The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-02-03
PICKENS @. H., S. c.:
Thursday. Feb. 8, 1876.
Editorial Correspondence.

COLUMBIA, S. g., Jan. 28, 1876.
Dear Sentinel: Tho most important
legislation to the taxpayers Of the
State since tho holiday recess is, per-
haps, that in relation TO the extension
OF time for the collection of taxes. A
Senate bill for the purpose has passed.
TO third reading in the House; the
provisions OF which arc as follows:
''That if eny of tho duties required
to be performed in an act entitled can
act providing for tho assessment and
taxation of property" or any act OF
amendment thereto, on or before n
certain day, by any officer or person
therein named, cannot, for want OF
rropor time, be SO performed, IN the
payment or collection of taxes to be
levied to meet appropriations for the
fiscal year commencing November 1st
1875, tho Compt, ollcr General, with
tho approval of the Governor, shall
extend tho time as long as may be
necessary therefor. And it shall be
lawful for the said Comptroller General
with the like approval, to extond tho
timo wherein the penalty or penalties
shall attach, and also the time when
the advertisement and sale of such
delinquent lands may be made, so as
the samo may conform to, as near as
may be, tho period fixed by law; and
all advertisements and sales lnado in
accordance with tho instructions of
tho said Comptroller General, and all
acts done or required to be done by
any officer charged with any duties
required in the collection of taxes, or
connected Herewith, by virtue of such
authority, shall be, in all respects, as
legal, and shall have tho same force
and effect, as if the said acts had been
done and tho duties performed within
the period now fixed and specified by
law"
A bill TO prevent the illegal traffic
in seed cotton after sun set and before
ann rise has been defeated. A similar
bill was defeated before the recess.
Since the question of the right
OF Mr.. Solomon L. Hoge, to his seat
in Congress has been raised; and
SO ably argued by Col. Trescott, with
q fair prospcctof his being oustcd,
bill rcdistricting the State, so as to
mako the territory Of each cont guous,
in order to meet the requirements of
tho laws of Congress, has been intro
duccd, which of course, winds and
twists about in order to givo a negro
majority in each. 1t is simply an~
other gorlymandering bill. And is
intonded TO prevent tho Democrats
from any representation in Congress
The now Districts are as follows:
LIST District Georgetown, Williams
burg, Darlington, Marlboro, Horny,
Chesterfield and Sumpter
I'd District Charleston, OyungcJwg
and Clarendon.
ID Dislrict--Richland, Neu661yv,
A66ev'He, Ldurens, Anderson, Pickons.
Oconee and Lexington.
4th District-GrcenvilIe, Spartan
burg, Union, York, Chester, Faufeld, |
Kersho0 and Lancaster.
9Th District- Beaufort, Barn,ceH
Collcton, Edgefeld and aiken.
The Counties in which the negroes
have a majority arc in italics.
A bill rcopportloning the roprcscn>
,ation on tic basis of the last census
Ias received a third reading IN the
Senate. This bill will doubtless pass.
AS it is only in accordance with the
provisions of the Constitution.
The hundred and twenty four nom.
Ders arc 0pportioned among the sew
raj counties as follows: Abboyill, 5;