The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-01-14
SOME NEW STLfYUTES
Acts Passed at the Recent Short $685.
sion Of the Legislature.

Act to regulate the Granting of
Divorces in this St,te."
Be 1t enactcd by the So nate and
House Of Representatives of the
State of Carolina, now met and Sit
ting in General Assembly, and by
the authority of tho same
That all acts and parts of acts
heretofore passed, relating to tho
granting Of divorces, bo and the
samo arc hereby repealed.
Approved December 20,1S79.
AN Act to Punish Assault or As
sault and Battery with any Fire
arm committed on Streets or
Places Of Public Resort
BE 1t enacted by tho Senate and
House of Represent tatives of tho
State of South Carolina, now met
and sitting in General Assembly,
and by the authority of the same :
That any person hereafter con-
victed of any assault or assault and
battery committed by shooting with
any fircarm Oh the street Of any in =
corporatcd city OF town, or in any
place of public resort, shall be pun
ished by fine of not less than ono
hundred or more than one thous-
and dollars, or by Imprisonment for
not moro than twelve months, or by
both, in the discretion of the Court.
Approved December II, 1873.
AN Acr to. prevent stoak of one
county or township from trcspass.,
ing upon lands of al adjoining
county or township.
.Bc 1t enacte0 by the Senate and
House Of Representatives Of the
State Of South Carolina, now met
and sitting in General Assembly,
rnd by the authority Of the same ::
SECTION l That f.om and after
The passage Of this act it shall not be
lawful Tor any inhabitant or inllabl-
tants of tho several counties AMI
townships in this State where the
electors have already or shall here's
after adopt.tho provisions of tho &C;
entitled can act to authorize the
county commissioners to submit to
the qualified electors Of their several
counties a proposition to alter the
fence laws and to provide for effect,
uating the same, approved June Z,
lS77, commonly known as the "fcncc
law" who arc the owner or owners,
manager OF managers, of any horse,
mule, ass, genet, swine, sheep.
goat, neat cattle or livc stock OF
any description, to. unlawfully,
knowingly, willingly or ncgligently
permit the said animals, or any of
them, to enter into or upon the
boundary lines OF lands Of another
county OF township which has not
adopted the provisions Of said
act.
Sec. 2. That if any horse, mule,
ass, genet, swine, sheep, neat cattle
or other live stock the property Of
an inhabitant Of II county or town.
ship which has adopted tho provis-
ions of the act aforesaid bo found
within the boundary limos of an adj
joining county OF township which
has not adopted the same,
the said animals, or any Of them,
shall be taken and doomed an estray,
and any person or persons inhabi-
tants Of the county or township not
having adopted the provisions Of
the said act are hereby auth orizcd
and empowered to take possession
of the said animals, or any Of them,
and to dispose of tho samo as an cs,
tray in accordance with tho provis.-
ions of Chapter LXXI. Title XIV.
of tho General Statutes or tho
amendments thereto.
SEQ. 3. That this act shall not ap-
ply to owner or ownors, manager
or managers Of stock, who arc also
owner, manager or managers Of
freeholds or lands in said county or
township, although he, she or they
he non residents of said county or
township.
SEC. 4. All acts and parts of acts
inconsistent with this act be and tho
same ore hereby repealed.
Approved December 23, 1878,
A poor man at Rochester owed
arich man some money, and was
unable ito pay. The rich man OBJ
tainod a judgment and an execution,
but there was nothing on which tho
sheriff could levy. The poor man
had two large pigs, but the law
allows a man two, and the sheriff
could not take them. The rich
man thon bought two little pigs,
and had them presented to the poor