Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-01-13
The New Laws Of tho State.

AN ACT to amend an Act entitled nAn Act
to secure landlords aud persons making
advances."
BE enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of tho State of South Caro-.
lima, now met md sitting in General Assem-
bly, and by tho authority of the same:
That an Act entitled can Act to secure
landlords and persons making advances" ;"
approved March 4, 1878, bo amended so
that Section 6 thereof shall read as fol-
lows:
"SEc. 6. That every lien for advances
and for rent, when tho agreement is more
than one third Of the crop, shall be indcxcd
in the office of the registrar mcsne convey
anoe of tho county iu which tho lienor
resides within thirty days from the date of
the lien; and tho indexing of the said lien
shall constitute notice thereof to all third
persons, and entitlc the same to tho benefit
Of this Act, said index shall show tho
namcs of tho lienor and icnee, the date and
amount of lien, and brief description of
place so cultivated; and for indexiug said
olcrk shall receive fifteen cents for ouch lien
from the party presenting the same, and
said indcxing shul! be sufficient record of
tho same and the property covered by said
lien SO indexcd as aforesaid, if found in tho
shall be deemed liable to said lien. Prov-
ded, that all leases herein provided shalt be
in writing, except tho landlord's lien for
rent, where the amount does not exceed
one>third Of the crop. Provided further,
that SO much Of any Act or Acts as is
inconsistent with tho provisions of this Act
bc, and the sane is hereby repealed"
Approved December 81, 1880.
AN ACT to amend Chapter CXXVIII of the
General Stautes, entitled "Of Offences
against the Person." to declare the Law
in regard to Homicide in Duellng and
to provide for the punishment of the
same.
Whereas, great uncertainty has hereto
fore existed in this State 10 the adninistra-
ton Of tho law in regard to ducling; and
whereas it is therefore proper and cxpcdi--
ent that thc>law in regard to the same
should be plainly declared, that it may be
known in the future.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
Carolina, now met and sitting in General
Assembly, and by tho authority of the
same:
SECTION 1. That Section seven (7) of
the one hundred and twenty eighth Chapter
of the General Statutes, entitled "Of Often
ccs against tho person." bo, and the same
is hereby amended so as to read as follows:
"SECrIoN 7. Whoever shall challenge an
other to fight at sword, pistol, rapier, or any
other deadly weapon, or who shall accept
any such challenge, shall for every such
offence, on conviction thereof, be deprived
of tho right of suffrage and bo disabled
forever of holding any office of profit or
honor in this State, and shall bc imprison.
cd in the Pcnitcn,iary for term not OK.
cccding two years, at tho discretion Of tho
Court. And in case any person shall kill
another in any duel with deadly weapon,
or shall infict wound or wounds upon any
person in duel so as tho person or persons
so wounded shall thereof dio within tho
space of six months then next following,
that such person so killing another or so
wound any person orpcrsons whereby such
person or persons 80 wounded shall die as
aforesaid, boing thereof convicted, shall