The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-01-25
STATE LEaIsLATURH.
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approtriatfoas4o pay tho clsips6t The
Central NatidIal Bank, onfa aSfouht sof
tho Interest Sh certain acoeptan6es
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Mr.. Jones introduced q bill to incor-
porate. Ahtfpedo Baptist Church Of
Chriet, in Georgetown.
Ar, Whittemore presented the memo.
r!si Of the Ns:;ons! American Woman's
6nhrage Association. '--',-v 80 '''-''-- :
Mr.. Hope presented petition Of citi-
zens Of Lexington County for certain
road.
Mr.. Duncan introduced bill to moor
porate the Carolina Orphan Home. The
institution is to be located in Spartan
burg, and supported by voluntary con-
tributions, to receive destitute orphans, !
regardless Of denominational distinc-
tions. Rev. r. @. Oliver is the Trea.
surer OF tho society, and has himself
contributed $4,000 towards the hu-
mane enterprise. The buildings for
merly occupied by the Spartanburg Fe-
male College have been purchased for
VIC RuI POoos huu aIo CbDuUlt VI utCOu-
modating ESQ children. The Board OF
NJ. Shipp, D. D., r. q. Oliver, Sill II.
Browne, 8. J. Hill, Professor Warren
DuPre, Colonel John n. Evins. Captain
J. P. Nuckler, Hon. 8, Bobo. James z.
Black, Esq, Geo. ". Williams, Esq, J.
L. Breden, ESD, and L. o. Dsrgan,
Esq. The Executive Committee are:
Revs. DR.. A. NJ. Shipp, Colonel j. n.
Evins and Professor W. DuPre; Rev. R.
@. Oliver. Superintendent and Treasurer;
Rev. J. 81. O. Mckinney. General Agent.
Mr.. Whittemore introduced joint re-
solution to allow the heirs of the estate
OF James Phillips, in Darlington County,
to redeem certain lands forfeited on &C.
count OF the non-payment of taxes.
Also, bills to amend title fifth of the
general statutes relating to judgments,
orders, DEGREES, etc.; to provide for the
administration of derelict estates. This
bill provides that when any Clerk of the
Court of Common Pleas shall lcarn that
an estate remains unadministered, it
shall be the duty of the clerk to make
application to the Judge OF Probate for
letters of administration, accompanied
with a statement of the matter, condition
and value, &c., 80 far as is i'll his power.
The Probate Judge shall publish o notice
OF such application for forty days, 10
some public newspaper in the County.
The clerk shall give his bond for faithful
discharge Of duty as administrator, no
eureties to be required unless the estate
exceeds $1,000. Upon the granting Of
the letters. the clerk shall have all the
rights, powers, etc., as are now provided
by law for administrators, and be enti-
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Mr.. Whittemore, from the Judiciary
Committee, reported favorably bill to
provide for the interchange of Circuits
by Circuit Judges by substitute, which
provides that the Circuit Judges shall
meet on the Tuesday after the second
Monday Of April of each year, at IL n. +.
in tho library of the Supreme Court. and
shall then provide for an Interchange of
Circuits with each other during the en-
suing year, in such manner as shall best
snit the convenience OF the Judges and
the public interest. fling roster with
4 tho Clerk OF the Supreme Court. Should
they fail to interchange as required, the
Justices Of the Supreme Court shall pre-
pare q roster assigning the Circuit
Judges and orders necessary to carry the
came into effect, furnishing copy there
Of to each Circuit Judge. and cause the
same to be published in a newspaper in
the oity OF Columbia. majority of the
judges may perform any of tho duties
required by the ACT.
Mr. Duncan presented the petition of
members Of the bar OF the Seventh Ju-
dicial Circuit.
A jcint resolution appropriating
S25. 0G0 to pay the outstanding certifi
Gates of the last General Assembly, was
passed and ordered to DO enrolled for
ratification.
The following were passed and ordered
to be sent to the House of Rspresentn-
tiyes: Bill to enforce the pay ment of the
poll tag; bill concerning the school fur! J:
bill to regulute the service of process.
issuing from the Supreme Court.
Mr.. Corwin introduced bill to regu-
late the death sentence.
Mr.. Whittemorc, from the Committee
on the Judiciary, rendered nn unfavora-
bio report on Q bill to amend the law in
relation to sales day in Beaufort County
The Committee soy: "Sales day through
out this State has been fixed on Monday;
in other States, some other day has been
selected, but whatever day in the weok
it may be, it is throughout the State the
same; this is known By every one into
rested, and they govern themselves sc.