The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-01-18
establishment Of cemetery or two may be ex-
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The following bill was introduced this morning
by Representative Moore, and referred to the)udt
| olsry committee:
Be q enacted, &c, That whoever after the
passage OF this act goes armed with or has aooul
| his person dirk. dagger. pistol, slung shot OF
metallic knucEles without reasonable cause &c
fear an assault or other Injury or violence TO ms
person or family or property shall be held gnl!ty
OF a misdemeanor, and up.'n c,nvlcton tnereoi
shall be punished by fine OF not less tnan o1e nun
or by imprisonment In The county jail for terin
not less ihan thirty days nor more than one year.
| or both, IN the discretion OF the judge.
THE DELINQUENT TAX SALES
Senator Whit emore. this morning, introduced @
bill TO provide for purchasers or lano, soiu iOI
| Of the same, which proviGe that whenever lanos
are suld on account OF the non-psymen! Oh taAes,
the purchaser thereof shall nave te rlgut W sahe
immediate possession OF the same anu makes -. !, !.
the ou,y OF the sheriff OF the county Wnere sucn
lanes are situated to eject the 'ormer possessoIs
II unlawIully holiing over, ana 10 put tns pli-
chasers into possession; provided, lnsI II tne peI
soa holding over claims poSsesslon w suU y, ~
paramo ount tItlt and nlcS In the ONCE OF tne sali
sheriff statement In writing under oath. 9l lhs
ground OF such claim, In that case the sald sneIll
shall not exercise the summary powers conleIreu
In This ACT, but shall leav, the parties 10 thtlr
remedv at law. The bill also provides that IN
cases of tenants holding under leases they shall
moi he elected until the expiration OF their leases
unless they refuse 10 attorn TO SAID purchasers
GERRYMANDERINa PROJECTS.
The House to-day put an eTectual quietus upon
the proposition to create new county oht of
eenactjn e,,lause of the bill. There Is now plan
on foot which, IL Is said, will soon be introduced
In the House by Representative Tnomas, OF Col.
| lie on, TO carve out new county out OF portions
OF charleston and Colleton Counties. The propo.
sition t., 1t is said, to include in the new county
| the Parish OF ST. James GoosecreeK, Wnlch ls
now portion OF Charleston county, ana tne
Parlshe. or st. Paul's and st. George Dorchester
belonging to ColletUn, aud to establish The coun'
ty seat at Summervile le. There are one or
two other plans on foot for creating more coun'
ties and, Of course more county offices, which
appears TO be The principal object In eacn cas- !,
tempted to enlarge the boundaries OF the Civ ol
Char eston 80 as 10 reinforce the Radical VutlnE
population OF the city with q asunlclent numoer OF
the Radical ruralIsts in the country patishe1 TO
secure the success OF the party In Inc municipal
campaign OF next summer.
TIE ABOLITION OF COUNTY AUDITORS.
The present Legislature does not app ar par
ticu arly disposed 10 carry out the pledges oil tne
Repuol: can party during The last campa gn 10 re-
gard to the abolition or unnecessary omces. "
has heen supposed that II ything was 70 oe
done in this direction one OF the first olces to be
done away with would be that OF county audi
tor, aud u number OF bills looking to the abolition
of this ONCE have been INTRODUCED but they Gil
q.
vas stricken out OF bill OF this kind in the
House few days ago, and TO-DAY the senate
committee on county ofnces and ofhcers reported
adversely upon another bill which sought 10
abolish the office OF county auditor and 10 confer
the duties OF the office upon the sheriff. OF the
respective counties oil the state. The same cUm-
miiree repJrted unfavorably upon the Dill TO
make the office OF county treasurer elective Dy
ami it is probable that both OF these measures
will be rejected by the Assembly.
