Year: 1879

Acts Passed at the Recent Short Ses-


sion of the Legislature.


The following acts have been ap-
proved by Governor Simpson, and
are now laws:


AN ACT respecting tho filing of va


cancies in County Offices,


BE 1t Steasdcted by tho Senate and
House of Representatives of the
State of South Carolina, now met
and sitting in General Assembly,
and by the authority of the same:


SECTION /. That whenever at any
time any vacancy shall OCCUR in any
county Office by reason of death,
resignation, refusal OF neglect to
qualify of the person elected or ap-
pointed thereto, expiration of the
term of Office, removal from tho
county, or from any other cause, the
Governor shall appoint some fit and
proper person to fill the vacancy so
caused, and that the person so ap,
pointed shall hold his office, in all
cases in which the officer Is elected,
until the next general election for
members of the General Assembly,
and until his successor should
qualify, and in cases Of persons APP
pointed until the adjournment of tho
General Assembly at the regular
session in 1880. Provided, That the
Governor may for cause remove any
person appointed by him under the
provisions of this act


SEC. 2. That all acts and parts
of acts inconsistent with this act be
and the same are hereby, repealed.


Approved December 20, 1878.
AN ACT to amend and supply nm


omission in ON Act to Provide for


the Custody of Official Bonds of


County Officers and for the Exami>


nation of the same from time to


time, approved June 8, 1877.


BE 1t enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives Of the
State Of South Carolina, now met
and sitting in General Assembly,
and by the authority of the same


That the following shall be as q
third section Of said act, to wit:
''That it shall be the duty of the
county commissioners in each and
every con2ty in this State to make
an annual examination into the
suficiency of all the county officers
bonds within their respective coun-
ties, and within ten days thereafter
report to the comptroller general, to
be laid before the State board for
it's action, according to law, any
that may in their judgment be in
sufficient : Provided, Tho first ex-
animation under this act shall be
made on the first day of January.
1879, or within ten days thereafter ::
And provided further, That this act,
SO far as the said first examination
is concerned, shall not apply to the
county officers elected at the gener-
al election in 1878.


Approved December 10, 1878.
AN ACT for the fuatlei protection Of


Landlords in the collection of


Rents.


BE 1t enactezby the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
State of South Carolina, now mot
and sitting in General Assembly,
and by the authority of the same:


SECTION 1. That the lien provided
for by an Act entitled can Act to
secure landlords md persons mak-
ing advances" approved March 4,
1878, shall extend to all crops raised
on the lands leased by the landlord,
whether the same be raised by the
tenant or other person.


SEQ 2. That subject to the liens
provided for in said act and enforci
bic in the same way as therein pro-
vided, the landlords shall have q
lien on all crops raised by the tenant
for all advances made by the land
lord during the year. ...


SEC. 3 That in case any portion
of the crop is removed from the
land rented or leased, and the pro-
ceeds thereof not applied to the
payment Of the rent for the year, or
other liens provided for in said act
and in this act, and this fact shall
be made to appear by affidavit,
persons holding liens as
provided for by said act md under
this act shall have the right to pro-
ceed to collect the amounts which
will become due for rent or advances
in the same way as if the same had
become due according to contract
before such removal. y,


Approved December ,23, 1878.