The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-05-16

any instance herein authorized. ANA Iiie
commissioners cf pilotage now in office shall
act as such until the appointment OF others,
under the provisions Of this act, and shall
exercise all the powers vested in the COM
missioners of pilotage under tho provisions
of this act.
Sec. %. The members of the respective
boards of commissioners herein provided Tor
shall hold their Offices for two years, unless
sooner removed by the Governor. When
vacancy occurs new appointment shall be
made for the full term.
SEC. 20. This act shall not be construed
to interfere with rights fany pilot who al
ready holds limited Or full branch license;
but all such pilots after the passage of this
act shall be subject to all the fines and pen
altics and forfeitures, and entitled to all its
;priveleges and immunities.
Sec. 80 That all acts or parts of acts in
consistent with the provisions Of this act, and
all ordinances or parts Of ordinances incon-
sistent or in conflict with the provisions
thereof, be and the same arc hereby repeal
ed.
Approved February q, 1872.
SUPREME COURT, May IA. Dotheridge
as. R. E. Earle. Opinion by Wright, A. j..
This was IN action on promissory note,
dated April 5, 1851, payable one aay aft"r
date. The case comes to this court on ap-
peal, because of the unjust, erroneous and
unwarrantcd charge ofthc presiding Judge,
which led the jury to bring in verdict con-
trary to the law and evidence. [ cannot
see any reason why solemn contract, with
a good and sufficient consideration, should
be interfered with, because it was made pre-
vious to or during the progress of the late
rebellion, unless it was made in reference to
confederate States notes or their cdulval-
ent." 1t is not claimed or attempted to be
shown, that the note in question was SO made,
therefore it was the duty of thejury, according
to the law and evidence in this case, to bring
in a verdict for the whole amount found to
be due.
All persons have rights which all courts
of justice will respect. Under our system
of Jurisprudence, no State has the right to
impair the obligation of contracts, much less
has court right to assume to and destroy,
or partially destroy, solemn obligations made
between citizens.
To permit persons to get rid of paying one
half of their just, honest and equitable
debts, because there has been rebellion
In the State, is no more nor less than offer
ing a premium for such rebellion. 1t is
urged by respondent that in order to give
this court jurisdiction to review on appeal,
a motion for a new trial should have been
made to the court below. When on appeal
is taken in due time after judgment is enter
ed by the court below, and it is found, as in
this case, such judgment is contrary to the
law, new trial will be granted
The motion is granted, and new trial
ordered to proceed, according to the rule
laid down in this opinion.
Willard, Al, concurred. Moses, G. j.,
absent at hearing, but concurred in the opin-
ion.
How A WESTERN CRY DoDGEs/ IT'S
CnEp1TeRs.-The thriving city of Water
town, Wis, owes $4,000, and judgments
and executions nrc oat against it On the debt.
The only way they can be collected however,
is by an order Of the court served on the
City Council, directing tax to be levied.
The Council evades this order by the resig-
nation Of a, majority of the Alderpan, the
entrance ofthe marshal being tbe> signal for
the dissolution of the municipal legislature
If any city business requips the action Of
the Council, the VACANCIES are filled at a
special election, the d uorum called long
enough to do business, and then designations
again filed Sharp tactics are often en-
ployed by the United States marshal to get
In q service of his mandanaus while quo
rum of Aldermen remain in office, but the
city thus far succeeded in lodging its credit
ors,