The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-01-15

benefits ofseid Aet, shall present then
for examination before the LIST OF July,
1880, to the Hon. James @. Colt, who ID
hereby appointed q Commissioner 10 ex-
| anime the same, and who, if he shall ft;d
them genuine issues of said bank. and la
all respects valid obligations of the State,
| shall SO report to the State Treasurer,
who Is hereby authorized and directed,
upon the surrender of such bills, TO issne
in exchange therefor TO said holders con-
eolidation bonds or certificates of stock
equal TO 80 per cent. of the face value
| thereof, the first interest whereof shalt
fall due and be payable on the lst of
January, 1881.
Approved December "a, 1870.
AN ACT TO require Railroads to furnish
Consignees an iteinizei statement OF
Freight charges, and requiring them to
settle according to the Bill OF Lading.
BE IL enacted by the Senate and House.
Of Representatives of the State of South
Carolina, now met and sitting in General
| Assembly, and by the authority Of the
same:
SEcTIoN l. That Whenever any article
or articles of freight shall be shipped TO
any point within the limits of this State.
whether shipped from point beyond TIC
limits of this State or not, it shall and
may be lawful for the consignee or con.
siguees of said article or articles TO de.
mand and receive from the agent or
agents of the railroad company deliver
ing the same, and before the payment of
any charges upon the same, full and
correct statement of said charges showing
the total amount to be paid by said con.
signee or consignees, together with the
proportion of the same to be paid to each
road over which or any part of which
said freight may have passed, whether
ench road ho beyond the limits Of this
State or not.
SEC. 2. If at any time upon demand
being duly made by said consignee or
| consgnees, or his or their agent, said
railroad agent or ,gents shall refuse to
furnish said statement us hereinbcfore
set forth, said railroad corporation shall
be liable to penalty Of double the total
amount of said charges said penalty to
be paid to the use of said consignee or
consignees, and to be collected BY suit
brought In any court of competent jurs-
dintion within this State.
SEC 3. 1t shall be misdemeauor for
any railroad agent to refuse to give any
consignee or copsignees the information
above set forth, and upon conviction
thereof in any court of competent juris.
diction he shall be fined in O sum not to
exceed one hundred dollars, nor to be
less than ten dollars, or be imprisoned
! s:on; GTo &c thirty days, unics5 ne shall
have been ordered to withhold such in
formation by the superior officer of such
railroad, and in that case such superior
officer of the railroad shall be subjected
TO double the foregoing penalties.
SEc.4, That in all cases the railroad
company delivering freights to consignees
shall 60 required to settle their freight
charges according to the contract as set
forth in the bill OF lading from the chip.
ping point, and they are hereby forbid
den to retain the article of freight after
the consignee offers and is ready and will.
ing to comply with the terms Of said bill
oflading. For violating this Section the
penalties shall be the same as prsscribed
in Sectiors two and three hereof for the
offences therein set forth.
SEC. g. SO much of any Rot riAots IN
10 In conflict with this Act is hereby re,
pealed.
Approved December 90, 1879.
AN ACT to Prohibit the Running of
Freight Trains and to Regulate the
Running of Passenger and Mail Trains
on Sunday.
Be IL eRoctcdiby the Senate and House
OF Representatives of the State of South
Carolina; now mat and sitting in General
Assembly, and by the authority Of the
| same:
SECTION J. That from and after the
passage Of this Act it shall be unlawful
| fer any railrond corporation 10 load or
run any train on any of the railroads of
this State on Sunday, except such trains
as carry the United States mail.
SEQ. 2. That for each violation of the
provisions OF this Act the railroad cor )
pauy so offending shall forfeit TO the
i-,tale not less tilan i've hundred dollars,
TO be collected in any court of competent
Jurisdiction.
Approved December %, 1879.
JOINT re RIss1LUTION proposing an Amend
! ment tn sentien 90 Article IT. of the
Constitution of The State of South Car
olina,. relating to o Homestead and
providing that the benelts of O Home
stead Exemption may be shared equal
ly by all classes of Citizans.
| Beat Tesotue9 by the Senate and House
of Representative of the State of South
Carolina, now met aud sitting In General
Assembly, and by the authority, OF. the
same: So
| That the following amendment to the
Constitution Of the State be submitted to
the qualified electors of the State az the
next general elscticn, nnd If a majority
Of the electors qualified to vote for Iig;,;i.
bers Of tho General Assembly vcting
| thereon shall vote in favor of alicR
amendment, and tWo.thirds Of I, ench
branch OF the uext General Assembly
snail. after snei election and before an.
i other, rstify the same amenIment. by
yeas and nays, IL shall be part of the
i CUustitiiti1u, 10 wit. !. Ts'hiat Eectioni "a
/ Article il, of the Constitution Of CHS
4 State be aud is hereby stricken out. and
4 th9 following inserted in lisu thereof I:
'sThe General Assembly shall enact auch
lava as will exempt FROM attachment and
sale under any nesne or final process is
aued from any Court to the head of any
family residing In this State q homestead
In lands, whether held in fee OK fsny
lesser estate, not tc exceed in value one
thousand dollars, with the yearly pro-
ducts thereof, and every head Of Z family
ifcsiding la this Stats. whether entitled To
q homestead exemption in lands orInet,
pefsonal property not to exceed IN vaino
! the sum of i've hundred dollars; BRO
| Vldea, that In cas9 of any woman having
IAaeparate eatate shall be married 10 the
head OF q family who hnB not os his own
enMclent property TO constitute a hoRe-
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