Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-01-30

SECTION l. That in the administration
OF the assets of deccdent, mortgages shall
not bo entitled to priority over rents.
debts by speoialty or deb,s by simple CON
tcaot, except as to the particular ports Of
the estate affected by the liens of such
mortgages
SEC 2. That after the property covered
oy the liens is exhausted the grade of the
demand shall be determined by the nature
OF the instrument which the mortgage was
given to eeonre.
Approved December II, 1878.
An act to require the County Auditors to
attend ut certain places for the assessment
of taxes.
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House
OF Representatives, of tho State Of South
Carolina now met and sitting in General
Assembly, and by the authority of the same:
SEorIoN That the County Auditors
of each county be, and hereby are required,
for the purpose of assessing taxes, to at
tend nt convenient point in each town
ship two or more days, if necessary; and
TOR the balance of the timo allowed by law
they shall be aud reman at their respective
county scats.
SEQ. e. The said Auditors, or their
assistants, shall give thirty days public
notice of tho days upou which they will
be ut tho places designated in tho first
section of this uot.
SEQ 3. All acts or parts of acts incon-
sistcnt with this act are hereby repealed.
Approved December 81, 1878.
q a ut IN OF ofo
township from trespassing upon lands of
an adjoining county or township.
BE 1t enacted by the Senate aud House
OF Representatives of the State of South
Carolina, now met aud sitting in General
Assembly, and by the authority of the
samc:
SErcIoN /. That from and after the
passage of this act it shall not be lawful
for any inhabitant or inhabitants of the
several counties and townships Of this State
wero the electors have alrerdy or shall here
after adopt tho provisions of the net cnti-
tied "An act to authorize the county com
missloncrs to submit to the qualified electors
OF their several counties proposition to
to alter the fence laws end to provide for
calculating the same," approved June 7.
1877, commonly known as the "fenc. law"
who are the owner or owners, manager or
managers, OF any horse, mule, ass, genet,
swine, sheep, goats, neat cattle or live stock
of any description, to unlawfully, knowingly,
willingly or negigently permit the said ami.
mails, or any of them, to enter iuto or upon
the boundary lines of lands of another
county or township which has not adopted
the provisions of said act.
SEC. 9. That if any horse, mule, ass,
genet, swino, sheep, neat cattle or other
live stock the property of an inhabitaut of
county or township which has not adopted
the same, the said animals, or any of them,
shall be taken and deemed an cstrap, aud
any person or persons inhabitants # the
county or township not having adopted the
provisions Of the said act are hereby author.
lied and empowered to take possession of
said animals, or any of them, and to dispose
OF the same as an estray in accordance with
the provisions of chapter LXXI, title XIV,
Of the General Statutes or the amendments
thereto
SEQ. 3. That this act shall not apply to
owner or owners, manager or managers of
stock, who are also owner, manager or man.
ayers of freehold or land in said county or
township, although he, sho are they be non.
residents of said county or township.
SEC. 4. All acts and parts Of acts incon.
sistent with this act be and the same are
hereby repealed.
Approved December 23, 1878.
An act to amend Section 2, Chapter XVI
of the General Statutes, relating to Con-
stables.
BE At enacted by tho Senate and House
of Representatives Of the State of South
Carolina, now met ani sitting In General
Assembly, and by the authority of the
samo:
SECTION l. That all the proyiaons of
Section Q, Chapter 26, of the General Stat
apply as we'll to constables holding their
office under appointment.
Approved December 20, 1878.
An act to provide for reassessment Of the
real estate of this State to fix the standard
at which property shall be assessed and to
amend the law in relation to the or.
ganizaton of the State Board OF Equal
cation.
BE IL enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the State Of South
Caroline, now met and sitting in General
Assembly, and by tho authority Of the
came:
SEoTIoN l. That there shall be valua-
tion and assessment Of all lands, and the
improvements thereof, within this State, by
tho proper authorities, iu the year one thou.
sand eight hundred aud seventy -nioe, at
same time that the assessment of personal
property is made, and 10 tho manner and