Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-12-22
THE SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURES.

THE SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE.
TUESDAY, December 13.
IN THE SENATE, in consequence OF the aD-
sence of Lieut.. Governor Kennedy, the Hon.
7. D.. Witherspoon presided: ..
A number of bills passed the third reading,
among them the bill toprevent the sale of in
toxicating liquors within the corporate limits
of the town of Rock Hill, in York county, and
this bill was ordered to the House.
The bill relating to the election laws of the
State was taken up, and elected lengthy dis
cussion, but was finally adopted by striking
from it all moneyed features as prerequisites
to registration, and also the right OF appeal
from the decision of the supervisors of regis
traton. The remainder of the bill, excepting
a few immaterial alterations, stands the same
as reported by the commission, and published
in the ENQUIRER of the 1st instant. The
eight box system is retained, under which six
boxes are to be used for State and county Off
GERS, and two for Federal officers. Different
polling places are to be established for State
and Federal officers, and every elector is re-
Quired to have a certificate of registration to
entitle him to vote.
After the registation billy disposed of, at
O'Clock p. NJ, the Senate took a recess UNI
til 7.30 p. N.
The evening session was devoted to the con-
sideration of claim of 800 by John NJ.
Cranston for services as Solicitor in the Sec
ond Circuit, and after long and earnest de-
bate the claim was rejected. "|.
In THE HOUSE, the bill incorporating the
Shelby and Broad River Narrow Gauge Rail-
road Company was read the third time and
sent to the Senate. ...... ..,,.
The bill to provide for the further operation
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provisions of which was to tax each county
for the support of it's pauper inmates in the
Asylum, was discussed at some length, and the
bill was finally rejected. . -.
The next measure that caused a discussion
was the bill to amend chapter 81 of title 5,
part 2, of the General Statutes of this State
relating to assignment of insolvent debtors.
The object intended by this bill is to put a
stop to fraudulent assignments OF confessions
of judgments, attachments, &C., in favor OF a
relative or preferred creditor, to the exclusion
of other creditors, null and void. The bill
was amended so rs to except from its proVls-
ions the payment of advances and debts bona
fde made, when it was recommitted for further
consideration by the committee.
The act to amend the liquor law passed it's
second reading, with amendment fixing the
punishment for violation of the law at 5000
fine, or Imprisonment for not less than SIX
months one half of all fines imposed and col
lected to 20 to the officer or person detecting
the offense, and the other half to 60 to the
county.
The appropriation bill was then taken up
and consumed the remainder of the day, as
also the night session. As amended and Or
dered for Il third reading, it makes the follow
ing appropriations Executive department,
$46, ,3O9; Health department., $3.50; Tax de-
partment, So, 200 South Carolina University,
So, 500; Penal and Charitable institutions,
S133, ,2S3 /; Catawba Indians, $500; Miscellane-
Gus, So, 209.50; Interest, $685. 539.--Total s632,
790.50.