Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-03-27

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shall BIZ liable to indictment as for q
misdemeanor, and, upon conviction,
shall be fined not less than fifty nor
more than FIVE hundred dollars, or
imprisoned not less than SIX months,
Or both, at the discretion Of the
Court. .,,
Sec 4. All Acts and parts of Acts
incousistent with this Act be, and the
same are hereby, repealed.
Approved February 81, A. D. 1873.
AN ACT to Amend the Laao Rela-
ting to the Collection Of 7Gres:.
Whereas by an Act Of the General
Assembly, approved JaaauarYy'i6th,'
1878, the Comptroller1Gsneral, With
the approval Of the Governor, has
been authorized to extend the time
for the payment and collection OF
taxes for the fiscal. year .oommehcing
November lst, 1872, for such time as
may be necessary therefor; and
whereas it is provided by law that
the officer charged with the assesst
ment and collection of taxes, shall,
after the period limited and specified,
affix penalties for the non-payment
of said taxes within those periods,
and advertise and sell all lands upon
which the taxes shall not have been
paid before a time specified; there
fore =
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives Of the State
Of South Carolina. now met and sit
ting'in General Assembly, and by the
authority of the same:
SECTION l. That in all cases where
the Comptroller-General, with the
approval of the Governor, may have
extended the time for the payment
and collection Of t,xes,. it shall be
lawful for the said Comptroller-Gen-
eral, with the like approval to extend
The time wherein the penalty or pen
alties shall attach, and also the time
when the advertisement and sale Of
such delinquent lands may be made,
50 as the same may conform, as near
as may be, to the period fixed by law,
and all advertisements and sales made
in accordance with the instructions Of
t..e said Comptroller-General, and all
Acts done or required to be done by
any officer charged with any duties
required in the collection of taxes Or
connected Herewith, by virtue Of
such authority shall be-, in all re-
spects, as legal, and shall have the
same force and effect az if the said
Acts had been done and duties per-
formed within the period now fixed
and specified by law.
Approved February 26, A. D. 1873.
AN ACT to amend An Act Entitled
An Act for the Protection ana
Preservation Of Useful animals. j
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the State
of South Carolina. now met and sit
ting in General Assembly, and BY
the authority Of the same:
SECTION l. That section one Of an
act entitled an act for the protection
and preservation ofeuseful animals, "
approved March ~, 1871 be, and
the same is hereby. amended, as fol-
lows, to wit. By striking ont the
words September" in the sixth line
thereof. and inserting.the-word "Au-
gust inl;eu of'the saneAsi !
sEcTioN That section four :ofl the
same act be, and the same is hereby.
amended, 3as FLOWS. to wit: BY
striking out the words fifteenth day
of February" in the second line
thereof, and inserting the words " fif-
teenth day Of April, in lieu of ;he
same.
SECTION 2. That section four OF
the same act be, and the same is
hereby, amended, as follows, to wit :
By striking out the words fifteenth
day of February" in the second line
thereof, and inserting the words {" fi-
teenth day of April in lieu of the
same. ;.
SEC 8. That section five be also
amended by striking ont the word
"robins," where it occurs in the ninth
line thereof
Approved February 81, A. D. 1878.
AN ACT to puaish any Persoa or
Persons aUho shall sell and ,C0nysy
any Real or PERSONAL Property or
whicA q Lien Of any kind n,ay
crist aUithout giving Notice Of such
Lien to the Purchaser or Purcha-
SeTS.
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the State
of South Carolina, IVY met and sit
ting in General Assembly, and by
the authority OF the same:
SECTION l. That from anil after
the passage of this act, any person or
persons who shall willfully and know
ingly sell and convey any real or
personal property on which any lien or
liens exist without first giving notice
Of such lien or liens to the purchaser
or purchaser Of such real or personal
property shall be deemed guilty of
misdemeanor. aud, on conviction
thereof, shall he imprisoned Tor a
term not less than ten days nor more
than three years, and be fined not
less than ten dollars nor more than
FIVE thousand dollars or either or
both, in the discretion Of the court:
P'omdcd. That the penalties emu
merated in tins act shall not apply
t., public officers in the discharge Of
their official duties.
Approved February II, ID. 1878.
AN ACT to Piouide for The Admin
isratiom of Derelict Estates.
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