The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-03-20


nesday after the third Monday Of January,
May and September. 80 siis.n
2. The Court OF General Sessions at Lsurens-
vile. for the County of Laurens, on, the third
Monday Of February, June and October; and
the Court Of Common Pleas at Laurensville,
for the County of Laurens, on the first We'd
nesday after. the third Monday of February,
June and October. III s;i.
8. The Court of General Sessions, at Union
Vile, for the County Of Union, on the third
Monday of March, Jnly and November; and
the Court of Common Pleas. at Unionville,
for the County OF Union, on the frat Wednes-
day after the third Monday Of March, July and
November. . -z.r.-rg., -, O -
4. The Court of General Sessions, at Spar
tanburg, for the County of spartanburg, on
the first Monday after the fourth Monday IN
March, July and November; and the Court
of Common Pleas, at spartanburg, fer the
County of Spsrtanburg, on the second Monday
after the fourth Monday In March, July and
November. sFfas -. - -. NJ,
Sec. Z. That all writs and processes, which
shall have been returnable to the courts Of
any of the said counties, according to the laws
heretofore of force, shall be legal and valid,
to all intents and purposes, for the courts next
to be held In the said counties, respectively,
according to the provisions of this act; and all
persons already summoned, or who may here,
after be summoned to attend the courts Of
any of said counties, as Jurors or witnesses, or
who are now or hereafter shall be bound In
recognizance to appear at any OF the said
courts, according to the laws heretofore Of
force, shall be, and are hereby required to
attend or appear at the courts Of the said
counties, respectively, next to be held, ac-
cordlng to to the provisions of this act. q
Approved March 9, 1872.
AN ACT to provide for the Payment Of the
Past Indebtedness Of darlington County,
and for other purposes.
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted by the Senate aud
House of Representatives of the State OF
South Carolina, now met and sitting In Gen.
eral Assembly, and by the authority of the
same: col =
That B. F. Whittemore, Enhur G. Baker, J..
8. Flllebrown and James n. Brown be, and
they are hereby, constituted committee to
examine any and all accounts presented to
said committee by any and all parties who
hold any accounts or demands against the
County of Darlington or originating since
June, 1868, and before January lst, 1872: Pro-
vided, That said committee receive no COM
pensatlon for their services. s.
SEC. 2. That to enable the said committe to
investigate as to the correctness of the in
debtedness of the County Of Darlington, as
reported by the commissioners Of said county
to the General Assembly of ls7l'72, they are
hereby authorized and empowered to give pub
lie notice, for fifteen days, to all persons and
parties holding any demands against said
county, to present the same for examination,
and said committee shall have power and
authority to send for any officer, person or
party, their books, papers or memorandum,
and, to further the examination of any &C.
count or demand against the county, paid OF
unpaid, contracted or originating since June,
1868, and before January l, 1872, the commit
tee may administer any oath to any person,
party or officer.
Sec. 8. That II, upon the aforesaid investlga.
tion, 1t shall be found that the county COM
missloners of Darlington County have misap-
piled the public moneys of the county BY pay
Ing claims not authorized by law, or have ne.
elected their duty by refusing to pay claims
authorized by law, or have used for their own
private purpose any OF the public funds of the
county, or have unjusily Disseminated among
the creditors Of the county In paying out the
money of the county, or done any other act; or
neglected to do any act in violation of law, In
reference to the public funds or property OF
the county, the said committee shall forthwith
furnish said information to the circuit solicl.
tor of the county, who shall forthwith proceed
by action or indictment, or both, against eald
commissioners In the circuit court. Aud II
said commissioners shall be found guilty, they
shall, In addition to the penalties now pro-
vided by law, be Immediately removed from
office.
SEC. 4. That 1t Is hereby made the duty Of
the county commissioners of Darlington
County to draw their warrants on the county
treasurer against any funds In his hands, in.
cluding the money now in bank, which was
appropriated for the building of courthouse,
for the payment and liquidation Of the past
indebtedness Of the county; and the county
treasurer, on presentation of said warrant
shall pay the same.
SEC. S. Immediately on and after the pas
sage of this act, the committee hereir
appointed, shall enter upon the duties assigned
them, and no warrant on the funds specified
la section shall be drawn on the county treas
rer by the county commissioners until the
examination herein authorized shall have
been completed.
SEC. 6. The auditor and county commission
ers be, and they are hereby, authorized and
empowered to cause to be levied on the tax
able property Of the said county, for the yea
1872, two mills on the dollar, and to continue
the same each succeeding year, until the sun
of eighteen thousand dollars shall have beer
collected, and the said sum as collected shal
not be used in any manner, except for th'
purpose of building courthouse at Darling
ton, for the County of Darlington.
Approved March 9, 1872.
The London Spectator attempts to &C
count for the horror-greater than the horro
OF death-wlth which people regard the posi-
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