The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-03

allowed Dy the cOmpCrOller-8eQcral, ana Shall
have the words audited and allowed" writ:
| ten across The face OF the claim, and signed
by the comptroller-general before they shall
be paid by The State treasurer. The comptroi-
| ler-general is o. so required to enter In q oooR
| to be kept for the purpose, brlef ano ciear
statement OF the circumstances OIL eacn claim
| diSallowed by him, and the state treasurer ls
| required 10 pay all claims In the order 10
which they are audited. ANY VIOLATION OF Tue
resolution by either of these officers Is de-
| clared a misdemeanor. and made punishable
by fine or Imprisonment In the discretion OF
the court.
Senator Jervey this morning introduced In
the Senate bill, which has already been 10.
troduced in the House. to revive and
amend the charter of the Apprentices
Library Society of Charleston, which pro-
vides that the said charter be revived and ex-
tended, with all the rignts, privileges, proper
ties and powers heretofore granted and en-
joyed, and that the name OF said society be
changed 10 the apprentices and Minors
Library Society,""
THE PENIrENTIARY GROUNDS.
Senator Whiltemore to-day Introduced q
jolnt resolution to provide for the purchase by
the State of O lot of land for the use OF the
Stale penitentiary, the preamble to which re-
cites Lnat the life estate Of Paul Bohll In one
acre of land, constituting the northwestern
quarter section CT the penitentiary grounds,
which was purchased By the State, has termi-
mated by The death of the said life tenant, and
the estate In remainder therein has passed to
the heirs of the said Paul Bofill, and that 1t Ia
desirable that title therein In fee shall be se-
cured 10 the State by purchase. The resolu-
tion, therefore, provides for the appointment
of FIVE arbilrators, two TO be appointed by the
Governor, two by The heirs, and these iour to
appoint the filth, that these arbllrators shall
determine upon valuation OF the said land
and report TO The comptroller-general, and
upon the delivery to the secretary of State OF
warranty deed OF the said lot in fee simple
to the State, that the comptroller. general
shall draw his warrant for the payment of the
amount determined by the arbitration out OF
the civil contingent fund.
PRAYER FOR RELIEF. j.
Senator Jervey to-day presented memo.
rial signed by Messrs. William Aiken, Robert
Adger, William c. Bee and others, showing
tt al they have paid the direct tax levied by
Congress, and praying relief, and 1t was re-
ferred 10 the committee on finance. The rae.
mortal shows that a lax Of three hundred and
sixly-three thousand dve hundred aud seventy
aud Two thirds dollars (s363.570s) was laid
upon the State of South Carolina, being lts
proportion OF s20,0OO,OO0 laid on the United
States. and that The penalty OF hfty per cent.
provided for by subsequent acts created Len
on the property vesting title in the United
States, or the purchase thereof. It Is also set
forth that at the time of the passage OF the
act The authority Of the United States was
subverted In this State, and afterwards, In NO
vember, 1861. was re-establlshed In small
section, and the levy OF the tax was made
as far as possible, and maoy estates
cod at nominal prices because the
owners could not pay The taxes; that ln
1865 United States authority was established
In Charleston and the seaooard and the same
lien was extended. The memorlalists hold
that the whole amount OF tax aud penalty was
collected from comparatively small number
of tie citizens; that they were not voluntarily
paid; that their property was seized and held
by agents OIL the United States, and restored
only upon The production OF certihcate tnat
the tax and penalty had been paid. They,
therefore, ask the same treatment that would
be given before the courts of the Slate, be-
tween two individuals, claiming that lhey
have paid the whole debt OF the State, and
would be we'll content to have their claim to
relief tried and adJudged by the courts oil the
State. They stats that II, at the time this taA
was laid, the United States had not been In
terrupted and entirely suspended 10 South
Carolina, II peace had prevailed, The .porllon
of the tax of this State would have been
doubtless paid by the State treasury, instead
of directly by the property holders, such
remoriaiists submit that there Is no
/ leason why this should not be done,
and that there is every possible reason why
il should be. They claim to be In the position
of having been compelled TO advance and pay
public debt at time Of great distress. They
do not deny the lawiulness or validity OF the
debt paid, but hold their claim to relief to be
equally undeniable, knowing meantime that
the condition OF The State treasury will not
Indulge the hope of direct payment therefrom.
The petitioners say "they have waited for sew
eral years in the hopes Of lis more prosperous
condition (thus far In valn) and more pro-
ptlous opportunity, and hope and trust the
the latter is now open 10 them, and ask that
they may be referred 10 some proper tribunal
where they may prove what sums they have
advanced, and the respective amounts win
interest may be refunded to them In cerllh-
Gates receivable in payment of taxes, one
third thereof at once, one-third In one year,
and the other third In Two years, and II there
be any doubt of The lawiulness OF the claim 10
refer the matter 10 the courts, and thereupon,
If payment be allowed, 1t be so ordered by the
General Assembly. PICKET.