The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-07-19
Acts Passed by the General Assembly
at, the Extra Session Of 1877.

AN ACT to repeal an act entitled AN act
for the relief of the widows and orphans
of persons killed because of their polit-
ical opinions" q
Be 1t 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, That an act entitled Gan act for
the relief of the widows and orphans of
persons killed because of their political
opinions" approved March 13, 1872, be,
and the same is hereby, repealed.
Approved May %, 1877.
AN ACT to require all school claims and
claims for teachers pay to be sworn
to.
SECTION l. 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 author.
ity of the same. That from and after the
passage of this act, the correctness and
legality of all claims for services rem
dered in teaching in any of the schools
of this State which are supported wholly
or in part by the State, and all claims OF
every description whatsoever which are
chargeable against the fund raised for
the support of the free schools of the
State, shall be sworn to by the person
presenting said claim before it shall be
approved by the person or persons
authorized by law to give such approx
al.
SEC. 2. That all school trustees are
hereby invested with the power and re-
quired, free of charge, to administer oaths
to persons presenting the claims contem.
plated in this act, as fully, to all intents
and purposes, as are all other persons
who by the laws of this State arequalified
to administer oaths.
Approved May 81, 1877.
AN ACT to abolish the Office of official
stenographer.
SECTION /. Be 1t enacted, by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the author
ity of the same, That on and after the
passage of this act, the Office of official
stenographer in the various judicial cir
cults of this State be, and the same is
hereby, abolished, except in the First
Judicial Circuit.
SEC. g. That all acts and parts of acts
inconsistent with this act be, and the
same are hereby, repealed.
Approved May 81, 1877.
AN ACT to render officers of corpora
tions personally responsible in certain
cases.
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, That on and after the passage of
this act it shall be deemed a felony for
any president, director, manager or cash
ier, or other officer of any banking insti.
tuition, to receive any deposits or trusts,
or to create any debt for such corporation
after he shall become aware that such
corporation is insolvent and every Off
Ger of such failing corporation shall be-
come personally liable to the amount of
such deposits or trusts received by him,
or with his knowledge or assent, in any
such case, to the person thereby damaged,
whether criminal prosecution be made or
not. And all persons convicted for fell
ony, as herein provided, shall be punished
BY imprisonment for term of not less
than one year and by fine of not less
than ST 1000.
Approved May 81, 1877.
AN ACT to regulate the appointment OF
county officers.
Be 1t 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, That hereafter no person shall be
appointed to fill any county Office who
shall not be an elector of such county.
Approved May 81, 1877.
AN ACT to prevent clerks of Probate
Courts from practicing as attorneys in
said courts.
Be 1t 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, That from and after the passage of
this act no person holding the Office of
clerk of the Probate Court, under and by
virtue of the appointment Of the Probate
Judge of any county of this State, shall
practice in such court as an attorney or
counsellor at law.
Approved May 81, 1877.
AN ACT to investigate and ascertain the
actual bona fde Indebtedness of the
various counties in this State, and to
regulate the manner of paying the
same.
SECTION /. Be 1t 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, That upon the
petition of fifty tax payers of any county
in the State, stating that said county is
in debt, and that the validity Of said debt
or some portion thereof is doubted and
challenged, it shall be the duty of the
Governor of the State to appoint COM
mission, consisting of three competent
and discreet citizens of said county, to
investigate and ascertain the true and
real bona fde indebtedness of said county,
who shall report in writing to the Board
of County Commissioners a statement of
said bona 1fde indebtedness, and shall also
report to the General Assembly at its
next session the amount of said bona fde
indebtedness.
SEC. 2. That the said commission shall
have the power to send for persons and
papers, be authorized to swear witnesses,
and to call all persons having claims to
appear before it, apd establish such
claims, after due and sufficient notice, by
publication of thirty days in the paper of
said county that pending said investi-
tssn.the proper officers Of said county
& tiessare hereby directed and re-
3evying and collecting any
payment of said past
prior to the first day
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