Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-12-15
THE SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE.
MONDAY, Decent


THE SENATE was not in session.
In THE HOUSE, reports on bills were sub
mitted as follows Favorable to amending
chapter III, title 5, of Revised Statutes, re-
lating to assignments of insolvent debtors
Unfavorable OH bill to give trial justices Juris
diction to foreclose liens under Sl00 adopted
Favorable on bill to require persons who pur
chase cotton seed and lint cotton to keep
record of the persons from whom such pur.
chases are made. T. 4 49,.
The special order, being the consideration
of bills on election laws and railroad law, was
discharged for the day.
A bill to amend an Act entitled can Act
to further regulate the sale of Intoxicating
liquors in this State, so as to except the coun'
ty of Charleston thelefrom and to keep in
force in said county the Acts respecting the
sale of spirituous liquors heretofore of force,
being called for second reading, was post
pOned on account of the absence OF the mem
ber of the Charleston delegation in charge OF
the bill.
The following bills were read the second
time and ordered to third reading: A bill
to provide artificial limbs for all soldiers OF
the State who have lost their legs or arms,
or who have been permanently disabled III
their legs or arms, during military service
Ill Iut years loOl W lllCluolfC, dilu VIM
have not been supplied under former Acts OF
the General Assembly. Bill to amend section
125, chapter 4, part 2, title ,, of the Revised
Statues, so as to extend the time within which
an action may be commenced against execu-
tors for the recovery Of debt due by the testa-
tor or inteState.
The following bills were read the third time :
To authorize the county commissioners OF
Chester county to apply the money now in
hand, which was collected for the purpose of
retiring bonds issued by said county in aid OF
the Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Rail-
road Company, to the payment of the coupons
upon bonds issued by said county i'll aid of the
Cheraw and Chester Railroad Company. Bill
to establish and charter d ferry across the
Catawba River, between the counties of York
and Lancaster, and to vest the same in James
NJ. Ivy, his heirs and assigns.
At the evening session, on the reading OF the
bill to revise and consolidate the General
Statutes, an important amendment as pro-
posed by Mr.. Murray was adopted. 1t pro-
vides to add thefollowing photographic section
S33, pertaining to trial Justices courts: That
where any person is charged before a trial
justice, and makes oath that he is apprehen-
sve that he cannot have fair trial, his case
shall be transferred to the nearest trial justice
and tried by him, as though he had issued the
warrant
Pending the reading of the bill for the re-
vision of the Statutes, at $50 P. NJ, the
House adjourned. ...
TUESDAY, December 6.
TIE SENATE met at half-past O'Clock,
p. NJ, a quorum present. The reading of the
journal of Fridays proceedings was dispensed
WITH and on motion, the Senate adjourned to
II o'clock, A. NJ, next day.
In THE HOUSE, the session was devoted al
most exclusively to the work of clearing the
calendar, and large number of bills only OF
local significance were read the third time.
The militia bill came up on its second read
ing, and the first twelve sections of the bill
were read without amendment. The thir-
teenth section, which provides for the contin-
ued employment of a State armorer and night