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ACTS

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JOINT RESOLUTIONS

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,

PASSED AT THB

REGULAR SESSION OF 1889.

PRINTED BY ORDER 07 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLT, AND DESIGNED TO FORM A PART

OF THE TWENTIETH VOLUME OF THE STATUTES AT LARGE,

OOMMENdNO WITH THE ACTS OF THB

REGULAR SESSION OF 1888.

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ACIS ii JOIIT 11

PART L— Gteneral Acts and Joint Resolutions.

PAGB.

No. 166. An Act to accept the devise and bequest of Thomas
O. Clemson, and to establish an Agricultural College
in connection therewith 277

No. 167. An Act. to provide for the separation of general laws
and Joint Resolutions from those relating to other
matters in the binding and indexing thereof 280

No. 168. An Act to ratify the amendment to Article 4 of the
Constitution of South Carolina by adding thereto a
Section to be known as Section 20 thereof^ in lieu of
Section 20 of said Article as it now stands , . 281

No. 169. A Joint Resolution to authorize the Secretary of State

to purchase desks for the Engrossing Department. . . 2B1

No. 170. An Act to further empower County Commissioners to

open and establish public highways 282

No. 171. An Act to amend the militia laws of this State 282

No. 172. An Act to amend Section 2 of an Act entitled ''An Act
to appropriate the fund received from the United
Slates Government for rent of and damage to the
South Carolina Military Academy to certain usee/'
approved December 22d, 1888 283

IV LIST OF ACTS.

PAGE.

No. 173. An Act to make appropriations for the payment of the
per diem, mileage and stationery certificates of the
members of the General Assembly, the salaries of the
subordinate officers and employees thereof, and for
other purposes herein named 284

No, 174. A Joint Resolution to amend Article IV of the Consti-
tution of South Carolina, relating to the Judicial De-
partment, by repealing Section nineteen, (19) which
provides a Board of County Commissioners 28S

No. 175. An Act relating to the public printing in this State. . . 289

No. 176. An Act to cede to the United States of America so
much land of the State as may be needed for the
permanent construction of the shore end of the jetties
in Charleston harbor lying on and next adjacent to
Morris Island and the creaks and marshes contiguous
thereto ; and also to cede to the United States of
America so much land contiguous to the shores of
North and South Islands, respectively, and in and
contiguous to Georgetown County, S. C, and now
covered by the waters of the Atlantic Ocean and
Winyah Bay, as may be necessary for the construc-
tion of jetties to be built for the improvement of the
bar at the entrance to Winyah Bay 290

No. 177. A Joint Resolution 293

No. 178. An Act to require the Comptroller General to keep all
settlements with County Treasurers upon a book to
be kept for that purpose 293

No. 179. A Joint Re8(» ide for the indexing of all

records in the office of the Secretary of State 294

No. 180. An Act to require testimony taken before Masters or
Referees to be reduced to writing

No. 181. An Act to regulate amendments to the Stock Law. . . . 295

No. 182. An Act to authorize and empower certain incorpo-
rated towns in the State of South Carolina to substi-
tute hard labor on th^ir streets for fine and imprison-
ment in cases of misdemeanor which come under
their jurisdiction 295

LIST OP ACTS, y

?AOE.

No. 183. An Act to provide for the revision, digest and arrange-
ment of the Statnte Laws of the State of South Caro-
lina 296

No. 184. An Act to provide a punishment for making use of

false scales^ weights or measures in buying or selling. 297

No. 185. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to facilitate
the giving of bonds required by law/' approved De-
cember 26th, A. D. 1884 297

No. 186. An Act to require the Commissioner of Agriculture to
notify the Comptroller General of all licenses issued
by the Board of Agriculture to dig or mine phosphate
rock or phosphatic deposits in this State 298

No. 187. An Act to require the Commissioner of Agriculture to
notify the Comptroller General of all licenses issued
by the Board of Agriculture to dig or mine phosphate
rock or phosphatic deposits in this State 298

No. 188. An Act to provide for the building and maintenance

of the Clemson Agicultural College of South Carolina 299

No. 189. An Act to make appropriations to meet the ordinary
expenses of the State Government for the fiscal com-
mencing November 1st, 1889 303

KTo. 190. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide
for the formation of certain corporations under gene-
ral laws.'' 315

No. 191. An Act to amend Section 16 of an Act entitled "An
Act to provide for the formation of certain corporations
under general laws," approved December 23d, A.
D. 1886 316

No. 192. An Act to make it a misdemeanor for any person or
persons to in anywise trespass upon the beds of the
State House grounds, to cut, deface or otherwise in-
jure the trees, shrubs or flowers on said grounds, or
commit any trespass upon atay of the State's prop-
erty thereon 317

LIST OP ACTS.

PAQE.

No. 193. A Joint Resolation to authorize the Board of Regents
of the Lnnatic Asylam to enquire into and report
upon suitable localities for the establishment of an
asylum for the colored insane, and also to call for
donations of lands for such purpose 317

No. 194. An Act to amend Sections 3 and 4 of an Act entitled
"An Act to define the duties of County Commission-
ers, County School Commissioners and County Trea-
surers in reference to the auditing, allowing and pay-
ment of claims, and to require annual reports of all
claims audited, allowed and paid by them to be made
to the Court of General Sessions. 318

No. 195. An Act to amend the law in regard to the leasing and
hiring out of convicts and to provide for the purchase
of a State farm or farms and for the employment of
the convicts thereon 320

No. 196. An Act to prohibit the sale of or furnishing or giving
or providing to minors of cigarettes, tobacco or cigar-
ette paper, or any substitute therefor, and to provide
penalties for the same 321

No. 197. An Act to raise supplies and make appropriations for

the fiscal year commencing November Ist, 1889 321

No. 198. An Act to amend the law in relation to the time within
which and the parties to whom the Acts of the Gen-
eral Assembly shall be distributed, and when the same
shall go into active operation 335

No. 199. A Joint Resolution to authorize the Comptroller Gen-
eral to draw his warrant in favor of the Public
Printer, and the State Treasurer to pay the same, for
the cost of the public printing of this General Assembly
and the printing of the Reports of the State ofiicers.. 336

No. 200. An Act providing a mode of ascertaining the names of
registered voters convicted of disqualifying crimes and
requiring their names to be erased by the Supervisor
of Registration from the registration books 336'

LIST OP ACTS. vii

PAGE.

No. 201. An Act to amend Section 12 of an Act entitled "An
Act to provide for and regulate the incorporation of
towns of less than one thousand inhabitants in this
State." 338

No. 202. An Act to amend an Act entitled *'An Act to regulate
the traffic in seed cotton in the Counties of Abbeville,
Aiken, Sumter, York, Edgefield, Berkeley, Kershaw,
Bichland, Orangeburg, Charleston, Chester and
Union," so far as said Act relates to the County of
Edgefield, and to extend the operation of Section (1)
one of said Act to the Counties of Lexington, Lan-
caster, Fairfield and Charleston 339

No. 203. An Act to amend the law in relation to the location

and names of voting precincts in this State 340

No. 204. A Joint Resolution to authorize and require the State
Treasurer to invest certain money arising from the
escheated estate of T. W. Malone, deceased, in State
securities 344

No. 205. A Joint Resolution to authorize and direct the Comp-
troller General of this State to draw his warrant on
the State Treasurer to pay the Rev. John Johnson the
sum of four hundred dollars for one hundred full
bound copies of his recently published historical nar-
rativie of the defense of Charleston harbor, including
Fort Sumter and the adjacent islands, to become the
property of the State and to be placed in the libraries
and other public institutions of this State 345

No. 206. An Act to amend the law in relation to lands forfeited
prior to December 24, 1887, and now delinquent for
the levy of 1887 345

No. 207. An Act to amend an Act entitled ''An Act to amend
an Act in relation to forfeited lands, delinquent lands
and collection of taxes. ^' 346

No. 208. A Joint Resolution to provide for the payment of nulla
bona costs on tax executions heretofore issued to the
Sheriffs of the several Counties of the State 347

VIII

LIST OF ACTS,

PAGB.

No. 209. An Act in relation to abandoned lands not upon the tax

duplicate or forfeited land list 347

No. 210. An Act to regulate the annual settlements of County
Commissioners, County School Commissioners and
County Treasurers for County and school taxes, and
to require the Comptroller General to prescribe the
form upon which said settlements are made and the
system of bookkeeping in said offices 348

No. 211. An Act to provide for the redemption of that part of the
State debt known as the Brown Consol Bonds and
Stocks by the issue of other bonds and stocks 350

No. 212. An Act to prevent the killing and destruction of fish in
the fresh waters of this State by the use of dynamite,
giant powder, or other explosive material 354

No. 213. An Act to amend Sections 345 and 356 of the Code of
Procedure, in relation to appeals to the Supreme
Court 355

No. 214. An Act to fix the time of the sitting of the Circuit

Courts in the Third Judicial Circuit 356

No. 215. An Act to amend Subdivisions 4 and 5 of Section 21,
Title 3, Part 1, of the Code of Civil Procedure, so as
to allow an additional week of Court for Darlington
County at the Spring Term thereof 358

No 216. An Act to fix the times and provide for the holding of

the Circuit Courts of the Seventh Circuit 359

No. 217. An Act to amend an Act entitled *'An Act to fix the
time for holding the Circuit Courts in the Eighth
Circuit.'' 360

No. 218. An Act fixing the term of office of Circuit Steno-
graphers in the State, and to define the manner of
their appointment to and removal from office, and to
equalize certain salaries 361

No. 219. An Act to repeal Chapter CIX of the General Statutes
of the State of South Carolina, relating to offences
against civil rights 362

LIST OF ACTS. ix

PAGE.

No. 320. An Act to amend Section seven of the General Statutes,
relating to the acquirement of lands in the State by
the United States Government 362

No. 221. An Act to amend Section 111 of the General Statutes,

relating to elections 364

No. 222. An Act to amend Sections 153, 154, 155 and 157,
Chapter VIII, Title II, Part I, of the General
Statutes, relating to the formation and proceedings
of the College of Electors 364

No. 223. An Act to amend Section 572 of the General Statutes,
providing for triplicate receipts for moneys received
by the State Treasurer 366

No. 224. An Act to amend Sections 768 and 1777 of the General
Statutes of South Carolina, relating to probate of
deeds or other instruments in writing for record .... 367

No. 225. An Act to amend Section 804 of the General Statutes
of this State, relative to Anderson County, by strik-
ing out paragraphs 7 and 8 of the same 368

No. 226. An Act to amend Chapter XVIII of the General Stat-
utes of South Carolina by inserting Sections 970a,
970J, 970c, providing for quarantining the State by
land against disease and infection 370

No. 227. An Act to amend Section 985 of the General Statutes

of South Carolina, relating to quarantine charges. . . • 371

No. 228. An Act to amend Section 1181 of the General Statutes
of the State, so as to provide for a penalty for neglect
or refusal on the part of County Commissioners to en-
force the law in regard to drainage in certain Coun-
ties 372

No. 229. An Act to make all the provisions of Section 1183 of the
General Statutes as amended by an Act approved De-
cember 22d, 1888, apply to the Counties of Florence,
Pickens and Oconee 373

X LIST OF ACTiS.

PAGE.

No. 230. An Act to amend Subdivision 4 of Section 1183 of the
General Statutes of this State, as to drainage regula-
tions and the duties of the County Commissioners of
Greenville County in reference thereto 373

No. 231. An Act to amend Section 1195 of the General Statutes,

relating to tare on bales of cotton 374

No. 232. An Act to amend Section 2 of an Act entitled "An Act
to amend Sections 1260 and 1206 of the General Stat-
utes, relating to pilotage'' 375

No. 233. An Act to amend an Act entitled **An Act to amend
Section 1288 of the General Statutes, regulating the
rate of interest upon any contract arising in this State
for the hiring, lending or use of money or other com-
modity," approved December 21, 1882 376

No. 234. An Act to amend Section 1420 of the General Statutes,
relating to the formation of corporations by pur-
chasers 377

No. 235. An Act to amend Section 1446 of the General Statutes,

relating to freight charges by railroad companies. . . 378

No. 236. An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act '* Of Railroad
Corporations, General Railroad Law,'' Chapter XL of
the General Statutes of this State, by adding thereto
a Section to be known as Section 1451/» 378

No. 237. An Act to amend Section 1669 of the General Statutes

. of the State, in relation to fish 379

No. 238. An Act to amend Section 1796 of the General Statutes
of South Carolina, relating to mannerof taking renun-
ciation of dower 380

No. 239. An Act to amend Section 1998 of the General Statutes,

relating to the alienation of homestead 381

No. 240. An Act to amend Section 2084, Title VIII, Chapter
LXXVIII, of the General Statutes of this State,
relating to labor contracts 381

LIST OF ACTS, xi

PAGE.

No. 241. An Act to amend an Act entitled '*An Act to amend
an Act entitled 'An Act to amend Sections 2236 and
2237 of the General Statutes, in relation to juries/
approved 24th December, 1886/' approved 20th De-
cember, 1888 382

No. 242. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to amend
Section '2258 of the General Statutes as amended by
an Act entitled 'An Act to amend Section 2258 of the
General Statutes, relating to the term of service of
jurors, so as to exclude the County of Hampton from
the operations thereof, and to include the Counties of
Richland, Orangeburg and York in the provisions of
said Section,' approved December 22d, A. D. 1883,"
approved 24 December, 1888, by adding the County
of Greenville, and to include the Counties of Aiken
and Barnwell in the terms of the second proviso
thereof 383

PART II.— Special Acts and Joint Resolutions.

No. 243. An Act to revive the charter of the Bennettsville and
Society Hill Railroad Company and to amend the Act
of incorporation thereof, entitled "An Act to incorpo-
rate the Bennettsville and Society Hill Railroad Com-
pany,*' ratified the 28th day of January, A. D. 1861. 385

No. 244. An Act to change the name of the Camden, Chester
and Gaffney City Railroad Company to the Atlantic,
Asheville and Knoxville Railway Company, and to
amend the same 386

No. 245. An' Act to incorporate "The Carolina Southern Rail-
road Company.** 394

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No. 246. An Act to fix the capital stock of the Charleston, Cin-
cinnati and Chicago Railroad Company 399

XII LIST OF ACTa

PAGE.

No. 247. An Act to require the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
Railroad Company and the Carolina, Cumberland Gap
and Chicago Railroad Company to join their tracks at
Trenton, in the County of Edgefield 399

No. 248. An Act to incorporate the Cheraw and Sumter Rail-
road Company 400

No. 249. An Act to charter the Chesterfield and Kershaw Rail-
road Company 402

No. 250. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to charter
the Chesterfield and Lancaster Railroad Company,"
approved December 24th, A. D. 1887 408

No. 261. An Act amending the charter of the Eutawville Rail-
road Company and changing its name to the Charles-
ton, Sumter and Northern Railroad Company, and
extending the charter of the same 413

No. 252. An Act to incorporate the Hampton and Branchville

Railroad Company , 414

No. 253. An Act to amend an Act entitled ''An Act to incorpo-
rate the Hartsville Railroad Company." 417

No. 254. An Act to validate all acts of the South Bound Rail-
road Company done in pursuance of its charter and
Acts amendatory thereof, to amend the charter
thereof relating to the route of said road, and to ex-
tend the time in which operations are to commence
and the road completed 418

No. 255. An Act to amend an Act entitled *'An Act to charter

the Summerville and St. John's Railroad Company." 419

No. 256. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to charter
the Sumter and Wateree Railroad Company," ap-
proved February 9th, A. D. 1882 420

No. 257. An Act to amend Section 5 of an Act entitled "An Acf
to incorporate the Wadesboro, Winnsboro and Camak
Railroad," approved December 24th, A. D. 1887 422

LIST OP ACTS. XIII

PAGE.

Ifo. 258. An Act to amend and extend an Act entitled "An Act
to grant to the Walton and Whann Company, a cor-
poration by and under the laws of the State of Dela-
ware, the right to construct and maintain a railroad
or tramway from Clements* Ferry, on the navigable
waters of the Cooper River, to the Northeastern Rail-
road, South Carolina Railway and ' Charleston and
Savannah Railway along and across any public way/* 423

No. 259. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to incorpo-
rate the Winnsboro and Fish Dam Railroad Com-
pany,*' approved December 24, A. D. 1888 424

No. 260. An Act to incorporate the South Carolina District
Annual Conference of the Methodist Protestant
Church 428

No. 261. An Act to incorporate the Board of Church Extension
of the Methodist Protestant Church in South Caro-
lina 429

No. 262. An Act to extend and renew the charter of the Sisters

of our Lady of Mercy of South Carolina 430

No. 263. An Act to incorporate Grand Lodge, Knights of

Pythias, jurisdiction of South Carolina 430

No. 264. An Act to enable W. A. Barber to apply for admission

to the bar 431

No. 265. An Act to enable J. L. Michie to apply for admission

to the bar 431

No. 266. A Joint Resolution to authorize and direct the Comp-
troller General to draw his warrant in favor of
Thomas B. Lee for one hundred dollars, in favor of
J. S. White for one hundred and fortv-seven and
60-100 dollars, in favor of D. H. Witherspoon for
fourteen dollars, in favor of C. L. Winkler for eighty-
four and 50-100 dollars, and in favor of F. W.
Scheper for fifty dollars and eighty-nine cents, and to
authorize and direct the State Treasurer to pay the
same 432

XIV LIST OF ACTS,

PAGE.

No. 267. An Act to incorporate the Farmers' Loan and Trust

Company of Abbeville County 433

No. 268. An Act to amend the charter of the town of Hodges. . 434

No. 269. A Joint Resolution to provide for the appointment of
a Board of Trustees for the estate of Dr. John De La
Howe, deceased 435

No. 270. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide
for the submission to the qualified electors of Abbe-
ville and Greenville Counties of the question of
' License ' or ' No License ' in the incorporated cities,
towns and villages in said Counties at special elec-
tions/' approved December 24th, 1887 435

No. 271. An Act to change the name of "Henry Tramway Com-
pany ** to that of " Due West and Donald's Tramway
Company/' and to amend Sections 1 and 3 of an Act
entitled "An Act to incorporate Henry Tramway Com-
pany, in Abbeville County/' approved December 26th,
1885 436

No. 272. A Joint Resolution to authorize the Board of County
Commissioners for Abbeville County to draw their
warrants in favor of Joel W. Lites, John E. Brown-
lee and J. F. C. Dupre, and to authorize and require
the County Treasurer of said County to pay the same,
and to authorize and require the County Commission-
ers of the County of Aiken to draw their warrants in
favor of J. F. Baker & Co. and Joseph Togneri, and
to authorize and require the County Treasurer of said
County to pay the same 437

No. 273. An Act to incorporate the city of Aiken 438

No. 274. An Act to incorporate the town of Sievern, in Aiken

County 447

No. 275. An x\ct to repeal an Act entitled "An Act to incorpo-
rate the town of Madison, in the County of Aiken.*' 448

No. 276. An Act to recharter Sandbar Ferry and fix the rates of

toll of said ferry 448

LIST OF ACTS, xv

PAGE.

No. 277. An Act to revive and renew the charter of the Langley

Manufacturing Company .* 449

No. 278. An Act to amend an Act entitled ''An Act to alter and
amend the law relating to the number, territorial
jurisdiction and pay of Trial Justices and Constables
in the several Counties therein mentioned/' so far as
the same refers to Colleton County, and to regulate
the amount of fees of certain Trial Justices in Aiken
County in criminal cases 450

No, 279. An Act to amend an Act entitled ''An Act to incorpo-
rate the city of Anderson," approved February 9th,
1882 ' 451

No. 280. An Act to require the Columbia and Greenville Eail-
road Company to bridge over certain streets in the
oity of Anderson 452

No. 281. An Act to incorporate the Anderson Water Supply

Company 453

No. 282. An Act to renew and amend the charter of the town

of Belton 455

No. 283. An Act to incorporate the town of Starr, in Anderson

County 457

No. 284. An Act to repeal an Act entitled "An Act to provide
for the establishment a new school district in An-
derson County, and for the levying and collecting of
a special tax therein," approved December 15th, 1885. 458

No. 285. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to incorpo-
rate the Pelzer Manufacturing Company," approved
December 21st, 1880 458

No. 286. An Act to authorize and require the County Commis-
sioners of Anderson County to pay W. H. Frierson
three hundred and fifty dollars for services rendered
as County Treasurer for a part of the year 1889 459

No. 287. A Joint Resolution to provide for the payment of cer-
tain school claims for 1887-88, drawn in excess of the
apportionment in Districts Nos. 10 and 15 in Ander-
son County 460

XTi LIST OP ACTS.

PAGE.

No. 288. An Act to aathorize the issue of certain notes by the
Town Council of Barnwell, and to provide for pay-
ment of the same 461

No. 289. An Act to authorize the Town Council of Williston to
issue bonds for the purpose of constructing a public
school building in said town, and to provide for the
payment of the principal and interest on the same. . 461

No. 290. An Act to provide for payment of salaries, in lieu of
costs and fees in criminal cases, to the Trial Justices
and Constables of Barnwell County 462

No. 291. An Act authorizing the building of a County jail for

Beaufort County and the sale of the present jail .... 464

No. 292. An Act to extend the jurisdiction of the Trial Justices
for Hampton and Beaufort Counties resident at or
near Yemassee and Sidgeland 465

No. 293. A Joint Resolution to authorize the Comptroller Gen-
eral to draw his warrant on the State Treasurer in
favor of D. H. Traxler for one hundred and thirty-
four and 42-100 dollars, N. €hri8tensen for twenty-
five and 45-100 dollars, A. E. Scheper for fifty-five
and 14-100 dollars, Mrs. E. F. Howe, Staters joro rata
of four and 75-100 dollars, and the State Treasurer to
pay same, and for the County Commissioners of the
several Counties named herein to draw their checks
on the County Treasurers of said Counties for certain
sums to the parties named 465

No. 294. An Act to authorize J. J. Dale & Company to erect
and maintain a wharf at Sarvis Point, Dale's Creek,
in Beaiifort County 467

No. 295. A Joint Resolution to authorize the County Commis-
sioners of Beaufort County to apply to general County
purposes for fiscal year commencing November 1st,
1888, any unexpended balance in the County Trea-
sury from the fund applicable to roads and bridges
for the said fiscal year 467

No. 296. An Act to incorporate the town of Peck's, in Berkeley

Onunty ..••• *.. • 468

LIST OF ACTS. xvii

PAGE.

No. 297. An Act to incorporate the town of Lincolnville, in the

County of Berkeley 468

No. 298. An Act to authorize and empower the town of Mt.
Pleasant to lay out into lots and streets and sell cer-
tain lands in the town of Mt. Pleasant^ known as
Greenwich Commons 472

No. 299. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to exempt
certain Counties herein named from the operation of
Chapter XXVII, Title X, of the General Statutes,
relative to the General Stock Law,'' approved 24th
December, 1886 472

No. 300. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to exempt
certain portions of Berkeley and Charleston Counties
from the operation of Chapter XXVII, Title X, of
the General Statutes, relating to the General Stock
Law and fencing stock,'' approved December 19th,
1887 474

No. 301. An Act to provide for the survey of a portion of the
boundary line between the Counties of Charleston
and Berkeley 475

No. 302. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to incor-
porate the Charleston Exchange," approved March
21st, 1876, and to confirm the acts and doings of the
Board of Directors, and to change the name of the
said Association 476

No. 303. An Act to revive and renew the charter of the Charles-
ton Chamber of Commerce 476

No. 304. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to incorpo-
rate the House of Rest Charity." , . . . . 476

No. 305. An Act to regulate the opening and closing of the oflSce
of the Register of Mesne Conveyance for the County
of Charleston * 478

No. 306. An Act to amend and extend an Act entitled "An Act
to incorporate the Middle Street, Sullivan's Island,
Railway Company," approved 24th December, 1883. . 478

XVIII LIST OF ACTS.

PAGE.

No. 307. An Act to amend an Act entitled "''An Act to enable
the Charleston Bridge Company to construct and
operate a railroad to connect with the bridge of said
company which crosses Ashley River." 479

No. 308. An Act to recharter Davie's Ferry, across Catawba

River, in Chester County .' . . • 480

No. 309. An Act to permit and authorize the Town Conncil of
Chester to borrow money on note and bonds for pur-
pose of buying a lot and erecting thereon a public
building for said town 480

No. 310. An Act to enable and authorize School Ditrrict No. 1
of Court House Township, in Chester County, to issue
bonds for the purpose of building a public school
house, and to provide for additional Trustees thereof. 481

No. 311. An Act to incorporate the town of Riohburg, in Ches-
ter County 483

No. 312. An Act to regulate the election of School Trustees in

the School District of the Town of Che raw 484

No. 313. An Act to incorporate the Manning Collegiate Insti-
tute 485

No. 314. An Act to incorporate the town of Summerton, in

Clarendon County 486

No. 315. An Act to authorize and empower F. C. Fishburne to
construct and maintain a bridge across the Edisto
River, in the County of Colleton 487

No. 316. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to exempt
certain portions of Colleton County from the opera-
tions of Chapter XXVII, Title X, of the General
Statutes, in relation to the Geneml Stock Law." . . . 488

No. 317. An Act to exempt certain portions of Colleton County
from the operations of Chapter XXVII, Title X, of
the Qeqer^l Statutes, relating to the Stock Law 488

LIST OF ACTS. xix

PAGE.

No. 318. An Act to provide for the control and disposition of
the stock of the Green Pond, Walterboro and Branch-
ville Railway Company held and owned by the County
of Colleton 489

No. 319. An Act to fix and determine the compensation of the
Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners of Col-
leton County 490

No. 320. An Act to authorize and direct the Clerk of Court of
Colleton County to reindex and arrange certain records
of his oflBce 490

No. 321. A Joint Resolution to authorize and direct the County
Commissioners of Colleton County to draw their war-
rant for, and the County Treasurer to pay to J. H.
Knight, the sum of one hundred and fourteen dollars,
for services rendered as a member of the Board of
Jury Commissioners 491

No. 322. A Joint Resolution to authorize the payment of a claim
of ninety dollars to C. C. Tracy, for services as
School Commissioner of Colleton County, by the
Treasurer of said County, out of the school funds of
the fiscal year 1888 and 1889 491

No. 323. A Joint Resolution to provide for the payment to C.
G. White, M. D., of certain fees for holding post
mortem examinations at the request of the Coroner of
Colleton County 492

No. 324. An Act to incorporate the town of Saint George's, in

the County of Colleton 492

No. 325. An Act to charter the town of Walterboro, in the

County of Colleton 497

No. 326. An Act to amend an Act entitled ^'An Act to alter and
amend the charter of the town of Darlington," ap-
proved December 26th, 1884 603

No. 327. An Act to amend Sections 1 and 6 of an Act entitled
**An Act to provide for the establishment of a new
school district in Darlington County, and to author-
ize the issue of bonds by said school district and the
levy of a local tax therein." 505

XX LIST OP ACTS.

PAGE.

No. 328. An Act to re-establish the boundary line between the
Counties of Darlington and Florence, and to author-
ize the readjustment of the adjacent township lines
in Darlington County, and to provide for the settle-
ment of claims arising in the present territory of
Florence subsequent to November 1st, 1888 607

No. 329. An Act to regulate the compensation of the County

Auditors of Darlington and Marion Counties 508

No. 330. An Act to authorize the Town Council of Edgefield to
issue coupon bonds for the purpose of retiring its past
• due indebtedness, and to provide for the payment of
the said bonds 508

No. 331. An Act to amend Section 2 of an Act entitled "An Act
to provide for the establishment of a new school dis-
trict in Edgefield County and to authorize the levy
and collection of a special tax therein," approved De-
cember 24th, 1888 5ia

No. 332. A Joint Besolution authorizing and requiring the
Comptroller General of the State to draw his warrant
on the State Treasurer for the sum of ninety-five dol-
lars and ninety-five cents in favor of Mrs. L. H.
Pickens, being overpaid taxes on land which did be-
long to her, and also requiring the County Commis-
sioners of Edgefield County to draw their check on
the County Treasurer of said County in favor of Mrs.
L. H. Pickens for eighty-three dollars and forty-
seven cents, and authorizing said Treasurer to pay the
same 511

No. 333. An Act to authorize the Town Council of the town of
Johnston, in Edgefield County, to impose a license
tax on all persons engaged in any business, trade or
profession in town of Johnston, except ministers of
the gospel and teachers 512

No. 334. An Act relating to the opening and closing of the polls
for municipal elections in the town of Ridge way, in
Fairfield County 512

LIST OF ACTS. xxi

PAGE.

No. 335. An Aot to authorize and empower the Town Council of
Ridgeway, in Fairfield County, to issue bonds for the
purpose of buying a site and erecting a town hall
thereon '. 613

No. 336. An Act to authorize and empower the County Com-
missioners of Fairfield County to effect temporary
loans of money to defray the crfrrent expenses of said
County 514

No. 337. An Act authorizing the County Treasurer and County
School Commissioner of Fairfield County to borrow
money to pay school claims 514

No. 338. An Act to provide for the payment of a salary to be
paid to the Sheriff of Fairfield County, and to pro-
vide for the manner in which the same shall be paid.. 515

No. 339. An Act to amend Subdivision A of Section 4 of an Act
entitled ''An Act to alter and amend the law relating
to the number, territorial jurisdiction and pay of
Trial Justices and Constables in the several Counties
therein mentioned," approved December 24th, A. D.
1888 515

No. 340. An Act to charter a ferry in Fairfield and Lancaster
Counties at a point formerly known as "Peay's
Ferry." 516

No. 341. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to establish
a new judicial and election County from portions of
Darlington, Marion, Williamsburg and Clarendon
I Counties, to be known as Florence County, and to

adjust the representation of said Counties in the
General Assembly 517

No. 342. An Act to fix the salaries of the County Auditor, County *
Commissioners, the Clerk of the County Commission-
ers, Jury Commissioner and Supervisor of Registra-
tion of Florence County, and to provide for the pay-
ment of the salaries of the said officers from the 1st
January, 1889, to Ist November, 1889 519

xxn LIST OF ACTS.

PAGE.

No. 343. An Act to authorize and empower the Town Council of
the town of Florence to borrow money to complete
the payment for the sites, erection and completion of
fhe Court House and jail for the County of Florence
and for the use of the corporation, and to authorize
the levying of a tax to pay the same 521

No. 344. An Act to regulilte the term of oflSce of the four Com-
missioners of the School Distrct of the Town of Flor-
ence 632

No. 345. A Joint Resolution to authorize and require the pay-
ment of a claim of John S. Standi y for teaching a
free public school in Simpson Creek Township,

School District , in Horry County, during the

months of March, April and May, 1887, and to au-
thorize and require the School Commissioner of Flor-
ence County to issue and the Treasurer of said County
to pay a warrant or teacher's pay certificate in favor
of Miss Jennette McKenzie for twenty dollars as
salary for teaching a public school, ending November
2d, 1888, in said County 523

No. 346. An Act to exempt a portion of Jefferies Township, in
Florence County, and a portion of Whitewater Town-
ship, in Oconee County, from the operation of the
General Stock Law 523

No. 347. An Act to amend an Act entitled *'An Act to provide
for the ascertainment and payment of the vaMd past
school indebtedness of the County of Georgetown,
and to authorize the levy and collection of a special
tax therefor, '' approved December 20, 1888 524

No. 348. An Act to grant to William Miles Hazzard certain

franchises for the purpose of cultivating shell fish. . . 525

No. 349. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to exempt
certain portions of Georgetown County from the pro-
visions of Chapter XXVII of the General Statutes, •
relating to the General Stock Law and fencing
stock," approved December 22, 1889 526

LIST OF ACTS. xxiii

PAGE.

No. 350. An Act to exempt certain portions of Glassy Mountain
Township, in Greenville County, from the operations
of the provisions of Chapter 27 of the General Stat-
utes of this State, entitled " General Stock Law and
Fencing Stock," and also to amend an Act entitled
*^An Act to exempt certain portions of Lexington
County from the operation of Chapter XXVII of the
General Statutes of this State, relating to the Stock
Law." 527

No. 351. An Act to authorize and empower the County Com-
missioners of Greenville County to drain Reedy River
in said County 529

No. 352. An Act to authorize and empower the City Council of
the city of Greenville to issue bonds for the purpose
of paying for erecting and building an iron bridge
across Reedy River within the incorporate limits of
said city, and to provide for the interest accruing
thereon and the principal 530

No. 353. An Act to authorize and empower the City Council of
the city of Greenville to issue coupon bonds for the
purpose of refunding the indebtedness of said city,
falling due in 1891, upon bonds issued in aid of the
Atlanta and Richmond Air Line Railway Company. . 531

No. 354. An Act to authorize the City Council of the city of
Greenville to charge a tax not exceeding one thousand
dollars for each license for the sale of spirituous liquors
in said city h 531

No. 355. A Joint Resolution to authorize the City Council of the
city of Greenville to sell one or more shares of stock
owned by the city of Greenville in the Port Royal and
Western Railroad Company 532

No. 356. An Act to incorporate the town of Simpsonville, in

Greenville County 532

No. 357. An Act to provide for the holding of an election in the
town of Greer^s, in Greenville County, and granting
certain powers to the officers elected 533

XXIV LIST OF ACTS.

PAGE.

No. 358. Au Act to amend an Act to authorize the County Com-
missioners of Hampton County to open and construct
a public highway across Coosa whatchie Swamp 534

No. 359. An Act to regulate the salary and appointment of Trial
Justices and Constables in Hampton and Union Coun-
ties 535

No, 360. An Act to prescribe and fix the salary of the Clerk of
the Court of General Sessions for the County of
Horry 537

No. 361. An Act to further regulate the sale of domestic wines

in Marlboro, Marion and Horry Counties in this State. 537

No. 362. An Act to amend an Act entitled **An Act to provide
a more efiBcient system of working the public roads in
Laurens, Anderson, Edgefield, Lexington, Marlboro,
Richland, Abbeville and Newberry Counties," ap-
proved December 22d, 1888, so as to include Horry
and Union Counties, and provide for commutation for
road work therein 538

No. 363. An Act to incorporate the Burroughs School, of Con-
way, in Horry County, South Caroliua, and to pro-
hibit the sale of intoxicating liquors within one mile
thereof 539

No. 364. An Act to repeal an Act entitled "An Act to provide
for the establishment and maintenance of public
schools in School District No. 11, known as Soccastee,
in Horry County, and to authorize the levy and col-
lection of a local tax therein." 540

No. 365. An Act to charter a public ferry at Wortham's Land-
ing on the Waccamaw River, in Horry County, and
to fix the rate of tolls thereat 541

No. 366. An Act to incorporate the town of Westville, in Ker-
shaw County , 541

No. 367. An Act to authorize and empower the Town Council
of Camden to issue and dispose of bonds for the re-
demption of bonds of said town issued under Act of
the General Assembly approved December 24th, A.
D. 1884 642

LIST OP ACTS. XXV

PAGE.

No. 368. An Act to constitute the town of Kershaw a separate
school district, and to authorize the levy and collec-
tion of a special tax therein for the purpose of main-
taining one or more graded public schools in said
town 643

No. 369. An Act to amend "An Act to provide a more efficient
system of working the public roads in Kershaw and
Lancaster Counties.^' 545

No. 370. An Act to repeal an Act entitled "An Act to provide a
more efficient system of working the public roads in
Kershaw and Lancaster Counties/^ so far as the same
relates to Lancaster County.'^ 646

No. 371. A Joint Resolution to authorize and empower the
County Commissioners of Lancaster County to use an
unexpended balance of fifteen hundred and thirty-
three and 56-100 dollars, now in the hands of the
Treasurer, for ordinary County purposes 546

No. 372. An Act to amend Section 2 of an Act entitled "An Act
to alter and amend the charter of the town of Lan-
caster, and reduce all Acts and parts of Acts in rcla- «
tion thereto into one Act,'' approved March 12th,
1878, A. D 547

No. 373. An Act to authorize the County Commissioners of Lau-
rens County to use the sinking fund in the payment
of past indebtedness and current expenses 548

No. 374. An Act to authorize the Board of County Commis-
sioners of Laurens County to issue coupon bonds for the
purpose of refunding the indebtedness of said County,
falling due in January, 1890, upon bonds issued in aid
of the Greenville and Laurens Railway Company, or
to borrow money to pay off the same 548

No. 375. An Act to authorize the County Commissioners of Lex-
ington County and the City Council of the city of
Columbia to purchase the two bridges known as the
Broad River Bridge and Congaree Bridge, near the
city of Columbia, or to erect other bridges across the
Congaree and Broad Rivers 549

XXVI LIST OF ACTS.

PAGE.

No. 376. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to incorpo-
rate the town of Peak's Station, in Lexington County " 552

No. 377. An Act to incorporate the town of Chapin, in Lexing-
ton County 553

No. 378. An Act to incorporate the town of Spring Hill, in Lex-
ington County 553

No. 379. A Joint Resolution to authorize and require the County
Commissioners of the County of Lexington to draw
their warrants in favor of D. J. Griffith and Lewie,
Drafts & Co., and to authorize and require the County
Treasurer of said County to pay the same 554

No. 380. An Act to authorize and require the County Commis-
sioners of Marion County to expend any balance of
any funds paid in commutation for or to compound
for work on any road in said County in and for build-
ing or repairing bridges on any other roads in the same
township 555

No. 381. An Act to authorize and empower the County Commis-
sioners of Marlboro County to borrow two thousand
^ dollars per annum for bridges, and to expend any bal-
ance for other County purposes 555

No. 382. A Joint Resolution to authorize and require the School
Commissioner of Marlboro County to approve certain
school claims 556

No. 383. A Joint Resolution to authorize and require the County
Commissioners of Marlboro County to issue warrant
on County Treasurer of said County for five hundred
dollars in favor of C. M. Weatherly 556

No. 384. An Act to direct and require the County Commis-
sioners of Newberry County to locate the line separat-
ing Number Eight and Nine Townships of said County,
so far as to conform to the line as laid out in 1868,
at the time of the creation of said townships 557

No. 385. An Act to establish the Newberry School District, to
authorize the establishment of free graded schools
therein, and to provide the means for the efficient
management of the same 557

LIST OF ACTS. xxvii

PAGE.

No. 386. An Act to amend an Act* entitled "An Act to renew
and amend the charter of the town of Kewberry/^
approved January 31st, 1882 560

No. 387. A Joint Kesolution to authorize and require the County
Commissioners of the County of Newberry to draw
their warrant in favor of W. W. Riser' for eighty-five
and 50-100 dollars, for expenses, &c., paid in arrest-
ing one Tom Sims, and the County Treasurer to pay
the same 561

No. 388. An Act to permit persons in Oconee County liable to
road duty to pay a commutation tax in lieu of work-
ing the public roads 561

No. 389. A Joint Resolution to authorize and require the County
Commissioners of Oconee County to pay the expenses
of the election held in Oconee County under the pro-
visions of Act No. 129, approved December 22d, 1888,
on the question of license or no license for sale of
spirituous liquors, &c 562

No. 390. An Act to incorporate the town of Fair Play, in Oconee

County 563

No. 391. An Act to provide for registration of voters of the town

of Seneca, in Oconee County, in municipal elections. 564

No. 392. A Joint Resolution to authorize the County Commis-
sioners of Orangeburg County to borrow money for
certain purposes 565

No. 393. An Act to authorize the County Commissioners of
Orangeburg County to borrow money for the purpose
of paying the past indebtedness of the fiscal years
1887-1888 and 1888-1889 ..,,. 565

No. 394. A Joint Resolution to authorize and direct the School
Commissioner of Orangeburg County to issue to Law-
ton II. Wannamaker a pay certificate in place of one
lost or destroyed 566

No. 395. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to incorpo-
rate the town of Harlin City, in Orangeburg County,"
approved December 23d, 1886 566

XXVIII LIST OF ACTS.

PAGE.

No. 396. An Act to renew and eictend the charter of the town of
Branchville, in Orangeburg County, and to validate
all acts done and all elections held by said town since
the expiration of its charter 567

No. 397. An Act to amend an Act entitled *'An Act to amend
the charter of the town of Branchville/^ approved
March 23d, A. D. 1887 567

No. 398. An Act to recharter the town of Rowesville 568

No. 399. An Act to incorporate the Greenleaf Presbyterian In-
dustrial Institute and Female College, of Orange-
burg, S. C 574

No. 400. An Act to provide for the enlarging and repairing of

the Court House of Pickens County 676

No. 401. An Act to prohibit the sale of spirituous liquors, wines
or beer on prescription or otherwise by the druggists
at Central, in Pickens County 577

No. 402. An Act to regulate the time in which the Clerk of the
Board of County Commissioners of Richland County
shall keep the County Commissioners' oflSce open for
business, and to provide a salary for said Clerk 578

No. 403. An Act to incorporate the Title Guarantee and Trust

Company of South Carolina 578

No. 404. An Act to confer special powers upon the Columbia

Land and Investment Company 581

No. 405. An Act to authorize and provide for the erection of a

new Court House for the County of Spartanburg. . . . 582

No. 406. An Act to amend an Act entitled ''An Act to amend
the first and fourth Sections of an Act entitled 'An
Act to provide for the establishment of a new school
district in Spartanburg County, and to authorize the
levy and collection of a local tax therein.' ^' 584

No. 407. An Act to amend the charter of the city of Spartan-
burg 586

No. 408. An Act to incorporate the Spartanburg City Street

Railway Company 586

LIST OP ACTS. XXIX

' PAGE.

No. 409. An Act to revise and re-enact the charter of the town

of Gaffney City, in Spartanburg County 589

No. 410. An Act to establish Qaffney Ferry, on Broad River, in

Spartanburg County 594

No. 411. An Act relating to the compensation of County Audi-
tor in Sumter County 595

No. 412. An Act to create a new judicial district in Sumter
County embracing Middleton Township, to be known
as the Eighth Judicial District for Sumter County. . 595

No. 413. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide
for the establishment of a separate school district in
the city of Sumter, '^ approved Deeember 24th, 1888. 596

No. 414. An Act to amend an Act entitled '*An Act to amend
an Act entitled 'An Act to recharter the town of Sum-
ter, South Carolina,^" approved 19th .December, A.
D. 1887 599

No. 415. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to incorpo-
rate the Sumter Building and Loan Association, of
Sumter, S. C," approved December 24th, 1883 600

No. 416. An Act to authorize the County Treasurer and County
Commissioners of Union County to apply all taxes
received from the Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago
Bailroad Company upon the levy for County purposes
to the payment of the interest of the bonds sub-
scribed by the townships of Gowdeysville, Pinckney,
Union and Goshen Hill in aid of said railroad, and
for the apportionment of the said taxes 601

No. 417. An Act to amend the charter of the town of Union. . . 602

No. 418. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to author-
ize the election of a Town Treasurer for the town of
Union, in Union County, and prescribe his duties,^'
-approved December 24th, 1888 603

XXX LIST OP ACTS.

PAGE.

No. 419. An Act to authorize the Town Council of the town of
Union to issue bonds for the purpose of building, fur-
nishing and equipping a school building for the pub-
lic school of the town of Union, and to provide for
the payment of the same 603

No. 420. An Act to exempt a certain portion of Williamsburg
County from the operations of Chapter XXVII of
the Geneial Statutes, relating to the Stock Law, from
the fifteenth day of December in each year to the
first day of the following March in each year 605

No. 421. A Joint Resolution to authorize the County Commis-
sioners of Williamsburg County to pay J. J. Steele,
Jr., for services rendered 606

No. 422. A Joint Resolution to authorize and empower the
County Commissioners of York County to apply an
unexpended balance of three hundred and twenty-
seven and 47-100 dollars, now in the hands of the
County Treasurer, to the payment of ordinary County
expenses 607

No. 423. An Act to amend an Act entitled *'An Act to create
the School District of Yorkville, in York County, and
enable it to organize a system of free schools, to levy a
tax in support of the same, and to purchase and hold
property,'' approved Dec. 22d, 1888 607

No. 424. An Act to amend an Act entitled ^'An Act to charter
the town of Yorkville, in the State of South Caro-
lina," approved December 23d, 1886 608

No. 425. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to renew
and amend the charter of the town of Rock Hill,'*
approved December 22d, 1885 609

No. 426. An Act to authorize the Town Council of Rock Hill to
issue bonds for the purpose of defraying expenses
already incurred in improving the streets and for fur-
ther improving the streets of said town, and to pro-
vide for the payment of the interest on the same. . . . 610

No. 427. An Act to incorporate the Rock Hill Water Supply,

Electric Light and Street Railway Company 611

LIST OP ACTS. XXXI

PAGE.

No. 428. An Act to establish a special school district ii York
County, to be known as the Fort Mill School District,
and to authorize the levy and collection of a local tax
therein 614

No. 429. An Act to amend the charter of the town of Hickory

Grove^ in York County : 615

No. 430. An Act to incorporate the town of Sharon, in York

County 616

No. 431. An Act to incorporate the Blacksburg Street Bailway

and Electric Light Company 617

No. 432. An Act to amend an Act entitled ''An Act to incorpo- '
rate the Eastern, Barnwell and Western Railroad
Company/' 620

XXXII LIST OF CHARTERS.

LIST OF CHARTERS

GRANTED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

PAGE.

Abbeville Cotton Seed Oil and Fertilizer Company 621

Alliance Warehouse Company at Woodruff, S. C 621

Anderson Cotton Mills >^^. 622

Anderson Ice Company /\^^^ 622

Bank of Lancaster \ 622

Bank of Manning \ . . 623

Bank of Pendleton .* ?, 623

Bank of Sumter ^23

Barnwell Building and Improvement Association 6i4

Berkeley Transportation Company 62A

Bluff ton Wharf Company 624 \

Bolton Mines Company 625

Boys' and Girls' Savings Institution 625

Building and Loan and Savings Association of Fort Mill, S. C . . 625

Carolina Buggy Company 626

Central Carolina Land and Improvement Company 626

Charleston Mattress and Wood ware Factory 626

Chester Building and Loan Savings Institution 627

Chester Manufacturing Company 627

Chesterfield Building and Loan Association 627

)

LIST OP OHAKTERS. xxxii

PAGE.

Columbia I'aruiture.and Manufacturing Company 628

Columbia Granite^ Construction and Manufacturing Company. 628

Columbia Land and Improvement Company 628

Columbia Oil and Fertilizer Company 629

Columbia Phosphate Company 629

Commercial Bank of Columbia, S. C 629

Cowpens Manufacturing Company 630

Darlington Land 9,jxi Improvement Company 630

Davis Canning, and Candy Company. 630

D. E. Converse Company. ,.....,,.... 681

Dillon Cotton SeedQil MilU... , 631

Eagle Baling Press and. Manufacturing Company 631

Edisto Savings Bank, of Orangeburg, S^ C 632

Farmers' and Merghautg' Bank of. Anderson 632

Fingerville Manufaotiiring Company 632

Florence Cotton Oil QompAuy.... 633

Gaffney City Farmers' AUiance Warehouse Company 633

Greenwood Cotton MilK... 633

Greenwood Qil Company.. .^ ... ..^ 634

Home Building and Loan Association 634

Home Beciprocal Life Insurance Company 634

Horse Shoe Mining Company 635

Imperial Envelope and Box. Factory 636

Jenkins Island Wharf Company 635

Joint Stock Company of Columbia, S. C 636

XXXIV LIST OF CHARTERS.

PAGE.

King Automatic Railway Signal Machine Company 636

Lancaster Manuf actaring Company 636

Loan and Savings Bank 637

Magnetic Iron and Steel Ore Company 637

Marion Oil Company 637

Marlboro Cotton Oil Company 638

Merchants^ and Farmers' Bank of Spartanburg, S. C 638

Merchants' and Farmers' Savings Bank 638

Miners' and Merchants' Bank 639

Moffat Manufacturing Company 639

Ninety- Six Manufacturing Company 639

Oil and Fertilizer Company 640

Orangeburg Wood and Material Company 640

Palmetto Brewing Company. . 640

Palmetto Loan and Savings Association 641

People's Bank of Graham's 641

Perpetual Building and Loan Association 641

Piedmont Folding Crate Company 642

Richland Wine Company 642

Ridge Spring Manufacturing and Banking Company 642

Rock Hill Construction Company 643

Rock Hill Cotton Seed Oil and Fertilizer Company 643

Royal Bag Manufacturing Company 643

Savings Bank of Fort Mill 644

Seneca Oil Mill and Fertilizer Company 644

LIST OF CHARTERS. xxxv

PAGE.

Soutbern Fruit Company 644

Soatliern Three Dollar Pants Company 645

St. Matthew's Savings Bank 645

Samter Electric Light Company 645

The Globe Cotton Mills 646

Tropical Refrigerator Company 646

Union Trust Company, of Florence, S. C 646

Valk and Murdoch Irpn Works » 647

Wannamaker & Murray Company 647

Westmoreland Calisaya Tonic Company 647

Winnsboro Oil and Fertilizer Company 648

Winnsboro Real Estate Company 648

1 i

iCTS ii JOIll msoiDTiois

OF THB

GENERAL ASSEMBLY

OF THB

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

Passed at the Regular Session which was begun and held at

the City of Columbia on the Twenty-Sixth Day of

November^ A. D, 1889, and was adjourned

without day on the'Thoenty-rFourth

Day of December, rA: D. 1889.

JoHir P. BiGHARDSOK, Govemor. W. L. Ma|tldin, Lieuten-
ant Governor and ex officio President of the^a^te. Jame»
Simons, Speaker of the Honse of Representatives. ^ Henby
A. Gaillabd, Clerk of the Senate. Johk T. SLOiA.N^-Qlerk
of the Honse of Representatives.

» I

PART L

Greneral Laws and Joint Resolutions.

rf -^ »

A. D. 1888.

AN ACT TO Accept the Devise akd Bequest of Thomas G. No. 166.
Clemson, and to Establish an Aoricultubal College
IN Connection Thebewith.*

Whereas the Honorable Thomas G. Clemson departed this life preamble re-
on the sixth day of April, A. D. 1888, leaving of force his last ^oSSi^i
will and testament, which was duly admitted to probate on the ^'^^
twentieth day of April, 1888, in the office of the Judge of Pro-

L*mi Aoi WM ntUled at the raffolar MSBion of the Qeneral Aisembly In December, 1888,
but waapnaeoted to the GoremorleM than three days before the adjonniment of ttiatbodj.
He did not approye the Act and letom It to the General AMembly ontU the aeoond day of
tti Tesolar aeMlon In Norember, 1880. While, therefofe, tbla la an Act of the reRular i
rion of 1888, n la neceMarlly pabllihed with the Aota of 1889.— Sdrob.]

278 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. ijate for the County of Oconee, in the State of South Carolina,
^^^ . wherein he devised and bequeathed to his executor, Richard W.
Simpson, of Pendleton, South Carolina, a tract of land situate
on Seneca River, in Oconee County, in said State, containing
eight hundred and fourteen acres, more or less, known as the
Fort Hill plantation, as well as all of his other property, both real
and personal, except certain legacies in the said will mentioned
and provided for, all in trust to convey to the State of South
Carolina when the said State shall accept the same for the pur-
pose of establishing and maintaining an Agricultural and
Mechanical College upon the aforesaid Fort Hill plantation upon
the terms and conditions of said will ; therefore.

Section 1. Be it eiiacUd by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
Acceptance of the State of South Carolina* berebv expressly declares that it

the devifle aad • • • , *^ '^ -^

bequest. accepts the devise and be^(ie^t)f Thomas G. Clemson subject

to the terms and condittpjia %et forth in bis said last will and

state T re a- testament, and tha|*.l^** Treasurer of the State be, and he is

property. hereby, authori;^^ afti empowered to receive and securely hold

the said prapef^J;•1»oth real and personal, and to execute all neces-
sary paper& tff|d 'receipts therefor as soon as the said executor
shaU con\fcey and transfer the said devise and bequest to the said
I5taft^^;.•"*

of^m^^^AKri^i/'^'^* ^' "^^^^ upon the execution of a deed and transfer of
JJJ^^^^%5J«7'8afd property to the State by the said executor in accordance
lege*^ .".••• with the provisions of said will, an Agricultural and Mechani-

toy

cal College shall be, and the same is hereby, established in
connection with the aforesaid devise and bequest, to be styled

Name and "The Clemson Agricultural College of South Carolina,'' and to
be situated at Fort Hill, in Oconee County, on the plantation so

Branches of devised, in which College shall be taught all branches of study
pertaining to practical and scientific agriculture and other in-
dustries connected therewith, and such other studies as are not
inconsistent with the terms of the said will.

Board of Trus- Sec. 3. That said College shall be under the management and
control of a Board of thirteen Trustees, composed of the seven
members nominated by said will and their successors and six
members to be elected by the Legislature in Joint Assembly every

President and fourth year after the first election ; said Board to elect one of
their number to be President, and to elect a Secretary and fix

Duties of the his salary. They shall organize the College and put it in opera-
Board, ^j^^ ^g ^^^^ ^ practicable after the passage of this Act ; shall

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 279

prescribe the courses of study, shall declare the professorships, ^' ^' ^^89.
elect the professors, of whom the number shall not exceed ten, ]r^^^~ ,

■*• ' Courses of

and define their duties and fix their salaries, and make all rules Bto^.

ProfesBors.

and regulations for the government of the College. They may

employ such superintendent, head workmen, laborers for the supwiiit^d-

farm, shops and grounds as may be necessary, and fix their com- en.

pensation. They shall charge each student a tuition fee of forty Tuition.

dollars per annum : Provided, That said fee shall not be charged Proviso.

until the funds arising out of the said bequest shall be exhausted

in accordance with the terms of the said will : Provided, further,

That indigent students shall not be required to pay said tuition indigent

. students.

fee.

Sec. 4. That the said Board of Trustees is hereby declared to incorporation
be a body politic and corporate, under the name and style of the p^^®^
Clemson Agricultural College of South Carolina. They shall
have a corporate seal, which they may change at their discretion ;
and in their corporate name they may contract for, purchase and property
hold property, for the purposes of this Act, and may take any
property or money given or conveyed by deed, devise or bequest
to said College, and hold the same for its use and benefit : Pro-
vided, That the conditions of such gift or conveyance shall in proviso,
no case be inconsistent with the purposes of this Act, and shall
incur no obligation on the part of the State. They shall securely myestment of
invest all funds and keep all property which may come into their ^^^
possession, and may sell any of the personal property not sub-
ject to the trust, and reinvest the same in such way as they may
deem best for the interest of said College. They may sue and other powen.
be sued, plead and be impleaded, in their corporate name, and
may do all things necessary to carry out the provisions of this
Act, and may make by-laws for this purpose if they deem it By-ia^vs.
necessary.

Sec. 5. That it shall require a two-thirds vote of the said Expenditure

._.,__ of moneys.

Board of Trustees to authorize the expenditure of any moneys
appropriated to the said College by the State, or to authorize And sale of
the sale or transfer or reinvestment of any property or moneys p^^p^^-
arising from the sale of any property under the provisions of
this Act.

Sec. 6. That for the purpose of erecting buildings on said Appropriation
Fort Hill plantation, and of purchasing stock and implements tools and •stock!
therefoi:^ and paying expenses, as herein provided, the sum of
three thousand dollars be^ and the same is hereby, appropriated,
if so much be necessary, to be paid by the State Treasurer upon
the order of the Board of Trustees of said College, signed by

280 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. their President and Secretary : Provided, That not more than
^7^/ " . fifteen hundred dollars thereof shall be used in erecting build-

Ldniit ai to . °

peni^^ im- mgs, fixtures or permanent improvements on said Port Hill
plantation pending litigation in respect to said property : And
igwrty ot provided, further. That all personal property purchased with
money appropriated by the State shall be taken and held by th<)
Board of Trustees as property of the State of South Carolina,
AnnuJrnMTt and it shall be the duty of said Board of Tnistees to make to
the Legislature an annual report of the College, and of all
farming operations and tests and experiments, and of all receipts
and expenditures, with a statement of the condition of the prop-
erty and funds of said College, and of all receipts and expendi-
tures of money appropriated thereto by the State.
Bepeaiinff Sec. 7. That all Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with this

olmiiO-

Act be, and the same are hereby, repealed.
Approved November 27th, A. D. 1889,

No. 167. AN ACT to Provide for the Separation op Gbkeral Laws

AND Joint Resolutions from Those Bklatino to Other
Matters in the Binding and Indexing Thereof.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
sepantioii of in Oeneral Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That it
ResoiutioDs. shall be the duty of the editor or editors charged with the duty
of preparing the Acts and Joint Resolutions for publication, in
addition to indexing and making marginal notes of Acts and
Joint Resolutions as now provided by Section 493 of the Oeneral
Statutes, to arrange the same for the printer according to the
subject matter thereof, so that all Oeneral Laws and Joint
Resolutions shall be collected and bound together separately in
the first part of the volume and be entitled '* Oeneral Laws and
Joint Resolutions \" and all Acts relating to matters other than
public shall be collected and bound together in the latter part
of the volume and be entitled '' Special Acts and Joint Resolu-
sepante Index, tions,^' and shall also index the same separately. And all local
Local Acts. Acts and Joint Resolutions shall be arranged according to Coun-
ties in alphabetical order.
Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

OP SOUTH CAEOLINA, 281

No. 168.

AN ACT TO Ratify the Amendment to Article 4 op the ^- J>- ^sw.
Constitution of South Carolina by Adding Thereto
A Section to be Known as Section 20 Thereof, in
Lieu of Section 20 of Said Article as It Now Stands,

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That BeoiaiiDg iti
the amendment to Article four (4) of the Constitution of the ° ^^
State of South Carolina, which was submitted by Joint Resolu-
tion of the last past General Assembly, approved December 19th,
1887^ to the qualified electors of the State, at the general elec- i9 st, lire.
tion next thereafter, to be known as Section 20 of said Article
of the Constitution, and to take the place and stand instead of
Section 20 of said Article as it now stands, and upon which a
majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the
General Assembly of this State, voting thereon at the last past
l^eneral election, voted in favor of the said amendment, be, and
the same is hereby, ratified and made a part of the Constitution Batucation.
of the State of South Carolina. That the said amendment so
made a part of the said Constitution is as follows :

** Section 20. A Court of Probate shall be established in each seotion ai
County, with jurisdiction in all matters testamentary and of
administration, in business appertaining to minors, and the
allotment of dower, in cases of idiocy and lunacy and persons
non compos mentis. The Judge of said Court shall be elected
by the qualified electors of the respective Counties for the term
of four years.*'

Approved December 7th, A. D. 1889.

A JOINT RESOLUTION to Authorize the Secretaby op No. 169.
State to Purchase Desks foe the Engrossing Depart-
ment.

Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That Desks to be
the Secretary of State be, and he is hereby, authorized and em- p'"^'**"^
powered to purchase for the use of the Engrossing Department
eight suitable desks for the use of that Department, the said
desks to be paid for out of any money in the Treasury not other- how paid for.
wise appropriated, on the warrant of the Comptroller General
issued to the Secretary of State.

Approved December 7th, A. D. 1889.

282 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. AN ACT TO Further Empower County Oommissioxbrs to

^^;;:*"X7^ Open and Establish Public Highways.

No. 170,

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Bepre-

sentatives of the State of South Carolina, not met and sitting

wiiat bands to in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That

^° ' in addition to the manner now provided by law for opening and

establishing public highways, County Commissioners are hereby

empowered to order out all hands liable to road duty residing

within three miles of the line of the proposed highway^ and

require them to open and establish such, in the same manner

that they are required to work upon and repair the common

highways.

Gen. Stat., Sec. 2. All the provisions and penalties of Section 1085 of the

' ^^ ' General Statutes shall apply to this Act.

Approved December ITth, A. D. 1889.

No. 171. AN ACT to Amend the Militia Laws of This State.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
the Governor is hereby authorized to organize into companies
Reserre miiitta. such of the reserve militia as, in his judgment, may be neces-
sary, where application for such organization may be applied for
in any County, and also to uniform^ arm, and equip such com-
panies with such uniforms, arms, and equipments as may be at
the disposal of the Adjutant and Inspector General and not

Not entiued to needed for the active militia of the State: Provided, Such
"^j^tot., ^'. companies shall not be entitled to any part of the appropriation
provided in the Act of December, 1883, entitled ''An Act to
amend the Militia Laws of the State.''

unifonn. Sec. 2. That in addition to the uniform provided for by Sec-

tion 4 of the Act to amend the Militia Law, approved 24
December, 1883, the Adjutant and Inspector General may au-
thorize and permit any company or companies to be uniformed
in the regulation uniform of the United States army.

Namber of Sec. 3. That all infantry companies shall drill for one hour
'^ * at least twelve times a year, cavalry companies four times, and

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 283

artillery companies six times a year, at each of which drills there ^ J>- ^889.
shall be present at least sixteen men. The report of said drills ^"Tr^TT^b
shall be made by the commanding officers to the Adjutant and offlcen.
Inspector General at the annual inspection and shall be attested
by the oath of such commanding officers and the First Sergeants
of companies. And no company shall be deemed to have main-
tained its organization in accordance with the provisions of provistonasto
Section 2^ of the Act to amend the Militia Law, approved 24 ^^^^ ^^
December^ 1883> and be entitled to share in the distribution of
l»he State appropriation, which has not fully complied with the
requirements of this Section.

Sec. 4. That such appropriation as is made in aid of the
maintenance of the militia shall be paid by the Adjutant and Money to be
Inspector General to the commanders of companies entitled mandere. °^°^'
thereto, whose receipts therefor shall be filed in his office as
Touchers therefor.

Sec. 5. That all Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with the Repealing
provisions of this Act be, and the same are hereby, repealed, clause.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889,

AN ACT TO Amend Sectiok 2 op an Act Entitled **An Act No. 172.
TO Appbopriate the Fund Received from the United
States Government for Rent of and Damage to the
South Carolina Military Academy to Certain
Uses," Approved December 22nd, 1888.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That Sec- a. a. 1888,92,
tion 2 of an Act entitled "An Act to appropriate the fund re- J^te ao, amend-
ceived from the United States Government for rent of and
damage to the South Carolina Military Academy to certain
uses,^' approved December 22nd, 1888, be amended by adding to
Section 2 the following : And the Governor, Attorney General
and Comptroller General are hereby appointed a Commission, on oonimi«ion to
the part of the State, to adjust such claims and order their pay- ^^^ claims,
ment from said fund, and that for the balance, if any, of said
amount the Comptroller General is hereby authorized and

284 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. i8». directed to draw hia warrant on the State Treasurer in favor of
1"" / "" the Chairman of the Board of Visitors of the South Carolina

SorpliMi to go

to improTe- Military Academy, to be applied by him to the permanent im-
prorement and equipment of said Academy as they may deem
best.
When to take Sec. 2. That this Act shall take effect immediately upon its
^ approval by the Governor.

Approved December 23d, 1889.

No. 173. AN ACT to Make Appropbiations for the Payment op the

Per Diem, Mileage and Stationery Certificates op
the Members of the General Assembly, the Salaries
OF THE Subordinate Officers and Employees Thereof,
AND FOR Other Purposes Herein Named.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
oeneni ap- iu General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
cime! ^^^^^ the following sums, if so much be necessary, be, and the same
are hereby, appropriated to meet the expenses of the General
Assembly at the regular session beginning on the twenty-sixth
day of November, 1889, to the close of the session, and for other
purposes herein named, as is more specially indicated in the
several succeeding Sections of this Act, that is to say :

Senate.

Senate ex- Sec. 2. That the following sums, if so much be necessary, be,
and the same are hereby, appropriated to pay the expenses of
the Senate from the twenty-sixth day of November, 1889, in-
clusive, to the close of the session, as follows :
For the per diem, mileage and stationery certificates of the
meSSffl?^* "^ members of the Senate and the presiding oflScer thereof, if so
much be necessary, six thousand five hundred dollars ; for the

aaSf^to ^^^ P*y ^^ ^* ^' Gaillard, Clerk of the Senate, one thousand dol-
lars ; for the pay of A. L. Evans, Assistant Clerk of the Senate,
two hundred and fifty dollars ; for the pay of T. E. Horton
for extra services rendered to the Assistant Clerk, made neces-
sary in consequence of the illness of the Clerk of the Senate,

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 285

thirty dollars ; for the pay of L. T. Levin, Journal Clerk of the ^- ^' *8®>.
Senate, one hundred and forty-fiye dollars, and four dollars per j^^^^^
day for the number of days he may be actually engaged in the
work of the Senate after the adjournment thereof, not to exceed
twenty days, said number of days of such engagement to be
certified by the said Journal Clerk ; for the pay of A. D. Good- Reading cierk.
wyn. Beading Clerk of the Senate, two hundred and fifty dol-
lars ; for the pay of J. D. Smith, Sergeant-at-Arms of the Sen- ^^^^^^^^
ate, two hundred and fifty dollars ; for the pay of F. S. Earle, Bmcierk.
Bill Clerk of the Senate, one hundred and forty-five dollars ; for
the pay of Clarence E. Johnson, Clerk of the Judiciary Com- committee
mittee of the Senate, one hundred and forty-five dollars ; for
the pay of T. C. Hamer, Clerk of the Finance Committee of
the Senate, one hundred and forty-five dollars ; for the pay of
T. E. Horton, Clerk of the Committee on Railroads of the Doorkeopew.
Senate, one hundred and forty-five dollars; for the pay of
George E. Friday, Thomas Whittle and Javan Barnett, Door- Laboren and
keepers of the Senate, each eighty-seven dollars ; for the pay of
E. L. Marshall, Mingo White and T. D. Dawkins, Laborers of
the Senate, each fifty-eight dollars ; for the pay of Adam Green,
Porter in the office of the Clerk of the Senate, fifty-eight dol-
lars ; for the pay of A. Talley Pripp and W. C. Wharton, Pages
of the Senate, each fifty-eight dollars ; for the pay of W. B. j,^*****®^'
Capers, Mail Carrier of the Senate, eighty-seven dollars.

For the incidental or contingent fund of the Senate, thirteen
hundred dollars, if so much be necessary, to be paid on certifi-
cates drawn by the President of the Senate and attested by the Proviw.
Clerk of the Senate, on accounts audited by the Committee on
Contingent Accounts and passed by the Senate : Provided^ That
no part of said contingent funds be used in giving extra pay to
any of the employees of the Senate.

House op RePEESENTTATIVES. Home ex-

penses.

Sbo. 3. That the following sums, if so much be necessary, be,
and the same are hereby, appropriated to pay the expenses of
the House of Representatives from the twenty-sixth day of
November, 1889, inclusive, to the close of the session, as follows :

For the per diem, mileage and stationery certificates of the Membew.
members of the House of Representatives, twenty-one thousand
five hundred dollars ; for the pay of John T. Sloan, Sr., Clerk of ^^ ^^ "^
the House of Representatives, one thousand dollars ; for the pay of
W. McB. Sloan, Assistant Clerk of the House of Representatives,
two hundred and fifty dollars; for the pay of C. B. Northrop, Joanudoierk.

2Se STATUTES AT LAEGE

A. D. 1889. Journal Clerk of the House of Bepresentatiyed^ one hundred

""^■^^^^ and forty-five dollars^ and four dollars per day for the number
of days he may be actually engaged in the work of the House of
Bepresentatives after the adjournment thereof^ not to exceed
twenty days, said number of days of such engagement to be
Beading derk. certified by said Journal Clerk ; for the pay of £. M. Anderson,
Beading Clerk of the House of Bepresentatives, three hundred
sergeanuat- and fifty dollars ; for the pay of John D. Brown, Sergeant-at-

"^ Arms of the House of Bepresentatives, two hundred and fifty

BUI Clerk, dollars; for the p9.y of F. B. Gary, Bill Clerk of the House of
Bepresentatives, one hundred and forty-five dollars ; for the pay

Committee of H. M. Davidson, Clerk of the Committee of Ways and Means
of the House of Bepresentatives, one hundred and forty-five

Extra pay to dollars ; for the extra pay of H. M. Davidson, Clerk of the Com-
^^t^tarkf"' mittee of Ways and Means of the House of Bepresentatives,
forty dollars, and sixty dollars for services rendered to the As-
sistant Clerk made necessary inconsequence of the illness of the

Committee Clerk of the House ; for the pay of B. W. Hutson, Clerk of the
^^'^ Judiciary Committee of the House of Bepresentatives, one hun-

Doorkeepen. dred and forty-five dollars ; for the pay of W. B. B. Gasque,
Charles Franks and Christopher Haynesworth, Doorkeepers of
the House of Bepresentatives, each eighty-seven dollars ; for the

Pagai. pay of Bobert Moorman, James Furse, Francis Cantwell and

Julian B. Weston, Pages of the House of Bepresentatives, each

Laboren and fifty-eight dollars ; for the pay of Counts Cross, James Adam-
other employees aon, W. T. Fowler and Edmond Frayer, Laborers of the House
of Bepresentatives, each fifty-eight dollars ; for the pay of Wil-
liam Gregg, Albert Nance and John Bichter, Porters of the
Committee Booms of the House of Bepresentatives, each fifty-
eight dollars; for the pay of B. W. Butler, Keeper of the
Speaker's Boom and Porter to the Clerk of the House of Bepre-
sentatives, one hundred and sixteen dollars ; for the pay of N,
0. Pyles, Mail Carrier of the House of Bepresentatives, eighty-
seven dollars, and twenty-nine dollars for services rendered as
Mail Carrier to the Engrossing Department.

Contingent For the incidental or contingent fund of the House of Bepre-
sentatives, two thousand five hundred dollars, if so much be
necessary, to be paid on certificates drawn by the Speaker of the
House of Bepresentatives and attested by the Clerk of the House
of Bepresentatives, on accounts audited by the Committee on Con-
tingent Accounts and passed by the House of Bepresentatives :

Froyiso. Provided, That no part of said contingent fund be used to give
extra pay to any of the employees of the House of Bepresenta-
tives.

OP SOUTH OABOLINA. 287

EKGROSSING DePABTMBNT. a. D. 1899.

FDiter.

Seo. 4. That the sum of three thousand four hundred dollars,
if 80 much be necessary, be, and the same is hereby, appropriated
to pay the expenses of the Engrossing Department of the Gen-
eral Assembly from the twenty-sixth day of November, 1889,
inclusiye, to the close of the session, as follows :

For the pay of M. P. Ansel, W. Perry Murphy, J. E. McDon- ^J^ of souoi-
ald, J. M. Johnson, John S. Wilson, 0. L. Schumpert, W. St.
J. Jervey, and P. H. Nelson, each five dollars per day, Soli-
citors (in the Engrossing Department), ofBce of the Attorney
General ; for the payment of W. T. Ayoook, R. H. Colcock, T. Payof deits.
B. Butler, T. S. Bonham, B. H. Harvin, R. W. Memminger,
Jr., J. G. Gapers, John Boyd, P. P. Covington and J. W.
Smart, each five dollars per day, clerks (in the Engrossing De-
partment), office of the Attorney General.

To pay the mileage of the Circuit Solicitors as follows : M. gjjiijf*® ^
P. Ansel, twenty-eight 80-100 dollars : W. P. Murphy, thirty
dollars ; J. E. McDonald, seven dollars ; J. M. Johnson, twenty
60-100 dollars ; John S. Wilson, twelve 20-100 dollars ; 0. L.
Schumpert, nine 40-100 dollars ; W. St. J. Jervey, twenty-six
dollars ; P. H. Nelson, thirteen dollars ; for the pay of James W.
Williams, Porter, in the Engrossing Department), office of the
Attorney General, fifty-eight dollars ; for the pay of Edward J.
Jones, flag keeper, fifty-eight dollars ; for the pay of Nathan Fiagkeeper.
Chappell. temporary special assistant to the Keeper of the State spedai Anist-
House, fifty-eight dollars — to be paid on the joint certificate of
the two Houses, signed by the presiding officer thereof, and at-
tested by the Clerks ; for the incidental or contingent expenses contingent
of the Engrossing Department, two hundred and fifty dollars, **^™^
if so much be necessary, to be paid on certificates drawn by the
Speaker of the House of Bepresentatives and attested by the
Clerk of the House of Bepresentatives, on accounts audited by
the Committee on Contingent Accounts and passed by the House
of Bepresentatives.

Miscellaneous.

Sec 5. That the following sums, if so much be necessary, be, jgaogianecMM
and the same are hereby, appropriated for miscellaneous expenses,
namely :

For the pay of extra clerical services in the Engrossing De- gcftra ciertcai
partment, two hundred and fifty dollars, to be paid on the joint
certificates of the presiding officers of the two Houses, signed by

288 STATUTES AT LARGE

A^. 109. the presiding officers thereof and attested by the Clerks, upon
^ the application of the Attorney General.

PreparinirAciB For preparing for the printer, indexing, and making mar-
or pu n. gjj^j^j notes of the Acts and Joint Resolutions of the regular ses-
sion of 1889, to be done under the supervision of the State
Reporter, two hundred and fifty dollars.
Beportof DaviB For bill of F. F. Covington for stenographic report of ad-
vices, dresses at memorial services of Jefferson Davis, to be paid on
the joint certificate of the President of the Senate and Speaker
of the House of Representatives, twenty-five dollars.
Pay certiflcateB. Sec. 6. That the President of the Senate and Speaker of the
House of Representatives, respectively, shall furnish pay cer-
tificates for the amount of per diem and mileage due to each
member of the Senate and House of Representatives, and to each
officer and employee of that branch of the General Assembly to
which such officer and employee shall respectively belong, signed
by the respective officers and properly attested by the Clerk of
such branch of the General Assembly.
When to take Seg. 7. That this Act shall take effect from and immediately
Repealing a't^r its date of approval, and all Acts or parts of Acts incon-
^^^^' sistent with the provisions of this Act be, and the same are, for
the purposes of this Act, hereby repealed.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889,

No. 174. A JOINT RESOLUTION to Amend Article IV of the Con-
stitution OF South Carolina, Relating to the Judicial
Department, by Repealing Section Nineteen (19),
Which Provides a Board of Couistty Commissioners,

Amendment SECTION 1. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That the
following amendment to the Constitution be submitted to the
qualified electors of the State at the next general election, and
if a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the
General Assembly voting thereon shall vote in favor of such
amendment, and two-thirds of each branch of the next General
Assembly shall, after such election and before another, ratify

OP SOUTH CAROLINA. 289

the said amendment by yeas and nays, Section nineteen (19) of -^^•mb®-
Article IV of the Constitution, relating to the Judicial Depart- R^eaitnff
naent, which provides for the election of a Board of County Ait. iv, • w.
Commissioners and prescribe the jurisdiction thereof, be re-
pealed.

