The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-03-17

NEW COUNTIES AND ELECTIONS.
An act to establish Greenwood Co.
An act to establish Cherokee county.
An act to establish Bamberg county.
An act to establish Dorchester coun-
ty.
An act to amend Section 221, Gen
eral Statutes of South Carolina, by
inserting on line Z of said section after
the word dollars" and next proceed
ing the word and the words ''the
county treasurer of Saluda county, ten
thousand $1O.00W dollars.
An act to establish new township
and polling precinct in Edgefeld
county, and to readjust the townships
of SAID county.
An act to amend an act to regulate
the election of the mayors and intend
ants and wardens in the towns and
cities of this State.
An act to amend Section Z of an act
entitled IAN act to provide for the for
nation of new counties and the
changing of county lines and county
seats and consolidation of counties. "
approved the 9th of March, A. D.
1889, so as to provide polling place
in certain contingency.
An act to validate the election of in.
tendants and wardens of the towns OF
Walhalla and West Union. which
was held on the 18th day OF January,
A. D. 1897.
CLAIMS.
A Joint resolution to povide for
the payment of certain balances due
newspapers for publishing election
notices in the form given them by the
election commissioners when the pub
Usher was ignorant of the form pre-
scribed by the Secretary of State.
A joint resolution to authorize and
REQUIRE the Comptroller General to
draw his warrant on the State Treas.
urer for the sum of one hundred and
seventeen 90.1OO dollars in favor of
the legal commander of the Edisto
Rifles. of Orangeburg; and for the
sum of one hundred and thirty.nine
49-10O dollars in favor of the legal
commander OF the Tillman Volunteers
of Orangeburg; and for the sum OF
two hundred and twenty dollars in
favor of the legal commander of the
Fort Motto Guards, of Fort Motto,
and the Treasurer to pay the same.
A joint resolution to authorize and
require the Comptroller General Of
this State to issue duplicate warrants
in favor of a. w. Harvey, supervisor
of registration of Berkeley County
for one hundred and twenty-five dol
lars for salary, and to w. Q. Gaudy
for one hundred and twenty. five dol
lars for salary as supervisor OF registra'
ton for Darlington County.
A joint Resolution to provide fol
the payment of certain expenses in
Cured in the "Brexton Bridge cases.
A Joint Resolution to authorize the
payment of certain claims to J. B. E.
Sloan.
A Joint Resolution to provide fol
the payment of a fee of twenty dollars
to LeGrard G.. Walker OF Georgetown
County for investigating and report
ing the condition OF the Probate
Judges Office.
A Joint Resolution to require the
treasurer of Aiken County to pay
William E. Arthur a certain claim.
A Joint Resolution to require the
COMPTROLLER General to issue his war
rant for the cost of advertising the ap
pointments of the county boards oi
registration, and the State Treasurer
to pay the same.
A Joint Resolution constituting the
Governor, Attorney General and
Comptroller General a commission tc
adiudicate the claim of Thomas j.
Mackey for services alleged to have
been rendered in presenting the claim
of the State against the United States
for rent of the South Carolina Military
Academy.
A Joint resolution to validate the ap
pointment of and registration OF vot
ers by A. K. Parham as supervisor o1
registration for the town of Dillon,
and J. J. Rouse as supervisor of regis
tration of Latta, in Marion County.
A joint resolution to authorize and
require the county board of commits
sioners of Anderson County to ap
prove claim of J. M. Payne, late
treasurer of Anderson Comfy, one
hundred and fifty dollars for collect
ing Communication road taxes for 1896
and 1896, and county treasurer to pay
the same.
A joint resolution 10 refund to Mrs
Ann P. Manning certain money paid
by her in taxes by mistake.
A joint resolution to require the
clerk of Court for Kershaw county
to pay to Eliza Baker, sister of s: j.
Yates, an Ex-Confederate soldier.
who died Nay %, 1896, the amount oi
pension money in the hands of said
clerk for S. J. Yates.
The list is worth keeping for future
reference.