Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-01-26
The Work Of the Legislature.

introduced 10 prohibit tho sale Of liquor in the
town Of Lancaster. Other local bills were iu-.
troduocd and q number passed, among them tho
militia bill.
a bill, providing that whenever widow shall
claim homestead In the lands Of her deceased
husband and the same shall be set of TO her,
tho homestead so set off shall be in lieu and bar
the Widows right Of dover in all the lan'ls Of
which tho husband died seized and possessed,
elicied warm discussion aud was rccommitted
TO tho judiciary Committee.
At night the reading of tho ooie was con-
tinued.
In tho House a number of bills and petitions
to exempt various portions Of tho State from tho
operation of tho stock Inv was introduced; also,
bill to prevent as against creditors the salo
and transfer Of the real estate OF deceased per-
sons by the heirs at law until three years after
the issue of letters testamentary or adminstra-
tiop.
A large number Of bills were reported by tho
committees, but none of general interest, except
the bill in relation TO the disposition Of tho
funds arising from the sale Of forfeited lands.
A bill was introduced to provide local
option law, tho object being to separate the
question of the salc liquor in Incorporated
places from The municipal elections and allow
the people TO vote on the question on its merits
alone, uhntlucnced by other local issues.
Tho remainder Of The day was consumed in
discussing tho election law, which, on o vote to
pass tho bill to third reading, was lost, 60 for
and 56 against the bill.
On the 18th instant, among other matters Of
local Importance only, The Senate passed the
miltia bill TO third reading; also. tho bill
making two counties out Of tho county Of
Charleston; also, bill restricting the ages Of
pupils in the public schools between tho ages Of
six and sixteen years.
The bill 10 provide for the better enforcement
Of the poll tax passed The second reading with
an amendment that the imprisonment should not
exceed five instead Of thirty days.
A petition signed by over seven hundred of
The citizens Of Lexington. asking the repeal of
tho general stock law, was laid before tho Sc
nate.
Nfessrs Thompson & Naglc, having relin-
quishcd oil claim on The Columbia Canal, bill
was introduced in the House 10 transfer this
property to the Board of The South Carolina
Pentcntary; also, bill 10 survey a portion
of the boundary line between this State and
North Carolina; also, bill to allow tenants
renting or leasing lands 10 sell or remove at the
expiration Of the lease al manure raised by
them; also, q bill 10 amend the Act regulating
the sale Of liquors. This bill proposes to strike
out Of said Act the amount Of $l00, now re-
quircd TO bc paid to the State for license to sell
liquor. 1t is direct assault on The restrictive
features Of the Act and is said 10 be made in tho
interests Of the poor whskey seller, who, being
unable TO pay the license, must either quit the
business or carry il on clandesluc'y.
A bill 10 exempt Charleston County from the
operation Of the stock law vas reported fa-
vorably; also bill to exempt portions Of Lex
ington county from tho stock and unfavorably
to exempt Beaufort from the stock law.
On motion TO reconsider tic vote whereby
the election bill was defeated The vote stood II
ayes and 81 nays, and on motion tho bill was
committed TO committee Of two from each
Congressional District.
NIGHT SESSION.
The House resumed business at 7.3O'P. ~,
aud took up tho special order, being a bill TO
authorize the consolidation of the Atlantic and
French Broad Valley Railroad Company and
the Edgefcld, Trenton and Aiken Railroad
Company and other railroad companies herein
named under the name Of the French Broad and
Atlantic Railway Company and 10 allow counties,
cities, towns aud townships Interested to sub
scribe TO the capital stock thereof, which was
ordered to a third reading.
bill to provide for the assessment and taxa
ton Of property was taken up. This bill is the
result OF the labor Of The commission appointed
at the session CT 1880, and is designed to con
solidate and amend and perfect tho details of
the existing tax law, so as to secure, in tho
terms of the commission, the prompt collection
Of taxes, That every one liable to pay taxes
should meet the obligations "to make" the pay
mcnt Of the taxes inevitable md tho mode of
enforcing the payment certain and speedy. The
bill covers 70 pages and contains l55 sections
Mr.. Simpson moved to strike out the para
graph Of the bill excmpting investments in
certain manufactures from taxation for the
period Of ten yenrs from the date Of investment.
The motion was opposed by Messrs. Murray,
llemphill. Barber. Rucker, Werner and Chase.
Mr. Simpsons motion was laid on tho table,
Thirteen sections of the bill were read and
at 10 p. NJ. the House adjourned to meet at |
a. ". TO morrow:
On The 10Th in the Senate a bill awas i;tro
duced TO repeal on Act to prohibit tho sale o
liquor in the town Of Graham; also petition
foom Clarendon county ngainft the general stock
law.
The bill TO prohibit the sale Of intoxicating
liquors within the corporate limits of the town
OF Seneoa passed s second reading. The bill,
we believe, has already passed tho House, and
il so, 1t will doubtless become n law