Sec. 2. That the question of adopting this amendment shall

be submitted to the electors as follows : Those in favor of the form on bal-
lots,
amendment shall deposit a ballot with the following words

plainly printed or written thereon : *'tJonstitutional Amend-
ment repealing Section Nineteen (19), Article IV, of the Con-
stitution, which provides for a Board of County Commissioners
and prescribing the jurisdiction thereof — Yes.*' Those opposed
to said amendment shall cast a ballot with the following words
plainly printed or written thereon : " Constitutional Amend-
ment repealing Section Nineteen (19), Article IV, of the Con-
stitution, which provides for a Board of County Commissioners
and prescribes the jurisdiction thereof — No."
Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT Eelatinq to the Public pRiirriifa ik This State. No. 176.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That oomnMst may
the Committees on Printing in the two Houses of the General ^<"^**'®*^
Assembly be, and they are hereby, authorized and empowered to
divide the contract for public printing in to so many separate
contracts, and among so many contractors, as they may deem
most advantageous to the State, and for this purpose they may
receive bids for all or for parts of the public printing, and ac- Nature ot bids,
cept one or more of them as they deem best.

Sec. 2. That the said Committees shall be authorized and inm witiun
empowered to prescribe a time within which the work shall be S^^elT"* ^
done, and to specify the same in the contract, or contracts,
made by them, and to fix a penalty or forfeiture in such con- Penalty,
tract, or contracts, for a failure to comply with the same.

Sec. 3. That all contracts made at this session of the General vaudatton of
Assembly for public printing shall be valid and effectual, not- tncti. '^^^'

290 , STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 188P. withstanding any irregularity in the publication of the adver-

'- ^ -^ tisements for bids for the same.

When to take Sec. 4. That this Act shall take effect immediately upon its

Repealing approval by the Governor, and all Acts or parts of Acts incon-
sistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, so
far as they may conflict with the operation of this Act.

Approved December 23d, A. D, 1889.

No. 176. -^N ACT TO Cede to the United States of America So

Much Land of the State as May be Needed for
the Permanent Construction of the Shore End of
THE Jetties in Charleston Harbor Lying on and
Next Adjacent to Morris Island and the Creeks
and Marshes Contiguous Thereto ; and Also to Cede
to the United States of America so Much Land Con-
tiguous to the Shores of North and South Islands,
Respectively, and in and Contiguous to Georgetown
County, S. C, and Now Covered by the Waters of
THE Atlantic Ocean and Winyah Bay, as May be
Necessary for the Construction of Jetties to be
Built for the Improvement of the Bar at the En-
trance to Winyah Bay.

prMmbie. Whereas, By reason of the encroachment of the ocean the

lands granted by this State to the United States for the purpose
of the construction and erection of the jetties in Charleston
Harbor have been and may hereafter be washed away, and the
shore ends are nearly covered at high tide :

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, new met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
Land ceded for ^^ mi^ch land of the State as may be needed for the permanent
GhaHeston jei- construction of the shore end of the jetties in Charleston Har-
bor lying on and next adjacent to Morris Island and the creeks
and marshes contiguous thereto be, and the same are hereby,
granted to the United States of America, for the purpose of the
erection and construction of said shore end of said jetties :
pj^^^jj^^ Provided, Tte same do not exceed one hundred and fifty

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 291

acres : Provided, further, That nothing herein contained shall ^- ^' ^s^-
be construed to impair or affect the rights of owners or of any ^^^^^^
private individuals claiming the said lands, or any part thereof.

Sec. 2. Whereas, the following lands, formerly belonging to Farther pre-
Bettie Mason Alexander and Edward P. Alexander, have been
by them granted to the United States of America by deed,
bearing date the 17th of September, 1889, recorded in the office
of Register Mesne Conveyance for Georgetown County, in Book
K, pp. 692-695, for the purpose of the erection of the shore
line of the jetty for the improvement and deepening of the bar
at the entrance to Winyah Bay, to wit : (1) On North Island, i^Jd^^JS^JSj^e
beginning at a point on the West side of the Southern point of ^y^^fjj^
said island, on the low water line, about (1600) sixteen hundred
feet distant and South one and one-half (1^) degrees East from
the centre of the Georgetown Lighthouse, and running thence
East to the low water line on the East side of the said island
point, thence with the various meanderings of the low water
line between this point and Winyah Bay, around said point
back to the point of beginning. (2) On South Island, begin- ^^on son th
ning at a point on the beach of said island about twelve thou-
sand five hundred and eleven (12,511) feet South of the Eastern
end of the Southern boundary of land now belonging to W. C.
Johnstone, and from which the Georgetown Lighthouse bears
North 28^ degrees East, and the centre of the United States
dyke across Lagoon Creek bears North 33^ degrees West, and
running thence due West across the sand beach and hills about
(1,000) one thousand feet, thence due South (2400) twenty-four
hundred feet, thence due East to the low water line of Winyah
Bay, thence along the meanderings of said low water Kne to
a point due East of the point of beginning, and thence to the
point of beginning.

And whereas, by the General Statutes of South Carolina, j^^'^ti^-
year 1882, Chapter I, pages 14 and 15, Section 8, the jurisdiction
of the State of South Carolina was thereby ceded to the United
States over such land so long as those lands shall be used for the
purposes aforementioned : therefore, be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the Stsrte of South Carolina,
now mejt and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority
of the same. That there shall be, and is hereby, ceded to the Land oeded for
United States of America for the same purpose of constructing jetues.
jetties for the improvement of the bar at the entrance to Winyah
Bay, S. C, any and all rights of the State to the adjacent water-
covered territory extending from high water mark in the above

292 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. deeded lands outward about (500) five hundred feet, and also
^ ^ from the jetties to be constructed by the United States outward
about five hundred feet in every direction into the Atlantic
Ocean and Winyah Bay, respectively, and to any and all accre-
tions to said territory growing out of the construction of said
jetties, or from any other causes ; this territory being at present
bounded as follows, to wit :

DeaoiDtton of North Island : Beginning at a point on the West side of the
North isiaDd. Southern point of said island at the high water line, about
(1600) sixteen hundred feet distant, and South 4 degrees 39
minutes East from the centre of the Georgetown Lighthouse ;
and running thence due West about (1,200) one thousand two
hundred feet ; thence South 47 degrees 16 minutes East (6200)
sixty-two hundred feet; thence South 63 degrees 45 minutes
East (2800) twenty-eight hundred feet ; thence South 84 degrees
East (10,200) ten thousand two hundred feet; thence North
(1^000) one thousand feet ; thence North 84 degrees West (9900)
ninety-nine hundred feet ; thence North 63 degrees 45 minutes
West (2400) twenty-four hundred feet ; thence North 47 degrees
16 minutes West (2700) twenty-seven hundred feet ; thence
North 45 degrees East (2500) twenty-five hundred feet ; thence
West to the high water line on the East side of North Island
Point ; thence around said point toward Winyah Bay, with the
various meanderings of said high water line to the beginning.

Dewsiiptton of South Island : Beginning at a point on the beach of said
soutii iBiand.^^ island about (12,511) twelve thousand five hundred and eleven
feet South of the Eastern end of the Southern boundary of land
now belonging to W. C. Johnstone, and from which the George-
town Lighthouse bears North 28^ degrees East, and the centre
of the U. S. dyke across Lagoon Greek bears North 33^ degrees
West, and runs thence in a Southerly direction (800) eight
hundred feet to a point on the high water line ; thence due
East (22,100) twenty-two thousand one hundred feet; thence
South (1,000) one thousand feet ; thence due West to the high
water line on South Island ; thence with the various meanderings
of said high water line to the second corner from the beginning
(counting the beginning corner as the first corner): And pro-
videdy also, That all the above deeded lands and territory shall

Exemption be exempted from all State taxes, assessments and other charges,
as provided in Section 10, Chapter I, of the General Statutes of
1882, for the lands therebefore granted to the United States for
similar purposes.

OF SOUTH CAEOLINA. 293

Sbc. 3, That the proper oflScers of the United States, in a.d.i889.
charge of said jetties, from time to time shall cause to be exe- p^t^beexe-
cuted a plat of the lands which may be required for the purposes cntedand med.
aforesaid, and file the same in the office of the Secretary of State
of this State.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

A JOINT RESOLUTION. No. 177.

Whereas, it appears from the Report of the Board of the preamble.
Sinking Fund Commissioners of the State of South Carolina
for the fiscal year ending October 31, 1888, that the said Board
of Sinking Fund Commissioners has among assets of the State
certificates Nos. 246 and 251 for 2400 shares of the capital
stock of the North Eastern Railroad Company, which said stock
was transferred to the Cheraw and Salisbury Railroad Company,
bnt the certificates were, from some omission or accident, not
surrendered for cancellation, and that the State of South Caro-
lina has no interest in said stock :

Section 1. Therefore, be it resolved by the Senate and House
of Representatiyes of the State of South Carolina, now met and
sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same,
That the Agent of the said Sinking Fund Commission be, and yJ^^'^S^^Z^
he is hereby, authorized and directed to surrender and deliver
certificates Nos. 246 and 251 for 2400 shares of the stock of the
North Eastern Railroad Company to the said company to be can-
celed.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Require the Compteollbr General to Keep No. 178.
All Settlements with County Treasurers upon a
Book to be Kept for That Purpose.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting

in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
2

294 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. p. iaB9. hereafter the Comptroller General shall enter the abstract for

Atatncttobe Settlement with the several County Treasurers of this State in a

entBredinbook. hook to be kept by him for such purpose, and shall enter all

settlements made with such Treasurers therein as to all taxes —

And kept w State, school, County and special — and the same shall be a part

of the records of his ofifice.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

No. 179. A JOINT RESOLUTION" to Provide for the In-dbxixo

OF All Records in the Office of the Secretary op
State.

Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
^^^^^^^^ ^, in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
fntoMde**^ the Secretary of State is hereby authorized and required to have
a full and complete index made of all records in his office,
oierfc and Us Sec. 2. That for the purpose of doing the said work, the
**^*^' Secretary of State is authorized to employ a skillful person at a

salary not exceeding one hundred dollars per month.
Appropdatton. Sec. 3. That the sum of twelve hundred dollars, if so much
be necessary, is hereby appropriated to pay the salary of said
clerk out of any money in the Treasury not specially appropri-
ated, the same to be paid out on the warrant of the Comptroller
General.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889,

No. 180. AN ACT to Require Testimony Taken Before Masters or

Referees to be Reduced to Writing.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
Bafei^^to u^e 1^ General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
wrtttnS^'^'^ ^ ^^^™ *°^ *'^®^ ^^^ passage of this Act whenever any cause shall

OP SOUTH CAEOLINA. ^ 295

be referred to any Master or Referee by any Court in this State, ;^'^- *^®'
and testimony be taken therein, it shall be the duty of such ^ ^ ^^^
Master or Beferee to reduce the testimony of the witnesses to J^^JJ"®** ^^
writing and require the same to be read over and signed by the
witness : Provided, however, That nothing herein contained 8i£pS*toa^
shall be construed to prevent the use of stenographers for the
purpose of taking testimony at such references, or to require
that the testimony so taken by such stenographers shall be read
over to or signed by such witnesses.

Approved Deoember 23d, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Sbgulate Amendments to the Stock Law. No. 181.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
no Bill purporting to amend or alter the law regulating the hjtreehmm/
fencing of stock in any portion of tbe State shall be considered
unless the same be accompanied by a petition for such amend-
ment or alteration signed by a majority of the freeholders of the
section to be affected by such amendment.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Authorize and Empower Certain Incorpo- No. 182,
RATED Towns in the State of South Carolina to Sub-
stitute Hard Labor on Their Streets for Fine and

Imprisonment in Cases of Misdemeanor Which Come

•

Under Their Jurisdiction.

Section 1. Be it etuzcted by the Senate and House of Bepre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
all incorporated towns in the State of South Carolina of three apimisiiment
hundred inhabitants or more are hereby authorized and empow-
ered to substitute hard labor on their streets for fine and im-
prisonment, in cases of misdemeanor which come under their
jurisdiction : Provided, That in no case shall such sentence to Limit.
hard labor exceed a term of thirty days, unless otherwise pro-
vided by law.

Sec. 2. That this Act shall take effect from and immediately ^^en to take
after the date of its approval. *^***

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

296 . STATUTES AT LARGE

No. 183.

A. D. 1888. AN ACT TO Provide fob the Revision, Digest and

Arrai^oemekt of the Statute Laws of the State of
South Carolina.

Secttion 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That iu

to be elected, pursuance of Section 3 of Article Vof the Constitution of this
State, one Commissioner learned in the law shall be elected by
the General Assembly immediately after the approval of this
His duties. Act, whose duty it shall be to revise, digest and arrange, under
proper heads, the body of our laws of a civil character, general
and permanent in their nature, which shall be in force at the
time when he makes his final report, following as far as practi-
cable the methods and digest pursued in the volume known as
Penal Code, the General Statutes of South Carolina. He shall likewise, as
provided in said Constitution, form a Penal Code by making a
similar arrangement, revision and consolidation of all laws in
force in this State relating to crimes and the punishment
therefor, and shall revise, abridge and simplify the rules,
practice, pleadings and forms of use in this State in the trial
of crimes and misdemeanors.

Report to Gen- Sec. 2. When said Commissioner has completed the revision,

erftl Assemblv

digest, consolidation and arrangement of the Statutes and the
formation of the Penal Code, as aforesaid, he shall cause a copy
of the same, in print, to be submitted to the General Assembly,
that the Statutes so revised, digested and arranged may be re-
enacted, and the Penal Code so formed may be adopted and
ratified, if the General Assemblv shall so determine. And at the

ti^f™"*"*^*" same time he shall suggest to the General Assembly, in a report
separate and distinct from his said revision, such contradictious
and imperfections as may appear in the original text, with the
manner in which he proposes to reconcile the same : Provided,
No amendment or alteration in the Statute or common law as
the same exist shall be made or contained in his said report,
wben to be Sec. 3. The Statutes so revised, digested and arranged, and

^ ™** ' the Penal Code so formed, shall, if practicable, be reported
to this General Assembly at the beginning of its session in
November, 1891.
oompensatton. Sec. 4. That the Commissioner so elected shall receive a«
compensation for his services the sum of five thousand dollars :
When payable, twenty -five hundred dollars to be paid him out of the appro-
priation made by the State for the fiscal year ending the thirty-

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 297

first day of October, 1890, and twenty-five hundred dollars to be a. d. 1889.
paid him out of the appropriation made by the State for the ^"^'^^'^^
fiscal year ending the thirty-first day of October, 1891. He Additional
shall also receive for reasonable expenses for clerical services, ^^o^ance.
books, stationery and other necessary matters an allowance not
exceeding the sum of five hundred dollars, one-half thereof to
be paid out of each of the said appropriations made for each of
the said fiscal years ; said expenditures to be accounted for to the
Comptroller General on proper vouchers.

Sec. 5. That the Public Printer shall, and is hereby is public pmiter
required to, do such printing as the Commissioner shall require ^
in the discharge of his duty.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Provide a Punishment for Making Use of No. 184.
False Scales, Weights or Measures in Buying or
Selling.

Section 1. Bt it enacted by the Senate and House of Bepre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same That penaitv tor
any person or persons who shall knowingly make use of anySi}^.*
scales, weights or measures which fail to conform to the stand-
ard thereof prescribed by law, in buying or selling any goods,
wares, merchandise or other articles, shall be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined in a sum of
not more than one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned in the
County Jail for a period not exceeding thirty days.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Amend an Act Entitled "An Act to Pacili- No. 185.

TATE THE GiVING OF BONDS EeQUIRED BY LaW," AP-
PROVED December 26th, A. D. 1884.

Section 1. Bb it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting

298 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That

a^issTmi a^ -^^^^J ©^titl^d "An Acb to facilitate the giving of bonds re-

8, i8*8tat.,'88»; quired by law/' approved December 26th, A. D. 1884, be, and

the same is hereby, amended by striking out the proviso at the

end of Section 1, and by striking out all of Section 2.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

No. 186. AN" ACT TO Require the Commissioner of Aqeiculturb

TO Notify the Comptrollejr General of All Licenses
Issued by the Board of Agriculture to Dig or Mine
Phosphate Rock or Phosphatic Deposits in This
State.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and Hoase of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting

Notification In in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
hereafter the Commissioner of Agriculture shall within twenty
days after any license shall be granted by the Board of Agri-
culture to any person or persons to dig, mine or remove any
phosphate rock or phosphatic deposits from the navigable streams
or waters of this State, to notify the Comptroller General of this

Parttcoian. State of the issuing of such license, with the names of the per-
sons to whom issued, the time of license, and the location for
which it is issued.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

No. 187. AN ACT to Require the Commissioner of Agriculture to

Notify the Comptroller General of All Licenses
Issued by the Board of Agriculture to Dig or Mine
Phosphate Rook or Phosphatic Deposits in This State,

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That

OF SOUTH CAEOLINA. 299

hereafter the Commissioner of Agriculture shall within twenty a. d. isso.
days after any license shall be granted by the Board of Agricul- ^^^^~
ture to any person or persons to dig, mine or remove any phos- so days,
phate rock or phosphatic deposits from the nayigable streams or
waters of this State^ to notify the Comptroller General of this
State of the issuing of such license, with the names of the per-
sons to whom issued, the time of license, and the location for pwocaian.
which it is issued.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

AS ACT TO Peovide foe the Building and Maintenance jj^ ^^88

OF THE ClEMSON AGRICULTUEAL COLLEGE OF SoUTH CaBO-
LINA.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Bepre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
one-half of the Land Scrip fund heretofore vested by Section Lanasoripyest-
1045 of the General Statutes in the Board of Trustees of the ciemMD ooi-
University of South Carolina be, and the same is hereby, vested ^^
in the six members of the Board of Trustees of the Clemson
Agricultural College of South Carolina elected by the General
Assembly ; and the State Treasurer is hereby authorized and ^^

required to take up and retire the certificate of State stock here- tnuanr.
tofore issued to the Board of Trustees of the said University in
the sum of one hundred and ninety-one thousand eight hundred
dollars, according to the provisions of Section 1045 aforesaid^
and the State Treasurer is hereby authorized and required on or
as soon after the first day of July, A. D. 1890, as this Act shall
take eflfect, to issue a certificate of State stock in the sum of „_^^ ,

OeitUlcate of

ninety-five thousand nine hundred dollars, bearing interest at state itock to

*' ' o Glemaon Col-

the rate of 6 per centum per annum, payable semi-annually, to lese.
the six members of the said Board of Trustees of the said Clem-
son Agricultural College, to be held as a perpetual fund, the perpetual
capital of which shall forever remain undiminished^ the income ^^"^
of said fund to be used by said Board of Trustees for the build-
ing and maintenance of the said Clemson Agricultural College
in accordance with the purposes for which the said Land Scrip

300 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. ^as donated by the Acts of Congress of the United States in
'TTIirT^* relation thereto : Provided, That the State Treasurer shall issue.

Oertiflcftte to .

Trasteesof 8.0. and he is hereby authorized and required to issue^ to the Board
of Trustees of the Uniyersity of South Carolina a certificate of
State stock in the sum of ninety-five thousand nine hundred
dollars, bearing interest at the rate of 6 per centum per annum
from July 1st, A. D. 1889, payable semi-annually, to be held as
Perpetaai a perpetual fund, the capital of which shall forever remain un-

'°'^' diminished, the income of said fund to be used by said Board of

Trustees for the use and maintenance of the South Carolina

Use of iDooiDO

for ciaflin ooi- Agricultural College and Mechanics' Institute, now in operation
for the benefit of colored students, as set forth in Section 1046
of the General Statutes.
Appropriation Sec. 2. That the annual grant of fifteen thousand dollars,

of HatohFniuL (^Qmmonly known as the Hatch Bill fund, made to the State of
South Carolina by the Congress of the United States according
to the terms of an Act of Congress entitled ''An Act to estab-
lish agricultural experiment stations in connection with the col-
leges established in the several States under the provisions of an
Act approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and
of the Act supplementary thereto," approved March 2d, 1887,
be, and the same shall be, on or as soon after the first day of
November, A. D. 1890, as this Act shall take effect, withdrawn
Withdrawn ^^^om the control of the Board of Trustees of the University of

vSSty.' ^* ^^' South Carolina, in whom it was vested by an Act entitled "An

p.«».®^' **• ^^* *^ amend Chapter XX of the General Statutes, entitled 'Of

the University of South Carolina/" approved December 22,

1887, and the said grant of fifteen thousand dollars is hereby

vertedtoThM- nested in the six members of the Board of Trustees of the Clem-
tees of Clemaon

ojj^ for ex- son Agricultural College of South Carolina chosen by the Gen-
tion. eral Assembly, and an agricultural experiment station shall be

established in connection with the said Clemson Agricultural
College, and under the direction of the Board of Trustees
thereof, to be supported by said grant according to the provis-
ions of the Act of Congress hereinbefore mentioned.
AppraBtiatian Sec. 3. That the sum of fifteen thousand dollars be, and the
• ' same is hereby, appropriated to the building and maintenance
How paid. of the said Clemson Agricultural College, and shall be paid by
the State Treasurer to the Treasurer of the Board of Trustees
of the said Agricultural College upon the order of said Board of
Trustees signed by their President and Secretary ; such sum to
be paid out on the warrant of the Comptroller General as in the
case of all other appropriations.

OP SOUTH CAEOLmA. 301

Sec. 4. That ten thousand dollars of the moneys arising from ^ ^' **••
the privilege tax on fertilizers sold or offered for sale in this ^roronrtitton
State collected by the Department of Agriculture during ^^®Siy^^^°'
fiscal year ending October 31st, 1889, and now on hand to the nuitL
credit of said Department of Agriculture, shall be paid into the
State Treasury, and are hereby appropriated to the building and
maintenance of the aforesaid Clemson Agricultural College, and
shall be paid by the State Treasurer to the Treasurer of *^® -JJSL^J?"^
Board of Trustees of said Clemson Agricultural College upon
the order of said Board of Trustees, signed by their President
and Secretary. And fifteen thousand dollars of all moneys aris- ApmT>|^tioQ
ing from the privilege tax on fertilizers sold or offered for sale prtruy tax of
in this State which shall hereafter be collected for the fiscal year
ending thirty-first day of October, A. D. 1890, by the Depart-
ment of Agriculture, or those upon whom the duty of collecting
said privilege tax may by Act of Assembly be devolved, shall be Howwdduia
paid into the State Treasury, and shall be kept on a separate to whom,
account by the State Treasurer, and are hereby appropriated to
the building and maintenance of the said Clemson Agricultural
College ; and the State Treasurer is hereby authorized and
required to pay the same to the Treasurer of the Board of Trus-
tees of the said Clemson Agricultural College, upon the order
of said Board of Trustees, signed by their President and Sec-
retary.

Sec. 5. That the Board of Directors of the State Penitentiary oonvictetobe
are hereby authorized and required, upon the order of the Board work on tue
of Trustees of the said Clemson Agricultural College, signed by
their President and Secretary, to furnish to said Board of Trus-
tees able-bodied convicts, not to exceed fifty in number at one
time, said convicts to be employea by said Board of Trustees in
work connected with the erection of the buildings of said Clem-
son Agricultural College, or in the preparation of the ground
and the materials therefor : Provided, That the said Board of Ezpaues of
Trustees shall defray the expense of the transportation of said
convicts to and from the Penitentiary, the expense of medical
attention, and the expense of furnishing such convicts with
proper food and lodging.

Sec. 6. That the Board of Trustees of the said Clemson Agri- pi ana ana
cultural College are hereby authorized and empowered to pro- ®''*™****'
cure forthwith from competent architects and contractors plans
and estimates of buildings suitable for the purposes of the said
Clemson Agricultural College, and to erect said college build-
ings upon a suitable site on Fort Hill plantation, situate in

302 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. County of Oconee, and to defray the expenses incident to the
^cpraaa of ®^^*i<^^ ^^ said college buildings, and to the proper maintenance
SSteSan"*^^ said Clemson Agricultural College, out of the funds and
moneys hereby, in the preceding Sections of this Act, appro-
priated and made available, and out of such other funds and
moneys as may by the General Assembly be hereafter appro-
other duties priated and made available, and to do ail other things necessary
of Truftees. ^^ carry out the provisions of this Act, and the provisions of the Act
entitled **An Act to accept the devise and bequest of Thomas G.
Ante p. 977. Clemson, and to establish an agricultural college in connection
therewith,*' approved 27th November, A. D. 1889 : Provided,
JK^witi^Art That this Act shall not take effect until the executor of the will

diaU take effect.

of the aforesaid Thomas G. Clemson shall have executed a deed
and conveyance of the property so devised to the State : Pro-
vided, nevertheless. That of the funds and moneys by the several

pij'm^lVt of '^®^*^^'^® ^^ this Act appropriated, the sum of three thousand

i8,(X)o. dollars shall, upon the approval of this Act, be immediately paid

bv the State Treasurer to the Treasurerr of the Board of Trustees
of the said Clemson Agricultural College to defray the cost of
plans and specifications and estimates of suitable college build-
ings as aforesaid, said sum to be paid upon the order of the said
Board of Trustees, signed by their President and Secretary :
Howandwben Provided, further, That said funds and moneys shall be paid by

^*^' the State Treasurer to the Treasurer of the said Board of Trus-

tees at such times and in such amounts as shall be determined
upon by the said Board of Trustees, the same to be paid on the
application of said Board of Trustees on the warrants of the
Comptroller General.
Secretary of Seo. 7. That the Secretary of the Board of Trustees of bhe

Traaaurer? ^ said Clemson Agricultural College shall also be the Treasurer of

said Board, and for the faithful performance of his duties as such

Togi7e bond. Treasurer he shall give to the said Board such bond as shall be

determined upon by said Board, said bond to be approved by said

Board.

Annual Import ^^^» ^* That the Board of Trustees of the said Clemson Agri-

byTniateea. cultural College shall make an annual report to the General As-
sembly of this State of their various proceedings during the

Itemised state- year next preceding, together with a full and itemized state-
ment of all moneys received and disbursed by them.
Sec. 9. That all Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with the

dauaf ^^ ns p^Qyigj^j^g ^f ^{^|g ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ same are hereby, repealed.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 303

AN ACT TO Make Appropeiations to Meet the Ordinary a.d.i88b.
Expenses of the State Government for the Fiscal ^T^^^T^
Commencing November 1st, 1889.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- pSJS^^^
Bentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
the following Bums> if so much be necessary, be, and the same
are hereby, appropriated to meet the ordinary expenses of the
State Government for the fiscal year commencing November 1,
1889:

Executive Department.

Sec. 2. 1. That the following sums, if so much be neces- Executive
sary, be, and the same are hereby, appropriated to meet the * ^
expenses of the Executive Department, as follows :

2. For the salary of the Governor, thirty-five hundred dollars ; Qo7ernor*8
for the salary of the Governor's Private Secretary, fifteen hun- i>«P*rtnQ"it-
dred dollars; for the salary of the Governor's Messenger, four
hundred dollars ; for the contingent fund of the Governor, for

rewards and other purposes, five thousand dollars, from which
amount the Governor is hereby authorized to pay all indebted-
ness incurred in excess of the contingent fund for the last fiscal
year ; for stationery and stamps for the Governor, two hundred
and fifty dollars.

3. For the salary of the Secretary of State, twenty-one hun- seoeiaiy of
dred dollars ; for the salary of the Clerk of the Secretary of meat." ^^®**^
State, fifteen hundred dollars ; for the contingent fund of the
Secretary of State, two hundred and fifty dollars ; for stationery

and stamps for the Secretary of State, two hundred and fifty
dollars.

4. For the salary of the Comptroller General, twenty-one comptroller
hundred dollars ; for the salary of the Chief Clerk of the Comp- partment
troller General, fifteen hundred dollars ; for the salary of the
Bookkeeper of the Comptroller General, fifteen hundred dollars;

for the contingent fund of the Comptroller General, three hun-
dred dollars ; for stationery and stamps for the Comptroller Gene-
ral, two hundred and fifty dollars ; for printing for the Comp-
troller General, two hundred dollars ; for the use of the Comp-
troller General in examining the books and papers and accounts
pertaining to the offices of the Auditors and Treasurers of the
respective Counties, as required in Section 224 of the General
Statutes, three hundred dollars, if so much be necessary, to be

304 8TARUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. paid upon the warrant of the Comptroller General, who shall
▼ou^en^for ^^® ^ vouchers itemized statements of the actual expenses in-

inepection e x- curred in each inspection, sworn to by the person making the
inspection,
state TreE- 5. For the salary of the State Treasurer, twenty-one hundred

ment. dollars ; for the salary of the Chief Clerk of the State Treasurer,

fiiteen hundred dollars ; for the salary of the Bookkeeper (Loan
Department) of the State Treasurer, fifteen hundred dollars ;
for the salary of the General Bookkeeper of the State Treasurer,
fifteen hundred dollars ; for the contingent fund of the State
Treasurer, two hundred and fifty dollars ; for stationery and
stamps for the State Treasurer, two hundred and fifty dollars.

u^^ioft^- 6. For the salary of the State Superintendent of Education,

Smt'"^*^*^ twenty-one hundred dollars ; for the salary of the Clerk of the
State Superintendent of Education, twelve hundred dollars ; for
the contingent fund of the State Superintendent of Education,
two hundred dollars ; for stationery and stamps for the State
Superintendent of Education, one hundred and fifty dollars ;
for printing books and blank forms for the use of the public
Traveiiiiff ex- schools, six hundred dollars ; for the traveling expenses of the

DenseB. ^ *

State Superintendent of Education and the State Board of Ex-
aminers and board of the members of said Examining Board,
three hundred dollars, if so much be necessary : Provided,
That an itemized statement of such expenses be kept by the
State Superintendent of Education and reported by him to the
next General Assembly.
Adjutant and 7. For the Salary of the Adjutant and Inspector General, fif-
P» DepSZ teen hundred dollars ; for the salary of the Clerk of the Adju-

™^ tant and Inspector General, twelve hundred dollars ; for the

salary of the State Armorer and Watchman, seven hundred dol-
lars ; for the contingent fund of the Adjutant and Inspector
General, one hundred and fifty dollars; for stationery and
stamps for the Adjutant and Inspector General, one hundred
dollars ; for collecting arms, freight, advertising, printing, ex-
penses of inspections, purchasing missing parts of arms and
ammunition, seven hundred and fifty dollars, if so much be
necessary ; for repairing armory, one hundred dollars.
Muitary com- ^- ^or the purpose of assisting companies to maintain their

^^'^^^ organizations, fourteen thousand dollars, to be disbursed by the

Adjutant and Inspector General in accordance with the pro-
visions of the Militia Laws of this State, if so much be neces-
sary, to be paid on the order of the Adjutant and Inspector
General upon the warrant of the Comptroller General.

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OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 305

9. For the salary of the Attorney General, twenty-one hun- ^' ^' *^*-
dred dollars ; for the salary of the Assistant Attorney General, ^t^oraTQea'
fifteen hundred dollars ; for the contingent fund of the Attorney "^'J| Depart-
General, one hundred and fifty dollars ; for stationery and

stamps for the Attorney General, sixty dollars ; for the expenses
of litigation, fifteen hundred dollars, if so much be necessary ;
and the Attorney General is hereby authorized and required to Attorney Gen-
conduct all litigation which may be necessary for any of the De- STstoteMc^SS!
partments of the State Government, or any of the Boards con-
nected therewith ; and all such Departments or Boards are
hereby forbidden to employ any counsel for any purpose, except
through the Attorney General and upon his advice : Provided, Proviso.
That this provision shall not apply to suits pending prior to
December 2M, 1882 : Provided, further, That out of the liti-
gation fund the Attorney General shall also pay for dockets and Dockets and
blank indictments for the several Circuit Solicitors, and such SS^SS?*" '^^
other expenses incident to prosecutions as he may deem ad-
visable.

10. For the salary of the State Librarian, six hundred and Stote librarian,
twenty-five dollars; for the contingent fund of the State Libra-
rian, one hundred and twenty-five dollars ; for stationery and

stamps for the State Librarian, two hundred dollars.

11. For the salary of the State House Keeper, five hundred state Hoaae
dollars ; for the contingent fund of the State House Keeper grounds.

for work on State House grounds, one hundred dollars, if so
much be necessary : Provided, That the Superintendent of the
Penitentiary be required whenever called on by the State House conTiot labors
Keeper to furnish such convict labor as he may need to keep
said grounds in good order.

12. For the salary of two Watchmen for the State House watoiimen.
and grounds, eight hundred dollars.

13. For the salary of the Janitor of the State House, two janitor,
hundred and forty dollars.

14. For the salary of James R. Wilkerson, engineer of the snginear and
State House heating apparatus, (for seven months during the '■"'■^"*"-
year,) seventy-five dollars per month ; for the pay of John

Bichter and Henry £. Smith, firemen of the State House
heating apparatus, (for seven months during the year,) twen-
ty-five dollars each per month ; and the engineer be paid twenty-
five dollars per month for the balance of the year, for keeping
in order the engines, boilers, &c. : Provided, That he attend to ftoyIso.
them at least once in every fifteen days ; this amount to be in
full of all charges for labor.

306 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. Judicial Department.

judiciAi De- Section 3. 1. That the following sums, if so much be

''*^^*™"^*' necessary, be, and the same are hereby, appropriated to meet

the expenses of the Judiciary Department, as follows :

justicei of ^- Eor the salary of the Chief Justice, four thousand dollars ;

Supreme Court. ^^^ ^^^ salary of two Associate Justices, seven thousand dollars.

circuit Judges. 3. For the salary of the eight Circuit Judges, twenty-eight thou-

soudton. sand dollars ; for the salary of the eight Circuit Solicitors, twelve

stenofiraphen. thousand five hundred dollars ; for the pay of the Stenographers

of the Circuit Courts, ten thousand two hundred dollars.

oierk ot 4. Por the salary of the Clerk of the Supreme Court, one

sSteBeporter! thousand dollars ; for the salary of ^he State Reporter, one

other offlcen. thousand dollars ; for the salary of the Librarian of the Supreme

Court and other oflScers to be appointed by the Supreme

Contingent Court, thirteen hundred dollars; for the contingent fund of

the Supreme Court, six hundred and fifty dollars; for the

Purcharo of purchasing of books for the Supreme Court Librarv, one

books. 1 "

thousand dollars.
8.0. Beporta. 5. For purchasing one hundred copies each 3lBt and 32d

volume of the Supreme Court Reports, nine hundred dollars ;
inminnoe. for the payment of insurance on the Supreme Court Library,

two hundred dollars, if so much be necessary.

Health Department.

Health Deput- Sec. 4. 1. That the following sums, if so much be necessary,
be, and the same are hereby, appropriated to meet the expenses
of the Health Department, as follows :

Charierton. 2. For the salary of the Quarantine Officer of Charleston,
eighteen hundred dollars: for the expense of maintaining
Quarantine Station, Charleston Harbor, one thousand dollars.

St. Helena. 3. For the salary of the Quarantine Officer at St. Helena,
eight hundred dollars ; for expenses of Quarantine Station at
St. Helena, one hundred and fifty dollars.

partBoTBi. 4. For the salary of the Quarantine Officer at Port Royal,
eight hundred dollars ; for the expenses of Quarantine Station
at Port Royal, three hundred dollars; for the salary of the
Keeper of the hospital buildings at Port Royal, two hundred
dollars.

Georgetown. 5. For the salary of the Quarantine Officer at Georgetown,
five hundred dollars ; for expenses of Quarantine Station at
Georgetown, one hundred and fifty dollars.

jjuanuo, 6. For the salary of the Keeper of the Lazaretto, four hun-

dred dollars.

OP SOUTH CAROLINA. 307

7. For the purpose of carrying out the provieiona of the Act ^ ^' ^^®*-
establishiug a State Board of Health, two thousand dollars. stoteBoart of

8. For the cost of publishing tracts to be issued by the State ^SjSj^-
Board of Health relating to contagious and infectious diseases^ tncte.
five hundred dollars.

9. For the cost of erecting buildings for the accommodation Bnudings in
of the crews of vessels detained at Quarantine Station in bor.
Charleston Harbor, fifteen hundred dollars, if so much be
necessary ; and for the cost of constructing a cistern in connec- otatem.
tion with the plant and apparatus for fumigation and disinfec-
tion at the Quarantine Station in Charleston harbor, five hun-
dred dollars.

10. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of an Act to oury ont
for quarantining the State against contagious and infectious SSmnttM'Act.
disease, the sum of three thousand dollars.

11. That the various amounts specified in this Section of this HowpaM.
Act shall be paid on the application of the Chairman of the
Executive Committee of the State Board of Health on warrants

of the Comptroller General.

Tax Department.

Seo. 5. 1. That the following sums, if so much be necessary, tiz n^part-
be, and the same are hereby, appropriated to meet the expenses
of the Tax Department, as follows :

2. For the salaries of the County Auditors, twenty-two thou- Auditon.
sand nine hundred dollars.

3. For printing books, &c., for County Auditors and Trea- panting txwks.
surers, twenty-five hundred dollars.

South Carolina University.

Sec. 6. 1. That the following sums, if so much be necessary, soathCaroiiiiA
be, and the same are hereby, appropriated to meet the expenses ^''^^^^^y-
of the South Carolina University, to wit :

2. For the payment of the insurance and repairs on the Uni- mnmnoeand
versity buildings, two thousand five hundred dollars, to be paid "p*"**

on the application of the Board of Trustees upon the warrants of
the Comptroller General.

3. For the salary of the Librarian of the South Carolina lihruian.
University, five hundred dollars, and for the purchase of books

for the University library, one thousand dollars.

4. For the purposes of the schools in the South Carolina schooie in
University at Columbia, to be used in the manner prescribed by Columbia.

308 STATUTES AT LARGE /

A. D. 1889. la^^ thirty-four thousand fire hundred dollars, to be paid utoon

*'^^^~ the application of the Board of Trustees of the South Carolina

M^anicai University on the warrants of the Comptroller General ; that
the sum of four thousand dollars be appropriated for the use of
ciAflinGouege. the Mechanical Department; for the Clafiin College at Orange-
burg, five thousand dollars, to be used for said college by the
Trustees of the University of South Carolina, and to be paid
upon their application on the warrant of the Comptroller Gen-
eral.

atadei Acad- 5, for the support of the beneficiary cadets at the Citadel
Academy, twenty thousand dollars, to be paid on the warrants
of the Comptroller General, issued upon the requisition of the
Chairman of the Board of Visitors of said Academy.

iDsuranoe on 6. For the payment of the insurance on the Citadel buildings,
four hundred dollars, if so much be necessary.

winttarop 7. That the sum of fifty-two hundred and fifty dollars, if so
"* ^ much be necessary, be appropriated for the scholarships pro-
vided by law for the Winthrop Training School, for the scho-
lastic year beginning 25th September, 1890, and that the un-
drawn balance of the appropriation of 1888, amounting to
twenty-seven hundred and twenty dollars, be, and the same is
hereby, appropriated for the use of the Winthrop Traiaing
School as provided by law, in addition to the fifty-two hundred
and fifty dollars mentioned in the first line of this Subdivision
of this Act^ and that the same may be drawn immediately in
the manner prescribed by law for drawing said appropriation.
Scholarship for That the further sum of one hundred and fifty dollars be appro-
ty. priated for the scholarship filled from the County of Florence

for the scholastic year beginning 25 September, 1889.

ciemsonAgri- That the sum of forty-three thousand dollars, if so much

lege. be necessary, be, and the same is hereby, appropriated to pay

the appropriation of three thousand dollars made by an Act

Ante p. S77. entitled ''An Act to accept the devise and bequest of Thomas
G. Clemson and to establish an agricultural college in connec-
tion therewith,^' and also the following sums appropriated by

Ante p. 299. an Act Entitled ''An Act to provide for the building and main-
tenance of the Clemson Agricultural College of South Carolina, '*

Specific ap- to wit : 1« A specific appropriation from the Treasury of the
^"^▼11^ tax State for fifteen thousand dollars. 2. And an appropriation
now ot^^l" ^^^^ ^^® moneys arising from the privilege tax on fertilizers,

FriYiiege tax ^i^d now on hand, ten thousand dollars. 3. An appropriation

onferuiiaerafor fj^^jj^ ^]^q moneys arising from the privilege tax on fertilizers for

the fiscal year 1889 and '90, fifteen thousand dollars, the same

OF SOUTH CAfiOLINA. 309

How paid.

to be paid on the warrants of the Comptroller General issued ^* ^' ^^^s.
npon the requisition of the Chairman of the Board of Trustees
of the said Glemson Agricultural College, such requisition being
aathorized by the two-thirds vote of the said Board of Trustees,
as required by Section five of an Act entitled "An Act to ac- Antep.«77.
cept the devise and bequest of Thomas O. Clemson and to es-
tablish an agricultural college in connection therewith/'

Penal and Charitable Institutions.

Sec. 7. 1. That the following sums, if so much be necessary, Appropriatioii.
bo, and the same are hereby, appropriated to meet the expenses
of the penal and charitable institutions, as follows :

South Carolina Penitentiary,

%. For the salary of the Superintendent of the Penitentiary, officers of
twenty-one hundred dollars; for the salary of the Captain of
the Guard, twelve hundred dollars ; for the salary of the Phy-
sician of the Penitentiary, to be appointed by the Superintend-
ent of the Penitentiary, twelve hundred dollars ; for the salary
of the Chaplain of the Penitentiary, to be appointed by the Su-
perintendent of the Penitentiary, six hundred dollars : for the
salary of the Clerk of the Penitentiary, twelve hundred dollars ;
for which amounts the Comptroller General is authorized and
directed to issue his warrants, any law to the contrary notwith-
standing. That any balance in the hands of the Board of Di- income of
rectors of the South Carolina Penitentiary on October 31, 1889, p^'^*®''**"^-
together with all other amounts received, or to be received, from
the hire of convicts, or from any other source, during the cur-
rent fiscal year, be, and the same are hereby, appropriated for
the support of the Penitentiary, and for other purposes herein-
after indicated, and for any purposes required by law which are not
herein indicated. For the ^er diem and mileage of the Directors per cuem and
of the South Carolina Penitentiary, each of whom shall beS!^**'^*'
entitled to receive five dollars per diem for each day of actual
attendance on the meetings of said Board, and five cents per mile
for the actual distance traveled by the most direct route going
to and returning from the home of said Director to the place of
meetings of the said Board, and the Annual Beport of the Super-
intendent of the South Carolina Penitentiary shall contain, in
a separate account, an itemized statement of the amount ex- itemized state-
pended for account of said per diem and mileage, showing the ™"''*'

amount paid to each Director on each of said accounts, two
3

310 . STAITTTES AT LARGE

A. B. 1889. thousand dollars, if so mach be necessary ; for the current

omrenrex- expenses in support of the Penitentiary, so much as may
penaeB. be necessary ; for purchasing arms and ammunition, two hun-

Hospitai. ^^^^ dollars ; for the erection and equipment of a hospital
within the Penitentiary walls, fire thousand dollars, if so
much be necessary^ to be paid out of the earnings of the Peni-

Bibies. tentiary ; for the purchase of Bibles and Testaments for the

use of the convicts^ the sum of forty dollars.

South Carolina Lunatic Asylum.

Superintendent ^* ^^^ ^^^ Salary of the Superintendent and Physician of the

and Begenti. Lunatic Asylum, three thousand dollars ; for the per diem and
mileage of the Board of Regents of the Lunatic Asylum, each
of whom shall be entitled to receive five dollars per day for each
day actually engaged in attending the meetings of said Board,
and a mileage of five cents per mile for each mile actually
traveled, two thousand dollars, if so much be necessary ; for
corrent ex- the current expenses in support of the Lunatic Asylum, one

^tolrarance. hundred thousand dollars ; for insurance, three thousand dol-
Library. lars, if SO much be necessary ; and for patients' library, one

Colored inione. 1^^^^^®^ dollars, to be paid as other appropriations ; for the
providing of temporary buildings or accommodations for the
colored insane, three thousand dollars, if so much be necessary ;
TeacbiDff. and for expert teaching of feeble-minded children in the Asy-
lum, five hundred dollars, if so much be necessary.

The Deaf, Dumb and Blind Asylum.

Cedar Springe 4. For the support of the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Asylum,
^^*^*"^' thirteen thousand dollars, if so much be necessary; for insur-

ance, four hundred and twenty-five dollars; for repairs, five
hundred dollars, if so much be necessary ; for the completion
of the system of water works for said Asylum, six hundred dol-
lars.

Catawba Indians.

Catawba In- 5. For the Catawba Indians, eight hundred dollars, to be paid
on the application of the Agent upon the warrant of the Oomp-
Agenttogiye troUer General : Provided, That the said Agent before receiving
bond. g^j^ warrant enter into bond in the sum of sixteen hundred dol-

lars, with surety to be approved by the Governor, for the faith-
ful discharge of his duty in the disbursement of any funds which
hereafter may come into his hands. •

OP SOUTH CABOLINA. 311

MieCBLLANSOUS. ^- ^' ^®"-

Sbc. 8. 1. That the following sums, if so much be necessary, Approitnation.
be, and the same are hereby, appropriated for miscellaneous ex-
penses, namely :

%. For the Civil Contingent Fund, one thousand dollars, to civii oontin-
be paid on the order of the Governor, upon the warrants of the ••"*"'"™^
Comptroller General.

3. For the aid of the State Agricultural and Mechanical Apicuitarai
Society of South Carolina, two thousand five hundred dollars, ^*

to be paid on the application of the President of said society,
opon the warrant of the Comptroller General : Provided, That Frwuo,
no gambling, chance or raffling games shall be permitted upon
the grounds occupied by said society.

4. For the purposes of an Act entitled ''An Act to provide water in pab-
for the payment of water used in the public institutions of the ^ ^"^
State located in Columbia,'' approved February 9th, 1882, two i7stat.,944.
thousand dollars, to be paid on the warrants of the Comptroller
General, issued in accordance with the provisions of said Act.

5. To pay the expenses of the Committee appointed to ex- committee to
amine the books of the State Treasurer for the fiscal year end- 8arer*8^books.
ing October 31st, 1889, one hundred and fifty-nine dollars.

6. For defraying the expenses of the continuance of the con- oonsoudation
solidation of the bonded debt of the State, as provided by law,

one thousand dollars, if so much be necessary, the same to be
paid on the application of the State Treasurer, upon the warrant
of the Comptroller General.

7. To pay the claims passed by the General Assembly at its ciaimB.
regular session of 1889, fifteen thousand dollars, to be paid by

the State Treasurer upon the warrants of the Comptroller Gene-
ral.

8. To pay for the publio printing of this fiscal year, eighteen PubUc printing,
thousand dollars, if so much be necessary,

9. For the salaries of the Bail road Commissioners, six thou- BaiinNidoom.
sand three hundred dollars ; for the Clerk of the Railroad Com- "»^^°^
missioners, twelve hundred dollars, and three hundred and fifty

dollars to pay the contingent expenses of the office for the year

1890, if so much be necessary, to be advanced by the State until the

same shall have been collected from the railroad companies of this

State in the manner prescribed by law, and when collected the

same shall be replaced in the State Treasury ; and the Commis- Office of r.b.

sioner of Agriculture is hereby required to furnish suitable office

room for the said Railroad Commissioners and their Clerk in

the Agricultural Building.

312 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1888. 10. For the salaries of the Supervisors of Registration, seven
y^^^r^ f thousand two hundred dollars ; that is to say, to pay the Super-

suporyiflOFB or

Begtetration. visors of Registration for each County in the State except
Charleston County, the sum of two hundred dollars for the
services to be rendered during the fiscal year commencing No-
vember 1, 1889, and to the Supervisor of Registration for
Charleston County the sum of four hundred dollars for services
to be rendered during the same period, said amounts to be paid
on the first day of June, 1890, out of any funds in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated.
Transportation 1^- ^^^ ^^^ transportation of convicts to the Penitentiary
of oonvicto. from the several Counties of this State, five thousand dollars, if
so much be necessary, (o be paid on the application of the
Superintendent of the Penitentiary, approved by the Board of
Directors, upon the warrants of the Comptroller General.
ooTornor's 13. For repairs and improvements to the Governor's Mansion
°^ and for insurance and lighting, seven hundred and fifty dollars,

if so much be necessary, to be paid on the order of the Gover-
nor upon the warrant of the Comptroller General.
Lighting state 14. For paying for lighting State House and grounds, twelve
£wmd^ *° hundred dollars, if so much be necessary.

Fuel for State l^- To pay for fuel for the purpose of heating the State House,
pS^g furnll fourteen hundred dollars, if so much be necessary ; for the re-
*°™' pairing of the old furniture of the House and Senate, one hun-

dred dollars, if so much be necessary.
Pensions. ^^' ^^^ *^® purpose of an Act entitled ''An Act to provide

19 Stat., 836. f^^, ^^^ relief of certain soldiers, sailors, and widows of soldiers
or sailors, of the late war between the States,'' approved Decem-
cierioai ex-^®^ 24th, A. D. 1887, or Acts amendatory thereto, and clerical
penses. expenses incident thereto, not to exceed one hundred dollars

per month up to November 1st, 1890, fifty-one thousand two
hundred dollars, if so much be necessary, said appropriation,
except as to clerical expenses, to be paid, one-half on the 15th
Revision of March, 1890, and one-half on the 15th June, 1890 : Provided,
further, That the Pension Board shall, before paying out any
of the amount hereby appropriated, revise the whole list of pen-
sioners and pay only to those found to be in actual need of sup-
port whose names are now on the list, or may hereafter be put
Loans. thereon : Provided, That the Governor be, and he is hereby,

authorized to borrow from time to time such amounts as may
be necessary to meet this appropriation.
Work on state 1^7* ^or the completion of the work to be done on the inside
House. ^1 ^jjg State House, sixty thousand dollars: Provided, That

OF SOUTH CAEOLINA. 313

before any part of this appropriation shall be available the archi- ^* ^- ^^^o.
tect for the completion of the State House shall submit to the «,"'^?T*r\
State House Commission full and complete plans and specifica- submitted,
tions^ with estimates of all work necessary to complete the
inside of the State House, the same not to exceed the sum of
sixty thousand dollars : Provided, further, That no contract or no contract to
contracts shall be awarded for an amount larger than the esti- SitL**^ ^'^'
mate of the architect in respect thereto.

18. For the pay of Commissioners and Managers of Election, siection ex-
fifteen thousand dollars ; to pay for advertising notices of elec- ^'^^^
tion, two thousand dollars: Provided, That all notices of elec- Notices of
tion published in the newspapers throughout the State shall be «>«**on.
printed unleaded and in type not larger than brevier, and no

more shall be charged or paid for any such notices than one
dollar per square for the first insertion and fifty cents per square
for the second or subsequent insertion.

19. To pay for the balance due and unpaid for the public Deodenoy in
printing of the last fiscal year, two thousand nine hundred and ^^^^ printing,
fifty-nine 92-100 dollars.

20. For the pay of Messengers of Election, twelve hundred Menengen or
dollars. «>~"^

21. To pay for books, blanks and stationery for general elec- Election bo^ks,
tion, three hundred dollars. **^

22. To pay for books and certificates of registration, five hun- oertiflcates of
dred dollars. wgwwtion.

23. For the payment of a note of the Financial Board given NotetoAmert-
to pay the American Bank Note Company for bonds printed by company,
them in substitution for others of the same classes, the coupons

of which had the name of the deceased State Treasurer (I. S.
Bamberg) engraved thereon, the sum of one thousand and thir-
teen 97-100 dollars, to be paid upon the warrant of the Comp-
troller General issued upon the application of the State Trea-
suren

24. To pay the expenses of the Joint Committee appointed to Joint commit-
investigate the system of bookkeeping in the offices of the State ixnab.
Treasurer and Comptroller General, as follows : E. B. Murray,

$40.40; J. F. Ehame, $27.60; W. D. Evans, $38.80; B. L.
Abney, $15.00.

25. To pay the per diem and mileage of the State Board of state Board of
Equalization and compensation of the Clerk of the said Board, ^
eight hundred dollars.

26. To pay the balance of salary due to the Hon. W. L. salary to u
Mauldin as Lieutenant Governor of the State for the month of ®^' *'»^^'^-
November, 1888, eighty-three dollars and thirty-three cents.

314 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. 27. To pay the expense of providing suitable cases for the
oueBforftwB preservation of the Confederate flags donated and to be donated

to the State, two hundred dollars,
wirinff of state 28. For the wiring of the Senate Chamber, Hall of the House
tricH^ts. of Representatives, library, main corridor and committee rooms
with wire for electric lights, authorized to be done by the Sec-
retary of State, the sum of one thousand dollars, if so much be
necessary, the same to bo paid upon the approval of the Secre-
tary of State upon the warrant of the Comptroller General.
AoddentBanci 29. To pay J. W. Fouche and J. C. Blanton, injured while
SSTmSSSs!'^ firing a salute ordered by the General Assembly in honor of
Jefferson Davis, three hundred dollars each ; and to pay M. L.
Bonham, Jr., Adjutant and Inspector General, for ammunition
used in firing the salute, eighteen dollars ; and to pay Jack
Fields, injured while firing a salute in honor of Jefferson Davis,
in the town of Aiken, in this State, fifty dollars.
J. E. Strom 30. To pay to J. E. Strom and Thos. J. Lyon for services
. i^ron. jpQQ^Qj^^ f^^Q State, in case of the State against Yeldell, two
hundred dollars.

Interest on the Public Debt.

mterart on Sec. 9. That the sum of three hundred and eighty-three
thousand dollars, if so much be necessary, be, and the same
is hereby, appropriated to pay the interest on tSe valid debt of
the State which shall mature and become payable on the first
day of January and on the first day of July, in the year 1890, and
for unpaid interest payable in prior years.
Salaries to be Sec. 10. That the amounts specified in the several preceding
Sections of this Act for salaries and clerical services shall be
paid in monthly installments, and shall be paid upon the war-
rants of the Comptroller General, and the amounts specified
for contingent funds and stationery, as shall be required, shall
be paid upon the warrants of the Comptroller General on the
application of the various officers entitled to the same : Pro-

mSl***"*^^^*^*^' That the accounts and vouchers upon which said appli-
cations are made shall be filed with the Comptroller General
before issuing his warrants on the State Treasurer for the same ;
and that for the amounts required by the various officers for
sttmpt. the purchase of stamps, the Comptroller General is hereby au-
thorized to issue his warrant to said officer.
MoneyB to be Sec. 11. That the moneys hereinbefore set apart to be used as

pS^ite^offlooa!^^ contingent funds and for other purposes by the various officers
of the State Government shall be duly accounted for^ and such

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 816

officer shall make a detailed Btatement of the disposition made a.i).i880.

thereof to the General Assembly at the next regular session, on ^"^"^"^^

or before the first day of December, 1890 : Providedy That no no contract to
officer authorized to make contracts or draw funds from said ^^Sioiif ^^^^
appropriations shall expend or make contracts for expending
more than has been specified for any purpose by this Act.

Sec. 12. That all moneys hereinbefore appropriated to the payment of

ipropiiatl
r Asrlcntti]
)paxtmenL

support of the Agricultural Department out of moneys arising to]^A^<Jii£twiS
from the privilege tax upon fertilizers shall be drawn on the ^^

warrant of the Commissioner of Agriculture, countersigned by
the GoYemor and Chairman of the Board of Agriculture.

Sec. 13. That this Act shall take effect from and immediately wbentotake
after its approval.

Sec. 14. That all Acts and Joint Resolutions, or parts of Acts Bepeaiing

claiiBC

and Joint Resolutions, inconsistent or conflicting with the pro-
visions of this Act be, and the same are hereby, repealed.

Approved December 2dd, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Amend an Act Entitled *'An Act to Provide No. 190.
FOR THE Formation of Certain Corporations Under
General Laws."

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
Section 5 of an Act entitled "An Act to provide for the forma- i^\^^f^^
tion of certain corporations under general laws ** be, and the amended.*
same is hereby, amended, so that said Section, as amended, shall
read :

Section 5. Upon the completion of the organization of the section as
company and the payment to the Treasurer of the company, or *™*"
some officer designated for that purpose, in cash, of at least
twenty per cent, of the capital subscribed payable in money and
the payment of the remainder of the capital so subscribed for pay-
able in money being secured to be paid in such installments and
at such times as may be provided in the written declaration re-
quired by Section I, and also the delivery to such officer or
officers of at least twenty per cent, of the property so sub-
scribed to the capital stock, with security for the delivery of

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A. D. 1888. the remainder of said property so subscribed to the capital as
^"^^^^^""^^ may be promised in said written declaration required by Section
oorporatonto 1^ the Board of Corporators shall, in writings over their signa-
gudzaoon. ^^ tures, Certify the same to the Secretary of State, who shall issue
oerttocate of to the company a certificate that they have been fully organized
^**"^®^' according to the laws of South Carolina, under the name and

for the purpose indicated in their written declaration, and that
they are fully authorized to commence business under their
Reooni in R. charter ; a copy of which certificate shall be recorded in the
^' ^' ofiice of the Register of Mesne Conveyance for each County

Effect of irrag- where such company shall have a business office. That in all
''^"'****' charters heretofore or hereafter granted under this Act no irre-

gularity in complying with the provisions of this Act shall be
held to vitiate said incorporation until a direct proceeding to
Directprooeed- ^^ aside and annul said corporation is instituted by the proper
tog to annuL authorities of the State ; and all acts done and contracts entered
into shall have the same force and effect as if said irregularity
had not existed.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

No. 191. AN ACT to Amend Section 16 op an Act Entitled "An

Act to Provide for the Formation of Certain Cor-
porations Under General Laws,*^ Approved Decem-
ber 23 d, a. D. 1886.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Bepre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina^ now met and sitting
in Oeneral Assembly^ and by the authority of the same^ That
A. A. 1888, Section 16 of an Act entitled "An Act to provide for the forma-
645^amen(ied.^* ^ion of certain corporations under general laws,^ approved De-
cember 23dy A. D. 1886, be, and the same is hereby, amended
Depodte by by adding to said Section the following words : Provided, When
miu^^'^wom^ any deposit is made by a person being a married woman or a
minor, any corporation for banking purposes heretofore organ-
ized or hereafter to be organized under the provisions of this
Act may pay to such person such sum or sums so deposited on
the check, order or receipt of such depositor, which said check,
order or receipt shall be a lawful discharge therefor.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 317

AN ACT TO Make It a Misdbmbanob foe Any Pebson or a.d.isso.
PsBSOxrs TO IK Anywise Trespass upon the Beds of the ^"^^^7^
State House Grounds, to Cut, Deface or Otherwise
Injure the Trees, Shrubs or Flowers on Said
Grounds, or Commit Any Trespass Upon Any of the
State's Property Thereon.

t«

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State .of Sonth Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the anthority of the same. That
from and after the passage of this Act it shall be unlawfal for 'nwassing
any person or persons to trespass upon the grass plats or flower
beds of the State House grounds, to cut down, deface^ mutilate
or otherwise injure any of the trees, shrubs, grasses or flowers
on said grounds, or to commit any other trespass upon any prop-
erty of the State, real or personal, located thereon.

Sec. 2. That for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of watobmen
this Act, the Watchmen of the State House, or either of them, w«L^* c<»*»^
shall have the power to arrest any person or persons committing
said trespass upon said grounds, and to carry any person or per-
sons so arrested before either of the Trial Justices of the city of
Columbia, to be dealt with as shall be hereinafter directed ; and
for such purpose the said Watchmen shall have all the powers,
privileges and immunities of Constables.

Sec. 3. That any person or persons who shall violate the pro- PnnishiDeiit
visions of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof before either of the Trial Justices of the
city of Columbia shall be fined no less than five or more than
one huildred dollars, or be imprisoned not less than five or more
than thirty days. That all Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent Bepeaimg
with this Act be, and the same are hereby, repealed. clause.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

A JOINT RESOLUTION to Authorize the Board of Re- No. 193,

GENTS OP THE LUKATIC ASTLUM TO ENQUIRE InTO AND

Report Upon Suitable Localities for the Establish-
ment OF AN Asylum for the Colored Insane, and Also
TO Call for Donations op Lands for Such Purpose.

Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting

818 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
^^'^'^^T^ f the Board of Regents of the Lunatic Asylum be, and the same
BegentB. are hereby, charged with the following duties :

To advertise First. That prior to the first day of July, 1890, the said
tion. Board of Regents shall cause to be advertised once at each

County Court House in the several (^oiuities of this State in one
newspaper published at such County Court House, or if at any
County Court House no newspaper is published, shall cause to
be advertised as official notices are usually advertised at such
places, a notice to the efiFect that the policy of establishing a
Of anri^ ft>r separate State Asylum for the colored insane has been under

oolored luane.

consideration by the General Assembly, and that said Board of
Regents has been empowered to receive from Counties, com-
munities or persons in this State bids or proposals to donate at
least three hundred acres of land, with or without suitable
buildings, or money to be used in the purchase of the same, one
or more, or all, for the purpose of establishing such institution
within the County which shall submit a bid or proposal which
may be accepted by the General Assembly, and the said Board

Bpwrtto Gen- of Regents shall report to the next General Assembly all such

bids or proposals as may be submitted pursuant to such notice.

Second. That the said Board of Regents shall also make en-

To Inquire and quiry in at least two of the Counties of this State for tracts of

fl^SSie lands, land, of the area above named, adapted for such purposes, and

shall report to the next Gener al Assembly the result of such

enquiries, and the price of such lands as they may mention in

their report.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

No. 194. AN ACT TO Amend Sections 3 and 4 of an Act Entitled

'*An Act to Define the Duties op County Commis-
sioners, County School Commissioners and County
Treasurers in Reference to the Auditing, Allowing
AND Payment of Claims, and to Require Annual Re-
ports of All Claims Audited, Allowed and Paid by
Them to be Made to the Court of General Sessions.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
bcntatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting

OP SOUTH CABOLINA. 319

in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That ^- ^>- ^^^
Section 3 of an Act entitled ^*An Act to define the duties of ^^XssaTia.
County Commissioners, County School Commissioners and i7 stat,, sm,

&II16Ilu6CL

County Treasurers in reference to the auditing, allowing and
payment of claims, and to require annual reports of all claims
audited, allowed and paid by them to be made to the Court of
General Sessions,'* approved February 9th, 1882, be amended
by striking out the word ** first,*' in the fourth line of said
Section, and substituting the word " second*' in the place
thereof, so that the said Section shall read :

'* Section 3. That County Commissioners and County School seotkm 8 as
Commissioners shall make an annual report of all claims filed, ^?make an-
audited and allowed and ordered paid by them during each fiscal SSS,^*'^'* °'
year to the presiding Judg^ at the second term of the Court of
General Sessions for each County which shall be held after the
first day of January in each year, which report shall be sub-
mitted by said Judge to the Grand Jury for their examination, to be exam-
With the assistance, if necessary, of some competent persons to Jmy.
be appointed by the presiding Judge at a compensation of five Pajof amiBtant.
dollars per day for each day so engaged : Provided, That no pay
shall be received under this Section for more than four days.
After examination the Grand Jury shall report thereon to the Report by
presiding Judge any matter growing out of or pertaining to said **" "^'
annual report which to them may seem worthy of the attention
of the Court. The said report shall thereupon be filed by the Beport to be
Clerk of said Court and kept as papers of said Court for inspec-
tion by any citizen desirous of examining the same."

Sec. 2. That Section four of an Act entitled '*An Act to de- section 4
fine the duties of County Commissioners, County School Com- •°"™*^
missioners and County Treasurers in reference to the auditing,
allowing and payment of claims, and to require an annual report
of all claims audited, allowed and paid by them to the Court of
General Sessions," approved February 9th, 1882, be amended
by striking out the word "first" in the fifth line of the said
Section and substituting the word "second" in the place
thereof, so that the said Section shall read :

" Section 4. That the County Treasurer of the several pajrmente by
Counties of said State shall not pay any claims against their S^ra^egSl
respective Counties upon orders of County Commissioners except ^*^'
as herein provided for : and they shall make an annual report
to the presiding Judge at the second term of the Court of General Beport to um
Sessions in their respective Counties which shall be held after ^^'^^^
the first day in January in each year of the number, character

320 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. and amount of said claimB paid by them on orders of County
'■""*"^^" Commissioners and County School Commissioners, and to whom
paid, which report shall be submitted by said Judge to the
To be exam- Orand Jury for their examination, and shall be filed by the
Jury and Ale? Clerk of Said Court, and kept in his office for public inspec-
tion/'

Approved December 33d, A. D. 1889.

No. 195. AN ACT to Amend the Law in Regard to the Leasing

AND Hiring Out of Convicts and to Provide for the
Purchase of a State Farm or Farms and for the
Employment of the Convicts Thereon.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Eepre-
^itatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
iii&t5?^ral Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
PurohMe of the Boam'>CP^rectors of the State Penitentiary be, and they
are hereby, autfcwzed and empowered to purchase, out of the
surplus earnings ofiii^ Penitentiary, a suitable farm or farms to
be worked and planted'' by convicts under the superintendence
Price umtted. ^^ said Board of Directors : Provided, That the price paid there-
for shall not exceed forty thousand dollars, and the said Board is
authorized to retain in its hands aiid apply to such purchase all
u of reoeiiita. S'^^P^'^^ moneys received and to be received by it from the opera-
^^^ tions of said institution during the past fiscal year : Provided,
further, That no farm or farms shall be purchased in which
said Directors or any of them shall or may be directly or indi-
rectly interested.
_^, Sec 2. That no contracts for the hiring or leasing of convicts

No OODTlCtB to e o

^SSe^Jf**" ^^ ^® employed in phosphate mining shall hereafter be made by
said Board of Directors.

Sec. 3. That said farm provided for in Section 1 shall have

apiand. sufiicient elevation to prevent the same from floods and over-

flows as near as practicable.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

OP SOUTH CAROLINA. 321

No. 196.

AN ACT TO Prohibit the Sale of ob Furnishing or Giving ^' ^« **».
OB Providing to Minors of Cigarettes, Tobacco or
Cigarette Paper, or Ant Substitute Therefor, and
to Provide Penalties for the Same.

Section 1. Be it enacted hj the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in Oeneial Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
from and after the passage of this Act it shall not be lawful for mmon with ^
any person or persons, either by himself or themselves, to sell, ettes torbidSen!
furnish, give, or provide any minor or minors under the age of
eighteen years with cigarettes, tobacco, or cigarette paper, or
any subsitute therefor.

Sec. 2. That any person or persons violating the provisions Pimidunent.
of the preceding Section, either in person, by agent, or in any
other way, shall be held and deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,
and upon indictment and conviction therefor shall be punished
by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, nor less than
twenty-five dollars, or by imprisonment for a term of not more
than one year, nor less than two months, or both, in the discre-
tion of the Court; one-half of the fine imposed to be paid to the Hau of oneto
informer of the offense, and the other half to be paid to the ^^onrnty.^
Treasurer of the County in which such conviction shall be had.

Sec. 3. That all Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with the Repealing
provisions of this Act be, and the same are hereby, repealed.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Raise Supplies and Make Appropriations for No. 197.
THE Fiscal Year Commencing November Ist, 1889.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
a tax of five and one-fourth (5i) mills, exclusive of the public for^^^wS? ^
school tax hereinafter provided for, upon every dollar of the**"^
value of all taxable property of this State, be, and the same is
hereby, levied for the purpose of meeting appropriations to de-
fray the current expenses of the government for the fiscal year
commencing November 1, 1889, and to meet such other indebt-

822 STATUTES AT LARGE

A.i).a». edness as has been or shall be provided for in tite several Acts
^ ^ "" and Joint Besolutions passed by this General Assembly at the
regular session of 1889 providing for the same«

lAvyforooan- Sec. 2. That a tax is hereby levied upon all taxable property
in each of the Counties of this State for Oounty purposes for
the fiscal year commencing November 1, 1889, to the amounts
hereinafter respectively stated, that is to say :

AbteTiue 4J4 For the County of Abbeville, for ordinary County purposes,
three mills and one-fourth of one mill, and a special levy of one
mill for paying the past indebtedness of said County : Provided,
That any balance left of the proceeds of said special levy of one
mill after paying said past indebtedness may be applied by the
County Commissioners to ordinary County purposes, and the
County Commissioners of said County are hereby authorized to
pay interest on claims for bridge building at a rate not exceed-

Oonnty Ocm- ing seven per centum per annum ; and the said County Com-
borrow. missioners are hereby further authorized to borrow such sums

of money as may be necessary, not to exceed four thousand dol-
lars, at a rate of interest not exceeding eight per centum per
annum, as the same may be needed, for the purpose of paying
Court expenses.
Aiken 89imfflB. For the County of Aiken, for ordinary County purposes, three

„ , and three-fourths mills; and the County Commissioners are

hereby authorized to apply any surplus to the payment of back
indebtedness of said County.

Anderaon m For the County of Anderson, for ordinary County purposes,
two and one-half mills; for past indebtedness, one and one-
fourth mills.

Barnweu 4< For the County of Barnwell, for ordinary County purposes,
four mills, of the proceeds of which the sum of four thousand
dollars shall be held and appropriated exclusively for the pay-
ment of the certificates of jurors, State witnesses and Court
Constables during the present fiscal year, and any surplus
thereof be carried over to the credit of the same special fund
for the next ensuing fiscal year ; and one-half of one mill for
the payment of the past indebtedness of said County to N"ovem-

surpiug. ber 1, 1889 ; any surplus to be applied to ordinary County ex-
penses.

Beaufort 4^ For the County of Beaufort, for ordinary County purposes,
three and one-fourth mills ; for past indebtedness, one mill ;

Prooeedt of '^^ roads and bridges, one-fourth of one mill. And the pro-

UoeDsee. ceeds derived from the issuing of liquor licenses shall be applied,

first to the payment of the Court expenses (General Sessions

OP SOUTH CAROLINA. 328

and Common Pleas), and the remainder, if any, to the fand for -^.d-Msb.
ordinary County purposes. That the residue of the proceeds ~^^"^
derived from liquor licenses during the last fiscal year now in
the hands of the County Treasurer shall be applied to the pay-
ment of the ordinary County expenses for the said last fiscal
year ending on the 31st October, 1889. ,

For the County of Berkeley, for ordinary County purposes, Berkeley 5
two mills ; for Court expenses, two mills ; for Poor House and
poor, five-eighths of one mill ; and three-eighths of one mill for
retiring bonds and paying interest on bonds. And the County
Commissioners are hereby authorized and required to apply the
surplus (if any) in their hands to the payment of the past sarptns.
indebtedness of the County.

For the County of Charleston, in which it shall be two and cbari«tonSM
one-fourth mills. That the proceeds of one-eighth of one mill Miiitts.
of said levy, if so much be necessary, shall be set apart and
applied to the uses of the militia in said County, in accordance
with the special Act relating thereto. That the remainder of
said levy shall be applied as follows : The sum of three thousand
dollars, if so much be necessary, is hereby appropriated to meet CbariestoD.
the cost of such work and repairs as may be necessary to be done
on the main road leading to the city of Charleston, such sum
to be expended entirely and directly in such work and repairs
on said road and not in the payment of salaries of any officials
connected with such road ; and the remainder of the proceeds
of said levy shall be used for general County purposes, including coonty imr-
therein Court and jail expenses and the cost of necessary repairs
to roads and bridges, also the sum of three thousand six hun-
dred dollars to pay the interest, to mature during the fiscal interest on
year commencing November 1st, 1889, on the six per cent,
bonds issued by said County, and also the sum of eleven thou-
sand one hundred and twenty dollars to pay the matured and
maturing indebtedness of the County, also one hundred dollars indebtedneaB
(f 100) to be paid to the Superintendent of Highways on James
Island and fifty dollars ($50) to the Superintendent of Highways saperintend-
at McClellanville to pay their salaries for the years 1889 and waya.^ '
1890. That out of the proceeds of the liquor license fund there Liquor uceiue
shall be paid the amount of the installment of the County
bonds which mature in the year 1890 with interest thereon and Bonds,
any matured certificates of past indebtedness, and also such PastindeUed-
sums as may be necessary to pay in full whatever balance may
remain due and unpaid on the notes of the said Treasurer given
by him under authority of law or any deficiency caused by the

SU STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. payment of such notes out of any other funds. And also the
SherifL "^ following amounts^ to wit : To the Sheriff of Charleston County,
the sum of twenty-two hundred and thirty-seven 10-100 dollars ;
Honitai and ^^ ^^® ^^^J Hospital, the sum of four hundred and fifty-three
AinufiooBe. gQ-lOO dollars; to the City Alms House, the sum of two hun-
^oommiflsioiien ^^^^ *^^ twenty-eight 60-100 dollars ; to the Commissioners of
of pubUciAiMto. Public Lands, the sum of one hundred and sixty-eight dollars ;
B<iiuai2ation to the Equalization Board, the sum of one hundred and seven-
Guai^ teen dollars ; to pay the expenses of special guards at the stock-
siectton ex- ade, four hundred and sixty-three 50-100 dollars ; to pay election
^^®°""' expenses of 1888, the sum of nine hundred and sixty 85-100

ifiMeuaneous. dollars ; to Oliver & Carter, balance on original contracts, one
hundred and eighty-six 25-100 dollars; to James J. Carey,
balance on original contract, one hundred and thirty-eight
saiariee and dollars. The balance of the liquor license fund shall be held
*^^**™*' by the County Treasurer and paid out by him proportionately

towards salaries due by and claims accrued or to accrue against
the said County for the fiscal year 1889-90 in the manner here-
inafter provided, without preference the one over the other.
Funds on band That all other funds and balances in the hands of or to the
and balances, q^q^i^ ^f ^he County Commissioners not otherwise appropriated,
or herein appropriated and not required, are hereby appropriated
Tax by City to general County purposes. That the City Treasurer of the
22SoSl^ '°'city of Charleston shall levy, and collect when the first install-
ment of the city tax is paid, in addition to the one mill tax now
provided by law, an additional tax of three-quarters of one mill,
to be accounted for and paid over by the said City Treasurer as
the said one mill tax is now accounted for and paid, but the
proceeds of said additional tax shall be used to meet the deficit
caused by the cost of completing and furnishing the new school
house erected on Meeting street in said city. That the sum
of five hundred dollars of the public school fund appropriated
.^« w , to the support of the public schools in the ciiiy of Charleston

Art Bgdool a i * .'

shall be used in aid of the Art School in the city of Charleston,
in consideration that the instructor of such school shall give to
the pupils of the city public schools such instruction in drawing
as the Board of Commissioners of the Public Schools of the City
Loans antiior- of Charleston may require. That the County Treasurer of
***^ Charleston County be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed

to borrow, from time to time, and as the same may be required^
on his official note as County Treasurer, or other similar official
evidences of indebtedness, a sum or sums not exceeding in all
thirty-two thousand dollars, at a rate of interest not exceeding

OP SOUTH CAROLINA. 325

seTen per cent, per annum^ for the purpose of paying the salaries ^' ^- ^®^-
and commissions of all County officers whose salaries and com- ^TmuTnd
missions are fixed by law, also to pay the Court expenses, also to porpoees.
pay the installment and interest on the County debt to mature
in 1890 should there be any deficiency therein after the payment
hereinbefore directed from the liquor license fund, and also
such expenditures for ordinary County purposes as require
immediate payment; said sum so borrowed to be repaid, with pj^^Qftf^os,
interest thereon, by the said County Treasurer, from the taxes
levied upon and to be collected in the said County for the
present fiscal year, as they are collected, and as soon as the
same may be collected, and to constitute a valid claim against
said County and a prior lien on all of the County taxes levied
except the school tax and the tax for the use of the militia in Exceptions,
said County, for the present and future fiscal years, until the
same are paid and discharged in full, such amounts to be bor-
rowed to be paid on such salaries and claims without any pref-
erence whatsoever. That all claims against the County, except how raymentB
the salaries and commissions of County officers whose salaries and ^

commissions are fixed by law and the County Treasurer's notes
herein provided for, shall be paid upon the warrant of the County
Commissioners, as now provided by law, the salaries and com-
missions of such officers whose salaries and commissions are fixed
by law to be paid by the County Treasurer monthly, on the
receipt of such officers, and said County Commissioners are Audit of claims,
hereby required to audit all claims, except such salaries and
Treasurer's notes, presented to them, within ten days from the
date of such presentation, and forthwith to draw their warrant warrants.
on the County Treasurer for the amount so found due : Provided, proyiso.
The money to meet the same is in the hands of the County Trea-
surer.

