Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-12-12
FRIDAY, December 6.

FRIDAY, December g..
In THE SENATE, Mr.. Jones introduced a
bill to require owners and lessees ofland to
remove fallen trees from the highways adjoin-
ing their lands, which was ordered to lie over.
Mr.. Whittemore introduced bill to desig.
nate the officers by whom sales ordered by the
courts of the State shall be made; also, bill
relating to the services of legal processes, both
of which devolve the duties upon the sheriAs
of counties. u. II.
Mr.. Dunn introduceda 8 concurrent resolu.
ton, requiring the Clerks Of the Senate and
House to report all contracts made by them
with the several newspapers of the State for
the publication of the Acts and joint resolu-
tions, stating therein the number of papers,
the price, the circulation of each, the price per
line, and the entire cost of such publication.
The bill requiring bond from County Com
missioners before entering upon the duties Of
their Office, caused quite a lengthy debate,
which was participated in by Messrs. White
more, Nash, Jamison and Jervey, and others,
regarding the amount of bond that it would
be proper to require of the commissioners
The committee to whom the bill had been re-
ferred reported the sum of $4,000 each. Mr..
Hope offered as an amendment that the sum
of 81 900 be the amount; this was lost, on
call of ayes and nays. Some further debate
was had upon the report of the committee;
after which it was adopted, fixing the bond at
$4,000, to be approved by the Clerk of the
Court. The Charleston Commissioners, as
the bill now stands, will furnish bonds Of
$4,000 each. Barnwell, Beaufort and Rich.
land $4,000 each. The bill does not 60 into
effect until after the next election. ..'.. .
The joint resolution to ratify the amend
ments to the Constitution of the State, relative
to the time of holding elections, and q joint
resolution to ratify the amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State, relative to the increase
of the State debt, were passed unanimously on
a call for the ayes and nays and sent to the
House. r.
A joint resolution to repeal joint resolu.
ton authorizing the Governor to employ an
armed force for the preservation of the peace,
was ordered to be engrossed for third read.
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A joint resolution prohibiting the publica-
tion of the laws of the General Assembly was
sent to the Printing Committee.
In THE HOUSE, MIR. Marley introduced a
concurrent resolution restricting the Clerks of
the House and Senate in regard to the pub
lication of the Acts and joint resolutions of
the General Assembly, more especially as to
Acts ofincorporation. of Mr.. Cannon moved to
con6ne the printing of said matters to one
newspaper in Charleston and one in Colum-
bia, which created quite an exciting debate,
participated in by Messrs. Brennan, Myers,
Hurley and Thompson, all of whom ad-
vocated the publishing Of the notices in one
newspaper in each county. The resolution
was referred to the Committee on Printing.
Mr.. Simpson introduced bill to prohibit
persons from hiring or employing minors,
without the consent of their parents or their
guardians.
Mr.. Spears introduced bill to confer upon
sherifs the collection of tax executions, and
to define their duties and liabilities.
Mr.. Ratchford introduced bill to charter
the Chester and Lenoir Narrow Guage Rail-
road Company.