Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-03-27
AN ACT

AN ACT
To amend the law reatingto the collection oftaxes.
Whereas, by an act of the General Assem-
by, approved January 18th, 1873, the Comp.
troler. General, with the approval of the Gov
ernor, has been authorized to extend the time
for the payment and collection Of taxes for
the fiscal year commencing November 1st,
1872, for such time as may be necessary there
for; and whereas, it is provided by law that
the officer charged with the assessment and
collection of taxes shall, after the period linn
tied and specified, afix penalties for the non
payment Of said taxes within those periods,
and advertise and sell all lands upon which
the taxes shall not have been paid before
time specified; therefore,
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the State of South Carroll
ma, now met and sitting in General Assembly,
and by the authority of the same:
Sec. l. That in all cases where the Comp
troller- General, with the approval Of the Gov
ernor, may have extended the time for the
payment and collection of taxes, it shall be
lawful for the said Comptroller. General, with
the like approval, to extend the time wherein
the penalty or penalties shall attach, and also
the time when the advertisement and sale Of
such delinquent lands may be made, so as the
same may conform, as near as may be, to the
period fixed by law; and all advertisements
and sales made in accordance with the in
structions of the said Comptroller-G General,
and all acts done, or required to be done, by
any officer charged with any duties required
in the collection of taxes or connected there
with, by virtue of such authority, shall be, in
all respects, as legal, and shall have the same
force and effect, as if the said acts had been
done and duties performed within the period
now fixed and specified by law.
Approved February 26, A. D. 1873.
AN ACT
| To prevent the obstruction of harbors and navl-
| gable streams in this State by the discharge
therein of ballast of stone, dirt and other heavy
materials.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
REPRESENTATIVES of the State of South Carroll
na, now met and sitting in General Assembly,
and by the authority of the same:
Sec. 1. That any owner or master of any
vessel navigating the waters Of this State who
shall discharge, or cause or permit to be dis
charged, from said vessel any ballast or stone,
dirt or other heavy material into any harbor,
bay or navigable stream Of this State, where
by the navigation thereof is hindered or OBJ
structed, or is likely to hinder and obstruct
the navigation, shall be held to be guilty Of
misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof,
shall, for the first ofense be imprisoned in
the county Jail for a period not less than ten
days or more than thirty days, or fine OF
not less than twenty dollars or more than one
hundred dollars and for the second offense
shall be imprisoned for not less than sixty
days nor more than one year, or fined not less
than one hundred dollars nor more than five
hundred dollars, or both, at the discretion OF
the court. One-half of said fine shall 60 to
the informer, and the balance to the treasury
of the county wherein the ofense was COM
mitted.
Sec. g. That this act shall take effect six
months after the passage thereof; and it shall
be the duty of all harbor masters to notify all
masters Of vessels coming into their respective
ports of the provisions of this act; and where
there is nc harbor master, the chairman of the
board of pilot commissioners shall notify the
masters of vessels.
Approved February q, A. D. 1873
AN ACT
To amend Section 2, Chapter XIV, of the Gen.
| eral Statutes of South Carolina.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the State ofSouth Carolina,
| nou, not md s;ttinr in General ssemhly and