Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-01-22
Acts Of tho Legislature.
An Act prevent and punish tho Intcrmar.
ryino of Races

rying of Races.
SECTION I. BE II enacted by the Senate
and IIouscof Representatives Of the State
of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority Of
the same:
That from and after the passage of this
Act it shall he unlawful for any whto man
to intcrmarry with any woman of either the
Indian or negro races, or any mulatto, mes.
tizo or half breed, or for any white woman
to intcrmarry with any person other than a
white man, or for any mulatto, half breed
negro, Indian, or mes.izo to intcrmarry with
a white woman. And ony such marriage
or attempted marriage shall be utterly null
and void and of none effect.
SEC. 2. Any person who shall violate the
first section of this Act, or any one of the
provisions thereof shall be guilty Of mis-
dcmcanor, and on conviction thereof shall
be punished by fine of not less than $500
or Imprisoned for not less than twelve
months, or both, in tho discretion of the
Court.
SEC. 3. That any clergyman, minister Of
the Gospel, magistrate, or other person su-
tholized by law to perform marriage ccrc-
mony, who shall knowingly and wilruly
unite in the bonds OF matrimony any per
sons Of ditcrcat races as above prohibited,
shall be guilty Of mi8dcmcanor, and unon
conviction thereof shall be liable to the
same penalty or penalties provided in the
preceding section.
Approved Dccembcr II, 1870.
AN Act to provide for Funding the Bills
OF the Bank Of the State in Consolidated
Bonds or Stock.
BE At enacted by tho Senate ard House
of Representatives Of the State of South
Caroline, now met and sitting in General
Assembly, and by tho authority of the
same:
SECTION l. That the Act entitled "An
Act to reduce the volume Of the public debt
and to provide for the payment Of the
same" approved December 20, 1873, be,
and the same is hereby, amended so as
to include among the bonds and stoel; au-
thorzcd to be consolidated the obligations
OF the corporation known as "The Prcsi-
dent and Directors Of the Bank Of the
State Of South Caroline" commonly known
as bills OF tho Bank Of tho State.
SEC. 2. That all persons holding such
bills. before they shall be entitled to tho
benefits Of said Act, shall present them for
examination before the lst Of July, 1880.
to the Hon. James G. Colt, who is hereby
appointed a commissioner to examine the
same, and who, if he shall find them gcnu-
inc issues of said bank, and in all respects
valid obligations of the State, shall so report
to tho State Treasurer, who is hereby nu-
thorzcd and directed, upon the surrender
OF such bills, to issue in exchange therefor
to said holders consolidation bonds or Ger
tllicatcs of stock equal to SO per cent. of
tho face value thereof, the first interest
whereof shall fall duo and be payable on
tho lst cf January, 1881.
Approved December 2l, 1870.
AN ACT to Prohibit tho Running of
Freight Trains and to Regulate the Run.
ming of Passenger aud Mail Trains on
Sunday.
Bc u enacted BY tho Senate and House
OF Representatives Of tho State of South
Carolina, now met and sitting in General
Assembly, and by tho authority of the
same:
SECTION l. That from and after tho pas
sage of this Act it shall be unlawful for any
railroad corporation to load or ruu any train
on any Of the railroads of this State on
Sunday except such trains as carry tho Uni.
ted States mail.
SEC. 2 That for each violation Of the
provisions Of this Act tho railroad company
80 offending shall forfeit to the State not