Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-01-01

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Fairfield Circuit; g. W. Whiteman, Winns-
boro; S. Leard, Edgefeld R. L. Harper,
Marion; G. W. Gatlin, Marion Circuit;
Landy Woods, Conwayboro; j. w. Kelly,
Newberry Circuit; w. s. Martin, Goshen
Hill A. W. Walker, Clinton j. E. Carlisle,
Anderson.
The membership of the Methodist denomi.
nation in South Carolina, exclusive of bap-
tized children, as shown by the recent re-
port of their statistical secretary, numbers
44,791, with l66 travelling and 153 local
preachers. The number of adults, admitted,
by baptism alone, into the communion of the
M. E. South Carolina Conference, during the
year just closing, is 1908. The denomina-
ton has, within the bounds of South Carolina
Conference, 497 Sabbath schools, with 3,044
teachers and 22,057 scholars. They have
raised in South Carolina, during the year
1879, for their worn.out preachers and the
widows and orphans Of deceased preachers,
$486850. They have raised in the same
territory, during this year, for missions, (ex-
elusive of the amount raised by the Women's
Missionary Societies) $7,9O5.52.
LIST OF ACTS.
The following are the titles of the Acts and
Joint Resolutions passed at the late session Of
the General Assembly, which are of general
or local interest:
Act to extend the time for the redemption of
forfeited lands.
Act to direct county treasurers to pay to
county auditors 25 per cent. upon the assess
ing funds in their several, counties for the
years 1873 and 1879, as compensation for extra
services performed by them Or their assistants
in the years 1873 and 1879.
Act to authorize and direct the county COM
missioners of the county Of Chester, to trans
fer certain shares of stock Of The Chester and
Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad Company to
the boards of school trustees of that county.
Act to authorize and direct the county COM
missioners of the county Of Chester to levy
and collect special tax and to provide for the
payment of the past due school Indebtedness
of said county.
| Act to provide for the settlement of the con-
solidated debt of the State in accordance with
the decision of the Supreme Court Of South
Carolina.
Act to require the county treasurers of the
respective counties within this State to attend
at certain places for the collection Of taxes.
| Act to prohibit the running Of freight trains
and to regulate the running OF passenger and
mail trains on Sunday.
Act to require railroads to furnish consign.
ees an itemized statement Of the freight char
ges, and requiring them to settle according to
the bill of lading.
Act to enable G. D. Haltiwanger and John
Wilson to apply for admission to the bar.
Act to prevent and punish the intermarry'
ing of races.
Act to authorize sheriffs to appoint special
deputies without the approval of Circuit
Judge.
Act to enforce the use of uniform series Of
text books in the free public scoools of this
State.
Act authorizing William Howell and wife
to adopt Mary Caroline Howell.
Act renouncing and relinquishing bequest
of So, 600 from John Blair.
Act releasing the Atlanta and Charlotte
Air Line Railroad from thepayment Of GER
tain taxes.
Act to allow certain citizens of the State tc
apply for admission to the bar.
Act to regulate the recording of deeds and
other instruments in writing executed with
out the limits of the State.
Act to provide for new township and
school district in Chester County, and to au
thorize the levy and collection of special taz
| therein.
Act to provide canal for the City Of Char
lesion.
Act to fix the time for Legislative enactments
to take effect.
Joint Resolution requiring county treasu
rers to apply funds on hands for the payment
of current expenses.
Joint Resolution to provide for the payment
of county auditors for services rendered aftel
the expiration of their terms.
Act to create department of agriculture
defining it's powers and duties, and charging il
with the inspection of phOsphates and the reg
ulation and sale of commercial fertilizers.
Act to amend Part 4, Title l, Chapter
CXXIX, Section of the General Statutes re-
lating to the stealing of crops from the field
Joint Resolution proposing all amendment
to the Constitution of the State of South Car
olina relating to the homestead, and providing
for the benefits thereof to be shared equally by
all classes of citizens.
Act to repeal the act to prevent the fishing
with nets in the fresh water streams of the
State, so far as relates to the county of Chester
Act to provide for the investment and use eO1
the Agricultural College Fund.
Act to repeal an Act to alter and amend
the law relative to elections
Act to extend the operations of the "fence
law" to Spartanburg county. The act is tc
take effect one year after its passage.
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
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