TIE LAND COMMISSION swNDLEs
received an airing In the Senate to-day, 10 the
course of the debate upon joint resolution by
Senator Whit more ITO proVde an approprl l.
ton for the final payment on lands purchased oy
the State In Darlington County," IL appears tna1
sion at unheard OF prices for the pretended bene-
ft Of poor settlers were two tracts In darlington
County, for which the respective sums or Sll,o0O
and $1,000 were paid. The nrst OF In. these tracts S
sundry persons who are paying the state oy ln'
sialments therefor; but 1t now appears, aiter
the lapse o. some years since the purchase or the
lands, that although warranty deeds nave oeen
given to the State for the lands free OF all ncu y.
Of Ofaasa ss 'esre ons are sua Seh
the lands to the state are John Lunney and X. J
Donaldson, the latter appearing TO nave re-
ceiyed the lions share Of the puu er. Now air.
WhiLtemore asks for an appropriation OF saSoo 10
pay or these two mortgages. not@ltnstanuiag
That the state has already fully paid for the
lands, and he supported the propo ltlon N long
speech, in which he dwelt particularly uoon Inc
obligation which resulted upon the state 10 sc.
cure the poor settlers 10 their posse sion OF
houses which they have purchased In good faith.
senator Dunn proposed 10 reduce the approprla-
tion 10 S26oo, 30 os to pay on only the mortgage
upon the tract which has been settled upon. he
admitted that the STATE was In honor bound 10
secure these settlers, although it was very EVIL.
dent that The state had been swind!ed In the
transaction but he cou d not see tne proprlety Oh
submitting to the swudle In he case ol tue other
claims demanded con Liberation. lie also pro.
posed the Following amendment to the resolu'l IN
"lhat the attorney general be, and he IL hereby,
instructed 10 proceed, clvllly and crlmlnaliy,
matter OF their connection with the swlndle
against the State In the sale to the laud cJmmis-
sion Of the Wilds and Buck Swamp lands 10 tne
County OF Darlington
uel at some length UNTIL hoally, the whole matter
was postponed and made the special order Tor
Monday, The 9th instant.
CHARLESTON COUNTY FINANCES.
The proposition 10 appoint special committee
to Investigate The hnauc'al a1alrS OF C0afleeton
County was the subject OF another long debate 10
the H. use to-day. The opinion appeared to pie
vail among the members that the finances OF
Ch harleston. like those or most OF the couniles,
were decidedly In need OF scrutiny and ventlla'
tion, but that their former experience OF inves-
tigating committees taught them that but little
was to be expected from the labors OF such
bodies, except b 6 bill OF expense to the Stale,
and the resolution was 1nally defeated by the
adoption OF substitute offered py Representa-
tive Bosemon. The substitute, which Is In the
shape OF Joint resolution, and will therefore
have to 90 through the formula Of three readings
in;each house, provides that the Judge OF the FIRST
Circuil shall appoint commission consisting OF
five capable anu disinterested Taxpayers to make
q full investigation of the financial affairs or
the county, and report upon the same at the
next term OF the Court OF General Sessions.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
A large number OF notices OF bills were given
to-day OF which the following are the most impor.
tant:
By Senator Jervey: bill requiring county cor
BY senator Nash: Bill 10 incorporate the South
Carolina Agricultural and Mechanical Soci ty;
Joint resolution relating to claims against the
state held by the Carolina National Bank, Of Co.
lumbia, 5. G.
By representative Grant: bill requiring the
managers Of all municipal elections, for the City
OF Charleston, TO publish the result OF such elec-
ton, and declare the names OF the candidateD
elected, ana making such declaration final.
By Representative crews: A bill to repeal all
lawg rel tive to fences In this states bill 10 pre-
vent the placing any further obstruction to navl-
CATION In either the Broad or C0Dgaree Rivers, at
any point south or Gelger's Mill; bill 10 incer.
porate General Transportation and Insurance
Company.
BY Representative Altman: bill to provide for
8, stem OF labor for wages in the State OF South
UarolIna.
By Representative Lilly; A bill to give o sal.
ary, In lieu OF fees to the sheriff OF each county,
except Charleston and Richland Counties.
By Representative McLaurin: bill for the pro-
tecttOn OF sheen by imDosnp an additional TAX