The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-04-08

perticnlar persons "a erect gaaas e..
public highways. This wis cauaing
discussion and dissatigfactioA IN cor
tain localities end among the isay.
cling public from the fact ii one.
person obtaining the right fo erect
o gate often inconyeaienced entfse
nejghboraoods and benefited I5at
himseiG In order 70 avoid ell
objection I introduced Cseo Senste|
Journal s875-76, page 293,1 "a
Bill TO provide for the issuing Of
licenses TO persons wishing TO erect
gates across the public highways =
which provided that after public
notice the Clerk Of the Court, upon
application and upon certain condi.
tiong. should issue license for The
purposes set forth. This Bill did
no. pass the House, though approved
Of by the Senate. At the session of
1S77-78, [Senste Journal, page Sal
/ again offered "a Bill to authorize
the County Commissioners in the
several Counties Of the State to
allow the erection Of gates upon the
public highways whenever in their
judgment the asme may be expedi-
ent." This wss acted upcs favor.
ably by both houses and was ap.
proved by Governor Hampton,
February 1e, 1873. This Act re-
quires that application must be
made to the County Commissioners,
who are assumed 20 be conyersant
with the affairs of their several
Counties, can insure Justice 70 all,
anG avoid expense to the State. The
adoption Of che no.fence or e.ock
law by many of the Counties of this
State will almost render the above
Act i1applicahle and unnecessa =,
to such Counties.
The mode of legitimizing chill.
dren by Act of the General Assem-
bly, was in my Judgment bad in
policy and sometimes mischievous
in its results. These applications
increased in number year after year,
and some passed without notice to the
legitimate children. I introduced o
Bill [Senate Journal 1877, page
| All which required that oil such
applications should be made in open
!. Court, aud orders granted after due
]. notice in the County papers of the
parties applying, &C., and thus pre-
vent gurprise, mistakes or injustice.
This Bill was acted upon favorably
in the Senate, but never became 8
j law.
4 Referring back to session 1855,
pages IL and 276, it will be observed
that / submitted certain amend
ments to the Constitution, of which,
], [ shRll Say more hereafter, ,-one of
i them being similar in character to
1.-THE fundamental law Of several OF
the States of the Union, and pro-
( viding that the General Assembly
should enact general laws of incor.
4 poration, and fosbidding the passage
of special Acts for the following
purposes: il
/ Granting divorces; s
Laying out opening. altering and working
roads 2. thiiShTayaS rnsa. =, ,,
and public grounds ' 'sss'l'' amy -
or ooany SS9any ssat
q. Regulating tho practice in Courts Of JUS
:R :RegnIatins the iurlsaietion and duties Of
Ju1ticss Of the, Peace, Police Magistrates and
.p:oyiding for changes of venue in civil and
iRa insorporstius parss cities towns or yilao, ),
Sh|,snElng c|, Sr amending tho charter ofany town,
/ ~ sammonins and empanoIling grand o.
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tteaf fS or do,signa,ing DC tho place Of voting
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of ssS OF fish, I,
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