The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-01-17
JOB PRENsTEvG
From the Charleston News and Courier.
TEE LATE LEGISLATURE.
SYNOPSIS OF soaE VERY pPoR.
TANT ACTS.

An Act providing the manner in
which joint debtors may separately
compound their indebtedness:
SECTION /. That any joint deb.
tor may make a separate compost
ton with his creditor as prescribed
in this section. Such compost
ton SHALL discharge the debtor
making it, and him only. The com.
pounding debtor a release of the
Indebtedness or other instrument
exonerating him therefrom. A mem.
Der of a partnership cannot thus
compound for a partnership debt
until the partnership has been dis
solved by mutual consent or other.
wise. In that case the instrument
must release or exonerate him from
all liability incurred by reason Of
his connection with the partner
ship. An instrument specified in
this Act shall not impair credi-
tors right of action against any
other joint debtor or his right to
take any other proceeding against
the latter, unless an interest to re.
lease or exonerate him appears
afirmatively upon the face thereof.
SEC. 2. An instrument specified
in the last section shall be deemed
satisfaction piece for the purpose
of satisfying any judgment recoy.
cred upon an Indebtedness released
or discharged thereby, as far as the
Judgment effects the compounding
debtor. When a Judgment is salts
fed thereby a special entry must
be made upon the judgment roll
to the effect that the judgment is
satisfied as to the compounding
debtor only.
SEC. 3. Where a joint debtor has
thus compounded, joint debtor
| who has not compounded may make
any defence or counterclaim, or
have any other relief as against the
! creditor to which he would have been
entitled if the composition had not
been made. He may require the
| eompounding debtor to contribute
his ratable proportion Of the joint
| debt or Of the partnership debts as
the case may be, as if the latter had
not been discharged, and the debtor
who has not compounded withisR
creditor may set up by way Of dis
count against such creditor the
amount compounded by his joint
debtor.
| LOCAL OPTION.
An Act to amend Section 1,746
| of the General Statutes relating to
elections for the granting Of license
for the sale of intoxicating liquors:
| SECTION 1. That Section 1,746
of the General Statutes be and the
same is hereby amended by strik-
| inc out the words 'sfor the ensuing
year at the end Of the said section
and inserting in lieu thereof the
following: aFor two years next
succeeding such election" SO that
said section shall read: "When-
ever number of the citizens Of
any incorporated city, town or vii.
lage in this State, equal to one
third of the number of votes cast
in the next preceding municipal
election therein, shall, in writing,
on or before the fifteenth day of
November in any year, petition for
an election upon the question Of .li-
cense' or no license for the sale Of
intoxicating liquors therein, the
council of such city, town or village
is hereby authorized and required
to submit such question to the
qualified electors of such city, town
or village, at special election to
| be held therein on or about the 1st
/ day of December following: and if
majority of said electors vote in
favor of .license,' then the council OF
such city, town or village shall grant
license according to the laws now
of force in the State for the sale Of
liquors in such city, town OF village
for t.co gears next succeeding such
election; but if a majority Of said
electors vote in favor Of no
license then it shall be unlaw-
full for the council of such city.
town or village SO voting to grant
any license for the sale Of any
spirituous or intoxicating liquors,
bitters or fruits prepared with
such liquors for tero gears next sue
ceeding such election.