Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-02-13


The following Bills received their final
reading: Bill to incorporate the Green
willie Agricultural and Mechanical .AsSo
citation; lo renew the charter Of Wofford
college 20 fix the time for certain State
and comfy officers to report; to renew
ahe charter of the Charleston Dry Dock
and Floating Marine Way; to prevent
State and roumty officers from holding
more than one office; to provide for pu:
chasors Of lands at sale TOR non-pavment
of taxes being put in possession OF same;
to provide for the administration oi der
elict estates; To incorporate the Pee Dee
Agricultural and Mechanical Associa-
ton to incorporate the Darlington Ag-
ricultural and Mechanical Fair Com
pany.
The concurrent resolution to confirm
the contract with the present State prin-
ters as the contractor the General AS
semblv. was rejected on its third read
ing.
In The House, Mr.. Cannon, of Spar
tanburg. introduced a Bill to explain or
amend an Act to authorize aliens to hold
property. The intent Of the Bill is fully
expressed ia the text, which is rs fol-
iowa:
Whereas doubts have been suggested
,xhether the Act 10 authorize aliens to
hold property Was intended to include
cornoratiana created under the laws, or
bv the authority Of other States and ma
lions therefore be il enacted, &c, That
ooruorations created under the laws, or
hy the authority Of other States and na-
lions. were intended to have, and shall
nave and exercise, all rights granted to
aliens under the Act aforesaid, as fully
as ii they had been specially therein
named.
Representative Hurley introduced
Joint resolution to allow snits 10 be brought
to ascertain the merits of the claims of
VIM. Aiken, Robert Adger, w. G. Bee
and others. to be refunded the alleged
overpayIncnt of the direct tax, collected
by the United States. The resolution is
az follows:
Be it Resolrcd, dc, That the Memorial
and Petition of VIM. Aiken, Robt.
Adger. and others, who paid the Direct
Taxes referred to in their memorial, and
levied and apportioned by the Congress
of the United States, be referred to the
Attorney General for his opinion OF the
legally and equitable merits OF the
claims.
That the men1orialists for themselves
and in behalf of these they now or here
after may represent, have leave to bring
one or more suits, tnot to exceed in num-
ber,) whenever the State shall be de-
fendant, and the Attorney General shall
appear, plead to and defend said suits in
behalf OF all persons, who have paid no
part of said tax.
That the purposes Of said suits, shall
be to ascertain and settle
First Whether upon established le-
gal and equitable principles, those who
paid more than their proper share of tax,
chargeable upon all alike, are not emit
tied to contributions from those, who
paid nothing or less than their proper
share
Second. whether, upon the application
of the said principles, it Is not the duty
of the State 70 cause to be refunded said
taxes In such manner as that the burden
of them will be fairly distributed like
sother.taxation. That eeither party have
the righ. 10 appeal to the Supreme Court
of the State, and that no costs shall be
chargeable against the State in such suits.
Representative Cochran introduced d
Bill to .spesl so much Of an Act to pro-
vide for the appointment of an Inspec-
tor of Phosphates as relates to the in