The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1881-01-14
ANTI-DUELLING.t

Whereas, great uncertainty has hefS fore ex-
isted III this State in the administration of the
law in regard to duelling and whereas, it Is
therefore proper and expedient that the law in
regard 10 the same should be plainly dccla, ed
that IL may be known in the future:
Den enacted by the Senate and House of Rep.
resentatives OF the State of South CaroHna. now
met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the
authority of the same:
SECTION /. That Section seven az of the one
hundred anu twenty eighth Chapter of the Gem
eral Statutes, entitled "Of offences noo;nst tho
person. be, and the same is hereby amended
20 as TO read as follows: "SEcrIoN Z. Whoever
snail chalienge another ~ fight ut sword, pistol.
rapier, or any other deadly weapon, or whashuli
accept any such challenge shall for every such
onence, on conviction thereof, be deprived of
The right of suffrage and be disabled forever
from holding any office of profit or honor in this
State, and shall be imprisoned in the Penilen.
nary tor term not exceeding two years. Mt the
discretion of the Court And i'm case anv per.
son shall kill another in any duel with deadly
weapon, or shall infic: wound or wounds upon
any person in any duUl so the person or per-
sons SO wounded shall thereof die within the
space OF six months then next following. TINT
such person 80 killing another or SO woundine
any rerson or persons whereby such person or
persons so wounded shall die as aforesaid, being
thereof convicted, shalr suffer deelh as in the
case of wlful murder"
SEC. 2. That Section 8 of the said Chapter of
the General Statutes BE-, and The same is hereby
aFHsAJsd, SO as TO read rs follows: SECTION S.
deliver ,n aua.l willianlg,or knewiassyk carry as
bay deliver rstfS ahS fRissssgss Intended rs or pur.
porting to be such challenge, or who shall be
present at the fighting of any duel as second
or aid or give countenance' thereto, shall, for
every such offence, on conviction thereof be for
ever disabled from holding any Office of profit
or honor in this State, and shall be imprisoned
IN the Pententiary for a term not exceeding
TWO years, at tho discretion Of the Court. md
shall be fined in q sum not less than FIVE hun.
ured dollars nor more than one thousand dol
lars
SEC. y. That from and after the passage of tljs
Act all members elected to the General Assem-
bly,, anu all officers now required to take and
subscribe the oath prescribed in Art. III. Section
ao or the Constitution Of the State, shall, In ad-
dition thereto, take the following oath, before
entering upon the duties Of their respective of.
hces, to be administered in like manner as the
oath now required: II do solemnly swear for
aiiirm, MS the case may be,) that have not
since the first day of.Jnnuary, A. ID. 1881, en-
gagged in duel within or without the State, Ell
ther as principal or second, or been present
thereat as party thereto in behalf of either Of
the principals in such duel, and that will not,
during the term Of Office to which have been
elected, Tor appointed, as the case may be, J
engage in duel as principal, or aid and abet in
such duel as secon1 ], or as u party thereto in
behalf of either principal or otherwise" To
which shall be added in The case of oil officers
charged with the preservation OF the peace, the
following: "And will, to the extent of my abil-
it5, enforce the penalties prescribed by lazy
against duelling, and will not fail to bring to JUS
tice oil persons offending against the said law
that may come within my view or knowledge
SEC. q. That this Act shall not affect indict.
ments now pending for offences under the law
as 1t now exists. or indictments that may be
brought for offences committed before the pussage
Of this Act. %