The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-01-04
SOME NEW Laws.
Acts and j oint Resolutions Of the scssIC
of 1887.

SOME NEW LAWS.
Acts and oint Resolutions of the Session
of 1887.
The following Acts and Joint Resolu-
tions became Laws at the late session of
the State Legislature:
An Act to allow Unimprovcd Lands,
which have not bcen on tho Tax Books
since 1875, to be Listed without
penalty.
Section /. That in ali cases where un-
improved land, which has not been upon
the tax books since the fiscal year com
mencing November lst, 1875, and which
is not in the forfeited list, shall at any
time before the lst day Of October, 1888,
be rctnrnC to the county auditor for
taxation, the said auditor be, and he is
hereby, instructed to assess the same and
to enter it upon tho duplicate of the
fiscal year commencing November LIST,
1887, with the simple taxes of that year.
Section 2. That all such lands as may
be returned to the auditor Tor taxation,
between the first day Of October, 1883,
and the first day OF October, 1889, shall
be assessed and charged with the simple
taxes of the two fiscal years commencing
bcr, 1887, and the lst day Of November,
1888.
Section 3. That as soon as practicable
after the passage Of this Act the comp
troller general is directed to furnish a
copy OF the same to each auditor in the
State, and the auditors arc required to
publish the same in each of tholr county
papers once a week for three months
during the year 1888, and for tho same
period of time during the year 1889; and
the cost of such publication shall be paid
by the county treasurer, upon the order
of the county commissioners, out of the
ordinary county tax last collected.
An Act to exempt certain portions of
Berkeley and Charleston counties from
the operations of Chapter NXNlI.,
It'll, N, of the General Statutes, re-
lating to the General Stock Law and
Fencing Stock.
Section l. That such portions of
Berkeley and Charleston counties rs are
included within the lines hereinafter de-
fined be, and the same are hereby, ex-
cmpted from the operation and provision
OF Part |, Title X, Chapter NXNII., re-
lating to the general stock law and
fencing stock, and that within said
limits all live stock may he perm red to
range ut large without being conf Ied by
fences: Provided, That parties who have
complied with tho general stock law en-
braced i'll and adjoining the territory
described in the following section shall
have the rights Of Chapter NXNII.,
Title ", of the General Statutes, re-
latng to the stock law, and only deprived
OF same by tho erection and keeping up,
mt the expenses OF the owners Of stock
claiming the benefit Of the exemption
herein of all such fences as may be
necessary for such purpose, whether
such fences be necessary around one
| plantation or several.
Section 2. That the portions Of said
counties III the foregoing section referred
TO shall be bounded by the following
lines, to wit; Commencing on the south
bank If the Santcc River, ut the point
where the Northeastern Railroad touches
the same, along tho eastern side Of said
track to point where said track crosses
the Santes Canal; from that point along
the eastern bank of said canal to its
Southern extremity; thence by the
shortest line to the Cooper River road
at Wapboo Bridge and along said road tC
II convenient point on the eastern branch
OF Cooper River, thence down said
eastern branch Of said river to tho main
river; thence down said river to the
Wando Rivor; thence up the western
bank of said Wando River TO the Wandc
plantation, about twelve miles above
Mount Pleasant; thence across Chris
Church Parish to II point due north OF
tho head waters OF Owendaw Creek, anC
along the eastern bank of said creek t.
the sea; thence along the scacoast line O.
Charleston COUNT to the mouth o9 TIN,
Santeo River, and along said river, tn,
same being the county line, TO the poin
Of intersection the track Of tho North
eastern Railroad with the said river.
An Act to amend an "Act to change tn,
time of Listing Property for Taxa
ton, approved December "a, 1884.
Section l. That an Act entitled al
"Act to change the time of listing prop
erty for taxation" approved )ecembe
q, 1884, be amended by inserting afte
the February at tho end of Section tin,
following: "Provided, however, that th,
returns of the following agriculture
products, to wit: Corn, cotton, wheat
oats, rice, peas and long forage, mad
on the day specified by law, shall be tn
amount actually on hand on August ]
Immediately preceding the date of saic
return; and provided further, that thi
shall apply only to such said products a
are actually in the hands of the producer
thereof"
Section 2. That all Acts or parts O
Acts inconsistent with or repugnant +