Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-01-14
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
THE LAST LEGISLATURE.
Il SYNOPSIS OF TIE ACTS OF GENERAL
IMPORTANCE.

IMPORTANCE.
BLACKS S. c., January 81 regret my
inability to comply with your request for
letter for your last issue, on account OF severe
sickness, and am yet scarcely equal to the
task.
The following are the Acts passed at the
last session of the General Assembly which
are of more or less general Importance:
|. Gan Act to amend the law as to the sale
of real estate adjudged to be sold" This
Act provides that whenever real estate is
adjudged to be, sold by Master sucl! SAFE !e
! may take place by consent of the parties to
the cause, in any county in which the
court may direct, and confirms all such sales
heretofore made and otherwise valid.
9. can Act to amend sections 997 and 1908
of the General Statutes relating to the eX-
animation of teachers" This Act as amend
ed provides that certificates from the Coun-
| ty Boards of Examiners shall be valid Tor
two years and may be renewed with or
without examination at the discretion OF
| the Boards of Examiners, and further pro-
vides that no examination as to qualitica-
ton shall be made of any applicant who
produces diploma from any chartered
college or university in this State, and who
is of good moral character.
3. Gan Act to amend 2237 Of the General
Statutes as amended December q, 1888, re-
lating to the drawing of juries." This sec
ton as amended requires that the Board of
Juror Commissioners shall place in special
| box to be known as the tales box, the names
of one hundred and fifty persons qualified
by law to serve as jurors who reside within
seven miles of the Court House, to supply
deficiencies that may arise from any cause
during the sitting of the Circuit Court.
| 4. Gan Act to direct the Comptroller
General to report the names of all per-
sons, citizens of this State, who are dis
abled from earning livelihood by reason
of wounds and other disabilities incurred
during the late war between the States" J"
This Act was passed in order to ascertain
the number of Confederate soldiers who
may have been rendered incapable of per-
forming the labor necessary to earn a sup
port, with view to making some perma-
nent provision to help them along in the
evening of their life, and to cheer the hearts
ofthese veteran heroes by an act which shows
service of their State has not been forgotten.
| To refuse whatever Of assistance our State
may be able to give these crippled and MAIN
ed soldiers would be an act of ingratitude
unworthy of US as a people.
| 5. can Act to amend Section 24S7 General
Statutes, relating to stealing grain, &C.,
from the field" This Act amends the law so
that whoever shall steal from the field any
grain, cotton or vegetables, whether sever
ed from the freehold or not, shall be deem
ed guilty of felony, punishable by imprison-
ment for not more than five years, or by a
fine of not more than five hundred dollars.
6. Joint Resolution proposing an amend
ment to Section IA, Article IN of the Con-
| cf; ;fpf Of
sues of State Bonds in the future shall run
for fifty years. This proposed institution
al amendment will be submitted to the peo-
pie at the next general election for their
adoption or rejection.
7."An 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 re-
spective jurisdictions" This Act empow-
ers all courts and municipal authorities
which have, under existing laws, power to
sentence convicts to imprisonment, to inn
pose the condition of hard labor, and such
convicts, so sentenced for period not ex-
ceeding ninety days, be required to perform
hard labor upon the public highways, bridg-
es and other public works of the county or
upon the streets or other public works of
the town in which the offence for which
they are sentenced was committed. The
County Commissioners of each county have
discretionary power as to whether or not
these convicts shall be used as above pro-
-vided in their respective counties.
8. "An Act to amend an Act entitled an
Act to secure the rights of persons having
an interest in lands forfeited for taxes.
Approved, December oath, 1885," This Act
adds proviso to Section of the above
named Act, that when the possible for
| poor o,1,,oar Of cai6 lap6c cannot ha found
| in the State, the service of the summons
therein required may be made by publica-
ton, as now provided for the commence
ment of civil actions.
8. "An Act to prevent and punish the
adulteraton Of food and drink and the sale
of unfit and unwholesome articles of food
and drink" This Act makes it a misde-
meanor, punishable by fine and imprison-
ment, any person who shall knowingly offer
for sale any adulterated or unwholesome
food or drink, or who shall engage in the
adulteration of the same.
10. "An Act relating to the time of hold
ing Courts in the Sixth Circuit" The effect
of this Act is to make the sessions OF the
Court for York county come on one week
later.
II. "An Act to charter the town Of York
Vile and to extend the expiring Charter
for certain purposes" This Act was pre-
pared by the town Council of Yorkville
and sent to the York delegation. The Act
refers to and is based upon proposed gen.
eral "Act to provide for and regulate the in
corporation Of towns Of more than one thou
| sand inhabitants" which was then upon its
passage through the General Assembly, and
which met with the unanimous approval of
both Houses; but by some means, in the
hurry and rush of the last nights session of
the Legislature, this general bill, although
it had passed both houses and was enrolled,
failed of ratification, thus leaving the Act
renewing the charter of the town of York
vile standing alone and referring in words
to an Act which never had an existence.
l hope, however, that the effect of this may
not be to leave the Town Council without
authority, or the town withouta a legal char
ter. | feel sure that no one of the delega-
tion was to blame in the matter, as the mis-
hap was one that could not have been rea-
sonably expected; but is easily accounted
for when you take into consideration the
immense amount of labor required of the
Clerks of the two Houses just before the
closing of the session.
- IAN Act to provide for the compile
tion of the main building of the State
House." This Act appropriates seventy
five thousand dollars to continue the work
on the State House, and will, according to
the estimate of the architect, be sufficient to
rooms, and for roofing, lighting and heat
ing the building.
I3. can Act to amend Section 2190 of
the General Statutes in regard to actions
by and against executors and admlnlstra-
tors" This Act provides that no action
shall be brought against any executor or
administrator for the recovery OF the debts