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Acts Passed by the General ASSEM-

Acts Passed by The General! ASSEM-
bly, at the Extra Session Of 1877.
! An Act 10 authorizes County Commission
rrS to submit to the Guaiilicd electors
of their several counties Il proposition
To alter the fence laws, and to provide
for celebrating the anne
SECTION l.. BE il rnnctui by the Senate
ianl House Of Representatives. Of the
STATE "f South Cacoiina, o met and sit
ling in General Assembly, and by the ALL
tio:itv OF the same, That upon The writ
ten appli,uti0n Of Srvcnty-tivc OF the tax
payers OF amy township in any county OF
this State, who may desire 10 substitute
the lcncin" of stock in lieu of fencing the
fields. il snail he the duty of tn" cnilmlS-
SioncrS Of said county TO ordcra an election
i'll said township between the 10th and
10Th Of August, or the 10th and 10th OF
December. in any year, thirty days
notice thereof being given in one or more
OF the newspapers published i'll said
county, specifying the time and place or
purposes of such election, and the form
of ballot to be used at such election, and
10 appoint three managers OF election,
who Shall, without compensation, hold
and conduct said election, and imnc-
diatclv upon the close thereof make re-
turn thereof to The commissioners OF the
county, who shall declare and publish
!. the result of said election in one or more
!of the newspapers published in said
county: Pr0Uiicd, AowccrT, That the
place of voting designated by the County
commissioners shall be as near the
geographical cntrc of the townships us
circumstances will admit; and If Il ma
lioritv Of the qualified electors OF said
township voting at said election shall
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then the am shall be and become OF
force in sail township, on the first day OF
january next succeeding such election
and from and after that date all laws now
existing in regard to the erection and
maintenance OF fences in said township
shall he null AMI void and it shall not
be lawful for the owner or manager OF
any horse, mule, ass. .icanilctlc, swine,
sheep. goat or nclt cattle of any dpscrip-
ton to permit the said animals, or any OF
them, to run ut large beyond the limits of
their own lands in said township.
SEC. =. That upon the written a1plira-
ton of SrNrntN-iivC tax payers i'll each
township in my county in the State, II
shall be the duty of The commissioners
Of the county for said county TO order IN
election to be held in each township i'll
the county on the same day, in the man
! lltl dll'l tIltIl ~ i'Sultti'IIN Va ~ t'i'
going section and if all Of the townships
in said county shall adopt this act, then
the same shall be of force in said
county on the first day OF Janurry next
succeeding said election, and all the pro-
visions Of this act, applicable TO town
ships. shall apply 10 the county; but il
all of the townships shall not adopt the
act, then the same shall he Of force in the
townships in which the same shall he
adopted by i majority of the votes cast at
said election in said township.
SEC. 3. If amy of the animals M
mcraled in the first section shall hcrcaf-
ter be found ut large, or upon the lands
of any person other than the owner, in
said township, the manager or owner OF
said animals shall he liable for all damage
done by the said animals to the owners OF
the cropsor the lands upon which they
trcspass.
SEC. i. In case of trcSpaSS, as atnrc-
said, the agrirved party may make com
plaint to Il Trial Justice or Justice Of the
Peace of the count in which the tres
paSS was committed, who shall issue his
warrant Immediately, r~cturnable within
five days from the date thereof, and at the
same time and place named III the war
rant the case will be tried, and the
amount Of damages sustained by tic
complainant be aSccrtaincd, and judy
mrnt given for the same with legal costs,
aS in the case of other warrants.
SEC. ). Whenever any township or county
shall adopt the act, and IL shall become ilcccs-
stry to protect tn" lands in said township or
county from the invasion Of stock or cattle
from any auiOInin" township or county. the
commissioners of Tie county are authorized
to erect fences along Suc! lines Of the town.
ship or county as are exposed TO such incur
Sions, and for that purpose To enter upon the
lands Of any person IN S;'lu township and 10
erect such fence thereon, Without bcin.
guilty OF any tTcsirtSS Whatever. And the
said commissioners shall have power and au-
th0rity to cOIStrlc: fences across amy public
or private road: PrnriiGd, That proper gates
are established on such public or private
roads; and to levy and collect Il tax upon the
property Of said townShipo Or county todclray
the expenses of erecting and maintaining
! said fences; said tax TO be collected ut the
same time and in the same manner as other
State and county taxes are levied and collect
cd. And the County Commissioners are All
th"riz"d and empowered to max" such ar
r~IngcnrntS with the owners Of property con.
ti-unuS iOand on either side of the township
or county lines us may accomplish the OBJ
icct Of protecting the county or township
from tlItainiruSion OF cattle or stock.
SEC. q. The laws now of force in regard TO
the erection and maintenance of fences shall
apply TO any fence erected in pursuance o:
the foregoing section: and all pcrSoilS dis
turbing or ~iniuring said fences shall be pun
iSllablc rs provided in said laws.
SEC. :. 1t slllll he the duty of any person
or persons driving stock. such as c.tttic,
horses, mules, sheep, or hogs, through the
public roads OF any county. To SO lirrd and
drive the same that they shall not be allowed
to enter upon or work injury to the lands or
crops of the citizens of said county.
SIC. s. Itshall te the duty OF each and every
employer in any county OF township which
shall adopt the provisions of this act, to fur
nish each and every employee lllrcd ~ MN
with pa,turagc for as many head OF stock
owned hE SlIn rinDiDVpn .S may be agreed
upon, not cXcecdin. two head OF cattle to
every field hand in amount. IifOridcd, that
such employees shall perform his proportion
ate amount Of labor to Keep up the enclosure
OF such pasture.
SEC. D. That none of the provisions Of this
act shall apply TO the counties 81 Horny
Ioileton, Beaufort. Charleston, Williams
burg, or Georgetown.
an act to appeal an act entitled 4 act
for tie relief of the widows and orpia!is OF
persons Killed because Of their political
opinions
BE il cnrctrd by the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the State OF South. Caro-
lima. now met and sitting IN General -taSG:i,,
bly,, and by The authority Of the saline, That
an acl entitled AN act for the relief OF the
widows and orphans of persons killed be,
cause of their political opinions, approved
March IL, l612, be, and The sameis hereby, re-
pctiCd.
Approved May %, 1877.
An Hcl 10 require III lSc'lohl clllliN uiN tlRl1iia
for teachers pay to be sworn 20.
SECTION J.. BcU cnucictt by the Senate and
House OF Representatives Of the State OF
; South Carolina, now mel and sitting in Con
crli Assembly, and by the authority of the
same. That from and after the passage OF this
act the correctness and legality Of all claims
for services rendered in teaching in II OF
the schools of this State which are suppO ted
wholly or in part by the State, and all claims
of every description whatsoever which are
chargcablc against the fund raised for the
support Of the free schools OF the state, shall
he sworn TO by the person presenting said
claim before it shall be approved by the per-
son or persons authorized by law 10 give such
approval.
SEC. >. That all school trustees arc hereby
invested with the power and required. free Of
charge, to administer oathS 10 persons pre-