The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-01-06
The Work OF tho legislature.

Judge, Comptroller General and the
Superintendent and Directors Of the
State Penitcnliary.
When the General Assembly convened,
the four subjects Of paramount inlpor.
tancc Which were expected to come be.
fore it were the repression Of intempcr.
ance, the suppression Of the habit Of
carrying concealed weapons, the amend
ment to the laws relating to duclling,
and the enactment Of measures looking
to the better conduct of elections. Upon
the first three of these subjects the Leg
islaturc has acted definitely and posi-
lively.
The anti.whiskcy law ii is hoped will,
at least, decrease the number Of bar.
rooms, lessen tho opportunities Of getting
drink, and, in proportion, diminish
drunkenness. Should this hope be dis
appointed the law will, at least, afford n
revenue which can be applied to the re-
duction Of general taxation.
All the measures relating to rcmod-
Cling Of the election laws Of the State,
ms we'll rs propositions to amend the
Constitution have been referred to n
Commission raised for the purpose of
considering them during the recess.
Their reports will come before the Leg
;s!aturc ut the next session. The Com.
mission to which the registration bill, as
well as all other cognatc measures, have
been referred consists of MessIs. T.. B.
Murray, Edward McCrady, Jr., G. J. G..
liutson, j. w. Gray an Andrew Craw
ford, and Senators Perry, Larliguc and
Maxwell. The Commission is author.
lied to cit for twenty days during the
recess, and it is hoped will give the sub.
ject such attention rs will enable . .e
Commission to place before the Lcgisla.
turn at its next session such measures as
will give the required relief, and so meet
the approval of both houses Of the Gen
cral Assembly.
Among the most important Of the laws
which have been enacted other than
those above enumerated are the follow
ing:
An act ratifying the constitutional
amendment relating to the homestead,
which was adopted ut the 10. general
election.
An net to determine and perpctuate
the homestead. This act simply provides
The means for carrying out the constitu-
tional amendment.
An act to extend the lime fo. the re-
dcmption OF forfeited lands until May
next, upon the payment of the taxes and
penalties, without costs.
An act to provide for the revision, di.
gest and arrangement of the statute laws
Of the State. This act raises II .o.nmis.
sion Of three persons, who are TO be
elected by the Judges Of the supreme
Court aud Circuit Courts, and no shall
c0dify the laws Of the State ana report
if practicable, to the General Assembly
ut its next session.
An act requiring all railroad compa.
MICS in this State to construct and keep
in repnr an adequate stock guard OF
cattle gap ut every point where the line
of railroad of nny such company crosses
the line Of any fencc in this Stn!e.
An net enlarging the powers of the
City Council of Charleston to prevent
intermenis in the city without proper
certificate Of the disease Of which the
deceased died.
An act to provide for flour inspector
under the direction and control of the
Charleston Chamber of Commerce.
An act to prohibit the driving or roam.
ing ut large Of cattle or other stock from
North Carolina into certain counties bor-
| dering on that State.
An act to amend chapter CXXXVIII,
Of the General Statutes so rs to give juris.
diction to the courts to try and punish
persons guilty of homicide when the de.
ceased may be wounded, poisoned OF
otherwise injured in one county, and die
thereof in another.
An act to MD aud encourage immigrn.
ton into this State by returning to Inn.
migrants the taxes paid by them for five
years on real property not exceeding
81 500.
An act to amend the act to secure
landholders and persons making advan.
ccs. This net provides that an index
shall be kept in the Office of the clerk OF
court, in which index ure entered all
liens OH crops, and this indcxing gives a
lien on The crop when the rent and ad.
vances exceed one.third of the crop
The landlord or person making advances
has had hitherto o lien on ne.third OF
the crop without indexng.
An net TO bar the right and claims oil
dover to n widow who accepts the dis.
tributivc share of her deceased husbands
| estate.
An act extending the time for funding
the unquestiOnable debt of the State Sc
as to allow continuance of the funding
in new bonds of all the OLD bonds of tho
State that como in under the consolida.
dation act.
An act extending until March next
the time in which bills of the Bank of the
State may be funded.
An net to transfer to the department,
of agriculture certain duties heretofore
pertaining to ;iie ComptIoller's Office
with regard to phosphates.
An act creating a harbor commission
for the bay and hnrbor of Charleston.
An net to make it misdemeanoI to
entice or persuade laborer to leave the
employment Of another.
An act to amend "an act to create the
department of agriculture" so rs to re-
quire all dealers and shippers of phos.
pilates in this Sta,o to pay the privilege
tax per ton to the Agricultural Depart.
ment, and in default to be liable to nj,
the pains and penalties in said act.
An act to provide for the appointment,
of commission to amend ard simplify
the mode of assessing and collecting the
taxes of this State.