Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-12-21
The Proceedings of the Legisla-
ture.

MONDAY, December ll.--fu the House
the'o was long discussion on bill intro-
dueed by Mr.. Bobo, of Spartanburg, to
repeal the law exeDpting certain property
owned by manufacturing companies from
taxation for State aud county purposes. Mr..
Bobo oontended that the Act, as it stands,
is in violation of the letter and spirit of the
constitution, which provides for uniform
and equal rate of taxation and exempts
certain specified property
q Because it further violates the cousti-
tuition which commands that ali property 6f
corporations shall be subject to tsxation.
3. 1t is plain evasion of the law.
4. If constitutional the Act is unequal
and unjust in it's operation, requiring the
poor to pay the taxes of the rioh and
protecting one industry at the expense Of
anol her.
s. 1t is inexpedieut, the small amount of
taxes exempted being insufficient to control
| the investment OF capital
| A number Of tho members took ..the
other side and aud after argument pr, aud
con, motion to indefinitely postpone the
bill was carred by !. vote of 63 to 20
We think the defeat Of the bill wise, as the
State should encourage this homo Industry
and the law, US it stands, has had good
effect in establishing manufactures al! over
the State, which utter the lapse Of ten years
will odd largely to it's taxable property.
| A resolution was introduced requiring
the Secretary Of State to inquire as 10 tho
purchase of the iron roof originally mado
for the State House.
a bill was introduced to limit tho mum
Der of times persons cau he required to
serve on Trial Justice juries.
The Blue Ridge railroad bill, after de-
bate, was killed
The bill to define the duties of Coroner
was reconsidercd aud the bill recom-
United
ln tho Senate the Columbia Canal bill,
after some discussion, was postponed to
Tuesday.
The bill to incorporate Wadmalaw Island
was lost. The Island is twelve niles loug
and eight miles wide aud the proposition
was an extrao, dinary one.
A bill to regulate the calendar of the
Court 0. Common Pleas was enrolled.
The bill to amend the General Statutes
relating 10 the recovery of the value Of
Improvements made by tenants passcd to a
third reading.
Eills to prevent the sale Of liquor in the
town OF Union, to regulate the right of
dover and several bills of incorporation
passed the third reading and were sent to
the House.
| Senator Fields introduced bill to ex-
enpt certain portions Of Pickens county
from the operation Of the stock law.
Senator Howell introduced u bill to re-
pea! the no license liquor law as to that part
of C"lleton county, known US the Black
District, oontcnding in thut masrious coun-
ry,qunine and whiskey 60 ,aud in hand for
the preservation of health and are Jointly
necessary in a medicn' sense
TUESDAY, December L.. Ycsterday was
the last day for the introduction OF bills
except through tho various committees, so
that we may uow consider tho main work
of legislation cut out aud the the two
Houses prepared to enter upon it's consider
alton.
ln the Senate the bill modifying the usury
law Game up aud after some a,ueni,u .nts was
passed by vot" OF 10 10 T. The bill, Ms
1t passed the Senate. aWcrtls Section | 28S
of the Revised Statutes so as 70 rend az
follows: No glca.cr interest t'nn mvcn
per t'nt. per annum sh ali be charged
|
coutract "rlsicp ia tits State tor the h,r,n.y,
lending OF use OF any money, or any "tbrr
commodity, unlcss greater rate Of interest
Than Z, but rot greater that 10 per cent
he rgrccd upon IN wlitiug signed by the
party or parties 10 bc charged Herewith
&c." The same bill pagsfd the House hy .
soto of rs to 3G with an additional scc
ton IA aD ameDdnscnt, winch rcads rs
follows: THAT any person or coporatnr
who shall receive "s Interest any greater
amount than IS herein provided ior shaii,
in addition to The forfeiture herein provided,
forfeit ALSO double the sum so received, Ia
be collected IN separate action or allow cd
AZ counter claim to any acton brunsht 10
recover the princric SUN" Separate oils
to the SAME effect ha,ng pressed 10th
Houses W. conclude tnc u>uny iaw sill .,r
repealed, iow ~lic!, lis opponents COZ
stuotiy prnununrc dead ictlr, aud set
which they have sought year nfier ,ear to
repeal by the most faIlacious Arguments
The bill reported cy tie Cpumitee on
Education To authorize The school districts
OF the State to levy aud collect a special tax
to supplement the State tax was lost, after
long discussion, by vote Of % tn 8.
We think suoh u law would tie unwise nnd
would give to small property owners the
power to tax the property owners for free
schools TO any amount In mnny Gases the
result would be M oppression of the
property of tho county and would produce
! great dissatisfaction. Such law exists
from R'chiaoh st,ied be would DC snrry To
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