The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-07-26
Sec. Q. 1t shall be the dutv of said

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commission to make complete and
thorough investigation of the follow
ing and kindred matters, and to re-
port the results to the next session
of the General Assembly, to wit:
First; the entire amount of consoli--
dated bonds and certificates of stock
that have been issued under the act
to reduce the volume of the public
debt, and provide for the payment of
the same, approved December 90,
1878, so as to show, under proper
heads and classifications, the number
in the series, the letter, date of issue,
date of redemption, denomination,
rate Of interest, by whom signed and
countorsigned, and to whom issued.
Second, whether there is in the State
Treasurer's Office on file, rs vouchers,
cancelled bonds, coupons and certif-
Gates of stocks OF the issue described,
issued in accordance with law, and
authorized to be consolidated by the
act above recited, to the amount re-
quired by said act.
Sec. 8. Should it appear to the
commission, in the course of the in
vestigation, that any of the said
bonds, certificates of stock or coupons
have been illegally or otherwise i'm
properly issued, it shall report the
same, together with the evidence up~
on which the illegality or nonconfor-
nifty TO law rests.
| Sec. 4. The commission is hereby
authorized to require the holders of
said bonds, coupons and stocks to
produce the Same for inspection be-
fore the commission in Columbia
Such as shall be found to have beor
issued according to law, and tha
they are valid, bona fde bonds, cou
, pons and stocks, shall be registeret
by their number, letter, denomina-
tion, and such other distinctive titles
as may be best suited to the object
in view, and shall be certified as cor
rect in such form as the commission
may deem proper.
Sec. 5. The commission shall have
full power and authority TO send for
persons and papers, and to adminis-
ter oaths; and false swearing by or
before said commission shall be in
dictable and punishable as perjury.
| Sec. 6. The Comptroller General
and Treasurer are hereby authorized
and required to corporate with said
commission when called upon.
| Sec. 7. The commission shall be
authorized to sit during the recess OF
the General Assembly.
| Sec. 8. The compensation of the
commiss ion shall be a per diem of IS
each.
Sec. 8. 1t shall also be the duty OF
said commission to investigate the
amount and character of the floating
indebtedness Of tho State, and to
make report thereon in detail.
Sec 10. That said commission shall
have power to report any special
matter.
Sec. II. That before said commits
sion shall enter upon its duties, each
OF the commissioners shall first take
and subscribe the following oath, to
wit: III solemnly swear that am
not now, nor was | at the date of my
appointment as commissioner direct
ly or indirectly interested in any
bonds or other evidence of State in
debtedness to como before me as
commissioner, nor am /, or will l be.
come the attorney or loyal represen~
tative of any party interested in any
such bond or evidence of indebted
ness; and, farther that | will honestly
fairly and to the best Of my ability
perform the duties of commissioner
as required by the joint resolution
under which l was appointed: Sc
help me God"