Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-05-16

tract from the report of the proceedings in the
United States Circuit Court for the previous
day-Judge Bond presiding:
The cases of Jno. R. Falls, Fleming Gard
ner, Jas. A. Woodcock and Jas. E. Cobb,
against the county of York, being submitted
to the court, Messrs. Simonton & Barker for
plaintiffs, and Messrs. Witherspoon q Spen.
Ger for defendants, verdicts were rendered for
the plaintiffs for the following amounts re.
spectively: $60S.47, SS6l.13, $655.79 and
81 .231.81.
In the case of Felix ]. Moses against the
county of York, a jury being dispensed with,
Messrs. Campbell & Whaley for plaintiff, and
Messrs. Witherspoon Il Spencer for defend.
ants, verdict was given to plaintiff for 81 ,469.-
"a.
In relation to these suits, the Ne,os and
Courier says, editorially:
YORK COUNTY BoNDs.-Test cases on the
bonds of York county, issued i'll aid of the
Chester aad Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad
Company, came up yesterday in the United
States Circuit Court, and were tried before
Judge Bond without the Intervention of
jury. The question involved was whether
the County Commissioners had legislative au.
thority to make the subscription to the Rail
road Company, in payment of which bonds
the coupons were issued. Messrs. Simonton
& Barker, Campbell & Whaley and j. +.
Hart represented the plaintiffs, and Messrs.
McCrady & Son and C. E. Spencer the coun-
ty of York. The Court gave judgment for the
plaintiffs, holding that tho Legislature, byits
subsequent enactmepts, had given interpreta.
ton to the original act, which authorized the
subscription. The plaintiffs we're bondhold'
ers, resident in North Carolina and other
States.
Full Text Of the Bankrupt Law.
- The Senate has passed the bill to repeal
the bankrupt law, making an important
amendment, however, by which the repeal
will take effect on the first of September next,
instead of on the 1st Of January, 1879, as pro-
vided in the first amendment. The follow.
ing is the bill in full:
That the Bankrupt law, approved March
2, 1867, title 81, revised statutes, and an act
entitled "An Act to amend and supplement
an act entitled An act to establish uniform
system of bankruptcy throughout the United
States, approved March O. 1867, and for 9th.
er purposes" approved June %, 1874, and
all acts in amendment or supplementary
thereto or in explanation thereof be and the
same are hereby repealed: Provided, ho,reuer,
That such repeal shall in no manner invali.
date or affect any case in bankruptcy institu-
ted and pending in any court prior to the day
when this act shall take effect; but as 10 all
such pending cases and all future proceedings
therein, and in respect of all pains and pen.
alties, and for failures which shall have been
incurred under any of said acts prior to the
day when this act takes effect, or which may
be thereafter incurred under any of the
provisions Of any of said acts, which, for the
purposes named in this act, are kept in force,
and all penal actions and criminal proceed
ings for a violation of any of said acts,
whether then pending, or thereafter instituted,
and in respect of all rights of debtors and
creditors, (except the right of commencing
original proceedings in bankruptcy and all
rights of and suits by or against assignees
under any or all of said acts, in any matter
or case which shall have arisen prior to the
day when this act takes effect, (Which shall
be on the lst day of September, A. D. 1879
or in any matter or case which shall arise af
ter this act takes effect. In respect of any
matter Of bankruptcy authorized by this act
to be proceeded with after said last named
day, the acts hereby repealed shall continue
in full force and effect until the same shall
be fully disposed of in the same manner as if
said acts had not been repealed.
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