For the County of Chester, for ordinary County purposes, Chester 7 muis.
four and one-eighths mills ; and for retiring and paying the
interest on County bonds, two and seven-eighth mills.

For the County of Chesterfield, for ordinary County pur- chesterfield 6
poses, five and one-half mills ; and for interest on railroad bonds, ™^^
one-half of one mill.

For the County of Clarendon, for ordinary County purposes, cianndon ^
four and one-half mills, to be disbursed as follows : For Aud-
itor, Treasurer's commissions. Clerk of Court, Jury Com mis- Appropriation

of moneys.

sioner and Board of Fqualization, one thousand five hundred

dollars ; for jurors, witnesses and Constables, twelve hundred

dollars ; for Trial Justices and their Constable, eleven hundred
4

326 STATUTES AT LAEGE

A^. 1889. dollars ; for Sheriff, one thousand dollars ; for the County Oom-
missioners and Clerk, eight hundred and fifty dollars ; for Poor
House^ fiye hundred dollars ; for books, stationery and printings
two hundred dollars ; for contingent expenses, one hundred and
seventy dollars; for attorneys^ fees, one hundred and twenty-
five dollars ; for repairs of public buildings, two hundred dol-
lars ; for repairing bridges, eight hundred dollars ; for raising
GaosewayB. causeways over B]a(ik River : for the one near Manning, one
thousand dollars ; for the one near Midway, five hundred dollars,
couefcon 8^ For the County of Colleton, two and one-half mills for ordi-
™*"^ nary County purposes ; for past indebtedness, one-eighth of one

mill ; for Poor House and poor, one-eighth of one mill ; one-
fourth of one mill for roads and bridges ; for deficiencies, one-
sorpiuB. fourth of one mill : Provided, That the County Commissioners
are authorized and directed to apply the surplus arising from
any fund whatever to general County purposes. All money
liqaoriJoeDM fti'^sing from liquor licenses shall be applied as follows: One-
'"'**• half, if so much be necessary, to the building of the Sullivan's

Bridges. Ferry bridge, at or near Sullivan's Ferry, on the Edisto River,
and a bridge at Owen's Ford, on Buckhead ; for the payment of
Clerk of Court. ^^^ Clerk of Court for reindexing judgments and decrees, the
sum of four hundred dollars, the balance of which shall be set
sberffl jurore, *P*^* ^^^ ^^® payment of the costs of dieting prisoners, for the
S?™i*^^^ ^^ pav of jurors and Constables in attendance at Court, and for

Clerk of Court, r j j '

the payment of the Clerk of the Circuit Court and Sheriff, if so

much be necessary, surplus, if any, to ordinary County pur-

mterest on B. poses ; for interest on County railroad bonds, one and one-quarter

mills, surplus, if any, to ordinary County purposes; and the

Loans autnor- County Commissioners of the said County are hereby authorized

and empowered to borrow such amounts of money as may be

necessary to pay at maturity the interest on said County rail-

liaait. road bonds as it becomes due : Provided, That no greater rate

Notioeof pay- of interest than seven percent, shall be paid. And the said

DMntof Interest. Qq^ jjjissioners are hereby instructed to give public notice of the

time when and place where such interest will be paid.

Dtrunston 4 For the Couuty of Darlington, for ordinary County purposes,

"*"^ three mills ; and to pay for building new jail, one mill.

Edgefield 2 For the County of Edgefield, two mills for ordinary County
""^"^ purposes ; five-eighths of one mill to be set apart and used exclu-

sively to pay jurors', witnesses' and Constables' certificates ; one
and one-eighth mills for past indebtedness, and three-fourths
Loans author- of One mill for repairing and building bridges. And the County
*■**• Commissioners of Edgefield County are hereby authorized to

OP SOUTH CAROLESTA. 327

borrow money for the purpose of building and repairing bridges, ^- ^' 1^89.
pledging for the payment of the same the proceeds of the three- '"^^"^
fourths of one mill herein authorized to be levied for that pur-
pose.

For the County of Fairfield, three and one-half mills for ordi- J§^^^^''"*°
nary County purposes, and one-fifth of one mill for past indebt-
edness. And the County Commissioners of said County are LoanBaatbor-
hereby authorized and empowered to borrow money upon such
terms and at such rate of interest as may seem to them reason-
able for the purpose of paying in cash the jail fees of the Sheriff PurposeB.
of said County, the Court expenses of said County for and
daring the fiscal year 1889, and also any deficiency there may
be for the fiscal year 1888 ; for the purpose of paying past due special school
school indebtedness in School Districts Numbers 6, 7, 8, 10 and ^^^^
21 of said County there shall be levied a tax of one and one half
mills upon all the taxable property of said School Districts, if
so much be necessary, to be applied exclusively to the payment
of said paflt indebtedness, and the balance remaining, if any,
shall be held by the County Treasurer to the credit of said
School Districts respectively, to be used by said School Districts
for school purposes during the next school year.

For County of Florence, for ordinary County purposes, three Florence 4
mills ; and for furnishing the Court House and replacing the
books destroyed by fire, and for building bridges, one mill.

For the County of Georgetown, two mills for Court expenses, Georgetown 9
to wit : for the pay of juroi*s, witnesses and Constables in attend-
ance on the Court, and to pay the accounts of the Sheriff for
dieting prisoners and other services ; one and one-quarter mills
to pay Trial Justices and their Constables and the County Com-
missioners and their clerk ; one-half of one mill for roads and
bridges ; three-fourths of one mill for the support of the poor of
the County ; one-fourth of one mill for books, stationery, print-
ing and advertising ; one and three-fourths mills for all other
County expenses : Provided, That any surplus remaining from surplus.
the amount appropriated to any of the above mentioned pur-
poses may be applied to any other of said purposes as to which
there may be a deficiency ; three-fourths of one mill to pay the
valid past due school indebtedness of said County contracted scbooiciaimB.
prior to the scholastic year 1886-7 ; one and three-fourths mills p^ ^^ j^.
to pay the valid past indebtedness of said County for the fiscal <>e*»*«dne68.
years 1885-6 and 1886-7.

For the County of Oreenville, three mills for ordinary County oroenviiie ^
expenses ; three-fourths of one mill for past indebtedness ; one '^'^'

328 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1880. mill for retiring Atlanta and Richmond Air Line Railroad

~^*^'' bonds ; two mills for paying interest on Atlanta and Richmond
Air Line Railroad bonds ; and three-fourths of one mill to pay
interest on the Greenville and Laurens Railroad bonds ; and one
mill for building a County jail.

Hampton s^ For the County of Hampton, four and three-fourths mills,
™^""' which shall be applied by the County Commissioners to the pay-

ment of ordinary County purposes ; and one-half of one mill for
past indebtedness for the fiscal year ending 31st October, 1889 :
Provided, That any deficiency in the past indebtedness may be
snrpiDfl. paid out of the appropriation of ordinary County purposes :
Provided, That any balance in the treasury arising from any
tax levies of the present fiscal year not specifically appropriated
shall be applied in the next fiscal year to paying certificates of
jurors and witnesses, and of such Constables as may be in attend-
ance on the Courts of General Sessions and Common Pleas.
Hony^miite. For the County of Horry, three mills for ordinary County
expenses; one-third of one mill for contingent fund ; one-sixth
of one mill for books, stationery and printing ; one-fourth of one
mill for roads and bridges ; and three-fourths of one mill for
County poor.

Lancaster r For the County of Lancaster, for ordinary County purposes,
four mills, and three mills for interest on railroad bonds.

Kennaw 4^ For the County of Kershaw, for Auditor, Clerk of Court and
Coroner, one-fourth of one mill ; for County Commissioners and
clerk's salaries and County Board of Equalization, one-third of
one mill ; for County Treasurer's commissions, (for County only)
one-fifth of one mill ; for Sheriff, three-fifths of one mill ; for
Trial Justices and their Constables, twentv-nine-sixtieths of one
mill ; for Poor House and poor, two-fifths of one mill ; for
repairs on roads and bridges, one-fifth of one mill ; for repairs
on public buildings, and books, stationery and printing, one-
fifth of one mill ; for interest on funds borrowed by the County,
one-third of one mill ; for contingent expenses, one-fifth of one
mill ; for jury, witnesses' and Constables' tickets, four-fifths of
one mill ; and for interest on railroad bonds, two and four-fifths

Surplus. mills : Provided, That any surplus remaining from the amount
appropriated to any of the above mentioned purposes may be
applied to any other of said purposes as to which there may be
a deficiency.
Laurens 6 mills. For the County of Laurens, for ordinary County purposes,
two and one-half mills ; and three and one-half mills for rail-
roads.

OP SOUTH CAROLINA. 329

For the CouDty of Lexin^^ton, for ordinary County purposes, a.d.1889.
three and one-half mills: Provided. That in anticipation of rTTTTr^.
the collection of said tax the County Commissioners be, and mius.
they are hereby, authorized and empowered to borrow, on the laed.
credit of the County and upon the pledge of taxes first collected,
and turn over to the County Treasurer, the sum of six thousand
dollars (16,000), if so much be necessary, for the current expenses Limit.
of the County for the fiscal year ending October 31st, 1890, at a
rate of interest not exceeding seven (7) per cent, per annum,
and the County Treasurer and County School Commissioner of
Lexington County be, and they are hereby, authorized from
time to time during the fiscal year to borrow such sums of Loans for
money as may be necessary to pay the school claims of said "^°°^-
County, and to pledge the taxes to be collected for that purpose
for the payment of the money so borrowed and the interest
thereon : Provided, That the aggregate sum so borrowed shall
not exceed the sum of seven thousand dollars, at a rate of inter- ^amit.
est not to exceed seven per cent, per annum : And provided,
further, The money so borrowed shall be held and paid out by
the County Treasurer as now provided by law.

For the County of Marion, two and seven-tenths mills for Marion 8 mius.
ordinary County purposes, and three-tenths of one mill for past
indebtedness ; and the County Treasurer is hereby authorized
to transfer any balance arising from payment of commutation
for road duty to the fund for repairing roads and bridges ; and
the proceeds of said levies shall be disbursed as follows : For
Coanty Auditor, two hundred dollars ; for County Commis- Appropriation,
sioners' and clerk's salary, seven hundred dollars ; for County
Treasurer, two hundred and seventy-five dollars ; for Board of
Equalization, one hundred and fifty dollars ; for jurors', wit-
nesses' and Constables' tickets, one thousand three hundred and
fifty dollars ; for Clerk of Court, four hundred dollars ; for
Sheriff, two thousand dollars ; for Trial Justices and Constables,
nine hundred and fifty dollars ; for Coroner, one hundred dol-
lars ; for Poor House and poor, one thousand seven hundred
dollars; for repairs of roads and bridges, seven hundred and
fifty dollars ; for repairs on public buildings, two hundred dol-
lars; for books and stationery, one hundred and seventy-five
dollars ; for contingent expenses, one hundred dollars ; for past
indebtedness, one thousand dollars ; for physician of Poor House
and Jail, seventy-five dollars ; for post mortem and lunacy claims,
one hundred dollars.

330 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. For the County of Marlboro, three and one-half mills for

"p^ g ordinary County purposes, and one and one-half mill for defi-
miiis. ciencies on past fiscal years, to be paid in the order of their

priority only ; that is, the oldest claim due by the County first,
and in the same order until all are paid.

Newberry ^ For the County of Newberry, three mills for ordinary County
purposes, and one-half of one mill for building a bridge across
Enoree River, and for improvements on the Poor Farm : Prth-

Surplus. videdj That any surplus may be applied to ordinary County
purposes.

Oconee 4 miito. ^o** *he County of Oconee, three and one-half mills for ordi-
nary County expenses, and one-half of one mill for Court
expenses for the fiscal year beginning November Ist, 1890.

onnffebarff For the County of Orangeburg, three and one-fourth mills

^ * for ordinary County purposes ; three-fourths of one mill for past

indebtedness ; and one-fourth of one mill shall be levied in those

\^a^ **^^ School Districts having a past due school indebtedness, to pay

the same.

pickena 8% For the County of Pickens, for ordinary County purposes,
three mills ; for past indebtedness, two and one-half mills, if so

g^j^jgg much be necessary, the surplus, if any, to be applied to current
fund ; for interest and retiring Air Line Railroad bonds, three
and one-fourth mills.

RiohUnd 4 For the County of Richland, for ordinary County purposes^
three mills ; for improvements and repairs on the Court House
and other public buildings, one-fourth of one mill, if so much
be necessary ; for the payment of jurors% witnesses' and Con-
stables' tickets for the fiscal year commencing November 1,
1890, three-fourths of one mill, and in addition thereto there

School leyy In shall be levied a tax of two mills in the School District of Co-
muto. Inmbia in lieu of any special tax authorized to be levied by ''An

i7 8tet.,404. Act to provide for the establishment of a new School District
in Richland County, and to authorize the levy and collection of
a local tax therein,'' approved December 24, 1880 ; and also
in addition thereto there shall be levied a tax of one-half of one
mill in said School District, the proceeds of which shall be
applied exclusively to the payment of the balance of the cost of
permanent improvements on the school buildings of said district ;
Interest on ^^d also an additional tax of one-half of one mill in Columbia
townehipbondi. rp^^nship for railroad purposes.

Sumter 8^ For the County of Sumter, three mills for ordinary County
purposes, and one-half of one mill for past indebtedness. That
the County Commissioners for Sumter County do pay out of

OP SOUTH CAROLINA. 331

the amoant of the taxes collected for ordinary County purposes •^- 1>- i®9.
the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars to the Treasurer of 1"^^^^',

•^ Treasurer's

Sumter County for clerk hire during the present fiscal year. cierk.

For the County of Spartanburg, for ordinary County purposes, Spartanburg
three mills ; for interest on railroad bonds, three mills ; for
retiring railroad bonds, one mill; and for deficiencies, one-
fourth of one mill.

For the County of Union, four and one-half mills for ordi- ^^^loa ^^
nary County purposes ; for interest on railroad bonds, three and
one-half mills ; for retiring railroad bonds, one mill ; for past
indebtedness, one and one-half mills. And the County Com-
missioners for Union County are authorized, in anticipation of i^om,, autiwr.
the collection of the tax for interest on railroad bonds and for ^'^
ordinary County purposes, to borrow a sum of money equal to
the amount of the levies for said purposes, and to pledge the
same for the amount so borrowed : Provided, NTo more than ^ateofintereBt.
seven per centum per annum shall be paid as interest upon any
amount borrowed.

For the County of Williamsburg, for rebuilding Court House, wmjunsbuiK
two and one-half mills ; for jurors, witnesses and Constables,
three-fourths of one mill ; for ordinary County purposes, three
mills. And the County Commissioners of Williamsburg County ^^ ♦ n w
are hereby authorized and required to borrow the sum of eight authorned. *
thousand four hundred and ninety dollars immediately to pay
for the building of the Court House, and to hold the balance in
the hands of the County Treasurer to pay the jurors, witnesses
and Constables for the February and May Terms of the Courts
for the year 1890. In order to borrow the said amount the p**^ ©'*"«••
Board of County Commissioners are hereby authorized to pledge
the levies made for the payment of Court House and Court ex-
penses for the year 1890 to pay the amount so borrowed, and
the said Board are hereby authorized and empowered to pay as
high as ten per cent, per annum interest for the said loan, pro- Bateof inter-
vided they cannot borrow the same at a lower rate of interest.

For the County of York, for ordinary County purposes, two Yoik4mii]8.
and one-half mills ; for interest on bonds issued by York County
in and of the Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Bailroad, and
for retiring said bonds, one and one-half mills.

Sec. 3. That the Board of Directors of the State Peniten- FroataofPeni-
tiary are hereby directed to pay into the Treasury of the State p^d^to stall
at the end of each month, or within five days thereafter, all "^•■°^'
amounts received by them from the hire of convicts and from
other sources, after first paying the necessary expenses of the

332 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1869. 8ai(i institntioQ and all other disbarsementa authorized by law ;

'^"^^^f^^^ the said amounts so paid into the Treasury to be held subject
to warrants of the Comptroller General to pay amounts appro-
priabed by the General Assembly in the same manner as other

Location of funds in the Treasury. And the Board of Directors are hereby
ooQYiots. instructed as far as practicable in hiring out or working con-

victs to hire or work the same upon farms in healthy locations
and which are exempt from danger of overflow.

Deposit of Sec. 4. That all the proceeds of the taxes levied for and on
'°^^^' account of the State as specified herein shall be deposited and
kept by the State Treasurer in such bank or banks or places of
special deposit as in the judgment or discretion of the Gov-
ernor, the Comptroller General, and the State Treasurer, or
any two of them, shall afford sufficient protection to the inter-
ests of the State.

Aaditora and Sec. 5. That the County Auditors and County Treasurers of
SuSSt'toa. *"" the several Counties of this State are hereby required, under the
direction and supervision of the Comptroller General, to make
collection of the taxes levied under and pursuant to the provi-
sions of this Act, in the manner and at the time and under the
conditions hereinafter provided, and they are hereby forbidden

No otber taxes to collect any other tax whatsoever levied for the fiscal year

to be oolleded '' '^

except, Ac unless herein expressly authorized so to do, except the taxes
authorized by law to meet the interest and retire the bonds
issued by Counties and townships in and of railroads or taxes
voted by towns or Counties or assessed upon townships as sub-
scriptions to railroads and taxes to build fences under Statutes
authorizing and directing the same, and except, also, the special
school tax authorized to be levied in any School District of this
State, and except such special tax or collection as is authorized by
any Act or Joint Besolution of the General Assembly. And the
County Treasurers of the several Counties of this State are hereby
expressly prohibited from collecting any tax except such as have
been first entered on the tax duplicates of their respective
Counties, or upon the orders of the Auditors of said Counties :
List of taxpay- Provided, That said County Treasurers shall furnish the County

JJJaSef *^ *"' Auditor of their respective Counties with the names of all tax-
payers as may apply to pay their taxes against whom no taxes
Penalties for ^^^^^ hs^^Q been entered on the tax duplicates. And any State

tiSsAct.^'^' 0' or County officer who shall fail to comply with, or shall evade
or attempt to evade, the provisions of this Act shall be deemed
guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished
by fine not to exceed five thousand dollars or imprisonment for

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 333

a period of not more than five years, or both, in the discretion ^ ^' *8».
of the Court. -*~r^^'

Sec. 6. That there shall be assessed upon all taxable polls in poiitaz.
this State a tax of one dollar on each poll, the proceeds of
which tax shall be applied solely to educational purposes.
Every male citizen between the ages of twenty-one and fifty who liable,
years, except those incapable of earning a support from being
maimed or from other causes, and except those who are now
exempt by law, shall be deemed taxable polls ; and should any
person fail or refuse to pay said poll tax, he shall be deemed Penalty for
guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof before any
Trial Justice or other Court having jurisdiction of the same
shall be punished by a fine which shall not exceed ten dollars,
together with the cost of said suit, or by imprisonment in the
County jail for a term not exceeding thirty days.

Sec. 7. That all taxes assessed and payable under this Act m what funds
shall be paid in the following kinds of funds and no other : gold
and silver coin. United States currency, national bank notes,
and coupons which shall become payable during the year 1890
on the consolidated bonds of this State known as ^' Brown
Bonds, ^^ and the bonds of this State known as ^^Blue Bonds, ^^
and on any other State bonds which may be issued by authority
of any Act of the General Assembly the coupons of which are
by such Acts made receivable for taxes: Provided, however.
That jury certificates and the per diem of State witnesses in the jmj oertifl-
Circuit Court shall be received for County taxes, not including ^**^
school taxes.

Sec. 8. That all taxes herein assessed shall be due and payable when payable,
from the fifteenth day of October to the fifteenth day of Decem-
ber, 1890, and the several County Treasurers shall collect the
same in the manner prescribed by law, and give receipts therefor seoeipta.
to the several parties paying the same, in which the real estate
paid on shall be briefly described, and the value of the personal
property paid on shall be stated, together with the time such
taxes are paid and the amount of the same.

Sec. 9. That the County Treasurers immediately upon receipt Nodoe to be
of the tax duplicate for the year from the County Auditors shall SSawSanu"^*^
cause a notice to be inserted twice in one daily newspaper pub-
lished at the County seat of their County, and if no daily paper
be published at such County seat then in one weekly paper
published in such County, and if no paper be published in the
County then such notice shall be given in such manner as the
County Treasurer may direct, stating the rate per centum of the

334 STATUTES AT LARGE

A^ 188ft. i^vy for State purposes and the rate per centum for all other

"" "" purposes on the duplicate for the present fiscal year, and if any

special levies have been made on the property of a school or

other district not affecting an entire County, the total rate of

levies in such districts shall also be stated in such notice.

Gouectiontroin Sec. 10. That when the taxes and assessments or any portion

ddttaqaents.

thereof charged against any property or party on the duplicate
for the present fiscal year shall not be paid on or before the
fifteenth day of December, 1890, the County Treasurer shall pro-
ceed to collect the same together with the penalty of fifteen per
centum on the amount so delinquent ; and if the amount of
such delinquent taxes, assessments and penalties shall not be
paid on or before the second day of January, 1891, or be col-
eity. ^^""^ lected by distress or otherwise, then the same shall be treated as
delinquent taxes on such real and personal property and shall be
collected by sale of such real and personal property according to
law.
f e«^ vrosh Sec. 11. That all personal property subject to taxation shall
be liable to distress and sale for the payment of taxes and assess-
ments as provided by law.

Bttj property Sec. 12. That all real property returned delinquent by the
County Treasurer upon which the taxes shall not be paid by
distress and sale of personal property or otherwise shall be seized
and sold as provided by law.

School tax. Seo. 13. That the County Commissioners in each of the
several Counties of this State shall levy a tax of two mills on the
dollar upon all taxable property of their respective Counties for
the support of public schools in their respective Counties,
which shall be collected at the same time and by the same
ofiBcers as the other taxes for this year, and shall be held in the
County treasuries of the respective Counties and paid out
exclusively for the support of public schools as provided by law.
lOM^mm- Sec. 14. That all personal property used in connection with
mines and mining claims, and all land not actually mined con-
nected with mines and mining claims, shall be assessed for taxa-
tion and be taxed as is done in the case of other personal and
real estate. That in all cases where land is actually mined such
land shall not be assessed for taxation or taxed, but in lieu
therefor the gross proceeds alone of such mines and mining
claims shall be assessed and taxed, and such gross proceeds shall
be ascertained and determined by the cash market value of the
material mined.

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 335

Sec. 15. That in anticipation of the collection of the taxes A.D.ia89.
hereinbefore levied, the Governor and the State Treasurer be, GamnoTimd
and they are hereby, empowered to borrow on the credit of the ^^ bjfj^
State 80 mnch money as may be needed to meet promptly at money,
maturity the interest which shall mature during the year 1890
on the valid debt of the State and to pay the current expenses
of the State Government for the present fiscal year : Provided, uimit.
That the sum so borrowed shall in no event exceed the amount
of three hundred thousand dollars.

Sec. 16. That this Act shall take effect from and immediately when to take
after its approval.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Amend the Law in Relation to the Time No. 198.
Within Which, and the Parties to Whom, the Acts
of the General Assembly Shall be Distributed, and
When the Same Shall Go into Active Operation.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Bepre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
hereafter the Acts of each session of the General Assembly of puJteSf *° ^
this State shall be printed, bound and delivered to the keeper
of the Legislative Library, ready for distribution, within thirty
days from the adjournment sine die of each of its several ses-
sions, whether annual or extra, and the said keeper of the Leg-
islative Library shall within five days thereafter deposit in the Anddistribat-
mail or express one or more copies thereof, addressed to each ^
officer, person or corporation as now provided by law, and as
hereinafter prescribed.

Sec. 2. That hereafter there shall be distributed one copy of the 5° be wnt to
Acts of each session of the General Assembly, now sitting or
hereafter holden, to each of the Circuit Judges and Circuit
Solicitors, County Sheriffs, County Auditors, County Trea-
surers, County School Commissioners, and County Commis-
sioners in the State, within the same time, in the same manner,
and by the same officer, as copies thereof to the other officers
and persons are now required by law to be distributed.

Sec. 3. That all Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with this Repealing
Act be, and are hereby, repealed.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

336 STATUTES AT LARGE

No. 199.

A. D. 1889. A JOINT EESOLTJTION to Authorize the Comptkolleb

Genbeal to Dbaw His Warrant in Favor of the Pub-
lic Pbinteb, and the State Tbbasubeb to Pat the
Same, fob the Cost of the Public Pbinting of This
Genebal Assembly and the Pbinting of the Repobts
of the State Officebs.

Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
oomptroiier the Comptroller General be, and he is hereby, authorized and
wansnt. directed to draw his warrant upon the State Treasurer in favor

of the Public Printer for the cost of the public printing of this
General Assembly and of printing the Reports of the State
officers required by law to be made, and that said warrant be
State Trea^ paid by the State Treasurer upon the vouchers as now required

surer to pay. r j r t

by law, and out of any funds now in the State Treasury for the
fiscal year 1888-89.
Bepeaiing Sec. 2. That all Acts or parts of Acts, Joint Resolutions or

clause.

parts of Joint Resolutions, in conflict with the provisions of this
Joint Resolution be, and the same are hereby, repealed.

Approved December 24th, A, D. 1889.

No. 200. AN ACT Pboviding a Mode of Ascebtaining the Names

OF Registebed Votebs Convicted of Disqualifying
Cbimes and Requibinq Theib Names to be Ebased by

THE SUPEBVISOB OF ReGISTBATION FBOM THE ReGISTBA-

TiON Books.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
Clerks to fur- the Clerks of the Courts of General Sessions and Common Pleas

nun lisis under

tu^*^ ^°*'*- in the several Counties in this State be, and they are hereby,
required, on or before the fifteenth day of October, A. D. 1890,
to make out and report to the Supervisors of Registration for
their respective Counties a complete list of the names of all male
persons convicted of treason, murder, robbery or dueling from
the sixteenth day of April, 1868, up to the first day of January,
A. D. 1883, and of all male persons convicted of any of the fol-

OP SOUTH OAEOLINA. 337

lowingoffenses, to wit : Treason, mnrder, burglary, larceny, per- ^' d. 188».
jury, forgery, or any other infamous crime, or dueling, since the ^^ under
first day of January, 1883, and biennially thereafter, on or before ^®^^ ^o^"
the fifteenth day of October, they shall make out and report to
the said Supervisors of Registration for their respective Counties
a like list for the two preceding years up to the first day of Octo-
ber. All such reports shall be accompanied by the certificate of oertmcate by
the Clerk making the same, under the seal of his office, that ^^^
such report is correct as appears from the records of his office.
Any Clerk of the Court who shall fail or neglect to comply with penalty for
the provisions hereof shall forfeit and pay to the County in
which he holds his office the sum of fifty dollars for each and
every failure so to report.

Sec. 2. That every Trial Justice in this State shall make out ^'iSiSiwrSStS
under his hand and seal a certified list of all male persons con- petit tweres.
victed before him, or such of his predecessors whose trial docket
is in his possession, of petit larceny, and submit the same to the
Supervisor of Segistration for the County in which he holds his
office on or before the fifteenth day of October, A. D. 1890,
and biennially thereafter on or before the 15th day of October
furnish such a list of such convictions for the period following
the next preceding report. Any Trial Justice going out of
office shall furnish such list immediately upon retiring up to
the date of going out of office, and any Trial Justice hereafter
appointed shall furnish such list from the time of his entry upon
the duties of such office. Any Trial Justice who shall fail or J5^*y ^^^

*' neglect.

neglect to furnish such reports as herein required shall forfeit
and pay to the County in which he holds his office the sum of
ten dollars for each and every such failure to report.

Sec. 3. All such reports shall be received by the Supervisor Lists to be
of Registration as prima facie proofs of the facts stated therein, e^deSw. ''^^
and he shall immediately erase the names of all such persons
from the registration books in his County, and they shall not be
allowed thereafter to register or vote in any elections in this
State : Provided, That if any such persons whose names are so fur- penons usted
nished shall present to such Supervisor of Registration, within "*^ <M»P">ve«
sixty days after the next following general election, a pardon
from the Governor, or within such time prove to the satisfac-
tion of such Supervisor of Registration that he was not con-
victed of the crime or misdemeanor stated in such certificate,
his name shall be restored to the list of registered voters as
completely and effectually as if the same had not been stricken
therefrom*

338 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. i8ffl. Seo. 4. All Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with the pro-
^^^^^^ visions of this Act are hereby repealed in so far as they may
clause. conflict herewith.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

No. 201. AN ACT TO Amend Section 12 of an Act Entitled "An

Act to Provide for and Regulate the Incorporation
OF Towns of Less Than One Thousand Inhabitants
in this State. ^'

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That

w's^ii??!!' 17?; Section 12 of an Act entitled **An Act to provide for and regu-

amended. j^^^ ^^^ incorporation of towns of less than one thousand inhab-
itants in this State, ^^ approved December 23d, 1885, be, and the
same is hereby, amended by striking out the word ''and'' on the
third line and inserting in lieu thereof the word "or," so that
said Section, when amended, shall read as follows :

Extent of pun- SECTION 12. The Said Town Council shall have power to arrest
and commit to the town guard house, for a space of time not
exceeding ton days, or to fine not exceeding twenty dollars, any
person or persons who may be guilty of disorderly conduct in
said town to the annoyance of the citizens thereof, and it shall
Duty of icai^ be the duty of the Marshal of the town to make such arrest, and

'''^ to call to his assistance the posse camttatus, if necessary, and upon

failure to perform said duty he shall be fined in a sum not ex-
ceeding twenty dollars for each and every offense.

Wben to take Sec. 2. That this Act shall take effect from and after its
effect. m

approval.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

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No. 202.

AN ACT TO Amekd ait Act Entitlsd "Ak Act to Regu- a.i).i88».

LATE THE TeAFPIC IN SbED COTTON IN THE COUNTIES OF

Abbeville, Aiken, Suhter, Tobk> Edgefield, Berke-
ley, Kershaw, Richland, Orangeburg, Charleston,
Chester and Union,'' so Far as Said Act Relates
to the County of Edgefield, and to Extend the
Operation op Section (1) One of Said Act to the
Counties of Lexington, Lancaster, Fairfield and
Charleston.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
Bentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
Section 2 of an Act entitled *'An Act to regulate the traffic in a.a.1887,«2,
seed cotton in the Counties of Abbeville, Aiken, Sumter, York, iJiOTdaL' '*'
Edgefield, Berkeley, Kershaw, Eichland, Orangeburg, Charles-
ton, Chester and Union,'' approved 19th December, 1887, be,
and the same is hereby, amended so that said Section, when
amended, shall read as follows :

Section 2. That the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for cieit to tasae
the Counties in this State respectively named in the first Section ^*'®°"''
of this Act be, and are hereby, authorized and empowered to
issue licenses to traffic in seed cotton by purchase, barter or .
exchange, within the period beginning the 15th of August and PecKxt
ending the 15th of December of each year except in the County
of Edgefield, where it shall be within the period beginning the Edgeoeid.
15th of August and ending the 22d of December of each year,
to such person or persons as shall file with said Clerks respect-
ively a written application therefor, the gmnting of which shall Appucatioiu.
be recommended by at least ten land owners resident within the
township wherein said applicant intends to do business. Such Reqimite of
license shall specify the exact place whereat the said business "**°'®-
shall be carried on, and the period within which such traffic is
permitted, and shall continue in force for the space of one year
from the date of issue, and for such license, if granted, a fee of
three hundred dollars shall be paid by the applicant to the Ltoemefee.
County Treasurer, for the use of the said Counties respectively.

Sec. 2. That all of the provisions of the first Section of said proyMons of
Act of 1887 shall be extended to and made operative in the tJ^Sded to i^I
Counties of Lexington, Lancaster, Fairfield and Charleston, ^^ifj^^
except that in the County of Charleston the license fee shall *"** ouariertoD.
be fifty dollars per annum, and all moneys received for such
licenses in said County of Charleston shall be held by the County tn^^SLum?^

340 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. Treasurer thereof, subject to the order of the County Commis-
^^^"*~ sioners, who shall apply the same exclusively to the repair of the

roads and bridges in those townships where such licenses have

been granted.
Aiken and g^c. 3. That nothing in this Act contained shall apply to the

Berkeley ex- o ^*^ -^

<»pted. Counties of Aiken and Berkeley.

wbentotake ^^^' ^- That this Act shall take effect from and after its
^^^ approval.

Bepeaiing Sec. 5. That all Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with this
^^'*'^' Act are hereby repealed.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

No. 203. AN ACT to Amend the Law ik Relation" to the Locatiok

AND Names of Voting Precincts in This State.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
dn^toremain ^^^^ *^^ after the passage of this Act the names and locations
M ^w, except of the voting precincts in this State shall be and remain the
same as provided by law before the passage of this Act, except
in the Counties hereinafter mentioned, in which the names and
location of voting precincts shall be as hereinafter established.
Andetmn. Anderson — In the County of Anderson there shall be voting

precincts as follows : Anderson Court House, Pendleton, Sandy
Springs, Centreville, Bethany, Hopewell School House, Green-
wood, Williamston, Belton, Honea Path, Clinkscales, Millf ord*s,
Cedar Wreath School House, Moffattsville, AVilliford's Store,
Broyles' Mill, G. W. Maret's Store, Starr, Piedmont Factory,
HoUand^s Store and Pelzer.
Berkeley. Berkeley — In the County of Berkeley there shall be voting

precincts as follows : In Christ's Church Parish, Mount Plea-
sant ; in the Parish of St. Thomas and St. Dennis, Muster House
and Ben Potter's, (at Halfway Creek) ; in the Parish of St.
James Santee, Thirty-two Mile House and Henderson's Store ;
in the Parish of St. Stephen's, St. Stephen's Depot and Gum-
ville; in the Parish of St. John's Berkeley, Calamus Pond,
Black Oak, Strawberry Perry, Pinopolis, Mount Olivet and
Biggin Church ; in St. Andrew's Parish, Brick Church ; on

OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

341

John's Island^ Haut Oap; on Wadmalaw Island, Enterprise a.d.188o.
Post Office ; in the Parish of St. John's Colleton, Camp Ground ^"""^"^
on Edisto Island ; in the Parish of St. James Goose Creek,
Holly Hill, Cross Beads, Cooper's Store, Summerville, (in
Berkeley County, at or near the South Carolina Depot,) and
Ten Mile Hill.

Chesterfield — In the County of Chesterfield there shall be ohefltertieid.
voting precincts as follows : Chesterfield Court House, Chei'aw,
Brown Springs, Bethel dhurch. Cole Hill, Mount Croghan,
Dudley, Pox Place, Jefferson, Hebron Church, McKay^s Cross
Roads Church and Catarrh.

Clarendon — In the County of Clarendon there shall be voting ciare&don.
precincts as follows : Manning, Fork, New Zion, Foreston,
Jordan, Summerton, Pinewood and Packsville.

In the County of Colleton there shall be voting precints as ooueton.
follows : Reevesville, George's, Murray's Cross Roads, Beach
Hill, Summerville, Knightsville, Delemar's Cross Roads, Adams
Run Depot, Jacksonboro, Green Pond, Gloversville, Maple
Cane, Horse Pen, Walterboro, Heudersonville, Snider's Gross
Roads, Rice Patch, Preacher's Mill, Carter's, Bell's Cross Roads,
Smoak's Cross Roads and Doctor^s Creek.

Darlington — In the County of Darlington there shall be vot- Darungton.
ing precincts as follows : Darlington Court House, Society Hill,
Mechanicsville, Lydia, Clyde, Hartsville, Lamar, Leavensworth.

Florence : In the County of Florence there shall be voting sioronoe.
precincts as follows : Florence, Ebenezer, Timmonsville, Car-
tersville, James' Cross Roads, Elim, Mars Bluff, Evergreen,
Hymansville, Stone^ Hinson and Motte's.

Kershaw — In the County of Kershaw there shall be voting Kenhaw.
precincts as follows : Camden Market House, Rabon's Cross
Roads, Cureton's Mill, Lang's Mill, Schrock's Mill, Lyzenby,
Westville, Buffalo, Brewer's Store, Liberty Hill, McLean's
Branch, Antiooh, Turkey Creek School House, Stockton Place,
Kirkley's Store, Raley's Mill and Shaylor's Hill.

Lancaster — In the County of Lancaster there shall be voting Lanoaster.
precincts as follows : Lancaster Court House No. 1, Lancaster
Court House No. 2 (for Cane Creek and Waxhaw Townships,)
New Cut School House, Tradesville, Taxahaw, Dr. C. C. .Welch's,
J. S. McCardell's, Philip Cauthen's Store, Belair, Primus,
Games' School House and Kershaw in Flat Creek Township.

Marion — In the County of Marion there shall be voting pre- Martooa.
cincts as follows: Ariel, Berry^s Cross Roads, Mount Nebo,
Campbell's Bridge, Friendship, High Hill, Little Rock, Marion^
5

342

STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889.

Ooonee.

Orangebanr.

Pickenf.

Sumter.

York.

Greenville.

MuIIins, Old Ark, Carmichael, Temperance Hill, Nichols, Dil-
lon and Centreville.

Oconee — In the County of Oconee there shall be voting pre-
cincts as follows: Fair Play, South Union, Tokeena, Haley's
Store, Sitton^s Mills, Seneca City, Richland, Westminster,
Cleveland, Toogalo Academy, Holly Springs, Damasus, Mrs.
Barker's, Rowland's, Little River, Jocassee, Salem, High Falls,
West Union and Walhalla.

Orangeburg — In the County of Orangeburg there shall be
voting precincts as follows : Orangeburg Court House, Branch-
ville, Rowesville, Jamison's, St. Matthew's, Fort Motte, Wash-
ington Seminary, which shall be located at Taylor's Mill, Parler's,
Ziegler's, Bull Swamp, Oleaton's, Corbettsville, Easterling's,
Cedar Grove, Ayer's, near Ayer's shop in Middle Township, and
Connor's, near Connor's store in Cowcastle Township.

Pickens — In the County of Pickens there shall be voting pre-
cincts as follows: Easley Station, Central Station, Liberty
Station, Pickens Court House, Dacusville, Pumpkintown, East-
atoe. Cross Plains in Easley Township, Foster's Store in
Dacusville Township, Mile Creek at Mile Creek Church, and
Six Mile in Hurricane Township.

Sumter — In the County of Sumter there shall be voting pre-
cincts as follows : Sumter Court House, Statesburg, Providence,
Rafting Creek, Bishopville, Mannville, Bossard, Mayesville,
Lynchburg, Shiloh, Concord, Privateer, Smithville, Wedgefleld
and Corbett's Store.

York — In the County of York there shall be voting precincts
as follows : Yorkville, Hickory Grove, Blacksburg, Buffalo, (at
Moore's Cross Roads,) Clark's Fork, (at McGill's Store,) Bethany,
Clay Hill, Fort Mill, Rock Hill, Coat's Tavern, Antioch Church
in Bethesda Township, McConnellsville, Blairsville, Bullock's
Creek, (at McNeel's Store,) Bethel, Clover, Thompson's Mill in
Bethel Township, and New Port in Ebenezer Township.

Greenville — In the County of Greenville there shall be voting
precincts as follows: Two in the city of Greenville, to be
located by the Commissioners of Election, W. K. Grant's, Reedy
Fork, A. W. Ware's, Q. W. Sullivan's Store, T. Henry Stokes',
Old Fairview Academy, Fountain Inn, Jonesville Academy,
Butler's Cross Roads in Austin Township, Batesville, James
Green's, Taylor's Station, Double Springs Church, T. J. Mit-
chell's, Bates' Old Field, S. Vf. Barton's, (in Glassy Mountain
Township,) John H. Goodwin's, Jenning's Mill, the Old School
House near Lima, Reedy River Church, Piedmont Factory,
Gowensville, Marietta in Bates Township, and Greer Station.

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A. D. 18W.

Hony.

Horry — In the County of Horry there shall be voting precincts
as follows : Conway, Dusenberry and Sarvis' Store, Dog Blujff,
Muster Shed, Gallivant's Ferry, Floyd^s School House, Blan-
ton's Cross Roads, Bayboro, Bound Swamp Store, Little Biver
Village, Dogwood Neck at Hardee's Store near Hardee's Mill
in Dogwood Neck Township, Martin's Hill, Cedar Grove Church,
Hammondsville, Loris, Grahamville at Grahamville in Dog-
wood Neck Township, and Ebenezer at a school house near
Ebenezer Church in Simpson's Creek Township.

; Chester — In the County of Chester there shall be voting pre- Chester,
cincts as follows : Chester Court House, Lowrysville, Fishing
Creek Church, Rossville, John Simpson's, Carmel Hill, J. E.
Wiley's Store, Landsford, Cornwell, Richburg, Nunnery's School
House, Fishing Creek Factory and Baton Rouge.

Laurens — In the County of Laurens there shall be voting Laorecs.
precincts as follows : Laurens Court House, Clinton, Reynosa,
Dr. W. A. Shand's, Pleasant Mound, Parson's Store, Dial
Church, Tumbling Shoals, Daniel's Store, Mount Pleasant,
Cross Hill, Fuller's Creek Mill, Brewerton and Penner's Shop.

In the County of Lexington there shall be eighteen voting Leiington.
precincts as follows : Lexington Court House, T. J. Draft's
Store, Leesville, Lewiedale, Goodwin's Mill, Boynton Academy,
Bed Store, Huffman's, Burnt Mill, New Brookland, Spring Hill,
Grange Hall, Lexington Fork Cross Roads, Efird's Store, Peak's
Station, P. W. Shealey's, Wessenger's Store, Samaria and Bates*
burg.

In the County of Spartanburg there shall be voting precincts spaitaaijiirff.
as follows : Spartanburg, Glendale, Pacolet, White Plains,
Macedonia, Gaff ney City, Grassy Pond, Ezell's, Arrowood School
House, New Pros()ect, Cherokee Springs, McKelvy's, Calvin
Foster's, Campobello, Holly Springs, Duncan's, Crawfordsville,
Reidville, Cashville, Woodruff, Hobby's, Walnut Grove, Hebron,
Cross Anchor, Glenn Springs, Ralph Smith's, Johnson's, Wei-
ford, Cowpens, Inman, Cannon's Camp Ground, Fingerville,
Boiling Springs, Valley Falls, Fair Forest, Landrum's, Drum-
mondsville, Clifton, Carin's, Cedar Hill Factory, James Allen's
in White Plains Township, Trough Shoals, Paris, Whitney and
Enoree, the last named precinct to be at Hill's Store.

Williamsburg — In the County of Williamsburg there shall be winiMiisbniK.
voting precincts as follows : Trio, Earle's, Sutton's, Gourdin's,
Greeleyville, Salters, Kingstree, Cedar Swamp, Cadb's, Black
Mingo, Indian Town, Muddy Creek, Scranton, Prospect Church,
Bloomingdale, Lake City, Altman's Store, McAllister's Mill and
Midway, the last named precinct to be at or near Harvey Baker's.

344 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. Sec. 2. The Supervisor of Registration is hereby authorized
itTi^t^ nf ^^^ directed to exchange the registration of such electors as
™gg^<»oer- may apply to him for that purpose from other precincts to the
precincts established by this Act, whenever it shall appear to
him that the elector so applying resides within a reasonable dis-
tance from the same.
Bepeaiinff ^^^* ^* That all Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with this
°'*""®' Act be, and the same are hereby, repealed.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

No. 204. A JOINT RESOLUTION to Authobize and Require the

State Treasurer to Invest Certain Money Arising
FROM THE Escheated Estate of T. W. Malonb, De-
ceased, IN State Securities.

Ftwmbie. Whereas the State Treasurer has received ten thousand five hun-

dred and sixty-four dollars and twenty-four cents ($10,564.24),
the same being the net proceeds from the sale of the property
of T. W. Malone, deceased, which was adjudged to be escheated
to the State ; and whereas there is no provision of law author-
izing or directing the manner in which such funds shall be
invested : therefore :

Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General

state Tre a- Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That the State
$10,664.94. Treasurer be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to invest
the said ten thousand five hundred and sixty-four dollars and
twenty-four cents, which said amount was received oy him as
the net proceeds arising from the escheated estate of T. W.
Malone, deceased, and also such interest as he may receive
thereon until the same shall have been duly appropriated accord-
in state secori- ing to law, in such securities of the State of South Oarolina as
said Treasurer may deem most advisable.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

OP SOUTH CAEOLINA. 345

A JOINT RESOLUTION to Authorize and Direct the a-d-mbq.
Comptroller General of This State to Draw His ^^^*"^^C^
Warrant on the State Treasurer to Pay the Rev.
John Johnson the Sum of Four Hundred Dollars
FOR One Hundred Pull-bound Copies of His Re-
cently Published Historical Narrative of the De-
fense of Charleston Harbor, Including Port Sumteb
AND the Adjacent Islands, to Become the Pbopekty
of the State and to be Placed in the Libraries
AND Other Public Institutions of This State.

Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentstiyes of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly^ and by the authority of the same, That
the Comptroller General of this State be, and he is hereby, (^SD^^ioiiii
authorized and directed to draw his warrant on the State Trea- J^'*'^^* ^^
surer for the sum of four hundred dollars in favor of the Rev.
John Johnson, of Charleston County, for the payment of one
hundred fuH-bonnd copies of his recently published historical
narrative of the defense of Charleston harbor, including Port
Sumter and the adjacent islands; said one hundred copies of
said work to be. the property of this State, and to be placed in ^^^"^^ ^'
the libraries and other public institutions of this State, and all
colleges in this State, both male and female.

Sec. 2. That the State Treasurer do pay the said sum out of ^^^^ Trea-
any funds in the Treasury not otherwise specifically appropri-"""^*®i«^«
ated.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Amend the Law in Relation to Lands Por- No. 206.
FEiTBD Prior to December 24, 1887, and Now Delin-
quent FOR THE Levy of 1887.

Section 1; Be it efiacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
immediately after the passage of this Act it shall be the duty ^^^^ /J^^
of the County Auditors to eliminate from the tax duplicate all SxiliS.
lands which, pursuant to an Act entitled ''An Act in relation i9 8tiit,86i

346 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. to forfeited lands^ delinquent lands and collection of taxes/'

"^^'^^ approTed December 24th, 1887, were from the forfeited land

list placed npon the tax duplicate, charged with the leyy of

1887, and upon which the levy of 1887 has not been paid ; and

, ^,, ^ under the direction of the Comptroller General the Auditors

Auditors to ^

forward usts. shall prepare and forward to the Secretary of State an accurate

and complete list of the same.

Prior uen to Sec. 2. That to secufe and recover the entire debt due the

"^ state for prior taxes or other dues accrued to the State to and

including the levy of 1886, or for any other cause whatsoever,

and for the levy of 1887, and for all subsequent levies as they

may have accrued or accrue upon each parcel of said land, and

the costs and penalties due thereon, the State of South Carolina

shall have a prior and preferred lien upon said land, to be

Howenforoeft enforced and asserted in any Court of competent jurisdiction by

the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund in such cases, at such

time and to such extent as they may deeuK most advantageous

to the interests of the State.

Bepeaiing Sbo. 3. That all Aots and parts of Acts inconsistent with the

^^**'"®' provisions of this Act be, and the same are hereby, repealed.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

No. 207. AN ACT to Amend an Act ENTirLBD "Ax Act to Ambnd

AN Act in Relation to Forfeited Lands, Deunquent
Lands and Collection op Taxes.''

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Bepre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
iQ^atat., *8Q»I Section 1 of an Act entitled '^An Act in relation to forfeited
amended. ian(jg^ delinquent lands and collection of taxes,'' approved
Ante p. 61. December 24th, 1887, amended by an Act entitled '^An Act to
amend an Act in relation to forfeited lands, delinquent lands
and collection of taxes," approved December 24th, 1888, be, and
the same is hereby, further amended, so that paragraph one of
said Section amended shall read as follows :
parampii 1 as ^'And the Sheriff to whom such warrants shall be directed
shall take from such defaulter the following fees in the execu-
tion of his office, viz.: For serving each warrant, tl.OO, besides

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 347

mileage at; the rate of five cents for each mile actually traveled a.d.i888.
in executing the warrant ; for advertising sale, JJoc. ; for making j^^^^^^^^^
sale and executing deed of conveyance, and putting purchaser
in possession, (3.00 ; and for all sums levied as aforesaid, five *

per cent.: and the County Treasurer for every such warrant he Treasurer's
shall issue shall have from such defaulter $1.00 : Provided,
That the printer's charges for advertising shall not exceed fifty ^^^S^g|^ '°'"
cents for each tract of land, and twenty-five cents for personal
property, levied on under each execution, and the Sheriff is pro-
hibited from demanding or collecting any greater sum therefor
than is hereby allowed : Provided, further, That neither the ^otwoiaJxma
Sheriff nor County Treasurer shall receive fees upon nulla bona '"^'^
retnms.
Approved December 24th^ A. D. 1889.

A JOINT EBSOLTTTION to Provide for the Payment of No. 208.
Nulla Bona Costs on Tax Executions Heretofore
Issued to the Sheriffs of the Several Counties of
the State.

Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
all the claims of the Sheriffs of the several Counties of the State feesrefeneci U)
for services heretofore rendered under an Act entitled "An Act SSieSif °^^^'
to amend an Act in relation to forfeited lands, delinquent lands
and collection of taxes,'' approved December 24:th, 1888, be re- Ante p. si.
ferred to the Comptroller Oeneral for examination, with instruc-
tions to investigate the same.

Sec. 2. That for all such claims, or so much thereof as he shall vaud euomB
find correct, he shall draw his warrant upon the State Treasurer
in favor of the holders of the same, and report the amounts paid ^ffjl^^^'
out and also the claims rejected to the next meeting of the
General Assembly.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT IN Eelation to Abandoned Lands Not Upon the No. 209.
Tax Duplicate or Forfeited Land List.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Hepre-
aentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting

348 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1880. in Qeneral Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That

j^^j^^ffj^ ^^6 Commissioners of the Sinking Fund be, and they are here-

T^ ***^ ^ ^ t)y> authorized to have surveyed any lands that they are informed

or believe have been continuously for ten or more immediately

preceding years upon neither the Tax Duplicate or Forfeited

And placed on Land List of this State ; and if after such survey the said ab-

*" "^* sence from said tax books be found to exist, to cause the said

land to be placed upon the Tax Duplicate in the owner's name

if known, or in the name of " Unknown^' if the owner's name

G!ui«et and be not known, charged and taxed with the entire costs of the

past tazfis.

survey and investigation, and fifty per cent, penalty additional
thereto, and with the taxes for five years immediately preced-
ing, and collecting the same under existing law for collection of
Duty of Coon- taxes. County Treasurer shall pay to the Sinking Fund Com-
tyTraasurer. mission said costs of survey and said fifty percent, penalty addi-
tional thereto from amount collected, and apply the residue as
provided by law.

8i52S^F°?n^d ^^^- ^- '^^"* ^^^^ ^^^ ®^^^^ ^® ^y ^^^ Sinking Fund Commis-
conmfiaion. gion applied to such extent and in such cases as they may deem

most advantageous to the State.

Repeaiinff Sec. 3. That all Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with this

Act be, and they are hereby, repealed.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

No. 210. AN ACT to Bboulate the Annual Settlements op Cottntt

Commissioners, County School Commissioners and
County Treasurers for County and School Taxes,
AND TO Require the Comptroller General to Pre-
scribe the Form Upon Which Said Settlements Are
Made and the System of Bookkeeping in Said Offices.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Kepre-

sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting

in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That

Conner and on and after the passage of this Act the County Commissioners

b?*i^rt«S* to aiid County School Commissioners of the several Counties of

comp. Gen. ^j^ jg State shall report to the Comptroller Greneral quarterly from

the beginning of each fiscal year the number, character and

amount of each claim audited, allowed and ordered paid by

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 349

theiby the nambera and amounts actually paid, the names of a.d.i88o.
the person or persons in whose favor the claim is allowed, and Y^^^^i
the person to whom paid, upon a form to be prescribed and ^^^'^^ ^^
furnished by the Comptroller General.

Sec. 2. That when the County Treasurers of the several oonnty Trea^
Counties shall have disbursed all the County and school funds A^IStonoftti^
of each fiscal year, and are ready to make their settlements with '<>'"**i«"^«*»^
their respective County Auditors for the County and school
taxes charged against them upon the Treasurer's tax duplicates,
they shall so notify the County Auditors, whereupon the County
Auditors shall notify the County Commissioners and School Auditor to
Commissioners of their respective Counties of the day of such GommisBioners
settlement, and the said County Commissioners and School miasioiier.
Commissioners are hereby required to produce, in the oflSce of whoshaiipro-
the Auditor of their respective Counties, the claims allowed and proved daimi.
ordered paid by them, and vouch thereby each amount pre-
sented by the County Treasurer for a credit in his settlement
with the Auditor for the amount of County and school taxes
which are charged against him on the Treasurer's duplicate for
each year.

Sec. 3. That at the close of each fiscal year, to facilitate said comptroller
settlements, the Comptroller General shall prepare from the statement to
quarterly reports made to him by the County and School Com-
missioners, as required in the first Section of this Act, state-
ments for each County, showing the number and amount of
claims audited by the County and School Commissioners, as re-
ported to him, and the names of the persons in whose favor
allowed, and to whom paid, which statement shall be sent by
the Comptroller General to the County Auditor of the County
where said claims were allowed and paid, to be used in the
settlement with the Treasurers.

Sec. 4. That it shall be the duty of the County Auditor of Auditor to
each County to notify the Foreman of the Grand Jury thereof of Grand Juy.
and the Comptroller Gtsneral of the day upon which said settle-
ment is to be made, and the Comptroller General, or some one
duly authorized by him, and the Foreman of the Grand Jury
of each County are hereby required to be present and witness wnoabaii at-
said settlements. tend«>ttiem«ot.

Sec. 5. That when said settlements shall have been completed, setuementi to
the settlement sheets shall be signed by the County Commission- dupucate.^^ ^
ers and County Treasurers, the County School Commissioners
and County Treasurers in duplicate, and certified by the County And nied with
Auditor, one copy of which shall be filed in the County Audit- comp. oen.

350 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. ifl». or's office and the other mailed to the Comptroller General, to

^"^^^^ be by him reported to the General Assembly.

comp.Gen.to Sec. 6. That it shall be the duty of the Comptroller General

fomlsQ copies to •/ <-

County offloiate. to mail each year a copy of his report containing such settle-
ments to the Clerk of the Court, County Commissioners, School
Commissioners and County Auditors of each County of the
State, to be filed and kept by said officers in their several offices,
comp. G(m.to Sbc. 7. That the Comptroller General shall prescribe the sys-

praBcrlbesyBtein -*- r j

of bookkeeping, tem of bookkeeping to be used in the offices of County Com-
missioners, School Commissioners, County Treasurers and County
Auditors of the State, so that the same shall be uniform, and
in making his visit to witness the settlements herein required
,^*'!^JJ^5 he shall examine the books of the said several offices and report
General Aflsem- |jj^^ results of his examination to the General Assembly,
inrmiarities Seg. 8. That if in the making of said settlement there shall

and Eolations i ^. •• . •% ... • i x* « i i_ ^

to be reported to be discovered any irregularities or violations of law by any of
sions. ^ said officers, the Comptroller General and the Foreman of the
Grand Jury shall report the same to the Court of General Ses-
sions of the County where such irregularities or violations of
law shall have been discovered,
nyforaottie- Sbc. 9. That the day fixed for the settlement provided for in
Sections 2 and 4 hereof shall be at least twenty days after the
publication of the Treasurer's report as now provided by law.
Penalties. Seg. 10. That any County Commissioner or County School

Commissioner who shall fail to comply with the provisions of
Section 1 of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,
and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in each instance of
such failure in a sum not less than fifty dollars nor more than
one hundred and fifty dollars, in the discretion of the Court.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

No. 211. AN ACT TO Provide por the Redemption op That Part

OF the State Debt Kkown as the Brown Consol
Bonds and Stocks by the Issue of Other Bonds and
Stocks.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Bepre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 351

the State Treasurer be, and he 18 hereby, authorized and required ^' ^' *8*^-
to receive from the holders thereof, who shall surrender the same Z!^J^'^
before the first day of July, it D. 1893, all coupon bonds and all jurer a^^-
certificates of stock commonly known as Brown Consol Bonds Brown Bonds

•^ and coapons

and stocks, issued under the provisions of an Act of the General and stock.
Assembly of this State entitled ''An Act to reduce the volume i5 8tat.,5i8.
of the public debt and provide for the payment of the same,'*
approved December, A. D. 1873, and Acts amendatory thereto, ^ ^j^ ^'*»
and other Acts providing for the funding of bills of banks of
this State, and Acts to fund past due interest on consols, and ' *

an Act to provide for the settlement of the consolidated debt
of the State, in accordance with the decision of the Supreme i78tat^io4,»«.
Court of South Carolina approved ^d December, 1879, and an
Act amending the same approved 19th February, 1880, and
other Acts authorizing the issue of said consols, and also any
other- like bonds and stock which may be hereafter issued in pur-
suance of said Acts of the General Assembly, and shall there- ^^ ^^^ ^
upon, in exchange for and in lieu of said bonds and certificates JJ*^8® J^JJ
of stock so surrendered, issue to said holder other coupon bonds at par.
and certificates of stock of equal face value with those so sur-
rendered, and of the kind, class and description the issue of
which is provided for in Section 2 of this Act, or the State Trea-
surer may issue to such holders as shall require it all bonds or
all stock, or part bonds and part stock, of said authorized issue
in making such exchange ; and further, at the time of such sur-
render the State Treasurer shall pay to the holder of such bonds Andpaydiffer-
and stock, in cash, the difference in interest from the date of up to jniy i,
exchange up to the date of maturity of such bonds and stock,
that is to say, two (2) per centum per annum interest from the
date of exchange up to the first day of July, A. D. 1893. If
the bonds and certificates of stock the issue of which is herein- AiinoHssiied
after provided for shall not be exchanged for the aforesaid Con- July iTisw, to
solidated Bonds and Stock at par on or before the first day of
July, A. D. 1892, then, and ift such case, the State Treasurer,
in the manner hereinafter provided, is authorized to sell the
same to the highest bidder, but in no case less than their face Atnotiessthan
value, and out of the proceeds of such sale to pay the aforesaid S^dflandSock.
Consolidated Bonds and Stock at maturity, which will be on the
first day of July, A. D. 1893 : Provided, That the State Trea- Bids may m
surer shall be authorized to reject any or all bids for said bonds ''^J**^
and certificates of stock. And the State Treasurer, immediately
after the approval of this Act, shall, by advertisement for such AdTertisement.
length of time as he may deem advisable, in one newspaper pub-

352 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 18W. lished in the city of Greenville, Columbia, Charleston and New
^"^^^^ York, respectively, give notice of the provisions made in this

Act for the said exchange. #

Blank ixmdB Seo. 2. That for the redemption of the bonds and certificates

ftDCl fltOCkB to t)6

prepared. of stock the surrender of which is provided for in Section 1 of
this Act, the State Treasurer shall cause to be prepared a suf-
ficiency of blanks of coupon bonds and certificates of stock of
Colored browiL uniform design and appearance, to be colored brown, as will
provide for a total issue of an amount (face value) in the aggre-
^^^loSL gate of such bonds and certificates of stock not to exceed the

aggregate amount of consol stocks and bonds that have been, or
may be, issued under the Acts authorizing same, as stated in
Denomination. Section 1 ; said bonds to be of the denomination of five hundred
dollars and one thousand dollars, and said certificates of stock to
have their respective face values left blank, so that the same
may be filled as may be most convenient for the purposes of the
Tobear 4jwr exchange hereinbefore provided for. That said bonds and certi-
paysbto semip ficates of stock shall bear interest, from the date of their issue

•nnoally.

until the date of their maturity, at the rate of four (4) per
centum per annum, payable semi-annually, from and after said
date, on the first day of July and the first day of January in
Where totereet each year, at the State Treasury, in the city of Columbia, and
at such other places as shall be designated by the Governor,
Comptroller General, and State Treasurer, or as shall be pro-
vided for by law, which place shall be expressed on the face of
the same, and said bonds shall have coupons attached thereto
for the interest which shall become due on said bonds, as here-
inabove stated, and the interest on said certificates of stock shall
be paid semi-annually, in the manner now provided by law.
Bonds and That said bonds and certificates of stock shall become payable

JaS^rt.TSS?^ at the end of the term of fifty years from the first day of July,
A. D. 1890, which fact shall be expressed on their face. That

How executed, said coupon bonds and certificates of stock shall be signed by
the Governor of the State, countersigned by the Comptroller
General, and have the great seal of the State affixed thereto by
the Secretary of State, which signing and sealing shall be made
and done at the time of their issue, and not before ; the coupons
shall bear the signature of the State Treasurer, his name being
lithographed, or engraved, thereon. That the said coupon
Bonds and bonds and certificates of stock shall, at all times, be exchange-

atoek to be in- , , - ., ii ,. . , ^^ r„

teroiiangeebie. able^ one for the other, upon application to the State Treasurer.

OF SOUTH OAEOLINA. 353

Sec. 3. That all bonds and certificates of stock surrendered a.d.18w.
hereinaboye provided for shall^ immediately upon such sur^- ^T^J^^"
render, be canceled and filed by the State Treasurer with the »n4 «coni of

"^ surrendered

permanent records of his oflSce^ and a correct registry shall be £^^^" ^^^
kept by the State Treasurer of all exchanges made under the Begistry of

ezobAiiges by

proTisions of this Act, so as to exhibit in a separate account and state Trea^
convenient form the names of the holders thereof, and the numf;
ber and amounts of all such bonds and stocks received into the
Treasurer's office^ together with the numbers and denominations
of all bonds and stocks issued in exchange therefor, or sold by him
under the provisfons of this Act. And the Secretary of State secretary of
is hereby required to keep, at all times, a correct registry of all ^ot^ kMp
the bonds sealed by him under the provisions of this Act. And "«**^-
the Oovemor is in like manner hereby required to keep a similar
registry of all bonds signed by him, each registry to be accessi-
ble to public inspection at all times.

Sec. 4. That all coupons of the said bonds, and all interest j. Jf*2^5J* JJ
orders of said certificates of stock, the issue of which bonds and taxes,
certificates of stock is hereinabove provided for, shall be receiv-
able in payment of all taxes which shall become payable to the
State during the year in which such coupons and interest orders
shall become payable, except for the tax levied for the support Kzoeptun.
of the public schools, and the fact that said coupons are so
receivable shall be expressed on the face of said coupons.

Sec. 5. That the faith, credit and funds of the State are vaitiu credit
hereby solemnly pledged for the punctual payment of the gfate piedc^
interest and final redemption of said bonds and certificates Qf '^p"^™®^
stock; that the faith and credit of the State are hereby further
solemnly pledged, that from the date of the issue of said bonds
and certificates of stock until the final payment of the principal
and interest thereof there shall be levied annually, at the time ^ndforanniiai
of the levy of the tax to raise supplies for the support of the JSi.^^ °' "
State Oovemment and other like purposes, a tax of three mills,
or such portion thereof as may be necessary, upon the entire
taxable property of the State to meet the semi-annual payment
of the interest to become due upon the bonds and certificates of
stock the issue of which is hereinabove provided for, and this
pledge is hereby declared to be a contract between the State of necuunsdtobe
South Carolina and every holder of said bonds and certificates
of stock, which pledge shall be expressed on the face of said
bonds and certificates of stock.

Sec. 6. That in case a sale of the bonds or certificates of Bywhomaaie
stock the issue of which is hereinabove provided for shall

354 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. become necessary, such sale shall be made by the said Trea-
'"^^"^ surer, with the advice and concurrence of the Governor and
EegiBtry of Comptroller General, and a correct registry of such bonds and
certificates of stock as may be sold shall be kept in the same
Proceeds to be manner provided for in Section 3 of this Act, and the proceeds
demplioD of oM ot such salcs shall be kept as a separate fund, to be used excla*
^^*^ sively for the final redemption of such consolidated bonds and

consolidated certificates of stock hereinbefore described as shall
not be exchanged for the bonds and certificates of stock the
issue of which is provided for in this Act.
Ap^gttation Sec. 7. That for the purpose of defraying tlie expenses to be
fray expeiiMt. incurred in carrying out the provisions of this Act, the sum of
ten thousand dollars, if so much be necessary, be, and the same
is hereby, appropriated, to be drawn on the warrant of the
Comptroller General, to be approved by the Governor.
Appropriation Seg. 8. That the State Treasurer be, and he is hereby, author-
<&erenm%in. ized to use SO much of the general fund as may be necessary for
*®^'* the payment of the difference in interest on exchange of bonds^

BeceiptB. and the receipt of the person receiving the said difference in

interest shall be the State Treasurer's voucher therefor,
sxempt from Sbg. 9. That said bonds and certificates of stock shall be free

from all State, County and municipal taxes whatsoever.
Powers of ck)y- Seg. 10. That the Governor and State Treasurer are hereby
Treasurer. authorized, in their discretion, to perform all and singular every
i^t necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act, not herein
specifically given, and which are not inconsistent with the pro-
visions thereof.
When to take Seg. 11. That this Act shall take effect from and immediately

after the date of its approval.
Repeaiinff Seg. 12. That all Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with the
"^ provisions of this Act be, and the same are hereby, repealed.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

No. 212. AN ACT to Prevent the Killhstq and Destructiok of Fish

IK THE Fresh Waters op This State by the Use of
Dynamite, Giant Powder, or Other Explosive Mate-
rial.

■

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That

OP SOUTH CABOLINA. 355

on and after the passage of this Act it shall be anlawfal for ^ >>• ^^^
any person to kill, injure or destroy any fish in the fresh waters j^TJ^C^^
of this State by the use of dynamite, giant powder, or other ex- tolnsBh w^an
plosive material, and any person violating the provisions of this prohibited.
Act shall be deemed gnilty of a misdemeanor, and be imprisoned pontdmraQt.
for not more than six months, or be fined not more than one
hnndred dollars, or both fine and imprisonment, at the discretion
of the Conrt : Provided, That nothing herein contained shall sxoeiiaoii as
be construed to forbid the use of such explosive material by the ^ofltoera.
officers of the State or United States Government in the dis-
charge of their official duties : And provided, further. That
nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent the use szoeptio& as

'^ to pbo^pliate

of any of such explosives by any persons or corporations mining minHiff.
phosphate rocks in any of the navigable streams of this State
under license from the State.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Amend Sections 345 and 356 of the Code of No. 213.
Pkocedube, in Relation to Appeals to the Supreme
Court.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre*
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
Section 366 of the Code of Procedure be, and the same is hereby, ^jJended^toS
amended by striking out the firkt proviso thereof and inserting prortoo.
in lieu thereof the following : ''Provided, An appeal from a
judgment or decree overruling a demurrei^ shall stay the further
hearing of the cause, unless the presiding Judge shall be satis-
fied that the ends of justice will be subserved by proceeding
with the trial, and shall order the trial of the cause to proceed
to judgment.'' So that the said Section, when amended, shall
read as follows :

Section 356. In cases not provided for in Sections 346, 350, Appeal tostay
351, 352 and 353, the notice of appeal shall stay proceedings in p"'^'®®^™*"'
the Court below upon the judgment appealed from, except that
where it directs the sale of perishable property the Court below noeptiaii m
may order the property to be sold and the proceeds thereof to St)pSy.^*^^*
be deposited or invested in this State or United States bonds.

356 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. to abide the judgment of the Supreme Court: Provided, An
twiBoeBMto *PP®*^ from a judgment or decree overruling a demurrer shall
apj;>eai from gtay the further hearing of the cause unless the presiding Judge
log demuiTor. shall be satisfied that the ends of justice will be subserved by
proceeding with the trial, and shall order the trial of the cause
to proceed to judgment : Provided, further, That nothing con-
tained in the preceding proviso shall be construed to prevent a
review upon appeal from the final order or judgment in the
cause of any judgment or decree on demurrer.
8ection846,ti, Sec. 2. That Section 345 of the Code of Civil Procedure be,

amended.

and the same is hereby^ amended by striking out Subdivision 1,
and by amending Subdivision 2, so as to read as follows :

Paragaph as 1. In every appeal to the Supreme Court from an order,
decree or judgment granted or rendered at Chambers from
which an appeal may be taken to the Supreme Court, the appel-

Time for gi7-lant or his attorney shall, within ten days after written notice

Ins Dotloe ox ap- j ' j

pmF in vaca- that such Order has been granted, or decree or judgment ren-
dered, give notice to the opposite party or his attorney of his
In other ap- intention to appeal ; and in all other appeals to the Supreme
Court the appellant or his attorney shall, within ten days after
the rising of the Circuit Court, give like notice of his intention
Wmoforse^- to appeal to the opposite party or his attorney, and within thirty
exceptions. days after such notice the appeflant or his attorney shall pre-
pare a case with exceptions and serve them on the opposite party
Time for pro- or his attorney. The respondent, within ten days after service
^Sntk *"*'* " of such case, may propose any objection thereto or alteration
Settlement of thereof, and the case shall be settled in such mode as may be

provided in the rules of the Supreme Court.
Change in Sec. 3. That Subdivisions 3, 4 and 5 of said Section shall
'* hereafter be designated as Subdivisions 2, 3 and 4.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

No. 214. AN ACT to Fix the Time of the Sitting op the Circcit

Courts in the Third Judicial Circuit.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Sepre«

sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting

in Qeneral Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That

niird Ciraatt. the Circuit Courts of the Third Judicial Circuit of this State

shall be held as follows :

OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

357

A. D. 1889.

Florenoe.

1. The Court of General Sessions at Florence, for the County
of Florence, on the last Monday in January, the fourth Mon-
day in May and the third Monday in September ; and the Court
of Common Pleas at the same place on the Wednesdays follow-
ing the first Monday in February and the third Monday in Sep-
tember, the first term of said Circuit Court to be held on the nntterm.^
last Monday in January, 1890.

2. The Court of General Sessions at Georgetown, for the Georgetown.
County of Georgetown, on the second Monday in February, the

second Monday in May and the seventh Monday after the third
Monday in September ; and the Court of Common Pleas at the
same place on the Wednesdays first succeeding the Mondays
herein fixed for the holding of the Court of General Sessions
at said place, except the May Term thereof.

3. The Court of General Sessions at Kingstree, for the County wiiiiain8bui».
of Williamsburg, on the third Monday in February, the third
Monday in May and the fifth Monday after the third Monday

in September; and the Court of Common Pleas at the same
place on the Wednesdays first succeeding the Mondays herein
fixed for holding the Court of General Sessions at said place,
except the May Term thereof.

4. The Court of General Sessions at Manning, for the County ouurandon.
of Clarendon, on the fourth Monday in February, the first Mon-
day after the fourth Monday in May and the fourth Monday

after the third Monday in September ; and the Court of Com-
mon Pleas at the same place on the Wednesdays first succeeding
the Mondays herein fixed for holding the Court of General Ses-
sions at said place, except the May term thereof.

5. The Court of General Sessions at Sumter, for the County of sumter.
Sumter, on the first Monday after the fourth Monday in Febru-
ary, the second Monday after the fourth Monday in May and

the second Monday after the third Monday in September ; and
the Court of Common Pleas at the same place on the Thursdays
first succeeding the Mondays herein fixed for holding the Court
of General Sessions at said place, except the May Term thereof :
Provided^ That no peremptory call of Calendar No. 1 shall be caiiof oaien-
made in said County of Sumter before the second Monday after ^^ '
the fourth Monday in February and the third Monday after the
third Monday in September.

