Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1880-12-23
PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGIs.
LATURE.
Enactment of stringent Laws Against
Daeilias and WhiskeS-D Drinking.

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o,nt where the line of railroad of any
nca companies crosses the line otany pas
ura fence in this State was passed. 4
In tie House, the bill to- further regu-.
a,e the sale OF seed cotton was taken mp
Or a second reading. +,
1t Was amended so as to apply TO the
OF Abbeville, Edgefeld, Sumter,
)rangeburg, Laurens, Lexington, Aiken.
.ancaster, Rlchland, Chester and Fair
ield. -
Capt. Ward moved to make the bill ap-
oiv only to quantities less than 800 pounds.
Not adopted.
Mr.. Ialbert suggested that a provision
should be inserted after each County say
ne what quantities should be sold in that
County. For Edgefeld he would suggest
300 pounds.
The bill was passed to q third reading
by Il vote OF 90 to AZ. d.
The bill prohibits the selling of seed
cotton saved from the freehold in the Coun-
ties named, except for manufacturing pur-
poses where lint cotton would not DO as
and except by legal process or by
order of Courts, or in settlements between
landlords and tenants, under u penalty OF
imprisonment in jail from ten days to SIX
months Or line of from $40 to $500 or both,
one-half OF the fine 10 so to Inc -informer
and one-half to go to the public schools.
Edgeiieid's TAX to be Eleven and
Th.ee-Quarter Mills.
The Tax Bill was perfected in the early
part of last week, as follows: The State
tax remains at Al mills exclusive OF the
c institutional school tax OF two mills
rne 10 al county taxes for general and spe-
cial purposes are as follows in the counties
narned Aiken, 3 mills; Anderson, 2!
mills; Abbeville, 81 mills Barnwel, !
m.ils: Lancaster, / mills; Chesterfield, q
n.Ils, Clarendon, { mills; darlington, .
mills; Charleston, I! mills, Edgeheld, :
mills; Georgetown, 5! mills; G%reenville
5. xllls:: Lexington, 81 mills; Marlboro
) mills; Newberry, i! mills; Williams
purg, u! mills; Oconee, Il mills; Spartan,
burg, t mills; Beaufort, + mills: Collector.
Is ullr., Fairfield, ) 10 mills; Hampton,
6! mills; Horny, / mills; kershaw, 8 mills
L+urens, ) mills; Mario, t mills; Orange
ourg, Il; Richland, . mills; Sumter, o.
nils: Union, s. nails; Yors. ) mills;
P.ckens, ; mills; Chester d mills. The time
,rtylng the taxes elected some debate, out
va. finally liked as follows: First install
,ncut lrom Is; OF May to lst OF June; sec
IN / ins al,nent from the 18th OF Septem
DER To The 3lst Of October.
Passage by the Senate ot the Daeilins
Bill.
On Tuesday, the l.lth, the Senate pass
eli the Dazzling Bill. We give the full
,rxt
\ b,ll to Dehue the Oneuse and Fl,
the Punishment of Dueiling.
Re Il ernctedb By the Nencte and HouS,
81 Representatives OF the STATE of South
Cuolina, roc met and sitting in Genera
assembly and by the authority Of Mf
same:
SECTION l. Whoever shall fight q due
N this State. and all persons present, aid
ing and abetting il such duel, as second
friend, or counsellor to either principal, Of
,.h.rw!se, shall be deemed guilty OF a mis-
.i4ne NOR, and, upon conviction, shall D'
lined not less than n hundred dollars o.
lmr r soned n the State P~enitentiary no
less tha Blk months, or both at the dis
crelion of the Judge.
SIC .. Whoever shall kill another in
duel, or inf Ct wounds upon him from
when he shall die within SIX months from
said duel, and all persons present, aiding
or abbet,ing in such duel, as seconds
friend, or counsellor to either principal, O
otherwise. shall! be deemed guilty Of muir
der, and. upon conviction, shall suffer tn
punishment OF death.
SEC. 3. From and after the passage c
,i,i, Act all members elected to the Gen
era Assembly, and all officers now requir
eli To take and subscribe the oath pre-
scrlbed IN Act II, Section 80, OF the Con
s'itutlon OF the State. shall, in additio,
thereto, take the following oatj before en-
teling upon the duties of their respectiv
Offices, To he administered in like name
as the oath now required ~ do solemn,
swear Tor affirm, az the case may be- tina
| have not slnc the LIST day Of January
y. y. 1851, engaged in a duel within o
without the State, either as principal o
second, or been present thereto as a frienc
10 either une o:the principals in such due
aud that l will not during the term OF OF
fee to which | have been elected Tor ap
pointed, US the case may be- engage IN
dnel as principal, or aid and abet in sue
duel as second, or friend, TO either prince
pc! or otherwise" TO which shall be add
ed in the case Of all officers charged wit
the preservation Of tue peace, the follow
ing:
And will to the extent Of my abilit,
enforce the penalties prescribed by lay
against dueling, and will rot fail to brin!
to justice all violators of the same tina
may come within my view or knowledge.
SEC /. Any failure or refusal to tax
the foregoing oath shall d~isqualify the Of
iicer or member of the Legislature so re
iusing. or failing, for entering upon tn
duties Of his Office. which shall tnereupol
he deemed vacant.
Confirmation Of Our County Officer
and Trial Justices.
On Wednesday, the Senate confines
the following appointments OF Gov. Fla
good:
EdgefieId-Treasurer z. C. Bryan.
Auditor, Samuel T. Edwards; Jury Com
missioner, w. H.. Brunson; Trial Jus
tices-E A. Minis, w. G. Harris, Morton
W. BROKER, W. H. Yeldell, B. NJ. Tai
bert, S. G. Meriwether, Thomas Mathis
John BrLnson, W. D. Allen. D. H. Tom
klns, E. B. Forrest, J. P. Blackwell. Til
mar H. Clark, E J.. Goggans, F. H. Ward
law.
No Divorces in South Carolina.
4 bill to regulate the granting of di
vorces being a bill to allow divorces on thj
ground of adultery and no other cause
came in for u general discussion on Wed
nesLay. Messrs. McCrady, Hemphill ant
Rucker opposed the bill, taking the lin
that South Carolina should adhere to tht
principle which had governed the peopl
for two hundred years, during which nj
divorce laws had been enacted except;du
ring the short interval under Radical rule
The bill was defeated.
The House Gives Way Il the Bar
Rooms!
On Wednesday, also, inthe House, took
place the postponement, until next session
by a vote Of 81 to 50. Of a bill which, fo
several days. previously. had provoked