The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-09-18

as separate act of the Convention
and it was referred to its proper com
mittee.
NEW ORDINANCES.
Mr.. W. G. Smith of Pickens intro
duced an ordinance for bidding the
granting of scholarships or any spe
cial privileges to students in any State
institution.
Mr.. o. M. Doyle introduced an or
dinance to limit the costs of partition
ing, dividing and administering es
tates shall not exceed 10 per cent ot
the value of the same.
Mr.. J. P. Glenn introduced an ordi.
nance to reqnire the several counties
to make proper provision for its poor.
By Mr.. J. 9. OTIS: To establish the
Court of Probate, in the same form in
which it now exists.
By DR.. J. VIM. Stokes of Orange
burg: To abolish the Supreme Court
and constitute a court of appeals to
consist of all the circuit judges except
the one who heard the cause; to esta'
blish a county court to sit once a
month; and to substitute county so
licitor for the present circuit solicitors.
By Mr.. HERS: To authorize MAORI
ty of the taxpayes of any section,
to form new county, provided the
counties cutshall not 60 below an area
of 400 square miles. Mr.. Russell of
Anderson: To form the new county
of Washington, to be made up of parts
of Abbevi1le, Anderson, Greenville
and Laurens.
By Mr.. Burns: To make the home
stead exemption $1,000, to be taken in
either real or personal property.
By Mr.. Geo. D. Tillman. To assign
the Representatives from each county
to particular townships or sections
thereof. -.
By Mr.. McCown: To prohibit the
sale of liquors by individuals but au,
thorizing claws regulating the traffic
by State control. .
By Mr.. Rogers: To abolish the right
of dover in1ands aliened by the hus'
band in his lifetime.
By Senate: Tillman: To provide
for the formation of new counties each
to contain not less than 400 square
miles, and not less than one one hun
dred and twenty-fourth part Of all THE
inhabitants of the State, nor less than
81, 100000 of taxable property-pro,
dided that no existing county's area
shall be reduced below 400 square
miles.
By Mr.. Brice of York: To make the
term of all State and county officers
four years.
By Mr.. Patton of Richland: To
regulate the suffrage--giving the right
to vote to all male citizens who
can read and write; or who pay taxes
or at least $500 dollars worth of
property; or who served in the Con
federate army or navy; or who
is the lineal descendent of Confed'
crate soldier or sailor.
By Mr.. Rogers of Marlboro: To Fix
in the Constitution the salary OF every
State and county officer. >
By Mr.. Buist of Greenville: To re
quire the Legislature to provide fol
Clemson College.
By M. Hodges: To require the Leg
islature to levy an annual tax of three
mills for the support of public schools
and to authorize every taxpayer to in
dictate to what school or schools hi
payment shall be applied.
By Mr.. Hodges, of Abberville:
10 prohibit ministers of the gospe
from holding 'any Office of honor OF
trust in South Carolina. "
By Mr.. Cleo. Johnstone of New
berry: To regulate the suffrage, by re
quiring of every voter that he be able
to read and write or that he own
certain amount of taxable property.
By Mr.. Brice of Chester: To make
the term of all officers and of mem
bers of the Legislature four years.
| By MIR. Brice: To make the session
of the Legislature biennial instead o.
annual.
By Mr.. Stanyarne Wilson: To ere
ate "Enoree" county, out of portion.
of Spartanburg, Union, Laurens ane
Greenville, with Woodruff as it
county seat.
By Mr.. r. H. Smith: To fix thu
homestead at 5000 in land, not to ex
ceed 80 acres, and all household ane
kitchen furniture.
By Mr.. Farrow of Charleston: TX
organize the judiciary, comprising Su
preme Court, Circuit Court and Coun
ty Courts.
None of the committees having ye
reperted-nodiscussi was had or any
ordinance yet introduced.
The committee on printing made
majority report recommending tina
the present State printer continue tn
work at existing rates. The minority
(Messrs. Behre of Colleton and Dent O.
Richlan1 dissented from this recon-
mendation.
CHARGED WITH MURDER.