Sec. 2. That nothing contained in this Act shall be construed Hearinff of
to prevent the presiding Judge from hearing and determining Salvi^m.^*™*
in anvof the Counties of the Third Circuit at the Summer Term
6

358 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. of the Court all cases which do not require the intervention of

"""''''^^ a jury.

Repealing Sec. 3. That SO much of all Acts or parts of Acts as is incon-
sistent with the provisions of this Act be, and the same is hereby ,
repealed.

When to take Sbc. 4. That this Act shall go into effect immediately upon
its approval.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

No. 216. AN ACT to Amend Subdivisions 4 and 5 of Section 21,

Title 3, Part 1, of the Code of Civil Procedure, so
AS TO Allow an Additional Week of Court for Dar-
lington County at the Spring Term Thereof.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
aiSSJdid.**''^ Subdivision 4 of Section 21, Title 3, Part 1, of the Code of Civil
Procedure be, and the same is hereby, amended as follows :
Insert between the words "on" and "the," on the second line
of said Subdivision, the words "the Monday following"; and
between the words "following" and "the," on the fifth line of
said Subdivision, insert the words "the Monday succeeding."
So that said Subdivision, as amended, shall read as follows :
Marlon. 4. The Court of General Sessions for the County of Marion

at Marion Court House on the Monday following the fourth
Monday after the fourth Monday of February, the third Monday
after the fourth Monday of May and the first Monday after the
fourth Monday of September ; and the Court of Common Pleas
at the same place on the AVednesdays following the Monday
succeeding the fourth Monday aftf^r the fourth Monday of Feb-
ruary and the first Monday after the fourth Monday of Septem-
ber.
Paraffraph 6 Sec. 2. That Subdivision 5 of Section 21, Title 3, Part 1, of
the Code of Civil Procedure be, and the same is hereby, amended
as follows : Strike out the word "third" on the second line of
said Subdivision, and insert in lieu thereof the word "fourth,"
and strike out the word " third" on the fifth line of said Subdi-
vision, and insert in lieu thereof the word "fourth." So that
said Subdivision, as amended, shall read as follows :

(

OP SOUTH CAROLINA.

5. The Court of General Sessions for the County of Horry
at Conwayboro on the fourth Monday after the fourth Monday
of February, the fourth Monday after the fourth Monday of
May to continue for three hours, if so long be necessary, and the
third Monday after the fourth Monday of September ; and the
Court of Common Pleas at the same place on the Wednesdays
following the fourth Monday after the fourth Monday of Feb-
ruary and the third Monday after the fourth Monday of Sep-
tember.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

359

A. D. 1889.

Hony.

AN ACT TO Fix the Times and Provide for the Holding No, 216.
OP THE CiRotJiT Courts of the Seventh Circuit.

1. The Court of General Sessions at Newberry, for the County Newbor/.
of Newberry, on the third Monday in March, the second Mon-
day in July and the second Monday in November, and the Court

of Common Pleas at the same place on the fourth Monday in
March and the third Monday in November : Provided, however,
That the provisions of Section 27 of the Code of Civil Procedure
shall not apply to the Courts held in Newberry County.

2. That the Court of General Sessions at Laurens, for the Laurens.
County of Laurens, on the third Mondays in February, July

and September, and the Court of Common Pleas at the same
place on the Wednesday following the third Mondays in Febru-
ary and September.

3. The Court of General Sessions at Union, for the County of union.
Union, on the first Mondays in March, July and October, and

the Court of Common Pleas at the same place on the Wednes-
day following the first Mondays in March and October.

4. The Court of General Sessions at Spartanburg, for the spMtanimrg.
County of Spartanburg, on the fourth Monday in January, the

fourth Monday in July and the third Monday in October, and
the Court of Common Pleas at the same place on the Wednesdays

360 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. following the fourth Monday in January^ the fourth Monday in

^ ^ ~ July and the third Monday in October.

ciTii businen Sec. 2. Wherever in the first Section of this Act provision is

AtSummer _ ^ ,^ ,«. i .•, ▼■•

Temw. made for Courts of General Sessions only, the Judge pre-

siding shall at the conclusion of any such Court of General
Sessions open the Court of Common Pleas^ without juries, and
give judgments by default on Calendar three, hear and deter-
mine Equity causes, and transact all other business of a regular
term of a Court of Common Pleas, except trials by jury,
whentotoke Sec. 3. That this Act shall go into effect immediately upon
its approval by the Governor.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

No. 217. AN ACT to Amend an Act Entitled "An Act to Fix the

Time for Holding the Circuit Courts in the Eighth
Circuit.^'

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
w^'st'ft if^'Ae' Section 1 of an Act entitled "An Act to fix the times for holding
amended. the Circuit Courts in the Eighth Circuit" be, and the same is
hereby, amended so as to read as follows :

Eighth Giitmit. That the Circuit Courts of the Eighth Circuit shall be held as
follows :

Abbeville. 1. That the Court of General Sessions at Abbeville, for the

County of Abbeville, on the third Monday in January, the first
Monday in June and the second Monday in October. The Court
of Common Pleas for said County at the same place on the Wed-
nesdays next following the third Monday in January, the first
Monday in June and the second Monday in October.

Andeiion. 2. The Court of General Sessions at Anderson, for the County

of Anderson, on the second Monday in February, the fourth
Monday in June and the fourth Monday in October, and the
Court of Common Pleas for the said County at the same place
on the Wednesdays next following the second Monday in Febru-
ary, the fourth Monday in June and the fourth Monday in
October.

ooonee. 3. The Court of General Sessions at Walhalla, for the County

pf Oconee, on the fourth Monday in February, the first Monday

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in July and the first Monday in October, and the Court of ^- ^' ^^w.
Common Pleas for said County at the same place on the Wednes- ^

days next following the fourth Monday in February^ the first
Monday in July and the first Monday in October.

4. The Court of General Sessions at Pickens, for the County Pickens,
of Pickens, on the first Monday in March, the second Monday

in July, and the fourth Monday in September, and the Court of
Common Pleas for said County at the same place on the Wednes-
days next following the first Monday in March, the second Mon-
day in July and the fourth Monday in September.

5. The Court of General Sessions at Greenville, for the County opeenvuie.
of Greenville, on the second Monday in March, the third Mon-
day in July and the second Monday in November; the Court

of Common Pleas for said County at the same place on the
Wednesdays next following the second Monday in March, the
third Monday in July and the second Monday in November.

6. No civil business requiring a jury shall be heard at the ftnnnwTteiiL
Summer Term of the Court of Common Pleas for any County in

said Circuit, except in the County of Greenville.

Skc. 2. That this Act shall take effect from and after its^Jt*"^*^
passage.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT Fixing the Term of Office of Circuit Stenog- No. 218.

RAPHERS IK the StATE, AKD TO DEFINE THE MANNER OF

Their Appointment to and Removal from Office, and
to Equalize Certain Salaries.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
as soon as practicable after the passage of this Act, each of the tobei«pXted.
resident Circuit Judges of the several Judicial Circuits of this
State be, and they are hereby, authorized and required to
appoint a Circuit Stenographer for their respective Circuits.

Sec. 2. That the term of ofiBce of said Circuit Stenographers T«mof oooe.
shall be for the period of four years : Provided, That each of power of Judge
said Judges shall have power to remove the Stenographer of his towmoye.
Circuit at any time upon sufficient cause being shown therefor.

352 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. ttw. lished in the city of Greenville, Columbia, Charleston and New
^""^^^ York, respectively, give notice of the provisions made in this

Act for the said exchange. #

Blank bonds Seo. 2. That for the redemption of the bonds and certificates

prepared. of stock the surrender of which is provided for in Section 1 of

this Act, the State Treasurer shall cause to be prepared a suf*

ficiency of blanks of coupon bonds and certificates of stock of

Colored tvown. uniform design and appearance, to be colored brown, as will

provide for a total issue of an amount (face value) in the aggre-

Liinit. gate of such bonds and certificates of stock not to exceed the

aggregate amount of consol stocks and bonds that have been, or

may be, issued under the Acts authorizing same, as stated in

i>«>«ni*M*tott. Section 1 ; said bonds to be of the denomination of five hundred

dollars and one thousand dollars, and said certificates of stock to

have their respective face values left blank, so that the same

may be filled as may be most convenient for the purposes of the

'"^ Jew 4p«p exchange hereinbefore provided for. That said bonds and certi-

i^ajabie semir ficates of stock shall bear interest, from the date of their issue

•nnuaUy.

until the date of their maturity, at the rate of four (4) per
centum per annum^ payable semi-annually, from and after said
date, on the first day of July and the first day of January in
wbere itaterert each year, at the State Treasury, in the city of Columbia, and
at such other places as shall be designated by the Governor,
Comptroller General, and State Treasurer, or as shall be pro-
vided for by law, which place shall be expressed on the face of
the same, and said bonds shall have coupons attached thereto
for the interest which shall become due on said bonds, as here-
inabove stated, and the interest on said certificates of stock shall
be paid semi-annually, in the manner now provided by law.
Bonds and That said bonds and certificates of stock shall become payable

Ju&^rt.ToSf ^ at the end of the term of fifty years from the first day of July,
A. D. 1890, which fact shall be expressed on their face. That

Howezeooted. gai(j coupon bonds and certificates of stock shall be signed by

the Governor of the State, countersigned by the Comptroller

General, and have the great seal of the State affixed thereto by

the Secretary of State, which signing and sealing shall be made

and done at the time of their issue, and not before ; the coupons

shall bear the signature of the State Treasurer, his name being

lithographed, or engraved, thereon. That the said coupon

Bonds and bonds and certificates of stock shall, at all times, be exchange-
stock tobeln--- -, , 1.. ,r; r^

terctuuveabie. able, one for the other, upon application to the State Treasurer.

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 363

Sec. 3. That all bonds and certificates of stock surrendered a.d.i«8».
as hereinabove provided for shall, immediately upon such sur- J^TJ^^T
render, be canceled and filed by the State Treasurer with the »n<l record of
permanent records of his ofllce, and a correct registry shall bounds and
kept by the State Treasurer of all exchanges made under the Begistry of
provisions of this Act, so as to exhibit in a separate account and state Trea-
convenient form the names of the holders thereof, and the num-;
ber and amounts of all such bonds and stocks received into the
Treasurer's ofi9ce, together with the numbers and denominations
of all bonds and stocks issued in exchange therefor, or sold by him
under the provisfons of this Act. And the Secretary of State secretary of
is hereby required to keep, at all times, a correct registry of all mM>^ ^p
the bonds sealed by him under the provisions of this Act. And ^^^i^"^-
the Governor is in like manner hereby required to keep a similar
registry of all bonds signed by him, each registry to be accessi-
ble to public inspection at all times.

Sec. 4. That all coupons of the said bonds, and all interest interest re-

■^ ceirable for

orders of said certificates of stock, the issue of which bonds and tezes.
certificates of stock is hereinabove provided for, shall be receiv-
able in payment of all taxes which shall become payable to the
State during the year in which such coupons and interest orders
shall become payable, except for the tax levied for the support ixoepnoiL
of the public schools, and the fact that said coupons are so
receivable shall be expressed on the face of said coupons.

Sbc. 5. That the faith, credit and funds of the State are Ftdth, credit
hereby solemnly pledged for the punctual payment of the su^e^^dgei
interest and final redemption of said bonds and certificates of '**^**^'°®^^
stock ; that the faith and credit of the State are hereby further
solemnly pledged, that from the date of the issue of said bonds
and certificates of stock until the final payment of the principal
and interest thereof there shall be levied annually, at the time And for annual
of the levy of the tax to raise supplies for the support of the ^Si.^^^ °' *
State Government and other like purposes, a tax of three mills,
or such portion thereof as may be necessary, upon the entire
taxable property of the State to meet the semi-annual payment
of the interest to become due upon the bonds and certificates of
stock the issue of which is hereinabove provided for, and this
pledge is hereby declared to be a contract between the State of Declared to be
South Carolina and every holder of said bonds and certificates
of stock, which pledge shall be expressed on the face of said
bonds and certificates of stock.

Sec. 6. That in case a sale of the bonds or certificates of Bywiumisaie
stock the issue of which is hereinabove provided for shall "

364 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. until ordered to be paid out by a Court of competent jurisdiction.
'"""'^ "" The Judge directing the money to be paid to a County Trea-
surer in accordance with the provisions of this Act shall require
Trtasurer to of such Treasurer a bond in double the amount of money ordered
giTebond. ^^ y^^ ^^^^ by him, with two or more sufficient sureties to be
approved by said Judge. Said bonds shall be payable to the
State of South Carolina for the use and benefit of such persons,
severally, as are entitled to said money. Said bonds shall be
executed and approved and filed with the Clerk of said Court
Procrfofpubn- before receiving said money. In all cases of publication of
"**"®^' notice under this Section, the Court shall require the same

proof as in cases of publication of notice in civil cases.

Approved December 17th, A. D. 1889.

Tfo. 221. AN^ ACT to Amend Section 111 of the General Statutes,

Relating to Elections.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting

Gen. Stat., mi, ^^ General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That

amended. Section 111 of the General Statutes be, and the same is hereby,
amended so as to read as follows :
HourB for Sbotion 111. The polls shall be open at such voting places as

opening polls. ^^^^^ ^ designated at seven o'clock in the forenoon, and close
at four o'clock in the afternoon of the day of election, and shall
be kept open during these hours without intermission or ad-
journment, and the managers shall administer to each person

Oath of Toten. offering to vote an oath that he is qualified to vote at this elec-
tion, according to the Constitution of this State, and that he
has not voted during this election.

Approved December 17th, A. D. 1889.

No. 222. AN ACT to Amend Sections 153, 154, 155 and 157, Chapter

VIII, Title II, Part I, of the General Statutes, Re-
lating TO the Formation and PROCEEDiNas of the
College of Electors.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting

OP SOUTH CABOLINA. S55

on and after the passage of this Act it shall be unlawful for ^ t^- ^^^
any person to kill, injure or destroy any fish in the fresh waters _7jV^^"
of this State by the use of dynamite, giant powder, or other ex- f'^J^JjSSS
plosire material, and any person violating the provisions of this proiiibatMi.
Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and be imprisoned pmiMuMnc
for not more than six months, or be fined not more than one
hundred dollars, or both fine and imprisonment, at the discretion
of the Court : Provided, That nothing herein contained shall cxoepaon as
be construed to forbid the use of such explosive material by the tooffloera.
officers of the State or United States Government in the dis-
charge of their official duties : And provided, further, That
nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent the use ixoepttoa as

to pbo^phate

of any of such explosives by any persons or corporations mining mintaff.
phosphate rocks in any of the navigable streams of this State
under license from the State.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Amend Sectioks 345 akd 356 of the Code of No. 213.
Pkocedure, in Relation to Appeals to the Supreme

COUBT.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre*
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
Section 356 of the Code of Procedure be, and the same is hereby, jj^^iJL^toS
amended by striking out the first proviso thereof and inserting pronao.
in lieu thereof the following : ** Provided, An appeal from a
judgment or decree overruling a demurrei^ shall stay the further
hearing of the cause, unless the presiding Judge shall be satis-
fied that the ends of justice will be subserved by proceeding
with the trial, and shall order the trial of the cause to proceed
to judgment/' So that the said Section, when amended, shall
read as follows :

Section 356. In cases not provided for in Sections 346, 350, Appeiitostay
351, 352 and 353, the notice of appeal shall stay proceedings in J'"'**®*™'**
the Court below upon the judgment appealed from, except that
where it directs the sale of perishable property the Court below Bxoeptkm u
may order the property to be sold and the proceeds thereof to St)pSy.*^*^^*
be deposited or invested in this State or United States bonds.

356 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. to abide the judgment of the Supreme Court : Provided, An

PnyTtooeBtsto *PP^*^ from a judgment or decree overruling a demurrer shall

appeal from gtav the further hearins: of the cause unless the presiding: Judcre

order overnil- " ® r o o

inff aemorrer. shall be satisfied that the ends of justice will be subserved by
proceeding with the trial, and shall order the trial of the cause
to proceed to judgment : Provided, further y That nothing con-
tained in the preceding proviso shall be construed to prevent a
review upon appeal from the final order or judgment in the
cause of any judgment or decree on demurrer,
section 846,51, Seo. 2. That Section 345 of the Code of Civil Procedure be,

amended. '

and the same is hereby, amended by striking out Subdivision 1,

and by amending Subdivision 2, so as to read as follows :

Paragaph as 1, In every appeal to the Supreme Court from an order,

^"^ ' decree or judgment granted or rendered at Chambers from

which an appeal may be taken to the Supreme Court, the appel-

Time for gi7- lant or his attorney shall, within ten days after written notice

Ids notice ofap-

pmF In vaca- that such Order has been granted, or decree or judgment ren-
dered, give notice to the opposite party or his attorney of his
In other ap- intention to appeal ; and in all other appeals to the Supreme
Court the appellant or his attorney shall, within ten days after
the rising of the Circuit Court, give like notice of his intention
Time for aery- to appeal to the opposite party or his attorney, and within thirty
exoepttona. days after such notice the appetlant or his attorney shall pre-
pare a case with exceptions and serve them on the opposite party
Time for pro- or his attorney. The respondent, within ten days after service
^D« amend- ^^ ^^^^ case, may propose any objection thereto or alteration
Settlement of thereof, and the case shall be settled in such mode as may be

case. ■^

provided in the rules of the Supreme Court.
Change in Sec. 3. That Subdivisions 3, 4 and 5 of said Section shall
hereafter be designated as Subdivisions 2, 3 and 4.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

No. 214. AN ACT to Fix the Time op the Sittiko of the Circcit

Courts in the Third Judicial Circuit.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Sepre«

sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting

in Qeneral Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That

niird Ciraait the Circuit Courts of the Third Judicial Circuit of this State

shall be held as follows :

OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

^57

A. D. 1889.

Florenoe.

1. The Court of Oeueral Sessions at Florence, for the County
of Florence, on the last Monday in January^ the fourth Mon-
day in May and the third Monday in September ; and the Court
of Common Pleas at the same place on the Wednesdays follow-
ing the first Monday in February and the third Monday in Sep-
tember, the first term of said Circuit Court to be held on the HMtterm.,
last Monday in January, 1890.

2. The Court of General Sessions at Georgetown, for the Geoi^town.
County of Georgetown, on the second Monday in February, the

3. The Court of General Sessions at Kingstree, for the County wiiiiain8bui».
of Williamsburg, on the third Monday in February, the third

Monday in May and the fifth Monday after the third Monday
in September ; and the Court of Common Pleas at the same
place on the Wednesdays first succeeding the Mondays herein
fixed for holding the Court of General Sessions at said place,
except the May Term thereof.

4. The Court of General Sessions at Manning, for the County oiaraidoii.
of Clarendon, on the fourth Monday in February, the first Mon-
day after the fourth Monday in May and the fourth Monday

5. The Court of General Sessions at Sumter, for the County of sumter.
Sumter, on the first Monday after the fourth Monday in Febru-
ary, the second Monday after the fourth Monday in May and

the second Monday after the third Monday in September ; and
the Court of Common Pleas at the same place on the Thursdays
first succeeding the Mondays herein fixed for holding the Court
of General Sessions at said place, except the May Term thereof :
Provided, That no peremptory call of Calendar No. 1 shall be caiiof oiaai-
made in said County of Sumter before the second Monday after ^^ ^'
the fourth Monday in February and the third Monday after the
third Monday in September.

Sbc. 2. That nothing contained in this Act shall be construed Hearinff of
to prevent the presiding Judge from hearing and determining SSvi^im ^^'
in anv of the Counties of the Third Circuit at the Summer Term
6

368 STATUTES AT LARGE

A.^. 1889. vho signed the instrument, and of the subscribing witnesses, by
proper affidavit, the proof in every case to be recorded with the
instrument.
Section 1777 M SECTION 1777. Before any deed or instrument in writing can

UDO&ileda

be recorded in the proper office within this State, the execution

de©d°in*tMs ^^^''^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^ ^® proved by the affidavit, in writing, of a
state. subscribing witness to such instrument, taken before some

officer, within this State, competent to administer an oath, or
before a Commissioner or Commissioners appointed by dedimua
issued from the Court of Common Pleas of the County in which
the instrument is to be recorded ; or, if taken without the limits
More Whom of this State and within the United States, before a Commis-

made out of tlie

State. sioner of Deeds of this State, or before a Clerk of a Court of

record, who shall certify the same under his official seal ; or be-
fore a Notary Public, who shall affix thereto his official seal, and
accompany the same with a c^tificate as to his official character
from a Clerk of a Court of record of the County in which the
affidavit is taken ; or, if taken without the United States, before
a Consul, Vice-Consul or Consular Agent of the United States
How made of America. Where the affidavit of a subscribing witness cannot

oannotberaacb- be had by reason of the death, insanity, or absence from the
State of such witness, then upon proof of such fact and of the
handwriting of the parties who signed the instrument and of the
subscribing witnesses, by proper affidavit, the proof in every
case to be recorded with the instrument.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

No. 225. AN ACT to Amekd Section 804 of the General Statutes

OF This State, Relative to Anderson County, by Strik-
iNO Out Paragraphs 7 and 8 of the Same.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentative of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
.5.®"- ^^^h Section 804 of the General Statutes of this State be, and the

S tXM| ameiideQ.

same is hereby, amended by striking out the seventh and eighth

paragraphs of said Section. So that said Section when amended

shall read as follows :

Number of SECTION 804. There shall be nineteen Trial Justices for Ander-

ADderaon. son County, appointed by the Governor, with the advice and

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 369

consent of the Senate^ who shall be distributed over the County ^ >>• *88o.
in such manner as may best subserve the public welfare, and ^^ZI^^^
shall serve for the term of two years, and until their successors TemL
have been appointed and qualified, unless sooner removed by
the Oovernor. Such Trial Justices as may be located in the
County shall receive as compensation for their services in crinii- oompenaaiion.
nal cases the sum of fifty dollars each per annum, and such as
may be located at Anderson Court House shall likewise receive
the sum of one hundred dollars per annum. J^othing herein
contained shall be so construed as to prevent any Trial Justice
now in office in said County from serving the remainder of his
term under the law as it now exists. No fees or costs shall be tea and ooscs.
retained by any such Trial Justice for any trial or process what- S^tobeS^
ever except in civil cases. No account or claim shall be paid to ^^"*
such Trial Justice by the County Treasurer upon any such
demand. If any such Trial Justice shall neglect the duties of penaitj.
his office^ or shall fail to pay over to the County Treasurer the
fees, costs and fines collected by him, he shall be liable to indict-
ment in the Court of Sessions, and upon conviction shall be
punished as if guilty of larceny to the amount not so paid over^
and shall be removed from office.

The Trial Justices of Anderson County shall make a report of R^prattooierk
their proceedings in all criminal cases to the Clerk of the Court
of said County on the first Monday in each calendar month for
the month preceding, which report shall state specifically the
names of the parties in action, the crime charged, the judgment
rendered, and penalty, fees, costs, and fines imposed, and
whether the same are collected or nulla bona, and in what
amounts; and all such amounts shall upon the same day be due
and be paid to the County Treasurer, and a failure to make this when paid over
report shall be a misdemeanor, punishable by the Court of Gen- iuiSr!"^*^^***'
eral Sessions by imprisonment in the County jail for not more Penalty,
than thirty days, or a fine not exceeding fifty dollars, or both,
in the discretion of the Court.

All blanks required in the prosecution of criminal cases shall BUnka for
be furnished by the County Commissioners upon the requisitions
of the several Trial Justices, as they may be required in the per-
formance of the duties of their office.

Witnesses and jurors shall hereafter receive no pay from the Nofeeatowit-

• * •' nesaea or jnrora

County for service upon criminal cases before any Trial Justice, to^riminai
and all fees and costs arising from such compensation are hereby
abolished within the County of Anderson.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

360 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. i8». following the fourth Monday in January, the fourth Monday in
^^ "^ ~ July and the third Monday in October,
civil burinesB Sbc. 2. Wherever in the first Section of this Act provision is

atSummer '*'

Terms. made for Courts of General Sessions only, the Judge pre-

siding shall at the conclusion of any such Court of General
Sessions open the Court of Common Pleas, without juries, and
give judgments by default on Calendar three, hear and deter-
mine Equity causes, and transact all other business of a regular
term of a Court of Common Pleas, except trials by jury,
wbentotake Sec. 3. That this Act shall go into effect immediately upon
its approval by the Governor.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

No. 217. AN ACT to Amend an Act Entitled "An Act to Fix the

Time for Holding the Circuit Courts in the Eighth
Circuit.''

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Sepre-

sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting

in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That

w^sia^tf^^'As! Section 1 of an Act entitled "An Act to fix the times for holding

amended." the Circuit Courts in the Eighth Circuit'' be, and the same is

hereby, amended so as to read as follows :

Eighth circuit. That the Circuit Courts of the Eighth Circuit shall be held as
follows :

Abbevuje. 1. That the Court of General Sessions at Abbeville, for the

Andenon. 2. The Court of General Sessions at Anderson, for the County

ooonee. 3. The Court of General Sessions at Walhalla, for the County

of Oconee, on the fourth Monday in February, the first Monday

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 361

in July and the first Monday in October, and the Court of ^- °- *^^«
Common Pleas for said County at the same place on the Wednes- ' ^ ~
days next following the fourth Monday in February, the first
Monday in July and the first Monday in October.

4. The Court of General Sessions at Pickens, for the County Hckemi.
of Pickens, on the first Monday in March, the second Monday

5. The Court of Oeneral Sessions at Greenville, for the County Greenviue.
of Greenville, on the second Monday in March, the third Mon-
day in July and the second Monday in November ; the Court

of Common Pleas for said County at the same place on the
Wednesdays next following the second Monday in March, the
third Monday in July and the second Monday in November.

6. No civil business requiring a jury shall be heard at the s<uMn«Tenn.
Summer Term of the Court of Common Pleas for any County in

said Circuit, except in the County of Greenville.

Skc. 2. That this Act shall take effect from and after its ^J^^ take
passage.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT Fixing the Term of Office of Circuit Stbnog- No. 218.

RAPHEES IK THE StATE, AND TO DEFINE THE MANNER OF

Their Appointment to and Removal from Office, and
TO Equalize Certain Salaries.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
as soon as practicable after the passage of this Act, each of the tobefSffp^te?.
resident Circuit Judges of the several Judicial Circuits of this
State be, and they are hereby, authorized and required to
appoint a Circuit Stenographer for their respective Circuits.

Sec. 2. That the term of office of said Circuit Stenographers Termof offloe.
shall be for the period of four years : Provided, That each of power of Judge
said Judges shall have power to remove the Stenographer of his topemoTe.
Circuit at any time upon sufficient cause being shown therefor.

352 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. law. lished in the city of Greenville, Columbia, Charleston and New
■""^"^ York, respectively, give notice of the provisions made in this

Act for the said exchange. #

Blank ixmdi Sso. 2. That for the redemption of the bonds and certificates
preperad. of stock the surrender of which is provided for in Section 1 of
this Act, the State Treasurer shall cause to be prepared a suf-
ficiency of blanks of coupon bonds and certificates of stock of
Colored tanown. uniform design and appearance, to be colored brown, as will
provide for a total issue of an amount (face value) in the aggre*
umiL gate of such bonds and certificates of stock not to exceed the

aggregate amount of consol stocks and bonds that have been, or
may be, issued under the Acts authorizing same, as stated in
Denominadoii. Section 1 ; said bonds to be of the denomination of five hundred
dollars and one thousand dollars, and said certificates of stock to
have their respective face values left blank, so that the same
may be filled as may be most convenient for the purposes of the
To beMj4^ exchange hereinbefore provided for. That said bonds and certi-
^yabte samir ficates of stock shall bear interest, from the date of their issue

aiuuiaUy.

until the date of their maturity, at the rate of four (4) per
centum per annum, payable semi-annually, from and after said
date, on the first day of July and the first day of January in
Where intereBt each year, at the State Treasury, in the city of Columbia, and
at such other places as shall be designated by the Governor,
Comptroller General, and State Treasurer, or as shall be pro-
vided for by law, which place shall be expressed on the face of
the same, and said bonds shall have coupons attached thereto
for the interest which shall become due on said bonds, as here-
inabove stated, and the interest on said certificates of stock shall
be paid semi-annually, in the manner now provided by law.
Bonds and That said bonds and certificates of stock shall become payable

Jniy*^i«t,^i8i!o?^ at the end of the term of fifty years from the first day of July,
A. D. 1890, which fact shall be expressed on their face. That

Howezecnfted. g^}^ coupon bonds and certificates of stock shall be signed by

the Governor of the State, coumtersigned by the Comptroller

General, and have the great seal of the State affixed thereto by

the Secretary of State, which signing and sealing shall be made

and done at the time of their issue, and not before ; the coupons

shall bear the signature of the State Treasurer, his name being

lithographed, or engraved, thereon. That the said coupon

Bonds ftnd bonds and certificates of stock shall, at all times, be exchange-
stock to be In- ' o

tercbangeabieu able. One for the other^ upon application to the State Treasurer.

OP 80FTH CAROLINA. 368

Sec. 3. That all bonds and certificates of stock surrendered a.d.mw.
as hereinabove provided for shall^ immediately upon such sur- ^^^^^^"^
render, be canceled and filed by the State Treasurer with the »n<t record of

"^ surrendered

permanent records of his office, and a correct registry shall be ^L^^" ^^^
kept by the State Treasurer of all exchanges made under the BegiBtry of
provisions of this Act, so as to exhibit in a separate account and state xrea-
convenient form the names of the holders thereof, and the nnm?
ber and amounts of all such bonds and stocks received into the
Treasurer's office, together with the numbers and denominations
of all bonds and stocks issued in exchange therefor, or sold by him
under the provisfons of this Act. And the Secretary of State seca^arj of
is hereby required to keep, at all times, a correct registry of all ^or^ ^i
the bonds sealed by him under the provisions of this Act. And "**"^*
the Governor is in like manner hereby required to keep a similar
registry of all bonds signed by him, each registry to be accessi-
ble to public inspection at all times.
Sec. 4. That all coupons of the said bonds, and all interest ^*«J'?'* J®"

^ celrable for

orders of said certificates of stock, the issue of which bonds and ^zea.
certificates of stock is hereinabove provided for, shall be receiv-
able in payment of all taxes which shall become payable to the
State during the year in which such coupons and interest orders
shall becojDie payable, except for the tax levied for the support izoeiNioa.
of the public schools, and the fact that said coupons are so
receivable shall be expressed on the face of said coupons.

Sec. 5. That the faith, credit and funds of the State are Futm orodit
hereby solemnly pledged for the punctual payment of the SuM"p&8ed
interest and final redemption of said bonds and certificates qJ '°«'P"y™®'^'
stock ; that the faith and credit of the State are hereby further
solemnly pledged, that from the date of the issue of said bonds
and certificates of stock until the final payment of the principal
and interest thereof there shall be levied annually, at the time Andforanonai
of the levy of the tax to raise supplies for the support of the ^Ji.^^ ^' '
State Government and other like purposes, a tax of three mills,
or such portion thereof as may be necessary, upon the entire
taxable property of the State to meet the semi-annual payment
of the interest to become due upon the bonds and certificates of
stock the issue of which is hereinabove provided for, and this
pledge is hereby declared to be a contract between the State of neeiandtobe
South Carolina and every holder of said bonds and certificates
of stock, which pledge shall be expressed on the face of said
bonds and certificates of stock.

Sec. 6. That in case a sale of the bonds or certificates of Bywiiomsaie
stock the issue of which is hereinabove provided for shall

364 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. i«89. until ordered to be paid out by a Court of competent jurisdiction.
^^^"^ The Judge directing the money to be paid to a County Trea-
surer in accordance with the provisions of this Act shall require
Troanirer to ^^ such Treasurer a bond in double the amount of money ordered
girebond. ^^ ^^ p^j^ by him, with two or more sufficient sureties to be
approved by said Judge. Said bonds shall be payable to the
State of South Carolina for the use and benefit of such persons,
severally, as are entitled to said money. Said bonds shall be
executed and approved and filed with the Clerk of said Court
proofof pabu- b^^oi*® receiving said money. In all cases of publication of
ucatioiL notice under this Section, the Court shall require the same

proof as in cases of publication of notice in civil cases.
Approved December 17th, A. D. 1889.

"No. 221. AN ACT to Amei^d Section 111 of the General Statutes,

Relating to Elections.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting

Q^gjat^ Jill in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That

amended. Section 111 of the General Statutes be, and the same is hereby,
amended so as to read as follows :
Hours for SECTION 111. The polls shall be open at such voting places as

opening polls. ^^i\ \^ designated at seven o'clock in the forenoon, and close
at four o'clock in the afternoon of the day of election, and shall
be kept open during these hours without intermission or ad-
journment, and the managers shall administer to each person

oatbof Toters. offering to vote an oath that he is qualified to vote at this elec-
tion, according to the Constitution of this State, and that he
has not voted during this election.

Approved December 17th, A. D. 1889.

No. 222. AN ACT to Amend Sections 153, 154, 155 and 157, Chapter

VIII, Title II, Part I, of the General Statutes, Re-
lating TO the Formation and Proceedings op the
College of Electors.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting

OP SOUTH CAROLINA. 365

in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That a.d.18».
Sections 153, 154, 155 and 157, Chapter VIII, Title II, Part I, ^^'^^^ '
of the General Statutes be, and the same are hereby, amended wnended.
so that said Sections thus amended shall read as follows :

Section 153. The Electors of President and Vice-President preuminary
shall convene at the capital, in some convenient place, on the suientiai^ Eiec-
second Monday in January next after their election, and those "*
of them who shall be assembled at eleven o^clock in the forenoon
of that day shall, immediately after that hour, proceed to a
preliminary organization, and make such preliminary arrange-
ments as may be necessary for permanent organization and the
casting of the electoral vote of the State.

Section 154. The Secretary of State shall prepare three lists secretary of
of the names of the electors, procure to the same the signature usts.
of the Oovernor, affix thereto the seal of the State, and deliver
them, thus signed and sealed, to the President of the College of
Electors on the second Monday in January.

Section 155. On the said second Monday in January, at 12 permanent
o^clock M., the electors shall meet at some convenient place at °'**"
the capital, and effect a permanent organization by the election
of a President and Secretary from their own body, proceed to
fill, by ballot and by plurality of votes, all vacancies in the
Electoral College occasioned by the death, refusal to serve or
neglect to attend at that hour of any Elector, or occasioned by
an equal number of votes having been given for two or more
candidates for Presidential Electors, and then and there vote by votiDgbyEieo-
ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, ***■•
shall not be an inhabitant of the same State with themselves.
They shall name in their ballots the persons voted for as Presi-
dent, and, in distinct ballots, the persons voted for as Vice-
President.

Section 157. The Electors shall then, by writing, under MeflRenffer to
their hands, or under the hands of a majority of them, appoint ^"**^*'^ '
a person to take charge of the lists so sealed up, and to deliver
the same to the President of the Senate of the Congress of the
United States, at the seat of government, before the second
Wednesday in February then next ensuing. **In case there Deuveryoftue
shall be no President of the Senate at the seat of government 1^^ of votes,
on the arrival of the person intrusted with the lists of the votes
of the Electors, then such person is required to deliver the lists
of the votes in his custody into the office of the Secretary of
State of the United States."

Approved December 17th, A. D. 1889.

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A. D. 1889. ^if ^CT TO Amend Section 572 of the Gekekal Statutes,

Providing for Triplicate Receipts for Moneys Re-
ceived BY THE State Treasurer.

No. 223.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
§5TO?Sii5idSd.' Section 572, Chapter XV, of the General Statutes be, and the
same is hereby, amended, so that said Section shall read as
follows :
state Trea- SECTION 572. The Treasurer, on receiving money from the

sarer to give ' o j

ft^iioate re- County Treasurers on account of State taxes, and phosphate
companies on account of phosphate royalty, or from any other
person or persons whomsoever on any account, shall issue tripli-
cate receipts for the same, one of which shall be designated the
original, one the duplicate and the other the triplicate. The
Original to original shall be held by the person or piersons making the pay-
^^^' ment of the money to the Treasurer for his protection, the dupli-

D^u«te and cate shall be issued to the person or persons making such pay-
ment to be by him or them immediately forwarded to the Comp-
troller General, and the triplicate shall be sent direct from the
State Treasurer to the Comptroller General, who shall, from
such duplicate and triplicate receipts, make up a cash book
Comptroller upon which he shall charge the State Treasurer with having
Charge State received the amounts as evidenced by said duplicate and tripli-
^'*^"^' cate receipts. That said State Treasurer shall designate on the
face of each receipt on what account the money has been paid,
so that the Comptroller General may be enabled to charge the
Penalty for said Treasurer separately with such amounts. If the State
Treasurer. Treasurer shall neglect to furnish receipts, as aforesaid, he shall
forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding two hundred dollars, nor
less than fifty dollars, to be recovered in any Court having juris-
diction thereof, and the Comptroller General, upon information
made to him, shall take the necessary measures to cause the
And by the same to be recovered ; and should the person or persons to whom
^^^' a duplicate receipt has been issued fail within ten days after he

has received such receipt to send the same to the Comptroller
General, aforesaid, he shall be subject to like forfeiture and
payment as State Treasurer, to be recovered in same manner.
Dally peportB SECTION 572a. The State Treasurer shall at the close of busi-

\S9 State fi^tt^

sorer. ness on each day send to the Comptroller General a report of

all moneys paid out by him, to whom paid and on what account,
except that paid upon warrants of the Comptroller General.

OP SOUTH CAROLINA. 367

The Comptroller General shall between the first and the tenth ^' ^* ^^^•
day of each month examine the vouchers in the office of the Z*~\"X
State Treasurer for all payments made by the Treasurer during qJ^^p^*^"®*"
the preceding month.

Seo. 2. All Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with or repug- Bepeaiing
nant thereto be, and the same are hereby, repealed. clause.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Amend Sections 768 and 1777 op the General No. 224.
Statutes of Soxtth Carolina, Relating to Probate
op Deeds or Other Insruments in Writing por Record.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
Sections 768 and 1777 of the General Statutes of South Carolina ^^eiu sut,
be, and the same is hereby, amended by striking out the word JJrtS«**"**lioeI
*' or,'' in the twelfth line of said Sections, and inserting on same con«ai."
line, after the word " Vice-Consul," the words "or Consular
Agent.'' So that said Sections as amended shall read as follows :

Section 768. Before any deed or other instrument in writing sectton Tasas
can be recorded in this State, the execution thereof shall be first
proved by the affidavit of a subscribing witness to said instru- probate of deed
ment, taken before some officer within this State competent to *"^ *^*" ******
administer an oath ; or if the affidavit be taken without the limits
of this State, before a Commissioner or Commissioners appointed Before whom
by dedimus issued by the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas tbe state,
of the County in which the instrument is to be recorded ; or
before a Commissioner of Deeds of this State ; or before a Clerk
of a Court of record, who shall make certificate thereof under
his official seal; or before a Notary Public, who shall affix
thereto his official seal, and shall accompany the same with a
certificate as to his official character by a Clerk of a Court of
record of the County in which the affidavit is taken; or the
affidavit may be taken before a Consul, Vice-Consul or Con-
sular Agent of the United States of America; or where the how made
affidavit of a subscribing witness cannot be had, by reason of the J^??y??*T!
death, insanity or absence from the State of such witness, then '^^•^'Jied.
upon proof of such fact^ and of the handwriting of the parties

368 STATUTES AT LARGE

AD. 1889. ^hQ signed the instrument, and of the subscribing witnesses, by

'*^^' proper affidavit, the proof in every case to be recorded with the

instrument.

Section 1777 88 SECTION 1777. Before any deed or instrument in writing can

be recorded in the proper office within this State, the execution

^jJPjoJate of thereof shall first be proved by the affidavit, in writing, of a

state. subscribing witness to such instrument, taken before some

officer, within this State, competent to administer an oath, or

before a Commissioner or Commissioners appointed by dedimus

issued from the Court of Common Pleas of the County in which

the instrument is to be recorded ; or, if taken without the limits

Before Whom of this State and within the United States, before a Commis-

Dmde out of the

State. sioner of Deeds of this State, or before a Clerk of a Court of

oaanotbereaob- be had by reason of the death, insanitv, or absence from the
State of such witness, then upon proof of such fact and of the
handwriting of the parties who signed the instrument and of the
subscribing witnesses, by proper affidavit, the proof in every
case to be recorded with the instrument.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

No. 225. AN ACT to Amend Section 804 of the General Statutes

OF This State, Relative to Anderson County, by Strik-
ing Out Paragraphs 7 and 8 of the Same.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentative of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in Oeneral Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
Gen. Btat^ Section 804 of the General Statutes of this State be, and the

loM, amended. .

same is hereby, amended by striking out the seventh and eighth

paragraphs of said Section. So that said Section when amended

shall read as follows :

Number of SECTION 804. There shall be nineteen Trial Justices for Ander-

AndeiBoiL son County, appointed by the Governor, with the advice and

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 369

consent of the Senate, who shall be distributed over the County ^ ^- ^^w.
in such manner as may best subserye the public welfare, and j^^Z^^
shall serve for the term of two years, and until their successors TemL
have been appointed and qualified, unless sooner removed by
the Oovernor. Such Trial Justices as may be located in the
County shall receive as compensation for their services in crimi- oompeosatioD.
nal cases the sum of fifty dollars each per annum, and such as
may be located at Anderson Court House shall likewise receive
the sum of one hundred dollars per annum. Nothing herein
contained shall be so construed as to prevent any Trial Justice
now in office in said County from serving the remainder of his
term under the law as it now exists. No fees or costs shall be i^es and ooste.
retained by any such Trial Justice for any trial or process what- ^^to be paid
ever except in civil cases. No account or claim shall be paid to ^^'
such Trial Justice by the County Treasurer upon any such
demand. If any such Trial Justice shall neglect the duties of pooaitj.
his office, or shall fail to pay over to the County Treasurer the
fees, costs and fines collected by him, he shall be liable to indict-
ment in the Court of Sessions, and upon conviction shall be
punished as if guilty of larceny to the amount not so paid over,
and shall be removed from office.

The Trial Justices of Anderson County shall make a report of B«gQittocieik
their proceedings in all criminal cases to the Clerk of the Court
of said County on the first Monday in each calendar month for
the month preceding, which report shall state specifically the
names of the parties in action, the crime charged, the judgment
rendered, and penalty, fees, costs, and fines imposed, and
whether the same are collected or nulla bona, and in what
amounts ; and all such amounts shall upon the same day be due
and be paid to the County Treasurer, and a failure to make this wiieniMidoFer
report shall be a misdemeanor, punishable by the Court of Gen- SSiS?™*^ '***"
eral Sessions by imprisonment in the County jail for not more penalty,
than thirty days, or a fine not exceeding fifty dollars, or both,
in the discretion of the Court.

All blanks required in the prosecution of criminal cases shall Bianki for
be furnished by thjb County Commissioners upon the requisitions
of the several Trial Justices, as they may be required in the per-
formance of the duties of their office.

Witnesses and jurors shall hereafter receive no pay from the Nofeestpwit-

* . *■ "^ neasei or Jnron

County for service upon criminal cases before any Trial Justice, to^nminaJ
and all fees and costs arising from such compensation are hereby
abolished within the County of Anderson.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

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A. D. 1880. following the fourth Monday in January^ the fourth Monday in
^^ "^ ~ July and the third Monday in October,
civil busmeas Sec. 2. Wherever in the first Section of this Act provision is

atSummer ^

Terms. made for Courts of General Sessions only, the Judge pre-

siding shall at the conclusion of any such Court of General
Sessions open the Court of Common Pleas, without juries, and
give judgments by default on Calendar three, hear and deter-
mine Equity causes, and transact all other business of a regular
term of a Court of Common Pleas, except trials by jury.
When to take Sec. 3. That this Act shall go into effect immediately upon
its approval by the Governor.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

No. 217. AN ACT to Amend an Act Entitled "An Act to Fix the

Time for Holding the Circuit Courts in the Eighth
Circuit.''

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Sepre-

sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting

in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That

w^sta^'ws! Section 1 of an Act entitled "An Act to fix the times for holding

amended. the Circuit Courts in the Eighth Circuit" be, and the same is

hereby, amended so as to read as follows :

Eighth circuit. That the Circuit Courts of the Eighth Circuit shall be held as
follows :

Abbeviue. 1. That the Court of General Sessions at Abbeville, for the

Anderaon. 2. The Court of General Sessions at Anderson, for the County

ooonee. 3. The Court of General Sessions at Walhalla, for the County

of Oconee, on the fourth Monday in February, the first Monday

OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

361

Pickens.

Oreenyille.

in July and the first Monday in October, and the Court of ^- °- ^®^-
Common Pleas for said County at the same place on the Wednes-
days next following the fourth Monday in February, the first
Monday in July and the first Monday in October.

4. The Court of General Sessions at Pickens, for the County
of Pickens, on the first Monday in March, the second Monday
in July, and the fourth Monday in September, and the Court of
Common Pleas for said County at the same place on the Wednes-
days next following the first Monday in March, the second Mon-
day in July and the fourth Monday in September.

5. The Court of General Sessions at Greenville, for the County
of Greenville, on the second Monday in March, the third Mon-
day in July and the second Monday in November ; the Court
of Common Pleas for said County at the same place on the
Wednesdays next following the second Monday in March, the
third Monday in July and the second Monday in November.

6. No civil business requiring a jury shall be heard at the summer Tenn.
Summer Term of the Court of Common Pleas for any County in

said Circuit, except in the County of Greenville.

Sec. 2. That this Act shall take effect from and after its ^2J«^ *<> take
passage.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT Fixing the Term of Office of Circuit Stenoq- No. 218.

RAPHERS IN THE StATE, AND TO DEFINE THE MANNER OF

Their Appointment to and Removal prom Office, and
to Equalize Certain Salaries.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
as soon as practicable after the passage of this Act, each of the tobeiSSo&teS!
resident Circuit Judges of the several Judicial Circuits of this
State be, and they are hereby, authorized and required to
appoint a Circuit Stenographer for their respective Circuits.

Sec. 2. That the term of oflBce of said Circuit Stenographers Termof offloe.
shall be for the period of four years : Provided , That each of power of Judge
said Judges shall have power to remove the Stenographer of his topemoTe.
Circuit at any time upon sufficient cause being shown therefor.

352 STATUTES AT LARGE

A.D.in0. lishod in the city of Greenyille^ Columbia, Charleston and New
'"*"^^^ York, respectively, give notice of the provisions made in this

Act for the said exchange. #

Blank ixmdi Seg. 2. That for the redemption of the bonds and certificates
preperad. of stock the surrender of which is provided for in Section 1 of
this Act, the State Treasurer shall cause to be prepared a suf-
ficiency of blanks of coupon bonds and certificates of stock of
Colored tanown. uniform design and appearance, to be colored brown, as will
provide for a total issue of an amount (face value) in the aggre-
i^im^ gate of such bonds and certificates of stock not to exceed the

aggregate amount of consol stocks and bonds that have been, or
may be, issued under the Acts authorizing same, as stated in
Denominadoii. Section 1 ; said bonds to be of the denomination of five hundred
dollars and one thousand dollars, and said certificates of stock to
have their respective face values left blank, so that the same
may be filled as may be most convenient for the purposes of the
To Je«r 4p«r exchange hereinbefore provided for. That said bonds and certi-
^yabie semi- ficates of stock shall bear interest, from the date of their issue

annoally.

until the date of their maturity, at the rate of four (4) per
centum per annum, payable semi-annually, from and after said
date, on the first day of July and the first day of January in

wbere Interest each year, at the State Treasury, in the city of Columbia, and
at such other places as shall be designated by the Governor,
Comptroller General, and State Treasurer, or as shall be pro-
vided for by law, which place shall be expressed on the face of
the same, and said bonds shall have coupons attached thereto
for the interest which shall become due on said bonds, as here-
inabove stated, and the interest on said certificates of stock shall
be paid semi-annually, in the manner now provided by law.
Bonds and That said bonds and certificates of stock shall become payable

Sn&^^t,?^^ at the end of the term of fifty years from the first day of July,
A. D. 1890, which fact shall be expressed on their face. That

Howezeooted. gaj^j coupon bonds and certificates of stock shall be signed by

the Governor of the State, coumtei-signed by the Comptroller

General, and have the great seal of the State affixed thereto by

the Secretary of State, which signing and sealing shall be made

and done at the time of their issue, and not before ; the coupons

shall bear the signature of the State Treasurer, his name being

lithographed, or engraved, thereon. That the said coupon

Bonds ftnd bonds and certificates of stock shall, at all times, be exchange-
stock to be In- ' o

tercbangeabieu able. One for the other, upon application to the State Treasurer.

OP SOFTH OAEOLINA. 368

Sec. 3. That all bonds and certificates of stock surrendered a.d.mw.
as hereinabove provided for shall^ immediately upon such sur- ctaoeuation
render, be canceled and filed by the State Treasurer with the »nci record of

*' surrendered

permanent records of his office^ and a correct registry shall be J*°J^" ^^^
kept by the State Treasurer of all exchancres made under the Begistry of

_ excdianges by

provisions of this Act, so as to exhibit in a separate account and state xrea-
convenient form the names of the holders thereof, and the num-;
ber and amounts of all such bonds and stocks received into the
Treasurer's office, together with the numbers and denominations
of all bonds and stocks issued in exchange therefor^ or sold by him
under the provisfons of this Act. And the Secretary of State secretary of
is hereby required to keep, at all times, a correct registry of all ^^r^to ^mp
the bonds sealed by him under the provisions of this Act. And "**"^'
the Governor is in like manner hereby required to keep a similar
registry of all bonds signed by him, each registry to be accessi-
ble to public inspection at all times.

Sec. 4. That all coupons of the said bonds, and all interest ^j^^^lJ^J* JJ
orders of said certificates of stock, the issue of which bonds and tu:es.
certificates of stock is hereinabove provided for, shall be receiv-
able in payment of all taxes which shall become payable to the
State during the year in which such coupons and interest orders
shall become payable, except for the tax levied for the support izcqiicioil
of the public schools, and the fact that said coupons are so
receivable shall be expressed on the face of said coupons.

Sec. 5. That the faith, credit and funds of the State are Faitb, credit
hereby solemnly pledged for the punctual payment of the Sute^^iedged
interest and final redemption of said bonds and certificates of '°''^"^^™®"^**
stock; that the faith and credit of the State are hereby further
solemnly pledged, that from the date of the issue of said bonds
and certificates of stock until the final payment of the principal
and interest thereof there shall be levied annually, at the time Andforanonai
of the levy of the tax to raise supplies for the support of the ^i.'®^ ^' '
State Oovemment and other like purposes, a tax of three mills,
or such portion thereof as may be necessary, upon the entire
taxable property of the State to meet the semi-annual payment
of the interest to become due upon the bonds and certificates of
stock the issue of which is hereinabove provided for, and this
pledge is hereby declared to be a contract between the State of Declared to be
South Carolina and every holder of said bonds and certificates
of stock, which pledge shall be expressed on the face of said
bonds and certificates of stock.

Sbc. 6. That in case a sale of the bonds or certificates of BTwbomsaie
stock the issue of which is hereinabove provided for shall ■^^"^-

364 STATUTES AT LARGB

A. B. 1869. become necessary^ such sale shall be made by the said Trea-

'^^^^^ surer, with the advice and concurrence of the Governor and

^^litry of Comptroller General, and a correct registry of such bonds and

certificates of stock as may be sold shall be kept in the same

FxDoeedstobe manner provided for in Section 3 of this Act, and the proceeds

Semptionaf oui ^^ ^^^^ ^ales shall be kept as a separate fund, to be used exclu-

debt. sively for the final redemption of such consolidated bonds and

consolidated certificates of stock hereinbefore described as shall

not be exchanged for the bonds and certificates of stock the

issue of which is provided for in this Act.

ApDraniaUon Sbc. 7. That for the purpose of defraying tlie expenses to be

fray expenses, incurred in carrying out the provisions of this Act, the sum of

ten thousand dollars, if so much be necessary, be, and the same

is hereby, appropriated, to be drawn on the warrant of the

Comptroller General, to be approved by the Governor.

Appropriation Sec. 8. That the State Treasurer be, and he is hereby, author*

(j&er^^iin- ized to use so much of the general fund as may be necessary for

**"*'* the payment of the difference in interest on exchange of bonds,

BeoeiptB. &nd the receipt of the person receiving the said difference in

interest shall be the State Treasurer's voucher therefor.
Kxempt from Sbg. 9. That said bonds and certificates of stock shall be free

from all State, County and municipal taxes whatsoever.
FowersafGoY- Sbc. 10. That the Governor and State Treasurer are hereby
Treasurer. authorized, in their discretion, to perform all and singular every
act necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act, not herein
specifically given, and which are not inconsistent with the pro-
visions thereof.
bbSSl^ *° *^* ^^^' ^^' That this Act shall take effect from and immediately
after the date of its approval.
Repealing Sec. 12. That all Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with the
"^ provisions of this Act be, and the same are hereby, repealed.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

No. 212. AN ACT to Prbvbkt the Killiko and Destructiok of Pish

IK the Fresh Waters of This State by the Use op
Dynamite, Giant Powder, or Other Explosive Mate-
rial.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That

OP SOUTH CAROLINA. 355

on and after the passage of this Act it shall be unlawful for ^' i>- ^^w.
any person to kill, injure or destroy any fish in the fresh waters j^T^^^^
of this State by the use of dynamite, giant powder, or other ex- 1^°^ JJ^*"
plosiye material, and any person violating the provisions of this prohibited.
Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and be imprisoned punubment.
for not more than six months, or be fined not more than one
hundred dollars, or both fine and imprisonment, at the discretion
of the Court : Provided, That nothing herein contained shall gxc^ptioii as
be construed to forbid the use of such explosive material by the ^oofflcen.
officers of the State or United States Government in the dis-
charge of their official duties : And provided, further, That
nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent the use Exoepuon m
of any of such explosives by any persons or corporations mining mininff.
phosphate rocks in any of the navigable streams of this State
nnder license from the State.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

AS ACT TO Amend Sections 345 and 356 of the Code op No. 213.
Pkocedube, in Relation to Appeals to the Supreme
Court.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
Section 356 of the Code of Procedure be, and the same is hereby, a,2end(i?toSe
amended by striking out the first proviso thereof and inserting proviso,
in lieu thereof the following : *' Provided, An appeal from a
judgment or decree overruling a demurrei^ shall stay the further
hearing of the cause, unless the presiding Judge shall be satis-
fied that the ends of justice will be subserved by proceeding
with the trial, and shall order the trial of the cause to proceed
to judgment.'' So that the said Section, when amended, shall
read as follows :

Section 356. In cases not provided for in Sections 346, 350, Appeal tostay
351, 352 and 353, the notice of appeal shall stay proceedings in p"'**®^™*"*
the Court below upon the judgment appealed from, except that
where it directs the sale of perishable property the Court below Exception as
may order the property to be sold and the proceeds thereof to SvpSly.^*^^*
be deposited or invested in this State or United States bonds.

356 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D . i88g. to abide the judgment of the Supreme Court: Provided, An
Piwiio«tito*PP^*^ from a judgment or decree overruling a demurrer shall
JPJ^ea^^rom gtay the further hearing of the cause unless the presiding Judge
iDff aemurrer. shall be Satisfied that the ends of justice will be subserved by
proceeding with the trial, and shall order the trial of the cause
to proceed to judgment : Provided, further, That nothing con-
tained in the preceding proviso shall be construed to prevent a
review upon appeal from the final order or judgment in the
cause of any judgment or decree on demurrer.
Section 846,11, Seo. 2. That Section 345 of the Code of Civil Procedure be,
and the same is hereby, amended by striking out Subdivision 1,
and by amending Subdivision 2, so as to read as follows :
Pamuph as 1. In every appeal to the Supreme Court from an order,
decree or judgment granted or rendered at Chambers from
which an appeal may be taken to the Supreme Court, the appel-
Time for gi7- lant or his attorney shall, within ten days after written notice

lug notice of ap- ^ ' j

gwF m vaca- that such order has been granted, or decree or judgment ren-
dered, give notice to the opposite party or his attorney of his
In other ap- intention to appeal ; and in all other appeals to the Supreme
Court the appellant or his attorney shall, within ten days after
the rising of the Circuit Court, give like notice of his intention
Time for serr- to appeal to the opposite party or his attorney, and within thirty
exceptions. days after such notice the appeflant or his attorney shall pre-
pare a case with exceptions and serve them on the opposite party
Time for pro- or his attorney. The respondent, within ten days after service
SaStf. *™*° ' of such case, may propose any objection thereto or alteration
^^jaettiement of thereof, and the case shall be settled in such mode as may be
provided in the rules of the Supreme Court.
Change In Seg. 3. That Subdivisions 3, 4 and 5 of said Section shall
hereafter be designated as Subdivisions 2, 3 and 4.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

No. 214. AN ACT to Fix the Time of the Sittikg op the Circuit

Courts in the Third Judicial Circuit.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre«

sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and. sitting

in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That

Third oircnit the Circuit Courts of the Third Judicial Circuit of this State

shall be held as follows :

OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

357

A. D. 1889.

Florenoe.

2. The Court of General Sessions at Georgetown, for the oeorgetown.
County of Georgetown, on the second Monday in February, the

3. The Court of General Sessions at Kingstree, for the County wmiamsbm^.
of Williamsburg, on the third Monday in February, the third
Monday in May and the fifth Monday after the third Monday

in September ; and the Court of Common Pleas at the same
place on the Wednesdays first succeeding the Mondays herein
fixed for holding the Court of General Sessions at said place,
except the May Term thereof.

4. The Court of General Sessions at Manning, for the County oiare&don.
of Clarendon, on the fourth Monday in February, the first Mon-
day after the fourth Monday in May and the fourth Monday

5. The Court of General Sessions at Sumter, for the County of snmter.
Sumter, on the first Monday after the fourth Monday in Febru-
ary, the second Monday after the fourth Monday in May and

the second Monday after the third Monday in September ; and
the Court of Common Pleas at the same place on the Thursdays
first succeeding the Mondays herein fixed for holding the Court
of General Sessions at said place, except the May Term thereof :
Provided, That no peremptory call of Calendar No. 1 shall be caiiaf ouen-
made in said County of Sumter before the second Monday after
the fourth Monday in February and the third Monday after the
third Monda; in September.

Sec. 2. That nothing contained in this Act shall be construed Hearing of
to prevent the presiding Judge from hearing and determining SS^*™-
in anvof the Counties of the Third Circuit at the Summer Term
6

358 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. of the Court all cases which do not require the interyention of

"""^^^"^ a jury,
^^jaepeaiing Sec. 3. That so much of all Acts or parts of Acts as is incon-
sistent with the provisions of this Act be, and the same is hereby ,
repealed.

2?*^*^*^® Sec. 4. That this Act shall go into effect immediately upon
its approval.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

No. 216. AN ACT to Amend Subdivisions 4 and 5 of Section 21,

Title 3, Pakt 1, op the Code of Civil Procedure, so
AS TO Allow an Additional Week of Court for Dar-
lington County at the Spring Term Thereof.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
aiSSJdeS.*'^*' Subdivision 4 of Section 21, Title 3, Part 1, of the Code of Civil
Procedure be, and the same is hereby, amended as follows :
Insert between the words "on" and '*the,'' on the second line
of said Subdivision, the words *'the Monday following"; and
between the words ** following" and "the," on the fifth line of
said Subdivision, insert the words "the Monday succeeding."
So that said Subdivision, as amended, shall read as follows :
Marion. 4. The Court of General Sessions for the County of Marion

at Marion Court House on the Monday following the fourth
Monday after the fourth Monday of February, the third Monday
after the fourth Monday of May and the first Monday after the
fourth Monday of September ; and the Court of Common Pleas
at the same place on the Wednesdays following the Monday
succeeding the fourth Monday af t(»r the fourth Monday of Feb-
ruary and the first Monday after the fourth Monday of Septem-
ber.
Paragraph 5 Sec. 2. That Subdivision 6 of Section 21, Title 3, Part 1, of
the Code of Civil Procedure be, and the same is hereby, amended
as follows : Strike out the word "third" on the second line of
said Subdivision, and insert in lieu thereof the word "fourth,"
and strike out the word " third " on the fifth line of said Subdi-
vision, and insert in lieu thereof the word "fourth." So that
said Subdivision, as amended, shall read as follows :

OP SOUTH CAEOLINA.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

359

A. D. 1889.

Hoiry.

AN ACT TO Fix the Times and Provide for the Holding No. 216.

OF THE CiROTJIT CoURTS OF THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT.

1. The Court of General Sessions at Newberry, for the County Newberry,
of Newberry, on the third Monday in March, the second Mon-
day in July and the second Monday in November, and the Court

2. That the Court of General Sessions at Laurens, for the LamenB.
County of Laurens, on the third Mondays in February, July

and September, and the Court of Common Pleas at the same
place on the Wednesday following the third Mondays in Febru-
ary and September.

3. The Court of General Sessions at Union, for the County of union.
Union, on the first Mondays in March, July and October, and

the Court of Common Pleas at the same place on the Wednes-
day following the first Mondays in March and October.

4. The Court of General Sessions at Spartanburg, for the Spartanburg.
County of Spartanburg, on the fourth Monday in January, the

fourth Monday in July and the third Monday in October, and
the Court of Common Pleas at the same place on the Wednesdays

360 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. following the fourth Monday in January, the fourth Monday in

'"" ^ ~ July and the third Monday in October.

CM busineiB Sec. 2. Wherever in the first Section of this Act provision is

atSummer

Terms. made for Courts of Gteneral Sessions only, the Judge pre-

siding shall at the conclusion of any such Court of General
Sessions open the Court of Common Pleas, without juries, and
give judgments by default on Calendar three, hear and deter-
mine Equity causes, and transact all other business of a regular
term of a Court of Common Pleas, except trials by jury.
When to take Sec. 3. That this Act shall go into effect immediately upon
its approval by the Governor.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

No. 217. AN ACT to Amekd an Act Entitled "An Act to Fix the

Time for Holding the Circuit Courts in the Eighth
Circuit. '*

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
lo^st'a^tf^'^ Section 1 of an Act entitled ''An Act to fix the times for holding
amended. the Circuit Courts in the Eighth Circuit*' be, and the same is
hereby, amended so as to read as follows :

Eigbtb circQit. That the Circuit Courts of the Eighth Circuit shall be held as
follows :

Abbeviue. 1. That the Court of General Sessions at Abbeville, for the

AndePBon. 2. The Court of General Sessions at Anderson, for the County

Oconee. 3. The Court of General Sessions at Walhalla, for the County

of Oconee, on the fourth Monday in February, the first Monday

OF SOUTH CAEOLINA. 361

in July and the first Monday in October, and the Court of ^' ^' ^**-
Common Pleas for said County at the same place on the Wednes- ^ ~

days next following the fourth Monday in February, the first
Monday in July and the first Monday in October.

4. The Court of General Sessions at Pickens, for the County Pickoiis.
of Pickens, on the first Monday in March, the second Monday

5. The Court of General Sessions at Greenville, for the County Greenyuie.
of Greenville, on the second Monday in March, the third Mon-
day in July and the second Monday in November ; the Court

of Common Pleas for said County at the same place on the
Wednesdays next following the second Monday in March, the
third Monday in July and the second Monday in November.

6. No civil business requiring a jury shall be heard at the summer Tenn.
Summer Term of the Court of Common Pleas for any County in

said Circuit, except in the County of Greenville.

Sec. 2. That this Act shall take effect from and after its ^^^ take
passage.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT Fixing the Term of Office of Circuit Stbnoq- No. 218.

RAPHERS IN THE StATE, AND TO DEFINE THE MANNER OF

Their Appointment to and Removal from Office, and
to Equalize Certain Salaries.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Bepre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
ae soon as practicable after the passage of this Act, each of the to be vSSS^Sl.
resident Circuit Judges of the several Judicial Circuits of this
State be, and they are hereby, authorized and required to
appoint a Circuit Stenographer for their respective Circuits.

Sec. 2. That the term of oflBce of said Circuit Stenographers Twmof oflioe.
shall be for the period of four years : Provided, That each of power of Judge
said Judges shall have power to remove the Stenographer of his torenioTe.
Circuit at any time upon sufficient cause being shown therefor.

382 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 18W. valuable consideration, upon conviction such offender or offend-
J~^,T7^ ers shall be fined in a sum not less than five dollars nor more

Penalty.

than one hundred (100) dollars, or be imprisoned for a period

vioiBtioDB by not less than ten days nor more than thirty days ; or if it be a
disinterested party chosen to make a division or divisions of
crops hereinbefore provided, he, she or they shall be liable to

Penalty. prosecutiou as for a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be
fined in a sum not less than five nor more than one hundred
dollars, or be imprisoned for a period not less than ten days nor

violations by more than thirty days. If the offending party he a laborer, or
^^' laborers, and the offense consist either in failing, willfully and

without just cause, to give the labor reasonably required of him,
her or them by the terms of such contract, or in other respects
shall refuse to comply with the conditions of each contract or
contracts, or shall fraudulently make use of or carry away from
the place where the crop or crops he, she or they may be work-
ing are planted any portion of said crop or crops, or anything
connected therewith or belonging thereto, such person or per-

Penaity. SOUS SO offending shall be liable to prosecution, and on convic-
tion before any Trial Justice be fined in a sum not less than
five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned
for a period not less than ten days nor more than thirty days.
Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

No. 241. AN ACT to Amend an Act Entitled '*An Act to Amend

AN Act Entitled 'An Act to Amend Sections 2236 and
2237 OF THE General Statutes, in Relation to Juries,'
Approved 24th December, 1886, '^ Approved 20th De-
cember, 1888.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
A.A. 1888» II, ^^ General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
amendeJ^ **' Section 1 of an Act entitled "An Act to amend an Act entitled
'An Act to amend Sections 2236 and 2237 of the General Statutes,
in relation to juries,' approved 24th December, 1886,'^ and
approved 20th December, 1888, be, and the same is hereby,
amended so as to read as follows :
o en. Stat., SECTION 2236. The Board of Jury Commissioners of each
ed. '"™®° ■ County shall, once in every year, during the month of January,

OP SOUTH OAEOLINA. 383

prepare a lisfc of such inhabitants of thoir respective Counties a.d.18b^
not absolutely exempt as they may think well qualified to serve ^j^^ '^|^
as jurors, being persons of good moral character, of sound jndg- ^ed m jann-
ment, and free from all legal exemptions, which list shall include whoahau be
not less than one from every twenty voters, nor more than one
from every ten voters, of their respective Counties, to be selected
without regard to whether such persons live within seven miles
or more than seven miles from the Court House ; except that in Exoepttons.
the Counties of Abbeville, Georgetown and Orangeburg the
said list shall be prepared during the month of December : Pro-
vided, That in the County of Charleston the number of names Proviso as to
to be placed on the list of inhabitants hereinbefore required
shall not be less than seven hundred, the name of each of which
persons shall be placed in the jury box for the said County in
the manner provided for in the first paragraph of the Section
next hereafter ensuing.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Amend ak Act Ektitled *'Ak Act to Amend No. 242.
Sectiok 2258 of the General Statutes as Amended
BY AN Act Entitled 'An Act to Amend Section 2258
OF THE General Statutes, Relating to the Term of
Service of Jurors, so as to Exclude the County of
Hampton from the Operations Thereof, and to In-
clude the Counties of Richland, Orangeburg and
York in the Provisions of Said Section,' Approved
December 22d, A. D. 1883/' Approved 24 December,
1888, BY Adding the County of Greenville, and to
Include the Counties of Aiken and Barnwell in
the Terms of the Second Proviso Thereof.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
Section 2268 of the General Statutes as amended by an Act en- ^j|B|J;n|^^*
titled ''An Act to amend Section 2258 of the General Statutes,
relating to the term of service of jurors, so as to exclude the
County of Hampton and include the Counties of Richland, igg^^ 3^7
Orangeburg and York in the provisions of said Section,'' ap-
proved December 22d, 1883, be amended by adding thereto the 8«eaiitep.70.

884 STATUTES AT LARGE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.'

A. B. 1*9. County of Greenville. So that when amended the said Section
lr*~^'!7i. ^ill read as follows :
*^^i* oonfl - Sectiok" 2258. Whenever the terms of the Courts of General

Section »o8 as

amended. Sessions and Common Pleas in the Counties of Edgefield, Barn-

jurieB to ser^ well, Marion^ Aiken, Williamsburg, Richland, Orangeburg,

In certain coun- York, Greenville and Colleton shall be for two or more weeks,

ties.

no petit juror shall be required to serve more than one week at
Number of any term of the said Courts. Thirty-six jurors shall be drawn
jurors. j^ ^jj^ manner provided by law to serve for the first week, and

a like number shall be so drawn to serve for each subsequent
Proriflo as to week of each term of said Courts : Provided, That whenever a
jury charged. j^j.y gj^^^ ^ charged with a case, such jury shall not be dis-
charged by reason of anything in this Section contained until
a verdict shall have been found or a mistrial ordered in such
proYiBo as to case : -47k? provided, That the thirty-six jurors drawn in the
BarnweiL County of York for the second week and in the County of Barn-
well for the second week of the Winter Term, and in the County
Atten. of Aiken for the second week of the Spring Term, may be held

over after the expiration of the time for which they were drawn
and until the business on Calendar 1 of the Court of Common
Pleas for said Counties shall be disposed of. Separate writs
of venire shall issue for the jurors drawn to serve for each week
Proriso as to of said terms of Court : Provided, also, That the Board of Jury
Commissioners for Marion County, fifteen days preceding each
Spring Term of the Court, shall draw thirty-six petit jurors to
serve for the first two weeks of the term, and on the first day
of the Spring Term to draw thirty-six other jurors to serve for
the balance of the term.
Repealing Sec. 2. That all Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with this
wh«ito take Act be, and the same are hereby, repealed, and that this Act
^®^ t^ke effect from and after its passage.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

INDEX TO PART I.

PAGE.

Abbeville County, tax levy for 1889-90 322

terms of Court in 360

ActS; general and special^ to be separately arranged and indexed . 280

to be prepared for publication by State Reporter 288

printing and distribution of— when and to whom 335

Acts amended— Act of 1882, §§ 3, 4, 17 St., 892, as to County

and school claims 318

1882, § 1, 18 St., 35, rate of contract
interest 376

1883, § 2, 18 St., 303, as to pilotage,
amended 375

1883, 18 St., 387, term of service of ju-
rors 383

1884, §§ 1, 2, 18 St., 889, as to surety
companies 298

1885, § 12, 19 St., 177, incorporation of
small towns 338

1886, § 5, 19 St., 542, general incorpo-
ration Act 315

1886, § 16, 19 St., 645, general incorpo-
ration Act 316

1887, 19 St., 795, traffic in seed cotton. 339

1887, 19 St., 864, as to forfeited lands. . 345

delinquent lands 346

1888, § 2, 20 St., 20, appropriation of
Citadel rent and damage fund 283

1888, 20 St., 69, as to juries 382

1888, 20 St., 70, term of service of juries 383
Agricultural College. See Clemson College.

Land Scrip divided and vested 299

and Mechanical Society, appropriation to 311

Department, appropriation to, and how drawn. ... 315

Aiken County, tax levy for 1889-90 322

Act relating to sale of seed cotton in 339

*386 INDEX TO GENERAL LAAVS.

PAGE.

Aiken County, term of service of jurors in 383

Anderson County, tax levy for 1890-91 382

voting precinct of 340

terms of Court in 360

number and duties of Trial Justices 368

Appeals to Supreme Court regulated 355

stay of hearing on Circuit 355

time for exceptions 356

Appropriation, Act to raise supplies and make 321

of Citadel rent and damage fund 283

for legislative expenses 284

indexing records of Secretary of State 294

ordinary expenses of State government 303

executive department 303

military companies 304

judicial department 306

health department 306

tax department 307

South Carolina University 307

Claflin College 308

Citadel Academy 308

Clemson College 279, 299, 308

AVinthrop Training School 308

penal and charitable institutions 309

miscellaneous purposes 311

pensions 312

interest on public debt 314

State House 312

Department of Agriculture, how drawn 315

no contract to exceed 315

for expenses of refunding public debt 354

sanitary inspection 370

Attorney General alone authorized to employ counsel for State. 305

to represent all State officers 305

Auditors, duties of, in the matter of collecting taxes 332

to furnish list of forfeited lands to Sinking Fund Com-
mission 345

settlements with County Treasurers regulated 348

bookkeeping by 350

INDEX TO GENERAL LAWS. *387

PAGE.

Banks, deposits in, by minors and married women, how drawn. . 316
Barnwell County, tax levy for 1889-90 322

Beaufort County, tax levy for 1889-90 322

appropriation of liquor licenses. . . . « 322

Berkeley County, tax levy for 1889-90 323

Act relating to sale of seed cotton in 339

voting precincts of 340

Blanton, J. C, to be paid for injuries received 314

Bonds signed by surety companies, Act relating to 297

Brown Consols, refunding and reissue of 350

Catawba Indians, appropriation to 310

Cedar Springs Institute, appropriation to 310

Charleston County, tax levy for 1889-90 323

appropriation of all County funds 323

school taxes of 324

Act relating to sale of seed cotton in 339

Chester County, tax levy for 1889-90 325

voting precincts of 343

Chesterfield County, tax levy for 1889-90 325

voting precincts of 341

Cigarettes, sale of, to minors under 18 prohibited 321

Citadel Academy — appropriation to claims against 283

permanent improvement of. 283

for 308

Civil rights, law relating to offenses against, repealed 362

Claflin College to have half of Land Scrip 300

appropriation to 308

Clarendon County, tax levy for 1889-90 325

voting precincts of 341

terms of Court in 357

Clemson Agricultural College established 278

appropriation to 279, 299, 308

building and maintenance of 299

to have half of Land Scrip 299

Hatch Fund 300

privilege tax 301

use of convicts 301

♦388 INDEX TO GENERAL LAWS.

PAGE.

