Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-02-26
SOTJTH CAROLINA NEWS.


that the 18th Regiment of United States In
fantry, one company of which is stationed at
YorkvilIe, has been ordered to Arizona.
<The memorial Of the Tax Payers Conven'
ton was laid before both houses Of the legis.
lature on Friday last, and ordered for con.
sileration on Tuesday, Oath Instant
The Columbia Union learns from pri-
vate letter received from the North, that the
holders of South Carolina bonds are prepar-
ing to test the legality Of the action of the
Legislature, in repudiating what are known
as the "Converson bonds"
The Ways and Means Committee of the
House has reported bill levying eight-and-
one.half mills as the tax for the fiscal year,
commencing November 1, 1874. Should the
bill become a law, the taxpayers will have
cause to be thankful that the levy is no
greater.
- The Charleston NeDs and Courier says
that while the San Francisco Minstrels were
playing in Columbia, his Excellency the Gov
ernor was anxious to witness their perform
ances but would not do so until he was as
sured that during his visit the dark delnea-
tors would not make his shortcomings the sub
iect of their witticisms
The Governor has approved joint reso-
luton proposing an amendment to the Consti-
tuition Of the State relative to the term of Of
fee of the comptroller-general, secretary of
State, treasurer, attorney-g general, adjutant and
nspector.general and superintendent of edu-
cation. The purpose of the amendment is to
make the term of each of these officers two
years instead Of four.
- An important case, showing the binding
character of cotton liens and the absolute ne.
cessity of planters complying with the strict
terms oftheir contracts, has just been decided
at Anderson, S. G. We quote from the In
teNigencer of the 18th instant: "The State vs.
Hiram w. Majors, selling personal property
on which lien existed, without giving notice
to purchaser. This was the first case Of this ma
ture that has come up, and much interest was
evinced The judges charge to the jury was
clear and explicit ON the law points, and the
jury found Mr.. Majors guilty. In sentencing,
the judge gave the reasons for this statute,
why it was made an indictable ofense, and
the necessity, and sentenced the prisoner to
pay fine of fifty dollars and serve twelve
months in the State penitentary at hard Ia
bor saying that he intended to have the peo'
pie to understand than when they made con-
tract for supplies, furnished under the acts of
1866 and 1872, they had to stick up to them
or bear the consequences"
"A case involving the question of home
stead was decided by Judge Cooke, at the re-
cent term of the Circuit Court for Anderson
county. The Conseruator says: "1n the case
of Hall e. Thompson, administrators, vs. Gray,
Sheriff McGukin was ruled to show cause why
he had not made the money on plaintiffs judg-
ment This was test case to try the validi-
ty of the homestead Act, and the Sheriff an
swered the rule, that, in view of the penalty
for selling the homestead, he had declined to
levy his execution cn the property of defen'
dant given him as homestead. The whole
proceeding was simply a matter of form to
bring the case before the court, and Judge
Cooke announced his decision to be, that,
where judgment was obtained before the pas
sage of the homestead Act, the property was
liable for the debt, but that no debts would
be collectable off of the homestead, unless Sc
cured by judgment or mortgage obtained or
given before the passage of the Act Under
this decision, no homestead holds against judg-
ments or mortgages that date anterior to the
10th day of April, 1s6S--the date of the