The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1873-04-09

Aq angel blossom,
a gift of'love,
A precious tribute
: From above
- - Mammals darling.
AN ACT to Abrogate and Sink
all that Portion of the Debt of
:, the State of South Carolina In
CURED in Aid Of the Late Rebel
lion Against the United States.
Whereas article fourteen, in
amendment of the Constitution of
the United States, in Section four
thereof, among other things, enjoins
that neither the United States, nor
any State, shall assume or pay any
debt or obligation incurred in aid
of insurrection or rebellion against
the United States, or any claim for
the loss or emancipation of any
slave; but all such debts, obliga-
tions and claims shall be held lille
gal and void; and whereas the
Constitution of the State of South
Carolina, in Article nine Section
sixteen, enjoins that no debt con-
tracted by this State in behalf OF
the late rebellion, in whole or in
part, shall ever be paid; therefore,
Belt enacted by the Senate and
blouse of Representatives of the
State of South Carolina, now met
and sitting in General Assembly, and
by the authority of the same:
Section 1. That all Of the indebta
>edness and obligations whatsoever
of the State of South Carolina,
coming wirhin the constitutional
prohibitions aforesaid. as contract
ed or incurred in aid of the said
rebellion, or which are covered or
described by or under such prohi-
bitions, or either Of them, and all
authority for incurring or assuming
such Indebtedness or obligations on
the part of the said State, are, all
and singular. hereby abrogated and
declared and held to be illegal and
absolutely null and void.
Sec: 2. All such Indebtedness
and obligations Of the said State,
as are mentioned in the next pre-
ceding section shall be Immediately
dropped aud excluded from the
debt of this State, and shall never
be reckoned with nor form any
part Of the same,
Sec. 3. Whoever shall violate
this act shall, on conviction, be
punished by a fine Of one thou
sand dollars, or by imprisonment
in the penitentiary for one year, or
a}y both such fine and imprison-
ment, atthe discretion of the court.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect
upon its passage.
Approved February 81, A. D. 1873.
AN ACT to Fix the Time for Ger
tain State and County Officers to
Report.
BE it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
State of South Carolina, now met
and sitting in General Assembly,
and by the authority of the same :
Section l. That on and after the
passage of this act, the comptroller
general, and all other State officers
who are now required by law to
report annually to the Genera AS
sembly, be, and the same are here
by, required to make such report
on or before the first day of De-
cember, of each and every success
i've year.
Ssc. 2. That all county off GERS
who are now required by law to
report to any superior county or
State off Ger, be, and they are here
by, required to make such report
on or before the first day Of No
vember, ir each and every success
sive year.
Sec. 3. Any Of the officers above
enumerated who shall fail to COM
ply with the provisions Of this act,
shall be deemed guilty Of mis-
feasance in office, and, upon con-
viction, shall be punished by fine
of not less than than five hundred,
nor more than three dollars, or be
imprisoned for a term of not less
than three months, nor more than
two years, or either or both, at the
discretion Of the court.
Sec. 4. The Attorney,general is
hereby specially charged with the
prompt and rigorous enforcement
of the provisions of this act.
Section 5.All act and parts of acts
inconsistent with this act be, and the
same are hereby: repealed. '''
Approved February 26, A. p. 1879.
AN ACT to Alter and Amend
Section Forty-fve (45) of Chap
ter twenty-five (25( Of Title Six
(6) of Part First, Q) of the Gen.
eral Statutes Relating to Trial
Justices.
BE it enacted by the Senate and
House Of REPRESENTATIVES. of tho