The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-12-17
Tho Land Commt.slon. i.

OF the late Secretary Of State, Hon. F.
l.. Caroozo. which was presented to the
Legislature yesterday:
| EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.,
OFFICE SECRETARY OF STATE,
COLUMBIA, 8. O., November I. 1872.
10 the Honorable Senate and House of
Representatives Of the S.ass of iSouih
Carolina.
| dENTLRMsN: have the honor to sub
mil herewith statement showing the
duties performed in this Office during
the fiscal year ending October 81, 1872.
The following officers. appointed by
the Governor, have been commissioned: !:
Trial Justices, 161; Notaries Public, rs;
Oounty Commissioners, IT; County Au-
dlters, IL; Jury Commissioners, g. Com
mlss'oners OF Pilotage, 6; Coroners. 4;
Sherins, .; Special Judges of Circuit
court, ., Probate Judges, 3: Deputy
Surveyors, 2; Health Officers, Q; Inspect
or Of Phosphates, l; School Commis.
sloner, /; State Auditor, 1. The follow
ing officers, elected by the Legislature,
haVe been commissioned: Circuit Judges,
.. The following notices have been is
sued: Notices of appointments to Office,
4OO; notices of elections, 10; notices Of
removals from Office, CT; aoceptanoes OF
resignation. 81; suspension from Office,
l. Ihe following documents have been
| recorded: Marriage settlements, s.; trust
deeds, .; bills of sale, 4; mortgages of
personality, l8; liens, 81; certificates, 81;
aeeas OF conveyance, 2; appointments of
trustee. q; deeds of assignment, l arti-
Giles OF agreement, l certificate of deni-
zenshlp, l; power of attorney, 1; judg-
ment, l; release, l; petition for change
OF name, /; pardons, 161. The seal Of
the State has been affixed to 600 tax
deeds. In accordance with the 18th and
l4sh Sections of an Act entitled can
ACT to provide for tho care of the poor"
approved 28th February, 1870, imposing
upon me the duty of receiving the re.
turns from the County Commissioners
IN the State in relation to the poor, and
reporting the same to the Legislature,
have attached to this report an exhibit
marked b, giving, in q tabular form, the
returns or answers to the questions as
required by said Act. Many Of the
County Commissioners. as you will no.
tice, have not made their returns as re-
CURED by law, although they havo been
duly notified, and furnished with the
necessary blanks.
You will also find an exhibit marked
y, giving an abstract from tho certificates
illed by corporations which have organ
lzed under the operation of an Act enti-
tied IAN Act to regulate tho formation
OF corporations, approved December
io, 1871. In the performance of my
duty OF engrossing the bills and enroll
ing the Acts OF the Legislature, the En-
crossing Clerks in my Office have on
crossed ZIG Acts and twenty-five Joint
resolutions, which were finally passed
and enrolled by them. They have also
engrossed large number of bills, which
were not passed finally. In accordance
with an Act entitled ''An Act providing
for the general elections and the manner
of conducting the same" approved the
lst day Of March, 1870, amended by an
| Act approved March IL, 1872, tho Com.
mlssloners Of Elections arc required to
| forward thoir returns to this Office, and
the Secretary of State is required TO
summon the Board Of State Canvnssers,
and lay before them the returns for their
action. a careful compilation of the re-
| turns h0s been made in this Office, and
ON exhibit, marked D, accompanies this
report, presenting. in tabular form, the
names of all the parties voted for, and
| the number of votes they received; also,
tho number Of votes cast for and against
amendments to the Constitution chang
ing the time of elections, and prohibit
ing the creation of debt. In accord
anco with al Act passed September 26,
1868, changing this Office from fee
office to salaried one. I havo paid all
the lees received in this Office over to tho
Treasurer, from timo to time, and have
his receipts for the same. The total
amount of fees received from September
26. 1868. to November &c, 1872, is
Sll l,272.25. The amount OF fees received
during the above period would have been
twice or three times as large, if I had
charged the various executive officers for
work done for them officially-such for
instance, as scaling bonds for the Trea-
snrer; recording olIiciul bonds flee! in
the Treasurer's Office; scaling and record
ing pardons issned from the Governors
office, and whatever work tho executive
officers may require officially. AS the
State would have had to pay for this
work, did not think it necessary to go
through the formality of requiring fees
from the State to be turned over 10 the
Slate. 1, therefore, did not charge for
work. done for the executive officers in
their official capacity. You will find On
exhibit, marked a, at the end Of this re-
port, in which I have given q tabular nc