Clemson Agricultural College, plans for 302

duties of trustees and officers. . . . 299

Clemson, Thomas G., devise and bequest of, accepted 277

State Treasurer to take possession of

• property 278

Clerks of Court to report names of convicts 336

Code of Procedure, §§ 345, 346, as to stay of hearing and excep-
tions, amended 355

Codification of the Statute law provided for 296

College of Electors, organization and proceedings of 364

Colleton County, tax for 1889-90 326

voting precincts of 341

Colored insane, provisions looking to Asylum for 317

Commissioner to digest Statute laws 296

his duties and compensation 296
of Agriculture to notify Comp. Gen, of phosphate

licenses 298

Sinking Fund. See Sinking Fund.
Comptroller General to enter all settlements with County Trea-

urers on separate book - 293

be notified of phosphate licenses 298

draw warrant for printing Reports 336

draw warrant to Rev. John Johnson. . . . 345
require list of forfeited lands from Audi-
tors 345

examine and report on Sheriffs' claims

for nulla bona tax executions. .* 347

prescribe form of settlements between %
Auditors and County Trea-
surers 348

system of bookkeeping by

County officials 349

send to Auditors statement of claims

paid by County Treasurers. 349
copies of settlements to County offi-
cials 350

charge State Treasurer on receipts issued

by him 366

Consignee entitled to itemized freight charges 378

Constitutional amendment, Art. IV, § 20, as to Probate Judge,

ratified 281

INDEX TO GENERAL LAWS. *389

PAGE.

Constitutional amendment, Art. IV, § 19, as to County Commis-
sioners, proposed 288

Convicts to be furnished to Clemson College 301

State House grounds 305

leasing and hiring of, regulated 320

^ location of 332

Corporations, organization of, under general law 315

deposits in, by minors and married women 316

purchasers of, increase of capital stock by 377

Costs. See Fees,

I Cotton, extent of tare on bales of 374

County Auditor. See Auditor.

Commissioners, their duties as to drainage 372

failure to discharge drainage duties a

misdemeanor 373

may order hands to work on new roads. 282
Constitutional amendment as to, pro-
posed : 288

to make report of all audited claims. . . . 319
au thorized to make loans in Abbeville . . . 322

Colleton 326

Edgefield.... 326

Fairfield 327

Lexington.... 329

Union 331

Williamsburg 331

bookkeeping by 350

failure to do as required by settlement

Act a misdemeanor 350

Treasurers, duties of, as to County and school claims. . . 319

lands restored to tax lists . . . 348
^ in the matter of collecting taxes. 332

of Charleston authorized to borrow 324

Lexington authorized to borrow 329

fees in cases of delinquent lands 346

settlement with Auditor regulated 348

bookkeeping by 350

Court of Probate, jurisdiction of 280

Supreme, appeals to, regulated 355

Circuit, terms of, in Third Circuit 356

Fourth Circuit 368

Seventh Circuit 359

♦390 INDEX TO GENERAL LAWS.

PAGE.

Court, Circuit, terms of, in Eighth Circuit 360

Criminal law, false scales, weights or measures 297

Code of, directed 296

trespassing in State House grounds a misdemeanor 317

violations of Supply Act a felony 332

failing to pay poll tax a misdemeanor 333

violations of settlement Act by County Commis-
sioners and School jDommissioners a misde-
meanor 350

neglect of drainage duties by County Commission-
ers a misdemeanor .^ 373

failure to put flood gate in dam a misdemeanor. . . 374
obstrnction and netting of fish a misdemeanor — 379

violation of labor contracts a misdemeanor 381

offenses against civil rights abolished 362

Darlington County, tax levy for 1889-90 326

voting precincts of 341

additional week at Summer Term of Court. 358

Deaf, Dumb and Blind Asylum, appropriation to 310

Deeds, who may take probate of 367

Delinquent lands restored to Sinking Fund 345

lien of State on 346

fees for distress and sale 346

Deposits by minors and married women, how drawn 316

of State moneys regulated 332

Digest of the Statute law provided for 296

Dower, how and before whom to be renounced 380

Drainage law extended to certain Counties 373

flood gates in mill dams 373

duties of County Commissioners under 373

Edgefield County, tax levy for 1889-90 326

Act relating to sale of seed cotton in 339

Elections, hours for keeping polls open at 364

Evidence given at references to be written and signed 294

INDEX TO GENERAL LAWS. ♦391

PAGE.

Fairfield County, tax levy for 1889-90 327

Act relating to sale of seed cotton in 339

False scales, weights or measures, punishment for using 297

Fees for distress process against delinquent lands 346

Fish, in fresh waters, killing of, prohibited 354

obstructing and netting of, in certain ways prohibited 379

Florence County, tax levy for 1889-90 327

voting precincts of 341

drainage law extended to 373

terms of Court in 367

Forfeited lands restored to Sinking Fund 345

lien of State on 346

. Fonche, J. W., to be paid for injuries received 314

Freight charges by B. R. companies to be furnished consignee. . 378

General Statutes, new edition provided for 296

amended, § 7, acquirement of land by United

States 362

111, time of keeping polls open. . . 364

153-157, College of Electors 364

572, 572a, triplicate receipts by

State Treasurer 366

768, probate of deeds 367

804, Trial Justices in Anderson . . 368

970J, 970c, as to quarantining 370

985, as to quarantine charges 371

1085, applied to this Act, relating

to new roads 282

1181, as to drainage. 372

1183, as to drainage, extended to

certain Counties 373

1183, as to flood gates in dams. . . . 373

1195, tare on bales of cotton 374

1266," as to number of pilots 375

1288, as to rate of interest by con-
tract 376

1420, as to formation of corpo-
rations by purchasers 377

1446, freight charges by R. R. com-
panies 378

♦392 INDEX TO GENERAL LAWS.

PAGE.

General Statutes^ amended, § 1451/^, change of schedules to be

published 378

1669^ obstructing fish passage 379

1776^ as to persons who may take

renunciations of dower 380

1777, probate of deeds 367

1998, alienation of homesteads. . . . 381
2084, as to violations of labor con-
tracts 381

2236-7, as to juries 382

2258, juries for every week of the

term 383

repealed, Chap. CIX, offenses against civil

rights 362

Georgetown County, tax levy for 1889-90 327

terms of Court in 357

Governor authorized to make loans 335

to keep registry of State bonds and stock 353

appoint Sanitary Inspectors 370

Greenville County, tax levy for 1889-90 327

voting precincts of 342

jury to be drawn for every week 383

terms of Court in 361

Hampton County, tax levy for 1889-90 328

Highways. See Roads.

Homesteads may not be waived 381

be aliened 381

Horry County, tax levy for 1889-90 328

voting precinct of 343

terms of Court in 358

Infants may check out deposits made by them 316

sale of cigarettes or tobacco to certain, prohibited 321

Interest on contracts, rate of, limited 376

INDEX TO GENERAL LAWS. *393

PAGE.
J.

Jetties at Charleston and Georgetown, land ceded to U. S. for. . 290

Johnson, Rev. John, purchase of books from 345

Joint Eesolutions, general and special, to be separately arranged

and indexed 280

Judge of Probate, his powers and term of oflSce 281

Juries to be drawn for every week in certain Counties 383

Jury certificates receivable for County taxes 333

lists, what to contain, and when prepared 382

Kershaw County, tax levy for 1889-90 328

voting precincts of 341

Labor contracts, penalty for violation by land owner 381

arbitrator 382

laborer 382

Lancaster County, tax levy for 1889-90 328

Act relating to sale of seed cotton in 339

voting precincts of 341

Land ceded for jetties at Charleston and Georgetown 290

how acquired by United States 362

Lands forfeited restored to Sinking fund 345

lien of State on 346

Laurens County, tax levy for 1889-90 328

voting precincts of 343

terms of Court in 359

Legislative expenses, appropriation to 284

Library, keeper of, distribution of Acts by 335

Lexington County, tax levy for 1889-90 329

voting precincts of 343

Licenses for sale of seed cotton in certain Counties regulated. . . 339

Lunatic Asylum, appropriation for 309

for colored insane. Regents to receive offers for 317

purchase of lands for 318

Lyon, Thos. J., to be paid for injuries received 314

♦394 INDEX TO GENERAL LAWS.

FAQE.

Malone, T. W., investment of funds from estate of 344'

Marion County, tax levy for 1889-90 329

voting precincts of. 341

terms of Court in 358

Marlboro County, tax levy for 1889-90 330

Married women may check out their deposits 316

Masters to reduce to writing testimony taken 294

Militia law amended as to reserve militia 282

reserve companies, drills, &c., regulated 282

appropriation to 304

Mines and mining claims, taxation of 334

Minors may check out deposits made by them 321

Municipal corporations. See Towns.

Newberry County, tax levy for 1889-90 330

terms of Court in 359

North Eastern Railroad stock to be surrendered by State 293

Oconee County, tax levy for 1889-90 330

voting precincts of v 342

drainage law extended to 373

terms of Court in 360

Offenses against civil rights, law repealed ^62

OflScers. See Public Officers.

Orangeburg County, tax levy for 1889-90 330

voting precincts of 342

Penitentiary to furnish convicts to Clemson College 301

State House grounds. 305

appropriation to 309

leasing of convicts in, regulated 320

purchase of farm for * 320

profits of, to be paid into State Treasury 331

Pensions, appropriation to pay 312

Phosphate licenses to be reported to Comptroller General 298

INDEX TO GENERAL LAWS. *395

PAGE.

Pickens County, tax levy for 1889-90 330

voting precincts of 342

drainage law extended to 373

terms of Court in 361

Pilots, number of, at Beaufort, Charleston and Georgetown. . . . 375

Polls, hours for keeping open, at elections 364

Poll tax to be paid by all persons between 21 and 50 333

penalty for failing to pay 333

Presidential elections, duties of electors 364

Printing of Acts and Joint Resolutions regulated ; 280

Probate Court, jurisdiction of 280

Judge, term of oflSce of 280

of deeds, who mav take 3t57

Public debt, refunding of, provided for 350

when payable 352

interest receivable for taxes 353

annual tax levy to pay 353

registry of 353

exempt from taxation 353

officers to account for public moneys 314

be paid salaries monthly 314

printing, contracts for, may be divided 289

regulations of 289

appropriation to pay 311, 313, 336

of Acts and Joint Resolutions regulated 335

Printer to do work required by Commissioner of Digest. . 297

Quarantine, appropriation for officers, &c., of 306

sanitary inspectors — powers and duties 370

charges under Holt system 371

Railroad companies to furnish itemized freight charges to con-
signee 378

publish notice of changes in schedule. . . 378

Referees to reduce all testimony to writing. 294

Refunding of public debt provided for 350

Registration lists to be purged of disqualified electors 337

certificates, change of, provided for 344

Roads, new, hands may be ordered to work on 282

♦396 INDEX TO GENERAL LAWS.

PAGE.

Salaries of State oflBcers to be paid monthly 314

School Commissioners to make report of approved claims 319

of Lexington authorized to borrow 329

to attend settlements between Auditors

and County Treasurers. : 349

bookkeeping by 350

failure to discharge duties under the set-
tlement Act a misdemeanor > . . . 350

tax levied in the several Counties 334

Secretary of State to purchase desks for Engrossing Department 281

records in office of, to be indexed 294

to keep registry of State bonds and stock .... 353

Seed cotton, sale of, in certain Counties regulated 339

Sheriff, fees of, for selling delinquent lands 346

in nulla bona tax cases 347

Sinking Fund Commission to surrender N. E. R. R. stock 293

take charge of forfeited lands. . . . ^45
enforce lien on forfeited lands. ... 345
have survey made of lands not on

tax books 348

South Carolina University, Hatch Fund withdrawn from 300

to hold half of Land Scrip for use of

Claflin College 300

appropriation to 307

Penitentiary. See Penitentiary.
Lunatic Asylum. See Lunatic Asylum,

Spartanburg County, tax levy for 1889-90 330

voting precincts of 343

terms of Court in 359

State House, appropriation for work on 312

trespassing in grounds of, a misdemeanor 317

Watchmen of, made Constables 317

Librarian, distribution of Acts by, regulated 335

Reporter to prepare Acts for publication. 288

Treasurer to take property willed to State by Mr. Olemson. 278

duties of, as to Clemson College 299

authorized to make loans 335

to pay for printing Reports 336

to invest moneys from Malone's estate 344

pay Rev. John Johnson for books 345

INDEX TO GENERAL LAWS. *397

PAGE.

State Treasurer, duties of, in the refunding and reissue of the

public debt maturing in 1893 350

to keep registry of bonds and stock 353

issue triplicate receipts 366

Statute law, revision and digest of, provided for 296

Stenographers appointed, salary and fees of 361

continued in office 362

Judges may remove 361

Stock Law to be amended only on petition 295

Strom, J. E., to be paid for injuries received 314

Sumter County, tax levy for 1889-90 330

voting precincts of 342

terms of Court in 357

Supervisor of Registration to erase convicts* names 336

exchange certificates 344

Supplies, Act to raise, and make appropriations 321

Surety companies. Act relating to bonds signed by 297

Tare on bales of cotton, extent of 374

Tax levy for general State purposes 321

the several Counties of this State 322- 331

public schools ; 334

poll, to be paid 333

penalty for failing to pay 333

Taxes to be collected only by special authority 332

in what funds payable 333

when payable 333

notice to be given of collections 333

consequences of non-payment 334

Testimony taken by Masters or Referees to be written and signed 294

Tobacco, sale of, to minors under 18 prohibited 321

Towns authorized to sentence to labor on streets 295

of less than 1,000 inhabitants, powers of punishment . . . 338
Treasurer. See County Treasurer, State Treasurer,

Trial Justices to report names of petit thieves 336

of Anderson, number and duties of 368

Triplicate receipts to be issued by State Treasurer 366

♦398 INDEX TO GENERAL LAWS.

PAGE.

Union County, tax levy for 1889-90 331

terms of Court in 359

United States, land ceded to, for jetties at Charleston and George-
town ' 290

how lands may be acquired by 362

Usury Law amended and contract interest fixed 376

Voters, disqualified, to be reported to Supervisor of Registration 336
Voting precincts in several Counties of this State 340

Williamsburg County, tax levy for 1889-90 331

voting precin<;ts of 343

terms of Court in 357

Winthrop Training School, appropriation to 308

Witnesses to sign their testimony at references 294

York County, tax levy for 1889-90 331

voting precincts of 342

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ACTS m JOIiT RlSOlllTIOKS

OF THE

GENERAL ASSEMBLY

OF THE

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

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Passed at the Regular Session held in the City, -of .Columbia

in November and December, 1889, • ' «• ^ .

PART IL

Special Acts and Joint Resolutions.

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A. D. 1880.

AN ACT TO Revive the Charter of the Beknettsvillb and No. 243,
Society Hill Railroad Company and to Amend the
Act of Incorporation Thereof, Entitled *'An Act to
Incorporate the Bennettsville and Society Hill
Railroad Company/* Ratified the 28th Day of Janu-
ary, A. D. 1861.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of Sonth Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
an Act entitled ''An Act to incorporate the Bennettsville and a. a. 188i,
Society Hill Railroad Company,*' ratified the 28th day of Janu- StiSiSir ^
ary, A. D. 1861, be, and the same is hereby, re-enacted, and
the charter and incorporation of the Bennettsville and Society
Hill Railroad Company is hereby revived, renewed and made of
full force and effect.

Sec. 2. That Section or Subdivision III of said Act be stricken subdirMoii 8
out and the following to be known as Subdivision III be substi-
tuted therefor :

"III. That for the purpose of raising the capital stock of suwiTteionS

"^ ox- M amended.

said company, it shall be lawful to open books in Bennettsville Books of rab-

under the direction of J. B. Breeden, W. D. Evans, J. N. taiitook.
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386 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. i8». Weatherly, George W. Waddill and C. P, Tow nsend ; at Society

~*^^"^ Hill under the direction of J. J. Lucas^ S. W. Evans, Edward
E. Evans, John M. Waddill and W. A. Corrigan ; at Charleston^
under the direction of J. D. Kirkpatrick, J. B. Bissell and E.
M. Grimke ; and at any other point in this or any other State
under the direction of Commissioners to be designated by a
majority of the Commissioners hereinbefore named for Ben-
nettsville, for the purpose of receiving subscriptions, to an

Amount. amount not exceeding four hundred thousand dollars, in shares
of fifty dollars each,.the amount so subscribed to continue a
joint stock capital^S^r^e purpose of constructing and carrying
into operation-, tiJjJwlroad provided for by this Act ; that the

Times and times and.fJskCeti *for receiving such subscriptions shall be fixed

by the (Jotomissioners for Bennettsville hereinbefore named, or

a ntajqli{1y of them, and shall be advertised for thirty days in

*on^or*more newspapers in this State, and the books for receiv-

• W i^g subscriptions shall be kept open for sixty days at each of

%.\*.«* * the places where the same shall be opened.

•% V»^dnttobe That on each share of the stock subscribed, the subscribers

• • ***{3£ng.'^ '"^ shall pay to the Commissioners who shall take such subscrip-

*% * tion the sum of five dollars, the said Commissioners giving a

receipt or certificate for the same. At the expiration of the
time hereby prescribed for keeping open the books, the said

Deposit oV Commissioners shall deposit the sums received by them in some
good, solvent bank in this State, and shall make a return of the
subscriptions taken by them, and the sums paid thereon, to the

Vacancy In Baid Commissioners in Bennettsville. That in case of the death,
nSSonwi. ' resignation or removal from the State of any one of the Com-
missioners hereinbefpre named, his place may be supplied by the
other members of the Board of Commissioners for the same
place by appointment.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

No. 244, AN ACT to Change the Name of the Camden, Chester

AND Gappnby City Railroad Company to the Atlan-
tic, Ashbville and Knoxville Railway Company, and
TO Amend the Same.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting

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OF SOUTH CABOLINA. 387

in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That ^ i>- 1*®-
the corporate name of the Camden, Chester and Gaffney City ^^^^^ .
Bailroad Company is hereby changed to the Atlantic, Asheville porateniune.
and Knoxville Railway Company.

Sec. 2. That its charter is hereby amended to read as follows : oarponton.
That J. V. Surratt, A. N. Wood, D. A. Thomas, John W.
Wilks, Wade Osborne, Richard C. Thompson, J. E. Henry, J.
H. McDaniel, S. M. Wylie, J. R. Culp, J. L. Agurs, J H.
Smith, James Jones, Wm. S. Hall, W. W. Harlee, J. T. Haj,
A. A. Huckabee and H. G. Carrison, and their associates and
successors, be, and they are hereby, constituted a body politic moorporation
and corporate, by the name and style of the Atlantic, Asheville *^<>i^'°^o*
and Enoxville Railway Company, and by that name to sue and Bights and
be sued, to plead and be impleaded, in the Courts of law and ^^^^
equity in this State or in the United States ; and the said com-
pany is hereby empowered to have and use a common seal, and
to change the same ; to make by-laws for its government ; to ap-
point or elect all necessary officers and prescribe their duties ; to offloen.
acquire, hold, own, possess, lease, mortgage and sell, and other- property rightB.
wise transfer, real, personal and mixed property ; to have and
to exercise all and singular the rights, privileges and franchises
by law conferred upon like corporations in this State. And the
corporate existence of said company shall continue for fifty years. i>°n^>^

Sec. 3. That said company is hereby authorized and em- Bonte.
powered to build and construct a line of standard gauge railroad
within this State, between Florence, S. C, through Darlington,
Florence and Kershaw Counties, by the Catawba Falls, near
Mount Dearbonme and Rqssville, in Chester County, through
the town of Chester, by the most practical route, to Lockhart
Shoals, through Gaflfney City, in Spartanburg County, to some
point on the North Carolina line in the direction of Columbus,
Polk County, North Carolina, with the privilege of building
said railroad from Florence or any other point on said line to
Georgetown, South Carolina, or any other point on or near the
Atlantic coast by the most practicable route, and to operate
the same : Provided, That work upon said railroad shall inme for be-
oommence within two years from the date of this charter and onm^ett^.^^
completed within fifteen years : Provided, however, That said
company may begin the construction of said line of said railroad
between any of said points and to operate the same.

Sec. 4. The amount of the capital stock of said company shall o^iitai stock,
be fixed by a majority of the stockholders, not to exceed three
hundred thousand dollars ; and until so fixed under this Act, it

388 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 18B9. shall remain as heretofore subscribed. That the capital stock
^r'^"^ of said company shall be divided into shares of one hundred
dollars each, and each share shall be entitled to one vote at all
President and meetings of the stockholders. That the President and Directors
Directore. ^j g^^^^ company shall continue in oflSce until this amended
charter has been adopted by the company, or their successors
are elected at a call meeting for that purpose, or at the regular
annual meeting next after the passage of this Act.
sabsoripdonfl. Sbc. 5. That subscriptions to the capital stock of said com-
pany may be made in money, land, labor or material necessary
for the construction and equipment of said road, in bonds,
stocks or other valuable credits, on such terms as may be pre*
scribed between the President and Board of Directors and said
subscribers.
Ltobiiity of Sec. 6. The liability of each stockholder to the creditors of
the said company shall be an amount equal to the par value of
his stock, and an amount equal to five per cent, additional
thereof, and no more, and no stockholder shall be liable longer
than two years after he ceases to be a stockholder. That execu-
TruBtees. tors, administrators and trustees holding shares of stock in said
company shall in no way be liable out of their own estates on
account thereof, but the trust funds shall be liable.
Non-paymeot Sfic. 7. If any stockholder fails to make payment of his stock
soiption. "'***' in such manner as President and Board of Directors shall
demand, they may, within one month after such demand, and
after fifteen days' advertisement in County where such stock-
holder lives, sell the same at public outcry, and, after paying
expenses of sale, apply the overplus ^o payment of said stock ;
in case of deficiency the said company may sue the said stock-
holder, his executor or administrators or assignee, and recover,
by judgment, for such deficiency. If there remain a balance,
after paying the amount of such demand, this is to be paid over
to such stockholder or his legal representatives.
Contracts, Ac, Seo. 8. That said company may purchase, lease, oontract and
with ether roadg consolidate with any other railroad company under the law in

this State.

other corpora^ Sec. 9. That it shall and may be lawful for any railroad or

stock OTbcHMto. transportation company, created by the laws of this or any

other State, from time to time, to subscribe to or purchase and

hold the stock and bonds, or either, of this company, or of any

company formed under Section 8 of this Aot, or to guarantee.

Or endorse or endorse, such bonds, or stooks, or either of them ; and it

^'^^' shall and may be lawful for any railroad or transportation com-

OP SOUTH CABOLINA. 389

pany or companies, created by the laws of this or any State, to ^- >>• i^^*
purchase, nse or lease the road, property and franchises of this ^""II^j^rL
company, or of any company formed under Section 8 of this lease, fSr^^
Act, for such time and upon such terms as may be agreed upon
between this company and such company, or companies, as shall
be parties to the contract ; that it shall be lawful for this com- tus oompany

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pany, or any company formed under Section 8 of this Act, to rights as to other
subscribe to or purchase, and to hold, the stock or bonds, or
both, of any other railroad or transportation company, chartered
by this or any other State, or to guarantee the. stock or bonds of
any such company, or to purchase, lease, use or operate the
road or line, property, or franchise of any such railroad or
transportation company : Provided, The road, or line, of such ptoyIso.
company shall directly, or by means of one, or more, intenren-
ing road, or lines, be connected with the road of this company.

Sbc. 10. That the officers of said company shall be a Presi- offloen.
dent and six Directors, who shall have the power of appointing
a Vice-President, Treasurer and such other officers and agents
as may be necessary for conducting the construction and man-
agement of the railroad authorized by this Act. No person
shall be eligible to the position of President or Director unless Kiigihiuty.
he shall own not less than two shares of the capital stock of
the company. The President and Directors shall be elected mection and
annually by the stocfkholders, and shall remain in office one
year, or until their successors are elected ; and in case of vacan- Facanctea,
cies occurring, 'by death or resignation, in the offices of President
or Directors, the same may be filled by the Directors until the
next meeting of the stockholders. The President shall be presidAQttobe
ex officio President of, and a member of, the Board of Directors. ^*™^^^'

Sec. 11. That the President and Directors who were elected offloenof old
upon the organization of the Oamden, Chester and Gaffney City
Bailroad Company shall remain in office until their successors
are elected, either at a called meeting or at the annual meeting,
when a President and six Directors shall be elected under this
Act, and nothing herein contained shall be deemed to invalidate YaUdatian.
any action which has heretofore been taken under the charter
of Camden, Chester and Gaffney City Bailroad Company, but
the organization of the company under such charter is hereby
confirmed.

Sec. 12. That meetings of the stockholders shall be held annu- Meeting of
ally, at such time and place, in this State, as may be determined
by them, and the stockholders shall establish such code of by-
laws as may appear to them best for the government of the com-
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390 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1880. pany ; and at all annual meetings the President and Directors
"■ ^ '"'^ shall render to the stockholders an acoonnt of the affairs of the

Special meet- Company. Special meetings of stockholders may be called by the

****"' President^ or by a majority of the Directors, by notice mailed to

each stockholder, or by pablication in one or more newspapers

in this State, thirty days before said meeting ; and notice of the

annnal meetinjs:8 shall be likewise published.

Louis. Sec. 13. That authority is given to the said company to bor-

row money to such an extent and in such manner as may be
authorized by a majority of the stockholders, and to pay thereon
such rates of interest, not exceeding seven per cent., as may be

Bonds. deemed advisable, and to issue therefor such bonds, either coupon

or registered, or other evidences of debt, in such manner and of
such form as may be determined by the President and Directors,
and to secure such loans, both as to principal and interest, by

vortaages and gnch mortgages or deeds of trust upon the whole of the prop-
erty, income and franchises of the company, or either, or any
part thereof.

BigtitBotway. Sec. 14. That this company shall enjoy the benefits and be
subject to the provisions of Sections 1550 to 1561, inclusive, of
Chapter 40 of the General Statutes of South Carolina, with
respect to the manner of acquiring lands, or the right of way
over lands, required by it.

opentton of Sec. 15. That the said railroad company is further authorized

completed leo

tions. to commence work on any part of its lines, and upon the com-

pletion of any portion or section of its road to operate and
maintain such portion or section, with all the rights, powers and
privileges hereby granted to this company, and it shall have the

iM^rwS!"'"*" privilege of using, under such purchase, lease, agreement or run-
ning arrangement as it may from time to time make with any
other company in this or an adjoining State, any line of road as
a connecting link between the different portions of its road.

Monicipai sab- Sec. 16. That for the purpose of aiding in raising the capital
stock of said Atlantic and Asheville and Knoxville Railway
Company, in addition to private subscriptions provided for, it
shall and may be lawful for any County, city or town through
which said railroad may be located, or which is interested in its
construction, to subscribe to the capital stock of such company
such sum or sums in bonds or money as a majority of their
qualified electors may authorize the County Commissioners of
such County, or the municipal authorities of such city or town,
to subscribe, anything contained in the charter of such municipal
corporation to the contrary notwithstanding: Provided, That

OP SOUTH CAROLINA. 391

said money or bonds, or the proceeds thereof, shall be expended ^' ^^ ^8®-

on the construction of the railroad within the County which ^r^^7"V^

.•^ Money to oe

subscribed them, or in which the city or town subscribing them wwgedintue
is situated : Provided, furikery That no bonds or money sub- proTtoo as to
scribed to the capital stock of said company by the County of JS^ frmtoms^
Georgetown or the County of Williamsburg or any town therein ^°^-
shall be delivered or paid over to the said company by the cor-
porate agents of such County or town until the construction and
equipment of said railroad shall first have been completed from
the town of Florence or some other point on said line through
said Counties to the town of Georgetown. If such subscription DoBcripuon of
by any County, city or town be in bonds, the said subscription ^*^^
shall be made in six per cent, bonds, payable in twenty years
after date thereof, to be received by said company at par, and
to be of the denomination of one hundred dollars, five hundred
dollars and one thousand dollars, interest to be paid annually.

Sec. 17. That for the purpose of determining the amount of Eiecaootode.
such subscription, it shall be the duty of the County Commis- icriptions.
sioners of any County, or the municipal authorities of any town
or city, interested in the construction of said road, upon a written
application of a majority of the real estate owners of said County,
city or town (except in the Counties of Georgetown and Wil- ^ ^sg^^JJIo^ ^
liamsburg, where such written application shall be signed by and wmjams-
three-fourths of the real estate owners of the County, or of any
city or town therein, as the case may be, the signature of such
real estate owners as may not be able to write their names to be
proven and attested by the oath of two credible witnesses,) speci-
fying the amount therein to be subscribed, in money or bonds, and
the conditions of such subscription, to submit to the qualified
electors of such County, city or town, as the case may be, the
question of '* subscription '* or **no subscription*' to the capital
stock of the said company; and said County Commissioners, siectioiitoiM
or municipal authorities of such city or town, shall have the o^^^ro^*-
power to order an election, specifying the time, place and pur-
pose of the election, and to appoint managers according to law,
who shall, without compensation, hold and conduct said election,
at which election the ballots shall have written or printed thereon
either the word ** subscription'' or "no subscription," the said Formofi»uotB.
County Commissioners, by resolution of their Board, and the
said municipal authorities of said city or town, having first
fixed the amount proposed to be subscribed according to the
request of the petition submitted to them, notice of said election
and of the amount proposed to be subscribed, with the conditions

392 STATUTES AT LARGE

A^. 1889. Qf sQcii subscription, being published for three weeks immediately
Adverttsemeot P^^^'' thereto in one or more of the County newspapers : Provided^
iSr^rauroaS '^^**' ^^^ costs and expenses incident to the advertising and
oompeny. holding of such election and issuing of such bonds shall be paid
by the said railroad company.
Declaring the Sec. 18. That it shall be the duty of the managers to make
returns and meet at their respective Court Houses, or Council
chambers, as the case may be, and count the votes and declare
the result as in other elections, which result shall be certified in
writing by the Chairman of each Board of Managers to the
Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners, or to the City
or Town Councils, as the case may be.
sabeciipdoDB Sec. 19. That in case a majority of ballots shall have written
countia. ^ ^ or printed thereon "subscription,^^ then the Chairman of the
Board of County Commissioners, in all cases of County elections,
shall be authorized and required to subscribe to the capital stock
of said company in behalf of said County the sum which may
have been fixed and named in the resolution of said Board, pub-
lished as aforesaid, which subscription, if in bonds, shall be
made in six per cent, bonds as aforesaid, with interest payable
annually; if in money, shall be in such annual installments as shall
have been named in the petition and in the resolution of said
TuieWes. Board ; and all tax levies for the purpose of raising funds to pay
said bonds or coupons, or said sums of money subscribed, shall
be made upon the taxable property in such Counties ; and if a
by towS'^^"* majority of the ballots cast in any city or town election shall be
for *' subscription,^^ the proper corporate authorities of such
city or town are authorized and required to subscribe in behalf
of such city or town in like manner and to like extent as the
County Commissioners are herein required in all cases of County
subscriptions.
AsBessment of Sbc. 20. That for the payment of the interest on said bonds

tax to pay Inter- ^

^^ voted by any County, the County Commissioners shall issue

their warrant, directed to the County Auditor, requiring him to
levy and assess such percentum upon the taxable property in said
County as may be necessary to pay said interest, which shall be
Railroad tax. known and styled in the tax books as said railroad tax, and he
shall enter the same upon the tax duplicate, to be turned over
to the Treasurer, which shall be his warrant for collecting the
County Trea- Said tax, which shall be collected by the said Treasurer of such

surer 00 ect. Qq^j^^^y under the same regulations as are now provided by law
for the collection of State and County taxes therein, and which
shall be paid over by the said Treasurer of the County so voting

OF SOUTH OABOLINA. 393

fiaid aubscription to the holders of said bonds as the said interest ^* ^' ^8*-
shall become due. In case of the issuing of bonds by municipal i^indooi-
corpo rations, the corporate authorities of such municipalities J^l^^^o'^^^^y
shall annually levy and collect, in the same manner as ordinary
corporate taxes are collected, an amount sufficient to meet the
interest on such bonds as the same become due.

Sec. 21. That for the payment of any money subscriptions tbx to pay
voted under this Act, the County Commissioners of their Saoney.^ *""
respective Counties shall levy a tax upon the taxable property of
such Counties sufficient to pay such subscription on each install-
ment as it may become due, which tax shall be levied and assessed
by the County Commissioners and County Auditor, and be col-
lected by the County Treasurer in the same manner in which
other State and County taxes are collected : Provided, however,
That the said tax may be levied and assessed at a special meeting
of the County Commissioners, if the time of the annual meeting
has passed. The corporate authorities of any city or town so Townuucesto
subscribing sl^all, in like manner^ levy and assess a tax upon g^ robsor^
the taxable property of said city or town sufficient to pay such
subscription on each installment as it becomes due, to be collected
as other municipal taxes are collected, at the first annual collec-
tion of taxes next after such subscription, and annually thereaf-
ter, until all the installments are paid. All moneys collected on to be turned
account of any subscription in money under this Act shall, as company,
soon after collection as practicable, be turned over by the
County Treasurer^ or the city or town Treasurer as aforesaid, to
the Treasurer of said company or its legally authorized agent,
if any.

Sec. 22. That for the purposes of this Act all the Counties inoorpontton
along the line of the railroad, or which are interested in its con-
struction as herein provided for, shall be, and they are hereby
declared to be, bodies politic and corporate and vested with the
powers to carry out the provisions of this Act, and shall have all
the rights, and be subjected to all the liabilities, in respects to
any rights or causes of action growing out of the provisions of
this Act. The County Commissioners of the respective Coun- c^^nty oom-
ties are declared to be the corporate agents of the Counties so J^^'rporJte
incorporated and situate within the limits of the said Counties ^8^^
respectively.

Sec. 23. That in all conventions of stockholders of said com- PeiegateB to
pany, such Counties, cities or towns as may subscribe to the afm^uigs.
capital stock shall be represented by not less than three nor
more than five delegates, to be appointed for such purpose by the

394 STATUTES AT LAEGE

A. D. i8». corporate authorities of Boch cities or towns in cases of town or
^ city subscription, or the County Commissioners of the respective

Counties in cases of County subscriptions.
Repealing Sec. 24. That all Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with or

repugnant to the provisions of this Act be^ and the same are

hereby, repealed.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

No. 246. AN ACT to Incorporate " The Carolina Southern Kail-
road Company."

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
corponton. William H. Lyles, James Woodrow, W. G. Childs, W. A. Clark,
J. S. Muller, Andrew Crawford, L. D. Childs, John T. Sloan,
Jr., and Wilie Jones, and such other persons or corporations as
may be associated with them, their successors and assigns, be,
inoorporattco and they hereby are constituted a body politic and corporate,

an name. xxuAqv the name and style of ** The Carolina Southern Railroad
Company.*'

^^oteofTaii. Sec. 2. The said company is hereby authorized and empow-
ered to construct, or acquire, maintain and operate a railroad
from the town of Cheraw, in the County of Chesterfield, or some
point on the North Carolina line in the County of Marlboro,
or the County of Chesterfield, through the Counties of Marl-
boro and Chesterfield, either or both, through the Counties of
Darlington and Sumter, either or both, and through any other
intervening Counties, to such point on the Savannah River,
within the County of Barnwell, or the County of Hampton, as
may be determined by the Board of Directors.
OMtaittook. Sec. 3. The capital stock of said company shall be one mil-
lion dollars, divided into shares of one hundred dollars each,
which shall be personal property, and shall be transferable, as
When to or- ^^^ by-law8 of the company may provide ; but said company may

'^'^''^ organize and commence the construction of said railroad as soon

as fifty thousand dollars shall have been subscribed in good faith
to the capital stock thereof and as much as ten per cent, thereof
paid in cash or other property as provided by law. For the pur*

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 395

pose of organissation a general meeting of the Bnbscribers fihall ^- <>• ^^^•

be held, after ten days' notice to the sabscribers by mail or per- ^mwI^bb

sonal servioe, at which meeting, a majority of the stock so sub- <^ sfeooknokten.

scribed being represented in person or by proxy, by-laws may

be adopted, and such officers as may be prescribed thereby may

be elected. Any portion of such capital stock may be issued as preferred stock.

preferred or guaranteed stock, as may be determined upon.

Sjbg. 4. The company shall have a lien upon the stock of each ^ EnforMment

* of stock sub-

subscriber for all amounts that may be due upon his subscrip- seriptions.

tions for stock, and may enforce the payment thereof by a sale

of such stock or otherwise, as may be prescribed by its by-laws.

Sec. 5. The capital stock of said company may be increased increase ot
from time to time for such purposes and to such extent as may
be determined by the Board of Directors, not to exceed five
millions of dollars, except in case of consolidation with some mease of con-
other railroad company or companies, in which event the stock ""^■^'*-
of said consolidated company may be the amount authorized by
this Act, together with the amount authorized by the charter
or charters of such other railroad company or companies.

Sec. 6. It may be lawful for any city or town interested in Mimicipei sub-
the construction of said railroad to subscribe to the capital ^°^
stock of said company such sum or sums in bonds or money as
a majority of the qualified freeholders of such city or town,
voting at any election hereinafter provided for, may authorize,
anything contained in the charter of such municipal corpora*
tion to the contrary notwithstanding. If such subscription cbanoker of
shall be made in bondB, such bonds shall be six per cent coupon ^'^^
bonds payable twenty years after the date thereof, interest to be
paid semi-annually, and to be of the denominations of one hun-
dred dollars, five hundred dollars and one thousand dollars, or
either, and to be received by said company at par.

Ssc. 7. For the purpose of determining whether subscrip- Election to de-
tions shall be made, and the amounts thereof, it shall be the saiption.
duty of the municipal authorities of such city or town, upon
the written application of a majority of the real estate owners
of such city or town, specifying the amount to be subscribed,
and whether it shall be payable in money or bonds, to submit to
the qualified freeholders of such city or town the question of
'' subscription '^ or ^'no subscription^' to the capital stock of
said company, at an election to be ordered, specifying the time, Yi^Mod.
place and purpose of such election, and shall appoint managers
according £o law, who shall, without compensation, hold and
conduct such election, at which election the ballots shall have election.

396 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1888. written or printed thereon either the word ** subscription *' or
~^^^^ the words ** no subscription/' Said municipal authorities shall

^mountoffix the amount of such subscription in accordance with such
petition, and shall give three weeks' notice of such election by
publication thereof in one or more of the newspapers published
in the County in which such city or town may be.

Declaration of Sec. 8. Such managers shall count the votes at their respect-
ive precincts and make their returns to the municipal authori-
ties of such city or town, who shall receive and tabulate the
same and declare the result, which result shall be certified to as

GonteBiB. correct and filed with the records of such city or town. Contests
in such elections shall be heard and determined by such muni-
cipal authorities.

sabscriptioD Seo. 9. In case a majority of the ballots cast shall have
written or printed thereon the word "subscription,'' the muni-
cipal authorities of such city or town shall subscribe to the
capital stock of said company in behalf of such city or town
the amount fixed, as aforesaid, specifying the manner of pay-
ment of such subscription, if the same shall be in money, as may
be specified in said petition.

Taxes to pay Seg. 10. If such subscription shall be in money, the muni-
^ "*' cipal authorities of such city or town shall annually levy and

collect, in such manner as ordinary corporation taxes are col-
lected, an amount sufficient to meet the annual installments of
such subscriptions ; and if it shall be in bonds, they shall, until
the whole of the principal and interest of said bonds shall be
paid, annually levy and collect in like manner an amount suf-
ficient to pay the interest upon such bonds as the same becomes
due, and shall pay over the amount so collected upon presenta-

sinkiDg fond, tiou of the coupous of said bonds as they become due. Ten
years previous to the maturity of said bonds the municipal
authorities of such city or town shall proceed to levy and assess
annually ^ upon taxable property of such city or town, in
the taxable property of such city or town, in the same
manner as is herein before prescribed, an additional per cen-
tum sufficient to pay one-tenth of the principal of said bonds,
until the same shall be fully paid off, which tax shall be col-
lected in the manner hereinbefore provided, and shall be known
as the ** Carolina Southern Railroad Sinking Fund Tax," and
shall be kept apart from all other funds and shall constitute a
sinking fund for the payment of the principal of said bonds,
and shall be applied to the payment thereof, as follows, to wit :

Howappued. Annually, as soon as possible after the collection of such sinking

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 397

fund tax, the mnuicipal authorities of snch city or town shall ^' ^' ^^^^
publish, in one or more newspapers published in the County ~*^^ ^~
where such city or town may be, or if there be no newspaper
published therein, then in one or more newspapers published in
the city of Columbia, a notice calling for offers of such bonds
for redemption, and the lowest offer or offers received shall be
accepted to the amount of the cash on hand to the credit of
said "Sinking Fund*': Provided, That if such offer or offers
shall be above par, they need not be accepted unless said muni*
cipal authorities shall deem it expedient so to do. Upon the
acceptance of any such offer said authorities shall pay over to bond&°^^
the holder of such bonds the amount due thereon, according to
the time of such offer, and shall cancel said bonds, and file the
same away as vouchers for the moneys so disbursed. So much inTioiabmu of
of said ''Sinking Fund Tax" as may not be used in the retire- ■*°"°*'^
ment of said bonds before their maturity shall be held invio-
late until the maturity of said bonds, and be then applied to the
payment thereof.

Seo. 11. In all conventions of the stockholders of said com- BeiegateB to
pany, such city or town may be represented to the full amount meetmgi.
of its subscription to the capital stock thereof by not fewer
than three nor more than five delegates, to be appointed by such
municipal authorities.

Sec. 12. All taxes collected by the municipal authorities ^^'tobewuedto
the city or town so subscribing from said railroad company shall this debt,
be kept separate from all other taxes so collected, and shall be
applied by said municipal authorities exclusively to the pay-
ment of the interest and principal of the bonds so subscribed
by said city or town, until the whole of said bonds shall have
been paid.

Sec. 13. That said company shall have authority to borrow Loang.
money to such extent and in such manner as it may deem advis-
able, at a rate of interest not exceeding seven per cent, per
annum, and to issue therefor such coupon or registered bonds. Bonds,
or other evidence of indebtedness, as it may deem necessary, and
to secure snch bonds or other evidences of indebtedness, both
as to principal and interest, by mortgages or deeds of trust upon tiJ^jEff"™*
the whole of the property, income, franchises and privileges of
said company, or any part thereof, and upon all property* which
said company may acquire after the execution of such mort-
gages or deeds of trust.

Sec. 14. A President and not fewer than five Directors shall Presideiit and
be elected annually by the stockholders of said company, who

398 STATUTES AT LARGE

A- P. 1889. shall hold office for one year and until their successors are

elected^ and in case of vacancies in the office of President or

vaoandeB. Directors they may be filled by the Board of Directors until the

next annual meeting of the stockholders.

Branch roa4to. gEc. 15, Said company may acquire or construct and operate

branch roads from its main line not exceeding fifty miles in

length.

(^^mttoM^a^ Sec. 16. It may be lawful for any railroad or transportation

to tSs roftd. company organization under the laws of this State, or any other

State, from time to time, to subscribe to or purchase, and hold,

the stock and bonds, or either, of said company, of any company

formed under the provisions of this Act, or to guarantee or

endorse such bonds and stocks or either of them ; and it shall

and may be lawful for any railroad or transportation company

organized under the laws of this State or any other State to

purchase, use or have the road property and franchises of said

company, or any other company formed under the provisions of

this Act, for such time and upon such terms as may be agreed

Bjgiitsof this upon between the contracting parties. It shall be lawful for said

oomi»oy as to '^ * j j xi_

other corpora- company or any other company formed under the provisions
of this Act to subscribe to or purchase the stock or bonds of
any other railroad or transportation company organized under
the laws of this or any other State, or guarantee the stock or
bonds thereof, or to purchase, lease, use or operate the road,
line, property or franchise of any such railroad or transportation
company.

^^^EigMs and g^^^ jrj^ g^^j^ company shall have all of the powers, rights

and privileges, and be subject to all of the restrictions, pro-
19 Stat., 171. yi(jed in the Act of the General Assembly entitled "An Act
to provide for and regulate the incorporation of railroad com-
panies in this State,^' approved the 25th day of December, A.
D. 1885, except as is otherwise provided in this Act.
pabUcAct. Sec. 18. This Act shall be deemed and taken to be a public
DuratJon. Act, and shall continue in force for fifty years : Provided, Said
company shall commence this construction of its road within
FOTfeiton. one year from the passage of this Act. In case of failure to
commence work within the time specified the franchises and
privileges granted by this Act shall be deemed forfeited.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

OF SOUTH OABOLINA. 899

AN ACT TO Fix the Capital Stock of the Chablbston, a.d.i889.

ClKCINNATI AND CHICAGO BaILBOAD CoMPANT, ^T^^'T^

No. 246.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
the Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad Company be, ^jgS^^gJJJf ^
and is hereby, authorized to increase its present capital stock of
fifteen million dollars to such an amount, not exceeding twenty-
five millions, as may be found necessary to carry out the inten-
tions and purposes of the several Acts creating the several rail-
road companies the consolidation of which, under the name of
the " Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad Company,*'
was ratified and confirmed by Act of the General Assembly of
this State approved December 24, A. D. 1886, and all Acts I9stat.,e70.
amendatory of said Acts of incorporation.

Sec. 2. That the articles of consolidation heretofore entered Arttoiesof oon-
into by and between the Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago SJ^u°" *^"
Railroad Company, a corporation duly organized under the laws
of the State of South Carolina, and the Charleston, Cincinnati
and Chicago Railroad Company, a corporation duly organized
under the laws of the State of Tennessee, be, and the same is
hereby, ratified^ validated and confirmed.

Seo. 3. That all Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with this Repealing
Act be, and the same are hereby, repealed. <aMBe,

Approved December 17th, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Requibe the Chablotte, Columbia and Au- No. 247.

GUSTA BaILBOAD CoMPANT AND THE CaBOLINA, CuMBEB-

LAND Gap and Chicago Railboad Company to Join
Theib Tbaoks at Tbenton, in the County op Edgepield.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad Company and w^J^ T?ra!^
the Carolina, Cumberland Gap and Chicago Bailroad Company ^
be, and they are hereby, required to join their tracks by safe
and proper switches at their place of crossing in the town
of Trenton, in the County of Edgefield, in this State, on or be-

400 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. fQjQ (jh^ first ^ay of March, A. D. 1890, and for that purpose
~*^^^^ they shall have the right either to enter upon the right of way

of the other, and to do all acts necessary to comply herewith.
Expenaetobe Sec. 2. That cach of the said railroad companies shall bear
one-half of the expense of complying with the foregoing provi-
sions, and should either or both of the said railroad companies
fail or refuse to comply with the provisions of this Act such
company or companies so failing or refusing shall each forfeit
ta^SgioiioBo. ^o *^® State the sum of five hundred dollars, to be recovered by

suit instituted by the Bailroad Commission for that purpose.
Miroadcom- Sec. 3. In addition to the forfeiture herein provided, the

mlBBioii to en- . . c '

force compu- Railroad Commission is hereby authorized and required to en-
force compliance with the provisions hereof by suit, and for
this purpose the right to proceed by writ of mandamus in any
Court of competent jurisdiction is hereby given to the said Rail-
road Commission.

Approved December 24th, A, D. 1889,

No. 248. AN ACT to Incoeporate the Chebaw and Sumter Rail-
road Company.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That

oorpontora. R. C. Barclay, H. Frank Wilson, H. P. Peake, George Potts, S.
V. Stewart, C. E. Sawyer, John Gary Evans, and their associates
and successors, be, and they are hereby, constituted a body

inoorpontioii politic and corporate, by the name and style of the Cheraw and
Sumter Railroad Company.

Boute of road. Sec. 2. That the said company shall have power and authority
to build, construct and operate a railroad from the town of
Cheraw, or some point in the County of Chesterfield or the
County of Marlboro, through the Counties of Chesterfield,
Marlboro, Darlington and Sumter, in South Carolina, to the town
of Sumter, in said State, by the most practicable route as the
Property ri^^ts. said company may determine ; to acquire, by purchase or other-
wise, and to hold, own, possess and sell, or otherwise transfer,

ottierrtgiite. ^^aI ^^^ personal estate ; to sue and be sued, implead and be
impleaded, and to have and exercise all and every other power.

OP SOUTH OABOLINA. 401

authority, privilege and right common or necessary to similar ^ >>• ^8W«
corporations, not inconsistent with the laws of this State or the " ^"^^
provisions of this Act.

Sec. 3. That the said corporators shall be ex officio Directors oovponton to
of said company, with the nsaal powers and privileges, includ-
ing the power to fill vacancies in their body, should any occur,
until said company is fully organized.

Sec. 4. That the capital stock of said company shall be three capital stock,
hundred and fifty thousand (350,000) dollars, and for the pur-
pose of raising the same the said corporators, or a majority of
the same, are hereby authorized and empowered, as soon after
the passage of this Act as may be deemed advisable, to appoint
commissioners to open books of subscription at such times and ^^^^^^ ""^
places and under such i*ules and regulations as may be pre-
scribed ; the capital stock of said corporation to be divided into
shares of one hundred dollars each, and the subscriptions thereto
to be received payable in money, land, labor or material neces- J^^^J^J^^^
sary in construction or equipment of said railroad, bonds, stock
or other valuable credits, in such manner and on such terms as
may be agreed upon between the said company and such sub-
scribers.

Sec. 5. That said company shall have full power and au- ^^SmtoJm '^
thority to connect with, or cross over, all other railroads on its
proposed line, and also to unite or consolidate with other rail-
roads, either in or out of this State, in such manner and upon
such terms as may be agreed upon between the companies so
consolidating : Provided, The same be not inconsistent with the
laws of this State.

Sec. 6. That so soon as the sum of ten thousand (10,000) dol- Meednf for
lars is subscribed, the corporators aforesaid, or a majority of
them, shall, by advertisement once a week for three weeks, in
one or all the papers published in the Counties through which
the road passes, call a meeting of the stockholders, to be held at
some convenient place on the proposed line of said railroad one
month after the date of said notice, for the purpose of organiz-
ing said company; and the said stockholders shall then and powers of uie
thereafter have power to organize said company by electing from "®*™*'
among their number seven (7) Directors, who shall, immediately mrecton.
after their election, choose one of their number for President president and
and one for Vice-President of said company, and the terms of vi<».pre8ident.
office of President, Vice-President and Directors of said company
shall be one year, and until their successors shall thereafter be
elected, but no one shall be eligible to the office of Director

402 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1880. unless he owns not less than two shares in the capital stock of
^ said company, or unless he be one of a firm owning as many

times two shares as there are members in the firm.

Rfloortto^toek- Sec. 7. It shall be the duty of the President and Directors of
said railroad company and all officers of the same to render an
account of the affairs of the same to the stockholders at least once
a year, and as often as they may be required by said stockhold*
ers, and the same shall be published in one or more newspapers
in this State.

^^tracttaR of gjjg 3 rpj^j^^. ^^^ President and Directors shall not have power

to contract any debt for said company until they shall have been
first authorized by the stockholders of said company in general
meeting, except such as are necessary for operating expenses.

BigtOB of way, Seo. 9, That said railroad company shall be subject to all the
provisions of the General Bailroad Laws of this State as to the
manner of acquiring rights of way, etc.
Went to be Sec. 10. That the said company shall be organized and the

r^SS?^ " construction of said railroad commenced within five (5) years
from the passage of this Act.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

No. 249. AN ACT to Charter the Chesterfield and Kershaw Bail-
road Company.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
oorpofatore. Edward Mclver, R. T. Caston, W. C. McCreight, W. S. Jack-
son, E. N. Redfearn, J. P. Hunly, T. P. Craig, E. F. Malloy,
W. P. Stevenson, T. E. Lucas, D. M. Barentine, C. L. Evans,
George W. Spencer, A. J. -Eddins, Robert E. Rivers, D. T.
Redfearn, A. M. Redfearn, M. P. Jackson, W. A. Evans, Charles
W. Ingraham, Duncan Wilkes, Jesse L. Johnson, Neill Bethune,
J. E. Sowell, J. T. Hay, J. B. Kershaw, D. M. Bethune, Allen
McGaskill, H. G. Garrison, Herman Baum, S. R. Adams, P. L.
Zemp, T. W, Lang, Jesse Gray, and such other persons or cor-
porations as may be associated with them, and their successors
and assigns, be, and they are hereby, created a body politic and
and name. corporate, Under the name and style of the '' Chesterfield and

OP SOUTH CAROLINA.

403

Kershaw Railroad Company/' and by that name to sue and be -^- ^- ^^sft.
snedy plead and be impleaded, in any Court of law and equity ^T^JT^Ind
in this State or in the United States ; to make by-laws and ap- powers,
point all necessary officers and prescribe their duties, and may
accept, purchase, hold, lease, or otherwise acquire, any property,
real or personal, necessary or convenient to and for the purposes
hereinafter mentioned, and to use, sell and convey and dispose
of the same as the interest of the said company may require ;
may make contracts, have and use a common seal, and to do all
other lawful acts properly incident to and connected with said
corporation, and necessary and convenient for the control and
transaction of its business : Provided, That their by-laws be not
repugnant to the Constitution and laws of this State or of the
United States.

Sec. 2. That the said company be, and is hereby, authorized Boaieof roacL
and empowered to construct, maintain and operate a railroad
from within or near the town of Cheraw, in the County of Ches-
terfield, to the town of Camden, in the County of Kershaw.

Seo. 3. That the capital stock of said company shall be five caintai stock,
hundred thousand dollars, in shares of twenty-five dollars each,
with the privilege, from time to time, of increasing the capital
stock, in such amounts as said company may, by a majority vote
of the stockholders, determine, to carry out the purposes of this
Act ; said capital stock not to exceed, however, the sum of one limit,
million dollars, and such shares to be transferable in such man-
ner as the by-laws may direct ; that when the sum of ten thou-
sand dollars shall have been subscribed to the capital stock of
said company, the said corporators, or a majority of them, shall,
within a reasonable time thereafter, appoint a time and place
for the meeting of said stockholders, of which meeting thirty
days' notice shall be given in such newspapers of the State as
they may deem necessary, at which time and place the said
stockholders may proceed to the organization of said company
by the election of a President and nine Directors, who shall
hold their offices for one year, and until their successors* are
elected, which shall be the first Board of Directors.

Seo. 4. And said company is hereby authorized and empow- coDsoUdation.
ered to merge and consolidate its capital stock, estate, real,
personal and mixed, franchises, rights, privileges and property,
with any other railroad company or companies chartered by and
organized under the laws of this or any other State or States,
whenever the two or more railroad companies so to be merged
and consolidated shall and may form a continuous line of rail-

MeetlDff for
orgBnlsanon.

President and
Dlrecton.

404 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. road ^ith each other, or by means of any intervening road or
''^*"*' roads ; and said consolidation may be effected in such manner
and on such terms and conditions as a majority of the stock-
holders may determine.
Mortgages, Seg. 5. That the said company is hereby anthorized and em^

ferred stock, powered to mortgage any and all of its property and franchises^
and to issue bonds and preferred stock to an amount, and on
such terms and conditions, and for such uses and purposes of
said company, as a majority of the stockholders thereof shall
deem expedient for the interest of the company.
Rfffhtsof way. Seg. 6. That said company shall have every right, power and
privilege necessary for the purpose of acquiring such lands and
right of way as may be required for locating and construct-
ing said road and branches thereof, and for the erection and
location of depots, warehouses, stations, wharves and other
necessary establishments, or for altering or extending the same,
and the said company shall have the benefit of every process
and proceeding, and be subject to the restrictions provided or
imposed, in Sections 1550 to 1561, both inclusive, of the Oeneral
Statutes of this State.
suixcriptioDs, Seg. 7. That subscriptions to the capital stock of said com-
pany shall be made in money, lands, material or labor, at the
discretion of the company, to suit the subscriber.
Maniotpai sab- Seg. 8. That in addition to the provisions contained in the

scriptioiis. preceding Section for private subscription, it shall and may be
lawful for any city, town or County interested in the construc-
tion of said road to subscribe to its capital stock such sum as a
majority of the legal voters thereof may authorize the County
Commissioners or the proper authorities of city or town, as the
case may be, to subscribe, which subscription shall be made in

bond/**^^^ *" ^^^ P®^ cent, coupon bonds, payable in such installments as the

County Commissioners or proper authorities of such city or

town shall determine, and to be received by said company at

DesGrtptton of par, said bonds to be made payable in thirty years after the date

thereof, and to be of the denomination of one hundred dollars.

Election to de- Sec. 9. That it shall be the duty of the County Commissioners

termlne sub- '' *'

scripuon. of any County, upon the written application of a majority of
the owners of real estate in the County, specifying the amount
to be subscribed therein, to submit to the qualified electors of
such County the question of subscription or no subscription to
the capital stock of said company, and they shall order an elec-
tion, specifying the time, place and purpose of the election, and
Managers, shall appoint three managers of said election at each election

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 405

precinct in such County or township, as the case may be, who ^'^' ^^^'
shall, without compensation, hold and conduct such election in
the same manner as State and County elections are held and
conducted, except that registration shall not be required as a
qualification for voting at such election, at which election the
ballots shall have written or printed thereon the word ''sub- Fonnofbauots.
Bcription'^ or ''no subscription,^' the said County Commission-
ers having first, by a resolution of their Board, fixed the amount
proposed to be subscribed, according to the request of the peti-
tion submitted to them as aforesaid, notice of which resolution ^Notioe of eieo-

tlon.

shall be given by the Chairman of said Board in one or more
newspapers published in the County for which he acts, for three
weeks next previous to the election, or if there be no news-
paper published in his County, then by posting said notice on
the Court House, and by publishing the same, for the length of
time aforesaid, in the newspaper having probably the largest
circulation in the County ; and the proper corporate authorities Town gab-
of any city or town, upon the petition of a majority of the own- °°'*
ers of real estate of such city or town, shall, in like manner, and
after like notice, submit the question to the qualified electors in
such city or town, and declare the result of such election as
herein directed in case of County or township elections.

Sec. 10. It shall be the duty of the managers conducting the Deciantioiiof
election to count the votes and declare the result as in other
elections, which result at their respective precincts, they shall
certify in writing, under their hands, to the Board of County
Commissioners, or to the City or Town Council, as the case
may be, within three days after the said election, who shall col-
late the same and declare the result.

Sec. 11. In case the majority of the ballots cast shall have smncrtption
written or printed thereon "subscription," then the Chairman oonnties. ^ ^
of the Board of County Commissioners, in all cases of County
or township election, shall be authorized and required to sub-
scribe to the capital stock of said company, in behalf of said
County or township, as the case may be, the sum which may
have been fixed and named in the resolution of said Board, pub-
lished as aforesaid, which subscription shall be made in six per Amount,
cent, coupon bonds, as aforesaid, with interest payable annually ;
but in case of subscription made under the direction of a town-
ship election, as authorized by this Act, it shall be so expressed
in the bonds and coupons issued in payment of such subscrip-
tion ; and all tax levies for the purpose of raising funds to pay
the said bonds or coupons shall be made only upon the taxable
11

406 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. property of such township ; and if a majority of the ballots cast

s^bflcriDtt^ ^^ *^y ^^^^ ^^ town election shall be for subscription, the proper
by towns. corporate authorities of such city or town are authorized and
required to subscribe in behalf of such city or town, in like man-
ner and to like extent as the County Oommissioners are required
herein in cases of County subscriptions : Provided, however.
Bonds to be That the bonds representing the subscription of any County,

put In escrow r o r ^ j 7

unta road Is city, town or township shall be placed in escrow in such bank

oonpleteda t ^m

or trust company as the County Commissioners, or city or town
authorities, issuing the same, may select, the same to be held in
trust by such bank or trust company until the said railroad shall
be fully built and railed with iron or steel rails in first class
style through the County, city, town or township so subscrib-
ing, and then, and not until fchen, to be deliyered to said rail-
road company ; and said bank or trust company shall before
Past due oou- such delivery as aforesaid detach and destroy all interest cou-

tached. pons then past due, said bonds to be delivered in exchange for

stock of said company at par, as aforesaid.

-^i®''?^ **i Sec. 12. That in all conventions of the stockholders of said

stocknolders'

meeting. railroad company, such County, city, town or township as may

have subscribed to the capital stock thereof may be represented

by not less than three nor more than five delegates, who shall

be appointed by the County Commissioners, or by the corporate

authorities of such city, town or township of the respective

priYate stock- Counties, cities, towns or townships so subscribing ; private

■"'"^ stockholderB representing their own stock in person or by proxy,

duly executed.

Taxtonayin- Sbc. 13. That for the payment of the interest on said bonds,

terast on bonds. *- "^

the County Auditor, or other officer discharging such duty, or
the City or Town Clerk, or Treasurer, as the case may be, shall
be authorized and required to assess annually upon the taxable
property of such city or town, County or township, such per
centum as may be necessary to pay said interest, which shall be
RaUn»dtax. known and styled in the tax books as said railroad tax, which
shall be collected by the Treasurer under the same regulations
as are provided by law for the collecting of taxes in any of the
cities, towns or Counties so subscribing, and which shall be
V "^J^^iJ^** *° paid over by said Treasurer to the holders of said bonds, as the

bondholden. ^ -^ . * i

said interest shall become due, upon the presentation of the
Goaponstobe coupons which are due, and he shall cancel the same and turn

**" ' them over, so canceled, to the County Commissioners, or city

sinking fond ^"^ town authorities, as the case may be. And ten years previ-

to pay bonds. QQg ^o the time said bonds shall fall due the money to pay the

OF SOUTH CAEOLINA. 407

same shall be commenced to be raised by taxation, and there- ^' J>- ^889.
after the County Auditor, or other officer discharging such duty, '^^"^
the City or Town Clerk or Treasurer, as the case may be, shall
annually assess upon the taxable property of such County or
township, city or town, in the same manner as directed in pro-
viding fertile payment of the interest, an additional per centum
sufficient to pay one-tenth of the principal of said bonds, until
the said bonds shall be fully paid, which shall be collected by
the County, City or Town Treasurer, as the case may be, and
shall be paid over to the holders of said bonds by him, in like
manner as herein provided for the payment of the annual in-
terest, a credit for which payment he shall indorse upon said
bonds.

Sec, 14. That in collecting said taxes, the County, City or Tax recsetpii lo
Town Treasiirer, as the case may be, shall deliver to the tax- payen.
payer a special receipt therefor, which shall express that, the
amount stated therein is the tax for said railroad ; and when
any holder of such receipt, issued in his own name, or in that of
another person, and duly transferred to such holder by the en-
dorsement thereon of the name of the person to whom the same
was issued, shall present to the proper custodian of the said
stock held by any County, township, city or town in behalf of
which the taxes named in such receipts were paid an amount suoh rooeipts

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equal to one or more shares of said stock, the said custodian for stock,
shall transfer and deliver to said holder shares of stock equal in
amount to such receipts, and such holder shall thereupon be-
come a stockholder of said company : Provided, That said stock
shall not be so transferred in amounts less than one share : Pro-
vided, further. That said custodian shall retain said receipts as ReceiptB tote
vouchers for the said stock so transferred by him.

Sec. 15. That nothing herein contained shall authorize the proTisioii tm to
County of Chesterfield to subscribe more than fifty thousand
dollars ($50,000) to the capital stock of said company.

Sec. 16. That this charter shall be subject to all the provi- subject to oen-

onl IL "ELm liftW

sions of Part 1, Chapter XL, of the General Statutes, known
as the Railroad Act.

Sec. 17. That this Act shall be deemed a public Act, and PabUcAct.
shall continue in force until it expires by its own limitation, to
wit : for a period of thirty years, and until the first meeting of muatfon.
the General Assembly of this State thereafter.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

408 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1880. AN AQT j,Q j^MBjjj) j^-^ Act Entitled ''An Act to Charter
^ 'CT^ THE Chesterfield and Lancaster Railroad Company/'

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1887.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
an Act entitled ''An Act to charter the Chesterfield and Lancas-
ter Railroad Company, '^ approved December 24th, A. D. 1887,
be, and the same is hereby, amended by striking out all of said
Act after enacting words and inserting in lieu thereof the fol-
lowing, so that said Act as amended shall read as follows :

Corporators. SECTION 1. That E. N. Redfeam, E. J. Kennedy, J. F,
Hunly, J. S. White, T. P. Craig, E. F. Mulloy, W. F. Steven-
son, A. B. Hussey, T. E. Lucas, D. M. Barentine, Edward
Mclver, A. M. Rankin, C. L. Evans, George W. Spencer, A. J.
Eddins, Robert E. Rivers, Calvin C. Griggs, D. H. McGregor,
J. A. Sellers, Robert Tucker, F. P. Taylor, D. T. Redfearn,
M. F. Jackson, W. A. Evans, B. A. Evans, W. A. Ingram, J.
T. Funderburk, J. M. Hough, J. B. Erwin and M. J. Hough,
and such other persons or corporations as may be associated
with them, and their successors or assigns, be, and they are

Incorporation hereby, created a body politic and corporate, under the name
and style of the Chesterfield and Lancaster Railroad Company,
and by that name to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded,
in any Court of law and equity in this State or in the United
States ; may make by-laws and appoint all necessary officers and

RigntB and prescribe their duties ; and may accept, purchase, hold, lease, or
powers. otherwise acquire, any property, real or personal, necessary or

convenient to and for the purposes hereinafter mentioned, and
to use, sell, convey and dispose of the same as the interest of
the said company may require ; may make contracts, have and
use a common seal, and to do all other lawful acts properly inci-
dent to and connected with said corporation and necessary and
convenient for the control and transaction of its business : Pro-
vided. That their by-laws be not repugnant to the Constitution
and laws of this State or of the United States.

Bonteof road. SECTION 2. That the said company be, and is hereby, author-
ized and empowered to construct, maintain and operate a rail-
road from some point on the Cheraw and Darlington Railroad
within or near the corporate limits of the town of Cheraw, in
Chesterfield County, to the town of Lancaster, in Lancaster
County, via Chesterfield Court House.

OP SOUTH CAROLINA. 409

Section 3. That the capital stock of said company shall be ^' '^' ^88».
five hundred thousand dollars, in shares of twenty-five dollars l~*r^Z^w

' *' Capllal stock.

each, with the privilege from time to time of increasing the
capital stock, in such amounts as said company may by a ma-
jority vote of the stockholders determine, to carry out the pur-
poses of this Act ; said capital stock not to exceed, however, i^mA,
the sum of one million dollars, and such shares to be transfera-
ble in such manner as the by-laws may direct ; that when the
sum of ten thousand dollars shall have been subscribed to the
capital stock of said company, the said corporators, or a majority Mec^ns t or
of them, shall within a reasonable time thereafter appoint a
time and place for the meeting of said stockholders, of which
thirty days' notice shall be given in such newspapers of the
State as they may deem necessary, at which time and place the
said stockholders may proceed to the organization of said com-
pany by the election of a President and nine Directors, who shall Praflident and
hold their offices for one year and until their successors are
elected, which shall be the first Board of Directors.

Section" 4. That said company is hereby authorized and em- oonBoiiitaaon.
powered to merge and consolidate its capital stock, estalte, real,
personal and mixed, franchises, rights, privileges and property
with any other railroad company or companies chartered by and
organized under the laws of this or any other State or States,
whenever the two or morid railroad companies so to be merged
and consolidated shall and may form a continuous line of rail-
road with each other, or by means of any intervening road or
roads, and said consolidation shall be effected in such manner
and on such terms and conditions as a majority of the stockholders
may determine.

Section 5. That said company is hereby authorized and Bonds, mort-
empowei^d to mortgage any and all of its property and fmn-S^l^'^
chises, and to issue bonds and preferred stock to an amount,
and on such terms and conditions, and for such uses and pur-
poses of said company, as a majority of the stockholders thereof
shall deem expedient for the interest of the company.

Section 6. That said company shall have every right, power BigiitBof w«7.
and privilege necessary for the purpose of acquiring such lands
and rights of way as may be required for locating and con-
structing said road and branches thereof, and for the erection
and location of depots, warehouses, stations, wharves and other
necessary establishments, or for altering or extending the same,
and the said company shall have the benefit of every process and
proceeding, and be subject to the restrictions provided or

410 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. imposed, in Sections 1550 to 1561, both inclusiTe, of the Gen-
"*"^^^ eral Statutes of this State,
snbwriptioiis, SECTION 7. That sabscHptions to the capital stock of said

how payable. ^ ^

company shall be made in money, lands, material or labor, at
the discretion of the company, to sait the subscriber.
i^S^ ■****- Section 8. That in addition to the proTisions contained in
the preceding Section for private subscription, it shall and may
be lawful for any city, town or County interested in the con-
struction of said road to subscribe to its capital stock such sum
as a majority of the legal voters thereof may authorize the
County Commissioners or the proper authorities of city or town.

Payable In as the case may be, to subscribe, which subscription shall be
made in six per cent, coupon bonds, payable in such install-
ments as the County Commissioners or proper authorities of
such city or town shall determine, and to be received by said
company at par, said bonds to be made payable in thirty years

DeBcripaon of after date thereof, and to be of the denomination of one hun-
dred dollars.

meotfontode- Sec. 9. That it shall be the duty of the County Commis-
scriptioDB. sioners^f any County, upon the written application of a majority
of the owners of real estate of the County, specifying the amount
to be subscribed therein, to submit to the qualified electors of
such County the question of subscription or no subscription to
the capital stock of said company, and they shall order an elec-
tion, specifying the time, place and purpose of the election, and

icaDagen. shall appoint three managers of said election at each election
precinct in such County or township, as the case may be, who
shall, without compensation, hold and conduct such election in
the same manner as State and County elections are held and
conducted, except that registration shall not be required as a
qualification for voting at such election, at which election the
Form of banoto. ballots shall have written or printed thereon the word '* sub-
scription" or "no subscription," the said County Commis-
sioners having first, by a resolution of their Board, fixed the
amount proposed to be subscribed according to the request of

Nodoe of eieo- ^'^^ petition submitted to them as aforesaid, notice of which
^^^' resolution shall be given by the Chairman of said Board in one

or more newspapers published in the County for which he acts,
for throe weeks next previous to the election, or if there be no
newspaper published in his County, then by posting said notice on
the Court House, and by publishing the same, for the length of
time aforesaid, in the newspaper having probably the largest cir-
ttoDs. culation in the County ; and the proper corporate authorities of

OP SOUTH CAEOLINA. 411

any city or town, upon the petition of a majority of the owners ^ i>- ^8*>.
of real estate of such city or town, shall, in like manner, and ^*^^~^
after like notice, submit the question to the qualified electors in
such city or town, and declare the result of such election as
herein directed in case of County or township elections.

Sbc. 10. It shall be the duty of the managers conducting the „j2SJ!"*'*^ °'
election to count the votes and declare the result as in other
elections, which resuk, at their respective precincts, they shall
certify in writing, under their hands, to the Board of County
Commissioners, or to the City or Town Council, as the case may
be, within three days after the said election, who shall collate
the same and declare the result.

Sec. 11. In case the majority of the ballots cast shall have writ- sutacrtpttoD to
ten or printed thereon '^subscription,^' then the Chairman of the conntieB.
Board of County Commissioners, in all cases of County or town-
ship election, shall be authorized and required to subscribe to
the capital stock of said company, in behalf of said County or
township, as the case may be, the sum which may have been Amomit.
fixed and named in the resolution of said Board published as
aforesaid, which subscription shall be made in six per cent, cou-
pon bonds, as aforesaid, with interest payable annually ; but in
case of subscription made under the direction of a township
election, as authorized by this Act, it shall be so expressed in
the bonds and coupons issued in payment of such subscription ;
and all tax levies for the purpose of raising funds to pay the
said bonds or coupons shall be made only upon the taxable
property of such township ; and if a majority of the ballots cast sainortpkions
in any city or town election shall be for subscription, the proper ^
corporate authorities of such city or town are authorized and
required to subscribe in behalf of such city or town in like man-
ner and to like extent as the County Commissioners are required
herein in cases of County subscription: Providedy however,
That the bonds representing the subscription of any County, Bonds to be
city, town or township shall be issued and placed in escrow in ontu road is
such bank or trust company as the County Commissioners or ^^^^ ^
city or town authorities issuing the same may select, the same
to be held in trust by such bank or trust company until the said
railroad shall be fully built and railed with iron or steel rails in
first class style through the County, town, city or township so '
subscribing, and then, and not until then, to be delivered to
said railroad company ; the said bank or trust company shall Past dae oou-
before such delivery detach and destroy all ititerest coupons Eu^ecL^ ^ ^
then past due, said bonds to be delivered in exchange for stock
of said company at par as aforesaid.

412 STAITJTES AT LARGE

A. ©. 1880. Sec. 12. That in all conventions of the stockholders of said

^^JL^\^ railroad company, such County, city, town or township as may

ftockhoiderB* have subscribed to the capital stock thereof may be represented

by not less than three nor more than five delegates, who shall be

appointed by the County Commissioners or by the corporate

authorities of such city, town or township of the respective

Counties, cities, towns or townships so subscribing; private

hoidere. stockholders representing their own stock in person or by proxy

duly executed.

Taxtopeyin- Sec. 13. That for the payment of the interest on said bonds,

the County Auditor or other officer discharging such duty, or

the City or Town Clerk or Treasurer, as the case may be, shall

be authorized and required to assess annually, upon the taxable

property of such city or town, County or township, such per

centum as may be necessary to pay said interest, which shall be

Baiiztnd tax. known and styled in the tax books as said railroad tax, which

shall be collected by the Treasurer under the same regulations

as are provided by law for the collecting of taxes in any of the

cities, towns or Counties so subscribing, and which shall be paid

Ty> be paid to over by said Treasurer to the holders of said bonds, as the said

bondboiden. interest shall become due, upon the presentation of the coupons

ooapoDB to be ^^^^^ ^^e due, and he shall cancel the same and turn them over

oanceled. g^ canceled to the County Commissioners, or city or town

Binkiiiff fond authorities, as the case may be. And ten years previous fco the
to pay bonds, ^j^^^^ g^j^ bonds shall fall due the money to pay the same shall

be commenced to be raised by taxation and thereafter the
County Auditor, or other officer discharging such duty, the City
or Town Clerk or Treasurer, as the case may be, shall annually
assess upon the taxable property of such County or township,
city or town, in the same manner as directed in providing for
the payment of the interest, an additional per centum sufficient
to pay one-tenth of the principal of said bonds, until the said
bonds shall be fully paid, which shall be collected by the County,
City or Town Treasurer, as the case may be, and shall be paid
over to the holders of said bonds by him, in like manner as
herein provided for the payment of the annual interest, a credit
for which payment he shall indorse upon said bonds.
Ttoreceiptoto Sbo. 14. That in collecting said taxes, the County, City or
paySv. Town Treasurer, as the case may be, shall deliver to the tax-

payer a special receipt therefor, which shall express that the
amount stated therein is the tax for said railroad ; and when any
holder of such 'receipt issued in his own name, or in that of
another person, and duly transferred to such holder by the in*

OF SOUTH CABOLINA. 413

dorsement thereon of the name of the person to whom the a.d. i889.
same Was issued, shall present to the proper custodian of the ~^^"^
said stock held by any County, township, city or town in behalf
of which the taxes named in such receipts were paid an amount which bimu be

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equal to one or more shares of said stock, the said custodian for stock.

shall transfer and deliver to said holder shares of stock equal in

amount to such receipts, and such holder shall thereupon become

a stockholder of said company : Provided, That said stock shall

not be so transferred in amounts less than one share : Provided,

further, That said custodian shall retain said receipts as vouchers J^p|* *° ^

for the said stock so transferred by him.

