Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-01-04
THE LEGISLATURE.


THE LEGISLATURE.
The Legislature adjourned on Saturday the
23rd ultimo, after having passed ITS Acts and
Joint resolutions. The most important of
these were Acts to regulate the railroads; to
incorporate the Southern Land Association ;
to amend the Usury law so as to allow as high
Il rate Of interest as 10 per cent. on money un-
der specific contract to complete the deve-
opment of the Columbia Canal to exempt
certain counties from the operations of the
general Stock law under certain conditions.
The following is Il list of the captions of
other important Acts and Resolutions passed
during the session:
Act to incorporate the Catawba Oil Com
Act to prohibit the sale of intoxicating IL
uuors in the town of Mayesville, in Sumter
county.
Act to allow the State superintendent of
education to use certain funds for the purpose
of conducting Normal Institutes during the
year 1888.
Act to abolish the office of superintendent
of immigration and to devolve the duties
thereof on the commissioner OF agriculture.
Act to ratify the amendment to Section 6,
va "SesSN
respecting the disqualification of electors.
Act to ratify the amendment to Section II, ,
Article II, of the Constitution of the State of
South Carolina, relating to the time Of hold
ing elections.
Act to amend Section 1,1SS of the General
Statutes, regulating the rate Of interest upon
any contract arising in this State for the hire,
lending or use of money or other commodity.
Act to renew and amend the charter and
change the name Of the Lutheran Synod of
South Carolina Georgia and the adjoining
States.
Act to amend Section 2O22, Book II, Title
VII, Chapter LXXXIII, of the General Stat
utes of this State, relating to the prevention
of frauds and perjuries so far as to require
conditional sales and bailmentS of personal
property to be recorded.
Act to repeal so much of Section 475 OF
the General Statutes as provides that the
Governor shall he ex otfcio chairman of tile
board of visitors of the State Military
Academy.
Act to amend Section 254 of the General
Statutes of this State QSS2) so far as the same
relates to the time of meeting of the county
boards of equalization.
Act to make appropriations for the payment
of per diem and mileage and stationery GER
titicates of the members of the General Assem-
bly,, the salaries of the subordinate officers
and employees thereof, and for other 'pur-
poses herein named.
Act to amend Section 2, 115 of the General
Statutes so as to authorize Circuit Judges to
grant writs of certiorari at chambers.
Act to authorize the county commissioners
of Greenville county to issue coupon bonds
for the purpose of refunding the Indebtedness
of said county falling due on July, 1883, upon
bonds issued in aid of the Atlanta and Rich
mond Airline Railway Company, or to bor-
row money to pay off same.
Act providing a mode of determining the
compensation to be made to the commission
-ers heretofore appointed for services render
ed and about to be completed in securing the
repayment of direct taxes collected by the
United States in this State during the late
war.
Act to amend an Act entitled can Act to
provide a general railroad law for the manage
ment and regulation Of railroads in this State,
and for the appointment of railroad COM
missioner, and to prescribe his power and
duties,'' approved February g. 1882, the said
Act being incorporated into and known as
State, 1882, and therein entitled ''Of Railroad
orporations-General Railroad Law"
Act to prescribe and regulate the Calendars
for the Courts of Common Pleas.
Act to amend Subdivision l, Section II,
Part !, Title 3, of the Code of Civil Procedure,
relating to Circuit Courts.
Act to amend Section 334 of the General
Statutes relating to the organization OF tie
militia.
Act to repeal so much of Sections ISL to
79G. inclusive, Part I, Title VI, Chapter XVI,
of the General Statutes of this State: ''The
Office and Duties of Master" as relates to tile
county of Lancaster, and to abolish the office
of Master in said county.
Act to incorporate the Southern Cotton
Picking Company.
Act to amend Chapter I,NXVIII of the
General Statutes of this State, 1882, entitled
''Of Masters, Apprentices and Laborers."
Act to amend an Act entitled Gan Act to
authorize and empower certain townships in
Abbevile and Edgetied counties to sell cer-
titicatcs of stock held by said townships in the
Augusta and Knoxville Railroad Company,
and invest the proceeds of the same in certi-
licates of stock in the Greenwood, Laurens
and Spartanburg Railroad Company" approV-
ed February 9, 1882.
Act to make the president of the State
Agricultural and Mechanical Society of South
Carolina and the master of the State Grange
Patrons of Husbandry of South Carolina er
oticio members of the board of trustees of the
South Carolina University.
4 Nf I,n anil