The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-03-17
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ton.
An act to amend Section G99 OF the
Revised Statutes so as to include FRO,
bate Judge, auditor treasurer and
/, Master in Equity under its provisions:
An act to define the jurisdiction OF
and to settle the procedure in munlci,
pal Courts of the cities and towns OF
this State.
To regulate the appointment of re-
ceivers by the Courts OF this State in
causes therein.
An act relating to costs.
An act to amend Section 1854 o.
942) of the Revised Statutes of 1893,
changing the time for executors and
! administrators to account to the Pro-
bate Judges.
An act to amend an Act to provide
for the organization OF the Supreme
Court, to define its powers and Jourls-
diction, and to provide for the appoint
ment of its officers, and to define their
duties, approved the 10th day OF Jan
uary, A. D. 1896.
TAXATION AND BONDS.
An act requiring the sinking fund
commissioners to lend funds to the
several county boards of commission
ers of the State for the use Of their
counties in preference to lending same
to other applicants for same funds.
An act to require the commutation
\ tax to be expended in the township in
which the taxpayers reside.
An act to provide for the disburse-
ment of certain moneys collected as
county taxes for the fiscal years 1990-9l
: and 1892 SO in the county of Beaufort:
An act to amend an Act entitled
Gan act to authorize and empower
: cities, towns, townships and other
municipal corporations to issue nego
table coupon bonds for the refunding
or payment in whole or in part OF
bonded Indebtedness and any unpaid
past due interest thereon existing al
the time of the adoption of the present
Constitution" :.
An act to authorize the City Council
OF Charleston to issue thirty-year cou'
pom bonds at a rate Of interest not eN,
ceeding 5 per cent per annum, for the
purpose of taking up or exchanging
the 6 per cent coupon bonds maturing
in 1898.
An act to amend an Act entitled
'sAn act to authorize and empower
cities, towns, townships and other
municipal corporations to issue nego'
table coupon bonds for the refundine
or payment, in whole, or in part, OF
: bonded indebtedness and any unpaid
past due interest thereon existing al
the time of the adoption of the pres
ent Constitution"
An act to amend Section 1of an Act
entitled Gan act to authorize special
elections in any incorporated city or
town of this State for the purpose OF
issuing bonds for corporate purposes.
approved March 9, 1896, so as to specify
certain corporate purposes, and so as
to validate certain bonds Issued under
the said Act.
An act to amend Section 256 Of the
General Statutes of 1892, being Sec,
ton 311 of the Revised Statutes of
1893, relating to a special board for
the equalization of property in the
City of Charleston.
A Joint Resolution 10 extend the
time for the collection of the commu-
tation road tax in the several counties
: of the State to the 1st of March, 1897.
An act to render uniform the mode
of taxation in towns and cities, in &C.
cordance with Section s, Article s, of
the Constitution of 1895.
An act to provide for the retirement
of Pleasant Hill Township bonds OF
Lancaster County or investing of &C.
I crued and ACQUIRING interest in certain
securities as sinking fund for the re-
tirement of said bonds.
An act to provide for the disburse.
ment of certain moneys collected as
county taxes for the fiscal years 1890
81 and 1892. SO in the county of Beau
fort.
An act to further provide for the re-
turn and assessment Of property fol
taxation.
An act to forbid boards of township
commissioners and county boards ot
commissioners and any other officer OF
officers to assess or levy, and county
treasurers or any other officer or Off
GERS to collect, any tax for the pay,
ment of township bonds or the cou
pons thereof issued in the aid OF s
railroad not completed and finished
/. through the township issuing such
bonds and coupons and to impose 8
punishment for the doing of any ac
or acts herein prohibited.
An act to require an additiona.
graduated license fee from certain
companies doing business in this
s State.
An act to raise supplies and make
appropriations for the fiscal year com
mencing Jan. 1, 1897.
An act to make appropriations fol
the payment of the per diem, mileage
and stationery certificates of the mem
bers OF the General Assembly, the
salaries of the subordinate officers and
employees thereof, and other purpos
es herein named.
An act to assess revenues for the
\ support of the State payment by the
y levy and collection Of a tax on in
comes.
INSURANCE.
An act to require any insurance
company or association to be possess
ed OF 800, 900 surplus, or in lieu there
of to have 100000 on deposit with
some State for the benefit of all policy
holders, or in lieu thereof to deposit