The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-12-09
Tuesday, 80th November.


tow measures were introduced, and
the only thing Of any interest considered
was Il bill providing for the revision md
c0dificatiOn OF tho statltc laws Of the
State. During the discussion on the bill
q message from tho House was received
announcing the approach Of tho inaugu-
ral ceremonies, when tho Senate proceed
ed in n body to tho Hall of Representa-
tives.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The following new measures were in
trDduccd and rcforred:
a bill 10 prohibit persons from living
together in adultery, and to define the
crimes Of adultery ami f0rnication.
a bill tn afford relief tn insolvent
debtors. This bill seeks to allow persons
who fnii In business TO give up such prop
crty as thoy have, with the exception OF
certain articles named, and be allowed TO
start business anew.
a bill TO reduce the salary of Adutnnt
and Inspector General and to fix tho sal
aries Of clerks of certain offices.
A bill to provide for tho safety Of hold
ers of insurance policies in this State.
A bill TO prevent discrimination by
| railroads.
The following bills were rejected, on
| unfnvorable committee reports:
Bill to regulate tho salaries Of County
Auditors, School Commissioners, DC !;
Of real estate, and bill 10 utilize tho labor
Of prisoners under sentence IL county
jails.
Tho following were reported upon un-
fayorably and placed on the calendar:
Bill TO reduce the costs Of dieting pris-
oncrs In county jnilss; bill to repeal tho
lien law bill to make school claims re-
| ceivablc for taxes in Ricbland County.
The Committee of Ways and Means rc-
ported n bill to cXteId the time for fund
ing the bills OF the Bank OF tho State
This bill extends tho provisions Of tho
! Act of last session, aud allows bills Of tho
| llnnll of the State To be funded for con-
| solidatcd bonds ut fifty cents on the dol
lar OF their face value until the lst of July
next,
Tho bill rntifying the constitutions al
| amendment relative to the Homestead
passed it's third reading by vote of ll3
to /. The following Ia tho amendment
which wns adopted at tho recent election
and which has now boon ratified bv tho
House:
"Tho General Assembly shall onnct
such laws M will exempt from attach
| mcnt and sale under any mosno or final
process issued from any Court to tho
head of any family resulting in this State
homestead in lands whether held in fee
or any lesser estate, not to exceed in
value ono thousand dollars with the
yearly products thereof; and every head
of family residing in this State. whether
entitled to n homestead exemption In
lnnds or not, personal property not to
oxceed in value the su.r or iive hundred
| dollars: Provided. That in case any wo-
| man having separate estate shall DO
| married to the head of family who has
not OF his own s1fliccnt property to con-
| atitute n homestead rs hercilbefore pro-
viued, said married woman shall be en-
titled TO IL like exemption ns provided for
tho head of II family: Provided iurthcr
That thero shall not be nh allowance Of
| moro thnn one thousand dollars worth
Of real estate and more than five hun
| drcd dollars worth of personal property
| to tho husband and wife Jointly: Pro-
vided, Thut no property shall DO exemp.
| from attachment, levy or sale for taxes or
for payment of obligations contracted for
tho purchase Of said homestead or tho
erection of improvements thereon: Pro-
vded further Tha. tho yenrly products
OF said homestead shnil not he exempt
from attachment, levy or sale for the pay
ment of obligations contracted in tho
production of tho same. 1t shnll DO tho
duty of tho General Assembly ut their
first session to enforce tho provisions o (
this section by suitable legislation.
Tho House concurred In the Senate con-
current resolution To appoint n commits
sion to investigate the conduct of Com
missioner Colt in relation to the funding
OF bills of tho Bank of the State.