Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-01-23
State Laws.

State Laws.
j Joint resolution to grant license to dig mine
and remove phosphate rock from tho
marsh lands and on-navigable streams
belonging to the State.
BE IL enacted by the ScDute and House
of Representatives of the Stoto Of South
Carolina, now met and sitting in General
Assembly, uud by tho authority of the
same:
That the Comptroller General be, and he
is hereby, authorized to issue to persons or
bodies corporate (Which arc now enjoying
exclusive rights in the navigablo streams
and waters Of the S!utc) license to dig, mine
and remove phosphate depusits from such
Of the marshes and creeks (,ot navigablc)
lying therein, as may contain phosphate
rock which belong to, or are the property
of the State, which !lave not boon previously
granted, upon said persons or companies
executing bond, with security, in the penal
sum of SO 600, conditioned for the payment
to the State Of the royalty of 81 per ton SO
dug, mined and removed, and to report to
the Comptroller General, monthly, tho
amount of phosphate rock dug, miued or
removed.
SEC. 2, That the said licenses shall be
Tor the term ut one year, rcr wablc at the
pleasure Of the Comptroller General
Approved December "a, 1878.
An act making the Judge of Probate
eligible to the Office of Master, pr5viiing
for Master for each of the Counties of
Sumter, Ncwbcrry, Kc;shaw. Grcenville,
Mnr and A 4
king provision for cases now in the hands
of referees.
BE Il cn"c'c1 by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the State of South
Carolina, now met AMI sitting in General
Assembly, and by the authority Of the
same:
SECrIoN That there shall tc appointed
ny tn" Governor, in and for the Counties of
Sumtcr, Ncwberry, Anderson, Kershaw,
Grecnvilc, Marion and Laurens, one
nastcr, whose oiiiciai bond Shall tc eight
thousand dollars, aud who shall, in all ether
respects, hold his Office, have the same
rights aud duties and receive the same
com renSatiou as provided for by aud az,
eEiitlrd "An act To repeal the 294th, 295th,
296th aud 43Gih Sections of tho code Of
Procedure" within the counties herein nen
toned, so az to abolish the use of referees
in said counties aud 10 establish in their
stead the Office Of master, and that Tie
terms of saii act, except as herein provided
Shall apply to the County of Sumter
SEC 2. That this act shalt not affect cases
under reference to referees at the date Of its
p, sage, aud that the act herein amended
b. further 80 umruaed, that il shall not
apply to eases which at the date oi its
p,s.ase were nader rcfcrcrcc to referees
Appointed by the Courts Of Common Pleas,
bu: that us to such cruises The said referee
shall hoye authority to discharge their
tuncticps under such orders and to make
finu. reports in The said cauScs.
SEC. 3. That tho judge of Probate in
any county shall not be ineligible to the
oiliuc of master, provided for IN this bill.
SEC. 4. That all acts and parts Of acts
inconsistent with this act be and tho same
| are hereby, repealed.
Approved DecomLcT ~, 1878,
An aot to protect the lands and crops of
the citizens Of Abboville, Union, Now
berry and Laurens Counties from Tres
pass by Stock.
SECTION l.. BE 1t enacted by the Sen
ate and lIouse of Representatives of the
State Of South Carolina, now met and sit
ting in General Assembly, and by the
authority of the SINE:
That in the counties Of AbbeyiIle, Union,
Ncwberry and Laurcns it shall not be law
ful for the owner or manager of any horse,
mule, ass, genet, swine, sheep, goat or neat
cattle OF any description, to permit the said
animals, or any OF them, to run at large
| beyond the limits of their own land
SEC. 9. That 10 said counties, whenever
any Of the said stock shall be found upon
the lands of any other person than the
liable for all damages sustained, to be rcco
vercd by action of debt in any court of
competent jurisdiction. and the stock cnus-
ing the damage shall be held liable for the
same in preference to all other liens, claims,
or cncumbranccs against the same.
SEC s Any person who shall maliciously
unlawfuily or ncslgcutly permit any Of
sail stock to go upon the lands OF other
parties shall be deem d guilty of misde
meanor, nd, upon conviction thereof in q
competent court, shall be fined in sum Of
not exceeding thirty dollars or Imprisoned
Tor not more than thirty days, in tho discrc-
ton of the court.
SEC. 4. That tho County Commission
crs 9: said counticsrc respectively, arc directed
to erect lawful fence on the limits Of said
oo"Dties from all incursions of stack or
cattle from adjocent counties, and for that
purpose enter the lands of any person iu said
counties and erect fences Thereon without
being guilty of any trespass whatever; and
the said commissioners shall havo power to