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JOINT REsoEfT1oN 4aAosiziinug y sas

JOINT RESOLUTION 4uhorssing tae
State 7feGsiTSfe Parchoss SSt0t
Fire and Burglar-Proof Doors for the
TIant in his ODfce.1 ErT G .S.ae..Ef
Be it resolved BY The "schmatc, and d
House Of Representatives. Of the State
of South Carolina now met and sit
ting insGsnerak Assembly, andyby the
authority of The same: ! -
That the State Treasurer be, and he is
hereby, authorized to purchase; set,of
fire and burglar-proof doors for the vault
in his office, at O cost not TO exceed fifteen
hundred. dollars, and to be paid for out of
any moneys In the Treasury not other
wise appropriated. .
Approved February q; 1872. ...;~
AN ACT to Aathorizc Aliens to Hold
Property.
BE it enacted by, the Senate and
House Of Representatives of the State
of South Carolina, now met and sitting
=. :" General Assembly, and by the~au-
thonty-oi-ih same = - ----.,.. - -.
That, real and personal property, Of
every description, may be taSen, &C
ouired held and dispesedbf, by an alien,
il the same manner, in al respects, as
by natural born citizen; and title TO
real and personal property of every de-
scription, may bederi we'd threugh, from,
or in succession to, an alien, in theEame.
manner, in all respects, as through, from,
or in succession to, q natural born cltlzeu.
Approved February q, 1872.
AN ACT to Proridc for the Speedy Ap-
portionment Of State IpptoTfatons,
made for tie Support and Maintenance
Of Free CunaVlQn Schools. Il
Section l. Be c it enacted, by the
Senate and House of Representatiyes
Of the State of South Carolina, now
met and sitting IN General Assembly,
and by THE Authority of tie same:
That the State Superintendent of Ed
ucatioal be, and he is hereby. authorized
and empowered, if, in his judgement,
the e1igeueies ofythe ease require, to ap-
portion tothe several counties OF the State
any State appropriation made for the
support and main tenance Of Free CGm-
mon Schools, within fifteen (l5) days
after said appropriation shall have been
made. -r..
Sec. 2. Thatthis Act shall take i,nme=
diate effect. s%t s I
Approved February q, 1872.
AN ACT to Reacr, Amend aid Extend
Presbyterian Church of Smyrna, tn
Section i. Be it enacted by the Senate
aud House ~of Representatives Of the
State of South Carolina, now met and
sitting in General Assembly, and by thet
authority of the same:
That David 3. Piester, George w.
Sem, Henry Hendrix, Henry D. Poozer
and Thomas n Boozer, Trustees of the
Presbyterian Church of SMYRNA in
New berry county, and their successors
IN Office, be, and the same are hereby, |
declared a body polite and corporate,
under the name and style of the Trustees |
of the Presbyterian Church of Smyrna,
in Newberry county, with all the rights, |
powers and privileges heretofore granted
TO the Trustees % the Presbyterian
Church of Smyrna, in NeWberry dis
trict, bysan- Act of the. General Assem- !
bly,, passed December A. u. 1857 land
the charter of the same is hereby renew-i
ed and extended for the term of twenty
live years.
Approved February q, 1872. ,..-,, !
r.s., t - > /
AN ACT to Rcquire the: County Com
missioners TO Remove tile Ina6ecile
from the Lunatic -Asylum to Mei. Re
SpcctiUe County Poor Houses.
Whereas, experience has established
the fact ,that imbeciles should not be
confnetfin the same building with the
insane and whereas, the insane-who,
IS class, require special treatment
have frequently to be refused admission
into the Asylum for want OF room
therefore,
SECTION 7. Be it enacted by the
Senate and House Of Representatives
Of the State Of South Carolina, now
met and sitting j.. General Assembly,
and by authority of the same:
That from and after the passage of this
Act, the2'ouhty Commissioners Of the
various cbuHticsin the State shah remove
Asylum upon due notice from ihe Su-
perintendeut TO the ssid County Com
missioners, as tothe number OF imbeciles
contained in the institution from their |
respective counties, and they shall here
after take care OF. al such persons in their
respective County Poor Houses. /
Seq. That all -Acis, or parts of. Acts
inconsistent with the provisions of this !
Act, he, and the same tare hereby, re-
pealei. 40: "
Approved February q, 1872. 7
AN ACT to Authorize the County CON- |
.H..naissionerS of Charleston County to
Ptoce q .fatdt Bon.sau Ferry.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the
State of South Carolina, now met and
sitting in General Assembly, and by the
authority of the same, -
That the County Commissioners of
Charleston county be, and they are here
by, authorized to place fiat ut Bonneau
Ferry, on the Eastern Branch Of Cooper
river; 20 employ>a,id pay a ferrymsn,