The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-01-04

appreciates ;hc responsibilities pf cit;zca-
ship would he willing to zee the felons Of
q country helping to clcc, the officers
Who Tuir the State.
An Act to ra,ify the Constitutional
| Amendment, which empowers the Legis
'aturc 20 fix the time for holding State
elections. The power given by this
Amendment will probably not be used
by the Legislature, unless there should
arise some political necessity lr 30
doing, which We do no, think liIcly TO
occur a, long as the eight box law works
81 satisfactorily. |, IL, however, a safe
power 70 give the Legislature, in order
to be prepared Tor al emergency. This
amendment, like the on" above referred
to, was opposed by tho Republicans
An .c. (Which was introduced by Mr.
Scuddayl prescribing that there shall
only he three Calculate !Cr the Courts
oi Common Pleas, one for cases Of ,iudg.
ment 10y default, one for cases 10 b" tried
By the jury, and one for Equity cases.
An Act making ,i. President Of the
State Agricultural and Mechanical Socic.
y, aud The Master Of the State Grange,
cx olicio members or The Board o. Trn.-
tees Of Ike South Carolina University.
The purpose of this Ac. WAS to give to
the agricultural interest. Of the State an
assured representation on tie Board Of
Trustees, who control The interests of this
University, which is expected to be Il
great practical advantage To tho agricu!.
,ure Of south tnr"lina through the de.
| partmcnt uf Agricultural! chcmistry,
which is receiving especial care under
the charge Of Professor McBrydc
An Act to provide for the payment ni
the expenses Of election. and election
"!hcer-, which require, the County Com
mi,snncrs to pay for the Advertisements
o. the Supervisors Of Registration, the
making Of ballot boxes and other simi
lar expenses, and also requires the State
To pay to each Commissioned Of election
three dollars for three days work, AMI tt
each manager and clerk, one dollar fo
one day. work in tho business of holding
elections. We believe the last provision
in the Ac, to he unwisr, because it doe.
not give sufficient compensation to &c
cure nny more eilcicn, managers o! elcc
tion than We have bad wilhnu, any com
rcnsa,ion. II *, therefore, VIC think,
useless expenditure Of money, if moi g,
positive injury to the efficiency Of tn,
election service.
An Act amending the law ny To en-
panrling juries, 50 as to ullow both side.
to challenge the full number to whicl
they are entitled, either from The frs
panel, or from the juror, added in the
place Of any who may be- rejected. ant
also prohibiting tlo standing aside o
jurors by the prosecution in any cnsel
less than felony. The purpose Of lhi,
law wns to remove any pnssible idea ,ha
the CIi,cd States has the right under
our Stale laws 10 stand aside jurors ir
trials for msdemeanors.
An Act to exempt certain Counties
from the operation OF the Stock Law
upon certain conditions. In order to Oh.
tain the exemption, majority Of the
land owners must petition for an election
on the question, and then if majority
vote for the exemption, it is to he gran
ted after such County or township so vu.
ting has built a lawful fence around it,
the fence 10 be paid for by tax on the
live stock Of such section, excepting
horses. In our opinion, the Act is not
calculated to be oi any practical value,
and ought not TO have been PASSED Ii
affords no practicable relief from the
Stuck Law.
An ACT to incorporate the Southern
Land Loan Association, to lend money
at a rate not exceeding ten per cent. per
annum to farmers, upon mortgage of
real estate, for Got less than ninety days.
This is an association of European cap
italists, who contemplate using several
million dollars in this State, according to
the advocates Of tho Act. 1t is u danger.
GUS measure, in that il the amoun. of for
eign capital expected under this Act is
brought here, it is more than probable
that it will absorb no inconsidcrable por.
/ lion Of OF. !ands. IN addition IL these,
Acts were passed creating Railroad
Commission, providing for tho delevop-
ment of the Columbia Canal, and regu.
lntiug the admission of patients to the
Lunntic Asylum, all Of which arc very
important measures, Of which we will
speak more ut length next week.