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the amount of property 80 held o
stock invested, shall, in: no case, eS
ceed the sum Of twenty thousand dol
SEC. 9. That the said Town Counci
shall have power to impose an annua
tax upon all real and personal proper
ty within the limits of said town. Pro
vided, said tax does not exceed tb'
sum of fifteen cents on the one hun
dred dollars. .. e.. ..:s ...' .t -...
Sec. 10. That the Intendant ant
Wardens of the town of Nipety-Si!
shall have power to regulate sales a
auction, within the limits Of sait
town, and grant licenses to auction
GERS: Provided, That nothing hcreir
contained shall extend to sales by. o.
for Sherifs, Clerks of Courts, Judge
of Probate, Coroners, Executors, Ad
ministrators, :, Assignees, or by any
other person, under the order of any
Court or Magistrate. " ~. T.. '.''
SEC. II. That tho Intendant ane
Wardens shall have power and :au
thority to require all persons owning
a lot or lots in the said town of Nine
ty-Six, to keep in repair the sidewalk:
adjacent to tkeir lots respectively
and for default in this matter shal
have power and authority to impose
{, fine not exceeding fifteen dollars. .
Sec. IL. That authority to refuse
licenses to keep tavern or retail in
toxicating drinks, be, and the same is
hereby, vested in the Town Counci
of Ninety-Six; and that they are also
invested with all the necessary power
by ordinance or ordinances, to sup
press or regulate the sale OF intoxica
| ting drinks, to be drank at the place
where sold, or in or upon any OF its
appurtenances, or in or upon any o
its highways, streets, lanes, alleys
commons, kitchens, stores, shops, pub
lie buildings, stalls or out-houses o.
the said town, or within half mile
of the Groenville and Columbia Rail
road Depot in said town: Provided
No rule or regulation shall be made
inconsistent with the Constitution ant
laws of the State. p. ..a.
SEC. 13. That this Act shall be
deemed public Act in all Courts O.
Justice, and shall continue Of force
until amended repealed. - .a. -.
Approved March l3, 1872. a., b
AN ACT to amend an. act entitled "A1
dot to Secure AdranccS for Agrlcult't
raj Purposes.
SECTION l. BE it enacted by the Sen
ate and House of Representatives of the
State of South Carolina, now met ant
sitting in General Assembly, and by au
thority of the same,
That an Act entitled "An Act to Sc
cure advances for agricultural purposes,
approved the twentieth day of Septem
ber, A. d., 1866, be amended by insert
ing in the fourth line of the first Sec
ton, between the words "supplies' ano
"to. the words "advances of MEDICINES
or medical attendance by any physi
cian.n ..
SEC. 2. That all the provisions anC
remedies in said Act, relating to person.
who advance supplies for agricultural
purposes, shall apply to persons, advan
cling medicines or medical attendance a
a physician, and also to blacksmith
who claim liens for work performed OF
blacksmiths' tools; who pursue theil
trade or calling not within the limits O
any Incorporated city, town or village
within this State: Provided that the
fee for each and every visit by physi
clan shall not exceed Gne dollar, and ter
cents per mile, which price shall en-
brace the prescription.
Approved March II, 1872.
AN ACT Lcgalizing Certain Marriages
and for other Purposes Therein Men
toned. r. ....
SEC. i. BE it enacted by the senat'
and House of Representatives OF th'
State of South Carolina, now met ant
sitting in General l'Assembly, and by TIT
authority of the same: -,
That all persons in the State OF Souti
Carolina who, previous to their actua
emancipation, had undertaken ant
agreed to occupy the relation to eacf
other of husband and wife, and are co
habiting as such, or in any way recog
nizing the relation as still existing u
the time of tile passage of this Act
whether the rites of marriage have beer
celebrated or not, shall he deemed hus
| band and wife, and be entitled 10 all tn
rights and privileges, and be subject Il
all the duties and obligations; OF tina
relation, in like MANNER as II they hat
been duly married according to law.
| SEC. 9. And all their children shall b.
deemed legitimate, whether born befor.
or after the passage of this Act; and
when the parties have ceased to cohabi
before the passage of this Act, inconse
uuence of the death of the woman, o
| from other cause, all of the children o
the woman recognized by the man to b
his shall be deemed legitimate ProVia
ed, however, That no provision Of TIL
Act shall be deemed to extend to person
who have agreed to live in concublnag
after their emancipation. .,f... ia.
I SEC. 8. All Acts or parts OF Acts III
consistent with this Act are hereby re
pealed. -. - ,o-,' t..# o.,
AN ACT to Permit James 1IcChuou9
I to adopt, Change the Name OF, an
Make his LaavJm Heir, Joseph AAe
1 SEE /. Be it enacted by the senat
and House of Representatives of tn
State of South Carollna, now met an
sitting in General Assembly, and by til
authority Of the Same: :,.... G..... = e..
That James Mccullough, Of Green
j vile county, is hereby authorized an
empowered to adopt, and make his la"
full heir, Joseph Allen Stepp, and ths
fthe name Of the said Joseph ALE
Stepp shall be changed to Joseph ALE
Mccullough.
SEC. 3. That should the said jaime
Mccullough die intestate, the said Jt
seph Allen Mccullough shall inherit, i
Icommon with the other lawful heirs (
the said James Mccullough, his estates
both personal and real. .E..f .-g."t
Approved March 8, 1872. ~ .,....