Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-12-09

p A. bill has deon introduced ian,onding
the law in relation to laborers contracts.
a resolution has passed both bodies to
appoint committee to investigate the oon,
duct Of Commissioner Colt in reference to the
bank bills stolon from his Office. Laughln,
who was charged with abstraction Of thcso
bills has died. pending his trial, and as no
judicial investigation Of the larceny oan now
be had. Dir. Colt has asked IN investigation
touching his culpability, if any, from nog-
lgenoe.
ln the House joint resolution to provide
Tor commission to suggest amendments to
the election laws, which will prevent irregn-
laritos and frauds, &c., was introdu ced. It
is very nico question whether wo had not
hctter lot well enough alono. We now hold
the State, wo say by far election, and how
registration law and tampcring with tho
election lave will benefit ua remains to be
seen. In our county wo haro had u fair
ballot and honest count ut every election
and are perfectly satisfied with tho law rs It
is.
a bill to divide the roads and bridges Of
each county in tho State into three Districts
each, to bo presided over by one of the County
Commissioners, has been introduced il the
House; the bill also provides for surveyors to
| supervise und inspect tho work.
Tho judiciary Committee Of the Senate
has submitted majority and minority report
rs to tho eligibility Of Senator Jeter by rca-
son of his holding the office Of Governor at
tho time of his election. The majority rcrort
holds him Ineligible aud declares tho seat
vacant.
In the Senate on Thursday bill to make
| the pay certificates Of teachers receivable for
county taxes was reported favorably. a simi,
| lar bill has been killed in the House.
a concurrent resolution has passed tho
Senate and been sent to the House uppoir ting
commission to inquire into the calling Of u
| constitutional convention and tn report to the
| next session Of tho General Assembly.
q substitute for the bill to define the offcnse
| and fix the punishment Of duoling has been
reported to the Senate The substitute pro-
vidcs that the principals in II ducl and all
others present aiding aud abetting it. either
as second, friend, cauuSclIpr or otherwise,
shall be deemed guilty Of mislemeanor and
be subject to inc Of not loss than sl00 or
Imprisonment in the State Penitcntiary not
less than six months. The second section
enacts that if either party DO killed or So
wounded as 10 die in six months from such
wound, the principals and all others present
shall DO guilty Of murder and on conviction
shall So tler death. Tho third section cnacts
that after the passage of this Act all mem
bcrs elected to the General Assembly and all
| officers required to take the constitutional
| oath, shall also swear that they hare not.
since January lst. 1881, engaged in duel
| within or without this State, either as princi>
pal or second, or been present thereto ns II
| friend to either party. una that they will not
during the term uf their Office, engage in or
| be present at a duel in any capacity, and
| peace officers are required to further swear
| that they will use every chrt to enforce The
| penalties of the law nsainr, ducliag and wi
| try to bring to justice all viola,ors Of it. A
failure or refusal to take this oath shall dis
qualify any officer from holding his Office
| At O'Clock p. NJ. the Senate attended in
the Hall OF the House icr the election of
Judge OF the 9th Circuit. Cen. Kcrshaw
was nominated and there being no opposition
the vote stood lbs with one scattering giving
Judge Kershaw the oicc Tor four years from
the expiration Of his term.
! In the House several bills were introduced
relative to the appointment and Jurisdiction
Of Trial Justices.
| A bill has bacI nt:oducnl to require
marriage license. This is the law in scvc.ai
States but we doubt its proprcty. NJ oh
staclo should be thrown in the way Of mars
riage, but on the contrary it should be en-.
couraged. To get license would cost somc-
or could use it to better pnrpose than in pay
ing for Il license
| n bill has been introduced to allow tens
ants to remove the mature made by them at
| the expiration Of their lease or contract
Under the present law the manure belongs to
the land or property, except in cases Of
livery stables, &:.
a bill to amend an Act for the further pro,
lection of lnnGiordS in cUlec,i ui moneys
| fur : n nd nd vnhrNs has lpru ran,rtr,l "a
yorably. This is doubtless Il matter Of
Interest to nearly all our readers and IA snon
ia we can get the the features Of the bill we
will publish them and note its progress. We
think the law should be SO framed that if IL
merchant or other person buy the crop of IL
renter, without aSccrtaiEing whether the
landlord had been paid in full, he would
mako himself liable for the debt to the cx-
tent Of the products bought, ns we'll as the
right Of the landlord to seize the product
| wherever found.
n bill 10 to ameud the law Of distress has
also been reported iavorably.
~ bill TO reduce the salary Of School Conn
missioucrs, introduced by Mr.. Werner, has
been reported fuyorahly.
The bill to compel executors to givo bond
has also been reported favorabl7
On the Sd instant in tho SENATE the sub.
sttutc for the bill to punish ducling. after a
lengthy discussion, passed its second reading
by IL vote Of 81 yeas to 0 nays. Notices of
amendments on the third reading were
given.
The bill to make the pay certificates OF
teachers receivable for county taxes was
rccommitted to tho committee on education
In tho House joint resolution to provide
for the completion Of the State House was
introduced. The estimated cost Of this work
is put at 81. 100 900.
| a Kill to nknlish tho rnsta of r,l,int;N,