The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-08
NEW STATE STATUTES.
Acts Which Became Laws at Tho Late Ses.
sion Of the Legislature.


| sion Of the Legislature.
AN AcTtto amend an Act entitled "a,
| Act to sccure'landords and persons
| making adyancos." -
| BE it enacted By tho Senate and
House Of Representative Of tho State
of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by tho nu-
thority OF the same:
That an Act entitled can Act to SC.
cure landlords and persons making
advances" approved March i, 1878, he
amended 30 that Section thereof shall
read as follows:
"SEc. 6. That every lien for ad-
vanccs and rent, when the agreement
is more than Onc-third Of the crop,
shall be indcXed in the Office of tho
| registrar OF mcsno conveyance of the
county in which the licnor resides
within thirty days from the date Of the
lien; and tho indcxing of the said lien
! shall constitute notice thereof to all
third persons, and cntitle the same to
tho bcncGt Of this Act; said index
shall show the name. of the licnor and
licncc, the date and amount of lien,
and brief description of place SO
I cultivated; and for indeXing said clerk
from the party presenting tho same,
sn said indcximg shall be a sufficient
record of the same, aud the property
covered by said lien SO indcxcd AS
aforesaid, If found in the hands of sub
scqucnt purchasers or creditors, shall
be deemed liable to said lien. Pro-
vidcd, that all leases herein provided
shall be in writing, except the land
n ,hon L<,
does not exceed onc-third Of the crop.
Provided, further, that so much ofanv
Act or Acts as is inconsistent with tho
provisions Of this Act be, and the same
is hereby repealed"
Approved December "a, 1880.
AN ACT to make ii a Misdemcanor to
cnticc or persuade Laborcr to leave
the employment Of another. or to
employ LaOOrcr under Contract
with another.
BE IL enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives Of the Slate
or Sonth Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the au-
thority of the same:
Ihat any person or persons who
shall cnticc or persuade, by any means
whatsoever, any tenant or tenants,
servant or servants. laborcr or labor
crs under contract with another, duly
entered into between the parties,
whether such contract be in the pres
once OF one or more witnesses, verbal
or in writing, to violate such contract,
or shall employ any laborer or labor
crs, knowing him, her or them to be
under contract with another, shall be
a Il.
upon conviction, shall he fined not less
than TWENTY-FIVE nor more than one
hundred dollars, or bc imprisoned in
tho county jail not less than ten nor
more than thirty days.
AN ACT to require all Railroad Com
panieS in this State to construct and
Keep in repair an adequate Stock
guard or Cattle-gap at every point
where tho limo of Railroad Of any
such Company crosses tho line of
any Fence in this State.
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 au-
thority Of the same:
SECTION ]. That the several railroad
companies whose line of road lies
wholly or partly in this State be, and
they are hereby, required to construct
and Keep i'll repair an adequate stock
guard or cattlc-gap ut every point
where the line of said railroad Of any
such company crosses the line Of any
fence III this State.
SEC. 2. That for every violation Of
this Act the railroad company SO vio-
lating it shall pay to the owner or own
ers OF the fence upon the line of which
such stock tcncG-guurd or cattlc-gap
should have been constructed and kent
in repair the sum Of 500, TO be recov-
cred by action in the Court Of Com
mon Pleas for the county in which
such stock-guaid or csttlc-gap should
have been constructed and kept in re-
pair.
SEC. 8. That all Acts and parts of
Acts inconsistent with this Act are
hereby repealed.
Approved December 81, 1880.
AN ACT to provide for the Redemption
Of Forfeited Lands.
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 au-
thority of the same:
Tint all lands now on the list Of de-
linquent lands and all lands heretofore
forfeited to the State for the non-pav.
mcnt Of taxes, aud which have not
been sold for taxes or reclaimed, may
he redeemed, by the owners Of such
lands. or those claiming under or
through such owners, or those having
legal or equitable right or interests
therein, on the payment Of the taxes
which may be due and unpaid thereon,
with costs but without penalties I:
Provided, That said payment shall be
madc on or before the 3lst day of Nav,
1881, in gold or silver coin, United
States treasury notes or national bank
notes: And provided further, That
this Act shall not apply to any lands
which by virtue Of any Act of tho
General Assembly have already be-
come assets of the State in charge of
the Sinking Fund Commission.
Approved December a, 1880.
The "Salic law' is supposed to
have been derived from code cstnb.
liShcd by tie Salii in Gaul. but how.
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