The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-01-27
THE LAWS OF THE STATE.
Important Acts OF the last GeneralsAs.
sembly.

Important Acts OF tho last GeneralsAs.
sembly.
AN ACT to amend Section 113 of the
Code of Procedure relating to the time
Of commencing Actions other than for
the Recovery Of Real Property.
BE IL enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives Of the State of South
Carolina. now met and sitting i'll General
Assembly, and by the authority of the
same:
SECTION 1. That Section l13, Chapter
III, Title ii, Of the Code of Procedure
be, and the same is hereby amended by
adding to subdivision 2 of said Section
the following: "An action upon bond
or other contract in writing secured by a
mortgage Of real property" SO that said
subdivision with the amendment thereto,
approved 25th November 1873, shall read
as follows: Subdivision 2, an action
upon bond or other contract in writing
secured by mortgage of real property |;
an action upon sealed instrument, other
than sealed note and a PERSONAL bond,
for the payment Of money only, whereof
the period of Limitation shall be the same
as prescribed in the following section.
Approved December "a, 1880.
AN ACT to provide for the Approval of
Bonds Of Public Officers, in the matter
of Form and Execution, ,n sAT - =
BeitIenacted by the Saisste feed use
of Representative of M 7pg 6puth
Carolina, now met aud citing 10 General
Assembly, and by the authority Of the
same:
That every bond TO be hereafter given,
3y any public officer for the faithful per-
formance of his duties, shall previously
to it's being accepted or recorded, be ex.
amined by the Attorney General, or by
one of the Solicitors, who shall, if he ap-
prove thereof, certify in writing thereon
that he approves of tho form and cxecu.
ton of tho said bond, without which
be accepted.
Approved December "a, 1880.
AN ACT to extend the operation of an
Act entitled can Act respecting the
Filling of Vacancies in County OH.
ces," approved December 20, 1873.
of Representative Of the State Of South
Assembly, and by the authority of the
same:
That the operation of the Act entitled
"An Act respecting the filling OF vacan-
cies in county Offices" approved Decem-
ber 20, 1878, be extended by striking out
the last clause of Section l thereof, to-
wit, "And in cases of reisouo appointed,
until the ADJOURNMENT OF the General
Assembly at the regular session in $780,"
and by inserting in lieu thereof the words
"And in cases of persons appointed, until
the adjournment of the General Assem-
bly, at the regular session next after the
date of ouch appointment"
Approved December "a, 1880.
AN ACT to regulate the penalty of Bonds
given by County Commissioners in the
various counties in the State.
BE il enacted by the Senate ard House
of Representatives of the State of South
Carolina, now met and sitting in General
Assembly, and by the authority of the
same:
SECTION /. That the penalty of all
bonds hereafter given by County Com
missioners, heretofore or hereafter elect
ed, shall be ten thousand ($l0,000) dol.
lars, by each Commissioner of Charleston
County, and two thousand S2,000) dol
lars by each Commissioner of every other
County, except in the County of Horny,
in which the bonds of the County Com
missioners shall be one thousand Isl ,000)
dollars each, and in the County of Collie.
ton, in which the bonds Of the County
Commissioners shall be two thousand
dollars each.
Sec. 2. That all Acts and part. uf a cts
inconsistent with this Act be, and the
same are hereby, repealed.
Approved December IL, 1885,
AN ACT to repeal Section 6 of Chapter
LXII, Title XIII, of the General
Statutes and the Acts amendatory
thereof, relating to the Licensing of
Insurance Companies, and to insert in
lieu thereof new section relating to
the same matter.
Be il enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives of the State Of South
Carolina, now met and sitting in General
Assembly, and by the authority of the
same:
SECTION 1. That Section 6 of Chapter
LXII, Title XIII, Of the General Stat
utes and the several Acts amendatory
thereof be, and the same are hereby, re-.
pealed, and the following clause inserted
in lieu Of said Section of Chapter
LAll, Iltie Alll, OF the General Stat.
utes:
"That it shall not be lawful for any
insurance company, not incorporated un-
der the laws of this State, or any agent
of such company, to take risks or trans
act any business Of insurance of this
State, without first obtaining license
from the Comptroller. General for each
county of this State in which such risks
are taken or such insurance business is
transacted, which license shall expire on
the 31st day af March in each year; and
for every snrh license the sa:a company
Or agent taking out the Same shall pay or
cause 10 be paid into the treasury Of the
State tho sum of five dollars, the same to
be appropriated for the uae and benefit
of the State.
Approved December "a, 1880.
AN ACT to aid and encourage Immi-
grafton into this State, by returning
the amount OF Taxes paid bv Tmmi-
grants upon all Real Estate purchased
Sy than ond Dn0n tho CaDital uspd in