Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-01-09


tepcs Of as0th end laa sepifpg saali as ppsy
be excnsod by ths j Jud so imposing sentencS.
The purpose ofthis snioasare is 10 make all
prisoners pay for their board aud diminish
tho county expenses. large number Of the
parliamentary coneicts were employed in
Laurens County last year in cleaning out the
creeks and rivers. QUITTING bitches aud canals.
fur the purpose Of drainage. MIR. John Oooh
ran has mado application for company of
the convicts, which he proposes to work in
developing tho gold minos Of our county.
Gould not some Of our capitalists employ o
large force of these proGtnbly upon the mag
pifcent wator powors in our county, which
are now lying idle and could no doubt be
purchased for less than half their valueH
The lien law was extended indefinitely.
Subject to the liens provided for in the act Of
1873, tho landlords now have lien upon oil
tho crops raised upon the land, whether made
by the tenant or other person, to secure him
FOR whatever advances he may make. In
case any portion Of the crop is removed from
tho lands and the proceeds not applied to tho
payment Of rent or other liens persons holding
can by affidavit of this fact have tho right
to proceed to collect tho amount which will
become due for rent 0r advances in such
manner as If the same had become duo nccor-
ding to coutract before snch removal. Tho
condition Of our State mnv he readily Inferred
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crop Of cotton was taken (not to uso stronger
lnuyunge) from them by what is known in
the commercial world as "brcakago." and
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,h.n th;r,v dnws nr hv hnth i, II, d;.nro,;mn
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rnnJ w. n,,co nf nnhlic r"snr, ,ros ,,,aa po ,,,,
;sh,hlo hy n (;nn pr not ,o.s th,n nno hn,5rnd
nr mnrc th,n ono th,,s,nL dnllor. ~.
;morisnnn,ort r,, la.. ,ho,, .iy ,,nn,hs ~ ~,
hath.
Tho trcsnnss;nr of Stock LcIo,,;no 70
n,rtios res;a;nr in conntics vh;rI e, q
ndon,cd what il Known NJ thc ,tocl law nnnn
lands in ud;,;niny counties wbicI havo mnt
,dnn,cd th;s Inv ia nov nr,h;h;toI
Thc owners ri lnnds C,rfcitcd +, ,ho S,,to
f,r nm ,nvmcn, ,ct,xe. can rrdrnm tho s,,, -
by nayinp one-half tho tax for thn ycnrs
1876 777S on or before September, 1870
wi,hou, penalty or cost.
The fees for dieting prisoners conGncd IN
the iails was reduced from thirty to twenty
.onts
Tho net granting ,lic corce, far certain causes
was repealed and there is now no divorce for
any cause whatever.
The common law dcfnitinn of burglary was
amended 50 that it shall horenfcr be held
the breaking and entering of dwelling bonSe
or other house with intent to commit Il felony
or other crime "r lower grade aud persons
found guilty Of such oilGuce are punishable
by !inc Of no, less than $500 or imrrisrn-
memt in tho pcnitcntiary for II term of nut
less than three nor more than iftccn years,