. punishable by six months
Imprisonment and $1,000 fine, and requires
that copies of this act shall, upon its passage,
be forwarded to the Governors OF Georgia,
North Carolina and Tennessee.
Gary gave notice of q bill to regulate con-
tracts between employers anu employees Oh
| plantations.
Corbin introduced his bill to regulate the
execution OF the death penalty, which pro-
vides that, whenever any convict shall be SEN
fenced to death, the court shall cause to be
made out, sealed aud delivered to the sheriff
of the county warrant stating the sentence,
and appointing a day on which the sentence
shall be executed, which shall not be less than
thirty nor more than ninety days from the
| time of the sentence. Section provides that
| the execution shall take place In some private
enclosure, In the presence OF the SOLICITOR
clerk of court, probate judge, together with
two physicians and twelve respectable citi-
zens. 10 all of whom the sheriff shall give
three DAYS notice. He must also permit any
minister of the Gospel and relatives whom
the prisoner may name to be present.
DOYLE gave notice of o bill to regulate the
licensing Of pharmac eutists and the sale OF
drugs and poisons.
| Singleton introduced concurrent resolll-
| ton, which was adopted, directing the clerks
| of the respective houses to draw pay certld-
Gates from the members from November 2S,
1871, (the date OF assembliug) 10 January 5,
| 1872 1.-THE end Of the recess,) which Is simply
| the usual provision for The holiday spree.
Bowen gave notice Of bill 10 establish a
criminal court of inferior Jurisdiction In the
| City OF Charleston.
a brace of brand new divorce!bills were also
| introduced: and In fact the honorable MEM
bers OF the House would appear to be almost
| as much interested In this subject OF divorce
as are the senators in the legitimatiztng OF lr.
| regular offspring, although Of course lt would
be unkind to attribute personal motives IN
either case. Ever since Slngletons Iecent aI- A.
vorc. bill was upset by timely editorial In
TIE news, the following bills have been In
process of CESSATION, and to-day they were
| snrnng upon the House and referred to the
| commlttee on the judiciary. The first was in
spIred by that pure-minded man, MT. Thomas
j. Mackey, (whos By the way, is moving
heaven and earthfor an election to the bench
in the place of Rutland, and has almost con-
fessed that the essence OF bis desire for that
elevation Is in the opportunity that would be
] thus afforded to wreak his private vengeance
on Fairfield County,) and was offered by Sin
! gleton. - .,;-o, Z,
>. Cruel and inhuman treatment and ne
glect.
form the functions of married life, when such
impotence existed at the time OF the mar
| riage. A., ,,
/ Gov
| Gus offence. ..-
5. Abandonment for period Of two years
| 6. Where the parties have voluntarily, on
| the part Of one or both, separated and lives
apart for period OF four years without re-
cevlng any support or maintenance from the
7. Where the parties have lived apart and
neither has heard from the other for period
of five years.
through gross and Injurious fraud, or misrer'
reservation GU the part of either of the con.
tracing parties, or was the result OF threats
| ami intimidation.
APPLYING for divorce. The party applying
| snail give ten days notice by publication of his
| or her intention. In all cases where divorce
| q uinculo ndtrlmonii Is decreed, both parties
shall be at liberty to marry again. except
when the court, Tor good and sufficient reason,
shall otherwise decree. The judge decreelng
such divorce shall determine Ia his decree the
amount of alimony. and the custody OF the
children No divorce shall be granted unless
the applicant be citizen Of this State, and
shall have resided In the county in which the
application Is made at least six months pre-
ceding the date of the filing of the slme.
The other was introduced BY HaSood, and
provides only two causes for absolute divorce,
| the first being adultery. and the second de-
sertion for two years. The form of procedure
| is prescribed at length, and various provisions
| are made as to alimOny, pending and after the
suit, partition OF estates, custody OF chill
dren, &c. The bill appears to be moderate
and proper, and Is apparently modelled, to
large extent. upon the New York law relative
to the subject. The ft(ee1th section provides
| that when an inhabitant OF this State, whose
marriage shall have been consummated there
In, shall 70 into another State or country SOLE
| ly to obtain o divorce for any cause occurring
here, and whilst the parties resided here, or
| for any cause which would not authorize a
divorce by the laws of this State, divorce 80
obtained shall be of no force or effect In this
| State.
The House then proceeded to the coasidera-
| tlon of its calendar business, and passed the
bill relating to coavicts In the Peultentlary,
which provides "That ON aud after The pas
sage of this act 1t shall not be lawful for any
| person or persons who are now conhned Ia
| the Penitentiary to discharge any labor on
private property outside Of the Enclosures OF
The Penitentiary of this State: Provided, how
ever, That any OF said convicts may discharge
such labors outside of said Penitentlary which
is for or on such property as belongs to the
State; and that all labor of whatever charac.
ter, which is now being, or may here
after be, discharged by said convict or
convicts, shall be lor the exclusive benefit OF
the State. And the superintendent of said in
slilulion shall keep q correct record, stating
| the kind Of labor and the amount realized
therefor; and the whole of which amount shall
be turned ever to the Stale treasurer monthly,
to be retained by him, subject 10 the draft OF
the said superintendent, Tor the benefit Of said
institution, which draft shall oe accompanied
| by o written statement of the items for which
each amount Is required"
The bill to provide compensation for jurors
in courts of tiisl justices, and for the organi
Zation of the same 10 their discretion, when
not demanded by either OF the parties, was
rejected, as was also the bill to prevent ex-
| tortion in office and enforce official duty.