Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-05-23

and in opposition to American labor. That
we are now as ever opposed to the payment of
claims from the National Treasury to those
lately engaged in or sympathizing with the
rebellion. No conqueror should be forced to
pay indemnity to the conquered, and the pre-
sentation of bills demanding over three hun
dred million dollars at the present session of
a Democratic House, is warning to the coun-
try of the cost and the danger of retaining in
power party whose chief aim is to make re-
prisals on the ax-payers for losses which the
crime of treason brought upon the Southern
people.
Henry Hoyt was nominated for Governor,
and after he delivered an address, the con-
vention adjourned sine die
Arson and Rape.
BY an amendment to the criminal law
of this State, the crimes of arson and rape are
now capital offences. The following is the
full text of the law:
Section l. Be it enacted, &C., That from
and after the lapse of sixty days from the pas
sage of this Act, any person who shall COM
nit either of the crimes Of arson or rape shall,
upon conviction, suffer death by hanging in
the same form and manner as is now provided
by law for willful murder: Provided, how.
ever, That in ea.h case where the prisoner is
found guilty, the jury may find special yer.
dict, recommending him to the mercy of the
Court, whereupon the punishment shall be re-
duced to imprisonment in the penitentiary
with hard labor during the whole lifetime
Of the prisoner.
Sec. 2. That from and after the lapse of
sixty days from the passage of this Act, any
person who shall commit the crime of bur-
glary at common law shall, upon conviction,
be imprisoned in the State Penitentiary with
hard labor during the whole lifetime of the
prisoner.
Sec. 3. That on and after the passage of this
Act, any person found guilty of the larceny
of any horse, mule, cow, hog or any other
live stock, shall suffer imprisonment in the
State Penitentary at hard labor for period
of not less than one year nor more that ten
years, and such fine as the Court, in its dis
creton, may see 6t to impose.
Approved March %, 1878.
Landlords and Tenants.
The following is the full text of an act
passed at the last session of the Legislature for
the "protection of landlords in rental of
houses and tenements':
Be it enacted, &c., That in all cases where
tenants hold over after their expiration of
their leases or contracts for rent, whether the
same be in writing or by parol, or shall fail
to pay the rent when it shall become due,
the landlord is hereby authorized and en-
powered, either in person or by agent, to en-
ter upon the premises and claim possession
and in case OF refusal or resistance it shall be
lawful for the person SO letting said premises,
houses or tenenents, his agents or attorney,
to apply to a Trial Justice, whose duty it
shall be to have notice served upon the per.
son or persons so refusing to be dispossessed, to
show cause before him, if any he can, within
three days from the date of said personal SER
vice of such notice, why he should not be dis
possessed and if he fails to show sufficient
cause, it shall be the duty Of the Trial JUS
tice forthwith to issue his warrant, directed
TO the Sheriff of the county or any constable
thereof, requiring him, without delay, to dis.
possess said person or persons from the prem
ises so let, and authorizing him to use such
force as may be necessary: Provided, Said
Trial Justice shall receive fifty cents for is.
suing said notice and warrant, and the Sher-
if or constable fee Of one dollar for exc
cutting the same, to be paid by the party so
refusing to be dispossessed; and if said costs
cannot be collected from the tenant, then the
same shall be paid by the landlord, except in
cases of constables and Trial Justices in
counties where they receive salaries Pro-
vided, That in case any tenant is wrongfully
dispossessed, he, she or they may have an &C.
ton for damage against such landlord.
Approved March %, 1878.
The Public Schools.
-- At the first regular meeting of the
State Board of Examiners, held several days
since, the following resolutions were adopted,
which We publish for the information Of
teachers and others interested in the subject
of public education:
ResoIved, That in those localities in which
the number of children desiring to attend
school is less than the minimum number pre-
scribed by the various boards of trustees for
the establishment Of schools, teacher should,
if possible, be procured, the compensation in
such cases to be less than that usually allow
ed to the grade of certificate held by the teach
er.
RESOLVED, That the various school officers of
this State be urged to secure the services of
the most competent teachers to instruct the
colored children, and that this board heartily
commends the white teachers who have here
tofore engaged in their instruction.
Resolved, That this board has received with
qualification the encouraging reports of the
progress in certain portions Of the State, es.
pecially in Charleston.
The following rules were adopted:
l. All examinations before county hoard
of examiners must be in writing, except ex-
animation in reading, and must be conducted
on questions prepared by the State superinten-
dent of education; separate questions to be
prepared for each of the three grades. -.
g. The number to be the maximum mark,
and no applicant, whose average at :n exami-
nation is less than eight on all the branches,
to receive certificate.
3. That at all examinations before county
boards at least two members of the board
must be present.
4. That applicants before county boards
shall be examined on orthography, reading,
writing, arithmetic, geography, English gram
mar, history of the United States and of this
State.
5. That applicants for teachers State Ger.
ti6cate must appear before the State board OF
examiners at the regular meetings which will
be held in Columbia during the first week in
May, and the FIRST week in September of each
year, and that in addition to the branches
of study mentioned in the foregoing rule, said
applicants must be examined in algebra, nat