The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-02-12

uoV. ruStS apPlofcu Ihe lolAo"iuS
Acts and joint resolutions
| Act to require County Commission
ers to give bond before entering on
. their duties to amend the Act char.
tering certain towns and villages ; tc
make appropriation for the pay mcn'
Of the balance Of salary Of the mem.
bcr<. &c to require the Safe and
aud County officers elected by tho
people so qualify within thirty days
after receiving official notification
thcl cof 20 extend tue time for officers
to quolify; to repeal Sections 5, 4
and 7 Of Chapter LXXXlll Of the
General Statues.
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The House met at IL NJ, Speaker
Lee in the Chair.
| Tho Committee on Banks and In-
>urauce made favorable report
upon Cochran's bill to regulate the
deposit Of State, County and other
funds. The bill makes it the duty of
Probate Judges, She ifs and Clerks
IF Court to deposit all moneys re-
ceivcd by thcm in bank or banks
designated by board, to consist Of
the Governor, Comptrollcr- General
Attorney General, State Treasurer
aud the Circuit Judge Of the Circuit
IN which the moneys may be held, =,
and to publish weekly, in newspaper
designated by said Board, a certified
statement Of all moneys received or
paid out, or if not paid out, where
the same arc deposited. No Court
or County funds shall be deposited
in any bank outside of the County in
which they may arise, iftherc be such
| County, or hereafter established, a
State or National Bunk or branch of
either. The banks are required to
deposit stocks covering at least eighty
per cent. of the money deposited and
it shall be the duty Of the Comptrol.
ler General to publish in a Columbia
newspaper and Charleston newspa-
paper, every week, a statement of the
bonds and stocks go deposited, ETC.,
etc.
hlr. Robertson arose to question
of privilege, regarding a resolution
relating to the registration Of the
bonds of the State, and demanded
that it be reported by the committee.
lie demanded that the committee
should report either one way or the
other. Mr. Boscman aud Mr.. Coch-
ran, of the committee, said they had
never been informed that any such bill
! had hcen t,f.rc the ,a.a.I;t.u. u. :.
matter seemed ;" &"SA been mia
understanding a. - Nh"1.;er toe rn:'g.
! i,l'itn had hr::. oyc:!>a.;21 Gr uuy.
! TIC matter waE". i,.t&. "M! ha:A
things were said hetw.,,. tie u,na,-
bers.
S. B Thompsou's bill IL facilitate
the collection Of rents provides that
whenever any head Of a faulty shall
lease as place of residences house
or farm, the lessee shall have the
right to waive the homestead excmp-
tioa, SO far as relates to personal
property, in order to secure the lessor
in the collection Of rents.
SENATE.
The Senate met at IL NJ.
President Gleaves in the Chair.
The Committee on the Judiciary re-
ported favorably on the bill relative
to fees of Probate Judges and other
officers.
Jamison-Bills to aid and encou-
rage manufactures, and to incorporate
the Grand Southern Hotel and Trans.
portation Company, of Columbia.
The following bill we're read
a third time and ordered to be en-
rolled for ratification to amend the
Act granting, renewing and amending
the charters Of certain towns and
villages.
A communication was received
from the Comptroller. 6 cneral stating
that he is unable to explain why
copies Of the report Of tho Comptrol-
lcr-General had not been received,
and, also, that he had forwarded the
report of the late Comptroller
! General.
a concurrent resolution from tho
House, that the present contract with
the State printers be considered the
contract Of the General Assembly
was referred to the committee on
Printing.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The House met at l2 NJ, Speaker
Lee in the Chair.
The following bill was introduced
and referred to their appropriate
committees.
Gilmore-To require the teachers
Of public schools to have an examina.
tion of tho scholars every three
months.
Dannerly offered q joint resolution
to authorize the ComptrollcrsGc Genera
to audit claims. This resolution pro
vides that all demands now oustand.
ing against the State, and all claims
hereafter to be due, except pay Ger.
ti6catcs Of the members and salaries
| prodi1od hv 1o,u on1 honda onI oon