Sec. 15. That nothing herein contained shall authorize ^^® jJ^2t^5<L'*°
County of Chesterfield to subscribe more than fifty thousand
dollars ($50,000) to the capital stock of said company.

Sec. 16. That this charter shall be subject to all the provi- ^^g;*^gJJ;
sions of Part I, Chapter XL, of the General Statutes, known as
the Railroad Act.

Seo. 17. That this Act shall be deemed a public Act, and puwic Act.
shall continue in force until it expires by its own limitation, to
wit : for a period of thirty years, and until the first meeting of Duraaon.
the General Assembly of this State thereafter.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT Amending the Charter of the Eutawville Rail- No. 251.
ROAD Company and Changing Its Name to the Charles-
ton, Sumter and Northern Railroad Company, and
Extending the Charter op the Same.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
the charter of the Eutawville Railroad Company be, and the roote.
same is hereby, amended, so as also to permit the said railroad
to be extended, established and operated to and through the
town of Sumter, and thence by any convenient route to or
near the town of Cheraw, with all proper and convenient side
tracks, stations and branches.

Sec 2. That the name of the said Eutawville Railroad Com- Namecmiiged.
pany be changed to that of the Charleston, Sumter and North-

414 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1880. em Railroad Company : Provided, hawevery That the change of
^TTTT^ name hereby made shall not be construed to impair, affect or
and obUgAtioDs. change any of the existing rights, duties and obligations of said
Eutawville Railroad Company, but as to all such the Charles-
ton, Sumter and Northern Railroad Company shall stand and
be as the Eutawville Railroad Company would stand and be if
no such change had been made.

Approved December 17th, A. D. 1889.

No. 252. AN ACT to Incorporate the Hampton and Branchvillb

Railroad Company.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That

inooipontioii the formation of a corporate company is hereby authorized for
'^ the construction and operation of a railroad from such point of

the State of South Carolina boundary line on the Savannah
River, in Hampton County, as the company when formed may
determine upon, through the town of Hampton Court House,
and passing through the Counties of Hampton, Colleton and
Orangeburg to Branchville, with the privilege when the com-
pany should see fit to extend its line from Branchville to some
point on the North Carolina line, in Chesterfield or Marlboro
Comity, which it when formed may determine upon, which said
company shall have the righfc to construct and operate such rail-
road or any portion or section thereof.

ooiporaion. Sec. 2. That this charter, with its rights and privileges inci-
dent thereto, is hereby granted to H^nry Schachte, Frank R.
Frost, John Ravenel, Henry N. Folk, James W. Moore and such
other persons or corporations as may be associated with them,

Riffhts MMiand their successors and assigns; and that the said company
shall have all the rights, powers and privileges, and be subject
to all liabilities, provisions and limitations, set forth in an Act
entitled '^An Act to provide for and regulate the incorporation

19 Stat, 171. of railroad companies in this State," approved December 23d,
1885.

Name. Sec. 3. That the name of said company shall be the Hamp-

ton and Branchville Railroad Company.

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Sec. 4. That the capital stook of said company shall be one
hundred thousand dollars^ in shares of one hundred dollars each,
with the privilege of increasing such capital stock, in such
amounts as the said company from time to time may, by a
majority vote of its stockholders, determine, to carry out the
purposes of this Act : Provided, That the said capital stock
shall at no time exceed the sum of five million dollars.

Sec. 5. That when the sum of ten thousand dollars shall
have been subscribed to the capital stock of said company, the
said corporators, or a majority of them, shall, within a reason-
able time thereafter, appoint a time and place for a meeting of
said stockholders, of which fifteen days' notice shall be given
in such newspapers of this State as they deem necessary, at which
time and place the said stockholders may proceed to the organi-
zation of said company by the election of not less than three
nor more than thirteen Directors, as the by-laws to be adopted
may determine, which said Directors shall elect one of their
number to be the President of the said company. The said
Board of Directors and the said President so elected shall hold
their offices for one year, and until their successors be elected.

Sec. 6. That any lease, sale, transfer or consolidation of the
company hereby incorporated shall be submitted to a meeting
of the stockholders, and be ratified by a majority of the said
stockholders who have subscribed to said capital stock at the
date of such submission of lease, sale, transfer or consolidation,
before the same shall be legal or binding.

Sec. 7. That the said company shall have power, if need be, Majcrois
to conduct their railroad across any public road, river, creek, ™*''^^*^
water or water courses that may be in their route : Provided^
That the passage of the roads or the navigation of the waters
be not obstructed thereby.

Sec. 8. That the said railroad company be, and the same are J[^ turocigh
hereby, authorized and empowered, by and with the consent of
the Council of any towns or cities through which they may
pass, or at which their road may terminate, to construct their
tracks through one or more of the public streets or ways of such
towns or cities, and to extend the same to any or all of the
wharves or landings in such towns or cities : Provided, That in
such construction and extension all necessary precaution in ex-
tending the work be taken not to obstruct or otherwise impair
the use of any street or public way through which the said rail*
road may be constructed or extended.

PtoyIbo.

416 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. gB(j^ 9^ That the said railroad company is further authorized

Operation of ^^^ empowered forthwith, upon the completion, or acquirement
Sm?^^^ "^ ^y purchase, lease or consolidation, as hereinbefore provided, of
any portion or section of said railroad between any points
through which the same may run, under this charter, to
operate and maintain such portion or section with all the rights,
powers and privileges hereby granted to said company.

RiffhtB of w»y. Sec. 10. That said railroad company may have the right to
take for its right of way one hundred feet on each side of the
centre of their road bed : Provided, The same be condemned
according to existing laws.

YeBseis. Sec. 11. The said company is also authorized and empowered

to build, purchase, own, hold, use, sell, or otherwise dispose of,
steamships, steamboats and sailing vessels, in connection with
their railroad transportation, so as to carry on the business of a
general through coastwise and foreign transportation to and
from any point of its lines and connections.

^ment on Sec. 12. No subscription to the capital stock of said company
shall be valid unless the sum of one dollar per share be paid
thereon at the time of the subscribing.

Bnfbroemeiit Sec. 13. If any stockholder shall fail to pay any installment

of stock BQb- - _, . , . , . , . 1 1 1 1 T> .

flcripuons. thereafter required of him on his share or shares by the Presi-
dent and Directors, or a majority of them, within one month
after the call for the same has been made and advertised in one
or more of the papers published in this State, it shall and may
be lawful for the President and Directors, or a majority of them,
to sell at public auction, and convey to the purchasers, the share
or shares of such stockholders so failing or refusing to pay, giv-
ing twenty days' notice of the time and place of such sale, and
after retaining the sums due and all expenses incident to the sale
shall pay the surplus to the former owner or his legal representa-
tive, and any purchaser of the stock of the company under the
sale of the President and Directors as aforesaid shall be subject
to the same rules and regulations as the original proprietor.
PabUoAct Sec. 14. That this Act shall be held and deemed a public
Act, and the rights, powers and privileges conferred by this Act
shall vest and continue in said company and their successors for
DoiBtioiL and during the term of fifty (60) years, to be computed from

the time of the approval of this Act.
Lbnttatton of ^EC. 15. That the construction of said railroad shall be begun

**™®' within two years from the passage of this Act and completed

within ten years therefrom, otherwise the same shall have no

OP SOUTH CAROLINA. 417

force and effect : Provided, That unless so much of said rail- ^ ^- *®®^
road as extends from Hampton Court House to Branchville shall
be completed within two years all rights under this charter shall
be forfeited.

Approved December 23d, A. D, 1889.

AN ACT TO Amend an Act Entitled ''An Act to Incorpo- No. 253.

RATE THE HaRTSVILLB RaILEOAD COMPANY. ''

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in Qeneral Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
Section 2 of an Act entitled ''An Act to incorporate the Harts- -o'^o4'*?^iJ«

*- IS Stat., 780,

ville Railroad Company," approved December 24th, 1884, be amended,
amended by adding to said Section the following words : ''And
the said company, having constructed a railroad from Harts-
ville, S. C, to Floyd's Depots on the Cherawand Darlington R. Kxtensioa oi
R., it is hereby authorized to extend and prolong the said Harts-
ville Railroad from Hartsville, S. C, towards Camden, S. C,
or other convenient point on the Charleston, Cincinnati and
Chicago R. R.; passing through, or into, the territory of one or
more of the Counties of Darlington, Chesterfield, Sumter, Ker-
shaw or Lancaster, until it reaches the said Charleston, Cincin-
nati and Chicago R. R. at such convenient point as may be found
most advantageous to said company. '^ So that said Section, as
amended, shall read as follows :

Section 2. That the said company is hereby authorized to Boote.
construct a railroad from Hartsville, in Darlington County, to
some point on the Cheraw and Darlington Railroad or the Pee
Dee River, or to any points on any railroads within this State,
and by such routes as shall be found suitable and advantageous,
the precise lines and locations to be determined upon after
necessary surveys shall have been made. And the said company, when to be
having constructed a railroad from Hartsville, S. C, to Floyd's ®^^*®°***'
Depot, on the Cheraw and Darlington R. R., it is hereby
authorized to extend and prolong the said Hartsville Railroad
from Hartsville, S. C, towards Camden, S. C, or other con-
venient point on the Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago R. R.,
passing through or into the territory of one or more of the

418 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. B. 1689. Counties of Darlington, Chesterfield, Sumter, Kershaw or Lan-
caster, until it reaches the said Charleston, Cincinnati and
Chicago R. R. at such convenient point as may be found most
advantageous to said company.

Approved December 17th, A. D. 1889.

No. 254. AN ACT to Validate All Acts of the South Boukd Rail-
road CoMPAKT Done in Pursuance of Its Charter and
Acts Amedatory Thereof, to Amend the Charter
Thereof Relating to the Route of Said Road, and
to Extend the Time in Which Operations Are to
Commence and the Road Completed.

Preamble. SECTION 1. Whereas, by an Act entitled ''An Act to amend

an Act entitled 'An Act to charter the South Bound Railroad

17 Stat, 949. Company,* approved February 9th, A. D. 1882," approved De-

i9 8tet,996. cember 24th, A. D. 1886, the time in which said railroad was
to be commenced and the same completed was extended for two
years : And whereas the time so extended did expire in the
month of February, A. D. 1889, without actual construction
of said railroad having been commenced : And whereas the
said railroad company has been duly organized under its said
charter, and rights of way and terminal facilities have been
secured, and other acts pertaining to the construction of said
road have been done, and it is desired to validate all acts so done
by said railroad company, and to grant further time in which
to commence operation on said railroad and complete the same :
now therefore.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, not met and sitting
in Qeneral Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
^jjaiidation ^jj j^|.g (Jq^© in the organization of said railroad company, and
all acts and things done towards commecing operations as pro-
vided by the charter of said railroad company and Acts amend-
atory thereof, be, and the same are hereby, declared to be legal,
valid and binding, as fully and effectually as the same can or
may be done by law.

Timetoroom- Sbc. 2. That the said railroad company is hereby granted two
mendngwork. ^^^^^ f^Qm the passage of this Act in which to commence opera-

OP SOUTH CAROLINA. 419

tions, and the time for the completion thereof is hereby ex- a. d.188Q.
tended two years from the time heretofore limited by its ^"^'^ '
amended charter for the completion of the same. fngroad.

Sec. 3. That the route of said railroad shall be from a point soateof road,
within or near the city of Columbia, or within or near the city
of Sumter, to some point on the Savannah River between the
town of Hamburg, on said river, and Hampton Court House,
and the power to connect with any railroad in this State or the
State of Georgia, and thereby make a short line to Jacksonville,
Florida ; and further, with the power of constructing a branch Branch road,
road from the most convenient point in Barnwell County to
make a short line between the cities of Columbia or Sumter, in
the State of South Carolina, and Savannah, in the State of
Georgia, in the direction of Yemassee.

Sec. 4. That all Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with the Repealing
provisions of this Act be, and the same are hereby, repealed.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

AN" ACT TO Amend an Act Entitled "An Act to Charter No. 266.

THE SUMMERVILLE AND St. JohN^S RaILROD CoMPANT."

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
the Act entitled "An Act to charter the Summerville and St. a. a. isse,
John's Railroad Company," approved December 22d, 1886, be, amended.*
and the same is hereby, amended as follows: That the words Nameduumed.
'' Summerville and St. John's '^ in the first Section of said Act
approved December 22d, 1886, be, and are hereby, stricken out
and the words '* Charleston and Northern'' inserted in lieu
thereof, so that the corporate name and style of the body politic
constituted by the said Act shall, after the approval of this
Act, be the '* Charleston and Northern Railroad Company."
That all the rights, powers, privileges, franchises and immuni- Rights and
ties conferred upon and enjoyed by the said Summerville and SnaeS?** ^^"
St. John's Railroad Company under the said Act of incorpora-
tion be, and the same are hereby, continued to and conferred
upon said railroad company under its new corporate name of
the ** Charleston and Northern Railroad Company," and the said
corporation under its new corporate name shall be subject to

420 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. oil the duties and liabilities imposed upon said company under

^ "^ the Act aforesaid. And the following named persons shall be,

and they are hereby, constituted the corporators of said com-

oorporaton. pany, namely : A. W. Taylor, T. W. Stanland, 0. I'. Wieters,
R. C. Barkley, W. 0. Miller, S. V. Stewart C. St. G. Sinkler
and Arthur Brock.

Route of ro«i. Sec. 2. That Said Act approved December 22d, 1886, be still
further amended by adding to Section 1 thereof the following :
And the said corporation shall have the right to extend and
operate the said railroad from any convenient point in or near the
town of Summerville to any convenient point in or near the
city of Charleston, by the most convenient route, crossing the
track of the South Carolina Railway Company at a point in or
near Summerville aforesaid, and the track of the Charleston
and Savannah Railway Company at a point near the Ashley
River, and extending from Summerville to Charleston aforesaid,
through the Counties of Colleton, Berkeley and Charleston, and
to extend its track, if deemed expedient, to some convenient
point on the North Carolina line in the County of Lancaster or
Chesterfield, with suitable branches and side tracks, not to exceed

Rights and ten miles in distance from the main track. That in establishing

^ ^ and operating the said extension, the said corporation shall be

entitled to all the powers and franchises given, and subject to

all the restrictions and liabilities imposed, by the provisions of

19 Stat., 684. the Said Act entitled ''An Act to charter the Summerville and
St. John's Railroad Company;*' and said company shall have

May croBs the power, if need be, to lay out and construct said railroad and
highways. .^^ branches across any public road, railroad, river, creek, water
or water course which may be in its route.
Approved December 23d, A. D. 1880.

No. 256. AN ACT to AME}!fD an Act Entitled "An Act to Charter

THE Sumter and Wateree Railroad Company,'' Ap-
proved February 9th, A. D. 1882.

Section 1. Be it e^iacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
A. A. 1883, in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
amended.* Sections one, two, four, five and seven of an Act entitled ''An

OP SOUTH OABOLINA. 421

Act to charter the Sumter and Wateree Railroad Company/* a. d. i989.
approved 9th February, 1882, be, and the same are hereby, "* ^ ~
amended so that hereafter said Sections shall read as follows :

Section 1. That David J. Winn. A. J. China, J. D. Graham^ inoocporaiion.
A. White, J. D. Blanding, R. A. Brand and R. P. Monaghan,
their associates and snocessors, be, and are hereby, constitated
a body politic and corporate by the name and style of the Samter nuda.
and Wateree Railroad Company.

Section 2. That the said company is hereby authorized to Boateofroad.
construct a railroad from the town of Sumter, in Sumter County,
to such point on the South Carolina Railroad, at or North of the
town of Orangeburg, as may be selected by said corporation, or
from said town of Sumter to the town of Camden, in Kershaw
County, or both, with the privilege of extending the same to
the town of Chesterfield, in Chesterfield County, with the right
to cross any river or other railroad; and such company shall proper^ and
have power to receive, possess, own and transfer real and per- ****** '^ *
sonal property ; to have a common seal ; to pass regulations and
by-laws not inconsistent with the laws of this State ; may sue
and be sued, plead and be impleaded ; and shall have the same
exclusive right of transportation on their road which is enjoyed
by any other railroad in this State.

Section 4. That whenever the sum of ten thousand dollars Meeting for
shall have been subscribed in money, of which two dollars shall °'**" **"*
be paid to said Commissioners on each share of stock subscribed,
and the same be deposited by them in some bank to the credit
of said railroad company it shall be the duty of said corpora-
tors, or any five of them, to call a meeting of the stockholders,
after giving such notice as to them shall seem sufficient, and at
such times and places as they shall determine ; and at all general
meetings of said stockholders not less than a majority of all the
stock subscribed shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of Qnoram.
business ; and said stockholders, when so met in general assem-
bly, shall have power to elect a President and Directors of said d^J^^* "***
company, whose term of office shall be for one year, and until •penQ,
others are chosen.

Section 5. That it shall be lawful for any incorporated town ^^*p^ ""^
of this State to subscribe to the capital stock of said company
such sum, and to be payable in such manner, as the voters of
such town shall determine, upon an election to be ordered by
the Town Council thereof : Provided, Said company shall be ptotiso.
willing to receive such subscription. And in all meetings of
stockholders the Council of the town subscribing shall appoint
12

422 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. gom^ peraon to represent the stock' thereof ; that it shall be law-

D^attoT^or ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ Corporate town or city of this State to donate to the

**^l&toiw»y. ®*^^ company such grounds for depot purposes and such right

of way within its incorporate limits as shall be agreed on by and

between such corporation and said company.

vS^i^tSd^' Section 7. That this charter shall cease and determine unless

pietion of wOTk. ^.j^^ construction of said railroad, or such portion thereof as said

company shall determine to build, is commenced within two

and completed within jQve years from the passage of this Act ;

Duration. ^^^^ ^^le provisions of this charter to be of force for thirty years.

Approved December 23d. A. D. 1889.

No. 257. AN ACT to Amend Section 5 op an Act Entitled "An Act

TO Incorporate the Wadesboro, Winnsboro and Camak
Railroad,*' Approved December 24th, A. D. 1887.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Bepre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
§6 fisttt ^' Section 6 of an Act entitled "An Act to incorporate the Wades-
amended. ' ' boro, Winnsboro and Camak Railroad, '^ approved December
24th, A. D. 1887, be, and the same is hereby, amended by strik-
ing out all of said Section after the word "any^* in the first
line thereof, and inserting in lieu thereof the following :
" County, city incorporated town or township in this State to
subscribe to the capital stock of said company such sum, and to
be payable in such manner, as the voters of such County, city,
town or township shall determine upon at an election to be
ordered for that purpose as hereinafter provided. And for the
purpose of voting such subscription such County, city, town or
township is hereby created and declared to be a body politic and
corporate, with full power to subscribe to the capital stock as
hereinafter provided. '* So that said Section, as amended, shall
read as follows :
BCT^om? ^^ Section 5. That it shall be lawful for any County, city, in-
corporated town or township in this State to subscribe to the
capital stock of said company such sum, and to be payable in
such manner, as the voters of such County, city, town or town-^
ship shall determine upon at an election to be ordered for that

OP SOUTH CAROLINA. 423

purpose, as hereinafter provided. And for the purpose of vot- ^' i>- ^^sb.
ing such subscription, such County, city, town or township is jj^^^'^
hereby created and declared to be a body politic and corporate, ^w^^" a^"*
with full power to subscribe to the capital stock as hereinafter
provided.

Sec. 2. That all Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with the Repealing
provisions of this Act be, and the same are hereby, repealed, so
far as they may affect the charter of said railroad company.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Amend and Extbnd an Act Entitled "An No. 258.
Act to Gbant to the Walton and AVhann Company,

A COBPOBATION By AND UnDEE THE LaWS OF THE StATE

07 Delawabe, the Bight to Constbuct and Maintain
A Raileoad OB Tbamway fbom Clements' Fbbby, on
the Nayigablb Watebs of the Coopeb Riyeb, to the

NOBTHEASTEBN RaILBOAD, SOUTH GaBOLINA RAILWAY
AND CHABLBSTON AND SAVANNAH RAILWAY AlONO AND

AoBOSs Any Public Way."

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and Honse of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
an Act entitled "An Act to grant to the Walton and Whann a. a. lass.
Company, a corporation by and under the laws of the State of i*m ended in
Delaware, the right to construct and maintain a railroad or JSS?^ p^^^cu-
tramway from Clements' Ferry, on the navigable waters of the
Cooper River, to the Northeastern Railroad, South Carolina
Railway and Charleston and Savannah Railway, along and across
any public way," approved December 22, 1885, be amended and
extended by inserting after the word " Delaware *' on the 5th
line thereof the words ''its successors and assigns, and W. Wal-
lace Lawton, his heirs and assigns, either or any of them,'' and
by striking out the words "be, and the same" on the same line,
and by striking out the words "railroad'' or "tramway," on the
7th line thereof, and by inserting after the word " maintain" on
the same line the words "such railroads or tramways," and by
inserting after the word "from" on same line the word " such,"
and by inserting after the word "point" on same line the words

424

STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. "or points/' and by inserting after the word " they *' on the 9th
'""*'^"^" line thereof the words "or either, or any of them/' and by
striking ont the word "mill " on the same line and by inserting
the word "mills" in the place thereof, and by inserting after the
word. "works" on the same line the words "or other industrial
enterprises," and by striking out the words " their track " on the
10th line thereof and by inserting the words "the tracks of
such railroads or tramways" in the place thereof, and by insert-
ing after the word "road" on the 12th line thereof the words
"or any part thereof," and by inserting after the word "and"
on the same line the word "across." So that the Section shall
read as follows :
^gttortQr to Section 1. That the Walton and Whann Company, a corpo-
roftdsandtnm- ration and body politic by and under the laws of the State of
Delaware, its successors and assigns, and W. Wallace Lawton,
his heirs and assigns, either or any of them, is hereby authorized
and empowered to construct and maintain such railroads and
Boate. tramways from such point or points at or near Clements' Ferry,

on the nayigable waters of the Cooper River, on which they, or
either or any of them, shall establish phosphate mills and works
or other industrial enterprises, to the Northeastern Railroad and
South Carolina Railway and the Charleston and Savannah Rail-
way, and for that purpose to lay the tracks of such railroads or
tramways along and across the Clements' Ferry road or any part
Proviao. thereof, and across any other public way : Provided, That such
precautions are taken as to o£Fer no hindrance to the public use
of such public ways.

Approved December 17th, A. D. 1889.

No. 259. AN ACT to Amend an Act Entitled "An Act to Incor-
porate THE WiNNSBORO AND FiSH DaM RaILROAD

Company," Approved December 24, A. D. 1888.

88, amended. -''

Dam Railroad Company," approved December 24th, 1888, be, and
the same is hereby, amended by striking out all of said Act

OP SOUTH CAROLINA. 425

after the fourth Section, and inserting the following in lieu ;^'^^\
thereof, to be known as Sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
and 15 of said Act :

Sbctiok 5. That for the purpose of aiding in raising the ^Sj^'"**"
capital stock of the said Winnsboro and Fish Dam Railroad
Company, in addition to priyate subscriptions above provided
for, it shall and may be lawful for any County, city or town
through which the said railroad runs, or which is interested in
its construction, to subscribe to the capital stock of such com-
pany such sum or sums, in bonds or money, as a majority of their
qualified electors may authorize the County Commissioners of
such County, or the municipal authorities of such city or town,
to subscribe, anything contained in the charter of such municipal
corporations to the contrary notwithstanding. If such subscrip-
tion by any County, city or town be in bonds, the said subscription ^^^^^^^ ^
shall be made in seven per cent, bonds, payable in twenty years
after date thereof, to be received by the said company at par,
and to be of the denomination of one hundred dollars, five hun-
dred dollars and one thousand dollars, interest to be paid annu-
ally.

Sbc. 6, That for the purpose of determining the amount of t SSinVroSl
said subscription, it shall be the duty of the County Commis- Kription.
. sioners of any County, or the municipal authorities of any tow<i
or city interested in the construction of said road, upon the
written application of the majority of the real estate owners of said
County, city or town, specifying the amount therein to be sub-
scribed in money or bonds, to submit to the qualified electors of
such County, city or town, as the case may be, the question of
''subscription'* or '* no subscription " to the capital stock of said
company; and said County Commissioners, or the municipal
authorities of any such city or town, shall have power to order an
election, specifying the time, place and purpose of the election,
and to appoint managers, according to the law, who shall, Muaeen.
without compensation, hold and conduct said election, at which
election the ballots shall have written or printed thereon either
the word "subscription*' or ''no subscription,'* the said County
Commissioners, by resolution of their Board, and the said muni-
cipal authorities of the said city or town, having first fixed the
.amount proposed to be subscribed, according to the request of
the petition submitted to them, notice of said election being
published for three weeks immediately prior thereto in one or

more of the County newspapers.

426 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1880. Sbq, 7^ It ghaii i3e the duty of the managers to make retums^

'■"■'"'*''"^^ and meet at their respective Court Houses, or Council chambers^

^^^oiaratton of ^s the case may be, and count the votes and declare the result,

as in other elections, which result shall be certified, in writing,

by the Chairman of each Board of Managers to the Chairman

of the Board of County Commissioners, or to the city or town

Council, as the case may be.

Counties to Sec. 8. In case a majority of the ballots have written or

m airtt SIltMBCrl'D'

ttoDs. printed thereon *' subscription,'^ then the Chairman of the

Board of County Commissioners, in all cases of County elections,
shall be authorized and required to subscribe to the capital stock
Amoont. of said company, in behalf of said County, the sum which may
have been fixed and named in the resolution of said Board, pub-
lished as aforesaid, which subscription, if in bonds, shall be
made in seven per cent, bonds, as aforesaid, with interest pay-
able annually ; if in money, shall be in such annual installments
as shall have been named in the petition and in the resolution
of the said Board ; and all tax levies for the purpose of raising

bo% i^ ooa- ^^^<^9 to pay said bonds or coupons, or said sums of money

^^"^* subscribed, shall be made upon the taxable property in such

Couniies ; and if a majority of the ballots cast in any city or

town election shall be for ** subscription,'' the proper corporate

TdwDstomake a^ithorities of such city or town are authorized and required to

saiMcripdoiis. gubscribe in behalf of such citv or town in like manner and
to like extent as the County Commissioners are herein required
in all cases of County subscriptions.

Sec. 9. That for the payment of the interest on said bonds
voted by any County the County Commissioners shall issue their
warrant directed to the County Auditor, requiring him to levy
and assess such per centum upon the taxable property in said

^^^ to pay In- County as may be necessary to pay said interest, which shall be
Raiirofkdtaz. known and styled in the tax books as said railroad tax, and he
shall enter the same upon the tax duplicate to be turned over
to the Treasurer, which shall be his warrant for collecting the
said tax, which shall be collected by the said Treasurer of such
County under the same regulations as are now provided by law
for the collection of State and County taxes therein, and which
shall be paid over by the said Treasurer of the County so voting

b(md^]<£ra^ *o such subscription to the holders of said bonds as the said interest
shall become due. In case of the issuing the bonds by munici-
pal corporations, the corporate authorities of such municipalities
Town taxes, shall annually levy and collect, in same manner as ordinary cor*

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 427

poration taxes are collected, an amount snflScient to meet the in- ^- 1>- 1^^*
terest on such bonds as the same becomes due. "^^"*"

Sbo. 10. That for the payment of any money subscriptions
▼oted under this Act, the County Commissioners of the respect-
ive Counties shall levy a tax upon the taxable property of such
Counties sufficient to pay such subscriptions on each installment mg^g^^^J^
as it may become due, which tax shall be levied and assessed by ^n> ^J ooon-
the County Commissioners and County Auditor, and be col-
lected by the County Treasurer in the same manner in which
other State and County taxes are collected : Provided, however,
That the said tax may be levied and assessed at a special meeting
of the County Commissioners if the time of the annual meeting
has passed. The corporate authorities of any city or town so By towns,
subscribing shall in like manner levy and assess a tax upon the
taxable property of said city or town sufficient to pay such sub-
scription on each installment as it becomes due, to be collected as
other municipal taxes are collected, at the first annual collection
of taxes next after such subscription, and annually thereafter
until all the installments are paid. All moneys collected on ac-
count of any subscriptions in money under this Act shall, as
soon after collection as practicable, be turned over by the County to be paid to
Treasurer or City or Town Treasurer as aforesaid to the Treasurer i»m.
of the said company or their legally authorized agent, if any.

Sec. 11. That in collecting said taxes the County, City or
Town Treasurer shall deliver to the taxpayer a special receipt tnjjjj^*' ^
therefor, which shall express that the amount therein is the tax
for said railroad. And when any person, a holder of said
receipts, issued in his own name or in that of another person,
and duly transferred to such holder by endorsement thereon of the
name of the person to whom the same was issued, shall present
an amount thereof to the President of said company, the said |^j^22cS?****'*
President shall cause to be issued to the holder of such receipt
one share of stock, and such person shall be a stockholder in
said company from the date of the scrip for such stock so issued
as aforesaid ; and the like proceedings and rights and liabilities
shall be had and attach to any person who may present such tax
receipts amounting to more than one share: Provided, That Prortn.
said scrip shall not be issued for any fractional part of a share.

Sec. 12. That for the purposes of this Act all the Counties
along the line of the railroad, or which are interested in its con-
struction, as herein provided for, shall be, and they are hereby
declared to be, bodies politic and corporate, and vested with the J5222f *"^*'
necessary powers to carry out the provisions of this Act, and

428 STATUTES AT LARGE

▲. D. 1689. ghall have all the rights and be sabject to all the liabilities in
^^^^~ respect to any rights or causes of action growing out of the pro-
visions of this Act. The County Commissioners of the respect-
oorporateiyg Counties are declared to be the corporate agents of the
Counties respectively.

Sec. 13. In all conventions of stockholders of said company^
such Counties, cities or towns as may subscribe to the capital
stock shall bo represented by not less than three nor more than
^^SSSS^tSsJu ^^® delegates, to be appointed for such purpose by the corporate
authorities of such cities or towns or the County Commissioners
of the respective Counties in such Counties.
PnbiteAot. S£o. 14. That this Act shall be held and deemed a public
^^^^'^^^^^ Act, and shall vest and continue in said company and their suc-
cessors for and during the term of thirty years, to be computed
irom time of the approval of this Act.

Sec. 15. That the said Winnsboro and Fish Dam Railroad
u^Mi&eii' ""* Company shall be entitled to all the rights, powers and privi-
leges, and be subject to all the duties, liabilities and restrictions,
19 Stat., 171. enumerated and contained in an Act entitled "An Act to pro-
. vide for and regulate the incorporation of railroad companies in
this State,^^ approved December 23d, 1886.
pabiic let. sbo^ iQ^ This Act shall be deemed a public Act, and shall
Dantioii. continue in foroe for thirty years : Provided, That this charter
shall cease and determine unless the construction of said rail-
^^"^ •• ^® road is commenced within five years and completed within ten
years after the passage of this Act.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

No. 260. AN ACT fro Incorporate the South Carolina District

Annual Conference of the Methodist Protestant
Church.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
C. McSmith, W. H. Knox, R. M. Pickens and W. L. Moore, and
jijjj^,_j^j„jiiQij^ their successors in oflSce, be, and are hereby declared to be, a
body politic and corporate under the name and style of ''The
South Carolina District Annual Conference of the Methodist

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Protestant Church," and by their corporate name may sue and be ^^ ^**'
sued, plead and be impleaded, in any Court of this State ; may "*"*^"^
have, use and keep a common seal, and the same to alter at
will; may contract and be contracted with ; may buy, acquire Bights and
by gift, or otherwise receive, may hold and enjoy, real and per- ^^
Bonal property, or both, not exceeding in value fifty thousand
dollars at any one time, for the uses, purposes and in trust for
said corporate body, and may sell and convey the same.

Sbo. 2. That this Act shall go into effect from and after its JSSl^^^^
passage.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889,

AN ACT TO Incorporate the Board of Church Exten- No. 261.
8I0N op the Methodist Protestant Church in South

! Carolina.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Bepre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That rnoorpartitan.
C. McSmith, W. H. Knox and other members of the Board of
Church Extension of the Methodist Protestant Church in South
Carolina, and their successors in office, be, and they are hereby,
declared to be a body politic and corporate, under the name and
style of '*The Board of Church Extension of the Methodist Name.
Protestant Church in South Carolina," and by their corporate
name may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in any Rights and
Court of this State ; may have, use and keep a common seal, ^^^^^
and the same to alter at will ; may contract and be contracted
with ; may buy, acquire by gift or otherwise, receive, hold and
enjoy, real or personal property, or both, not exceeding in value
fifty thousand dollars at any one time, and may sell and convey
the same.

Sec. 2. That this Act shall go into effect from and after its ^^JJf^ ^ *•*•
passage.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889«

430 STATUTES AT LAEGE

A. B. ifl». AN ACT TO Extend and Renew the Charter of the Sis-

T^T^TT^ TERS OF Our Lady of Mercy of South Carolina.

^o. 262.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Seaate and House of Sepre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina^ now met and sitting
in General Assembly,, and bj the authority of the same, That
stat^^lf^ex- *^ ^^* entitled "An Act to incorporate the Sisters of Our Lady
tended for 90 of Mercy of South Carolina," approved on the 2l8t day of Janu-
ary, A. D. 1870, be, and the same is hereby, renewed and ex-
tended for the term of twenty years, with all the rights, powers
and privileges heretofore granted.
Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

No. 263. AN ACT to Incorporate Grand Lodoe, Knights of Pythias,

Jurisdiction of South Carolina.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Bepre
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That

iDoorporaUon. Henry T. Thompson, H. C. Hughes, W. H. Talley, P. H.
Walsh and G. H. Burgman, the officers of the Grand Lodge of
the Knights of Pythias, jurisdiction of South Carolina, and
their associates, and their successors in perpetuity, shall be, and
they are hereby declared to be, a body politic and corporate,

Name. under the name and style of *' Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias,

Jurisdiction of South Carolina.^'

PorpoMB. Seo. 2. That the general purpose of said corporation shall be

to advance the principles of ''Friendship, Charity and Benevo-
lence,'' on which their order is founded, to render aid and assist-
ance to needy members of the order, or to the families of such
members, and to do and perform such other acts and things as
may be consistent with the laws of the land and agreeable to
the constitution of the Supreme Lodge Knights of Pythias of
the World.

Riffbis and ®^^* ^* ^^^^ ^^^ corporation shall have succession of officers
poven. and associates or members according to its by-laws, rules and

regulations, and shall have power to make by-laws ; to have, use
and keep a common seal, and the same to alter at will ; to sue
and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in any Court in this State ;
to retain, possess and enjoy all such property, real and personal.

OP SOUTH CAROLINA. 431

as it may now possess or be entitled to, or which shall hereafter ^- ^- **••
be given, bequeathed to, or in any manner be acquired by it, "^^^"
and the same to sell, alien, or in any way transfer at pleasure,
and to have and enjoy every right incident to incorporation not
repugnant to the laws of the land or to the constitution of the
Supreme Lodge Knights of Pythias of the World.

Sec. 4. That this Act shall be deemed a public Act and shall Public Act
take effect from its passage. effect.

Approved December 17th, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Enable W. A. Barber to Apply for Admission No. 264.

TO THE Bar.

Sectioit 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in. General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
W. A. Barber, a minor over the age of twenty years, who has aSiiOT maJS
graduated at the Law School of the University of South Caro- •*n*tt«S.
lina with the degree of Bachelor of Laws, be, and he is hereby,
permitted to apply for admission to the bar immediately after
the passage of this Act, whereupon, the proper motion being
made, the Supreme Court of this State is hereby authorized to
admit the said W. A. Barber to all the privileges granted by
Section 2160 of the General Statutes of South Carolina to per-
sons applying for permission to practice as attorneys at law.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Enable J. L. Michie to Apply for Admission No. 265.

TO the Bar.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That J. l. icicbie,
J. L. Michie, a subject of Great Britain, who has declared his may be admit-*
intention to become a citizen of the United States, be, and he

432 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1880. ig hereby, permitted to apply lor admiBsion to the bar of this
State forthwith upon the passage of this Act, and if found quali-
fied he shall be admitted to all the privileges granted by Sec-
tion 2, page b02, of the Revised Statutes of South Carolina to
persons applying for permission to practice as attorneys at law.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889,

No. 266. A JOINT RESOLUTION to Authoeize and Dibbct the

Comptroller General to Draw His Warrant iisr Fa-
vor OF Thomas B. Lee for One Hundred Dollars^ in
Favor of J. S. White for One Hundred and Forty-
seven AND 60-100 Dollars, in Favor of D. H. Wither-
SPOON for Fourteen Dollars, in Favor of C. L.
Winkler for Eighty-four and 60-100 Dollars, and
IN Favor of F. W. Schepeb for Fifty Dollars and
Eighty-nine Gents, and to Authorize and Direct
THE State Treasurer to Pay the Same.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Garolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
oSSSftoiirae ^^® Comptroller General be, and he is hereby, authorized and
wuranttoT.B. directed to issue his warrant in favor of Thomas B. Lee for the
sum of one hundred dollars for services rendered the Board of
Directors of the State Penitentiary as civil engineer on the
Dj^. wither- Columbia Canal, and in favor of D. H. Witherspoon for the
sum of fourteen dollars, for advertising notices of State and
Federal elections in the year A. D. 1888 in the '^ Clarendon Enter-
c. l. Winkler, prise," and in favor of C. L. Winkler for the sum of eighty-four
and 50-100 dollars for expenses incurred by Commissioners of
Election at an election held for a Probate Judge in Kershaw
p. w. sch^per. County, and in favor of F. W. Scheper for fifty dollars and
eighty-nine cents, the same being for overpaid taxes, and in
J. s. White, favor of J. S. White, of Chesterfield County, for the sum of
twenty-nine and 60-100 dollars (t*^9.60) as Commissioner and
Messenger for special election held in Chesterfield County,
November 5th, 1889, and also in favor of the said J. S. White
the further sum of one hundred and eighteen dollars, to be paid
to him as Chairman of the Board of Commissioners for said

OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

433

election, and by him to be paid out to the Commissioners and a. d. 1889.
Managers of said election, as they are respectively entitled, ^^^y-'"^
And the State Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to
pay the said warrants out ot any funds in the Treasury i^ot j^^*«t^«»-
otherwise appropriated.

Sec. 2. The County Commissioners of Beaufort County
are hereby required to draw their warrant, and the County f. w.sctuspor
Treasurer of said County to pay the same, in favor of F. W. ^t^S'^oSSS
Scheper for eighty-nine dollars and eighty-one cents, out of the ^^ ^ ^^^''"
ordinary County funds, the same being for overpaid taxes.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Incorpoeate the Farmers' Loan and Trust No. 267.

Company of Abbeville County.

Corponton.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Hepre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in Oeneral Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
John R. Blake, Jr., John E. Bradley, A. W. Jones, J. Townes
Bobertson, John H. Morrah, Joe L. Hughey, David Aiken, J.
E. Todd, Jesse S. McGee and P. H. Adams are hereby named
and appointed as corporators, together with such other persons
as are now or may be hereafter associated with them.

Sec. 2. That the name and title of said association shall be
•*The Farmers' Loan and Trust Company of Abbeville County. '* Name.

Seo. 3. The banking house or office of said association, where
its general business shall be conducted, shall be at such place
in Abbeville County as shall be determined and agreed upon by Place of tmai-
the Directors of said association.

Sec. 4. The capital stock of said association shall be the sum capital itoek.
of fifty thousand dollars, in shares of one hundred dollars each,
with the privilege of increasing the same to five hundred thou-
sand dollars by a vote of a majority of the stockholders at the
annual or a special meeting called for that purpose. The pay-
ment of the subscription to the capital stock to be made in five
annual installments of twenty dollars each. As soon as stock
of fifty thousand dollars has been subscribed a meeting of the
stockholders shall be called by the corporators, or any three of
them, for the purpose of organization, by electing a Board of

Hbritaid.

eetfoff for
nliatloi

oivanlsatibn.

434 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. p. im. nine Directors, who shall immediately thereafter organize by
^a^JI^ electing a President and Vice-President and a Cashier, and such
PTMident and ^^^^^ oflScers as may be necessary for carrying on the business
otiMroffloen. of said association. The said Board shall thereupon call for the
Pftjment of lit payment of the first installment of twenty dollars on each share
*"*^*"™*°*- subscribed, and as soon as the sum of ten thousand dollars has
been paid in shall commence to do the regular business of such
By-kt^vB. banking association, under such rules and by-laws as may have
been adopted by said association at its first or any subsequent
meeting, the subsequent installments to be paid annually there-
after.
^^^Drotion or Sec. 5. The charter shall be for a period of thirty years,
unless by the vote of two-thirds of the stockholders it be re-
solved to close the business of said association and wind up its
affairs.

liauuSes!' *^** ^^^' ^' ^^^^ association is to have all the rights, powers and
privileges set foi*th in, and subject to all the liabilities, limita-
tions and provisions of an Act of, the General Assembly to

i9Stet.,si9. '' provide for and regulate the incorporation of banks of this
State,'' passed 24th December, 1885.

Fintmeettiiff Sec. 7. The first meeting of the subscribers to the capital
stock for the election of Directors shall be held at such time
and place as may be determined upon by the corporators, after
ten days' notice by the corporators to the stockholders. At this
meeting, or a subsequent one, if deemed proper, all necessary

Bales and by. rules and by-law6 for the proper conduct of business, annual

^^ election of officers, time of such election, term of office, and

manner of removal, regulations for increase of stock, and any

Limitationa of other matters shall be adopted. No stockholder to have more

Btookholden.

than ten shares, or to represent more than ten shares individually,
Bequirement and by proxy at any meeting. Directors must be citizens of
this State, and hold not less than five shares of stock.

Approved December 2dd, A. D. 1889.

No. 268. AN ACT to Ambko the Charter op the Towk op Hodges.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
poniibment the Town Council of Hodges shall have the power to punish

OP SOUTH OABOLINA. 435

offenses against the ordinances of said town either by fine not ^ >>• ^^^'

exceeding fifty dollars or by imprisonment not exceeding thirty """"'^f''*^

days in the County jail : Provided, That said Town Council

shall pay the fees of the Sheriff for dieting any prisoners so con- mettiwfeei.

fined.

Sec. 2. That said Town Council shall have the right to im- Bi^tto
pose a tax upon all property subject to taxation by it not exceed-
ing fifteen cents per hundred dollars.

Approved December 23d^ A. D. 1889.

A JOINT RESOLUTION to Provide for the Appoiktment No. 269.
OF A Board of Trustees for the Estate of Dr. Joh^
De La Howe^ Deceased.

Sectiois' 1. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Bepre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in Oeneral Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That »iYi£ie«u** **'
Guilford S. Cade, David Morrah, Edmund Cowan, Joseph S.
Britt and D. J. Wardlaw be, and the same are hereby, appointed
Trustees of the estate of Dr. John De La Howe, deceased.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Amekd ak Act Eittitled "Ait Act to Provide No. 270.
FOR THE Submission to the Qualified Electors of Abbe-
ville AND Greenville Counties of the Question of
• License' or ' No License' in the Incorporated Cities,
Towns and Villaobs in Said Counties at Special
Elections,'' Approved December 24th, 1887.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Bepre-
flentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly^ and by the authority of the same, That
from and after the passage of this Act the town of Abbeville, in .J^ie town of

* ^ ' Abbeville ex-

the County of Abbeville, be, and the same is hereby, exempted ?^}^$^™ ^'
from the provisions and operations of an Act entitled ''An Act ^
to provide for the submission to the qualified electors of Abbe*

426 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1680. S£Q, 7^ xt oheM be the duty of the managers to make returnSy
^"■^^^^' and meet at their respective Court Hoases^ or Counoil chambers,

^B^nttxmot ag i)^Q cj^g^ jnay be, and count the votes and declare the resolt,
as in other elections, which result shall be certified, in writing,
by the Chairman of each Board of Managers to the Chairman
of the Board of County Commissioners, or to the city or town
Council, as the case may be.
Counties to Sec. 8. In case a majority of the ballots have written or

uoDB, printed thereon *' subscription,^' then the Chairman of the

Board of County Commissioners, in all cases of County elections,
shall be authorized and required to subscribe to the capital stock
Amount. of Said company, in behalf of said County, the sum which may
have been fixed and named in the resolution of said Board, pub-
lished as aforesaid, which subscription, if in bonds, shall be
made in seven per cent, bonds, as aforesaid, with interest pay-
able annually ; if in money, shall be in such annual installments
as shall have been named in the petition and in the resolution
of the said Board ; and all tax levies for the purpose of raising

bcrndB ioA oon- f u^ds to pay said bonds or coupons, or said sums of money

^^^^^°^ subscribed, shall be made upon the taxable property in such

Counties ; and if a majority of the ballots cast in any city or

town election shall be for '' subscription, '^ the proper corporate

TtownBtoDMke authorities of such city or town are authorized and required to

BubscrtpttoDs. sabscribe in behalf of such citv or town in like manner and
to like extent as the County Commissioners are herein required
in all cases of County subscriptions.

Seo. 9. That for the payment of the interest on said bonds
voted by any County the County Commissioners shall issue their
warrant directed to the County Auditor, requiring him to levy
and assess such per centum upon the taxable property in said

^jnutopayfn- County as may be necessary to pay said interest, which shall be
Baiiroad lax. known and styled in the tax books as said railroad tax, and he
shall enter the same upon the tax duplicate to be turned over
to the Treasurer, which shall be his warrant for collecting the
said tax, which shall be collected by the said Treasurer of such
County under the same regulations as are now provided by law
for the collection of State and County taxes therein, and which
shall be paid over by the said Treasurer of the County so voting

bondiko](£n' ^ ^^^^ subscription to the holders of said bonds as the said interest
shall become due. In case of the issuing the bonds by munici-
pal corporations, the corporate authorities of such municipalities
Town taxes, shall annually levy and collect, in same manner as ordinary cor*

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 427

porafcion taxes are collected, an amount safficient to meet the in- ^' ^' *889.
terest on such bonds as the same becomes due. ^^^^~

Sec. 10. That for the payment of any money subscriptions
voted under this Act, the County Commissioners of the respect-
ive Counties shall levy a tax upon the taxable property of such
Counties sufficient to pay such subscriptions on each installment nnj^gj^^ffi
as it may become due, which tax shall be levied and assessed by goj* »>y coun-
the County Commissioners and County Auditor, and be col-
lected by the County Treasurer in the same manner in which
other State and County taxes are collected : Provided, however.
That the said tax may be levied and assessed at a special meeting
of the County Commissioners if the time of the annual meeting
has passed. The corporate authorities of any city or town so By towns,
subscribing shall in like manner levy and assess a tax upon the
taxable property of said city or town sufficient to pay such sub-
scription on each installment as it becomes due, to be collected as
other municipal taxes are collected, at the first annual collection
of taxes next after such subscription, and annually thereafter
until all the installments are paid. All moneys collected on ac-
count of any subscriptions in money under this Act shall, as
soon after collection as practicable, be turned over by the County To be i«id to
Treasurer or City or Town Treasurer as aforesaid to the Treasurer puj.
of the said company or their legally authorized agent, if any.

Seo. 11. That in collecting said taxes the County, City or
Town Treasurer shall deliver to the taxpayer a special receipt tJf^Slf*" ^
therefor, which shall express that the amount therein is the tax
for said railroad. And when any person, a holder of said
receipts, issued in his own name or in that of another person,
and duly transferred to such holder by endorsement thereon of the
name of the person to whom the same was issued, shall present
an amount thereof to the President of said company, the said torSoS?*^'*'*
President shall cause to be issued to the holder of such receipt
one share of stock, and such person shall be a stockholder in
said company from the date of the scrip for such stock so issued
as aforesaid ; and the like proceedings and rights and liabilities
shall be had and attach to any person who may present such tax
receipts amounting to more than one share: Provided, That ptotIio.
said scrip shall not be issued for any fractional part of a share.

Sec. 12. That for the purposes of this Act all the Counties
along the line of the railroad, or which are interested in its con-
struction, as herein provided for, shall be, and they are hereby
declared to be, bodies politic and corporate, and vested with the J^SJSf**™^'
necessary powers to carry out the provisions of this Act, and

438

STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889.

WamntB tobe
drawn by Goan-
ty OommiaBioii-
en of Abbeville.

Amounts.

Payment.

WarrantBto be
drawn by Ooon-
ty Ck)mmlaBlon-
en of Aiken.

Amounts.

Payment.

in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same^ That
the County Commissioners of Abbeville County are hereby
authorized to draw their warrants in favor of Joel W. Lites,
John E. Brownlee and J. F. C. Dupre, County Commissioners
of said County, for the following sums, to wit : In favor of Joel
W. Lites for twenty dollars, in favor of John E. Brownlee for
fifty dollars, and in favor of J. F. C. Dupre for fifty dollars, the
same to be compensation for extra services rendered necessary by
the late floods in said County, and by the change in the road
law for said County, and the County Treasurer of said County
is hereby authorized and required to pay the same.

Sec. 2. That the County Commissioners of the County of
Aiken are hereby authorized and required to draw their war-
rants in favor of J. F. Baker & Co. and Joseph Togneri — in favor
of J. F. Baker & Co. for fifteen dollars and seventy-five cents,
and in favor of Joseph Togneri for fifty-four dollars and twenty-
five cents, the same to be in full of amounts overpaid for licenses, .
and the County Treasurer is hereby authorized and required to
pay said warrants.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

No. 273.

AN ACT TO Inoorpx)Rate the City of Aiken.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
inco rati ^" General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
from and after the passage of this Act all citizens of this State
having resided twelve months within this State and six months
within the corporate limits of the city of Aiken shall be deemed,
and are hereby declared, a body politic and corporate, and the
said incorporation shall be called and known by the name of

Name and area. ''The City of Aiken,'' and its corporate limits shall include all
the area embraced in a circle whose centre is the intersection of
Park avenue and Union street, and whose radius is one mile.
Mayor and Seg. 2. The city shall be governed by a Mayor and six Alder-

Aidermen. men, who shall be citizens of the United States and who shall
be persons who actually reside in the corporate limits of the
said city and have so resided at least twelve months immedi-

and election.^ '^ ately preceding the day of their election. The said Mayor and

OP SOUTH CAROLINA. 439

AldemiMi duJI be known and called the City Oouncil of Aiken^ ^- <>• ^^^o.
and shall be elaeted on the second Monday in September, 1890, ^ "^

and at the same time in every second year thereafter, and shall
hold their offices for the term of two years, and until their suc-
cessors shall have been elected and qualified. The Mayor and any Qaomm.
three Aldermen, or any four Aldermen, shall constitute a quo-
rum for the purpose of transacting the business of said corpora-
tion, or exercising the powers herein granted to the said City
Council or the said Mayor and Aldermen.

Sec. S. Allmaleof inhabitants of the said city who have resided EieotoFB.
within the corporate limits thereof for six months next preceding
any election for members, or a member, of the said City Council,
and who are qualified to vote in State elections, shall be entitled
to vote in such election : Provided, That no person shall be Bestotnuon.
allowed to vote at any such election who shall not have regis-
tered his name as a voter with the Clerk of the City Council, to
be entered by him in a book or books to be kept for that purpose,
before twelve o'clock meridian, on the tenth day next preceding
every such election. The Mayor and Aldermen of said city shall Nodoe of eieo-
give at least ten days' notice, by advertisement, in any one or tntioou
more newspapers published therein, of the time and place of said
election, together with the names of the three managers ap-
pointed by theni to conduct such election, and the same notice
shall also name the hours and place of registration. The book
or books of registration shall be kept securely by the Clerk of tSSS.^' ^^^^
said City Council and turned over to the managers on the day
of the election : Provided, That the said book or books shall be
snbject to public inspection, and any person shall be permitted
to make copies therefrom when the said City Clerk is not actually
^iigftged in the registration of a voter.

Sec. 4. The election shall be held in some convenient public ,conductof the

^ election.

place in said city from nine o'clock in the forenoon to three
o'clock in the afternoon, and shall be conducted by the man-
agers appointed as aforesaid, who shall be sworn by the Mayor,
or an Alderman, or if there be no^uch person, then the Clerk
for the Circuit Court for Aiken County, fairly and impartially
to^conduct such election and make a true return of the result
thereof. When the polls are closed the managers shall forth- statement by
with proceed to count the votes and make a statement of the ""**^"'
whole number of votes cast in such election, together with the
number cast for each person voted for as Alderman, and shall
transmit a certificate of the same in a sealed envelope to the
Mayor of said city, and if there be no Mayor, then to the Clerk

440 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 18W. of the Circuit Court for Aiken County, and the said Mayor or

^' ^ '~^ Clerk of Court shall immediately upon the receipt of the report
of the managers open and publish the same by announcing the
whole number of votes cast in the election and the number for
each person voted for as Mayor and as Aldermen. He shall de*

Decianttoaof clare the person receiving the highest number of rotes for Mayor

'^^^ duly elected to that office, and the persons receiving the highest

number of votes for Aldermen, in number equal to the number

of Aldermen to be chosen, duly elected to said offices. And

oaibiof ooioe. such Mayor and Aldermen, before entering upon the duties of
their respective offices, shall take th^ oath of office prescribed
by the Constitution of this State, and the oath against dueling,
and in addition thereto the following oath, to wit : ''As Mayor
(or Alderman) of the city of Aiken, I will faithfully and impar-
tially, to the best of my ability, exercise the trust reposed in me,
and will use my best endeavors to preserve the peace and carry
into effect, according to law, the purposes for which I have been
elected. So help me Ood.^'

necttoa to ffli ^^^* ^' ^^ ^*^ * vacancy occur in the office of Mayor, or any
vacancy. of the Aldermen, by death, resignation or otherwise, all elections

to fill such vacancy shall be held by the appointment of the Mayor
and Aldermen, or Aldermen, and in case there be no Mayor and
no Aldermen, then by the appointment of the Clerk of the Cir-
cuit Court for Aiken County, ten days' notice thereof and a
registration of voters to be had, as provided in Section 3 thereof.
utijat pro tern. Whenever the Mayor of said city shall, from any cause, be tem-
porarily unable to attend to the duties of his office, the City
Council shall have power to elect one of the Aldermen to serve
as Mayor during temporary disability ; and during the time he
is so acting such Alderman so designated shall be vested with
all the powers, duties and responsibilities attaching to the office
of Mayor of the said city,
jadidaipowera Sec. 6. The said Mayor shall have power and authority to try
of Mayor. ^|| Qg^u^ierg against the ordinances of the said city in a sum-
mary manner, without a jur^^ upon their apprehension or arrest,
or as soon thereafter as possible, unless such persons enter into
good and sufficient surety, to be approved by the said Mayor,
or, in his absence or inability to serve, by the Clerk of the City
Council, to appear for trial within five days after such arrest,
or at such other time as may be agreed upon, in which event
powenofpon- the trial shall be deferred until that time. Whenever the said
istament. Mayor shall find a party tried before him guilty of violating an

ordinance of the said city, he shall have power to impose in his

OP SOUTH OAEOLINA. 441

discretion fine or imprisonment, in the alternative, not to exceed ^ ^- ^^^*
the limits prescribed for such violation. Prom ail decisions of '^JTJ^^
the said Major any party in interest feeling himself aggrieved p^^
shall have the right of appeal to the City Council : Provided,
He gives notice of such appeal immediately upon the sentence
being pronounoedy and enter surety to appear and defend be-
fore the City Council at any time to be specified in such under-
taking, not less than five nor more than ten days after the date
of such undertaking. In all cases appealed to the City Council Trial ef tue
the Mayor shall preside, or some Alderman as hereinbefore pro- ^^*^^
vided, and the Aldermen shall sit as a jury to try the facts
involved, and may also reverse, modify or affirm any or all of
the rulings of the Mayor in the first trial of the case. In all
cases tried before the Mayor or City Council the party charged snmmonfl to
shall first be served with a summons, if he demaud the same, P^rtyaoooaed.
citing him to euch trial, in which shall be stated with reasona-
ble accuracy the nature of the charge and the time and place of
its alleged commission.

Sbc. 7- The Mayor shaU have authority to summon the Alder- ^^^'^^ ™®®^
men to meet in Council for the transaction of business pertaining
to the corporation whenever in his judgment it may be neces-
sary; they, and their successors hereafter to be elected, shall
have and keep a common seal, which shall be affixed to all ordi- seal,
nances passed by them ; they may sue and be sued, plead and be Fowen.
impleaded, in any Court of law or equity in this State, and may
purchase, hold and possess and enjoy, for the trusts herein con- Propeitj ligttB,
tained, to them and their successors, in perpetuity, or for term
of years, any estate, either real, personal or mixed, and sell,
alien and convey the same at will : Provided^ The same does not umit.
at any one time exceed in value the sum of fifty thousand dol-
lars. And the said City Council shall have full power to make,
ordain and establish all such rules, by-laws, regulations or By-iawa and
ordinances respecting the roads, streets, markets, police, health '^'^'''^^^^^
and order of said city as shall appear to them necessary and
requisite for the security, welfare and convenience of the said
city, or for preserving the health, peace, order and good govern-
ment within the same. And the said City Council may fix and yines and
impose fines and penalties for the violation of the same, not to p^q^^^*
exceed the sum of one hundred dollars, or imprisonment for
thirty days, and appropriate all revenues arising therefrom to
the use of the said corporation : Provided, Such ordinances,
rules, by-laws or regulations be not contrary to the laws of this
State.

442 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. Sec, 8, The said Mayor may sentence persons convicted of
„~'\ ^ ~ yiolation of any of the ordinances of said city to fine or impris*
onment, m the alternative, as may be provided, and any person
sentenced to imprisonment directly or in consequence of failure
to pay the fine imposed shall, during their term of imprison-
Labor on nient, be required to work upon the streets of said city, unless
streetB. ^^iej be expressly exempted therefrom in the sentence pro-

nounced by the said Mayor,
liquor uoenfles. Sec. 9. The Mayor and Aldermen of said city shall have power
to grant license to retail spirituous liquors within said limits,
which licenses shall be granted in the same manner and upon
like conditions as they now are or may hereafter be, under the
laws of this State, except that the said City Council shall not
Fee. grant such licenses for retail at less than five hundred dollars

per annnm, and no such license shall be granted for a longer
Appropriatioii period than one year. All moneys arising from the granting of
'*"*'*®^^* licenses; and for fines, or forfeitures for retailing spirituous
liquors or keeping taverns or billiard tables in said city without
license, shall be appropriated to the uses of said corporation.
stieeto and Sec. 10. The Mayor and Aldermen shall have full and ex-
^^^' elusive control over all streets, roads and ways in the said city,

and it shall be their duty to keep them open and in good repair.
They shall have power, with the consent of the adjacent land
owners, to close or change all such roads, streets or ways within
said city as they may deem conducive to the public convenience,
and may sell the freehold of any such streets, roads or ways as
they may choose, either at private or public sale, as they may
deem best. And they shall have power to lay out, adopt, open
and keep in repair all such new ways, streets or roads as they
may deem necessary for the improvement and convenience of
PTOYiso as to said city : Provided, They first obtain the consent of the land
ownera. Q^ug^s through whose land such street, road or way may pass.
Powers of ^^^ ^^® ®**^^ ^^^7 Council shall have all the powers over the
mteSoncOT.^™" streets, roads and ways therein which are now given, or may
hereafter be given, to County Commissioners over the roads of
their several Counties, subject, nevertheless, to the limitations
componncunff herein prescribed. And they shall have power to compound
for work. ^j^h all persons liable to work the streets, ways and roads in said

city, upon such terms as they shall by ordinance establish, the
moneys so received to be applied to the uses of such corporation.
License tax on Sec. 11. That the Said city be, and they are hereby, author-
^^^S^Snsf^^^ ized, annually, to require the payment of such reasonable sum
or sums of money as a license tax by any person or persons, or

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 443

corporation, engaged or intending to engage in any calling, a.d.18».
business, profession or oecapation, in whole or in part, witbin ^ ~

the limits of the city of Aiken, except those engaged in the
calling or profession of teachers or ministers of the gospel;
that the said City Ooancil are hereby authorized to pass such
ordinances as are necessary to carry the purposes of this Section
into full effect, and to provide for the punishment of all delin-
quents thereunder. And the said City Council shall have power •]<„ q^ p^p.
to impose an annual tax on all real estate lying within the cor- ^^'
porate limits, and on personal property owned and held within
the same, including bonds and stocks of banks and insurance
companies, and other corporations, the real estate of churches
and school associations from which such churches and school
associations derive a revenue or which are intended to be rented
out for such purpose, and that purpose they shall appoint AnessmeDto of
three freeholders residing therein to assess the value of said
real estate upon oath, and return the assessment, within one
month, to said Council for taxation ; and the said Council shall
have power to fill any vacancy arising from any cause on the said
Board of Assessors. The City Council shall have power to regu- snows,
late the price of licenses upon all public shows and exhibitions
in said city, to erect a powder magazine and to compel every powder maga-
person holding more than twenty-five pounds of powder at one '*"®"
time to store the same therein, and to make regulations for rates
of storage thereof and for keeping and storing the same. They
shall have power and authority to organize, equip and control a Fire depart-
fire department for the protection of the said city in such way
as they may deem necessary. That the said City Council of
Aiken shall have power to establish, by ordinance, fire limits in FireumitB.
and upon such squares or blocks in said town as are embraced
within the limits bounded by Newberry street on the East, Park
avenue on the South, and Short street and Pendleton street on
the West and Richland avenue on the North, and to prescribe and
designate the kind and character of material to be used in erect-
ing and repairing buildings or structures within and upon the
block included in said fire limits. That the said City Council of
Aiken shall have power, from time to time, to establish further
and additional fire limits within the corporate limits of said town
as often as the same may be deemed expedient : Provided, That
in such cases of establishing additional fire limits, the same
shall be done by ordinance, passed by a vote of the Council at
a regular meeting. That the said City Council of Aiken shall penaitieB.
have power, by ordinance, to prescribe suitable fines and penal-

444 STATUTES AT LARGE

A^. 18». ties against such person or persons who may be found guilty of
violating any of the ordinances of said city relative to the fire
limits therein : Provided, That such fines or penalties shall
not exceed the amounts as regulated in the 48th Section of the
charter of said city. That all buildings or structures erected
within said fire limits contrary to the ordinance of said city of
Aiken may be abated by the City Council as a public nuisance.
Salary to Mayor. That hereafter it shall be unlawful for the City Council of
Aiken to vote a salary to the Mayor of said city until the ques-
tion of allowing a salary to the Mayor shall have been first sub-
mitted to the qualified voters of said city who are real estate
owners therein, and shall have been decided in favor of such
salary by a two-thirds majority vote of said real estate owners,
and that such question shall only be voted upon at a special
election called for that purpose, upon at least fifteen days'
notice, published in one of the papers of the city.

Returns of Seo. 12. Returns shall be made on oath to the Clerk, annu-

and personal ally, of the amounts of all sales of merchandise, professional,

^^ ^' mechanical or other incomes, and of the quantity and kind of

all other property than real estate subject to taxation under the

provisions of this Act, by the persons who may be liable to pay

the taxes on the same, and any property not so returned shall be

Penalty. assessed by the Clerk and a penalty of 50 per cent, added, and
the said taxes shall be paid on or before the first day of March then
next ensuing. Upon failure thereof any party in default shall
be subject to the penalties now provided by law for failure to pay
the general State tax.

pouoe. Ssc. 13. That the said City Council shall have power, and are

hereby authorized, to elect one Chief of Police and as many as-
sistants as may be necessary, (in addition to the Sheriff of Aiken
County, who shall be ex officio a policeman of said city,) to fix

Powers, duties their salaries and prescribe their duties. They shall be sworn in
and vested with all the powers now conferred by law upon Con-
stables, and subjected to all the duties and liabilities that are now
or hereafter may be conferred upon Constables, in addition to
the special duties devolved upon them by the said City Council :

Jurisdiction. Provided, That their jurisdiction shall not extend beyond the
limits of the said corporation.

Guard House. Sec. 14. The said City Council shall have power to establish
a guard house and prescribe by ordinances suitable rules and

Arrests. regulations for governing the same ; and the said City Council
may by ordinance, or the Mayor and Aldermen in person, any
one or more of them, authorize and require any policeman of said

OP SOUTH CAROLINA. 446

iBUMJHomnmt,

city to arrest and to commit to said guard honse, for a term of A.T>'tse».
not exceeding twenty-four hours before trial, any person or per-
sons who within the said corporate limits may be engaged in a
breach of the peace, any riotous or disorderly conduct, open ob-
scenity, public drunkenness, or in any conduct grossly indecent ;
and it shall be the duty of the polioemen of said city to arrest
and commit all such offenders when required by said ordinances
or any member of the City Council so to do, and they shall have
power to call to their assistance the pesse annitatua if need be in posaeetmua-
making such arrest ; and upon failure of such policeman to per-
form their duty as required, they shall severally be liable to such
tines and penalties as said City Council may establish ; and all
persons so imprisoned shall pay the costs and expenses incident
to such imprisonment : Provided, That the imprisonment pro- Pioyiso.
Tided for in this Section shall not exempt the party so impris-
oned from trial and sentence as hereinbefore provided.
Sec. 15. That the said city shall have power to collect li- puys and

aliowB.

censes or taxes from all persons representing publicly within
their corporate limits for gain or reward any plays or shows, of
what nature or kind soever, to be used for the purposes of said
corporation.

Sec. 16. The said City Council shall have power and authority NoiBanoes.
to abate all nuisances within the corporate limits, and also to ap-
point a Board of Health for said town, and to pass all such ordi-
nances as may be necessary to define the powers and duties of
the said Board.

Seo. 17. That the said City Council shall have power to bor* Loaxui.
row money for the public uses of the corporation by issuing from
time to time, as occasion may require, the bonds of said corpo- Bonds,
ration, bearing interest at a rate not exceeding seven per centum
per annum, to be paid semi-annually, for an amount not to ex-
ceed twenty-five thousand dollars, and for the payment of the
interest and the ultimate redemption of the principal according
to the terms of the loan the said corporation shall be at all
times liable : Provided, That the property of the inhabitants of Betemptton.
said city shall be bound for redemption of said loan in no other
way than by the imposition of an annual tax according to the
provisions of this Act : And provided, further. That a majority to be deter-
of the owners of real estate situate within the corporate limits of uon.
said city shall first vote in favor of issuing the said bonds, and
the said City Council shall give at least thirty days' notice of
holding such election.

446 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. Sec. 18. The Mayor of said city shall receive no salary except

ExfimvdflBsof ^P^^ ^ two-thirds vote of the real estate owners of said city.

Mayor and Ai- He and the Aldermen shall each be exempt from street duty

during the term their office, and each City Council shall within

thirty days after the expiration of their terms of office make

Report to sue- out and return to their successors a full account of their receipts

^*^^"' and expenditures during the term for which they were elected,

and they shall likewise publish at the end of each year after

the beginning of their term of office a full statement of their

receipts and expenditures during the preceding year ; and at the

Payment of expiration of the term of office of any City Council it shall be

money. , . ^ */

their duty to pay over to their successors any moneys in their
hands at the time of making such return belonging to said cor-

suirender of poration, and likewise to deliver up promptly at the end of

-'^- their term all books, property, records, other papers incident

to their said offices, to their successors, and on failure to do so

Penalty. they shall be liable to the punishment prescribed in the twen-
tieth Section of this Act.

Contests. ^^^- ^^- ^^ ^^^ ^^ contest or protest as to any municipal or

special election held under this charter, or by virtue of the
incorporation herein created, the Mayor and Aldermen com-
posing the City Council shall be authorized and empowered to
hear and determine the same, subject to the right of appeal to
the Circuit Court by any party in interest who may feel him-

Nouce. self aggrieved thereby : Provided, Notice and grounds of such

appeal be served upon the City Council and the opposing party
within five days after the announcement of such determination.

wbomayaiL No Mayor or Alderman interested personally in any way in the
event of such contest or protest shall sit in the hearing thereof ;
and if a majority of the City Council shall be interested therein,
the Judge of Probate for Aiken County shall hear and deter-
mine the same, subject to appeal from his decision as herein
provided from the determination of the said City Council.

Power to open ^^^' ^^' ^^ ^^ ^^J *^"^® ^* ^^*^^ become necessary or ad van-
new streets, tageous, in the judgment of said City Council, to open any street
over lands whose owner or owners will not consent thereto, the
said City Council shall have the right, and they are hereby
empowered, to proceed to open such street in the same manner
as County Commissioners are authorized to open public high-
ways under like circumstances.
Penalty for ^®^' ^^' That for the willful violation or neglect of duty, mal-
gffggggg ^practice, abuse or oppression, the said Mayor and Aldermen,
jointly and severally, shall be liable to punishment by fine, not

OP SOUTH CAROLINA. 447

exceeding one hundred dollars, besides being liable for damages ^* ^- 1^^*
to any person injured by such default on the part of such Mayor -^r~^'
or Aldermen.

Sec. 22. This Act shall go into effect immediately upon its when to take
passage, and all ordinances heretofore passed by the Town
Council of Aiken under existing laws be, and they are hereby, vjj,<|gt|o,j ^j
declared to be of full force and effect in the said city of Aiken, onUnanoeB.
and until the election for Mayor and Aldermen herein provided
for, the Town Council of Aiken be, and they are hereby, declared
to be the City Council of Aiken, and the Intendant vested Extetingoonn-
with all the powers and duties of Mayor of the said city, and
the said Wardens are vested with all the powers and duties of
Aldermen of the said city.

Sec. 23. All Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with this Act Repealing

cUiuse.

be, and they are hereby, repealed ; and Act shall be deemed and
taken to be a public Act, and shall continue in force for the
term of twenty-five years, and until the end of the Legislature Duration,
then next ensuing.
Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Incorporate the Town of Sievern, in Aiken No. 274.

County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
all citizens of this State who now are, or hereafter may be, inhab- inoorpontion.
itants of the town of Sievern, and who have resided therein for
90 days, shall be deemed, and are hereby declared to be, a body
politic and corporate, and that said town^hall be known by the
name of Sievern, and the limits shall extend one-half mile in Nameand
every direction from the depot of the Blackville', Alston and
Newberry Railroad, so that the limits shall form a circle.

Sec 2. Said town of Sievern shall be vested with all the Rights and
rights, powers and privileges granted by, and be subject to all
the limitations and provisions contained in, an Act entitled ''An
Act to provide for and regulate the incorporation of towns of
less than one thousand inhabitants in this State, ^' approved i9stat,i74.
December 23d, A. D. 1885.

448 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. i8». g^Q 3 "phafc this Act shall be deemed a public Act, and shall
pabiic Act. (^^^ii^uo in force for thirty years from the date of its passage,
Dttratfon. and until the final adjournment of the General Assembly there*
after.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

No. 276. AN ACT to Eepeal an Act Entitled "An Act to Incor-
porate THE Town of Madison, in the County of
Aiken. '^

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
strtll*i4^%ch *^ ^^^ entitled "An Act to incorporate the town of Madison,
P«^«*- in the County of Aiken," approved December 22d, A. D. 1882,

be, and the same is hereby, repealed.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

No. 276. AN ACT to Recharter Sandbar Ferry and Fix the

Rates of Toll of Said Ferry.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That

ReobArter. the Sandbar Ferry across the Savannah River be, and the same
is hereby, recharteredxwith the following rates of ferriage : Six

BatflBoftoiL horse wagon, one way, .60; five horse wagon, one way, .50;
four horse wagon, one way, .40 ; three horse wagon, one way,
.30 ; two horse wagon, one way, .20 ; one horse wagon, one way,
.15 ; one horse cart, one way, .15 ; two horse cart, one way, .20.
Carriages: Two horse carriage, one way, .50; two horse
baggy, one way, .40 ; one horse buggy, one way, .25 ; man and
horse, one way, .15, (both ways, .25) ; foot passengers, one way,
.05 ; loose horses, mules and cattle, .05 ; hogs, sheep and goats,
«03 ; two wheel carts known as dog carts, one way, .20. That all

OF SOUTH OAEOLINA. 449

the rights, privileges and franchisee incident to the said Sandbar ^- '>• *«••
Perry be, and the same are hereby, vested in Jonathan M. Mil- ^"^CZ"^
ler, his heirs and assigns : Provided, however, That all ministers ed;^

° Who to be ex-

of the gospel, when traveling in the discharge of their duties as empttromtou.
such, and children crossing and recrossing for the pnrpose of
attending school are hereby allowed to pass free of toll over said
ferry.

Sec. 2. That if any person shall meet with any unnecessary Penalty for de-
delay at the said Sandbar Ferry in crossing, every such person
or persons may recover from the owners of the same the sum of
ten dollars for every hour he shall have been so unnecessarily
detained, to be recovered by civil action on application from the
party or parties aggrieved to any Trial Justice.

Sec. B. This Act shall continue in force for the term of four- Duration,
teen years.

Sec. 4. That all Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with this Repealing
Act be, and the same are hereby, repealed.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Revive and Renew the Charter op the Lano- No. 277.

