Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-01-23
THE SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE.
TUESDAY, January ]


and Y. j. P. Owens, three of the Sinking
Fund Commissioners, giving as reason why
report of their acts had not been submitted
to the General Assembly, that the records of
the Commission are in the possession of w.
j. Whipper from whom they have been una
bic to obtain them The communication was
received as information.
The Committee on Roads, Bridges and
Ferries reported favorably on bill to require
owners or lessees Of lands to remove fallen
trees from the highways adjoining their lands,
recommending the addition of the following
proviso Resolved, That the provisions of this
act shall be construed to mean where owners
of land along the public highway shall cut or
hack, or anywise to cause the tree to fall from
his carelessness across the roads herein men,
toned.
A bill to require State and county officers
elected by the people to qualify within thirty
days after receiving official notification there
of, was duly ratified.
In THE HOUSE, the Judiciary Committee
made favorable report on the bill to punish
sellers of real estate who do not give buyers
notice of any lien thereon.
The Committee on Education reported ia
vorably on bill to amend an act establish
ing free schools. 1t provides that the county
treasurers of the several counties of the State
be and are hereby requested to retain IN their
respective county treasures, from taxes COL
lected for State purposes, the amount of the
apportionment for their counties for school
purposes, as certified to them by the State
Superintendent of Education. The amount
of the apportionment thus retained shall be
subject to the order of the county school COM
missioners and school trustees as now provi
ded by law.
At one o'clock the Senate came into the
House, and the Joint Assembly went into an
election for Judge of the Eighth Circuit,
which resulted in the choice Of T. H. Cooke,
Esq, of Orangeburg. The vote stood: Cooke,
IS; Gen. Samuel McGowen, 43; Mr.. Good
let, 4; Whipper, 2; Murray, g.
WEDNESDAY, January Is.
In THE SENATE, bill to set apart fund
for the payment of witnesses in State cases,
and Jurors, received its first reading.
The Committee on Education reported ia
vorably on a bill to reduce the salary of
County School Commissioner to one thousand
dollars in Charleston, and five hundred dol
lars in each of the other counties of the State.
Mr.. Dunn introduced bill to charter the
Cheraw and Chester Railroad Company. The
bill names as corporators Messrs. F. A. Ke-
hew, w. A. Greenleaf c.. B. Stuart, Henry
McIver, H. Craig, S. jackson, j. S. Miller
and w. A. Evans, of Chesterfield; John B.
Erwin and w. A. Moore, of Lancaster; Geo.
w. Melton, A. H. Davega, T. H. Mofatt,
VIM. B. Mcmillan and John Lilly, of Ches-
ter. The charter gives to the company the
usual rights and privileges, fixing the capital
stock Of the company at one million dollars,
in fifty dollar shares, with authority to in
crease the same at the discretion of the d.
rectors, and with power to issue bonds secured
by mortgage on the property and franchises
of the road. Authority is also given to con-
solidate with any other railroad.
The Committee on the Judiciary submitted
a substitute for the bill "to set apart fund
for the payment Of witnesses in State cases
and of jurors" which has already been de-
scribed. The substitute contains proviso to
the effect that the Circuit Judge, at the last
term of the Circuit Court in each fiscal year,
may direct the application of any part of the
said fund which may be then unexpended to
other county purposes upon the application of
the board of county commissioners showing
that so much thereof will not be required for
the specific purpose for which it had been set
apart.
Mr.. Duncan introduced bill to require
Trial Justices to give bond, and to otherwise
define their duties The bill requires that all
Trial Justices hereafter appointed shall, be-
fore entering upon the duties of their offices,
give an official bond, (the amount not yet
6xed) which shall be approved by the Circuit
Judge. The bill further provides, that here
after each Trial Justice shall, on the first day
of each term of tho Court of General Ses-
sions in the several counties, return under
oath to the Clerk of the Court, true state
ment of all criminal causes which have been
commenced or examined, setting forth therein
the date of such examination, the names of
the parties prosecuted, the crimes, offences or
misdemeanors, for which the prosecutions were
had, the results thereof, the judgment Of the
Court thereon, the amount Of the bill of costs
in each case, and how the same was paid.
The amount of fines and penalties collected,
and how disposed of, which returns shall be
open to the inspection of the public. Failure
to make such returns prohibits the Justice so
laIllHS 1Ioul IeCelVlIS iotu tAo CouuCJ any VI
his costs; and upon failing twice in success.
sion to make report, such Trial Justice shall
be subject to indictment, and upon conviction
to fine and imprisonment.
Mr.. Mcintyre introduced bill to prevent
State and county officers from holding more
than one office. The bill provides that from
and after the passage of this act no person
shall be eligible to hold any State or county
Office, either by election OF appointment, while
he holds any Office of profit or trust under this
State, except officers in the militia, and any
person accepting an appointment or election
to any Office of profit or trust whilst holding
another shall forfeit both of the said Offices.
A bill to incorporate the State Auxiliary
Joint Stock Company, was ordered to be en-
crossed for third reading. The following
are the provisions of the bill:
SECTION /. That Robert G. Shver, John
B. Palmer, William c. Swafield, and such
other persons as they may associate with them,
their SUCCESSORS and assigns, be, and they are
hereby, constituted a body corporate and
polite, by the name and style Of the State
Auxiliary Joint Stock Company.
Sec. 2. That the said corporation shall
have power and authority to make any such
rule and bylaws for its government, as are
not repugnant to the Constitution and laws
of the land shall have such number and sue
cession of members and officers as shall be
ordained and chosen according to their said
rules and bylaws made or to be made by
them; shall sue and be sued, plead and be i'm
pleaded, in any court of law or equity in this
State and it shall have and enjoy all and ev-