The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-12-28
FORFEIrED LANDS.
Postponement Of Sales. and EasJ
Terms Of Redemption.

Terms Of Redemption.
The following important bill has
passed the Senate and had pre-
viously passed the House of Repre-
sentutives
! A Bill in relation to lands forfeited
to the State for non-payment Of
taxes.
BE it 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:
Snor1oN l. That in all cases in
which sales Of land under An net
entitled "An act in relation to for
feited lands and the redemption of
the same, and to lands not hereto~
fore placed on the tax duplicate
approved March LIST, 1873, have
been suspended by competent au-
thority, the printers charges. as
now provided by law for advertis-
ing such sales, shall be p lid by the
county treasurer Of the county in
which said lands are situated, on
the order of the county commits
sioners. out Of the county funds.
SEQ. 2. That all sales of forfeited
lands not yet made under said aot
be postponed until the first Mon-
day in September, 1879. until
whioh time the privilege of redemp-
tion is extended to the parties in
interes. upon the payment by them
Of one-helf of the simple taxes of
the fiscal year 1876, 1877 and 1878,
without costs or penalties. ..
SEQ. 8. That in all cases where
real estate has been offered for sale
I'D not sold under the provisions Of
said act, or may hereafter be offered
for sale, as hereinbsfore provided
for, and not sold for want of bid
ders, the original owners, or per-
soas claiming under them, may have
said real estate restored to them,
freed from all lien or eucumbrances
rising from said non-payrnent of
taxes, or said forfeiture, upon the
payment Of one-half Of tho simple
taxes of the fiscal years Of 1876,
1877 and 1875: Provided, said
payment shall be made before the
31st of October, 1879 d; and the real
estate thus redeemed shall revert to
the person having the legal title
thereto, subject to the claims Of
third parties having an interest
therein, in the same manner rs if no
forfeiture had taken place.
SEC. A. That the payment Of taxes
heroinbefore provided for shall DO
made in national bank notes, United
States treasury notes or in gold or
silver coin, and the privileges of
this act are given solely upon this
condition.
SEC. s. That auditors are re-
quired to compare their forfeited
land book with their tax duplicates,
and when it is apparent or made to
appear that there are lands upon
said forfeited list upon which taxes
have been paid by the original
owners in their own names for the
years 1876-77, such irregular pay
ments shall be taken and held to
have redeemed such lands under
the "Act in relation to forfeited
lands und redemption Of the same,
and to lands not heretofore placed
OH the tax duplicate" approved
March /, 1878.
SEo. 6. That all acts or parts of
acts inconsistent with this act are
hereby repealed.
ELEor1Na TOO SooN,-There is
general feeling among members of
Congress that the plan of electing
Congressman session i'll advance
of their taking their seats is all
wrong, and if this were a long
session the question would be
brought before the body before it's
close. A leader in the House, for
example, says you now elect man
before you know what questions he
will have to act upon, and then
that defeated man who does not
feel any responsibility remains in a
session after his defeat.-- Wash--
iegto,a Letter.
Tho British government is going
to establish mint ut Hong Kong, at
at an expense of $250,00O, for the
purpose of coming piece Of Eng
lish money to supplsnt the trade
dollar, which is o universal medium
of exchange IN the Chinese empire.
It has driven the old favorite. the
Mexican dollar, entirely out Of orr.