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ted by the town council; ard for default
or refusal to keep in repair such side
walks, the town council may cause the
a,ne to be put in repair, and require the
owner to pay the price of making or
repairing: Provided, Tilatsuch contract
Tor repairing the same be let to the low
est bidder.
SEC. 9. That the said town council of
Mount Pleasant shall have power to ar.
rest and commit to Jail, for a space of
time not exceeding twelve hours, and to
fac not exceeding twenty dollars, any
person or persons who shall be guilty of
disorderly conduct in said town, to the
annoyance of the citizens thercof; and it
shall be the duty of the marshal Of the
tow to make such arrests, and to call to
his assistance the posse coaitatus if neces-
sary, and upon failure to perform such
duty, he shall be fined ina sum not OK
ceeding twelve dollars.
SEC. 10. That the saidtown council of
Noun Pleasant shall have powerto grant
or refuse licences to partIes within the
limits Of said town; and The parties to
whom such licences are gsantod, shall be
subject to such regulations as may by
ordinoncc be cstablished. They shall
have power to impose and collect an an.
nual tax upon the assessed property of
said town: Provided, NJ tax shall be
imposed i'll any one year t. exceed the
rate of ten cents on each hundred dollars
of such assessed propertys and that the
money so raised shall be applied to the
use of said town. The said town council
shall have the power to enforce tie pay
ment of all taxes levied by the said town
council to the same extess4 and in the
same manner as now or Hereafter shall
be provided by law for tie collection Of
| general Sratc taxes.
SEC. II. That the tggn council Of
Mount Pleasant shall has power to reg
ulate sale at auction within the limits OF
said town, and to grant buses to auc-
tioncers: Provided, Not, s.rein con;
t,,ined shaif rSTenr - HE shes Nv 4
sheriff, clerk Of court, judge of prooa,e,
executor or administrator, assignee in
order, decree Of any court, trial justice
or other %intcricr court.
SEC. IL. That all acts and parts of
acts Inconsistent with the provisions OF
this act are hereby repealed,
Approved 2Sth day February, A. D,
1871.
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ALWAYS IN ADvANe
NUMBER 10

above the entrance of Hercules Greek,
SEC. 2. That said county commissions
ers shall appoin; a competent person to
survey and lay out said road, and, as
soon thereafter as practicable, cause the
same TO be constructed.
SEC. 3. That in the construction of
this road contemplated by the previous
sections of this act, should there be me-
cessity for the erection Of bridges, the
county commissioners, on the recommen-
dation of the surveyor of said road, shall
cause public notice to ne given, with the
specifications required, and award the
building of the same to the lowest bid
der: Provided, however, Said bidder
shall file his bond with the proper officerss
in double the amount of the contract,
for the faithful carrying put of its pro.
visions.
SEC. 4. That the county commission
ers be further authorized and required to
order out all persons liable to road duty
within four miles of the line of said
road as created, excepting those living
in Incorporated towns,) to perform three
days work in each month on said road
until its completion to the satisfaction Of
the county commissioners, commencing
the first mouth after the passage of this
act, notice to be given by the county
commissioners in the manner tina; such
notices have becu heretofore given, de.
f%aultcrs to be fined two dollars (S2) for
each days failure to work as notified,
the fines to be collected by the county
commissioners, and paid into the treasu-
ry for the use of said county.
SEC. 5. That the bridges mentioned
in the third section of this act be COM
pleted during the first and second months
from the CONNIE cement of construction
Of the said road.
Approved March 0. 1871.
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Joint Resolution to pay William B. TIM
moqs tco hundred and Miirty.thres
dollars and .forty:.four cents.
BE it Resolved, by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the State
of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the au-
thority OF the same, That the sum Of
two hundred and thirty-three and forty
four one hundred dollars be, and the
same is hereby, authorized to be paid to
William b. Timmons, late sheriff Of
Darlington County, for the ~transporta-
ton Of prisoners from Darlington Court.
house to Marion Jail, and for dieting
the said prisoners while en- route. The
same to be paid by the State treasurer
on the order of the Governor.
Approved March 9th, 1871.
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SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 6, 1871.

.JoiMt Resolutions ~outhoriaing tie Sec,c-
ta,y Of State to cout,uct niM the
Sonthcrm Domestic Company for the
illumination Of tie &tateAonse anil
puJAic cNcers Mnrem.
