The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-03-18
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The Laws Of geath9Uasogiha

Acts ana joint ResolutIons Psssed nv
the General Assembly At ,hs Session OF
ls72-73. -
AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT UNTITLED IAN Acr
FOR THE PROTECTION AND PREsRRvA.
T1oN OF USEFUL ANIMALS"
Be il enacted by tho Senate aid House 3f
Representatives Of tho Slate of Somh
Carolina, r'o,o met and sf4tng in General
Assembly, and by ats authority Of ths same:
SECTION 1. That Section 1 OF, an Act
entitled ''An Act for the protection and
preservation Of useful animals" ap
proved March IL. 1872. be, and the same
Is hereby. amended, as follows, to wit:
BY striking ont the word September, /"
In the sixth line thereof, and inserting
the word august" in lieu of the same.
SECTION 2. That Section of the same
Aoe oe' and the same is hereby. amend
cd, as follows, to wit: By striking ont
the words Fifteenth day of Febrnarv /"
in the second line thereof, and Inserting
the words fifteenth day Of April in lieu
OF the same.
/ SECTION 5. That SsSsiou DO also
amended by striking out the words
'robins." where it OCCURS in the ninth
line thereof.
APPROVED February a., A. D. 1873.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADlaIN1sTRA-
TON OF DKREL1OT EsTATRs.
De II enucioa Sy is5 Seiit1ts anu aouso OF
Representatives of the State Of South Caro-.
lima, now met and sitting in General As.
sem5!y, and by the authority Of Me same.
SECTION. l. That whenever it shall
come to the knowledge of any Olerk of
the Court Of Common Pleas OF any
County in this State; that the estate and
effects OF any deceased person, as TO
which administration could legally be
granted by the Judge of Probate OF his
County. remain for the period of six
monshs entirely or partially upadminis-
tered, either by reason of no spplica-
tlon for letters OF administration. or
from any other cause. go that there is no
legally appointed representative of such
deceased person, it shell be the duty of
such Clerk of the Court to. make appli-
cation to the Judge Of Probate of the
County for letters Of administration on
the estate OF such deceased person, ac-
companied with statement of the ma
sure, condition and value Of the said es-
tate. 40 far as it may bs known to him;
and, thereupon, it shall be the duty of
such Judge of Probate to insert a no.
tice OF such application, in the usual
form ;dpr forty deys, in some public
newspaper published in suoh County; or.
II there be none suoh. in some adjoining
County, and also at the door of the
urtaasHouse; and. after such notice, to
grant 10 suoh Clerk of the Court letters
OF administration on tue estute of such
deceased person, with the will annexed.
IN case there be will; and such Clerk
the iaithfal discharge of his duty as such
administrator, in such amount as wonld
be required OF any other administrators.
SEQ. Q. That, upon the grant Of ancb
letters of administration, such clerk
shall bs entitled to all the rights. powers
and authorities, and shall be- subject to
the same duties and obligations and re-
sponsibilities in relation to said estate
and the administration thereof, as are
now provided by law in case OF admins.
traitors, and shall be entitled to Eve per
oentum OF all moneys collected by him:
and, IN addition to the filing an inven.
tory, appraisement and account il the
Office Of the Judge of Probate, shall also
keep an official record OF the same, and
all his proceedings therein, in his own
office, which shall be submitted to each
term OF the Court to the Circuit Judge;
and the said Clerk shall have the right
to possession of any of the goods and
ohattels of such deceased person, aud
may, by authority of the Judge of Pro-
bate, sell and dispose Of the same, and
any sale 80 made, in pursuance of such
order. shall be- good and valid to all in
tents, as It regularly made by any other
administrator.
SEC. 3. That whenever, after the grant
OF such letters of administration to suoh
CLERK, any other person who would be
entitled to letters Of administration on
snch estate. ma aneciAlly deaienated nv
law, shall apply to the Judge Of Probate
OF the County granting the same, and be
ready to give the required security, the
letters OF administration previously
granted to such CLERK shall be revoked
and the same be granted to such person
80 applying for the same; but such revo.
cation shall in no wise be held to annul
or impair any act legally done, or right
acquired previously, under or by virtue
OF such administration.
APPROVED February 26, A. d. 1873.
AN ACT TO PUNISH ANY PERSON OR PER.
SONS WHO SRAII, RRI,y, AVN CnNvpv Any