Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-03-28
LAWS OF GENERAL INTEREST,"

The following are official COPIES, verified
by careful comparison, of acts passed and
| approved ct the present session Of the Gcue.
raj Assembly. =.
A BILL to protect The Crops Of Planters and
Farmers in the hands of Merchants and
Factors from Attachmcnt and Levy for
Debts due by said Merchants and Factors.
BE IL enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives of the State of South
Carolina, now mot and sitting in General
Assembly, and by tho authority of tho
| same:
That after the passage of this aot all
crops and produce Of any planter or farmer
which may, by consignment or otherwise,
come into possession or keeping of any
merchant or factor ehall be exempt from
attachment and levy at the suit of any
creditor or ere iitors of the said merchant
or factor; provided, however, that, should
said merchant or factor have made any ad-
vanccs of money or provisions, or both, to
planter or farmer, said crop or produce may
be sold in tho regular manner, and out of
the proceeds of tho same SO much shall be
taken as will paysad advances, together with
interest thereon.
Approved FEBRUARY II, 1878.
Il BILL 20 amond Section $50 of the Code
of Procedure, in relation to the Costs of
Plaintiffs.
&c 1t enacted by the Senate and Tousc
of Representatives of tho State Of South
Carolina, now me: and sitting in General
Assembly, and by the authority of the
same:
That subdivision 4 Of Section $50 OF the
Code of Procedure be amended !y striking
out all tho words down to ard Including
"dollars" u the cccond line of said subdi-
vision and inserting the following:
"I. In on action for the recovery Of
money where the plaintiff shall! recover
twenty dollars; Provided, That in no case
shal! the plaintiff bc allowed costs to nn
amount exceeding the amount Of his verdict
or recovery"
Approved March 4, 1878.
other Fertilizers.
BE IL enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the State Of South
Carolina. now met and sitting in General
Assembly, and by the authority of the
| SAME:
SECTION l. That all persons engaged in
manufacturing in this Stutc guano OF other
fertilizer, or in selling in this State or other
guano fertilizer manufactured 10 an another
State, shall attach TO each sack, barrel or
other articles containing the samc tag,
either written or printed, containing the
name or names of the person or persons, or
the name of the company, with tho names
Of its individual members so manufacturing
or selling such gunno or other fertilizer, and
true analysis of such guano or other fcrtil,
izcr.
SEC. g. That if any person or persons
shall offer for Gale in this State any guano or
other fertilizer i in respect to which the
provisions Of this act have not been complied
with, or of which the analysis attached is
ascertaiucd to be false in material particu.
lar, such person or persons shall bc guilty of
a misdcmcanor and shall be punished by a
fino OF not less than five hundred dollars,
nor more than five thousand dollars, or by
imprisonment in the State Penitcntiary, at
hard labor, for tho period of not less than
one year, nor more than five years, or both,
at tho discretion of the court
SEC. 8. This act shall not apply TO
landholdcrs or farmers selling or furnishing
fertilizers to their tenants or employees.
SEC. 4 That this act shall take effect
Immediately after its passage.
Approved March 4, 1878.
A BILL to amend Chapter CVII, Title l,
Part H. of tho General Statutes, rola-
ting to Attorneys, Solicitors and Counsel.
lors.
Bc IL enacted by tho Senate and House
Of Representatives Of tho State of South
Carolina, now met and sitting in General
Assembly, and by tho authority Of the
same:
SECTION I. That Chapter CVIT, Title l,
Part |, of the General Statutes, relating to
attorneys, solicitors aud counsellors, be
amended as follows:
Strike out Section 2 and insert the fol :
loving, to be known as Section 2: "Any
male citizen of the ago Of twenty ono years
haviag rc,Rl law in tho Office of any practi-
cling attorney of good standing in tho State
for the period of two years, or graduated al
any recognized law school in the United
States, and shall produce the certificate of 9
practcDg attorney of good standing in this
State that he is q person of good mora
ohaiooing Mpyl, 1siU >5setiop in open
court by tll.eoa designates who arc rap
pointed by the Suptnrn. as prescribed! !
puposc, who shall certify that lIa possessc:
the requisite learning and ability, bc aG-
mittcd, if tho examination be satsfuctor,
to the Court, to practice in all of tho courts
of this State as an attorney, solicitor ant
counsellor, upon taking tho oath prescribe,
by tho Constitutions"