The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-03-22
Do1NGs OF TIE LEGISLATURE. - The
following Acts were passed at the late

Il
DRAWING JUIIEs.-That section four
teen OF the Act entitled 'An Aot to re-
gulbte the manner OF drawing iuries, /"
approved Maroh 10th, 1871, being SEQ
tlon seventeen, Chapter Ill, of the Gen
eral Statutes, be. and the same is here
by, amended by inserting the word
twenty" in the second line, in lien of
the word "fifteen."
SEcTIGN 2. That section twcnty.one
OF said Act, being section twenty -four,
chapter Ill. OF tie General Statutes, be
amended 80 as to read as follows:
Whenever it may be necessary to SUM-
mon jurors from tho bystanders, the
Sheriff and Clerk shall each furnish to
the presiding Judge list containing as
many names as there are jurors required,
OF persons dolly qunlified to serve as ju-
rors. and the presiding Judge shall &C.
lect thercfropi those best fitted to serve
as Jurors, who shall forthwith lie sum-
moned by the Sheriff to serve until dis
charged by order of the court"
SECTION 8. That Section thirty. five of
said Act, being Section three. of Chap
ter l39, of the General Statutes Le
amended'so as to read as follows: "In
case of deficiency Of grand jurors, in
any court, number OF persons duly
qualified to serve es suoh shall be sum i.
moned from tie hystanders, and shall!
De selected IN the same manner as is
provided in Section two OF this Act"
SEcEETING PERSONAL PROPERTY
That whoever with intent to defrsud,
remove or secreto personal property,
which has been attached or levied on by
| x,yJ,
lied by law to make such attachment or
levy, shall bo held guilty of misde-
mcanor, and upon conviction, shall be
punished by imprisonment in the County
Jail for period not less than sixty days,
nor more than one year, or by fne Of
| not less than Sl00, nor more than $500:
Proriaed. That the person whose pro
perty is attached or levied upon shal,
have been duly served with a copy of
tho writ of attachment.
JURY LIsTs.-SEC. | That the jury
Com missioners. who have failed to pre-
pare jury lists for their respective Coun-
ties for the year 1874, during the month
of January last past as required by
lsw, be and they are hereby authorized
aud required to prepare suoh lists on
or before the 1st day OF April in said
year. :.
SEC. 2. That from the lists SO pre-
pared. oil grand and petit Jurors re
quired by law, for said year 1874 shall
he drawn, summoned and returned in
the same manner rs now prescribed by
law.
DRUSKENSEss That Chapter 13l,
Part 4, Title /, OF the General Statutes
be, and the same is hereby, amended by
tho following additional section, viz:
IF any Circuit Solicitor who shall.
while in the public discharge of tho
duties OF his office, be drunk or intoxi-
Gated, or in any extent disabled by roa-
son Of the use of intoxicating liquors
from tho proper discharge OF his duties,
be shall be held guilty of a misdemeanor,
and, upon conviction thereof, shall be
punished by fine of not less than $lOO
nor moro than 81 900. and imprisoned
not less than ono month nor more than
one year, in tho discretion of the court,
and be dismissed from lis Office; aud
whenever it shall DO brought TO the at
tonton of tho Attorney General that
any Circuit Solicitor has been charged
with the offence mentioned in Section
Of this Act, it shall be his duty to rrc-
pare bill of Indictment against such
officer, aud prosecute the same in the
County where the offence was commit
ted; and, if said officer is duly convict
ed, he shall cause to be forwarded to the
Governor of the State record Of such
conviction; upon the receipt of which,
the Governor shall forthwith declare
the said Office to be vacant, and order M
election to fill the same"
THE HOMESTEAD. i. That
All Act to revise and amend an Act enti-
tied "An Act to reduce oil Acts AMI
parts of Acts to determine and per
petuate the homestead into one Act,
and to amend the same," approved
March l3. 1872, be amended by sub
stituting in lieu OF Section -, the fol-
lowing: "And in case any woman hny-
ing separate estate shall bc married to
the head of family who las not, Of his
own, sufficient property to constitute a
homestead rs horein above provided,
the said married woman shall be enti-
tlcd to al! the provisions and benefits oi
this Act, SO a. to exempt all the pro-
pcrtT herein above allowed as home.
stead, exemption from attachment, lew
and sale under my execution against
her for debts Of her own contracting.
And i'll case Of tho death OF any married
woman entitled to homestead na above