SECTION 1. BE it enacted by the Sen
ate and House of Representatives of the
State Of South Carolina, now met aud
sitting in General Assembly, and by the
authority of the same, That the Secre-
tary of State be, and he is hereby, au-
thoriscd and required to contract imme-
diatcly with the Southern Domestic Gas
light Company for the construction and
application Of n of Doty's gas genera.
tons for rhc purpasc of Illuminating the
Statehousc and public officers thereof,
the cost therefor not to exceed two thou
sand dollars, and to be paid upon the
order of Secretary of State u of any
moneys in the treasurer not otherwise
appropriated.
Approved the 10th day of March, A.
d. 1871.
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IA act TO litter and Imcnd an Act En-
UIc7 az ''.im oct to .AUcr and Ammd
tie Charter of tie CHyc Of GyrenriWe,
and for other Purposes" olYroreR
McycA %, 1869.
SECTION |. BE it resolved by the
Senate and House of Representatives of
the State Of South Carolina, now met
and sitting in General Assembly, and hy
the authority of the same, That from
and immediately alter tho p sage of this
act i, shall be lawful for the mayor aud
aldermen Of the City Of Grecnyille to
require each male inhabitant OF said
city, between the ages of eighteen and
fifty, to labor upon the public streets of
said city: Provided, nevertheless, That
no person shall be required to perform
more than four days labor en- said street
in any one year.
SEC. =. That it shall be lawful for
said mayor and aldermen to fix somc Ger
tain sum. not 70 exceed III. sum or two
dollars per annum. which NAV b, maid
in money within y certain time f. hD
limited by the SAID mayor and alder.
men, by any person liable to labor on
said streets. in communication at .nch H.
Dor and to cnfsree the m of IN.
came. in the manner now provided by
law for the collection Of ,oxes
syc 2 Ria, ,,o sail m,yor and .,,,n
mon o..,y ,h~oo 81 ,hom ALI L.,o
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In Act 10 .AaH.orisc anu Require tie
Co"nv Commissioners Of BaymeeH
CoooW to EsiobA<A a Road .G,ons
BlacAyiNc TO AliendaIc.
SECTION 1. BE it enacted by the Sen
ate and House Of Representatives IF the
State Of South Carolina, now met and
sitting in General Assembly, aud by the
authority Of the same, That the county
commissioners of Barnwcll County be,
aud they are hereby authorized, cmpow-
cred aud required to lay out, make and
keep in repair "A public road leading
from Blackyillc to Allendaie, and cross
ing the Big Saltkahatchic Swamp, just
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An Act tn rcgnhe The Statc treasurer TO
pay county treasurers the appointment
@as 'Ssdte school .faaa J0r Meir re-
slIch0c couaties, anil for 9th pur-
poses.
SEc.IoN. 1 BE it enacted BY the
Senate and House of Representatives Of
the State of South Carolina, now met
and sitting in General Assembly, aud by
the authority of the same, That within
fifteen (l5) days after the apportion-
'nent by the State experimenting of ed
u%cation of the State school fund, and
the annual taxes, collected by the State
for the support of schools, required by
section IL of an act entitled can act 60
establish and maintain II system Of free
common schools for the State of South
Carolina" approved February 10th,
1879, the STATE treasurer shall pay the
several county treasurers the apportion-
mcnt OF the fund and taxes aforesaid,
belonging to their respective counties,
according to .he certificate of the State
Superintendent ofeducation.
SEC. 2. That the several county treas
urcrs shall retain all the poll tax collec-
ted IN their respective counties; aud it
is hereby made the duty of the said
county treasurers, in collecting the poll
tax, to keep an account of the ezact
amount of said tax collected in each
parish or township in his county, and
the poll tax collected therein shall be
expended for school purposes IN the par
ish or township from which it was coll
lectcd.
SEC. 3. Any violation of this act by
the State or county treasurers shall con.
%stitute, and it is hereby declared a mis-
dcmcanor, and on conviction thereof the
said State ord coa.t- .-es=- =l:=M
pay II fine of not less than $500 nor
more thar 5000, to be used for school
purposes in inc county suffering from
such violation of this act, or imprison-
ment, in the discretion of the court.
Approved March LIST, A. D. 1871.
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or to pledge, by the way Of endorsement
or otherwise, the credit or the funds Of
the State Of South Carolina in aid of the
construction of said road.
