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Rle Laws 1 Of Sontl t'l capllna y
Acts and joint Resolutions
. Passed by the General As
sembly at the Session o1
ls72,'7s.
AN ACT to amend Section II Of Chap
;, ter KY of the General Statutes o
the State.
Be it enacted by the Senate ant
House of Representatives Of the
State of South Carolina, now met
and sitting: in General Assembly
and blythe authority Of the same
- That secnion II, chapter XIV, OF
the general statutes of the State be
amended by striking out the words
ssforty-fve," and insert in lieu thereof,
the words "fifty-fve.'.'
Approved February %, A. D. 1873.
AN ACT to Amend Chapter 12O of
the General Statutes Of the State ,
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives Of the
State of Soath Carolina, now met and
sitting IN General Assembly, and by
the authority of the same:
That chapter l20 of the general
statutes of the State be amended as
follows: Strike out the word "tthirty"
wherever it occurs in section II, aud
insert the word ninety. strike out
the words "ninety days." in SECTION
13, and Insert .:six months
Approved Fe bruary 20, a. D. 1873
AN ACT to Repeal An Act Entitled
can Act to Provide for General
License Law.A G',s ~tH 49,
Be it enacted by, the Senate and
House of ,, Representatives Of the
State Of South Caroliua, now met and
isittingiu General Assembly, and by1
the authority of the same: M,
SECTION i. That the act entitled
''an act to provide for a general lii
cense law" approved March l3, 4. D..
1882, be, and the same is hereby, re-
pealed. i " h'S;' .' .7..~'
: Sec 2. This act shall take effect
from the first day of April, 1873.
Approved December 2o,; A. D. 1872.
AN ACT to Amend Section II, Chap
ter CHI, Of the Geaeral Statutes
of South Carolina. .ss
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of, Representatives Of the
State of South Carolina, row met aud
sitting in General Assembly, and by
the authority of the same:
That section IL. chapter CHI, of
the general statutes Of South Caro-
lima, be amended by adding, after the
word 'sdollars," line Is, these words: !:
cor be imprisoned for period not
less than one month nor more than
one year, at the discretion of the
court"
Approved Jsnnary 2S, A. D. 1873.
AN ACT to Enforce the payment of
the Poll Tax. ''' '''
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
State Of, South Carolina, now met
and sitting in General Assembly, and
BY the authority Of the same: =
SECTION 1. That there shall be as
sessed ou all taxable polls in the
State an annual tax Of one dollar on
each poll, the proceeds Of which shall
be applied to educational purposes
and if any person shall refuse or neg
lect to pay said tax before the expi:
ration Of tho time fixed for the pay
mont of all taxes, the county treas
urer shall, within twenty days there
after, furnish list Of all delinquent
polls to the County Commissioners OF
the county; where the persons so
taxed and delinquent have no pro
perty to be distrained for the pay
ment of said poll tax, as authorized
in the act providing for the assess
ment and taxation of property, ap
proved September Is, 1868, the per-
son or persons so delinquent shall be
subject to penalty of double the
amount of their poll tax, and, on fail
ing to pay the same, when notified OF
the fact, within ten days after such
notice, such person or persons shall
be required to work upon the high
way or roads in their respective coun.
Ties as the county commissioners may
direct, not exceeding three days.
Sec. 2. That the said county CON-
missioners shall, after receiving the
delinquent poll list, summon such de-
linquents to appear at their Office, and
thon and there give them the oppor-
tunity tc pay the double tax, and on
failing to % so, snch delinquents shall
be required to work upon the high
ways and roads of their respective
counties, as the county commissions
ers may direct; and if said delin-
quents, being personally warned By
the said com missiohers. Or by written
notice, served at their place of resi-
dence, shall refuse or neglect, having
had ten days notice to- attend by
themselves, or substitutes equally
able to peri ,rm said duties as them
selves, OF TO pay the double tax in
lieu Of said duties, or, haviag attend
ed themselves, shall refuse to con-
form to the requirements of this act,
or obeyythe directions of the county