Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-02-06

sers, with the recommendation that the bill
do pass, with the following proviso "frou.-
ded, That the penalties enumerated in this
act shall apply to public officers in the dis
! charge of their public duties"
! Mr.. Whittemore, from the same Committee,
submitted favorable report on bill to reg
ulate the execution of the death sentence.
The bill provides that "the judge shall ap-
point the date for execution not less than
thirty, nor more than ninety days from the
date of sentence. The bill further requires
that the sentence shall be executed in some
private enclosure as near the Jail as possible,
and that the sheriff shall invite to be present
the solicitor, clerk of the court, probate judge,
members of the Legislature, two physicians
and twelve respectable citizens, selected by
him; and at the request of the convict shall
permit any minister Of the gospel and any OF
his relatives to be present, but that no other
person, and no person under age shall be al
lowed to be present"
In THE House, Mr.. Simmons introduced
bill to amend section IA of the Code of Pro.
cedure relating to the jurisdiction of Trial
Justices, so that an action tor alimony, when
the amount does not exceed 500, where the
wife is living apart by reason of desertion,
brutal treatment: or adultery, may be enter
tanned The bill went to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
Mr.. J. A Smith introduced bill to re-
quire the County Commissioners of the re-
spective counties of this State to turn over to
the County Treasurers all fines and licenses
collected by them, the Commissioners to be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor for neglect
ing or failing to comply with. the Act, punish
able by fine not exceeding $500, and ini-
prisonment in the county Jail not exceeding
two years.
Mr.. Altman, a colored member from Marl-
borough, introduced bill to regulate the sys-
tenn of farm labor for wages. The bill pro-
poses to divide all farm laborers into five clas'
ses, and that each laborer shall be paid ac-
cording to his class and at the rates designa-
ted below. The first class is to be paid twen-
ty dollars per month each, and is to be com
posed of such laborers as take care Of all stock
on the farm, and look after the interest of the
land and crops. besides being competent to
perform the work required of laborer of the
second class. The second class is to be paid
fifteen dollars per month, and is to be COM
posed of laborers able to perform either Of the
following tasks in one day, viz: ploughing
one and half acres of land in stubbe or fall
low ground, cutting and making one hundred
and fifty rails, hoeing one and half acres of
cotton, or picking two hundred pounds of seed
cotton. The laborers Of each class are to as
sist in all other work pertaining to farm,
and when tasks cannot be assigned to them
they shall work the number of hours below
specified as constituting days work. The
laborers of the third class are to receive ten
dollars per month, and are to be capable of
ploughing one and half acres, cutting one
hundred and twenty-five rails, hoeing one
and a quarter acres, or picking one hundred
and fifty pounds of seed cotton. The fourth
class are to receive eight dollars per month
each, and plough one acre, cut one hundred
rails, hoe one acre, or pick one hundred and
twenty-five pounds of cotton. The fifth class,
who are to receive five dollars per month, are
to plough three quarters of an acre. cut sew
enty:6ve rails, hoe three quarters of an acre,
or pick one hundred pounds of seed cotton.
Each laborer is also to receive a daily ration
consisting of one peck of corn, meal or rice,
two and halfpounds of bacon and one quart
of syrup or its equivalent in money. Eight
hours is to constitute days work in winter,
and nine hours in spring, summer and autumn;
laborers are to receive extra compensation for
work done over and above these hours and
all time lost, with the exception of Sundays
and legal holidays, shall be deducted from
the wages of the laborer, provided that loss
of time caused by rainy or inclement weather
shall be shared equally by the employer and
employee. Oue-half Of the laborer's wages
are to be paid him at the end of each month,
and the other half at the end of each year. If
the laborer shall violate his contract, he is to
forfeit the amount of his retained wages, but
his claim for wages is to constitute prior
lien upon all lands, crops and stock, and is to
have preference over all debts, mortgages or
other claims The act is to take effect on
the 1st of January, 1874.
Mr.. Gilmore introduced bill to amend
the law in relation to tax sales 1t provides
that all sales of property for taxes shall be ad-
vertised for two weeks, between the 10th of
May and the second Tuesday of June of each
year. All real estate which may hereafter be
sold for taxes may be redeemed at any time
before the expiration Of the term of years now
prescribed by law.
Mr.. Cannon introduced a resolution that
the Committee on Printing be instructed to
report on bill to repeal an act entitled an
act to regulate the publication of all legal
and public notices. Adopted and ordered to
be sent to the Senate for concurrence.
THURSDAY, January 80.
In THE SENATE, the Committee on Finance