The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1873-01-22
LEGISLATIVE.

Session Will llhelS couliuue d uAoubn
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One of the most important measures
passed during the past week is the bill
for extending the time for the pay.
ment of taxes. authorizing the Comp
troller-General with the approval of the
Governor, to do so, and we see the Gov
ernor has approved the circular issued
by the COMPTROLLER General, extending
for twenty DAYS the time for the collec-
ton of taxes before the pehalty attaches.
In the Senate Duncan, of Spartanburg,
introduced bill, which is expected to
furnish a salutary restraint for that
rather irresponsible class of public off,
cials known as trial justices. It is en-
titled "a bill torequire trial justices to
give bonds and otherwise define their
duties.h
Whittemore introduced a bill to au-
thorize the State treasurer to commence
legal proceedings against the financial
agent of the State to compel q settle
ment. -
The bill to make the Office of county
treasurer elective by the voters of the
several counties was reported on unfa-
vorably by the committee on county
offices.
The Senate finance committee report
ed unfavorably on the bill to repeal the
first section of,an act entitled IAN act
providing for the assessment and taxa
ton of property" passed Septembet 15,
1868, and all acts amendatory thereto,
approved March 12, 1872. This bill
proposed to repeal the law which was
rushed throughlast, winter to authorize
the sale of lands upon which the State
and county taxes were unpaid within
ninety days. and its unfavorable recep-
ton 5y the committee may be taken as
au index of its fnal fate in the Assem-
The Senate committee on education
reported favorably on the bill to amend
section Ii, chapter 3S, of the General
Statutes, relating to the salary of county
school commissioners, which proposes
to reduce the salaries of the school COM
missioners of Charleston County from
twelve hundreddollars to one thousahd
dollars. and OF the commissioners in
the other counties from one thousand
dollars to five hundred dollars.
In the House Herndon introduced a
bill to prohibit sthe sale of liquors or
spirits to minors which provides that
no innkeeper or bther vendor or manu-
facturer of spirihous liquors or wines
shall give or sellRny spirituous or malt
LIQUORS or wines 10 any minor, without
the written consept of his or her parents
or guardians, under penalty of fine
of not less than two hundred thousand
dollars, or imprisonment for not less
than n. two months nor more than two
The bill to setlapart juror fund in
each county of the State, and the bill to
refer to the qualified voters of Barnwell
conntythe Location of the county seat
of said county, received their final read
ing, passed, and we're ordered to be sent
to the Senate. The joint resolution au-
thorizing and resufring the State treas
urer to pay and cancel the certificates is
sued in payment of the debts contracted
for furnishing tie hall of the House of
Representatives and committee rooms
was read a secoid time and ordered to
be engrDssed fora third reading.
In the Senatei Senator Mcintyre in-
troduced a bill to prevent State and
county officers fom holding more than
one office, which provides that from and
after The passage of this act no person
shall be eligible to hold any State or
county office, either by election or ap-
while he holds any office of
profit On trust underthis State, except
officersin the m;litia, and any person
all appointment or election to
any office of profit ortrust whilst hold
ing another shall Forfeit both Of said
offices.
The same senator also introduced the
resolution
Res0GeG, That the committee on mil
j., ,ary affairs be, and they are hereby,
authorized and directed to investigate
the purchase of arms from thez Roberts
Arms Company, and to report on or be.
fore the first day of February next. said
to have power to send forl
personsand papers.
In the House. Mr.. Cain presented the
petitionof sundry citizens of Abbevillel
county, asking that the county COM.
missioners of Abbevnle county, for
1872, be allowed to draw ezra pay.
Also, introduced joint resolution to
the county commissioners oil
AbbevIle county, for 1872, to draw ex-
ira pay.
In the Senate, Mr.. Hsyne introduced
q bill to repeal section of an act to re-
lieve thu State of South Carolina of all
liability for it's guarantyof the bonds of
the Blue Ridge Railroad Company, byl
providing for the securing and destruc-
ton of the same, approved March /,
1872, which received its first reading,
was ordered for second, and to be
printed.
A bill by Mr.. Whittenore, to repeal
an act 10 revise, simplify and abridge
the rules, practice, pleadibgs and forms
of certain Courts in this State, and ALI
nets and parts of acts amandatory there
to, and to establish othersin lieu thereof,
was read and referred to The Committee
on the Judiciary.
A bill, by Mr.. Hollinshad, to author
ize and empower the Comfy Commits
sioners Of Abbeville county to open and
establish public road from William
Hunters to r. H. McCasan's, in said
county. was read and referred to the
Committee on Roads, Bridges and Fer
ries.
Mr.. Jervey introduced bill requiring
County coroners to offer awards In cap
ital cases. The bill prpvides that it'll
shall be the duty of the coroners, in
every case in which trusbill Of indict-
ment for capital offense has been re-
turned, if the person shalthave escaped,
to offer reward, the amount to be fixed,
for the delivery of such person to the
sheriff, the sheriff to draw|his warrant,
upon such delivery, on the County
Treasurer, in favor of the aptor, for the
n -, o,,,,f of tho ri
In the House, the fence law bill was
introduced by Mr.. Crews which con-
tains provisions giving the people of
each Comfy the right to elct for them
selves in the matter, and aso requiring
persons employing laborers to furnish
pasturage for the stock they may have.