SEC. 8. That said company shall have
the right to build bridges across naviga
bic rivers: Provided, They shall put in
good and sufficient draws, and shall con-
struct necessary stations and turnouts,
with one or more tracks TO the road, with
such guage ne shall correspond to that of
the South Carolina Railroad, ond may
cooperate. with such road or roads as
may be chartered by the State of South
Carolina, forming but one road, at their
discretion: Provided, That the said road
shall be commenced within Que year,
and completed within five years after the
passage Of this act, or the charter thereof
shall be forfeited: And provided. further,
That said road shall be subject to the
provisions of an act entitled Gan Act to
declare the name by which the lands
or the right of way over the lands, of
persons or corporations may be taken for
the construction and uces of railways and
other works of internal Improvement"
ratified September %, a. ID. 1871
Approved March Z, 1871
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an Act to procidc for The Government Of
the .SocM fdr0ljna Institution for tie
education ofMc deaf and dumb and
the Jliua.
SECTION l. BE it enacted by the
Senate aud House Of Representatives of
the State of South Carolina, now met
and sitting in General Assembly, and
by the authority Of the same, That
his Excellency the Governor, the Comp
troller General and the State Superin.
intcndant of Education be, and they are
hereby, constituted a board to be known
by the name, style aud title of the
"Board OF commissioners Of the deaf
aad dumb and the blind" and are here
by vested with the Supervision and con-
tral # the affairs and government of the
South Carolina Institution for the edu-
cation Of the deaf aud dumb and the
blind, located at Cedar Spring, Spartan
burg County, s. G. the Governor shall
be &c c6ic,o chairman, aud the State
superintendent OF education secretary of
the said board.
SEC. 2. That the said ooard of COM
missioncrs shall meet annually on the
first Monday in November, at the Office
Of the Gcvcrnoe, and Mt such other times
and places as the chairman of the board
shall direct. Said board shall receive
no compensation for theta services.
SEC. ). That it shall be the duty of
the secretary Of said board to eisit the
South Carolina institution for the elu-
cation Of the deaf and dumb and the
blind at least twice during each school
session thereof, in order to note the
condition of the institution, the e%ficicn-
cy and i~aithfulucss OF the instructors and
cffi ers. and the progress of the pupils
thereof, and to submit to the said board
written reports Of such visits; lie shall
be allowed actual travelling expenses
incurred in making such visits. the same
10 be subject to the approval of the
other members Of the board, and to be
paid from the funds appropriated for the
support Of the institution.
SEC. + That the said board Of CON.
missloncrs shall hove power to appoint n
principal and such officers of the insti-
tuition us they shall deem requisite, and
to fix their salaries; to establish condi-
tons, forms and regulations for the ad
mission of pupils to the institution, and
In prescribe snch rnlns and hv-laws 30
they, in their Judgment, shall deem ne
cc.sary for the management and good
government of the institution.
SEC. 3. That all acts or parts of acts
inconsistent with this act be, and the
same are hereby, repealed.
SEC. & That this act shall take cE-
feet from its passage.
Apprvcd the oh day of March, A.
d. 1871.
In Aa To Aahoyi.c anu Require tie
Co0ny Commissioners Of Barn,eeN
I,,,,b, T., E.J,yy.L P,,y r.,,,,
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SAND dollars, and to be PAID upon the
order Of Secretary of State out of any
moneys in the treasurer not otherwise
appropriated.
Approved the 10th day of March, A.
d. 1871.
An Act 10 Incorporate the Columbia,
UaherJoro' and Tcma$sec Rathoad
C"mpany.
SEcrioN /. BE it enacted by the Sen
ate and House Of Representatives of the
State Of South Carolina, now met aud
sittin+ in General Assembly and by the
authority OF the same, That John w.
Burhridgc, John 7. Jennings, w. NJ.
Thomas, j. S. Glover, Burrcl Sanders,
William Driilic. q. d. Richardson, Ed
ward Holmes, 20. p. Williams, George
+. Mcintyre, NJ. j. Maddocks, a. f..
O'Bricn, Caleb Sauls, f. Z. Holmes, Ro-
bert Smalls, n. b. Myers, j. J. Klein,
aud their associates and successors, are
hereby constituted a BODY polite and
corporate, by the name and style of the
Columbia, Walterboro' and Yemassco
Railroad Company.
