Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-04-30
AN ACT

AN ACT
TO regulate the manner in which public funds
shall be disbursed by public officers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the State Of South Caro-
lima, now met and sitting in General Assem-
bly, and by the authority of the same:
Section l. That it shall be unlawful for any
public officer, State or county, authorized by
law to so contract, to enter into or contract,
for any purposes whatsoever, in sum in ex-
cess of the tax levied or the amount appro-
priated for the accomplishment of such pur-
pose.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be unlawful for any public
officer, State or county, to direct or approprl-
ate the funds arising from any tax levied and
collected for any one fiscal year, to the pay
ment of any Indebtedness contracted or in
Cured for any previous fiscal year.
Sec. 3. Should any public officer in any
manner whatsoever, violate the provisions of
the first two sections of this act, he shall be
deemed guilty of felony, and upon convic-
ton thereof, shall be punished by fine not
exceeding five thousand dollars, and not less
than five hundred dollars, and by imprison-
ment at hard labor in the State penitentiary
for period not exceeding five years, nor less
than one year, or either, or both, in the dis
cretion of the court. This act shall take ef-
feet Immediately after its passage.
Approved March II, A. D. 1874.
AN ACT
TO Punish Persons for Il-Treating Children, APP
prcntices, Idiots, Servants and helpless Persons.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the State Of South Carroll
ma, now met and sitting in General Assembly,
and by the authority of the same:
Section l. That whosoever being legally
liable, either as parent, guardian, master or
mistress, to provide for any child or children,
apprentice or servant, idiot, or helpless per-
sons, necessary food, clothing or lodging, shall
willfully and without lawful excuse, refuse or
neglect to provide the same, or shall unlaw-
fully and maliciously do, or cause to be done,
any bodily harm to any such child or chill
dren, apprentice, servant, idiot or helpless
person, so that the life of such child or chill
drcn, apprentice, servant, idiot or helpless
person shall be endangered, or the health or
comfort of such child or children, apprentice,
servant, idiot or helpless person shall have
been, or likely to be, permanently injured,
shall be deemed guilty of msdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof, shall be liable to a
fine not less than two hundred dollars, nor
more than one thousand dollars, or be impris-
oned for any term of years not exceeding two,
with or without hard labor, one or both, at
the discretion of the court.
Sec. 2. That all acts or parts of acts incon-
sistent with this act be and the same are hereby
repealed. Approved March II, A. D. 1874.
ANACT
TO punish persons for the removal or secreting of
personal property levied OH by the sheriff or
other officer
Section /. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the State OF
South Carolina. now met and sitting in Cen
eral Assembly and by authority Of the same:
That whoever, with intent to defraud, re-
moves or secretes personal property, which
has been attached or levied on by the sheriff,
or any other officer, authorized by law to
make such attachment or levy, shall be held
guilty of misdemeanur, and, upon convlc-
tion, shall be punished by imprisonment in
the county jail for period not less than sixty
DAYS, nor more than one year, or by fine OF
not less than one hundred dollars, nor more
than two hundred, Provided, That the person
whose property is attached or levied upon
shall have been duly served with copy OF
the writ of attachment.
Approved November 10, A. D. 1873.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Providing for reassessment of real estate in ISL;
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the State OF South