Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1878-03-16
Legislature Proceedings.


repeal so much Of Section -, Chap
ter CXXIX, Title l, Part ", of the
Revised Statutes of South Carolina a as
is applicable to stealing from the field
any grain or cotton not yet removed
from the freehold.
TO establish uniformity If tho scs.
sions Of Circuit Courts.
10 appoint commissioner to re-
present the State in the Columbia
canal.
10 pay certain claims for improve
mcnts on State House grounds.
TO amend the charter of Erskine
College in AbbevilIe county.
TO incorporate the Street Railway
company Of Walhala.
10 amend The joint resolution to
appoint trustee under the will of
the late De La lowe.
10 authorize the county Auditor Of
Georgetown county to levy u special
tax TO pay the past indebtedness Of
said county.
10 amend The General Statutes in
relation to attorn ,ys and solicitors.
10 incorporate the Savannah Val.
ley Railroad company.
COLUMBIA, March l2.-Joint rcso
luton requiring county Treasures to
pay out money in their hands for
choo expenses.
CoLUM IA, March l3.-Thc bill to
make appropriations for the payment
OF the per diem and mileage of the
members, and for the payment of in.
'tercst on the public debt, was also
read third time and sent to the Sen.
ate with amendments. The amounts
mentioned in the .JouyuuI Of lDO,.
mercc dispatches yesterday for pay
ment OF interest on the public debt
we're appropriated, aud additional
amendments were adopted appropri.
aelng $4,000 to pay the cxpens Of
the Special Court on the bond oues.
ton, and $4,000 for the pay Of the
commission to codity the laws.
toLU3 E1A, March 14.-Thc tax
for State purposes, including the two
mill school tax, is seven mills. To
this | have added the thcec mill Tux
1or county purposes, and the special
taxes ordered in !, number OF c ,untirs
to Eay past indebtedness. The tax
for Orangcburg county under the bill
passed to-day will be II mills. 1t
must be borne i'll mind, however, that
tiS:-Shi ION 10 the G..Trcs given below !,
an amendment was adopted au,hpriz-
ing the levy Of mill tax in c,ch
sch"ot "'sfrict IL mhirh there is a past
d"c 'nhb'c'nrss an sch0oi ch,in,s
The following received their third
reading
Bill for the better protection of
sheep raising in this State.
The Governor has approved the
following acts:
An act to amend an act entitled
"An act to establish uniformity in
the sessions of the circuit courts"
approved June 9th, 1877.
An act to establish certain public
roads in the counties Of Orangeburg
and Barnwell, a d provide for the
working of the same.
An act concerning the indebted
ness of the school districts of the
county of Orangeburg.
An act to amend the law respecting
the punishment for crime.
An act to amend an act entitled
can act to limit the charge for al.
vertlsing notices" approved Deccm-
Der %, 1875.
JOINT resolution authorizing the
county treasurers in this State to nav
ont on the order Of the county school
mmssioners of their respective
counties The unexpendcd balances in
their hands to the credit of the schoo
fund.
An net to amend an act entitled
AN act to reduce all acts and parts
OF acts in relation to County Com
mlssi ncrs, their powers and duties,
into one act, and to amend the same ;
Joint resolution to authrrize the