The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-05-11
LAWS OF THE STATE.
LAWS PASSED AND APPROVED AT THE
SESSION OF 1875-76.


urers from charging commissions
on School Funds paid ont by them.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
State of South Carolina, now met and
sitting in General Assembly, and by |
the authority of the same:
Section 1. That from and after the
passage of this act, any county treas.
urer who shall demand or receive
any commissions for paying out tho
school funds paid out by him from
the person charged with receiving
them, or shall charge any person
commissions on the same, the county
treasurer 80 offending shall be deem-
ed guilty of misdemeanor, and, on
conviction, shall be fined not less
than fifty dollars for each such of
fence, or be imprisoned for period
not less than three mouths.
Sec. Q. All acts or parts of acts
in conflict with this act be, and the
same are hereby, repealed.
Approved March "a, 1876.
An Act to authorize Trial Justices 10
grant New Trials.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives OF the State
of South Carolina, now met and sit
ting in General Assembly, and by
the authority Of the same:
Section l. That any trial justice
court of this State shall have power
to grant new trial in any case tried
in the said court for reasons which
new trials have usually been granted
In the courts of law of the United
States: Provided, however, The case
tried shall only be heard and tried
anew by the trial justice before whom
the case shall first be tried.
Sec. Q. That no motion for q new
trial shall be heard unless made with
in five days from the rendering of
the judgment.
Sec. 8. That the right of appeal
from the judgment shall exist for five
days after the refusal of a motion for
a new trial.
Approved February "a, 1876.
An Act to amend Section "a, Chap
ter 129, of the General Statutes,
relating to obstructing Rivers or
Greeks.
BE it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the State
of South Carolina, now met and sits
ting in General Assembly, and by
the authority of the same:
Section 1. That Section "a, Chap
ter, 100, Of the General Statutes Of
South Carolina, be amended so as to
read as follows: "Whoever shall cut
down, throw or fall, or cause to be
cut down, thrown or fallen into any
river or creek or cut in the State any
timber or tree, and shall leave the
sai.. .mber Or trees in such river,
creek or cut for the space of eight
and forty hours, shall be deemed
guilty Of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof before trial JUS
tice or other proper officers having
Jurisdiction in such casee, shall be
fined not exceeding twenty FIVE dol
lars, or imprisoned not exceeding ten
days, tho fine in such cases to be dis
posed of for the benefit of the poor
of the country where the offence was
committed.
Approved February 8, 1876.
An Act concerning hawkers and
peddlcrs.
Be it cnac' ed by the Senate and
House OF Representatives Of the State
of South Carolina, now met any sit
ting in General Assembly, and by
the authority Of the same:
Section 1. That before any hawke
or or peddler shall expose to sale, or
sell any goods, wares or merchan-
disc in any county in this State, such