LEY Manufacturing Company.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
the charter heretofore granted to the Langley Manufacturing ai^SSf®** ^^
Company by an Act ratified on the 14th day of August, A. D. i4Btat.,«.
1868, be, and the same is hereby, revived, renewed and extended
for the period of twenty-one years from the date of the approval
of this Act.

Sec. 2. That all corporate acts done and privileges exercised validation
by said Langley Manufacturing Company since the expiration of
its said charter which accord with the provisions thereof are
hereby declared to be as valid and effectual in law as if the said
charter had not expired.

Sec. 3. That all Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with this RepeaiUff
Act be, and the same are hereby, repealed.

Approved December 17th, A. D. 1889.

460 STATUTES AT LARGE

No. 278.

A. D. 1869. ^N ACT TO Amend an Act Entitled "An Act to Alter

AND Amend the Law Relating to the Numbbb, Ter-
ritorial Jurisdiction and Pay of Trial Justices
AND Constables in the Several Counties Therein
Mentioned/' So Far as the Same Refers to Colleton
County, and to Regulate the Amount of Pees of
Certain Trial Justices in Aiken County in Criminal
Cases.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
A.A.i8S8,ante Section 3 of an Act entitled ''An Act to alter and amend the
]>. 8S, amended. ^^^ relating to the number, territorial jurisdiction and pay of
Trial Justices and Constables in the several Counties therein
mentioned/' approved December 24, A. D. 1888, be, and the
same is hereby, repealed, and the following substituted in lieu
thereof, to be known as :
N amber of SECTION 3. There shall be eleven Trial Justices in the County
couetonf***" *" of Colleton, one of whom shall hold his Court in the town of
ooDfltabies and Walterboro. That each of said Trial Justices be, and he is
hereby, authorized and empowered to appoint a Constable for
his Court, who, upon such appointment, taking the oath of
office and filing his bond as now required by law, shall have all
of the powers and discbarge all of the duties of a Constable,
saiariee. That each of the Trial Justices and Constables herein provided
for shall receive an annual salary of fifty dollars, except the
Trial Justice appointed for Walterboro, who shall receive a
salary of one hundred and fifty dollars per annum, and except
the Constable appointed for Walterboro, who shall receive an
annual salary of seventy-five dollars ; such salaries to be in lieu
No coBtB of all costs against the County, including inquisitions when such
County.' * Trial Justice shall be acting as Coroner : Provided, That any of
the Trial Justices in said County, who having been duly depu-
tized by the Coroner of said County to hold inquests, when so
Fees for hold- doing shall divide with the Coroner one-half the fees now pro-
ing Inquests, yided by law for the Coroner: Provided j further. That said
Trial Justices and Constables shall be entitled, in addition to the

salary herein provided for, to receive fees and costs in civil cases,
and in criminal cases when paid by the defendant.
Mileage to Sec, 2. That in addition to the salary and fees above provided
for, the Constables shall receive five cents for each mile traveled
in conveying prisoners to the County jail. Said Constables

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 451

shall be required to make return upon oath on all warrants of ^- ^' ^^^'
arrest placed in their hands for execution by said Trial Justices ^^^^^ ^^
at the expiration of ten days when failing to effect arrest ; and ™^<Je within lo
upon failing to make such return shall be liable to pay a forfeit penalty for
of two dollars for each offense, said forfeit to be deducted from ^^^^
his sjftlary by the County Commissioners upon information given
to them by the Trial Justice, duly certified under his hand and
seal.
Sec. 3. That the Trial Justice at Aiken Court House, in Aiken ^ Fees to Triai

_,,-_, . - „ 1 - . It i_ * T_- Jnatloe at Aiken

County, shall receive full costs and fees in all cases before nim,

and the Trial Justice at Graniteville, in Aiken County, shall sauuy to Trial

. ,. . . J - . • • 1 i.1. u J J Justice at Gran-

receive in lieu of costs and fees in criminal cases three nundrea iteviiie.
dollars per annum.

Sec. 4. That all Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with this ^.,jjj^®*^*''*
Act be, and the same are hereby, repealed.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Amend an Act Entitled "An Act to Incobpo- No. 279.

RATE THE CiTY OF ANDERSON, '^ APPROVED FEBRUARY 9TH,

1882.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
an Act to incorporate the city of Anderson, approved the 9th i7^'t^.,^|Sl
day of February, 1882, be, and the same is hereby, amended by "n^nded.
adding thereto the following Section, to be known as Section
10a, to follow Section 10 of said Act, to wit :

Section 10a. The Mayor and Aldermen of said city shall have Additional seo-
fuU power and authority to purchase and operate water works Water woiks.
in or near said city for the use and benefit of said city and its ^

citizens ; also, to purchase, own and operate apparatus for gen-
erating either electricity or gas for the use and benefit of said city Electricity or
and its citizens, or to contract for the erection of plants either for
water works or lighting purposes, one or both, at any point in
or near said city, as they may determine suitable for said purposes,
for the uses of said city, and to supply the citizens thereof ; to
grant a franchise or franchises for said purposes to any private
corporation or corporations for a term of years as may be deemed

453 STATUTES AT LARGE

A^. 1880. to ii^Q bggij interests of said city, with power to make such rules,

^ji^f^ by-laws and ordinances in reference thereto as shall be deemed
neeessary for the regulation and proper conduct of the same, either
for public or priyate uses, by the citizens of said city. For the
<fSeS^ °"' purposes of establishing a system of water works as aforesaid, the
said City Council shall have the right to purchase and hold, or
conyey, such real estate outside of the corporate limits of the city
as may be necessary ; and the said city or the persons with whom
ibioB and pipes, they shall contract shall haye the right to lay mains or pipes
along or across any public road in such way as not to injure
such road for trayel when the work is finished, or for a longer
time than necessary in doing the work. The City Council shall

Jurisdiction, haye the same jurisdiction on the premises upon which the water
works are situated to preserye the peace and protect the property,
by its ordinances passed therefor, as it has within the corporate
limits of the city.

Anotber Beo- Sec. 2. That said Act be further amended by adding thereto
after Section 18 thereof the following Section, to be known as
Section 18a, to wit :

Additi<Hiaitax SECTION" 18a. That in addition to the powers of borrowinff, as

for water and

iisbtfk proyided in Section 18, and leyying taxes, as proyided by Section

11 hereof, the said Mayor and Aldermen shall haye the power
and authority to leyy an additional tax, not to exceed in any
year thirty cents on eyery one hundred dollars' worth of real and
personal property, to be leyied and collected at the same time as
other city taxes, which additional sum so leyied and collected
shall be kept separate from other taxes, to be used for water pur-
poses and lighting purposes, or for either of said purposes, of said
suipins. city, and for no other purposes : Provided, That if any surplus
remains the same shall be carried forward for the same purposes
the succeeding year.

Approyed December 17th, A. D. 1889.

No. 280. AN ACT to Require the Columbia and Greenville Rail-
road Company to Bridge Over Certain Streets in the
City of Anderson.

Sectiok 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatiyes of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That

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the Golnmbia and Greenville Bailroad Company be, and they are ^' ^' *^89.

hereby, required and compelled to erect, within sixty days after ^JJj^^Ttobe

the approval of this Act, and maintain, substantial and neat bout meo days.

bridges over the entire width of Main and McDuffie streets in

the city of Anderson, with safe and appropriate railings for Location and

sidewalks and street ways where the said railroad cuts the said ^ ^°'

streets.

Sec 2. That the character and desiirn of said bridges shall be cbaracterand
agreed upon by the said railroad company and the City Council
of Anderson ; and if they fail to agree, then the said railroad
company shall build them according to specifications to be fur-
nished by the Eailroad Commissioners.

Seo. 3. That if the said railroad company shall fail or refuse Howenforoed.
to construct the said bridges as required by this Act within the
time herein specified, it shall be the duty of the Bailroad Com-
missioners forthwith to proceed to compel the said railroad com-
pany to do so, and for this purpose they shall have the right to
apply by writ of mandamus to the Courts of this State.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Incorporate the Anderson Water Supply No. 281.

Company.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Eepre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
W. W. Humphreys, B. F. Whitner, W. L. Roddey, John T. incorporation.
Roddey, Wm. C. Whitner, and such others as now are or may
be hereafter associated with them, be, and they are hereby,
declared a body politic and corporate, for the purpose of sup- purpoee.
plying water for the city of Anderson by means of wells or
bringing water from adjacent springs or streams, under the name
and style of the "Anderson Water Supply Company," and by Name,
that title shall have the power to take, subscribe and raise a
capital stock of five thousand dollars, ($6,000.00,) with the capital atock.
privilege of increasing the same to one hundred thousand dol-
lars, ($100,000.00,) in shares of one hundred dollars each.

Sec. 2. That said company shall have the power, subject, as

hereinafter provided, to the supervision of the City Council of

Anderson, to construct such reservoirs in the said town and to pipea.
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454 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. lay down such pipes and aquedncts along, in and under the
^^'^*^ streets, avenues and public places thereof as may be necessary
for the purpose of the said company ; and for such purposes the
said company may, and it is hereby authorized and empowered
aS^uuM***"' *^' ^^^^ wells and to divert from its usual channels any stream
or streams of water in or adjacent to said town ; also to con-
struct a dam or dams^ and to appropriate to the uses aforesaid

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of propertj. any pnvate property which may be necessary for the purpose of
constructing such reservoirs of water and laying down such pipes
and aqueducts as are necessary to collect and distribute water
through the said town ; and if the said company and the owner
or owners of such property shall not be able to agree on the
value of such property, or the amount of injury done or the
amount of damage sustained by the diversion of such streams
of water, sinking of wells or other acts of the company, the
said company shall procure the right to do or continue such acts
in the same way that railroad corporations are required to pro-
ceed in procuring rights of way under Sections 1550-1561 of the
General Statutes of this State.
Rights and Sec. 3. That the said company shall . be able and capable by

powen. j^g corporate name to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded,

answer and be answered unto, in any Court in this State, to
have succession of officers and members, and shall have power
to make such by-laws, not repugnant to the laws of the land,
for the government and good order of its members as shall be
deemed expedient by a majority in value of the stockholders ;
and to have a common seal, and at will to alter and make new
the same. At all meetings of the stockholders the majority in
Quomm. par Value of the stock shall constitute a quorum to do business,

and each share of stock shall be entitled to one vote,
snttcriptioiis. Sec. 4. The said company is authorized to receive subscrip-
tions to its capital stock in money, materials or labor, as may
be agreed upon between said company and said subscribers ; and

Property rftfhiB. i^ftj acquire by grant, purchase, lease, or otherwise, any estate,

real or personal, and the same may hold, use, sell, convey and

dispose of as the said company may see fit. That said company

Bonds and shall have the power and authority to issue bonds for the pur-

mortganes. ^^^^ ^| construction, or the carrying on of its business, for such
amounts and for such periods and on such interest as it may
determine, and with power, if it so determine, to secure the
same by mortgage of all or any part of its property.

oo2nS*\^^^ Sec. 5. That said company, before sinking any wells, build-

oMatned. ing reservoirs or laying pipes or aqueducts for the purpose of
supplying water as aforesaid, shall make applications for leave

OF SOUTH CAEOLIN A. 455

to do so to the City Council of Anderson^ and no such wells shall ^ ^ **•*
be Slinky reservoirs erected, or pipes and aqueducts laid, save ^-*"v— *-'
with the consenii and approval of the City Council of Anderson.

Sec. 6. Each stockholder in said company, in addition to the Liability of
loss of the sum paid upon the stock subscribed for or held by
him, shall be jointly and severally liable to the creditors thereof
in an amount not exceeding five per centum (5 yo) of the par
value of the share or shares held by him at the time the demand
of the creditors was created : Provided, That such demand proTtoo.
shall have been payable within one year, and that the proceed-
ings to hold such stockholders liable therefor shall be commenced
within two years after such debts may have become due and
whilst he remains a stockholder therein, or within two years
after he shall have ceased to be such stockholder : Provided,
further. That no person holding a share or shares as executor,
administrator, trustee, or in any other fiduciary capacity, shall
be liable thereon beyond the value of the estate held by him as
such executor, administrator, trustee, or in any other fiduciary TnutoflB.
capacity.

Sec. 7. That the capital stock of said company shall be deemed snares of stock,
personal property ; and the said corporation shall have authority
in its by-laws to make all such regulations as may be deemed
necessary and proper for the issuing and transfer of such stock,
or for collecting and enforcing by sale or otherwise all subscrip-
tions made thereto.

Sec. 8. That this Act shall be deemed a public Act, and shall ^^^ ^^
continue in force for thirty years. noratioii.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Benew and Amend the Charter oe the Town No. 282.

OE Belton,

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That incoiporaftioii.
all persons who reside in the town of Belton, and their successors,
be, and they are hereby, declared to be a body politic and cor-
porate, under the name of ''The Town of Belton,^' and the Names and
limits of said town shall extend for one mile in every direction
from the present freight depot of the Columbia and Greenville
Bailroad Company.

456 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. i8». Sec. 2. The said town shall be governed by an Inteudant and

inteadaaTand ^^°^ Wardens, who shall be qualified electors therein and who

Wardens. shall be elected on the second Monday in January, A. D. 1890,

and on the same day in each year thereafter. They shall be

Town Goancu. known and styled "The Town Council of Belton,'* and by this
name may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in any
Court of this State. They shall hold their office for the term

Term of office, of one year and until their successors are elected and qualified.

„, ^. They shall be elected in the same manner as the Intendant and

Election. *'

Wardens of the town of Williamston by electors possessing the
same qualifications for voting in the town of Belton as those
prescribed for voters in the town of Williamston by an Act en-
Ante p. 104. titled "An Act to renew and amend the charter of the town of
Williamston," approved December 24th, A. D. 1888.
Sec. 3. The said town of Belton shall have all of the corpo-

pi^iem' ""* ^*^® rights and privileges within the said territory that were
granted to and are possessed by the town of Williamston under the
provisions of said Act, and the Intendant and Wardens of the
town of Belton shall respectively have the same rights, powers and
duties in the town of Belton as those conferred upon the Intend-
ant and Wardens of the town of Williamston in the town of
Williamston in said Act except so far as the same are modified
by the provisions of this Act, and the Intendant and Wardens
shall, before entering upon the discharge of their duties, take
Oaths. the same oaths of office for the town of Belton as prescribed by

said Act for such officers in the town of Williamston.

Sec. 4. The said Town Council shall not have authority to

proWMted!'"^" grant any license for the sale of spirituous, malt or intoxicating
liquors, and it shall be unlawful for any person whomsoever, on
any account or under any circumstances, to sell, barter or ex-
change spirituous, malt or intoxicating liquors in any form in
said town. Any person violating the provisions of this Section
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof
Penalty. shall be punished as provided by law for retailing without a

license.
New streets. Sec. 5. That where the opening of any new street in said town
is opposed by any land owner through whose land such new street
runs, the Town Council shall have power and authority to open
such new street in the manner and by the same proceedings that
County Commissioners are required to take in like cases in open-
ing a new road.

cirae!^*^'"* Sec. 6. That all ordinances heretofore passed and all acts done
by the Town Council of Belton under its former charter be, and

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the same ai*e hereby, made valid and continued of f oroe in said a. d. issb.
town until amended or repealed by said Town Council.

Sec. 7. This Act shall be deemed and taken to be a public
Act, and shall take effect immediately upon its approval by the effect.
Governor, and shall continue of force for the term of thirty Duntkni.
years.

Sec. 8. All Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with the pro-^j^Jj^^**^''**
visions of this Act are hereby repealed.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Inookporatb the Towst of Starr, in Ander- No. 283.

SON County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House ot Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That inoorpomtioii.
all citizens of the United States and of this State who are now,
or hereafter may be, inhabitants of the town of Starr, and have
resided therein for the term of ninety days, shall be deemed,
and are hereby declared to be, a body politic and corporate;
and the said town shall be known by the name of Starr, and jj^^™® ^^^
the limits of said town shall be three-fourths of one mile in
every direction from the present Port Royal and Western Caro-
lina Railway depot.

Sec. 2. That said town of Starr shall be vested with all the
rights, powers and privileges granted by, and be subject to all ujSJStonlL ""^
the limitations and provisions contained in, an Act entitled
'^An Act to provide for and regulate the incorporation of towns iBstat, 174.
of less than one thousand inhabitants in this State, '^ approved
December 23d, 1885.

Sec. 3. That this Act shall be deemed a public Act, and shall PabUoAct.
continue in force for thirty years from the date of its passage, Duntion.
and until the final adjournment of the General Assembly there-
after.

Sec 4. No license for the sale of spirituous or malt liquors, saie^iqaora
wine, bitters, beers, or other beverages of which spirituous
liquors form an ingredient, shall be granted by the municipal
authorities of the town of Starr, in the County of Anderson,
and the sale thereof is strictly prohibited.

458 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. i8». Sec. 5. That P. B. Allen, J. T. C. Jones and E. C. Prnitt

nnmmtort^l^ ^®' ^^^ ^^^J *^® hereby, appointed to act as Commissioners to
of flnteiectioiL conduct the first election to be held under this charter for In-

tendant and Wardens of said town.
efleS*"*"^^* Sec. 6. That this Act shall take effect immediately on its ap-
proval.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

No. 284. AN ACT to Repeal an Act Entitled *'An Act to Pbo-

YIDE FOB the ESTABLISHMENT A NeW SCHOOL DiSTBIGT

IN Andebson County, and fob the Levying and Col-
lecting OP a Special Tax Thebein," Appboved De-
cembeb 15th, 1885.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
A. A. 1886, *^ ^^^ entitled "An Act to provide for the establishment of a
JJji^» M, pe- j^Q^ school district in Anderson County, and for the levying
and collecting of a special tax therein,^' approved December
15th, 1885, be, and the same is hereby, repealed.
When to take Seo. 2. That this Act shall not go into effect until January
*"^ 1st, 1891.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

No. 285. AN ACT to Amend an Act Entitled "An Act to Incobpo-

BATE the PeLZKB MaNUFACTUBING COMPANY,'' ApPBOVED

Decembeb 21st, 1880.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
A. A. 1880, an Act entitled "An Act to incorporate the Pelzer Manufactur-
amefnded. ' ' ing Company,'' approved December 21st, 1880, be, and the same
A^Mitiqnm Seo- ^^ hereby, amended by adding thereto the following additional
*^- Section, to be known as Section 10 :

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Section 10. That in addition to all the rights, powers and ^- »• ^^^a.
franchises hereinbefore conferred upon the said Pelzer Mann- ^-^^-^^
facturing Company, the said corporation shall have the right
and power to maintain and operate its present railroad and rail- Railroads,
road track, and also, from time to time, and at any time that it entua^
may deem proper, to enlarge any of its present dams, mills, ma-
chine shops, stores, dwellings and other buildings, railroad and
railroad tracks, or to erect and operate new, separate and dis-
tinct dams, mills, machine shops, stores, dwellings and other
buildings, railroads or railroad tracks, upon any property now,
or hereafter to be, owned by it, and may add to or alter the
same from to time, as may be desired, and conduct and carry on
therein and thereupon such branches of manufacture and busi- i„^JSa?* ^'
ness as it is legally authorized to do.

Sec. 2. That the said Act be further amended in Section 2 section s
thereof by striking out in said Section the words ''one million
(1,000,000),'' and inserting in lieu thereof the words ''three
millions (3,000,000) dollars." So that the said Section, as
amended, shall read as follows :

Segtiok 2. The parties aforesaid shall have power to raise by
subscription a capital for the said corporation of four hundred o^^taistock.
thousand dollars (400,000) in four thousand (4,000) shares of
one hundred dollars ($100) each : Provided, however^ That a
majority of the Board of Directors of the said corporation shall
have the power of increasing the said capital stock to any extent
not exceeding three millions (3,000,000) dollars, whenever they
deem proper so to do ; and the said corporation shall, by its
by-laws, provide for the manner of raising and distributing such
additional capital stock.

Approved December 17th, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Authorize and Requieb the County Commis- No. 286.
siONERs OF Anderson County to Pay W. H. Frier-
son Three Hundred and Fifty Dollars for Services
Rendered as County Treasurer for a Part of the
Year 1889.

460 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. are hereby, authorized and required to pay W. H. Prierson, by
"*^^^~ drawing upon the County Treasurer of said County their war-
wairanttobe ^^^ '^^ ^^^^ purpose, for the sum of three hundred and fifty
^'^^^^ dollars, to be paid out of the funds for ordinary County pur-

poses for current year 1890 ; such amount being due to the
said W. H. Frierson for services rendered as County Treasurer
for a part of the year 1889.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

No. 287. A JOINT RESOLUTION to Provide for the Payment

OF Certain School Claims for 1887-88, Drawn in
Excess of the Apportionment in Districts Nos. 10
AND 15 IN Anderson County.

Preamble. Whereas the local Boards of School Trustees for School Dis-

tricts Nos. 10 and 15 in Anderson County have drawn teachers'
pay certificates in excess of the apportionment of funds for their
districts for the fiscal year commencing November Ist^ 1887, as
follows, to wit : School District No. 10, one hundred and eighty-
six dollars and ten cents ($186.10), and School District No. 15,
one hundred and seYenty-seven dollars and eighty-six cents
($187.86) : And whereas said claims are for services already
rendered by teachers holding the same, and are approved by the
School Commissioner :

Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Bepre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
the School Commissioner for Anderson County, in making the
apportionment of school funds for the fiscal year commencing
November 1st, 1889, shall reserve from the shares of School
Districts Nos. 10 and 15, respectively, such amounts as may be

sdiooi claims necessary in each case to pay all such claims as are drawn in
^ ' excess of the apportionment for said districts for the fiscal year

commencing November 1st, 1887, and that said claims be re-
numbered and entered upon schedule of claims for the year
commencing November Ist, 1889.

Sec. 2. That the County Treasurer for Anderson County be.

Payment of and he is hereby, authorized to pay said claims from funds now
in the treasury for the said school districts ; but if these funds
should be exhausted before this Act shall take effect, then the

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said claims shall be paid from fands belonging to said school a. d. i860,
districts for 1889-90^ when collected and apportioned.
Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Authorize the Issue of Certain Notes by the No. 288.
Town Council of Barnwell, and to Provide for Pay-
ment of the Same.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly,, and by the authority of the same. That
the Town Council of the town of Barnwell be, and they hereby
are, empowered and directed to issue to the persons entitled under
contract, in payment for the completion and furnishing of the
town hall in said town, promissory notes, under their hands Jf°"*"j^{
and the corporate seal, in such denominations as may seem best imd.
to them : Provided, That the aggregate sum of said notes, in
face value, shall not exceed three thousand dollars. umit.

Sec. 2. That said notes shall be so made as to make the entire
sum of three thousand dollars due and payable in six annual when ptyabie.
installments of five hundred dollara each, and each note shall
draw interest at the rate of eight per cent, per annum, interest Bateotinterttt.
payable annually, the first installment to become due and pay-
able on the 15th day of January, 1890.

Sec. 3. That said Town Council shall, for the purpose of meet- mnd for pay-
mg the payment of said notes and the interest on the town
bonds which are to become due during that year, set apart, out
of any moneys then on hand, on or before the 15th day of
January of each year, a sum sufficient to meet in full said
indebtedness to accrue during said year, and which said sum
shall be used for no other purpose whatsoever.

Approved December 23d, A D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Authorize the Town Council op Williston No. 289.
TO Issue Bonds por the Purpose op Constructing a
Public School Building in Said Town, and to Pro-
vide POR THE Payment of the Principal and Inter-
est on the Same.

Section 1. Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Bepre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting

462 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 188B. in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
"^^^^ the Town Council of Williston shall have power, and are
laraeblra^ ^ hereby authorized, to issue bonds of said town, on or before the
first day of March, A. D. 1890, to the amount of three thou-
_^^Bnt and gand dollars, for the purpose of erecting a public school build-
ing, such bonds to be issued in such denominations as said Town
Council shall deem best, and to be made payable ten years after
date of same, with interest, payable semi-annually, at the rate of
not exceeding eight per centum per centum : Provided^ That
the question of issuing said bonds shall be first submitted to
mined^y^'etool the qualified voters of said town at an election to be ordered by
^^ the Town Council for that purpose, notice of which election

shall be published for at least two weeks prior to said election
in one or more of the newspapers published in the County of
Barnwell : Provided, further, That a majority of said voters
shall vote in favor of the issue of such bonds.
forJMBttiSQ^ ^^^' ^* "I^hat said bonds shall not be sold for less than their
par value, and when so sold the proceeds shall be held and
used exclusively for the purposes stated in Section 1 of this Act,
Use of pro- ^^^ s^&ll ^ expended under the direction and control of the
***^ Town Council.

Sec. 3. That the said Town Council shall, semi-annually, at
such times and places as they shall fix and determine, pay the
interasL interest due on said bonds ; and for that purpose, and to create
sinking fund, a sinking fund for the final redemption of said bonds, one-half
of all sums received for licenses shall be set apart and used ex-
clusively for that purpose.
^^^Bepeaiing Sec. 4. That all Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with this
Act be, and the same are hereby, repealed.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

No. 290. AN ACT to Provide for Payment of Salaries, in Lieu

OF Costs and Fees in Criminal Cases, to the Trial
Justices and Constables of Barnwell County.

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oostfl and fees, annual salaries^ as follows : The Trial Justice for ^ i>.ifieo.
Barnwell Court House, two hundred and fifty dollars; the sauriei to
Trial Justices for Allendale and Blackville, respectively, one ™*i Jnrttoee.
hundred and fifty dollars ; the Trial Justice for Bamberg, one
hundred and twenty-five dollars ; the Trial Justices for Willis-
ton, Graham's, Buford's Bridge and Pour Mile, respectively,
one hundred dollars ; the Trial Justice for Pish Pond, seventy-
five dollars ; and the Trial Justice for Red Oak, fifty dollars.

Sec. 2. That each of said Trial Justices be authorized to ap-
point a person to act as his Constable in serving and executing ^^°°"***>^«*«
process issued by him, who shall give the bond and take the Bond and oatb.
oath required by law. The Constables so appointed shall re-
ceive, as compensation for their services in criminal cases and in compenBatfon.
lieu of all costs and fees therefor, annual salaries, as follows :
The Constable for Barnwell Court House, two hundred and
eighty-five dollars ; the Constables for Blackville and Allendale,
respectively, one hundred and seventy dollars; the Constable
for Bamberg, one hundred and forty dollars ; the Constables for
Oraham% Williston, Buford's Bridge and Pour Mile, respect-
ively, one hundred and fifteen dollars ; the Constable for Pish
Pond, eighty-five dollars ; and the Constable for Red Oak, sixty
dollars: Provided, however, That in all criminal prosecutions FeeatoStaUff.
cognizable by the Court of General Sessions the Sheriff of said
County be, and hereby is, authorized to serve and execute pro-
cess issued by said Trial Justices and directed to him, and shall
be entitled to receive therefor the fees which are now, or here-
after may be, allowed by law for such services: And provided,
further. That said Constables shall be entitled, in addition to ]meecetooo».
their salaries, to the mileage which is now, or hereafter may be, ^^'^^^^
allowed for conveying prisoners to jail under commitment.

Sec. 3. That the salaries herein provided shall be due and abtoSSSeiij^'
payable quarterly upon the order of the County Commissioners
of said County.

Sec. 4. That each of said Trial Justices shall collect and pay lot? wSttS
over to the County Treasurer all costs and fees in criminal oases county Trea-
to which he or the Constable appointed by him would have
been entitled but for the provisions of this Act, together with
all fines collected by him, and shall at least ten days prior to
each term of the Court of General Sessions for the County
make out and file with the Clerk of the Court a sworn tran- TmuGript of
script of hisx^riminal docket, which shall show the amount of
fees and costs and fines imposed and the sums collected thereon,
which transcript shall be submitted to the Grand Jury at the
term next ensuing for investigation.

464 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 188». Sbc. 6. That so mnch of all Acts or parts of Acts as is incon-

BepeaUnff s^^^®^*' ^^^^ ^^^^ -^^^ ^®> *^^ hereby is, repealed.
ciaoM. Sec. 6. That this Act shall take efiFect immediately upon its

effeS^^**** approval by the Governor.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

No. 291. AN ACT Authorizikq thb Building op a County Jail foe

Beaufoet County and the Sale of the Peesent Jail.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and Hoase of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
tobe^pSStod! ^^^ Governor be, and he is hereby, aathorized to appoint three
Commissioners in the County of Beaufort, whose duty it shall
^ ^^ be to cause to be erected, within two years after the passage of
this Act, upon a suitable and convenient site near the Court
House building, and within the corporate limits of the town of
Oast Beaufort, a County jail, at a cost not exceeding six thousand

Site. dollars : Provided, That the site for the same be donated to the

County by the town of Beaufort.

Sec. 2. That upon the completion of said jail the said Com-
missioners, after due advertisement, be, and they are hereby,
saieof oidjaiL authorized and required to sell the present jail and pay the sum
p,J25Bf °' received therefor into the County treasury of said County, to be
applied to the payment of the expenses of building said new jail.
Sec. 3. That for the purpose of raising a fund for the pur-
pose of construction, it shall be the duty of the County Auditor
Tax. to assess a tax of one (1) mill upon the taxable property of the

County for the fiscal year 1889-90 and 1890-91, and the Trea-
surer shall collect the same in the same manner and at the same
time at which other County and State taxes are collected.
Sec. 4. That the said Commissioners are hereby authorized,
^^A^vrd of oon- after due advertisement, to award the contract to the lowest
responsible bidder for the erection of said jail in anticipation of
the collection of said taxes.

Sec. 5. That the said Commissioners, in anticipation of the
said special tax, be, and they are hereby, authorized and empow-
oontractiiig ered to contract debts and incur liabilities to the extent requi-
site for the completion of the said County jail ; and upon the

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completion and acceptance of the same they are hereby author- ^' ^' ^^^'
ized to draw upon the County Treasurer to the extent of the Di^paoonn-
coUections received by him on account of the said special tax^yTreamirer.
levies.

Approved December 17th, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Extend the Jubisdiction of the Trial Justices No. 292.
POR Hampton and Beaufort Counties Resident At or
Near Yemassee and Ridoeland.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That bolSooimSw.*^
the jurisdiction of the Trial Justices now appointed, or here-
after to be appointed, for the Counties of Hampton and Beau-
fort resident at or near Yemassee and Ridgeland be, and the
same is hereby, extended over both the said Counties of Hamp-
ton and Beaufort to the limit of one-half (i) mile in each and
every direction from the Charleston and Savannah Railway de-
pots at said places, in cases of breach of the peace.

Approved December 17th, A. D. 1889.

A JOINT RESOLUTION to Authorize the Comptroller No. 293.
General to Draw His Warrant on the State Trea-
surer IN Favor of D. H. Traxler por One Hundred
AND Thirty-four and 42-100 Dollars, N. Christen-
SEN for Twenty-five and 45-100 Dollars, A. E.
Scheper for Fifty-five and 14-100 Dollars, Mrs. E.
F. Howe, State's Pro Rata of Four and 75-100 Dol-
lars, AND THE State Treasurer to Pay Same, and
for the County Commissioners of the Several Coun-
ties Named Herein to Draw Their Checks on the
County Treasurers of Said Counties for Certain
Sums to the Parties Named.

466 STATUTES AT LARGE

A- D. 1889, ijig persons for the payment of the following claims, viz. : in
D^^Traxior ^^^^^ ^^ ^' ^' Trailer, ex-Treasurer of Darlington County, for

for $184.48. the sum of one hundred and thirty-four dollars and forty-two
cents, to reimburse him funds overpaid to the State Treasurer
by him in his settlement for the fiscal year 1887-8, and in favor

fw ^!S*°*^ of N. Christensen, of Beaufort, in the County of Beaufort, for
the sum of twenty-five dollars and forty-five cents, as an abate-
ment allowed him on taxes paid the State by him for the fiscal

foriMi?"**"^ year 1886-7, and in favor of A. E. Scheper, of Beaufort, in the
County of Beaufort, for the sum of fifty-five 14-100 dollars as
an abatement on the State taxes to be allowed him for the fiscal

Mn.E.r. Howe year 1887, and in favor of Mrs. E. F. Howe, of Darlington
County, for the State's pro rata of the sum of four dollars and
seventy-five cents, being the sum of State and County taxes
overpaid by her in the fiscal years 1886-8.
state Trea- Sec. 2. That the State Treasurer do pay the said warrants
named in Section 1 out of any funds not otherwise appropriated.

mM?ner?'to ^^^' ^' ^^**' ^^® County Commissioners of Darlington

drawwammti. County are hereby authorized and required to draw their checks
on the County Treasurer of Darlington County, and the said
Treasurer is hereby authorized and required to pay same, to
D. H. Tnzier wit : a check in favor of D. H. Traxler, ex-Treasurer of said
County, for the sum of sixty-five 71-100 dollars. County funds
overpaid by him in the year 1887-8, a check in favor of Mrs. E.

Mn.E.r.Howe. P. Howe, of said County, for the said County's pro rata of the
sum of four 75-100 dollars, being for taxes overpaid by her in
the years 1887-8, and that the County Commissioners of the
County of Beaufort are hereby authorized and required to draw,
and the County Treasurer of said County of Beaufort is hereby
N.^MeDflon required to pay, a check in favor of N. Christensen, of said
County, for the sum of forty-four 93-100 dollars, being said
County's pro rata of taxes overpaid by him during the year

for^ai!**^ 1886-7, and a check in favor of A. E. Scheper, of said County
of Beaufort, for the sum of ninety-seven 31-100 dollars, being
said County's j7ro rata of taxes overpaid by him during the year
1887.
Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

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AN ACT TO AuTHOBiZB J. J. Dale & Company to Ebect A.D.ifl89.
AND Maintain a Wharp at Sarvib Point, Dale's Creek,
IN Beaufort County.

No. 294.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Eepre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in Oeneral Aseembly, and by the authority of the same. That
J. J. Dale, J. B. McDonald and George W. Wilkins, partners,
under the firm name of J. J. Dale ft Co., be, and they are
hereby, authorized to erect and maintain a wharf to deep water vjinantnop-
^n front of their property, at Sarvis Point, on Dale's Creek,
Lady's Island, in Beaufort County, and to charge and collect toUs.
wharfage, layage and storage.

Sec. 2. That the franchise hereby granted shall vest in J. J.
Dale & Company, their successors and assigns, for thirty-one vMed for n

yeuB.

years.
Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

A JOINT RESOLUTION to Authorize the County Com- No. 295.
missioners of Beaufort County to Apply to General
'County Purposes for Fiscal Year Commencing No-
vember IsT, 1888, Any Unexpended Balance in the
County Treasury prom the Fund Applicable to Roads
AND Bridges for the Said Fiscal Year.

Whereas there is an unexpended balance in the County trea-
sury of Beaufort on account of the fund applicable to roads and
bridges ; therefore.

Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
the County Commissioners of Beaufort County be, and are
hereby, authorized and required to apply to general County pur- AppHcationof
poses for the fiscal year ending October 31st, 1889, any iinex- ^^^<*«<*
pended balance in the County treasury of said County arising
from the fund applicable to roads and bridges.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

468 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. M».: AN ACT TO Incorporate the Town of Peck's, in Berkeley

ZT^^^^TZ! County.

No. 296.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting

inoonwntion. in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
all citizens of this State who now are, or hereafter may be, in-
habitants of the town of Peck's shall be deemed, and are hereby
declared to be, a body politic and corporate, and that the said

Name and town shall be known by the name of Peck's ; and that the limits

shall extend one-half mile in every direction from the depot of

the Eutawville Railroad as a centre.

«^-H?*f "** Sec 2. Said town of Peck's shall be vested with all the rights,

powers and privileges granted by, and be subject to all the limit-

19 Stat., 174. ations and provisions contained in, an Act entitled ''An Act to
provide for and regulate the incorporation of towns of less than
one thousand inhabitants in this State," approved December
23d, A. D. 1885.

PabUcAcL Sec. 3. That this Act shall be a public Act, and shall con-

Doniion. tinue in force for thirty years from the date of its passage, and
until the final adjournment of the General Assembly thereafter.
eiiieS^^**** Sec. 4. This Act shall take effect immediately on its approval.

Approved December 17th, A. D. 1889.

No. 297. AN ACT to Incorporate the Town op Lincolnville, in

THE County of Berkeley.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
inoorponUon. Jq General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
all persons, citizens of the State of South Carolina, who are now
or who may hereafter become inhabitants of the town of Lin-
colnville, in the County of Berkeley, shall be deemed, and are
hereby declared, a body politic and corporate, and that said
Name a n d to wn shall be called and known by the name of Lincolnville,
and its limits shall be deemed and held to extend one-half mile
in every direction from the school house in said town.
Eiectkm of Seo. 2. That the said town shall be governed by an Intend-
wardeofl. ant and four Wardens, who shall be elected on the first Wednes-
day in April next, on which day, as well as on the first Wednes-

OF SOUTH CAEOLINA. 469

day in April of every year thereaf ter, an election shall be held ^' ^- ^8*-
for an Intendant and four Wardens, who shall be citizens of the '^"^^^
State of South Carolina, and shall have been resident in the said
town for sixty days immediately preceding said election, at such
place in said town as the Intendant and Wardens shall desig-
nate, ten days' notice, in writing, being previously given. That
M. Buffett, E. K. Holman, Samuel P. Peterson and Henry
Micken be, and they are, appointed a Board of Managers, to jJ'^SJg®' °'
hold the first election under this Act. That all male inhab-
itants of the said town, of the age of twenty-one years, who have
resided therein sixty days previously to said election shall be "*

entitled to vote for said Intendant and Wardens ; and the elec-
tion shall be held from 6 o'clock in the morning until 6 o'clock eiSSSiS'^^* ^
in the afternoon, when the polls shall be closed, and the man-
agers shall publicly count the votes, and proclaim the election, ^JS^^"^^^
and give notice thereof in writing to the persons elected ; and
that the Intendant and Wardens for the time being shall ap-
point the managers to hold the ensuing election, at least twenty o*her man-
days prior to the day of election ; that the Intendant and War^
dens, before entering upon the duties of their office, shall take
the following oath, to be administered to the officers first
elected by some officer duly authorized to administer an oath,
and by the outgoing Intendant to the Intendant and Wardens
thereafter elected, to wit : *^\s Intendant (or Warden) of Lin- oatti of office,
colnville, I will equally and impartially, to the best of my skill
and ability, exercise the trust reposed in me, and I will use my
best endeavors to preserve the peace and carry into effect the
purposes of my appointment according to law : so help me
God."

Sec. 3. That in case a vacancy should occur in the office of Section to mi
Intendant or any of the Wardens by death, resignation, removal
from the State or town, or from any other cause, an election
shall be held by the appointment of the Intendant and Warden,
or Wardens, as the case may be, ten days' notice thereof, as
aforesaid, being given. And in case of the sickness or tempo-
rary absence of the Intendant, the Wardens forming a Council
shall be empowered to elect one of their number to act as In- intendaiitpro
tendant during such sickness or absence.

Sec. 4. That the Intendant and Wardens dulv elected and
qualified shall, during their term of service, severally and re-
spectively, be empowered to preserve the public peace within the pow«».
limits of said town ; and the Intendant shall, as often as occasion

may require^ summon the Wardens to meet him in Council, a tags.
15

470 STATUTES AT LARGE

AjD. 1880, majority of whom shall constitute a quorum for the transaction
of business, and shall be known by the name of the Town Council
of Lincolnville : and they and their successors in office shall have
a common seal ; and shall have power and authority to appoint^
from time to time, such and so many proper persons to act as
theZr'SSSS"'* Marshals and Policemen as they shall deem necessary and proper,
which officers shall have all the powers, privileges and emolu-
ments, and be subject to all the duties, penalties and regulations,
provided by the .laws of this State for the office of Constable.
And the Intendant and Wardens, in Council, shall have power
onunanoes. and authority under their corporate seal to ordain and establish
all such rules, by-laws respecting the streets, ways, public wells
and springs or fountains of water, markets and police of the said
town, and for preserving health, peace, order and good govern-
ment within the same, as they may deem expedient and proper ;
Fines. and the said Council may affix fines for offenses against such by-

laws and ordinances, and appropriate the same to the use of the
corporation ; but no fine shall exceed twenty dollars ; all fines
may be recovered by an action for debt before the proper tribunal.
Sec. 5. That the said Council shall have power to abate and
ifuiMmoes. remove nuisances within the limits of said town, and also to
FoUoedQty. classify and arrange the inhabitants liable to police duty, and to
require them to perform such duty as occasion may require, and
to enforce the performances thereof by appropriate penalties :
Provided always, nevertheless, That the said Town Council
forpS^dSy* ^^^^^ ^*v® power to compound with persons liable to perform
such duties upon such terms as thoy shall by ordinance establish.
Sec. 6. That it shall be the duty of the Intendant and Wardens
streets and to keep all streets and ways which may be necessary for public
use within the limits of said town open and in good repair;
and for that purpose they are hereby invested with all the powers,
rights and privileges granted, or that may hereafter be granted,
by law to the County Commissioners, within the limits of said
Neglect of duty. town. And for any neglect of duty said Intendant and Wardens
shall be liable to the pains and penalties imposed by law upon
the County Commissioners for like neglect. And they are
Exemptions hereby individually exempt from the performance of road and
othor duties, public duty ; and the inhabitants of said town are hereby excused
from road and police duty without the limits of said corporation.
Sec. 7. That the said Intendant and Wardens shall have
oompoonding power to compound with persons liable to work on the said
streets and ways, and to release such persons therefrom as may
desire it, upon the payment of such sum of money as said In-

OP SOUTH CAROLINA. 471

tendant and Wardens may deem a fair equivalent therefor, to A.D.1880.
be applied by them to the use of the said corporation. ~^r^'

Sec. 8. That the said Town Council of Lincolnville shall also property nghtM.
be empowered to retain, possess and enjoy for the use and benefit
of said town all such property as they may now be possessed of
or entitled to, or which shall hereafter be given, bequeathed to,
or in any manner acquired by them in their corporate capacity ;
and to sell, alien, or in any way transfer the same or any part
thereof : Provided, The amount of property so held, or stock
invested, shall in no case exceed the sum of ten thousand dollars, umit.

Sec. 9. That the said Town Council of Lincolnville shall also
have power to impose an annual tax on all real and personal Tax on prop,
property within the corporate limits of said town, except the
property belonging to the churches and schools: Provided,
Said tax shall not exceed fifty cents on the hundred dollars.

Seo. 10. That the Intendant and Wardens of the town of
Lincolnville shall have power to regulate sales at auction within Aoctton Bales,
the limits of said town, and to grant licenses therein to auc-
tioneers : Provided, That nothing herein contained shall extend
to sales by or for Sheriffs, Coroners, Clerks of Courts and Judges official sales,
of Probate, executors and administrators, assignees, referees and
Constables, or by any other person under the order of any Court.

Sec. 11. That the Intendant and Wardens of the town of
Lincolnville shall have power and authority to require all per-
sons owning a lot or lots therein to keep in repair the sidewalks sidewalks,
adjacent to their lots, respectively ; and for default in this mat-
ter shall have power and authority to impose a fine not to exceed
ten dollars.

Sec. 12. That the power to refuse or grant licenses to keep a Wquoriioenses.
tavern or to retail intoxicating drinks be, and the same is hereby,
vested in the Town Council of Lincolnville ; and that they be,
and are hereby, also invested with the necessary power, by ordi-
nance or ordinances, to suppress or to regulate the sale of intoxi- ga^SfflSSor^'
eating drinks, to be drank at the place where sold, or in or upon
any of its appurtenances, or in or upon any of its highways,
streets, lanes, alleys, commons, kitchens, stores, shops, public
buildings, booths, stalls or outhouses of the said town, or within
one-half mile of the limits of the said town : Provided, That ptotIbo.
no rule or regulation shall be made inconsistent with the Con-
stitution and laws of the State.

Sec. 13. The said Town Council shall have power, under the
hand and seal of the Intendant, to issue execution, directed to

OoUectloin of

the Marshal of said town, to collect all taxes and fines imposed taxos and fines.

472 STATUTES AT LAEGB

A. D. 1889. |jy lY^Q g^i^ Council by virtue of the authority in them yested

pTweTs oi ^y *^^® ^^*' ' *"^ ^^® Marshal of said town is hereby invested
Manhak. ^ith all the powers and authority conferred by law upon Con-
stables to enforce the satisfaction of such executions, in the
same manner and to the same extent.
Sec. 14. That the said Town Council shall have power to
^^o^M^ and appoint a Clerk and Treasurer annually, and to define their
duties and responsibilities.
Public Act. Sec. 15. That this Act shall be deemed and taken to be a
public Act in all the Courts of justice in this State, and shall
Duration. continue of force until repealed.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889,

No. 298. AN ACT to Authorize and Empower the Town op Mt.

Pleasant to Lay Oxtt into Lots and Streets and
Sell Certain Lands in the Town of Mt. Pleasant,
Known as Greenwich Commons.

i\> be laid oat County, be, and they are hereby, authorized and empowered to
B^eete. ^ ^^ lay out certain lands in said town, known as ''Greenwich Com-

saieof lota, mons,'^ into lots and streets, and to sell said lots at such times
and upon such terms as the Town Council of said town may
deem best and most advantageous.

Execation of Sec. 2. That all deeds of said lots shall be signed by the In-

deeda

tendaut of said town, countersigned by the Clerk, and the cor-
porate seal thereof affixed thereto.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

No. 299. AN ACT to Amend an Act Entitled "An Act to Exempt

Certain Counties Herein Named from the Operation
OF Chapter XXVII, Title X, of the General Statutes,
Relative to the General Stock Law," Approved 24th
December, 1886.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That

OP SOUTH CAROLINA. 473

Section one of an Act; to amend an Act entitled * 'An Act to a.d. lasa.
exempt certain Goanties herein named from the operations of ^^T^iesMi
Chapter XXVII, Title X, of the General Statutes, relating to J^^JiSl * ^^
the General Stock Law,'^ approved 24th December, 1886, be,
and the same is hereby, amended by striking out the whole of
said Section and inserting the following in lieu thereof, so that
said Section when amended shall read as follows :

Section 1. That all that section of Berkeley County included s ec t i o n a3
within the following described limits and boundaries be, and is
hereby, exempted from the operations of Chapter XXVII, Title
X, of the General Statutes, relating to the General Stock Law :
Beginning at Hilton Cross Road, on the State Road, thence „Port ion of

o G » ' Berkeley Ooan-

down the said road to the thirty-five mile post ; thence along a ty exempted,
road leading from the thirty-five mile post to the residence
of Henry Measles, and from thence to a point where said road
is intersected by the line separating the lands of Frederick Con-
nor and G. W. Shingler ; thence Southward along the line of
Frederick Connor's land to where it is intersected by the Colle-
ton and Berkeley County line ; thence down the said line to
where it is intersected by the line of incorporation of the town of
Summerville ; thence along the said line of incorporation to Saw
Mill Branch ; thence along the said Saw Mill Branch to a point
known as Driggers's Hole ; thence by a direct line to the North-
east corner of A. W. Taylor's farm ; thence along the said farm
fence to the farm fence of the late Harleston Driggers to what
is known as the stock line fence already constructed ; thence
along the said stock line fence, crossing the County road at or
near James Davis's and Mrs. A. M. Harmon's and the State
Road at or near the residence of T. J. Whaley ; thence along
the said stock line fence to a point at or near Groomsville ; thence
by the most direct route to Strawberry Station, on the North-
eastern Railroad ; thence along the line of the Northeastern
Railroad to Oakley Station ; thence along the road leading from
Oakley Station to The Barrows ; from thence along the road
leading from The Barrows to Isaac Brown's premises, at which
point it will take a Northerly direction to the settlement belong-
ing to the estate of D. W. Winter, following then the line fence
already constructed contiguous to the plantation known as
Bunker Hill, Snmmersett, Hog Swamp, White Hall, Banster-
down, Ophir Wood and Duck Pond to Township Church, where
it will take the Ridge or Calamus Pond Road to the Monck's
Corner Road to Oalamns Pond, along West Point Road to West
Pointy and then along New Road to Hilton Cross Road, the

474 STATUTES AT LARGE

A.^. 18BQ. commencing point : Provided, Any persons who have complied

ProYtao u to ^^^^ ^^® requirements of the General Stock Law embraced in or

Pjrso^^ who adjoining the territory described in this Section shall have all

wttSstoS^Lw. the rights of Chapter XXVII, Title X, of the General Statntes,

relating to the Stock Law, and only be deprived of the same by

the erection and keeping up, at the expense of the owners of

stock claiming the benefit of the exemption herein, of all such

fences as may be necessary for such purpose, whether such

fences be necessary around one plantation or several.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

No. 300. AN ACT to Amend an Act Entitled *'An Act to Exempt

Certain Portions op Berkeley and Charleston Coun-
ties FROM the Operation of Chapter XXVII, Title X,
OF THE General Statutes, Relating to the General
Stock Law and Fencing Stock,*' Approved December
19th, 1887.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of Soath Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
w^^'atT'wl; Section 2 of an Act entitled "An Act to exempt certain por-
amendeo. tions of Berkeley and Charleston Counties from the operation
of Chapter XXVII, Title X, of the General Statutes, relating
to the General Stock Law and fencing stock,'' approved Decem-
ber 19th, 1887, be, and the same is hereby, amended by strik-
ing out all after the word " parish,'^ in the fourteenth line, and
before the word " thence,'' in the sixteenth line, and inserting
in stead thereof the words "in a due South course to the sea
coast." So that the said Section will read as follows :
Section of SECTION 2. That the portions of said Counties in the forego-
%urie^%'x^ ^^8 Section referred to shall be bounded by the following lines,
empted. ^q ^\^ . Commencing on the South bank of Santee Eiver, at

the point where the Northeastern Railroad touches the same,
along the Eastern side of said track to a point where said track
crosses the Santee canal ; from that point along the Eastern
bank of said canal to its Southern extremity ; thence, by the
shortest line, to the Cooper River road at Wadboo Bridge, and
along the Eastern Branch road to Hugh's Bridge on the Eastern

OF SOUTH CAEOLINA. 475

branch of Cooper River ; thence down said Eastern branch of ^' ^ ^^®'-
said river to the main river ; thence down said river to the ~^^
Wando River; thence up the Western bank of said Wando
River to the Wando plantation ; thence to the sea coast ; thence
along the sea coast 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 of the track of the Northeastern
Railroad with the said river.

Sec. 3. That so much of Williamsburg County as is embraced section of
in the following lines, to wit: In Sumter Township, between county exemiit-
the Centennial and Darlington public road ; between the Green
road to a line running from Thomas Murphy's, on the Lynch-
burg road, to Daniel Chandler's, on the Georgetown road, be,
and the same is hereby, exempted from Chapter XXVII, Title
X, Part 1, of the General Stock Law and Fencing Stock.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Provide por the Survey of a Portion of the No. 301.
Boundary Line Between the Counties of Charles-
ton AND Berkeley.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
the Secretary of State be, and he is hereby, authorized and em- sn^Ttftafaye
powered to cause a survey to be made of so much of the bound- "^^y"^*-
ary line between the Counties of Charleston and Berkeley as is
described in Section 410 of the General Statutes, as follows :
'^and thence, by the shortest line, make Eastwardly to the South uneof sairey.
Santee River, so as to include the village of McClellanville.^'

Sec. 2. That the cost of making such survey be paid, in How paid for.
equal portions, by each of the said Counties ; and the County
Commissioners of the said Counties are hereby directed to pro-
vide for the same.

Approved December 17th, A. D. 1889.

476 STATUTES AT LARGE

No. 302.

A.D.1889. AN ACT TO Amend ak Act Ektitled "An Act to Incob-

PORATB THE CHARLESTON EXCHANGE/' APPROVED MaBGH

21sT, 1876, AND TO Confirm the Acts and Doings of
THE Board of Directors, and to Change the Name
of the Said Association.

Section 1. Be it enacted bj the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
Nqmber of the Board of Directors, as provided in the second Section of an
16 Stat., 14§. Act entitled "An Act to incorporate the Charleston Exchange,'*
shall hereafter consist of but six Directors instead of twelve as
Validation therein provided. All acts done by persons heretofore acting as
clause. Directors of the said Exchange be, and the same are hereby,

confirmed, and declared as good and valid as if the said Board
had consisted of twelve Directors as provided in the said Act,
notwithstanding the said Board may at times have consisted of
a less number.
Nameobanged. Sec. 2. That the name of the said association be, and the
same is hereby, changed to the Charleston Cotton Exchange,
instead of the Charleston Exchange.

Approved December I'J'th, A. D. 1889.

No. 303. AN ACT to Revive and Renew the Charter op the

Charleston Chamber of Commerce.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
tend^'^^for^ the charter of the Charleston Chamber of Commerce be, and
^""^ the same is hereby, revived, renewed and extended for the term

of thirty years from the date of the approval of this Act, and
that all acts of the Charleston Chamber of Commerce done in
its corporate capacity since the expiration of its former charter
Validating be, and the same are hereby, confirmed, and declared as good
*^'*°^* and valid as if the former charter had not expired.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

No. 304. AN ACT to Amend an Act Entitled -'An Act to Incorpo-
rate THE House of Rest Charity."

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting

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477

in General Assembly^ and by the authority of the same. That
an Act entitled '^An Act to incorporate the House of Rest
Charity/^ approved December 23d, 1879^ be amended, so that
the said Act shall read as follows :

That Mrs. Mary P. Bellinger, Mrs. H. Ogier, Miss Celia Camp-
bell, Miss Emma J. Wagoner, Miss S. J. Lowndes, Mrs. Mary
F. A. Gregg, Miss Mary Jervey, and such other persons as they
may associate with them, be, and they are hereby, declared a
body corporate and politic, under the name and style of **The
House of Rest Charity.''

Sec. 2. That the said corporation shall by its said name have
perpetual succession of officers and members as follows : All and
every the corporate franchises and powers of " The House of
Rest Charity'' shall be exercised by thirteen trustees, who shall
serve during good bjehavior, five of which number shall be a
quorum for the exercise of such franchises and powers. The
Board of Trustees shall be composed of the Protestant Episco-
pal Bishop for the time being of the Diocese of South Carolina,
ex officio, and of two priests, two male lay communicants and
four female lay communicants of the Protestant Episcopal
Church. Upon a vacancy existing or occurring from death,
resignation, disability or any other cause whatsoever, of which
cause the Board shall judge, such vacancy shall be filled by the
Board whenever and as often as occasion shall require : Pro-
vided, however, That the Bishop of South Carolina for the time
being shall always be virtute officii a member and President of
the Board: And further provided^ That the Board shall always
be composed as directed in this Section.

The original Board of Trustees shall consist of the following
individuals, to wit : the Right Rev. W. B. W. Howe, Bishop,
ex officio. Rev. A. T. Porter, Rev. C. C. Pinckney, Julian
Mitchell, A. M. Lee, Miss Emma J. Wagener, Mrs. Mary P.
Bellinger, Miss Annie C. Neufville, Mrs. Hutson Lee, Mrs. E.
M. Seabrook, Mrs. James Connor, Miss Mary Pinckney and
Mrs. M. G. Parker.

Sec. 3. That the object of the said corporation shall be to
provide a home for invalid and indigent persons, and to provide
for them such industrial pursuits as will enable them to con-
tribute to their own support, to which end it is enacted that the
said corporation be, and it is hereby, empowered as follows : To
retain, possess and enjoy all such property, real and personal, as
it may now possess or be entitled to, or which it may hereafter
in any manner acquire, and to sell, alien, mortgage or transfer

A. D. Ifl89.

A. A. 1879,
17 Stat., 68,
amended.

Inoorporatloii
and name.

Saooeaslon.

Ttnstees.

Quonmi.
Composition of

ProvlBoea.

Original Board.

OtiJects.

Powen.

478 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. i8a>. ^Yie same or any part thereof ; to pass such by-laws as it may see
proper to adopt and which are not repugnant to the laws of the
land ; to have, keep and use a common seal : to sue and be sued,
to plead and be impleaded, in any Court in this State, and to
have and fully enjoy every right incident to corporations of like

Validation nature and objects under the laws of this State ; and all prop-
erty and rights acquired heretofore by the said corporation, or
to which it may be entitled, are hereby confirmed.

Repealing Sec. 4. All Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with this Act
be, and the same are hereby, repealed.

Approved December 17th, A. D. 1889.

No. 305. AN ACT to Regulate the Opening and Closing of the

Office of the Register of Mesne Conveyance for
THE County of Charleston.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
op^^eiy d^ from and after the passage of this Act the office of the Register
tv^u,^^'^ of Mesne Conveyance for the County of Charleston shall be kept
open for the transaction of business from nine (9) o'clock A,
M. to six (6J o'clock P. M. on each and every day of the year,
xzoepfeed days. Sundays and public holidays excepted.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

No. 306. AN ACT to Amend and Extend an Act Entitled "An

Act to Incorporate the Middle Street, Sullivan's
Island, Railway Company," Approved 24th Decem-
ber, 1883.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
18 Stat., ^ the period prescribed by said Act for the commencement and
*™*° completion of the branch road provided for by said Act be fur-

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 479

ther extended for a period of three years from the approval of ^- ^- ^**^-
this Act : Provided, That the consent of the Town Council and .J^IJ^orcom-
corporate authorities of the town of Moultrieville be first had g®5ef ™***^"
and obtained before any such branch road shall be commenced ^pP^Pf^t^i

' ciireotlon of

or built, and that such road shall be built under the super- Town oonnca.
vision of the said Town Council or corporate authorities, and
subject to such proper regulations as they may prescribe.

Approved December 17th, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Amend ak Act Entitled '* Ak Act to Enable No. 307.
THE Charleston Bridge Company to Construct and
Operate a Railroad to Connect with the Bridge of
Said Company Which Crosses Ashley River.''

Whereas, by an Act approved the 23d December, A. D. 1887, ^>w»na>to-
the Charleston Bridge Company was empowered to construct
and operate a railroad on and over its bridge across Ashley
River, and beyond, as in said Act is further set forth : Provided,
The work should be commenced within two years from the ap-
proval of said Act ; and whereas the said company has recently
completed the rebuilding of its bridge across Ashley River, and,
in consequence of the expense thereof, is not in a condition to
undertake the immediate construction of said railroad : there-
fore.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
the Act entitled "An Act to enable the Charleston Bridge Com- M^gfitT'wTl
pany to construct and operate a railroad to connect with the ■"*•'*•*•
bridge of said company which crosses Ashley River" be
amended by striking out Section 5 of said Act, and inserting in
lieu thereof the following, so that said Section, as amended,
will read as follows :

Section 5. That the construction of the said railroad shall Ttoe witwn

wb Ich work

be commenced on or before the twenty-third day of Decem- most be oom-
ber. Anno Domini eighteen hundred and ninety-one, and in de-
fault thereof the power to construct the same, hereinbefore
vested in said company, shall cease, determine and become void.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

480 STATUTES AT LARGE

-^^' ^- AN ACT TO Bechabtbr Davie's Ferey, Across Catawba
jjq 3Qg River, in Chester County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met ahd sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
DaTi6*B FeiTj the ferry across Catawba River, at or near Landsford, in the
'^"*"'^®™^ County of Chester, known as Davie's Ferry, be, and the same
hereby is, rechartered, and the same vested in William R.
Duration and Davie, his heirs and assigns, for the period of fourteen years,
16 Stat., 878. with the same rates of toll fixed by the Act of Assembly to re-
establish said ferry, approved February 4th, 1878.
Approved December 17th, A. D. 1889.

No. 309. AN ACT to Permit and Authorize the Town Council of

Chester to Borrow Money on Note and Bonds for
Purpose of Buying a Lot and Erecting Thereon a
Public Building for Said Town.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
Mur borrow the Town Council of Chester is hereby permitted and author-

•* ' * ized to borrow a sum of money not exceeding ten thousand

dollars, as hereinafter set forth, for the purpose of purchasing
a lot in said town if necessary, and erecting thereon a suitable

FabiiobaiuAo. public building, containing a public hall, a Counci) chamber, a

town prison, an armory, and a room for a public library : Pro-

If eieeton lo vided. That a majority of the qualified electors of said town

detennine. voting shall be in favor of such measure, to be expressed at an

election held for that purpose.
Rcffuiaaonsof Sec. 2. That said Town Council is hereby required to give

theeiectton. three weeks' previous notice of the time and place of such elec-
tion by advertisement in one or more of the newspapers pub-
lished in said town, prescribe the form of the ballots, appoint
the managers, receive the returns and determine the result.

Louiof Hooo. ^^^' 3. In case the borrowing of the said sum of money be
authorized by said election, then said Town Council may borrow
a sum not exceeding four thousand dollars at a rate of interest not

Rate of Interest, exceeding eight percent, per annum, and give a valid obligation

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 481

of said town therefor, payable at the option of said Town Council ^' ^- **^*
within five years from the date thereof from moneys in the town "" ^ ~
treasury arising from licenses granted by said Council. The pi«<*««o*
said Town Council is further authorized to issue in the name of
said town coupon bonds to an amount not exceeding six thou- Bonds for $6,000
sand dollars, at a rate of interest not exceeding seven per
cent, per annum, in denomination of five hundred dollars,
signed by the Mayor of said town and countersigned by its
Clerk, which shall run for a period of twenty years. The said
bonds shall be numbered from 1 to 12 consecutively and redeem- ^J^^S^^^^ ®'
able at the option of the said Council, in the order of their num-
bers, after the expiration of six years from the date of issue, and
they together with the note for $4,000 shall constitute a first
lien upon all the property purchased and improved from the uen on prop-
proceeds of said bonds and note, and the coupons of said bonds
shall be receivable in payment for any taxes or other dues to ^^^^^^^ 'jjj
said town. taxw*

Sec. 4. The said Town Council shall sell all of said bonds at saieof bonds,
public auction after fifteen days' advertisement thereof in the
newspapers of said town, but shall receive no bid less than par.
The said Council is hereby authorized to pay the interest accru- J*"!""***-
ing on said bonds and such part of principal as may be called in
(not exceeding the sixth part of the whole in any one year) from
moneys in the town treasury, whether derived from taxes,
licenses granted, or otherwise, and shall make a full statement
of the moneys received and paid on account of said improve-
ment in their annual account rendered to the public as now Annual report,
provided by law.

Sec. 6. That this Act shall take effect on its approval. ^^«^ ^ <*^«

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Enable and Authorize School District No. 1 No. 310.
OF Court House Township in Chester County to
Issue Bonds for the Purpose of Building a Public
School House, and to Provide for Additional Trus-
tees Thereof.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
School District No. 1 of Court House Township in the County

482 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. of Chester is hereby permitted and authorized to issue six per
^ \ ^ cent, coupon bonds to amount of ten thousand dollars for the

M ft y 1BBI16 -*- ,

per cent bonds, purpose of purchasing ground and of building, furnishing and.
B^SSoi fiSid/*^ equipping a public school building thereon, to be located in said
school district : Provided, That a majority of the qualified
deteiSSnS^ '^ electors of said school district voting shall be in favor of such
issue as may be expressed at an election hereafter to be held for
that purpose,
ei^mf"^'^ "" Sec. 2. That the Trustees of said school district are hereby
required to give three weeks' previous notice in one or more of
newspapers of said school district of the time and place of such
election, appoint the managers, prescribe the form of ballots^ re-
ceive the returns and declare the result,
inooiporation. ggQ^ 3^ That said school district is hereby declared a body
Bxecntion of corporate for the purpose of executing and issuing said bonds
^^^^ and other powers herein given, in case their issue be authorized

by said election. The said bonds shall be in denomination of
five hundred dollars^ shall be signed by the Chairman of the
Board of Trustees and countersigned by its clerk^ and shall run
ooapoDfl re- ^^^ * period of thirty years. Their coupons shall be receivable
equable for jn payment for any taxes in said school district, and said bonds
jj^^ shall constitute a lien upon all the property which may be

bought and improved from proceeds of sale thereof. The said
bonds shall be divided into three classes, designated as Class
^5»^P«<»<rf''A," Class ''B" and Class ''C' Class A shall amount to
$3,000^ and shall be redeemable at the option of the Board of
Trustees after the expiration of fifteen years from date. Class
B $3,000, and redeemable as aforesaid after the expiration of
twenty years from date, and Class C of $4,000, and redeemable
as aforesaid after the expiration of twenty-five years from date.
Tax to pay In- Sec. 4. That for the purpose of paying the interest accruing
principal. on said bonds and such part of the principal of redeemable
bonds not exceeding oixe-fifth part thereof in any one year, the
Auditor of Chester County, under written direction or warrant
from the said Board of Trustees, shall levy annually such a tax
on all the taxable real and personal property in said school
district as will raise a sum sufficient for said purposes, and the
Collection and amount SO levied shall be collected by the Treasurer of Chester
app on. County as State and County taxes are collected, to be held and
applied by him solely to the payment of the interest, or of in-
terest and part of the principal, of said bonds, (as the case may
be,) upon a written warrant drawn on him for that purpose by
the said Board of Trustees.

OP SOUTH CAROLINA. 488

Sec. 5. The Board of Trustees shall sell all of said bonds at ^ ^- ^w.
public auction, after fifteen days* public advertisement thereof ^TT^rr^l^
in the newspapers of Chester, at which auction no bid less than
par shall be received, and shall deposit all money coming to Depontof pro-
them by said sale at the National Bank of Chester to the credit
of said Board, to be drawn in checks signed by a majority of
said Board, and they shall account for the money so received Repoitto tax-
and the expenditure thereof to a meeting or meetings of the ^'*"*
taxpayers of said school district, called in accordance with the
provisions of the Act of 1879 entitled "An Act to provide for i7stat^9.
the establishment of a new township and school district in
Chester County, and to authorize the levy and collection of a
local tax therein/'

Sec. 6. The Board of Trustees of said school district shall Board of Tnu-
hereafter consist of seven members, three of whom shall be ap-
pointed by the County Board of Examiners, and three by the
Town Council of Chester, and the six so appointed shall elect
the seventh member. One-third of the members first appointed
by the Board of Examiners and by the Town Council, respect-
ively, shall hold office for two years, and one other third for Tenn of office,
four years, and the remainder and all succeeding appointees
shall hold for six years. The member elected by the six shall
hold office for two years and till his successor is elected and
qualified.

Sec. 7. This Act shall go into effect upon its approval. «ff^®"* to take

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Incorpoeatb the Towk of Bichbueg, in Ches- No. 311.

TBB County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That moorporatfon.
all citizens of this State who have resided within the limits of
said town sixty days, who are now are or hereafter may be
inhabitants of the town of Bichburg, shall be deemed, and are
hereby declared to be, a body politic and corporate, and that
said town shall be known by the name of the '^Town of Bich- Name and
burg,'' and the limits shall extend in every direction from the
Bichburg Cross Roads one-half mile.

484

STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1869.

Umltadoiis.
19 Stat, 174.

Sec. 2. Said town shall be vested with all the rights, powers
Biffbts and *^^ privileges granted by, and be subject to all the limitations
and provisions contained in, an Act entitled ''An Act to provide
for and regulate the incorporation of towns of less than one
thousand inhabitants in this State,'* approved December 23d,
1885 : Provided, however, That no part of said Act shall be
^ construed to grant to, and no power shall be vested in, said
satoof uqnon corporate body to issue license for the sale of intoxicating liquor
in any form whatsoever within the limits of the said town of
Richburg.
^^jBepeaiinir Sec. 3. This Act shall be a public Act and shall continue in

force until repealed.

When to take
effect.

Sec. 4. This Act shall take effect immediately upon its pass-

age.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

No. 312. AN ACT to Regulate the Election of School Trustees in

THE School District of the Town of Chbraw.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
Trnsteefl. from and after passage of this Act the Trustees of the " School
District of the Town of Cheraw," County of Chesterfield, in this
State, shall consist of five persons, who are and shall be qualified
electors and voters in said school district on the question of a
special tax therein for schools, and said five Trustees shall be
Election. elected at the next election to be holden for the purpose of de-
ciding the question of a special tax for schools in said district
for a term of two years by those electors who are qualified to
vote at said election on the question of the special tax, and
thereafter each alternate year for the term of two years.
^^jBepeaiing ggc. 2. That all Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with this
Act be, and are hereby, repealed.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

OP SOUTH CAROLINA. 485

AN ACT TO Incorporate the Maknikg Collegiate In- ,^'^'J^\

»^'^^^™- , No. 313.

Whereas a number of the citizens of the town of Manning P^MaWe.
and of the County of Clarendon did for the purpose of securing
educational advantages form themselves into an organization
under the name of the Manning Collegiate Institute, and elect
the persons hereinafter named as Trustees ; And whereas the
said association embraces the large majority of the taxpayers
of Manning and vicinity, and controls the only school for whites
in the school district in which the town of Manning is em-
braced ; Ar^d whereas the persons so organized authorized Moses
Levi, Samuel A. Rigby, Wiley K. Bell, J. Anderson Mills, Jo-
seph T. Stukes, James E. Davis and B. Pressley Barron, the
persons elected by them as Trustees of the Manning Collegiate
Institute, to purchase real and personal property, and to secure
necessary legislation for incorporation for the control of the
same and for carrying on the purposes of the association ; now,
therefore, to carry the said purposes into effect :

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That inoorporation.
Moses Levi, Samuel A. Rigby, Wiley K. Bell, J. Anderson
Mills, Joseph T. Stukes, James E. Davis and B. Pressley Bar-
ron, their associates and successors, are hereby declared to be a
body politic and corporate by the name and style of the Man- ^^J^*"^******"
ning Collegiate Institute, located in the town of Manning,
County of Clarendon, State of South Carolina.

Sec. 2. That the said corporation shall have power in its cor- Powere.
porate name to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in any
of the Courts of law in this State, to hold real and personal
property acquired, and in respect to all such real and personal
property now acquired or hereafter to be acquired to have and **'**^'*^ ti&to.
to enjoy every right and privilege, power and franchise incident
and belonging to incorporate bodies ; to take and hold, by dona-
tion, bequest or purchase, real and personal property for the
benefit and use of the Manning Collegiate Institute to any
amount not exceeding fifty thousand dollars ; to have a seal, and ^^°^^
to make all such by-laws for the government of said corporation laSS!* ^^ ^^"
as may be deemed necessary, not inconsistent with the laws of
the State.

Seo. 3. That the said corporation shall have power to ©'^ct jjjgjgj^o**

and appoint all ofiScers, professors and teachers, and to remove
16

486 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1880. them at discretion, and to fill such vacancies as may occur ; to

B^es^nd P^^^^^® rules and regulations to govern the conduct of officers,
regaiatioDB. professors, teachers and students, and a course of studies to be
diSoma? ^^^ pursued by the students ; to confer degrees and award diplomas
and such other honorary distinctions to graduates as are com-
mon to colleges of similar grade.

Liability of Sec. 4. That the liability of the stockholders of said incor-
poration shall be the same as provided under the Act of the

17 Stat, 284. General Assembly entitled **An Act to conform all special Acts
of incorporation to the provisions of the Constitution of the
State respecting the liabilities of stockholders therein,*' ap-
proved February 20th, 1880.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

"No. 314. AN ACT to Iistcorporate the Town^ op Summerton, ii^

Clarbkdon County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
incorparatioii. in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
all citizens of the United States who now are or hereafter may
be inhabitants of the town of Summerton, in Clarendon
County, in this State, shall be deemed, and are hereby declared
to be, a body politic and corporate ; and that said town shall be
«^.i!:™® *°* known by the name of Summerton, and the limits of said town
shall embrace an area of one mile square, the Methodist Church
of the white people situate in said town being the centre of
said-square.

Sec. 2. Said town of Summerton shall be vested with all the
uSt&ons. ^^ rights, powers and privileges granted by, and be subject to all
the limitations and provisions contained in, an Act entitled
19 Stat., 174. (<j^^ Act to provide for and regulate the incorporation of towns
of less than one thousand inhabitants in this State, ^^ approved
December 23, A. D, 1885, that are not inconsistent with this
Act.
Sec. 3. That the election for Intendant and Wardens of said
Day of election, town shall be held on the first Tuesday in March in each year,
until otherwise fixed by an ordinance of said town.
ifoMflera of Sec. 4. That for the purpose of the first election for Intend-
ant and Wardens of said town, J. C. Lanham, S. R. Cole and
J. J. Ragin be, and they are hereby, appointed managers to

OP SOUTH CAROLINA. 487

condact said election; and the said managers shall give ten a. n.isso.
days' public notice of such election by posting same in three ^^ ~
conspicuous places in said town, or by publication in some news- otvea.
paper published therein.

Sec. 5. That the sale of spirituous or intoxicating liquors be, TO^wted!^"**"
and the same is hereby, prohibited within the corporate limits
of said town.

Sec. 6. This Act shall be a public Act, and shall continue in PaWJ^ Act
force for thirty years from the date of its approval. Danwon.

Sec. 7. This Act shall take effect immediately upon its ap- g^JJ*"^^^®
proval.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Authorize and Empower F. C. Pishburne to No. 315.
Construct and Maintain a Bridge Across the Edisto
River, in the County of Colleton.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
F. C. Fishburne be, and he is hereby, authorized and empowered
to construct and maintain a bridge across the Edisto River, at ^^ *l£S-
or near Cannaday's Landing, in the County of Colleton, and to ^^*
construct and maintain a railroad, built of iron, steel or wood, Ramoad.
or partly of either, over the same ; and to run tram cars, with
steam or horse power, over the same : Provided, That said
bridge will be constructed with a draw with an opening of ^^^^'
thirty feet, with suflScient fenders for the protection of boats,
vessels and rafts.

Sec. 2. That this Act shall be exempt from the operation of ..?fgpp^'r9a

^ ^ H 1149 and IISO

Sections 1149 and 1150 of the General Statutes of this State, of 6en.stat.
and none of the provisions of said Sections shall apply to the
construction and maintenance of the bridge herein authorized.
Sec. 3. All Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with this Act Repealing

clansd.

are hereby repealed, so far as they in any way affect the same.
Approved December 17th, A. D. 1889.

488 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. law. AN ACT TO Amend an Act Entitled "An Act to Exempt

Certain Portions of Colleton County prom the Oper-
ations OF Chapter XXVII, Title X, of the General
Statutes, in Relation to the General Stock Law."

