Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-12-19
PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE.

| hoMbAh, DeceulDer lai IoI o.--lu tno
Senate, the following received q third reading
and wero ordorod to be engrossed:
a bill to amond section Q Of chapter 26 OF
the general statutes, relating to eonstablos,
bill to roincorporate the Lauronsvilo Male
Academy; bill to renew and extend the oharo
ter Of the town Of Beaufort: bill to ropoal an
not to prevent tho sale Of spirituous liquors
within one milo of any church, school house
or college within this Stato. approved March
IS, 1878: bill to change the name Of Edwin
Harrison, Of Grocnyillo County, to Edwin
Robert II. Kennedy; joint resolution propos,
ing an amendment to tho constitution Of tho
State Of South Carolina; bill to require Clerks
Of Courts, Shoriffs and Trial Justices to mike
monthly reports of all licenses, fines and
penalties collected thom to the Auditors
and Trcasurers Of their respective counties;
bill to incorporate tho town of Gilbert Hollow,
in Lexington County; bill to amcnd IN net
entitled "An net to limit tho number Of Trial
Justices in tho several counties of the Stnto:"
bill to authorize tho application Of certain
unappropriated funds in tho hands of tho
Treasurer of York County to county purposes,
| Uilt W pIOflNO u iilUuC Oh ICPOkluH IeltcTS
testamontary and Of administration when an
executor or administrator has removed from
tho State and to moro cfectuully protect
minors, lunatics and persons non compos
mcntis; joint resolution to amend II joint rcs-
olution entitled "a joint resolution to author.
ize the State Treasuror to reissue bonds lost
or destroyed" approved March %. 1878, bill
| (EIouse) to extond the time for funding tho
| unqucstonablc debts of this State.
The bill to prevent railroads from making
unjust determinations as to rrcights was dis
| oussed to the hour Of adjournment.
In the House, tho Senate returned to tho
House. with amendments. joint resolution to
cnablo tho County Commissioners Of Andor>
son County to pay certain claims due by said
county, bill to protect tho lands and crops Of
Abbeyillo and Laurcns Counties from tres
pass Of stock, and bill to amend an act cnt>
tied "An act to authorize County Commis-
sioncrs to submit to tho qualified electors of
the several counties proposition to alter tho
fenco laws and to provide for cifectuatng the
same" The amendments were concurrcd in
and the titles changed to acts.
Mr. Scarboro- Joint resolution proposing
an amendment to tho constitution Of the
State of South Carolina relative to the timo
Of holding general elections.
Mr.. Cooke A bill to alter and amond the
code Of procedure, being paragraph of
section l57 of tho general statutes, also, n
bill 10 enable manufacturing companies opcr-
ating by water power, when necessary, to
flood the lunds of adjacent owners.
Mr.. Blakely-A bill to regulate tho sale Of
patent medicines and other cam pounds, the
c,mpositicn and mode OF ofpreparntion of which
is generally unknown; also, a bill to amend
an act entitled IAN act to utilize the convic.
labor Of the Statc.'
MIR. Johnstorc mado report on the pci-
tion of certain citizens Of Oconec County to
extend the corporate limits Of the town of
Westminster, and reported the following SUBJ
sttutc: bill to amend au act entitld "An
act to incorporate the town Of Westminster
within the county Of Oconcc," approved
March 2. 1876.
Bill to prohibit persons living together in
adultery: bill to fix the pay Of members of
the General Assembly: joint resolution to
correct the books in the Office Of the Comp
troler General, bill to create Railroad Com.
missioner for the State Of South Carolina and
to define his duties were read the third time
passed and sent to the Senate.
COLUMBIA. December l3.--In the Senate,
Mr.. Buck reported back bill (IIousc) to
require the County Auditors and Trcasurcrs
to attend at certain places fer the assessment
and collection Of Taxes, with the rccommen-
dation that it dopass, bill (IIousc) respecting
tho filing Of vacancies in county officers, also,
bill (llonse) to regulate the number and pay
OF Trial Justices in Anderson County, recon-.
mendinS passage.
The President pro iem laid before the Sen
ate the resignation Of Senator Fraser.
B:ll to amend an act to prevent fishing
with nets in the fresh water streams OF this
State at certain seasons Of the year, bill to
appoint fish commissioner and increase the
propagation Of fishes, bill for the further pro.
lection OF landlords 10 the collection Of rent,
and bill to amend an act entitled "An act
to reduce and fix the salaries Of officers" were
passed and ordered to the House.
Bill to utilize the labor of ccnvicts and
thereby make them self,susaining was or
dered to third reading.
On the motion Of the Senator from Green
Vile to strike out the cnactng clause of q
bill to prevent unjust discrimination of rail-
road corporations in this State, tho yeas and
| nays were demanded and resulted as follows:
Yeas 8, nays %. The bill then passed to n
third reading
In the House, Mr.. Ficken introduced the
following concurrent resolution, which was