Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-02-09
THE SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE.

..#. WEDNESDAY, February 1.
In THE SENATE, the railroad bill was re-
ceived from the House with sundry amend.
ments and as amended it was finally passed
and ordered to be enrolled for ratification.
The bill, as adopted, provides for but one rail.
road commissioner for the State, instead OF
three, as contemplated by the original bill"
A number of Acts Of incorporation and bills
of no general Importance were passed to their
third reading. E,! a.. ......,.. ....-
The bill for the assessment and taxation OF
property was taken up as special order and
passed it's third reading Section 267 of the
bill relating to the sale of delinquent lands
was amended by the addition of provision
that in s'all sales of lands for taxes only, the
right, title and interest of the one in whose
name the land has been listed and assessed,
shall be sold."
The bill to authorize county commissioners
to apply balances of funds derived from the
tax levies of one fiscal year to the current ex-
penses of the succeeding fiscal year was killed.
In the night session of the Senate the Calen-
dar was cleared, and twenty-one measures
disposed of, nearly all of which were passed TO
third reading. -
The bill to provide for the better security
of life and property from the dangers Of kero-
sine and petroleum was rejected. -. = ,
In THE HOUSE the supply bill was passed
to third reading with but little debate. The
State tax was reduced from to Al mills.
Among the more important provisions OF the
bill are the following
The fifteenth section provides that in anti
cipation of the collection of the taxes herein
before levied the Governor and the State treas
,irer be, and they are hereby empowered, to
borrow on the credit of the State 80 much
money as may be needed to meet promptly at
maturity the interest which shall mature du-
ring the year 1882 on the valid consolidated
debt of the State: Provided, that the sum
so borrowed shall in no event exceed the
amount of 100000.
The taxes are made payable in two equal
instalments, the first being due and payable
from May to June 1, 1882, and the second
instalment being due and payable from Sep
tember Is to October 81. Taxpayers are left
the option of paying the whole tax at the time
of the first instalment or paying the whole
tax. at the time of the second instalment with
per cent. penalty on the amount OF the first
instalment. a... -
All taxes are made payable in gold and sill
yer coin, United States currency, National
bank notes and coupons of "Brown Bonds"
falling due during the year 1882, with the
proviso that jury certificates and per diem OF
State witnesses in the Circuit Courts shall be
received for county taxes, not including school
taxes.
The night session of the House was devoted
to discussing the bill eXempting Charleston
county from the operation of the stock law.
THURSDAY, February 2.
In THE SENATE, twenty-five third-reading
bills of local Importance were disposed OF.
The interminable bill for exempting Charles
ton county from the provisions of the stock
law was discussed, and after lengthy debate
it's further consideration was postponed as a
special order.
The Hon. I. D. Witherspoon, who has
been elected Judge of the Sixth Circuit, ten
dered his resignation as Senator from York
county and as President pro tempore OF the
Senate. On motion of Mr. Smythe the reslgna-
tion of Senator Wtherspoon was accepted and
he introduced the following resolutions:
Resolved That in receiving the resignation OF
tho Hon. /. D. Witherspoon, Senator from York
county, and President pro tenn. of the Senate, the
Senate of South Carolina takes this opportunity
of expressing their sense OF the uniform cour-
tesy displayed by him when presiding over lis