The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-03-05
I!, The H STATE tEe,-LATuRE.
I" THuRsDAx. MARCH 4. 1875.
rI. 2ENATE

business OF the General Assembly.
with amendment; requesting the Go.
vernon to make investigation on behalf
OF the State. as to execution within
the State Of sundry Acts of Congress,
known as the direct tag Acts, &c.
House amendments oonourred in and
returned.
Messrs. Swails. Myers. Whittemo1e,
Gain and Nash submitted reports OF
committees. which we're ordered for
future consideration.
Mr.. Jervey introduced bill to renew
charter Of Cannonsboro Wharf and
Mill Company; joiut resolution direct
lug and requiring the County Trea-
snrer Of Charleston County to pay GER
tain claims therein named.
Mr. Cain-Bill relative to admission
to bar of persons applying to practice
az attorneys at law.
Mr. Nash-Biil to allow Jacob Cot.
ton to erect two gates across the Gar.
uer's Ferry Road, in Richland County.
Mr.. Cochran-Blll to provide man.
ner of passing claims against st ,te by
General Assembly.
Bills to authorize and empower the
County Commissioners of Greenville
to open and establish public road; to
incorporate Palmetto Oil and Grease
Company. Of Charleston County; to
Incorporate town OF Ridgeway, in
County OF Fairfield; to amend an Act
to incorporate the town OF Blackstock,
received their third reading, passed
and we're enrolled for ratifiostion.
Bill to establish ferry across Wac
camaw River. in Horny County. and
to vest the same; joint resolution pro.
posing an amendment to Article III,
Section IL. of Constitution, relative to
time of meeting of General Assembly;
bills to authorize County Commis-
sioners OF Fairfield to close certain
road in said County; proposing an
amendment TO the Constitution of the
State, relative to school tax; to amend
Section 5 of an Act to regulate man.
ner and pay OF officers, a.tschees.
clerks and laborers OF the General
Assembly, and to provide for the man.
ner Of Siecting. appointing and pay.
ing the same; joint resolution provid.
lug for rebate Of taxes on property de-
stroyed by fire in town Of Oraugeburg;
bill to provide for extending time OF
holding delinquent land sales in seve.
raj Counties for present year; joint re-
solutions to amend JOINT resolution
authorizing and requiring State Trea.
surer to pay to County Treasurer of
Greenville the sum of S1O,O5O. to be
applied to free school purposes, ap-
proved March II. 1874; to allow Alfred
Holley, OF Aiken County, to redeem
certain forfeited land; bills TO confer
rights OF Legitimacy upon certain chill
dren herein mentioned; providing for
new election in town OF Belton, in An.
derson County: to amend the charter
OF tho Homo Insurance Company, of
Charlestou; joint resolution giving J.
Howard Fordham. Esq, Coroner elect
for Orangeburg County, further time
to execute his bond. received third
reading, passed, and were ordered to
the House.
The Speaker of the House attended
in Senate. when the following were
duly ratified: Joint resolutions to levy
and COLLECT special tax to pay past
due indebtedness Of Sparta burg
County: authorizing County Oommis.
sioners Of Fairfield to devote one mill
OF tax levied for County purposes for
fiscal year 1874-75. tc payment of past
due Indebtedness of said County; to
authorize County Commissioners Of
Chesterfield to levy q special tax; to
ratify amendments to Constitution,
relative to terms OF Office of Comptrol-
Ter General, Secretary OF State, Trea-
snrer, Attorney General. Adjutant and
Inspector General and Superintendent
of Edacation; authorizing County
Com missioners Of Colleton to lew and
collect special tax of two mills to pay
past due indebtedness; Acts directing
the manner in which County Treasurer
of Picksns shall pay past indebtedness 50
OF said County; to repeal Chaptt r
CAAF OF General Statutes, relative to
publication Of legal notices; directing q
aud requiring publication of monthly
statements by the State Treasurer; to
provide for payment of past indebted.
ness of Union County; to declare and
protect rights of married women and
children under policies of life insur-
ance taken out for their benefit; to
facilitate and save expenses in appeals;
to require Trial Justices to exhibit oil
original papers to County Commis.
sioners before or at time said Commis.
sioners audit their accounts, and for
other purposes; to alter nd amend the
Code OF Procedure, being Title V,
Part Ill. Of General Statutes; to make
appropriation to meet ordinary ex.
penses Of State Government for fiscal
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