The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1888-01-05
SOME NEW LAWS,
Acts and Joiut Resolutions Of the Session
of 1897.

| co4uG 4>bI" Laws.
Acts and JOiut Resolutions Of the sossion
| of 1887.
The following Acts and Joint Resolu.
tlons became laws at the late session OF
the State Legislature:
An Act to allow Unimproved Lands,
which have not been on the Tax Books
since 1875, to be Listed without
penalty.
Section l. That in all cases where un-
improved land, which has not been upon
the tax books since tho fiscal year com
menclng November 1st. 1875, and which
is not i'll the forfeited list, shall at any
tlme before the lot day of October, 1883,
be returned to the county auditor for
taxation, the said auditor be, and he is
hereby, instructed to assess the same and
to enter 1t upon tho duplicate of the
hscal year commencing November lst,
1851, with the simple taxes of that year.
Section 2. That oil such lands as may
oe returned TO the auditor Tor taxation,
between the first day Of October, 1883,
and the hrst day OF October, 1889, shall
be assessed and charged with the simple
taxes of the two fiscal years commencing
respectively on the LIST day of Noyem-
1883.
Section 3. That as soon as practicablc
after the passage Of this Act tho COMP
troller general is directed to furnish a
copy OF the same to each auditor in tho
State, and the auditors arc required to
publish the same III each of their county
papers once a week for three months
during the year 1893, and for the same
PERIOD OF time during the year 1899; and
the cost of such publication shall be pnid
py Inc county treasurer, upon tho order
Oh 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 NXVII.,
little 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 as are
included within the lines hereinafter de-
fined be, and the same are hereby, ex-
ompted from the operation and prnvision
OF Part l, Title Y, Chapter NXVII., re-
htlng to the general stock law and
fencing stock, and shat within SAID
limits all live stock may be permitted to
range at large without being confined by
fences: Provided, That parties who have
complied with the general stock law en-
Draced III and adjoining the territory
described in the following section shnil
nave the rights of Chapter NXVII..
little X, Of the General Statutes, re-
latlng to the stock law, and only deprived
of same by tho erection aud keeping up,
at the expenses Of the owners of stock
claiming the benefit Of tho exemption
herein Of all such fences as may be
necessary for su"h 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 Santee River, at the point
where the Northeastern Railroad touches
the same, along the eastern side of said
track to point where said track crosses
the Santec Canal; from that point along
the oa6tern 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 to
convenient point on the eastern branch
OF Cooper River, thence down said
eastern branch of said river to the main
river; thence down said river to tho
Wando River; thence up the western
bank of said Wando River to the Wando
plantation, about twelve miles above
Mount Pleasant; thence across Christ
Church Parish to a point due north of
tho head waters OF Owendaw Creek, and
along the eastern bank of said creek 20
the sea; thence along the seacoast line of
Charleston county to the mouth of the
Santee River and along said river, the
same being the county line, to the point
OF intersection the track of the North
eastern Railroad with the said river.