Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-12-16

were referred bill to provide for the regis
tration of electors of this State, and joint
resolution to provide for the appointment of a,
commission to consider and suggest amend
ments to the election laws of this State, and
the committee on privileges and elections to
whom we're referred bill to provide for the
registration of all qualified electors, made
Joint report, recommending the reference of
these bills and all other measures that may
hereafter be introduced relating to an altera-
ton of the election laws, to a joint commis-
sion of FIVE on the part of the House and
blank on the part 6f the Senate, to digest and
consider during the recess, and report their
conclusions, by bill or otherwise, to the next
session. The resolution was laid over.
FRIDAY, December 10.
In THE SENATE, a bill was introduced to
amend the mechanics lien law, providing
that the person performing labor shall, he
fore commencing work, give notice in writing
to the owner of the structure, when the
owner is not the employer, and upon failure
to do so until the work is done, then his lien
shall only attach to the amount Of money in
the owners hand due and unpaid to the con-
tractor.
| A Joint resolution prohibiting the introduc-
ton of bills or joint resolutions, after the 18th
instant, except by the standing committees,
was passed.
A message from the Governor was receiv.
ed, transmitting the reports Of the railroad
commissioner, and recommending that as
more betilting the dignity of the State, the
commissioner be paid by the State, regard.
less of the action of the railroad companies.
The bill amending the law prohibiting
adultery and de6nining the crimes Of adul
terry and fOrnication, passed second reading.
The following is the full text of the bill:
SECTION |. That an Act entitled "An Act to
prohibit persons living together in adultery. ap
proved December 20, 1873, be amended so as to
man who shall be guilty of the crime of adultery
or forncati0n, shall I've liable to an indictment,
and on conviction shall be severally punished
by \ fine Of not less than one hundred dollars
ed for not less than six months nor more than
one year, or by both fine and imprisonment at
the discretion of the court. s..
SEC 2. That adultery is the living together
and carnal intercourse with each other, or habitu.
al intercourse with each other without living to-
gether, of man and woman, when either islaw-
fully married to some other person:
SEC. 3. That tornicati0n Is the living together
and carnal intercourse with each other or habitu-
tai carnal intercourse with each other without
living together, Of a man and woman, both being
unmarried.
The appropriation of $4,000 for the Cow
pens Centennial caused debate. Senator
Perry moving to amend by making the
amount 81, 900 hut the bill passed by good
minority without amendment
The House bill for the revision of the laws
passed third reading.
The House concurrent resolution relative
to presenting to Col. A. Coward the State flag
used at the Kings Mountain centennial cele'
bration, was concurred in.
In THE HOUSE, Mr.. Hemphil introduced
bill to incorporate the Blackstocks and
Rocky Mount Narrow Gauge Railroad Com.
pany.
Mr. Stewart introduced bill to extend the
provisions Of the Act to provide artificial
limbs for the Confederate soldiers of the State
and to those manned soldiers of the State who
fought with troops of other States.
The remainder of the days session was con
sumed in the consideration of the approp ria.
tion bill. -- ..
SATURDAY, OecemDer IL.
In THE SENATE the committee on claims
submitted an unfavoroble report on the claim
of w. B. Nash and others for compensa ton
as Presidential Electors for 1876, which re.
port was agreed to and the claim rejected.
The following were read the third time and
passed. Bill tn amend the Code of Proce
dure, so as to abolish the use Of Referees and
establish the office of Master in the various
Counties of the State, to Fix the fees of Master
and to make Judges of Probate eligible to
the Office of Master. Bill to amend an Act to
prohibit persons living together in adultery,
approved December 20, 1878, and define the
crimes of adultery and fornication.
The bill to prohibit the hiring out of con-
victs for agricultural purposes, was recommit:
ted to the penitentiary committee.
The House bill to extend the time within
which bills of the Bank of the State may be
funded and to provide the manner of funding
the same, was made the special order for Mon.
day noon.
In THE HOUSE, the appropriation bill was
under consideration.
MONDAY, December 13.
In THE SENATE the House bill to extend
the time for funding the bills of the Bank Of
the State passed to third reading.
In THE HOUSE, Mr.. Price, Of Anderson,
presented petition, thirty yards in length,
signed by 5000 names, praying the passage
Of an Act to prohibit the sale of liquor in
South Carolina. The petition was referred
to special committee Of one from each Con.
gressional District. The committee consists
Of Messrs. Price, Dargan, Summers, Blake
and Hutson.
The judiciary committee reported favora
bly on the bill to make the railroad commits
sioner State officer.
The bill to provide punishment for car
rying deadly weapons concealed about the
person, passed a second reading. The bill
enacts that the "carrying pistol, dirk, dag.
ger, slung.shot, metal knuckles, or other SIM
liar deadly weapon usually used for the in
Fiction of personal injury, concealed about
the person." shall be misdemeanor, and up.
on conviction, the guilty party shall forfeit
the weapon and be fined from 500 to 5000, or
be imprisoned for from two to twelve months,
or both that it shall be the duty Of every
peace officer to cause all persons violating the
Act to he prosecuted that one half the fine
shall 20 to the prosecutor and one half to the
County Treasury that the Act shall not ap'
ply to peace officers while in the actual dis.
charge of their duties, or to persons carrying
concealed weapons on their own premises; !;
that if any person be convicted>of assault, or
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