Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-12-21

changes the time for paying the second in
stallment to September 10th to October
GOTH Tho bill levies State tax of 4a
mills exclusive Of Q mills for public suhools,
making general tax of OF mills. Tho
county tax for the various counties Of the
State varies from three mills tho lowest to 10
mills the highest. In Ooonee the county tax
proposed is 44 mills and the Same amount in
Pickens. If the bill passes, as it stands
introduced. the aggregate tax for State,
school and county purposes levied on Ooonce
County, will be Ill mills.
DEcEMBER, l6.-In tho House the railroad
commission bill was post poncd to Monday and
tho calendar taken up aN the consideration
of bill to exempt certaSp counties from the
operations Of tho stock fSsv.
The Montgomery biz, was laid on tho
table and bill reported Wy the Agricultural
Committee taken up and,af,er much discuss
sion aud numerous amendments was passed
through tho second reading by an over,
whelming majority AZ il passed it includes
tho counties Of Beaufort, Clarendon, George
town, Colleton, Chesterfield. Kershaw, Mar
ion. Williamsburg, Piokens and Oconeo The
bill provides that upon the written pe-
tition Of not less than 100 freehold voters OF
any section, not less than a township, in tho
counties named. the County Commissioners
shall determine whether to grant tho oxemp-
ton asked for or not. The bill also provides
that If the County Commissioners shall find
by actual count that q majority Of freehold
voters in such sections have actually signed
the petitions for exemption and the erection
of said fence they shall levy tax upon tho
assessed value Of all the horses, cattle, hogs.
sheep ard goats embraced in such scctiuns
sufficient to build tho fenco. The bill also
provides that no fence built shall DO received
by the County Commissioners until it shall
have been inspected by them and unless it
be fso feet high and stakcd and ridercd.
If this bill should pass the House we
hnrdly think it will pass tho Senate If it
should however become II law it would not
relieve the upper par. Of our county, as the
tax on the small number Of horses and
other stock to build the fence would almost
cover their value.
The stock of Pulaski Township is assessed at
$G,7T0, Of Chaiuga Township at $l0,776 and Of
White Water Township at $8,l27. aggrcgating
for these three upper Townships $25,G73 To
build fence to cut these of would cost between
$4,000 aud $4,000, or about 20 per cent. Of the
value Of tho whole stock. Every owner of $500
worth of stock wou ! pay $40 tax Tor The fence,
&c. We feel sure the people Of those sectiona
cannot afford TO do this, and hence the bill as to
our county will amount TO nothing.
1t looks to US very much like
throwing tub to tho whnlc, tho di>snt.
iSfac,ion with the etock law in some sections
demanding some legislation, whether rrnc,-
col or not. At oil events We hardly think
any section Of our county will be willing to
bear the necessary Tux. Sill the Act will
leave tho matter in tho hands of tho people
of each section aud they can accept or reject
its provisions.
The supply bill was considered both in the
morning and night session with but few
amendments. The levy for Oconco County
remains, MS yet. unchanged.
Several bills passed second reading and
the Committee on tho State House and
Grounds introduced bill npproprating
$4,000 annually for the completion Cf the
State House.
In tho Senate large number Of bills
passed the second and third readings, but
none of general interest except such as haze
been before nuted.
The bill paying managers md commits
sioners of election ut tho last and future
elections was continued to next session.
"he House bill relating to interest passed
hc third reading.
The Committee on penal and Charitable
Institutions introduced bill which provides
ha. no lunatio shall hereafter be admitted
INTO the Luna,ic Asylum as a beneficiary of
The State except upon tho certificate of tho
Co1n missioncrs, the Auditor and tho Treas
hrcr Of the county from which ho comcs;
hnt neither the applicant DOR his family arc
able to pay in full ur in part for his main
cnance. The bill is designed to serve tho
same purpose as the bill elsewhere reported
md which was defeated, tho protection of tho
The S'nte from snpporling rs paupcr luna,ica,
persons who should be supported either out
Of property Of their own or by their relatives.
DECEMBER l8 In the 1Inuse the dry was
consumed in the discussion Of the railroad
bill and at the adjournment it was continued
over to Tuesday.
During The day lwcaty bills were passed
and several continued to next session. among
he latter the Calhoun sarc"phagns bill and
he bill to authorize school districts TO levy
special tax to supplement the State school
AK.
The House bill to repeal the lien law was
llso postponed to nest session.
The tax bill received its third reading and
vas sent to the Senate.