Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-02-13

ly read a second time and ordered to be en-
crossed. The bill now stands as follows
The salaries as now provided by law; the con-
tingent fund Of the Governor, $4,000; for
contingent expenses of the other State officers
from $500 to $1,000; civil contingent fund.-
cut down from $4,000 to $4,000; lunatic
asylum, $4,000; State orphan asylum, $780,
000-$5,000 of which is for new buildings
furniture, bedding, &C.. militia, $4,000 /;
quarantine expenses. s2500; keeper of laza-
retto, s4O0; physician to Charleston Jail,
$1,000; transportation Of convicts, $500; Ca
tawba Indians, $500; printing laws, $4,000;
managers of elections, $4,000 penitentiary,
100000; free schools 100000 university,
S27, $50; deaf, dumb and blind, $4,000.
WEDNESDAY,, February 5.
In THE SENATE, Mr.. Hayne introduced the
following resolution, which was Immediately
considered, adopted and sent to the House,
which body concurred in the same:
Resolued, By the Senate, the House concur
ring, that the Committee on Ways and Means
of the House of Representatives, be requested
to report at as early day as practicable, bill
or Joint resolution to provide for the levy of
tax to meet expenses, for the year commen-
cling November 1st, 1878, and ending Novem-
ber 1st, 1874
Mr.. Clinton introduced a bill to provide for
the compulsory attendance at school Of chill
dren between the ages of six and sixteen years.
1t provides that it shall be the duty of the
parents or guardians of all children between
the ages of six and sixteen years. not mental
ly or physically disabled, to compel said chill.
dren to attend either public orprivate school
for atleast three months in each year, provided
there be public school within two miles of
the place of residence of such parents or guar
dians. Any one who shall fail to comply
with the provisions of this act without good
cause shown to the satisfaction of the school
commissioner of the county where they, or
any of them reside, shall be guilty of mis-
demeanor, and on conviction thereof shall he
punished by Imprisonment in the county Jail,
not less than one month or more than six
months or by fine not less than fifty dollars,
or more than one hundred dollars, or both, in
the discretion Of the court. 1t is made the
duty of the school commissioners to prosecute
all such delinquents.
The following bills received their third
reading and passed: A bill to punish persons
for obtaining money, chattels and valuable
securities by false pretenses a bill to amend
an act entitled can Act for the protection and
preservation of useful animals; bill to re-
quire trial justices to give bond and to other
wise define their duties bill to incorporate
the Newberry and Chester Railroad Compa-
ny.
In THE HOUSE, Mr.. Williams introduced a
bill to fix the time for holding the Circuit
Courts in York county.
The appropriation bill passed its third read
ing and was ordered to be sent to the Senate.
On its passage $4,000 additional was appro-
priated for printing the public acts.
THURSDAY, February 6.
In THE SENATE, the following bills receiv-
ed their third reading and were ordered to be
enrolled for ratification: Bill to fix the time
for certain State and county officers to report;
bill to prevent State and county officers from
holding more than one office; bill to provide
for purchasers of lands at sales made for non
payment of taxes, to be put in possession of
the same; bill to provide for the administra-
tion of derelict estates.
A bill to amend section l, chapter 96, of
the General Statutes, relating to the home
stead, was taken up for a second reading.
The bill defines who is the head Of the fami-
", protects the wife and children under all
circumstances, and where the family has no
real estate, exempts the amount of the home
stead in personal property. The Union, in
relation to the bill, says: "This bill, which
was introduced, we believe, by Mr.. White
more, has been prepared with unusual care,
to avoid all constitutional objections, while it
also carries out the spirit of the constitution
on this subject. 1t has been submitted to the
Attorney.General and one of the Justices of
the Supreme Court and is believed to be such
as will meet the ends desired"
Mr.. Maxwell introduced bill to prevent
cruelty to animals, which provides that every
person who shall cruelty beat or torture any
horse or OK, or other ANIMAL whether belong
ing to himself or not, shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction there
of shall be punished by imprisonment in the
county Jail for period of not more than one
year, and by fine not exceeding one hundred
dollars, or either or both, in the discretion Of
the court.
Mr.. Jervey introduced bill for the relief
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correspondent of the Charleston Ne,us sug-
gests that this bill should be entitled "a bill
to shelter trustees and guardians from loss in
Cured in stock gambling with 6duciary funds"
Its provisions are about as follows: The Court
of Common Pleas shall have power to forever
absolve all trustees, guardians, administra-
tors, &C., from all responsibilities in respect
to the trusts incurred in consequence of hav-
ing invested their fduciary funds in any Sc
curities which, being lawful at the time of the
investment, shall have become deprecated or
valueless, while so invested. The process for
relief requires the applicant to produce a com.
plete schedule of the funds and statement of
the case, and to notify all persons known by
him to be interested, of the time fixed for the
hearing If upon such hearing, there shall
not arise strong presumption of fraud, the
petitioner restoring all such property as the
Court may direct, and appearing to be entite
to relief the Court shall issue a decree absolv-
ing him from all responsibility in respect to
such trust, and he shall be discharged there
from accordingly.
In THE HOUSE, Mr. Crews introduced a
bill to make drunkenness in certain public
officers an indictable ofense. The bill provides
that any circuit solicitor or trial justice who
shall in the public discharge of the duties of
his office be drunk or intoxicated, or to any
extent disabled by reason of the use of intoxi-
eating liquors for the proper discharge of his
duties, shall be held guilty of misdemeanor,
and upon conviction thereofsha be punished
by fine of not less than S100 or more than
$500, and imprisoned not less than one nor