The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-03-15
III. Last Of tho h.g,.l.,are.


portant business was transacted beyond
the ratification OF the following Acts:
Regulating the fees OF the Land Com
missioner; to incorporate the Abbeyille
Agricultural Society; to incorporate the
Sullivan's Island Ferry; to incorporate
the American Union Literary Club, OF
Gadsden; to amend the charter Of GER.
tain towns and villages; to charter the
Wateree Presbyterian Church; to incor-
pornte the South Carolina Real Estate,
Planting. Mining and Manufacturing
Company; to charter certain churches
in Lanrens County; to incorporate aud
charter the town Of Townville. in An
derson County; to incorporate the Zion
Baptist Church, of Columbia; to grant
a certain lot of land, in Lancaster Coun-
ty. to the widow and heirs of Isaac
Cowles; to incorporate the Prospect
Baptist Church, of Laureps County; to
| regulate the manner Of drawing jnries;
to incorporate the Citzens' Building
and Loan Association, of Charleston; to
renew the charter of the Roman Catholic
Church, of st. Mary's, Charleston; re-.
newing and amending the charter of
Lowndesville, in the County of Able
vile; to create causoway over the Big
Salkahatchie swamp; to incorporate the
Charleston Land and Joint Stock Com
pany; to provide for general license
law; to exempt the employees of the
State Penitentiary and Lunatic Asy-
lum, &c., from military duty; relating
to the bon'is of the State; to empower
certain persons to build wharf on Wad
malaw Island; to inc rporste the Relief
Loan Association, of Charleston; to
charter the Aiken Savings Bank; to in
| corporate the Charleston Loan and E1-
change Company; 10 incorporate the
Grand Division Of Sons of Temperance;
to reduce the Acts relating to homestead
into one Act; to incorporate the Salem
Presbyterian Church; to renew and
amend the charters of certain towns and
villages; for the protection of buoys and
beacons; to raise supplies for the fiscal
year, commencing November l, 1871; to
supply the deficiency in the appropri-
alton for the support of tho free com
mon schools for the year 1871; to charter
the village of Lisbon; relative to the
Financial Agent; to incorporate the
Union Baptist Church, OF Lnurens
County; to amend the charter of the
town of Greenwood; to incorporate the
Mount Bethel Baptist Church. of Lau-
rens County; to charter the Farmers,
Laborers' and Mechanics Association, OF
Orangeburg County; to repeal the char
ter of the town OF Laurensville; to in
corporate the Sumter Land aud Joint
Stock Loan Association; to chartor Ma
rion Lodge, No. 2, I. @. o. F.; to in
corporate the village OF Ninety Six; to
declare public certain road in Orange
burg County; to incorporate the Gethse,
name Baptist Church, of Chester Coun-
ty; to incorporate tho Darlington Land
Joint Stock and Loan Association; to
charter the Laurens and Asheville Rail-
road Company; joint resolution author
izing the County Commissioners of Able
vile County to levy and collect tax OF
two mills on the dollar; joint resolution
to amend the Constitution of the State.
ln the House, a report was submitted
on the memorial of the National Wo-
mans Suffrage Association. The repor.
was debated by Messrs. Dyas, Jamison
and Enrley. after which the whole mat
ter was postponed until the next General
Assembly.
The special committee appointed to
wait upon the State Treasurer, reported
that the only arrangements to pay the
members was by the State Treasurer
giving them orders OH tho County Trea.
snrers, AS there was no money in the
Treasury at present, and none could be
borrowed under any circumstances.
After which the report was received az
information.
| Mr.. Dennis introduced resolution
that tho chandelier taken from the hall
be replaced by the Sergcantnt -Arms.
Mr. Dennis stated that the object for
which the chandelier was removed had
not been attained. Adopted.
MIR. Whipper offered resolution, pre-
facing the Same with few remarks eulo-
CYSTIC of tho Speaker. Adopted.
a message was received from the Go
vernon stating that ho had signed the fol
lowing Acts: 10 regulate the pay Of the
members of tho General Assembly
amending the Act relating to the con.
strnction and repair of public highways;
to license pharmaceutists, druggists, &c.
establishing school in the State Peni-
tentiary; to charter the Spartanburg and
Port Royal Railroad Company; to au-
thorize the Mayor and Aldermen of the
city Of Columbia to issue additional
bonds; to incorporate the Merchants
Building and Loan Association of Aiken
to Incorporate the Edisto and Cav Cav
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