The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-04-16
oFrrciAL
The Laws of South CAfSliha.
Acts a d JOINT Resolutions Passed by
tho General Assembly Mt the Session
of 1872 S'73.

Az ACT TO AMEND AN ACT ENTITL&E
"AN ACT FoR THE PROTECTION AND
rnEsEnvArioN OF USEFUL XsIMAls.n,
b. it ENACTED by the Senate and
House If Rehrese ftatives Of tue State
of South Caroliua, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the iii:
thority Of the same:
srcr,oN |. That SSeSSticcn oiie of IN
act entitled "an act for tic protection
and preservation of useful ap: :mSis,"
approved March l2, 1872, be, and
the same is hereby, amsFf Ffdiod,. as f,l-
lows, to wit: By sttiEipg cut the
words "September," ~ tic sixth line
thereof, and inserting tho word
"Angust" ip lisu Of The saaisSiie,,
SECTION 2. Thsst section four Of Tue
same act be, ana is hereby, amended,
MS follows, TO wit: by striking out
the words:."dftcenth day OF Eebru,ry,"
in the second line there Of, au1 insert
ing the words "tfteen,E day Of
April" in lieu Of the sAnio.
SEcrIoN 3. That section I've bb
also amendcl BY strik ipg OIL. Thc
word "robiIs," where it Occurs in tie
'':.! Ari ''"S 1"Ssa ;IS'{$' february II, :. b.
1878.
All ACT TO punish, ANY, .rFasos rFi soS oil
FER RsoSS VINO suA LII SELL AND coN-
vEY ANY REAL OH, rEnsoNAL rRot.
ERrY ON WHICH A t iEH Or AN2 i,tNp
MAY EXIST w'r"oyT. q'SlNe NoTieef
PURCHASERS.
Be is enacted by the SfnptS>, and
House Of Representatives OF the s, a'e
Of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the al
thority Of the same
SEcTloS |. That from and after the
hassasc of this act, any person or
persons ~ho shall wilfully and know
ingsy sell and convey any real or per.
sonal property on which any lien or
llcIs exist, without first giving notice
OF such lieu or liens to the purchaser
or purchasers, of such real or personal
property, shall be deemed guilty of a
'.'' ''"SntS""o1 auu3 vi VohFICllOu
thereof, shall be iihprisoncd for term
not less than ten days nor more than
three years, and BE fined not less than
ten dollars nor more than five thous.
and dollars, or cither OF both, in the
discretion Of the court Prov,ded,
that the penalties enumerated in this
act shall not apply, to pHb'I officers
in the discharge of their official du.
ties
Approved February Il, A. d:
1873.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR rnE ADMINS.
TRATioN OF DERELTcT ESTATES.
BE it enacted by the Senate. and
House of Representatives of tho State
of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the au-
lhority Of the same:
SECTION !. That whenever it shall
come to tho knowledge of any clerk
Of the Court Of Common Pleas of any
county in this State that tho estate
and effects of any de ceased person, as
to which ADMINISTRATION could legally
be granted by tie Judge of probate Of
his county, remain fol, the period Of
SIX months entirely or Partially utiad-
mini>terod, either by reason Of no Up.
plication for letters of admin stration;
or from any other cause; SO ttat there
is no legally appointed reprosentatiyc
Of such decea $ed person, it Shall be
the duty of the clerk of the court to
mako application to tho judge Of pro-
bate Of the county ;or letters Of ad-
ministration on the estate Of such dc
ceased person, accompanied with q
statement Of the nature, condition and
value of tho said estate, SO far as it
may be known to him and, there,
upon: it shall be the duty Of such judge
ofprobate to insert notice of such ab.
plication, in tho usual foim, for forty
days, in some public newspab per pub
lisbed in such county !; or, if there be
no such, in some adjoining couhty,
md also mt the door of the court house
and, after such notice, to grant to
buch clerk Of the court letters Of ad.
ministration on tho estate Of such
deceased person, with the will on.
nexed, in case there be will
and such clerk shall give bond, with
two aureties, for the faithful ischarg6
of his duty as such administrator, in
such amount as wpuld be required oi
any other administrator.
SEcTIoN 2. That, upon tho grant OF
buch letters of administration, such
cle'k shall be entitled to all tn.
rights, powers and authorities, and
shall be subject to the same duties
and obligations and responsibilities
In relation to said estate and tho ad.
miDistration thereof, as nro now pro.
yided by law in case Of administra,
tors, and shall DO entitled 20 iyo pei