Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-01-16

against his county presented to them, and
shall approve such as are correct, and upon
his approval they are to be paid. Any
person dissatisfied with the finding of the
clerk upon his claim, may prefer petition to
the Court of Common Pleas, which shall refer
the case to Jury, whose determination shall
be final. The bill also provides that no mon.
ey received under the tax levy Of one fiscal
wear shall be paid out on any claim which
accrued in any previous fiscal year, unless
there is at the time in the treasury surplus
of money over and above what may be neces-
sary to meet all the claims upon the treasury
arising in the current fiscal year. The county
auditor is required to make quarterly returns
to the COMPTROLLER General of so much OF his
report as pertains to the interest of the State,
to make quarterly returns of all claims and
disbursements pertaining to the county to the
Court of Common Pleas therein, which re-
turns shall be laid before the grand jury, who
shall present the same to the public during
the term of the said court. The penalty tor
any violation of the provisions of the bill is
fixed at $500 for each and every offence, and
dismissal from Office
Mr. Clinton introduced a joint resolution
authorizing the county commissioners OF Lam
caster county to levy special tax.
A bill to repeal the lien law came up as
the special order and was discussed pro. and
con-, but nearly all the speeches were in favor
of repeal. The bill passed with but one dis
senting voice.
Mr.. Cardozo, from the Committee on Char
liable Institutions, reported favorably on a
bill for the better protection Of religious wor-
ship. 1t provides that "if any person shall will
fully and maliciously disturb or interrupt any
meeting, society, assembly or congregation,
convened for the purpose of religious worship.
or shall enter such meeting while in state OF
intoxication, such person shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor and shall, on conv'c-
ton, be sentenced to pay fine of not less
than $40 or more than 500, or be imprisoned
for term not exceeding one year, or less
than thirty days, at the discretion OF the
Court"
In THE HOUSE, Mr.. Levy introduced bill
to encourage manufactures Its provisions
are as follows:
Section /. That for the purpose ofinduclng
the investment and employment of capital IN
the manufacture of cotton and woolen fabrics
and warns within the State aforesaid, any IN
dividual, or any body corporate, that shall
hereafter invest money, to be employed IN the
erection and operation Of any mill or mills
for the manufacture of fabrics out of cotton
or wool, or both, whether such capital shall
be applied in the establishment Of new fac
tory, or in the extension or enlargement OF
now existing factory, shall be exempt from
taxation for State and county and municipal
purposes on the capital so invested, or on any
property purchased or erected Herewith, In
tended for and necessary to such manufacture,
for the term of ten years, from and after the
laying of the foundation Of the mill so to be
erected and it shall be the duty of any indi-
vidual or body corporate claiming the benefit
ofsuch exemption, to report to the Comptrol,,
er-General of the State the amount Of capital
so invested, and the time when the foundation
of the mills reached the surface Of the ground,
and where situated provided that in case OF
the extension or enlargement of any factory
now in operation, this Act shall not be so con-
strued as to exempt from taxation investments
made and applied to such purposes prior to
the passage of this Act.
In noticing this bill, the Columbia cores
pondent of the Charleston Courier says: "lt
will be remembered that bill of a somewhat
similar character was introduced in the SEN
ate before the recess, but like that one, Mr..
LEWIS bill will be liable to the objection that
its passage will effect nothing. 1t is not law
full for the Legislature to pass an Act to ex-
empt any class of property from taxation.
The bill, to be effective should provide tor the
payment of a bonus by the State to such new
companies as may invest in manufactures.
The bonus could be made equal to the amount
of taxes paid by such company"
Mr.. Lilly introduced concurrent resolu-
ton to instruct the Attorney General to in
quire into the payments of money made by
Niles G. Parker, late State Treasurer, and to
prosecute those persons by whom and to whom
those payments were made which were fraud
ulent. Adopted.
A concurrent resolution was introduced by
Mr.. Minort to appoint committee to examine
into the validity of pay certificates issued by
late Treasurer Parker, and to instruct the
present Treasurer not to pay the same till
they are audited, and said Committee report;
referred to the Ways and Means Commit
tee.
Mr.. Wallace introduced bill to repeal an
Act to revise, simplify and abridge the rules,
practice, pleadings and forms Of Courts in
this State, and all Acts and parts of Acts
amendatory thereto. The object of the pro-
posed bill will be to abolish the cumbrous
and complicated system of the present Code,
and substitute the forms that used formerly
to exist in the Equity Courts of the State.
Mr.. Davies presented the petition of mem
bers of the Bar of York against changing the
time of holding Court for that county. Also
the petition of A. Williford for the refunding
of certain taxes.
Mr.. Grant, from Charleston, introduced
bill to divide the State into FIVE Congressional
Districts, the text of which is as follows:
The First Congressional District to be COM