SEC. 2. That the said company is
hereby athorized 10 cons ruct ara ilroad
from t'c Town of Ir melville, in nearly
us direct 4 line us possible, to the Town
Of Branchvilic, in nearly as direct u line
as possible, to the Town of WATERFORD,
and from thence to some point on the
Savannah and Charleston Railroad, as
near rs possible to the town of Ycmas-
sec, on the said railroad.
SIC. That for the purpose of raising
the capital stock Of the said company. il,
shall be lawful TO open books in the
town Of Waterford under the direction
Of john w Burbridgc, j. S. Glover and
William Dr!tac ; at the city Of Charles
ton, under the direction Of John Il. Jcn-
/ nings, William NJ. Thomas and +. p.
HOLMES; at the city Of Columbia under
the direction of George +. Mcintyre, G..
ID. Richardson and Edward Holmes, for
the purpose of receiving subscriptions 70
AN amount not exceeding one million five
hundred thousand dollars, in shares of
one l.und,cd dollars each, for the pur-
1,sn OF .,,.,st rnc,tn, tbo ,,ilro,l ,....1
ed for by this act.
SIC. 4. That the times and pieces for
receiving such subscriptions shall BE-
fixed by the commissioners in the Town
Of Waterford, or majority of them,
and shall be advertised for thirty days in
one or more newspapers Of this State !;
and the books tor receiving such sub
scripfions shall be kept open for sixty
days at each of the places where the
same shall be opened.
SIC. 5. That on each share of the
stock subscribed the subscribers shall
pay to the commissioner receiving such
subscription the sum of five dollars. who
ILL ,'":.os;' .irc . =. syu:v national
bank, and no subscription shall be valid
without such payments; and at the ex-
p%iraiion of the time hereby prescribed
for keeping open the books, the said
commissioners shall make Il return Of the
subscriptions taken by them, and the
suns PAID thereon, to the commissioners
in the Town OF WATERFORD.
SEC. q. That when the sum of two
hun red and fifty thousand dollars shall
be- subscribed in the manner hcren pre-
scriLcd. the said company may meet and
organize, at such time and Place as may
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1871-04-06

Bsa- The parish Of Calcasieu
boasts Of vast resources and a.
mong the number is her g7eat
lumber interest. Messrs. Norris
& Co. are now handling nine hun
dred thousand feet per month, and
win before long increase this a.
MONT. In addition TO this spe-
cial branch Of industry, they ore
joining in ship building. Theil
new sea. going steamer will be
ready this week for rial, and she
adds another evidence of advance.
ment in our increasing business.
They are constructing ways for re-
pairing vessels also. They have
al this time, a fine barge under
way for the Galveston and Hous-
ton Trans. Co, and intend to put
another upon the stocks in a short
time. Mr.. Cluney and his ascot
ates deserve much credit for their
energy and skill in ship building.
The location of this activity and
enterprise is on the Western shore
Of Lake Charles, where there is
q comfortable hotel, under the
control Of our friend Hawkins, and
q well assorted store conducted by
our friends, Messrs, Norris & Bur
CESS.
The site is beautiful, and all a
round there is life and hustle, well
directed and full Of inspiration for
1.-THE future.
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Ra@ Mr.. G. @. Dusson, one Of
the deputy Sheriffs Of Saint Ian
dry, passed through our town on
Monday evening last with two
prisoners, en- route for that parish.
One is charged with the heinous
crime Of rape, and the other with
horse-stealing. We are told that
they hail from Coulee Croche,
which ii about is miles from Ope-
lousas. There are some Of the
grandest rascsls living there hat
ever lived unhung; and if the infer
nal regions was raked and re-raked
with d fine toothe comb by his Sa-
tanic Majesty he could not fnd d
grander set Of villains. They de-
pend upon stealing cattle and
horses for livelihood, but We are
pleased to say that at every term
q the District Court held in st.
Landry, our ablo and energetic
District Attorney puts evil doera
through il double quick and
large numbers are sent to the
State Prison at the expiration 81
every tarna Of The court
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BgA. The Rural New Yorker
gives the following account Of far
ing ia Illinois on an extensive
scale.
"E. nv. Stewart gives an account
Of the extensive farming of John
t. Alexander Of Illinois, who cult
Yates some $4,000 acres. One
ornReld was twelve miles long
and from one half to mile wide,
containing $500 acres. Standing
on a corn crib, the eye could see
over five miles Of corn in opposite
directions. a little boy visited
this farm with his father, and after
riding miles and miles, he became
thoroughly tired, and exclaimed,
PA, let's go home--I don't want
to see no more corn, never" Du-
ring spring IS ploughs were run
constantly to plough it; Is plant
ing machines put in the seed; and
20 cultivators dressed the rows.
