The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1872-12-18
LEGISLATIVE.

Legislative news during the past
week, are the elections of John j.
Patterson United States Senator,
and r. 3. Carpenter Judge Of the
Fifth Circuit, and the passage Of
thegtax bill, levying tax Of fifteen
=. 1nihs-twclve for State, and three
for countypurposes. In Abbeville:
We will have to pay in addition, 6
r4tax OF. four mills for building the
new Court House, and two mills to
make up county defciences-swell.
ihg our tax, in. the aggregate, to
over. two per cent. Its heavy, but
perhaps the only way of getting
ont Of debit
Tin the House, the third section
Of the tax bill, levying tax eff five
mills for deficiencies, was passed,
un1erthe operation Of the previous
question, by vote of sixty-three
yeas to forty-three nays. n. B.
Myers, Of Beaufort, proposed an
additional section to provide for a
levy of three mills for the redemp-
tioh Of the Blue Ridge scrip, which
was rejected by vote Of four yeas
to one hundred and three nays.
Hurley proposed an amendment to
the tax bill, providing that taxes
shall be payable only in coin, green
backs, or bills receivable of the Orr
administration. This was agreed
to, and the bill, as amended, passed
to third reading.
"a joint resolution. has passed the
= Legislature to adjourn on next
Friday, and take a recess until
Tuesday the 7th January
In the Senate. the following bills
were received from the House {:
Bills to designate the officer by
whom sales ordered by the Courts
of this State shall be made; author
ling and directing the Comptroller
General and County Commissioners
to levy certain taxes; to amend an
Act relative to the pay of members;
terepeal the license law; to amend
an Act entitled CAR Act to more
etfectually provide for recording
conveyances.
In the House, Mr.. Swails intro
duced5a joipt resolution to require
County Treasurers to receive jury
certificates and audited claims in
payment for taxes.
!. Bill to amend an Act regulating
pay of members of the General
Assembly, was read a third time,
passed and sent into the Senate; :;
repeating the general license law !;
to amend the Act more effectually
providing for recording conveyances
of..real estate; also q joint resolu.
ton authorizing the County Com
snisssioners OF Abbeville to levy. an
additional County tax Of two mills.
In the Senate, Senator White
more, & Of Darlington, introduced
his bill, previously noticed, to fix
the time for holding the April term
of the Supreme Court, which pro
.sides that that term shall commence
ON the third Tuesday Of April in
each year. He also gave notice OF
bill to make the rent Of lands the
first lien upon annual crops.
The bill by Senator Keith, Con-
seryative, Of Oconee, which pro
poses to contine the pay Of County
Treasurers to a commission Of four
per cent. upon the amount of taxes
collected up to $50, 1000, and one pei
cent. upon the excess Of that sum,
was referred to the committee On
finance.
In the House the concurrent res
olution from the Senate, providing
that defeated contestants for seats
in the General Assembly shall re
'ceive no pay and mileage, was re
ceived from the Senate and concur.
mdin. go
& Representative Elliott, colored, O.
Abbeville, introduced a bill to
remedy and supply the loss of pub
lie records, and to perpetuate testi
mony relative to wills, deeds, &c.
destroyed by the recent fire a
Abbeville Court Aouse. The bill
provides that by giving twenty days
notice to the clerk of the court tn
parties interested may substitute
their own records Of these transac
tons.
srhe.comnlittee on privileges ant
elections reported favorably upo7
tks bill,which proposes to make tn
hours Of election in incorporate
towns and cities from six A. M. t
SKIP. NJ, instead Of from seven A
NJ. M.do, five ?. NJ.
Representative Wallace, Conser1
atige, of Union, introduced a bi
to amend the act to secure advar
ces for agricultural purposes, whic
provides that whenever lar dis sha
be let or rented fol, agricultural pu
,,naesaant: thn ,aorcnr 60 laftincr Or ren