The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-11-30
Only a few measures were introduce

ed.
For the first time this session the
proceedings were opened with prayer.
The Rev. Mr.. Richardson, of the
Washington eS;,reel Methodist. Church,
otficiated.
The hill to amcld Section IL of the
Code Of Procedure in relation to the
holding Of Courts in the First Circuit,
received its second reading
The following bills were introduced.
BY Senator Irwin, amending the Gen
cral Statutes in relation to burning or
cutting untenanted houses.
BY Senator Buist, chartering Mems
and Courier Job Printing Company.
This bill constitutes Francis w. Dawson,
Rudolph SeisIing. Julian Mitchell James
Fl. LaCoste and j. c Hemphill, and
their associates and successors, q body
polite and corporate for the purpose of
manufacturing, printing, issuing pub
fishing, binding, furnishing, selling and
~disposing of sundry paper articles and
fabrics, such as journal periodicals
pamphlets, books, stationry, ledgers.
BOOKS Of account and generailyj every
thing usually produced by a general and
job, stationery paper manubactory print
ing and publishing company. The
capital stock shall be $4,000 in $50
shares of$IOO, each and may be increased
to $1OO,OUO.
BY Senator Edwards, to amend the
General Statutes SO rs to require a
minimum fee of $50 per annum Of all
students Of the South Carolina College.
The bill provides that no tuition fees
shall be charged until after the expira-
ton Of tie collegiate year 1861,
BY Senator YouInanS, amending the
charter Of the Blackville and Aston
Railroad Company.
By Senator Sinkler, requiring the
trial justice appointed for the late par
ish OF It. Andrews to locate his office
in the phosphate mining section OF
Berkeley County. His salary shall be
5000. The object OF the bill is to pre-
serve II neace and repress crime in the
section IL. leI, and it is accompanied by
a petition Of various troms mining phos-
pilates therein.
BY Senator Blacks, limiting the num-
Der Of trial justices in York County fix
ing their territorial jurisdiction and
providing for their compensation.
Senator Munro drew the first blood of
the session in having u bill to amend the
charter Of the Chester, Greenwood and
Abbeville Railroad Company killed on
an unfavorable report.
Senator Youmans submitted the
favorable repor: of the committee on
finance OF Senator S%mythe's bill provid-
ing for the reassesslnent Of real property
and the collection Of taxes in portions of
Charleston, Berkeley and Colleton
counties. The report Of the committee
was unanimous. The bill provides.
l. That between January | and Feb
ruary 20, 1887, full returns shall be
made of real property in the city of
Charleston and town OF Summerville and
an assessment ofthe same made for taxa
ton by the several boards Of assessors,
and in fixing the values, all damages
and d~ctcriorations in value resulting
from the earthquake shall be taken into
consideration. r
2. That owners Of real property in
said counties outside Of Charleston and
Summerville whose buildings have been
damaged by the earthquake shall have
the right to make a return thereof to their
township boards, and upon satisfactory
evidence, the bourds shall reasscss the
buildings so injured.
3. That the returns. after being acted
upon by the township boards, shall be
submitted by the county auditors board
Of equalization ut their annual meeting
for revision, and after being acted on by
them an abstract Of such property, with
the assessed value thereof, shall be
transmitted to the comptroller general
and shall be taken MS fixing the proper
value Of the real property in the coun-
ties aforesaid for all taxes, State or
county, until the next assessment pro-
vided by law.
4. That inasmcch as great hardship
may be caused by the enforcement Of the
present levy Of taxes fixed on a value Of
property which has been reduced by the
earthquake, persons residing in the
counties named whose property may
have been damaged or destroyed by
the earthquake shall be authorized to file
with the auditor Of tho county on or
before January Is, 1887, a petition set
ing forth the facts of such loss and ask
ting for q corresponding reduction in the
taxes assessed. These petitions shall be
submitted by the county auditors tn the
county boards Of equalization. and the
boards shall meet at their county seats
on the Goth of January, After the &C.
ton OF the boards the auditors will for
ward the petitions to the comptroller
general and il he, as he is authorized TO
do, shall approve such reduction in
whole or in part, he shall SO certify to-
the county treasurer, who shall there
upon abate from the taxes charged the
amount Of said reduction and receive the
balance as in full Of taxes, and in all
cases where the petitioner has already
paid the taxes charged the county treas
surer shall refund the amount of the
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