The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-12-31
rar WORK OF THE SESSION.

THr WORK OF THE SESSION.
The Legislature at its recent session
passed 257 Acts and Joint Resolutions,
of which the following list comprises
those which are of public nature or relate
10 matters in Anderson County:
Act to incorporate the Chicora Savings
Bank, of Pelzer, South Carolina.
Act to refund certain amounts to the
Pelzer Manufacturing Company.
Act to amend the law as to the sale OF
real estate adjudged to be sold.
Act to amend Sections l5e, 154 and
1853 of the General Statutes of this State
relating to the formation and proceedings
of the College of Electors. :
Act to provide for the establishment OF
a new school district in Anderson County,
and for the levying and collecting OF a
special school tax therein.
Act to amend Sections 991 and | ,0O5 OF
the General Statutes, relating to the ex'
amiuations of teachers.
Act to charter the Savannah Valley
and Elberton Railroad Company.
Act to amend Section 2,237 of the
General Statutes of South Carolina, as
amended December "a, 1883, relating to
the drawing of jurors.
Act to direct the Comptroller General
to report the names of all citizens OF
this State who are disabled from earning
a livelihood by reason of wounds and
other disabilities incurred during the late
war between the States.
Act to amend Section 2,4S7 of the
General Statutes, relating TO stealing
grain and cotton from the field.
Joint Resolution proposing an amend.
ment to Section IA, Article TX, of the
Constitution of the State of South Caro-.
lima. as ratified On the 18th day of April,
1868. :,
Act to utilize the labor of jail and
municipal convicts, and to empower the
Courts and municipal authorities to
impose the punishment of labor within
their respective Jurisdictions.
Act to amend an Act entitled "an Act
to secure the rights of persons having an
interest in lands for taxes" approved
December "a, 1888, as to the mode of
serving summons.
Act 10 prevent and punish the adulte.
ration of food and drink, and the sale of
unfit and unwholesome articles of food
and drink.
Act to amend Section 1862 of the
General Statutes, relating to corporations
Organized under charters.
Act to prescribe the qualifications for
electors for intendant aud wardens of
the town of Pendlcton.
Act to amend Section S07 of the Gene.
raj Statutes, in relation to the sale of
lands by the commissioners of the sink.
ing fund.
Act to amend Section 7S9 of the Gen.
eral Statutes, providing for the appoint.
ment of special master, under certain
circumstances.
Act to repeal an Act entitled "an Act
requiring all convicts hired from the
Penitentiary to be and remain under a
sworn officer and guards, appointed by
and responsible to the superintendent of
the Penitentiary, and regulating the
hiring of such convicts," approved the
25th day of December, 1884, and to
further regulate the employment of con-
yicts, and to authorize the superinten-
dent and board of directors of the Pen.
itentiary to purchase and lease lands.
Act to amend Section 3O7 of the Gen.
eral Statutes of this State relating to the
sinking fund commission.
Act TO amend Chapter XII, Title XII,
Part l, of the General Statutes, relating
to railroad corporations, by adding there.
to a section as Section ], ,561a.
Act to change tho dates fixed for the
meeting of the boards of equalization
and for the performance of other duties
80 as to conform to the time of listing
property for taxation.
Actto makeappropriations for thepay-
ment of the per diem, millage nnd station
cry certificates of the General Assembly,
the salaries of the subordinate officers
and employees thereof and for other
purposes herein named.
Act to provide for the completion of
the main building of the State.House.
Act to amend Section 2,1sO OF the
General Statutes in regard to actions by
and against executors and administrators.
Act to amend Section two ~ of an
Act entitled IAN Act respecting. trial
justices in the Counties of Newberry,
Edgegeld, Anderson, Kershaw, Laurens,
Charleston, Berkeley, Pickcns and Spar
tanburg."
Act prescribing the mode of diyesting
the rioht of dover of insane married
women.
Act to provide for and regulate the in
corporation of railroad companies IN
this State.
Act to provide for and regulate the
incorporation of towns of less than one
thousand Inhabitants in this State.
Act to authorize the trustees of the
University of South Carolina to sell
certain property belonging to the South
Carolina College.
Act to provide for and regulate the in
corporation of manufacturing companies
in this State.
Act providing for certain changes in
the number and location of the voting
precincts in the several Counties of this
State, as established, by "an Act to
amend Part 1, Title II, Chapter x, Sec,
tion 1863, of the General Statutes OF
South Carolina, relating to the locations
and names of voting precincts" and
Acts amendatory thereof, approved De-
cember "a, 1883.
Act to prescribe the prioriAies of GER
tain statutory liens.
Act to provide for leindexing certain
records in the Office of mesne conveyances
for Anderson County, aud to authorize
and require the County Commissioners OF
said County to levy a special tax to
defray the expenses of the same.
Act to repeal Section 304, and amend
Sections 3l0 and 3l1 of the Code of Pro-
cedure with respect to the lien of judg-
ments and executions and mode of en-
forcing the same, substituting new Sec
tions therefor, to be known as Sections
31O, 3l1, and to repeal all Acts and parts
of Acts inconsistent Herewith.
Act to amend Section 9O7 of the Gen
eral Statutes Of this Stale relating to the
sinking fund commission.
Act to amend Section l,09O, Title \,
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