The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-02-19
Legislative Proceedings.
81. ATE.
nhe 5cnat mttat II NJ.

Oeha1or cllntOn introduced bill
20 provide for tbe.n,mpqlsQry attend.
apce at school Of children between the
ages Of Fix and sixteen. The bill
provides that it shall be, the duty Of
the parents or guardians Of all chill.
dren, between the ages named, not
mentally OR physically disabled, to
compel them.,to attend ut either Il
public or private school at least three
months in each year, provided there
is public school within two miles
of the place Of residence and that
any father, mother or guardian fail.
ing to, cur'nly with this requirement
without good cause, ahcwn the ScAoQl
Commissioner OF tho County where
thy reside, shall be guilty Of mis-.
demeanor, punishal lcl bX imprison-
ment in the County jail nctvle:s. ,tban
one month nor more than six mou,hs,
or by Il, fine of not less than fifty nor
more than one hundred dollars, or
both, in the discretion of the court !;
and makes it the duty of the School
Commissioners of the several Couu-
ties to cause all parties 50 offending
to be prosecuted.
Senator Cain introduced a bill to
amend ScctiQa 3, Chapter 3, Title =,
of Part 3 of the General Statutes, re-
lating to the drawing Of Suries amend
cd BY adding thereto the following ::
elf from any cluse the board Of Jury
Commissioners shall fail to prepa, c
said lists during the month of Janu-
ary, it may be done at any time
thereafter Provided, TIA. the same
is completed at least three weeks be-
fore the sitting of the Circuit Court
in the County for which said jury is
to be drawn; and until said list il
completed, jurics may be dawn from
the box prepared for the preceding
year, and shall servo at all the Courts
held in the County for which they
are. drawn until the list for the year
is Completed"
SENATOR i1ayne offered resolut;o
that the Com pittcc on Ways and
Mcans, Of the l1cts c, report rs early
as p.ssiblc bill or joint resolution
to provide for the levy Of tax to
meet expenses fer tho current isca!
year. Adopted.
HOUSE or REPREsENTATIVE5
The House met at % NJ:
Gabriel Cannon asked leave to in
troduce bill to explain or amend an
Act TO authorize alirm. to old proper.
ty. The bill sets forth that whereas
doubts have been suggested whether
the Act to authorize aliens to hold
property was intended to include in
corporations created under the laws
or by the authority of other States
and nations, "Bs it enacted, &:
that corporations created under the
laws or by tho Authority of other
States and nations were intonded to
have, and shall have and exercise, all
tights granted to aliens under tho Aci
Aforesaid as fully as if they had been
specially therein named"
w. a. Giant offered a re osolution,'
which was referred to the Committee
on Railroads, that the Committee be
AUTHORIZED and directed to ascertain
the facts Of tho sale of the Spartan.
burg and Union Railroad, and report
at an early day, as it is currently re.
ly sold for less than one-hal If its origi
nal cost, the State holding endorsed
bonds Of said road.
Robertson offered concurrent
resolution which was Immediately con
sidered and adopted, and ordered to
be sent to the Senate, that commit.
tee be appointed to examine the ac-
counts Of the State Treasurer as pro.
yidcd by the law.
Artson intredrced q resolution
which was indefinitely postponed, tha!
whereas his Exccllency Ulysses s.
Grant, the President of the United
States, is expected to visit the capital
of South Carolina or or about the
goth March proximo, and in order
that legislation Oh our part may moi
be retarded
Resolved, that this General Assem-
bly, take recess from the 10th o
this month to the 18th proximo.
=. The Committee on Engrossod Bill
reported the appropriation bill which
was read third time, amended, pass
cd and sent to the Senate.
The Senate sent n concurrent resolu
ton, instructing our Senators in thu
United States Senate and requesting
our members in Congress to secure al
appropriation sufficient to repair or ro
build the West wing of the Citadel
which was burned while occupied by
the Government of tho United States
Concurrcd in.
On the passage Of the appropriation
III $4,000 additional was appropria
ted for printing the public Acts.
. SENATE.
The Senate ut IL NJ.
The following were read thir,