The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-12-24

opinions. or special tax as authorized
By law for County purposes. Any State
lor County officers who shall offend
sgainst any OF ,the provisions of this
Act shall be deemed guilty Of a felony.
and, upon conviction thereof, shall be
punished by fne of not less than
$1,000 or more than $50, 900, and by
imprisonment in the State pepitentiary =
for period of not less than one wear
or more than five years.
SEQ. IL. That all taxes assess, d aud
payable under this Act shall BIZ paid in
the following kinds of funds: United
States currency. gold aud silver coin,
national bunk notes and certificates OF
Indebtedness authorized by this General
Assembly and issued to the Republican
Printing Company, pursuant to tue Act
approved November 10. 1878; a1d on
receiving auy OF said certificates for
taxes. the County Treasurers shulI can
Gel the same. by writing the word "can
celed" on the back of ench certificate g.:
received. aud attaching his of1icul sig
nature thereto; und the Stute Treasurer
shall report to the General Assembly, al
| the next regular session, the total
amount of such certificates returned tn
him by the County Treasurers respect.
lively.
APPROVED 22i day Of December, 1873
STATE OF South CAROLINA,
OFFICE SECRETARY OF STATE.
l, III. Hayne, Secretary Of State.
do heieby certify that the foregoing is u
true and correct copy of the original
now on Hle ia this office.
Il. E. HAYNE, Secretary of State.
PARDoNED DY THE PRESIDENT .-Ro.
bert Reggihs. convicted of Ku Kuxism,
and sentenced to three years imprison.
meht IN the Albany penItentiary, and t.
pay lina OF 500. has been pardoned,
on the rccntn meudatlon Of Senator T.
). Robertson aud Congressman A. S.
Wallace. Saluari G. Brown, sentenced
to live years Imprisonment IN the SAME
institution, and to pay iue o! 81 900,
| Tor Tie same fence, has also been par
doued. John +. Hishtower. now con
fined in the Grcenviile Jail, nuder sen.
tence OF Eve months Imprisonment. aud
10 pay tuu Of $500 and costs of court,
for u conviction under the internal rcve.
nue. laws. has been purdonetl, On condi.
ton that he will pay the fine and costs
UNITED STATES CoURr In the Dis.
trict Court, Monday. Judge Bryan pre-
siding. the petitions of j. Minis Sullivan
and James E. Savage. of Greenyille
El'jnh w. Brown, Of Anderson, and
Rnins Froneberger, Of Charleston, fol
voluntary bankruptcy, were referred tc
| Registrar W. j. Ciawaon for adjudica
| ton.
MURDERER CAPTURED The Ashevill.
IN. o. Cihsen says that Owens, who
murdered Mr.. John Cheek, of York
viile, S. G., last September, and who
escaped aft.r his arrest. wa, recently
captured in Tennessee. aud is now in
jail in Marshall County, N. g.
The island Of Saint Marguerits
where Marshal Bazaine is to spend tn.
term Of his punishment. was famous u,
tho scene OF the imprisonment of the
Iron Mask, the character which hn.
perplrxed students Of history aud lover
Of the drama.for so many years.
BURNED TO DEATH. Ono night las
week, colored woman ON Mr. Wm
Robirson's place near JackSon's Greek
was burned to death; and on the mex
day. col~rel child met tho Same tat.
on Mrs. Millipg's place.
lPinnS6oro Ners.
Funeral Invitation.