The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-03-05
Aesjslatlve Proceedings.

The House met IL A. NJ, Speak
Ice in The Chair.
The Committee on Incorporation.
report back aScaate bill Favorable,
to:incorporate the Newberry Cotton
Tho chairman of the Comm ittce on
Railroads reported {unfavorably) a
Senate bill to amend an act to au-
shoriEo the formation, and to incor.
Rorato the Spartsnburg aad Aiken
Railroad. Laid over.
a resolution WAS introd uoed, ADOPT
cd and sent to the Senate, that joint
assembly be held on the 24,h instant,
to elect Judge of the Interior Court
of Charleston.
. Cannon offered q concurrent rcso.
luton that tho Clerk of the Senate
and House in contracting for the
publication of the acts and ;jointreso-
lut!e"s ia tho newspapers Of the State,
instructed: %t -
l. To conGno the publication to
acts and resolutions Of general public
interest, directly affeoting+he rights
aud interests of the people of the
whole State.
2. TO such publication being made
In but one public journal in each
county.
8. 10 limit the price to be paid to
q sum not exceeding six cents..per line
In all the counties of this State, OK
cept the counties of Richland and
Charleston, where the prices shall not
exceed ton cents per line.
The Clerks are instructed not to
authorize the publication in any coun. .
ty where the work cannot be done at
the prices named, and shall withhold
their approval of any contract for
publications herein named until the
next meeting of the General Assem-
bly,, and shall then report the names
of papers to which any contract has
been givon, and the amounts claimed
by suoh papers for such services to
the General Assembly for it's action,
before any claim is paid. Adopted.
The Committee on Engrossed Bills
reported bill ready to be read n
third time, to Incorporate the
New York, Norfolk and Charleston
Railroad Company. A motion to
postpone was defeated, by a vote of
Sc to 2, and the bill passed, and wa,
ordered to be sent the Senate.
The enactiog clause was stricken
out of bill to charter, in this State
the Raleigh and Augusta Air Lin.
Railroad Company Of North Carolina,
and to declare its powers.
The Senate bill to require Trial
Justices to give bond, to otherwise de-
hne their duties. was postponed.
The Senate bill to amend an act to
incorporate the Charleston, George
town and Conwayboro Railroad Com
psny, was read second time, amend.
cd and passed to third Ireading.
Also bill to provide for an assess
ment of real property in tho year
1878.
A bill to amend tho law in relation
to tho collection Of taxes.
A joint resolution directing the
Comptroller General to reconvey GER.
tain lands forfeited to tho State for
non.payment Of taxes.
The enacting of bill to almond the
jury laws, was stricken out.
House adjourned.
SATURDAY, FEB. %, 1873.
SENATE.
Tho Senate was called to order at
IL N. by the President.
The following were received from
the House: Notice that enacting
clause of bill to examine accounts
against certain Counties had been
stricken out; also appointment of q
committee Of free conference on tho
bill to encourage manufactures and
internal improvements ; with amend.
ments, bill regulating the fees of
Probate Judges, clerks Of courts, etc. :;
amendments were concurred in bill
to amend Section 3, Chapter 3, re-
gArding tho Board of Jury Commits.
sioners.
Ovens, from the Finance Committee
reported bill to provide for the
registration of bonds, stocks and cou-
pons favorably.
Snalls offered concurrent rcsolu.
tion, that q joint committee be ap-
pointed for the purpose of invostigat.
ing tho sale by the Sinking Fund in
the cities of Columbia and Charleston.
Smalls stated that the Commission .
er asked that, in justice to himself,
the matter ought to DO investigated,
as considerable property had been
sold, and there was no particle Of q
record to show for it. The resolution
was adopted, with proviso that the
committee shall receive no pay. The
Chair appointed Messrs. Dunn and
smalla the committee on tho part OF
the Senate.
The bill to amend Section 10, Chap.
ter i, Of the Revised Statutes, relat,.