This field yielded 100000 bushels,
or 40.bushels per acre. A mead
ow Of $500 acres Of timothy and
blue grass, yields 5000 tons of hay.
Fifteen machines are run in now
ing it, and horse-forks stack it.
Timothy for seed is cut with a
header, cutting ten feet wide, and
400 acres yield l 800 bushels. There
are 5000 acres of prairie pasture,
and $4,000 seeded to timothy, blue
grass and clover-carrying about
1000 head of cattle. An Usage
orange hedge encloses 81, 600 acres,
aud several intersect the farm, ma
king a total length of hedge equal
to 100 miles. There are 80 miles
of board fence on the farm"
We would like to see $4,000
acres of land in cultivation; and
more especially zone corn6eld
twelve miles long, and from one,
half to a mile WIDE" It would be
a greater curiosity to behold sucE
a pleasing sight than to see Q cara,
van Of wild animals.
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p We are sorry to learn from
our excellent Postmaster that
there is but one post Office in the
parish Of CaIcasieu, and that is in
this place. What a shame and
reproach to the people not to have
but one post Office IN the parish,
and q mail only once a week. "ho
is to blame for us not having bet
ter mail facilities? No one Of
course, and what is every-body's
business is nobody's business.
we ought to have semi-week-
" mail between this place and New
Iberia, and we have no doubt would
have one in short time if our
leading men viii only exert them.
selves a little,
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B@ We are under many obi
cations to our enterprising fellow
townsman, Mr.. BRYANT HUTCHINs,
for files Of late Galveston papers.
Mr.. H. keeps the Hotel in this
place, and his table is always sup
Piled with every delicacy the coun-
try affords. Transient persons
paying our town a flying visit
invariably put up with him, be-
cause they know he keeps a good
house.
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Wiil Never be Tolerated.


The vioksburg Herald thus dis
poses Of the effort to bring about
negro equality in the State Of Mis-
sissippi
"The insolent demand Of the ne
no members Of the Legislature
hat negroes, with their wives, or
hose they may call such, shall sit
in the railway cars assigned to la
dies and their escorts, may as well
be met at once and promptly ! RAJ
deal carpet-baggers and thieves
may pass a law declaring that ne
grnes shall sit In the same cars
with white people, and at the same
tables in hotels with them, and
they may afix what penalty they
choose as a punishment for those
who deny them those seats in the
cars or in the hotels, but these
laws and penalties will avail moth
ing. The white men Of Mississippi
do not propose that Sambo and
Dinah shall sit by their sides or by
the sides of their wives and daugh-
ters, either in railway carriages OF
in public hotels, and Senators Gray
and Gleed, and Mr.. Jacob Ross
Of the House, may as we'll under.
stand this at once. There is nc
power ON earth that can compe
our people to this. The army o
Grant cannot travel on railway
trains to protect negroes in the
right to inirude themselves where
they are not desired, and where
there will not be tolerated, anc
nothing short of'this can ever forc'
our people to submit to the inso
lent demand for social equalit,
with negroes, This attempt of thu
negroes will only produce bac
blood, a score or so Of impuden
scoundrels will be killed, a fey
worthless carpet-baggers will 'pas
in their checks and the knave
and fools will then subside. If th
negroes are wise, they will subsid
before any of'them get hurt !"
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BgA. The fact is now very APP
parent to our mind, (says the Uni
ion Times that the two races can.
not live peaceably together and the
country prosper particularly with
the inferior races as the governing
power, It is an unnatural posi-
ton for either, and the white and
tax paying race will not longer
submit to the degradation. The
white people Of the South have ex-
hibited more forbearance than we
supposed they possessed; but the
results Of this unnatural position
are fast eliminating in corrupt le.
gislation, taxing one portion to
keep up the extrayagant govern
ment Of the other, disorder and RI
OTIS throughout the land. Force
cannot reconcile the opposing par
ties. There must be change in
the governing power. That alone
viii ensure q permanent peace.
The Northern people would not
submit for one month, to the hui
initiation and oppression which
the Southern people have patient
" suffered for five years. II is in
human TO ask it, and disgraceful
to the nation that forces it upon
any part Of her citizens,