Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-01-22


less than flve hundred dollars, to be col
lected in any court of competent jurisdio-
tion.
Approxcd December %, 1870.
An Act to amend Section FL of an aot enti-
tied Gan not to reduce oil acts and parts
ofacts in relation to County Commission.
crs, their powers aud duties, into one act
and to amend the same" approved April
10, 1876.
Bc't enacted by tho Senate and House
of Representatives of tho State Of South
Caroba, now met and sitting in General
Assembly, and by tho authority of tho
same: q
That Section 81 of IN act entitled "An
act to reduce all acts and parts Of acts in
relation to County Commissioners, thoir
powers and duties, into ono act aud to
amcud tic samc," approved April 18th,
1875, be amended by striking out on
the fifteenth limo of said Section from tho
word d'"bcforo'' to aud inclusive of tho word
"County" on tho twentieth (20th) limo of
said Section.
Approved December "a, 1879.
An act to provide artificial limbs for oil
soldiers Of the State who lost their legs
or arms during military service in the
years 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864 and 1865.
Be IL acted by tho Senate md House of
Representatives Of tho State of South Caro-
lima, now met and sitting in General
Assembly, and by tho authority Of tho
same:
SECTION |. That the Governor, Comp.
trollcr General and tho chairman of tho
State Board of Health be, and arc hereby,
constituted board to contract for aud
furnish TO every citizen of this State who
lost a leg or arm in the atn war an artificial
leg or arm to supply tho place of that so
lost: Provided, That the applicant shall
furnish certificate from tho Clerk of the
Court of his county and the sworn statement
of three competent and disintcrcstcd persons
personally acquainted with tho applicant
for two years last past before his applica-
ton, showing that he is a citizen Of this
State aud in the service Of the State of
South Carolina (or) one of the Confederate
States at tn c time of the loss of said limb:
Aud provided further, That he has not
received an artificial leg or arm from this
or any other State or from tho United
States: Provided further, That he may elect
to receive in money the price of said arti
fetal limb.
SEC. 2. That tho sum of twenty tlous-
and dollars, if SO much be necessary, is
hereby appropriated to dcfray the charges
and expenses attending tho execution Of
the provisions Of the foregoing Section, said
amount to be paid by the Treasurer as the
same may be required upon the warrant of
tho Comptroller General, countcrsigncd by
tho chairman Of the above constituted
board, out CT any moneys not otherwise
appropriated.
SIC. 8. That tho said board is allowed
two hundred dollars to dorray all necessary
expense Of carryug said act into effect.
SEC. d. That this act shall take effect on
January lst, 1880.
Approved December "a, 1879.
An Act to extend the timo for the re-
dcmplion of forfeited lands.
Be II enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the State Of South
Carolina, now met and sitting in General
Assembly, and by tho authority of the
same:
SIC. I. That all lands heretofore forfeited
to the State for the non payment of taxes
aud which have not been sold or reclaimed
may be redeemed By the owners of such
lands, or those claiming under or through
such owners, or others having a legal or
equitable right or interest therein, On the
payment Of oncshalf of the simple taxes of
the years 1876 and 1877, or Of such of
those years as have not been paid, aud the
full amount Of the taxes, costs and penalties
Of the year 1878: Provided said payment
shall be made on or before tho 3lst day of
May, 1880, in gold or silver coin, United
States Treasury or national bank notes.
SEC. 2. That all lands now or hereafter
upon the forfeited land record which have
been offered for sale under Section 1T OF
of The act Of 1874, No. OBI, entitled "tn
act to reduce all acts and parts Of acts pro,
vGng for tho assessment and taxation of
property into one act and to amend the
same" and which have not been sold for
want Of bidders, nor redeemed under the
provisions Of this act, shall be treated as
assets of the State, in charge of the Sink
ing Fund Commission, and by them sold at
public auction at such time aud after
such advertisement upon such terms rs
they deem most advantageous to the State;
Provided, That no such sale be for less
amount than the accum:,atcd taxes, cost
and penalties; Provided, That this Section
shall take eject on ana after the 3lst day
of October, n. d. 1870
Approved December 23, 1870.
70 YoUNG MEN.--A littlc common
sense and good advice will not DO wasted,
hardly out Of place, even lscrc. We do