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ting t:ij.l Such homicide has not been ar
rested, or having been arrested, has es
capped custody before bill found, to for
ward a report to the Governor withir
three days after the holding an In
quest by him, or, in cases Of escape
within three days after notice of suct
escape, which report shall EN- mbrac'
the name Of the person killed, ant
the name of the person, if known
charged with committing such hom
icide, together with a COPY of th'
evidence taken before the jury 0
inquest, and the, verdict rendered
thereupon: Provided, That, in cas-
Of escape, it'shall be the duty of tn
sheriff, or other officer havin.: custod.
of the party, to notify such corone
of the escape promptly. -
s Section 2. Upon the receipt Of an,
report, as proved in section 1 of thi
act, the Governor may, in his dlscre
ton, offer such rewards as the gravl
ty of the crime warrants, not exceed
ing FIVE hundred dollars in any case
for apprehensions and delivery of tn
fleeing or escaped criminal, q
the case may be, to the sheriff of the
county in which such alleged GRIM
was committed, which reward shall
be paid, upon the warrant of the Gov
erner, from his contingent fund.
SECTION 3. Any coroner who shal
willfully neglect 10 make the report
as provided in section / of this act
shall be liable to indictment as for
misdemeanor, and upo,. conviction
shall be fined not less than $50 no
more than $780, or imprisoned no
less than thirty days nor more thar
six months, or both, at the discretion
of the court.
Section 4 All act and parts Of act
inconsistent with this act be, and th'
same are hereby: repealed.
Approved February II, A. D. 1873
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AN ACT to Amend an Act Entitled
AN Act to Provide for the Election
of the Officers of the incorporated
Cities and Towns in the State ol
South Carolina.
Be it enacted by the Senate aud
House of Representatives, of the
State of Sou'h Carolina now met and
sitting in General. Assembly, and by
he authority of the same:
That section 3 of an act entitled
IAN act to provide for the election of
he officers of the incorporated cities
md towns in the State of South Car.
,lina' be amended on lines four and
i've as follows: Strike out "seven"
y and five" (5) and insert "six" 60
n lieu thereof.
Approved January 25, A, D. 1879.
IN ACT to Regulate the Service of
Process Issuing from the Supreme
Court. ~ Esa "..-'' d.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives Of the
;tate of South Carolina, now met
nd sitting in, General Assembly, and
y the authority of the same =
SECTION 1. That the Supreme
;ourt of this State be, and is hereby,
to require the sheriff of
zach aud every county in this State
o whom any order or process issuing
rom said court may be directed to
serve and execute the same, and shall
nave the same power to enforce such
service and execution, and to punish
default therein, as is now vested in
.he Circuit Courts in process issuing
.herefrom. 49,, ...es.
Approved February 20, A. D. 1873.
An ACT to Amend Section 6 ot
Chapter LXII. of the General Sta.
tutes.
Be. it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
State of South Carolina, now met and
sitting in General Assembly, and by
the authorityof the same;
SECTION L. That section 6 of chap
ter LXII of the general statutes be
as follows: THAT it shall
not be lawful for any agent Of any
insurance company in the United
States, or any foreign State, not in
corporated by the laws of this State
to take risks or transact any busines:
of insurance in this State without
first obtaining q license from the
comptroller-general, which license
shall expire on the thirty first day
of March of each year; and for eve
ry such license the company or agent
taking outthe same shall pay, or cause
to be paid, to the colmptroller-genera
the sum of FIVE dollars "l.,. -
Approved February %, A. D. 1873
AN ACT to Amend Section III
Chapter CXI., Of the General Sta
1 tttes.
Be it enacted by the Senate anc
House of Representatives of the
State of South Carolina, now met ant
in General Assembly, and By
the authority of the same:
SECTION L. That SECTION three o
chapter one hundred and eleven o
the general statutes, which requires
that the board of jury commissioner
shall prepare a jury list in each coun
ty, in the month of January of eacI