No. 316.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
Exempted area, the following portions of Colleton County be exempted from
the operations of Chapter XXVII, Title X, of the General
ioo?\nd w^s' Statutes, relating to the General Stock Law : All that portion
o.,Ao. of Colleton County bounded North by the Edisto River, South

by the Little Saltkahatchie and Combahee Rivers, East by the
Charleston and Savannah Railway and West by a line located
by the County Commissioners, commencing two miles below
the Barnwell line on the Edisto River, and running thence to
the Little Saltkahatchie River, the same distance from the
said Barnwell line.
Repealing Sec. 2. That all Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with this
Act be, and they are hereby, repealed.

Approved December 17th, A. D. 1889.

No. 317. AN ACT to Exempt Certain Portions of Colleton County

FROM the Operation of Chapter XXVII, Title X, of
THE General Statutes, Relating to the Stock Law.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
all that section of Colleton County included within the follow-
ing described limits and boundaries be, and the same is hereby.
Exempted area, exempted from the operations of Chapter XXVII, Title X, of
the General Satutes, relating to the General Stock Law : Begin-
ning at the fence erected under the Act of the General Assembly
of 1886 exempting certain portions of Berkeley County from
the General Stock Ijaw, at Pour Hole Swamp, thence across
Four Hole Swamp ; thence down the Pour Hole Swamp across the
South Carolina Railway ; thence up the South Carolina Railway
to Rosse's Station ; thence South to the Edisto River ; thence
down the Edisto River to Four Hole Swamp, where it empties

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 489

into said river, so as to inclade the territory hereinbefore de- ^- ^' *889.
scribed, with the territory exempted under the Act relating to ~^^ "^
Berkeley County aforesaid : Provided, That this Act shall be
inoperative unless the residents of the territory hereinbefore
mentioned shall erect and keep in repair a good and substantial ^Jj^^Jf ^
fence from the fence at Four Hole Swamp to the Edisto River,
along the line hereinbefore described.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Provide fob the Control and Disposition op No. 318.
THE Stock of the Green Pond, Walterboro and
Branchville Railway Company Held and Owned by
the County of Colleton.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
the capital stock of the Green Pond, Walterboro and Branch-
ville Railway Company owned by the County of Colleton shall in
all future meetings of the stockholders of said road be represented ^J^^^^JJ
by the following Commission, to wit : R. T. King, J. C. Strick- tyrto6t
land, J. H. Knight, as County Commissioners of Colleton
County ; M. P. Howell, P. C. Pishburne, A. P. O'Brien, W. J.
Fishbume, A. C. Sanders, J. P. P. Fox, H. D. Padgett, L.
E. Parler, A. E. Williams, J. G. Sanders, M. W. Simmons, W.
N. Jones, J. E. McTeer, C. E. Kinsey, M. C. Hiers, S. P. J.
Garris.

Sec. 2. That said Commission shall act in all matters affecting powers of
the interest of said County in said stock by virtue of the vote of
a majority thereof, and the County Commissioners of Colleton
County as the corporate agents thereof are hereby authorized
and directed to execute all necessary papers in accordance there-
with.

Sec. 3. That said Commission shall have the power to sell said Power to^seu
stock owned by the County as aforesaid for such sums and upon
such terms as to them may seem best and most desirable to the
interest of said County of Colleton.

Sec. 4. That all Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with this Bepeaiing
Act be, and the same is hereby, repealed.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

490 STATUTES AT LARGE

A.D.18W. ^if ^CT TO Fix and Determine the Compensation of the

Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners of
Colleton County.

No. 319.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of Soath Carolina^ now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That

comMsuatioii from and after the passage of this Act the compensation of the
Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners of Colleton County
shall be two hundred dollars per annum.

Repealing Sec. 2. That all Acts and parts of Acts, so far as relate to
Colleton County, that are inconsistent with this Act are hereby
repealed.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

No. 320. AN ACT to Authorize and Direct the Clerk of Court of

Colleton County to Reindex and Arrange Certain
Becords of His Office.

Judgments authorized and directed to arrange and index the judgments
K^uidn^ ^ ^^^ decrees in his office, and that the same be completed on or
before the first day of September, 1890.

oompensattoD Ssc. 2. That for the services required of him by the foregoing
Section, the said Clerk shall receive the sum of four hundred dol-
lars, same to be paid by warrant of the County Commissioners
on the County Treasurer, and to be drawn from any funds in
the treasury not otherwise appropriated.

staUon€ff7 to Sec. 3. That the County Commissioners be, and they are
hereby, required to furnish the said Clerk with all stationery
necessary for said work.

Approved December 24th, A. D, 1889.

be famished.

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 491

No. 321.

A JOINT RESOLUTION to Authorize and Direct the a.d.i88».
County Commissioners of Colleton County to Draw
Their Warrant for, and the County Treasurer to
Pay to J. H. Knight, the Sum of One Hundred and
Fourteen Dollars, for Services Rendered as a Mem-
ber of the Board of Jury Commissioners.

Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Repre
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. The
County Commissioners of Colleton County be, and they are county com-
hereby, authorized and required to draw their warrant in favor draw warrant
of J. H. Knight, Chairman of the Board of County Commis-
sioners, for the sum of one hundred and fourteen dollars, and
that the County Treasurer pay the same out of any funds appli- Treason rei^S
cable to the payment of the same, for services rendered by the p^^
said J. H. Knight as a member of the Board of Jury Commis-
sioners for said County during the present year.

Approved December ^4th, A. D. 1889.

A JOINT RESOLUTION to Authorize the Payment of a No. 322.
Claim of Ninety Dollars to 0. C. Tracy, for Services
AS School Commissioner of Colleton County, by the
Treasurer of Said County, Out of the School Funds
OF THE Fiscal Year 1888 and 1889.

Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
the County Treasurer of Colleton County be, and he is hereby,
authorized and required to pay to C. C. Tracy, ex-School Com- xmSto&Siid!
missioner of said County, the sum of ninety dollars, for services
rendered as School Commissioner, out of the school funds of
said County for the fiscal year commencing on the first day of
November, 1888.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

492 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1880. A JOINT RESOLUTION to Providb for the Payment to

0. G. White, M. D., of Certain Fees for Holding
Post Mortem Examinations at the Request of the
Coroner of Colleton County.

No. 323.

Preamble. Wfiereas there is now due to C. G. White, M. D., the snm of

thirty-five dollars and eighty cents for holding certain post
mort&m examinations at the request of the acting Coroner of
Colleton County ; and whe-reas there are no funds in said County
available for the payment of the same :

Be it resolved 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 County
Commissioners of Colleton County be, and they are hereby,
authorized and directed to draw their warrant on the County
Treasurer for said County for thirty-five dollars and eighty

Claim of Dr. cents in favor of C. G. White, M. D. That the County Trea-
surer of Colleton County do pay the said sum out of any funds
in the treasury not otherwise specifically appropriated.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

No. 324. AN ACT to Incorporate the Town of Saint George's, in

the County of Colleton.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That

Incorporation, from and after the passage of this Act all citizens of this State
who have resided therein twelve (12) months and who have re-
sided six (6) months within the corporate limits of the town
shall be deemed, and are hereby declared, a body politic and
corporate, and the said corporation shall be called and known

Nameandby the name of ^'The Town of Saint George's,^' which town
shall extend three-fourths (i) of one mile in every direction from
town hall at George's.

intendantand Sec. 2. The said town shall be governed by an Intendant and
four (4) Wardens, who shall be citizens of this State, twenty-
one years of age, and have resided at least twelve (12) months
within the corporate limits of the town immediately preceding
the day of their election. The Said Intendant and Wardens

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 493

shall be known and called the "Town Council of St. George's," a. n. 1889.
and shall be elected at the same time, and shall hold their Ir*^^T"

' style 01 Ooan-

oflSces for the term of two years, and until their successors shall cii.
have been duly elected and qualified. The first election under '^™-
this Act shall take place on the first Monday in March, 1890, ^^^ election,
and on the same day every two years thereafter. The Intend-
ant and three (3) Wardens, or any four (4) of the Wardens,
shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of transacting busi- Qaomm.
ness or exercising the powers herein granted to the "Town
Council of St. George's," or the said Intendant or Wardens.

Sec. 3. That every male citizen of this State of the age of g^nSued^u
twenty-one years who shall be the owner of a lot within the ^ot^
corporate limits of said town with a dwelling house thereon,
and having an estate in fee simple in said lot previous to and at
the time of the election for any member or members of the said
Town Council, shall be entitled to vote at such election ; and
all male inhabitants of the town who have resided within the other eiectore.
corporate limits thereof for six (6) months next immediately pre-
ceding such election, and who are qualified to vote for members
of the General Assembly, shall be entitled to vote, upon deliver-
ing up their certificates of registration tb the Managers of Elec-
tion.

Sec. 4. For the purpose of conducting the election for mem-
bers of the Town Council, it shall be the duty of the Governor,
at least thirty (30) days before such election, to appoint three
(3) electors, who shall constitute a Board of Commissioners of oommjiBionerB

of Electton*

Election for the town of Saint George's, who shall hold their
ofifioe, unless removed by the Governor, until thirty (30) days
before the next election for members of the Town Council of
said town, and until their successors are duly elected and
qualified. The Commissioners of Election shall appoint three
(3) Managers of Election, who shall on the third Monday in Managers.
February, 1890, and on the same day thereafter every second
year open lists for the registration of the qualified voters of the Beeistration.
town who are not entitled to vote upon a property qualification,
between the hours seven A. M. and twelve M., and again at
three P. M. and six P. M. The said managers shall elect one n a ties of
of their number Chairman, who, after taking the oath of office
prescribed by the Constitution of the State, Section 30, Article
2, before any person qualified to administer an oath, shall ad-
minister the same to the other two managers. The managers
shall administer to every person offering to resdster the follow- oatu of eieo-
ing oath : " You do solemnly swear that vou are duly qualified ing.

494 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. to vote for members of the Legislature of the State of South
~*^^"^ Carolina, and that you have resided within the corporate limits
of this town for four months last past, and that it is your inten-
tion to continue to reside within the said corporate limits until
the day for holding the ensuing election, and that you have
truly stated your name and place of residence. So help you
God/' Upon the managers being satisfied of such person's
right to register, they shall duly register his name and place of
oertiflpate of residence, and issue to him a certificate of his registration,
which certificate shall state the name of the voter, the date of
registration, his place of residence, and shall be signed by the
Chairman of the Board of Managers and by their clerk. The

^^Bfigistratioii registration list, when completed, shall be duly sealed up and
delivered by the said managers to the Commissioners of Elec-
tion, together with all books and papers that may pertain to
such registration, and the same shall be kept by the said Commis-
sioners unopened, and shall be so returned to the said managers
on the day of the said election.

Sec. 5. Every person entitled to vote upon a property qualifi-
cation, as set forth in Section 3 of this Act, shall be allowed to
Oftth of voter, vote upon taking the following oath: *'I do solemnly swear
that I am duly qualified to vote at this election for the membei's
(or member, as the case may be) of the Town Council of Saint
George's. So help me God." If any person's right to vote on
^^fif"^***""^' a property qualification is denied, the manager shall require
some evidence of his title to the property giving the qualification.
"No person except those who vote on a property qualification
shall be allowed to vote who does not deliver to the managers
his certificate of registration, to be by them destroyed. If the
right of any person to vote be challenged, the managers shall
decide the matter summarily, and are hereby authorized to ex-
amine such persons under oath as to his right to vote. Every
person proposing to vote shall be required by the managers to
Sealed bauota. vote his ballot enclosed in an envelope, to be furnished by the
managers. Upon the closing of the polls the managers shall

voSi™' ^ ^^ proceed to count the votes publicly, and every envelope which
shall contain more than one ballot shall, with whatever it con-
tained, be thrown out and not counted. They shall make a
return of the number of votes cast for each individual, and
deliver the names, together with the poll and register lists, ballot
box and ballots, to the Commissioners of Election.

porav'o/eiS^ S^^- ^' ^^^ Commissioners of Election shall take and sub-

ttonooioera. gcribe the oath of office prescribed by the Constitution (Section

OF SOUTH CAEOLINA. 496

30, Article 2), and at their first meeting shall elect one of their ^ ^' ***•
number as Chairman and also some person as clerk, who like- ~^''^~
wise shall be clerk of the Board of Managers. The Commis-
sioners and the managers aforesaid are hereby empowered to
administer all oaths that may be required. It shall be the duty
of the Commissioners of Election to furnish the Managers of
Election the ballot box, envelopes, necessary blanks, returns,
instructions, and whatever may be needed for conducting the
election. The expenses of the election shall be paid for by the
town. The Commissioners are hereby vested with power to keep
the peace the whole time the polls are open, both on the days
of registration and on the day of election, and all peace officers
at the polls shall carry out their instructions. Within two (2)
davs after the election the Commissioners shall meet at the
town hall and proceed to publicly canvass the returns of the
managers and declare the persons elected and the offices to ^^^g««**<»o'
which they may be elected. It shall be the duty of the Com-
missioners to decide any protest or contest that may be made, ^jqjJJ^"'' ""*
subject to appeal to the Circuit Court on any question of law
that may be made, subject to review by the Supreme Court.

Sec. 7. The members of the Council elected shall on the^gf^j'^^:

Monday succeeding the election, upon taking the oath of office

prescribed by the Constitution, the oath against dueling, and

the following oath, to wit : "J do solemnly swear that, as Intend-

ant (or Warden) of the town of St. George's, I will faithfully

and impartially, to the best of my ability, exercise the trust

reposed in me, and use my best endeavors to preserve the peace

and carry into effect, according to law, the purposes for which

I have been elected. So help me God,*' be duly inducted into BntryintooiBoe.

office, and forthwith enter upon the discharge of their duties.

Sec. 8. In case a vacancy occurs in the office of Intendant or
any of the Wardens by death, resiirnation or otherwise, an elec- necttonto mi
tion to fill such vacancy shall be held by the appointment of the
Wardens, or by the Intendant and Wardens, or Warden if there
be only one, ten days' notice being given of the time when and
the place where a registration of the voters will be taken, and
that such election will be held twenty days thereafter, said elec-
tion to be conducted under the regulations hereinbefore pro-
vided for the regular election of members of the Town Council.

Sec. 9. That the Intendant of the town shall have the power Judt<^
and authority of a Trial Justice as to criminal matters within ant.
the corporate limits of said town, and shall have full power and
authority to hear and determine the charges made against every

496 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1880. and all person or persons arrested and brought before him for

"^^"^ violation of any of the ordinances of the town, or any breach of

the peace, and shall be empowered to pnnish such person or

persons, if found guilty of said charges, by fine or imprisonment

in the town lockup or County jail : Provided, That said fine

tei^L*°^°^" ^^^^^ ^^^ exceed the sum of fifty (60) dollars or said imprison-
ment the term of thirty (30) days. That the Intendant shall

^tendant pro appoint one of the Wardens to act as Intendant during any
inability on his part to discharge the duties of his office, on
account of his absence from the town or otherwise, who while
so acting shall be vested with the power and authority herein
granted to the Intendant. That any person so fined or im-

Bigut of appeal, prisoned may appeal to the Court of Oeneral Sessions, upon
entering into recognizance with sufficient surety for his appear-
ance at Court
oouncQ meet- Sec. 10. The members of the Council shall meet in Council
on the first Monday in each month, and whenever at other times
they may be summoned by the Intendant so to meet. They
Powers. shall have and keep a common seal, which shall be affixed to all
ordinances passed by them, and they may sue and be sued, plead
and be impleaded, in any of the Courts of this State. They

Property rigbtB. may purchase, hold, possess and enjoy to them and their suc-
cessors in perpetuity, or for a term of years, any estate, either real,
or personal, or mixed, and to sell, alien and convey the same at
will. The said Town Council shall have full power and authority
ordiDanoeB. to make, ordain and establish all rules, by-laws, regulations or
ordinances respecting the roads, streets, markets, police, grant-
ing of licenses for selling spirituous liquors, for carrying on any
trade, craft, calling, business or profession within the corporate
limits, and in general every other ordinance that shall appear to
them requisite and necessary for the security, welfare and con-
venience of the town, or for preserving the health, peace, order
and good government thereof. That the said Council shall be
authorized and empowered to provide against the violation of
PnnUbmeDts. any and all of the ordinances of said town by imposing punish-
ment for the same by fine or imprisonment in the town lockup
Limit. or County jail : Provided, No fine shall exceed the sum of fifty

(50) dollars or term of imprisonment be longer than thirty (30)
days. That it shall be the duty of the Town Council to keep
stieeis and all roads, ways and streets within the corporate limits of the

"^^ town open and in good repair, and shall provide for the punish-

ment of all and every person or persons who may in any way
whatsoever willfully obstruct the streets or public ways, or render
in any way the traveling thereon dangerous or difficult.

OP SOUTH OAKOLINA. 497

Sec. 11. That the said Town Council shall be authorized and a.d.188».
empowered to pass all ordinances for the imposition of taxes Z^^'*^

* Tax on prop-

upon real and personal property within the corporate limits^ and erty-

for the collection of the same^ not exceeding one per cent. ; that

all taxes assessed or levied on real estate in said town by said

Town Council shall constitute a prior lien on said real estate^

except for taxes due the State and the Counties respectively in

which said town is situated, for a period of two years from the Li6nfor2 7eara.

date the said tax became due and payable.

Sec. 12. The Town Council shall be authorized to elect or
appoint a Chief Marshal, and so many Assistant Marshals as ManOiais.
they may deem necessary, who shall be sworn in and invested
with the authority of Constable. It shall be their duty to arrest Arrest and
and commit to the lockup any person or persons who may bo
guilty of a willful violation of any ordinance of the town, or of
riotous or disorderly conduct, or of a breach of the peace, within
the corporate limits of the town, and report the same to the
Intendant as soon as possible after the arrest.

Sec. 13. That the Town Council shall have full power and
authority to abate all nuisances within the corporate limits of NuisanoeB.
said town, and to appoint a Board of Health for said town, and Boardof Health,
to pass all such ordinances as may be necessary to define the
powers and duties of such Board.

Sec. 14. That for the willful violation or neglect of duty, and^muiB?"^^
malpractice, abuse or oppression, the said Intendant and War- ^'^^
dens, jointly and severally, shall be liable to punishment by fine
not exceeding one hundred dollars, besides being liable for dam-
ages to any person injured by such default on the part of such
Intendant and Wardens.

Sec. 15. That this Act shall be deemed a public Act and take Public Act.
effect immediately upon its approval. efleS^** *** ****

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Charter the Towk op Walterboro, ik the No. 325.

County of Colleton.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That inoorpontion.

498 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1880. from and after the passage of this Act all citizens of this State

^"■^^^^ who have resided therein twelve months and who have resided
sixty days within the corporate limits of the town shall be
deemed, and are hereby declared, a body politic and corpo-
rate, and the said corporation shall be called and known by the

Nani® »»d name of '* Walterboro/' and its corporate limits shall be com-
prised within a line running as follows : Commencing at a point
three-quarters of one mile from a point in said town known as
the Council Chamber and describing a circle at all points equi-
distant from said Council Chamber.

inteDdantand Sec. 2. That said town shall be governed by an Intendant and
six Wardens, who shall be citizens of the State, twenty-one
years of age, and have resided at least twelve months within
the corporate limits of the town immediately preceding the day
of their election. The said Intendant and Wardens shall be
known and called the Town Council of Walterboro, and shall be

Time of eieo- elected at the same time on the first Tuesday after the fourth
Monday in May of every second year, and shall hold their offices

Term of office, for the term of two years and until their successors shall have
been duly elected and qualified. The next election shall take

nnt election, place on the first Tuesday after the fourth Monday in May, A. D.
1890. The Intendant and three Wardens, or any four of the War-

QQonmu dens, shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of transacting
business or exercising powers herein granted to the Town Coun-
cil of Walterboro or the said Intendant and Wardens.

Male freehold- Sec. 3. That every male citizen of this State of the age

era entitled to '' ^ ^

Tote. of twenty-one years who shall be the owner of a lot within

the corporate limits of said town with a dwelling house
thereon, and having an estate in fee simple in said lot pre-
vious to and at the time of the election for any member or
members of the said Town Council, shall be entitled to vote at

other eiecton. such election ; and all male inhabitants of the town who have
resided within the corporate limits thereof for sixty days next
immediately preceding such election and who are qualified to
vote for members of the General Assembly shall be entitled to
vote upon delivering up their certificates of registration to the
Managers of Election.

Sec. 4. For the purpose of conducting the election for mem-
bers of the Town Council, it shall be the duty of the Governor,
at least sixty days before such election, to appoint three electors

oommteionen who shall constitute a Board of Commissioners of Election for
the town of Walterboro, who shall hold their office, unless
removed by the Governor, until sixty days before the next elec-

OP SOUTH CAROLINA. 499

tion for members of Town Council of said town and antil their a. d.1889.
successors are duly elected and qualified. The Commissioners ~ ^
of Election shall appoint the Managers of Election, who shall Managen.
on the first Tuesday after the third Monday in May immedi-
ately preceding the first Tuesday after the fourth Monday in
May appointed for holding such election, for two consecutive
days at the Council chamber of said town, open lists for the
registration of the qualified voters of the town who are not en- BegMration.
titled to vote upon a property qualification, between the hours
of seven A. M. and four P. M. The said managers shall elect JS?."®'*'*"'
one of their number Chairman, who after taking the oath of
office prescribed by the Constitution of the State, Section 30,
Article 2, before any person qualified to administer an oath,
shall administer the same to the other two managers. The
managers shall administer to every person offering to register the
following oath : ** You solemnly swear that you are duly quali- oatu of 6too-
fied to vote for members of the Legislature of the State of South ing.
Carolina, and that you have resided within the corporate limits
of this town for the sixty days last past, and that it is your
intention to continue to reside within the said corporate limits
until the day for holding the ensuing election, and that yon
have truly stated your name and residence, so help you God/*
Upon the managers being satisfied of such person's right to reg-
ister, they shall duly register his name and place of residence,
and issue to him a certificate of his registration, which certifi- oertiflcate of
cate shall state the name of the voter, the date of registration,
his place of residence, and shall be signed by the Chairman of
the Board of Managers and by their clerk. The registration i^gistration
list when completed shall be duly sealed up and be delivered by
the managers to the Commissioners of Election, together with
all books and papers that may pertain to such registration,
and the same shall be kept by the said Commissioners unopened,
and shall be so returned to the said managers on the day of the
said election.

Sec. 5. On the first Tuesday after the fourth Monday in May nayiuid hours
appointed for holding the election for members of the Town
Council, the Managers of Election shall open the polls at the
Council chamber in said town at seven A. M., and keep the
same open until four P. M. Every person entitled to vote upon
a property qualification as set forth in Section B of this Act
shall be allowed to vote upon taking the following oath : *'I do oatnof ?oter.
solemnly swear that I am duly qualified to vote at this election
for the members (or member^ as the case may be) of the Town

600 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. Council of Walterboro. So help me God/* If any person's right
jg^Jj^jj^ to vote upon a property qualification is denied, the managers
shall require some evidence of his title to the property giving
the qualification. Ko person except those who vote on a prop-
erty qualification shall be allowed to vote who does not deliver
to the managers his certificate of registration, to be by them
destroyed. If the right of any person to vote be challenged,
the manai(ers shall decide the matter summarily, and are hereby
authorized to examine such persons under oath as to his right
to vote. Every person offering to vote shall be required by the
Sealed bauotB. managers to vote his ballot enclosed in an envelope to be fur-
nished by the managers. Upon the closing of the polls the

Count of votes, managers shall proceed to count the votes publicly, and
every envelope which shall contain more than one ballot shall,
with whatever it contained, be thrown out and not counted.
They shall make a return of the number of votes cast for each
individual and deliver the same, together with the poll and
register lists, ballot box and ballots, to the Commissioners of
Election.

Jiii^S/^S? Sec. 6. The Commissioners of Election shall take and sub-

powen of eleo-

donoffloere. gcribe the oath of office prescribed by the Constitution, Section
30, Article 2, and at their first meeting shall elect one of their
number as Chairman, and also some person as clerk, who shall
likewise be clerk of the Board of Managers. The Commission-
ers and the managers aforesaid are hereby empowered to ad-
minister all oaths that may be required. It shall be the duty
of the Commissioners of Election to furnish the Managers of
Election the ballot box, envelopes, necessary blanks, return, in-
structions and whatever may be needed for conducting the elec-
tion. The expenses of the election, not to exceed the sum of
twenty-five dollars, shall be paid by the town. The Commis-
sioners are hereby vested with the power to keep the peace the
whole time the polls are open, and all peace officers at the polls
shall carry out their instructions. Within two days after the
election the Commissioners shall meet at the Council chamber
and proceed to publicly canvass the returns of the managers
Declaration of and declare the persons elected and the offices to which thev

result. * ••

may be elected. It shall be the duty of the Commissioners to
nn^esti and decide any protest or contest that may be made, subject to ap-
peal to the Circuit Court on any question of law, subject to
review by the Supreme Court.

Sec. 7. Members of the Council elected shall on the Monday
succeeding the election, upon taking the oath of office prescribed

OP SOUTH CAROLINA. 501

by the Constitution, the oath against duelings and the following ^' ^' ***•
oath, to wit : "I do solemnly swear that as Intendant (or War- (i^j^^^,
den) of the town of Walterboro, I will faithfully and impartially, aat and ward-
to the best of my ability, exercise the trust reposed in me, and
all my best endeavors to preserve the peace and carry into effect
according to law the purposes for which I have been elected, so
help me Ood,'^ be duly inducted into office and forthwith enter Entry into office.
upon the discharge of their duties.
Sec. 8. In case a vacancy occurs in the office of Intendant or Election to ou

yaoancy.

any of the Wardens by death, resignation or otherwise, an elec-
tion to fill such vacancy shall be held by the appointment of the
Wardens, or by the Intendant and Wardens, or Warden if there
be only one, ten days' notice being given of the time when and
the place where a registration of the voters will be taken, and
that such election will be held twenty days thereafter, said elec-
tion to be conducted under the regulations hereinbefore pro-
vided for the regular election of members of the Town Council.

Sec. 9. That the Intendant of the town shall have the power Judicial pow-
and authority of a Trial Justice as to criminal matters within
the corporate limits of said town, and shall have full power and
authority to hear and determine the charges made against every
and all persons or person arrested and brought before him for
violation of any of the ordinances of the town or any breach of
the peace, and shall be empowered to punish such person or
persons if found guilty of said charges by fine or imprisonment
in the town lockup or in the County jail : Provided, That said jg^^t.*® ^^'
fine shall not exceed the sum of fifty dollars or said imprisonment
the term of thirty days. That the Intendant and Wardens shall
elect one of the Wardens to act as Intendant during any inabil- intendant pro
ity on the part of the Intendant to discharge the duties of his
office on account of his absence from the town or otherwise, who
while so acting shall be vested with the power and authority
herein granted to the Intendant. That any person so fined or
imprisoned may appeal to the Court of General Sessions upon Bigw of appeal,
entering into recognizance with sufficient security for his ap-
pearance at Court. That the town of Walterboro be authorized
and empowered to require by summons written the presence of Po'^er to re-

quire witnesses

any person that may be wanted as a witness in any case in which to appear.

said town is interested, whether such be within the town limits

or not, and should such witness fail to appear as required he or

she shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding: ten dollars, or thirtv Penalty for

"no n-a p p e a r-

days' imprisonment in the town guard house or County jail. anoe.

That the town of Walterboro be authorized and empowered to re-
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502 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. quire the presence of any person or persons charged with the vio-
^-'"^^(^'^^ lation of any ordinance of said town, whether such person be

P0W6F to r^" 'IT

qniraaociisedto within the town limits or not, and said town authorized, by its
warrant issued by its Intendant, directed to one of the Marshals
of said town or to the Sheriff of Colleton County, to arrest and
hold such person to answer for such alleged violation of town
ordinance. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the arrest
bi46h rfpeaiS ^^ ^^^ person who is committing a breach of the peace or any
*®- offense against public decency or any violation of any ordinance

of said town, without warrant.
Goancn meet- Sec. 10. The members of the Council shall meet in Council on
the fourth Friday in every mouth, and whenever at other times
they may be summoned by the Intendant so to meet : Provided,
That upon the written request of three Wardens the Intendant
Powers. shall summon the Council to meet. They shall have and keep
a common seal, which shall be affixed to all the ordinances passed
by them, and they may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded.
Property rfghti. in any of the Courts of this State. They may purchase, bold
and possess, and enjoy, to them and their successors, in perpetuity
or for a term of years, any estate, either real or personal or
mixed, anS to sell, alien and convey the same at will. They
may, from any funds in the treasury not needed for the govern-
AidtoBcboob. ment of said town, appropriate for the benefit of schools therein
such sums of money as may by them be deemed expedient. The
said Town Council shall have full power and authority to make,
Ofdinanoei. ordain and establish all rules, by-laws, regulations or ordinances
respecting the roads, streets, markets, police, granting of licenses
for selling spirituous liquors, for carrying on any trade, craft,
calling, business or profession within the corporate limits, and
in general every other ordinance that shall appear to them re-
quisite and necessary for the security, welfare and convenience
of the town, or for preserving the health, peace, order and good
government thereof. That the said Council shall be authorized
and empowered to provide against the violation of any and all
pmnsbmeiits. of the ordinances of said town, by imposing punishment for
the same by fine or imprisonment in the town lockup or the
uniit. County jail : Provided, No fine shall exceed the sum of fifty

dollars, or term of imprisonment be longer than thirty days.
That it shall be the duty of the Town Council to keep all roads,
streets and ways and streets within the corporate limits of the town open
^^■"^ and in good repair, and shall provide for the punishment of all

and every person or persons who may in any way willfully ob-
struct the streets or public ways or render in any way the travel-
ing thereon dangerous.

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 503

Sec. 11. That the said Town Council shall be authorized and a.d.i88o.
empowered to pass all ordinances for the imposition of taxes \^^^
upon real or personal property within the corporate limits, and ^ty.
for the collection of the same, not exceeding one-half per cent.
That all taxes assessed or levied on real estate in said town by uenforSyeui.
said Town Council shall constitute a prior lien on said real estate,
except for taxes due the State and the County in which said
town is situated, for the period of two years from the date the
said tax became due and payable. That the said Town Council
shall in the month of April in each and every year publish as Annual report
may be most expedient a true and accurate account of the
receipts and expenditures of the said corporation.

Seo. 12. The Town Council shall be authorized to elect or
appoint a Chief Marshal and so many Assistant Marshals as Manuals,
they may deem necessary, who shall be sworn in and invested
with the authority of Constables. It shall be their duty to arrest Arrest and
and commit to the lockup any person or persons who may be ^"^ ^^^ '
guilty of a willful violation of any ordinance of the town, or of
riotous or disorderly conduct, or of a breach of the peace within
the corporate limits of the town, and report the same to the In-
tendant as soon as possible after arrest.

Sec. 13. That the Town Council shall have full power and
authority to abate all nuisances within the corporate limits of said Noisanoea.
town, and to appoint a Board of Hd&lth for said town, and to Board of Health,
pass all such ordinances as may be necessary to define the pow-
ers and duties of said Board.

Sec. 14. That all Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with Repealing
this Act by this Act are hereby repealed ; and shall continue in
force for the term of twenty years, and until the end of the ses- ^j^J^^^^ ®'
sion of the Legislature then next ensuing.

Sec. 15. That this Act shall be deemed a public Act. PabUcAct.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

NOTE.— For Act relating to Trial Justlcea and Constables of Colleton County, see ante
Mo. 878, page 4fia— Editor.

AN ACT TO Amend an Act Entitled. ^'An Act to Alter No. 326.
AND Amend the Charter of the Town of Darling-
ton,'' Approved December 26th, 1884.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That

504 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. Section 16 of said Act be amended by inserting after the word
T" y "T-I, " learning *' and before the word " the/' on the sixth line thereof,
18 8t art, 038, the following words, to wit : Provided, That if the said Mayor
and Aldermen should hereafter issue bonds for the purpose of
aiding in the construction of railroads, then they may impose
an additional tax to raise a sufficient amount to pay the interest
on said bonds, which additional tax shall not exceed fifty cents
on each one hundred dollars' worth of real and personal prop-
erty as above provided. So that said Section, as amended, shall
read as follows :

Tax on prop- SECTION 16. That the said Mayor and Aldermen shall have
the power and authority to impose taxes each year for the use of
the said town, that is to say, not exceeding fifty cents on each
one hundred dollars' worth of real and personal property being
in the limits of said town, except the property of churches,
charitable associations and institutions of learning : Provided,
That if the said Mayor and Aldermen should hereafter issue
bonds for the purpose of aiding in the construction of railroads.

Tax to pay In- then they may impose an additional tax to raise a sufficient
amount to pay the interest on said bonds, which additional tax
shall not exceed fifty cents on each one hundred dollars' worth

vaiaeof prop- of real and personal property as above provided. The value of
such real and personal property for the purpose of taxation shall
be fixed and assessed as hereinafter provided.

Section 80 Sec. 2. That Section 29 of said Act be amended by inserting

amended. "^ *^

after the word "dollars" on the sixth line thereof and before
the word ''Provided" on the seventh line thereof the following
words, to wit : " except for the purpose of aiding in the con-
strnction of railroads, and for that purpose the said Mayor and
Aldermen may issue bonds or scrip in any amount." So that
said Section, when amended, shall read as follows :

i/ntaaa author- SECTION 29. That the said Mayor and Aldermen may for the

purpose of internal improvements borrow money, issue bonds or

Bate of Interest, scrip therefor bearing not a greater interest than seven per cent.,

payable at such times as they may think advisable, and payable

out of the taxes and incomes of said town : Provided, Said

Umit principal of bonds and scrip shall at no time exceed five thou-

sand dollars, except for the purpose of aiding in the construc-
tion of railroads, and for that purpose the said Mayor and Alder-
men may iasue bonds or scrip in any amount : Provided, furlher.

TobeaathoT- That the right to issue said bonds or scrip shall only exist in a

' majority vote of the town as hereafter provided. That no one

shall be entitled to vote on said question unless he or she is the

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 506

owner of property within the corporate limits of said town and ^- ^- ^^®*«

has returned and paid taxes on one hundred dollars' worth of ^^^^^^

property the year immediately previous to said voting, and on onthtoqueBtion.

each one hundred dollars' worth of property so returned and

paid for the person or persons shall be entitled to one vote. The

manner of holding said election shall be provided for by the^^Mjj^nep of

Town Goancil of said town : It is also provided further, That

the time, manner and form and payment of said bonds or scrip proTiBioDs as

shall be provided for by the Town Council of said town, and*°*""^

that no bond shall be sold for less than its par value.

Sec. 3. That all Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with the Bepeaiing
provisions of this Act be, and the same are hereby, repealed.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Amend Sections 1 and 6 of an Act Entitled No. 327.
'*An Act to Provide for the Establishment of a New
School District in Darlington County, and to Au-
thorize THE Issue of Bonds by Said School District
and the Levy of a Local Tax Therein.''

ftS 1 It ante n

establishment of a new school district in Darlington County, i58,*aiD6iide(L
and to authorize the issue of bonds by said school district and
the levy of a local tax therein,'' approved December 24th, 1888,
be, and the same is hereby, amended by striking out in Section
1 in the eighth and ninth lines thereof the words runs of Mill
Creek, Swift Creek, Black Creek, and inserting instead thereof
the words run of Black Creek, and in line thirteen by striking
out the words ''Mill Creek "and inserting thereof the words
"Black Creek;" and in the said Section 6 by striking out the
word "January" in the second line and inserting instead
thereof the word "February," by striking out the words except
the year 1889, in which year the said Trustees are authorized and
empowered on or before the first day of " February," and by
striking out the words (3) mills wherever it occurs in said Sec-
tion and inserting instead thereof the words five (5) mills. So
that the said Section as amended will read as follows :

swungton ^^ ^^® town of Darlington, the County Board of EzaminerB for
eJtaSSahSa^ Darlington Connty be, and they are hereby, authorized and re-

506 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. Section 1. That for the pu rpose of maintaining public schools

ngton
led.

Ana. quired to establish a separate school district to contain all the

territory included in a boundary to the East formed by the run
of Black Greek and the part of a circle hairing its centre at the
Court HoQse building in the town of Darlington, commencing
at a point on Black Creek three miles East or Southeast of said
Court House and running with a I'adius of three miles until it
reaches a point on Black Creek three miles North or Northeast
Namew ot said Court House. The new school district so established

shall be known as the School District of the Town of Darlington.

LocBiscbooitax. SECTION 6. The said Trustees are hereby authorized and em-
powered on or before the first day of February in each year to
levy on all real and personal property returned for taxation in
said school district a local tax, not exceeding five (^5) mills on
the dollar in any one year, to supplement the general tax for
the support of schools, by the persons and in the mode follow-
ing, to wit : The Board of Trustees shall, on or before the 15th
Mode of deter- day of January, 1889, and on or before the same day in each
succeeding year, call a meeting of all the legal voters living in
the above named school district and returning real or personal
property therein : Provided, That public notice of said meet-
ing, specifying the time, place and object, shall be given at least
Notice often (10) days before said meeting by posting the same in three

'°^^^* conspicuous places in the said school district and publishing

the same at least twice in one of the newspapers having the
largest circulation in said school district. The persons answer-

meettng. ing the above designations, when thus assembled, shall appoint

a Chairman and also a Secretary, adjourn from time to time,

^ and decide what additional tax, if any at all, be levied, not to

Tax not to be exceed five (5) mills on the dollar. No tax thus levied shall be

''^^*^'^^* repealed at a subsequent meeting within the same fiscal year.

Nottfloation, The Chairman shall, one week thereafter, notify the Connty

QouecttoQoftaz. Auditor of Darlington County of the amount of tax then levied,
and the County Auditor shall at once assess such tax on all real
and personal property returned in said school district, and the
County Treasurer of said County shall collect said tax with the
other taxes for the same year, and said tax shall be liable to like
process and penalties as are State and County taxes.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 607

No. 328.

AN ACT TO Re-estabush the Boundary Line Between the ^- ». i8».
Counties of Darlington and Florence, and to Au-
thorize THE Readjustment of the Adjacent Town-
ship Lines in Darlington County, and to Provide for
THE Settlement of Claims Arising in the Present
Territory of Florence Subsequent to November 1st,
1888.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
from and after the passage of this Act the boundary line be- t^^™5SinSl
tween the Counties of Darlington and Florence, in this State, ton and Fior-
which will be the Southern boundary of Darlington County and
the Northern boundary of Florence County, shall be as follows :
Beginning at Sanders' Bridge, on Lynch's River, thence taking
an air line direct to the point where the Cheraw and Darling-
ton Railroad crosses High Hill Creek, thence down High Hill
Creek to Black Creek, thence up Black Creek to Muses' Bridge,
thence following the direction of a straight line from Muses to
Cashua Ferry until Black Swamp is reached, thence down
Black Swamp to Herring Creek, thence following said Herring
Creek to its intersection with the Great Pee Dee River.

Sec. 2. ThattheCounty Commissioners of Darlington County Beadjuitmeni
are authorized to attach the parts of townships left in Darling- DariingtoiL
ton County by the establishment of said line between Darling-
ton and Florence Counties to such existing townships in Dar-
lington County as in their judgment will be most convenient to
the citizens of said parts of townships.

Sec 3. That all legal costs and charges belonging to officials oudms to be
within the present territory of Florence County, and all claims paidbynaranoe
of any character, at law or in equity, which arose or accrued
within said territory subsequent to the first day of November,
A. D. 1888, shall be assumed and paid by the County of
Florence without holding the County of Darlington to account
for or to refund ^ny pro rata of funds received from that terri-
tory for licenses, fines or taxes of any kind prior to said first
day of November, 1888 : Provided, however. That nothing in proviso aa to
this Section contained shall be so construed as to apply to any I^d comSS^
Trial Justices' or Constables' accounts for services rendered by
them in the present territory of Darlington County subsequent
to November Ist, 1888^ and prior to January 11th, 1889.

508 STATUTES AT LARGE

^■^- ^^^- Sec. 4. That all Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with this
^7];^;;^^ Act are hereby repealed.

lauBe.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 3889.

No. 329. AN ACT to Regulate the Compensation of the County

Auditors of Darlington and Marion Counties.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
state Trea- from and after the passage of this Act the County Auditors of
iftiaiieB. ^^the Counties of Darlington and Marion shall receive from the
State Treasurer the annual salaries hereinafter mentioned, as
Auditor of follows : The County Auditor of Darlington six hundred dol-
^imS^ lars, and the County Auditor of Marion six hundred dollars ;
and in addition to the salaries as hereinbefore provided, the said
Additional County Auditors of Darlington and Marion shall receive from
oompenaation. ^.j^^ funds of their respective Counties the sum of two hundred
dollars each, as additional compensation for their services, to be
paid in the same manner as is now provided by law for the pay-
ment of such additional compensation to the Auditors of the
respective Counties in this State.
Repealing Sec. 2. That all Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with the
provisions of this Act be, and they are hereby, repealed, so far
as they relate to the Counties of Darlington and Marion.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

note.— For Act relating to payment of certain claims in Darlington County, see ante No.
S88, page 566.— Editor.

clause.

No. 330. AN ACT to Authorize the Town Council of Edgefield to

Issue Coupon Bonds for the Purpose of Retiring Its
Past Due Indebtedness, and to Provide for the Pay-
ment OF the Said Bonds.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 509

the Town Council of the town of Edgefield is herehy authorized ^- p- ^*

and empowered to issue bonds to an amount not exceeding eight ^ ^ ^^ ^ g ^ ^

thousand dollars, for the purpose of paying all past due bonds Igo&^Vthor-

and coupons issued by said Town Council of the town of Edge- ^^j^^

field in payment of its subscription to the Edgefield Branch

Sailroad Company, under the provisions of an Act entitled ''An i68tat.,464.

Act to incorporate the Edgefield Branch Railroad Company and

to authorize the Town Council of Edgefield to issue bonds to aid

in the construction of the same, and for other purposes therein

mentioned," approved March 12th, 1878. Said bonds shall be newaiptton of

of the denomination of one hundred dollars and five hundred

dollars, and shall be payable twenty years after their date, with

interest thereon from their date at the rate of seven per centum

per annum, to be paid semi-annually on coupons attached to

said bonds. Said bonds shall be payable to bearer at the office

of the Clerk of the Town Council of Edgefield, and shall be

signed by the Intendant of said town of Edgefield and the Clerk

of said Town Council, and a list of said bonds by their numbers

shall be recorded by said Clerk in his ofiice.

Sec. 2. That the said Town Council of Edgefield shall annu- Tax to pay
ally levy a tax upon all taxable property within the corporate
limits of said town of Edgefield sufficient to pay the said coupons
as they mature, and the proceeds of such tax shall be exclusively
applied by the Treasurer of the Town Council of the town of
Edgefield to the payment of said coupons; and coupons issued coqpodb ro-
under the authority of this Act shall be receivable during the Swes.*^^* '*
fiscal year in which they mature in payment of taxes levied to
pay the coupons on said bonds. That the Town Council of Notiocation,
Edgefield shall certify the tax so levied to the County Auditor, {SJ5^^"®^
and the same shall be entered on the tax duplicates, and collected
by the County Treasurer at the same time and in the same man-
ner as State and County taxes are collected, and when collected
shall be paid over to the Treasurer of the Town Council.

Sec. 3. That the said Town Council of the town of Edge- Loans on do-
field are further authorized and empowered, in anticipation of
the printing and issue of said bonds, to borrow a sum of money
not exceeding thirty-five hundred* dollars, at a rate of interest Limit
not exceeding ten per centum per annum, for a period not
exceeding twelve months, and to give their promissory note for
the amount so borrowed, secured by a pledge of the bonds and
coupons so to be issued : Provided, That said bonds and cou- proyigo as to
pons shall be hypothecated at not less than one hundred and ten J»ypott>«»*ton.
dollars in bonds for every one hundred dollars borrowed : PrO'

610 STATUTES AT LARGE

-^'^^ vt Jtfrf, further y That nothing contained herein shall be so con-
proYiao aa to strued as to affect a certain suit now pending in the Court of
enstfngsuit. Common Pleas for Edgefield County to foreclose a mortgage
executed by the Edgefield Branch Railroad Company to the
Town Council of Edgefield, in which the Town Council of Edge-
field is plaintiff and the Carolina Cumberland Gap and Chicago
Railway Company and others are defendants,
^^"i to take Sec. 4. That this Act shall take effect immediately upon its
approval.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

No. 331. AN ACT to Amend Section 2 of an Act Entitled "An

Act to Provide for the Establishment of a New
School District in Edgefield County and to Au-
thorize the Levy and Collection of a Special Tax
Therein/' Approved December 24th, 1888.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
A. A. 1888, Section 2 of an Act entitled *'An Act to provide for the estab-
amanded.^' * lishment of a new school district in Edgefield County and to
authorize the levy and collection of a special school tax therein,^'
approved December 24th, 1888, be amended on lines three, four
and fourteen by striking out the words '' one and one-half mills "
and insert in lieu thereof ^^ three mills,'' and that Section when
amended shall read as follows :
Section as Seg. 2. That the voters of the said school district who return
""*" real or personal property for taxation are hereby authorized to

Looai Mhooi levy and collect an annual tax not to exceed three mills, to sup-
plement the Constitutional two mill tax, and for said purposes
the Trustees of said school district, upon the written request of
Public meet- ^^^ taxpayers of said school district, at any time before the first
*°*"' Monday in January in each year, the call for which meeting

shall be advertised in some newspaper published in said County
once a week for two weeks, and published by posting the same
in three conspicuous places in said school district before said
poweri of meeting. When assembled the meeting of taxpayers shall have
meeting. power to elect a Chairman and Secretary, adjourn from time to

OF SOUTH CABOLINA. 611

time, and levy a special tax for the ensuing year, not exceeding ^ >>• *^®«
three mills, for such school purposes, as a majority of those pres- ^ixnottobe
ent shall determine, and no tax so voted shall be repealed at any repealed,
subsequent meeting.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

A JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizinq and Requiring the No. 332.
Comptroller General of the State to Draw His
Warrant on the State Treasurer for the Sum of
Ninety-Five Dollars and Ninety-Five Cents, in
Favor of Mrs. L. H. Pickens, Being Overpaid Taxes
on Land Which Did Belong to Her, and also Re-
quiring the County Commissioners of Edgefield
County to Draw Their Check on the County Trea-
surer OF Said County in Favor of Mrs. L. H,
Pickens for Eighty-Three Dollars and Forty-Seven
Cents, and Authorizing Said Treasurer to Pay the
Same.

Whereas during the years 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884 and 1885, Jfwamwe re-

cstfuK overpay-

Mrs. L. H. Pickens, of Edgefield County, paid taxes on nine ment of taxes,
hundred and eighteen acres of land, which she had previously
sold, and upon which the purchaser of same paid taxes for the
years aforesaid :

Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in Qeneral Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
the Comptroller General of the State be, and he is hereby, oomptroiier
authorized and required to draw his warrant on the State Trea- warrant for

1(06 Sfi.

surer for the sum of ninety-five dollars and ninety -five cents in
favor of Mrs. L. H. Pickens, being overpaid taxes on lands
which did not belong to her.
Sec. 2. That the State Treasurer be, and he is hereby, author- state Trea-

. nrer to fiay.

ized and required to pay the said warrant out of any funds in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated.

Sec. 3. That the County Commissioners of Edgefield County |©5& b/ oSu^
are hereby authorized and required to draw their check on the ^<rfM««fleW.
County Treasurer of Edgefield County in favor of Mrs. L. H.
Pickens for the sum of eighty-three dollars and forty-seven
cents, and the said Treasurer is hereby authorized and required
to pay the same.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889,

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No. 333.

A. D. 1889. ^ jf ACT TO Authorize the To wk Coukcil of the Town of

JoHNSTON^, IN Edgefield County, to Impose a License
Tax on All Persons Engaged in any Business, Thadb
OR Profession in Town of Johnston, Except Ministers
OF THE Gospel and Teachers.

Section 1. Be it e^iacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
the Town Council of the town of Johnston, in Edgefield County,
be, and are hereby, authorized to require the payment of such
sum or sums of money, not exceeding ($50) fifty dollars, for

Lioense tax on license or licenses, as in their judgment be just and wise, by any

SSStoST*"^ person or persons engaged or intending to engage in any calling,

business or profession in whole or in part within the corporate

Kxceptton. limits of the town of Johnston, except those engaged in the
calling or profession of ministers of the gospel and teachers :
Provided^ That nothing herein contained shall be construed to
repeal that portion of the charter of said town which prohibits

Liquor upense the license or sale of liquors within the corporate limits of said
town of Johnston.

ordinaooea. Sec. 2. That the Town Council of Johnston is hereby author-
ized to pass such ordinances as are necessary to carry the intent
and purposes of this Act into full effect.

wben to take Sec. 3. That this Act shall take effect from the date of its

effect.

approval.
Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

No. 334. AN ACT Relating to the Opening and Closing of the

Polls for Municipal Elections in the Town of Ridge-
way, IN Fairfield County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
after the passage of this Act, at any election held in the town
of Ridgeway, in Fairfield County, for Intendant or Wardens of
said town, or at any other municipal election held in said town,

k'^tol'^o'iu *^® P^^^® ^^*^^ ^® ^P^^®^ ** eight o'clock in the forenoon and
open. shall close at twelve o'clock noon.

Repealing Seo. 2. That all Acts or parts of Acts in conflict with the
provisions of this Act or repugnant thereto be, and the same
are hereby, repealed.
Approved December 17th, A. D. 1889.

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 613

AN ACT TO AuTHOKiZB AKD Empower the Towk Council a. d. ibw.

OP RiDQEWAY, IK FaIEFIELD CoU»TY, TO ISBUE BONDB

POBTHE Purpose of Buyikq a Site akd Erecting a
Town Hall Thereon.

No. 335.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
the Town Council of Ridgeway, in the County of Fairfield, be,
and they are hereby, authorized and empowered to issue coupon j^Jl"^*'**'**"^'
bonds of said town to the amount of two thousand dollars, for Amount and
the purpose of buying a site and erecting a town hall thereon p^'P"®-
within the corporate limits of said town ; said bonds to be issued bJJSf*^^"* ^
in such denominations as said Town Council may deem proper,
and to be payable in twenty years, with interest payable annually
at the rate of seven per centum per annum, and the coupons conpooB re-

ce It able for

for said interest, when due, to be receivable in payment of all taxes,
taxes levied by or due to said town.

Sec 2. That the money arising from the sale or hypotheca- ^^^"" °*
tion of said bonds shall be used exclusively for the purpose of
buying a site and erecting a town hall thereon within the cor-
porate limits of said town, and to these ends shall be expended
under the direction and control of the said Town Council of
Ridgeway : Provided, The title to said property be made to J^**® *** ^"^^
the said town of Ridgeway, to be used for the purpose of a town
hall.

Sec. 3. That the Town Council of Ridgeway shall annually, pa^SlSf ^
at such time as they may fix and determine, pay the interest
due on said bonds, and for this purpose the Town Council, in
addition to the power already conferred, shall be authorized
and required annually to levy such taxes upon the real and per-
sonal property assessed for taxation in said town as may be deemed
necessary to pay the interest of said bonds which may become
due in each and every year, until the whole of said bonds shall
be paid.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

614 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. AN ACT TO Authorize and Empower the County Com-
missioners OF Fairfield County to Effect Temporary
Loans of Money to Defray the Current Expenses
OF Said County.

336.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting

^^Loans Botiior- {^ General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
in anticipation of the collection of taxes levied in any fiscal year,
the County Commissioners of Fairfield are hereby authorized
and empowered to borrow sufficient sums of money to pay in
cash the current expenses of said County. And to secure the
payment of the money so borrowed, the said County Commis-

piedge of taxes, sioners are hereby authorized to pledge the taxes of said County
for the fiscal year for the current expenses of which said money

Rateofinterast. is borrowed: Provided^ That no rate of interest greater than
eight per cent, per annum shall be paid by said County Com-
missioners upon any money under the provisions of this Act :
Provided, furtheVy That the amount so borrowed shall not ex-
'i^BAt, ceed three-fourths of the levy for said purpose.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

No. 337. AN ACT Authorizing the County Treasurer and County

School Commissioner of Fairfield County to Borrow
Money to Pay School Claims.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
the County Treasurer and County School Commissioner of Pair-
field County be, and they are herebv, authorized from time to
i2ed. time of any fiscal year to borrow such sums of money as may

^^^Top ay achooi be necessary to pay the school claims of said County, and to
pledge the taxes to be collected for that purpose for the payment
of the money so borrowed and the interest thereon : Provided,
That the aggregate amount so borrowed shall not exceed the sum
of $10,000.00 dollars : Provided, further. That the rate of interest
Limit, shall not exceed eight per cent, per annum : And provided, fur-

Duty of Goon- ther. That the money so borrowed shall be held and paid by the
County Treasurer as now provided by law.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 6i5

AN ACT TO Provide foe the Payment of a Salary to be a. d. leso.
Paid to the Shbkiff of Fairfield County, and to Pro-
vide FOR THE Manner in Which the Same Shall be
Paid.

No. 338.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina^ now met and sitting
in Oeneral Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
after the passage of this Act, the Sheriff of Fairfield County
shall be paid an annual salary of twelve hundred dollars, which ofSS^*""*"
shall be in lieu of all fees and costs which he is now by law en-
titled to charge and receive for his services.

Provided, That nothing contained in this Act shall affect the ExceptioM.
right of said Sheriff to charge and recover the usual fees al-
lowed by law for dieting prisoners, mileage, and other expenses
incurred for services rendered outside of the said County, and
his costs and fees in civil cases : Provided, further, That said
Sheriff shall turn over to the County Treasurer all Sheriff^sfees Fees to be paid

•^ oyer.

and costs paid by defendants in criminal cases, whether under
sentence of Court or otherwise.

Sec. 2. That said salary shall be paid to said Sheriff quarterly. When and how
upon the warrant of the County Commissioners drawn upon
the County Treasurer of Fairfield County.

Sec. 3. That all Acts or parts of Acts which are inconsistent Repealing
with any of the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Amend Subdivision A op Section 4 op an Act No. 339.
Entitlkd "An Act to Alter and Amend the Law
Relating to the Number, Territorial Jurisdiction
AND Pay of Trial Justices and Constables in the
Several Counties Therein Mentioned,'^ Approved
December 24th, A. D. 1888.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
Subdivision A of Section 4 of an Act entitled "An Act to alter , a. a.i888,»4,

, . . ' A, ante i>. 89

and amend the law relating to the number, territorial jurisdic- amended,
tion and pay of Trial Justices and Constables in the several

616 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. Connties thereiD mentioned/' approved December 24th, A. D.
'"*"^"^^ 1888, be, and thesame is hereby, amended by striking out the word
^'East" in the third line of said subdivision, and inserting in
lieu thereof the word "West/' so that said subdivision as
amended shall read as follows : Subdivision A. That all of
Bear Creek Township, in Fairfield County, except that portion
thereof lying North of the road leading from H. L. Crumpton to
Nelson Mills, and West of Bull Neck Road, be, and the same is

jndioiL^D^^ct '^^''^^y* declared to be a judicial district, and the same shall be

of Fftirfieid. known as the Thirteenth Judicial District.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

No. 340. AN ACT to Charter a Ferry in Fairfield and Lancaster

Counties at a Point Formerly Known as ** Peay's
Perry."

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
a public ferry be, and the same is hereby, established and char-
Ferry chartered, tered to reach across the Wateree River, in Fairfield and Lan-
caster Counties, at a point formerly known as "Peay's Ferry"
i^xsatioD. on the Lancaster side to a point on the Fairfield side just oppo-

countyco^ndi ®^^®* ^^^ ^^^^ ®*^^ ferry be vested in the County Commissioners
sionen. for Fairfield and Lancaster Counties, their successors in office,

^"•' for the term of twenty years ; and that the following rate of toll

be charged and collected and no more, viz.: For every four-
horse wagon, 50 cents ; for every two-horse wagon or vehicle, 30
cents ; for every one-horse wagon or vehicle, 20 cents ; for every
single horse and rider, 10 cents; for every foot passenger, 5
cents ; for every head of cattle, goats, sheep and hogs, 5 cents :
CMitoej^^t- Provided, That children going to and returning from school,
naen. Voters going to and returning from elections, militia going to

and returning from muster, and clergymen be passed free of
toll : Provided^ further, That the owners of land on either side
of the river upon which the ferry boats land be, and they are
Gates by iind hereby, authorized to erect a gate or gates across the road lead-
ing to such ferry, through which all persons may pass at all
times without payment of toll or other charges therefor.

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 517

Sec. 2. That the said County Commissioners for the said a.d.ism.
Counties shall apportion equally between said Counties the ex- ^~^^^^^^
penses of keeping up, maintaining and repairing said ferry, and 25^2*^?** ^^
the proceeds arising from tolls received shall be equally divided
between said Counties, to be used for ordinary County expenses,
and said County Commissioners of said Counties shall jointly
have the power to lease said ferry upon such terms as they may Lease of ferry,
think proper.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Amend an Act Entitled **An Act to Establish No. 341.
A New Judicial and Election County from Portions
OP Darlington, Marion, Williamsburg and Claren-
don Counties, to be Known as Florence County, and
to Adjust the Representation of Said Counties in
the General Assembly.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep re- ., ^- > ^?S»

•^ ^11, ante p. 168,

sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting amended.
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
Section one of an Act to establish a new jadicial and election
County from portions of Darlington, Marion, Williamsburg and
Clarendon Counties, to be known as Florence County, and to
adjust the representation of said Counties in the General Assem-
bly, approved December 22, 1888, be hereby amended so as to
read as follows :

Section 1. Beginning at Sander's Bridge on Lynch's River, ^^^i}^*^*®
running an air line to the point where the Cheraw and Darling-
ton Railroad crosses High Hill Creek, thenoe down High Hill
Creek to its confluence with Black Creek, thence up Black cjounty.
Creek to Muse's Bridge, thence following the direction of a
straight line running from Muse's Bridge to Cashua Ferry to i
Black Swamp, thence down Black Swamp to Herring Creek, $^
thence down said creek to its confluence with the Great Pee Dee
River, thence following the said Great Pee Dee River down to
its intersection with Lynch's River, thence following said Lynches
River up to a point at and above Anderson's Bridge, thence in
a straight line Westward to the Williamsburg and Clarendon

County line so as to embrace twenty-eight square miles of the
18

618 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. territory of Williamsburg County, thence following said Claren-
^"■■'^'^■^ don and Williamsburg County line in a Southwesterly direction
to its intersection with what is known as Centennial Road,
thence following said road in a Westerly direction to Hudson's
Mill, thence running in a Northerly direction a straight line to
a point on the Clarendon and Sumter County line at Wood's
Mill, thence following the Clarendon and Sumter County line
in Northeasterly direction to Lynches River, thence following
the said Lynch's River up to Sander's Bridge, the beginning
corner.
Section 6 Sec. 2. That Section 6 of said Act be amended so as to read
as follows : Section 6. That the County of Florence be, and is
giSdaSa^Dtel hereby, attached to the 6th Congressional District, of which it
^d»fcS«^tf"' ^^^^^ * P*^** territorially, and it shall form a part and parcel of
the Third (3) Judicial Circuit. And the Trial Justices shall be
TriaiJusUceB. located as they now are in the territory covered by the new
County until hereinafter provided for by law, except an ad-
ditional Trial Justice for the Township of Lynch.
Additional Sec. 3. The following Section shall be added, to be hereafter
known as Section 12 :
Section 12. From and after the passage of this Act all suits
Pending CM1M8. pending in the Counties of Darlington, Marion, Williamsburg
and Clarendon in which all of the defendants reside in that
portion of the said Counties now established as the County of
Florence, and all indictments pending in said Counties charg-
ing offenses committed in the territory now embraced in the
Transferredto County of Florence, shall be transferred to the calendars of the

Florence Ck)an- _^

ty. Court of the County of Florence, and all records, commissions and

Transfer o f Other papers belonging to any of the said suits or indictments, to-

papen. ^ gether with all the legal incidents thereto appertaining, shall be

transferred to the Clerk of the Court of the said County of

Florence.

Sec. 4. The following shall be added, to be known hereafter

as Section 13 :

Section 13. The County Commissioners of the County of

of^Jra^s.^* Florence are hereby authorized to reform the townships thereof,

so as to adjust them in size and convenience to the lines of the

new territory, and for that purpose may employ a surveyor.

Section 6 Sec. 5. That Section 5 of said Act be amended so as to read

amended.

as follows :
Section 5. That the voting precincts heretofore established
dnSf^ P^'^-by law in those portions of Marion, Darlington, Williamsburg
and Clarendon Counties included in the new County of Florence

OP SOUTH CAROLINA. 619

shall be the precincts of the last named County, with the addition ^' ^* i®*«
of one voting precinct in Ebenezer Township, to be known as ^^^^^^
Ebenezer.

Sec. 6. The following shall be added, to be known hereafter
as Section 14 :

Sbction 14. The Acts of the General Assembly issued since _Acto to be

fomlslied.

1882 shall be furnished to all such officers of the County of
Florence as are entitled to them by law.
Sec. 7. That Section 9 of said Act shall be known hereafter Change id

nmnberlng.

as Section 15.
Approved December 23d, A D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Fix the Salaries op the County Auditor, No. 342.
County Commissioners, the Clerk op the County
Commissioners, Jury Commissioner and Supervisor
OF Registration of Florence County, and to Pro-
vide FOR THE Payment of the Salaries of the Said
Officers from the 1st January, 1889, to 1st Novem-
ber, 1889.

'' County Auditor.

be paid monthly on the Comptroller General's warrant, and in

addition thereto the sum of three hundred dollars, to be paid Addiuonai pay.

out of the County treasury of said County on the warrant of

the County Commissioners, as an additional compensation in

taking the returns and making the assessment of the real and

personal property of said County.

Sec 2. That hereafter the County Commissioners shall each saiaryof
receive a salary of two hundred and fifty dollars per annum, in misaioDera.
lieu of all per diem and mileage.

Seo. 3. That the clerk of said Board of County Commis- salary of cierk
sioners shall receive an annual salary of two hundred and fifty
dollars.

Sec 4. That the salaries of said County Commissioners and How paid,
their clerk shall be paid by the the County Treasurer of said
County out of County funds, upon the certificate of the County

520 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 18W. Auditor thereof approving such accounts of said Commissionere
,7^/1*^ and their clerk, which accounts are hereby required to be item-
oounL ized by said Commissioners and examined and passed upon by

said Auditor, and filed in his office an required by law for Com-
missioners of other Counties of the State,
s^aiy of 8u- Sec. 6. That the salary of the Supervisor of Reiristration of

pervlBor ot Reg- j r o

iiBtntion. said County shall be one hundred dollars per annum, to be paid

out of the State Treasury upon the warrant of the Comptroller
General as now fixed by law for the salaries of the Supervisors
of Registration for other Counties : Provided, That during
years of general elections his salary shall be two hundred dol-
lars.
Pay of Jury Seg. 6. That the per diem and mileage of the Jury Commis-
sioner of said County shall be two dollars per day for each day
spent in the discharge of the duties of said office, and five cents
per mile for each mile necessarily traveled, to be paid out of the
County treasury upon the warrant of the County Commissioners
after the accounts for the same shall have been audited and al-
lowed and passed upon by the County Commissioners.
Payofofflcere Sec. 7. That the officers named herein shall receive ascompen-
1, 1899. sation for their services as officers for said County for the period

from the date of their commissions and qualifications up to No-
vember 1, 1889, the same compensation as is hereinbefore fixed
for each of them, to be paid as hereinbefore denoted ; except the
toASSSS''" " County Auditor, who shall receive nine hundred dollars, six
hundred of which shall be paid out of the State Treasury, and
three hundred out of the County treasury, to be paid upon the
warrants of the Comptroller General and County Commissioners
respectively, out of any funds in said treasuries collected for
State and County purposes for fiscal year 1888-1889, and except
▼teor of E^^ *^® Supervisor of Registration, who shall receive two hundred
tration. dollars, to be paid out of the State Treasury, upon the warrant

of the Comptroller General, out of funds collected for fiscal year
As to connty 1888-1889, and except the County Commissioners, who shall

Gommisslonera. ^ ir j

receive the sum of two dollars per day for each day spent in the
discharge of their official duties, and five cents per mile for every
mile traveled by them in such capacity during the period of
their services ending November Ist, 1889.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 621

No. 343.

AN ACT TO AcTHOBiZE AND Empoweb the Town Council a.d.i889.
OF THE Town of Florence to Borrow Money to Com-
plete THE Payment fob the Sites, Erection and Com-
pletion OF THE Court House and Jail for the County
OF Floeenoe, and for the Use of the Corporation,
AND to Authorize the Levying of a Tax to Pay the
Same.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
the Town Council of the town of Florence be, and they are
hereby, authorized and empowered to borrow the sum of fifteen Loans author-
thousand dollars in addition to the amount they are already
authorized to borrow by law, for the public use of the corpora- use and pur-
tion, and for such other uses as may promote the general good of
the citizens, by issuing from time to time, as occasion may
require, the bonds of the corporation, bearing interest at a rate Bonds, amount
not to exceed seven per centum per annum, to be paid semi-
annually, for an amount not to exceed the said sum of fifteen
thousand dollars in addition to the amount they are already
authorized by law to borrow as aforesaid ; and for the payment
of the interest, and the ultimate redemption of the principal,
according to the terms of the loan, the said corporation shall at
all times be liable. And that the said Town Council of Florence Liabiutj of
is hereby empowered and authorized, at their discretion, to use ^""^ ^^'
the said additional fifteen thousand dollars, or so much thereof use of the
as may be necessary, for the purpose of completing the payment
for the sites and for the erection and completion of the Court
House and jail for the County of Florence, free of all expense
to the said County of Florence. And that the said Town
Council shall have the power to levy a tax of not exceeding three
mills on every dollar of the real and personal property liable to
taxation within the corporate limits of the said town, for the
purposes of creating a sinking fund and paying the interest on Tax to raise
the bonds issued for the borrowing of the said additional fifteen and paj tnter-
thousand dollars, or any part thereof, as aforesaid : Provided^
That the private property of the inhabitants of the town shall uabiiuy of
be bound for the redemption of the said additional loan in no * p"*
other way than by the imposition of an annual tax, in the same
manner as the annual tax is now authorized to be raised, accord-
ing to the provisions of an Act entitled ^'An Act to amend 'An i4stat,648.
Act to incorporate the town of Florence,'" approved March

622 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. 9th, 1871, and '^An Act to amend an Act entitled 'An Act to
i9^tel 1009 iiicorporate the town of Florence' and an Act amendatory
thereto/' approved December 19, A. D. 1887.

ApproTed December 23d, A. D. 1889.

No. 344. AN ACT to Regulate the Term of Office of the Four

Com MISSION ERS of the School District of the Town of
Florence.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
Termfof office from and after the passage of this Act the term of office of the
mteionen. ' four School Commissioners of the School District of the Town
of Florence, in this State, shall be as follows, to wit : The
Commissioner from Ward 1 of eaid town shall hold office for
one year from the date of his election, and at the expiration of
his said term a Commissioner shall be elected for a term of
four years from Ward 1 ; and that the Commissioner from
Ward 2 shall hold office for two years, and at the expiration
of his term a Commissioner from Ward 2 shall be elected
for a term of three years ; and that the Commissioner from
Ward 3 shall hold office for three years, and at the expira-
tion of three years from the date of his election a Commissioner
for Ward 3 shall be elected for the term of two years ; and that
the Commissioner from Ward 4 of said town shall hold office
for a term of four years from the date of his election, and at the
expiration of his said term there shall be elected a Commis-
sioner from Ward 4 for a term of one year ; and that such
Times of fatare election shall so be had hereafter in the same way as to terms,
SO that one Commissioner, unless re-elected, shall be retired
each year.
Sec 2. That all Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with this
Repealing Act be, and are hereby, repealed.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889,

OP SOUTH CAROLINA. 623

No. 345.

A JOINT BE80LUTI0N to Authorize and Require the a. d. i889.
Payment of a Claim of John S. Standly for Teaching
A Free Public School in Simpson Creek Township,

School District , in Horry County, During the

Months of March, April and May, 1887, and to Au-
thorize AND Require the School Commissioner of
Florence County to Issue and the Treasurer of Said
County to Pay a Warrant or Teacher's Pay Certifi-
cate IN Favor of Miss Jennette McKenzie for Twenty
Dollars as Salary for Teaching a Public School,
Ending November 2d, 1888, in Said County.

Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That

the School Trustees of School District No. , in Simpson

Creek Township, in Horry County, be, and they are hereby, au-
thorized and required to issue a teacher^s pay certificate to and Pv«rtt0cate
in favor of John S. Standly for the sum of forty-six dollars for JvaeSr
teaching a free public school in said district during the months
of March, April and May in the year A. D. 1887, and the
County School Commissioner of Horry County is hereby author-
ized and required to approve such claim, and the County Trea- Approved,
surer of Horry County is hereby authorized and required to pay ^^ p»*<l
the same out of any funds now on hand or that may hereafter
be apportioned to said district.

Sec. 2. That the School Commissioner of Florence County be
authorized and required to issue and the Treasurer of said County
to pay a warrant or teacher's pay certificate in favor of Miss Jen- mjm McKensie
nette McKenzie for twenty dollars as salary for teaching a pub- coonw to be
lie school in McMillan's Township, District No. 16, ending No- daim.
vember 2, 1888.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Exempt a Portion op Jefferies Township, No. 346.
IN Florence County, and a Portion of Whitewater
Township, in Oconee County, from the Operation
of the General Stock Law.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Bepre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, ancb by the authority of the same. That
that portion of Jefferies Township, in Florence County, bounded

624 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. on the North by the run of Black Creek, East by the run of the
"■"""^ "^ Great Pee Dee River, and South and West by a line of fence
now established and extending from Mars Bluff Ferry^ on said
river, to Black Creek, thus embracing a territory liable to over-
flow from said river and said creek, and only valuable as pasture

^ted swtton" ^*"^^> ^» *°^ *^® same hereby is, exempted from the operation
emp on. ^^ qj^^^^j, XXVII, Title X, Article I, of the General Statutes,

known as the General Stock Law, and from all Acts amendatory
F^oes. thereof ; Provided, Said line of fencing be kept in good repair.

Sec. 2. That that portion of Oconee County beginning at J.
Section of H. Whitmire's, on Eeowee River, and running to J. M. Whit-

Oconeeex- °

emptecL mire's, on Whitewater River, via R. D. Talley's, A. Crow's, J.

Crow's, L. Crow's and Isaac Crow's, now enclosed by a fence,
be, and the same is hereby, exempt from the operation of the
General Stock Law, Chapter 27, Title 10, of the General Stat-
utes : Provided, Said line of fence be kept in good repair.
Repealing Sec. 3. That all Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with this
Act be, and the same are hereby, repealed.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

NOTE.— For Act relattng to boundary line between Dartlngton and Florence Goimtlet, and
for settlement of olalma whlcti aroie In the present territory of FlorenoQ County, ne ante
No. 8S8, page 507.— Editob.

No. 347. AN ACT to Amend ak Act Bntitlbd **An Act to Pro-
vide FOR THE Ascertainment and Payment of the
Vaud Past School Indebtedness of the County op
Georgetown, and to Authorize the Levy and Col-
lection of a Special Tax Therefor,*' Approved De-
cember 20, 1888.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and Honse of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the aatbority of the same, That
A. A. 1888, Section 6 of an Act entitled *'An Act to provide for the asoer-
amended In ita tainment and payment of the valid past school indebtedness of
^^^ ' the County of Georgetown, and to authorize the levy and col-

lection of a special tax therefor,'* approved December 20th,
1888, be, and the same is hereby, amended so that the proviso
at the end of said Section shall read as follows :
Proviso. Provided, That the said Commission may approve school claims

which shall appear to their satisfaoticyi to have been issued bona
fide and in payment for services actually rendered^ notwith-

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 625

standing the fact that they may have been issued by the Trus- a. p. ma.
tees of any school district in excess of the funds apportioned to qJ^^^]^^^
such district; but such claims shall not be entitled to payment £ excess of

' *^ "^ funds may be

out of the fund hereinafter provided for until all other valid approved,
school claims approved by said Commission shall have first been when paid,
paid.
Approved December 23d, A, D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Gbant to William Miles Hazzard Cbbtain No. 348.
Franchises fob the Purpose of Cultivating Shell
Fish.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Bepre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
for the purpose of raising and cultivating shell fish, canning and
selling the same, William Miles Hazzard, £. P. Alexander and Franohise
E. J. Donaldson, of Georgetown County, State of South Caro-6s*z'ard and
Una, their heirs and assigns, are hereby granted a franchise for
the term of twenty years in and to the public grounds lying T^rm of grant,
under the navigable waters from Winyah Bay to North Inlet, Locattoiu.
and all navigable creeks running into or out of said North Inlet,
in the County of Georgetown, State of South Carolina : Fro-
We^d^, That the said William Miles Hazzard, £. P. Alexander
and R. J. Donaldson, their heirs and assigns, at the termination
of the term herein granted, shall have the option of continuing
the said franchise for another term of twenty-five years, on such f^^^^ ®'
terms as the State shall at that time affix to such franchises;
and the said William Miles Hazzard, E. P. Alexander and R. J.
Donaldson, their heirs and assigns, are hereby authorized to
remove from the natural oyster beds of the State such ousters as
may be needed for setting the cultivated grounds; and any setting of
entry upon the said cultivated grounds by any other person
ahall be a trespass and misdemeanor, punishable by fine not ex-
ceeding twenty dollars, or imprisonment not more than ten m^^jg^ ^^^
days, provided signs forbidding such entry are posted thereon.
But nothing in the provisions of this Act shall be construed as
authorizing any obstruction of the free navigation of the waters otatractton ot
covered by this grant, by course and channel usually traveled^

526 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1860. nor any interference with the free passage of migratory fish, or
"^^T^^^ ^jIjJj ^]jq freg exercise of the public rights of hunting and fishing
for swimming fish ; and all grounds located and planted under
Taxation. i}^{g ^q^ shM be Subject to taxation as real estate (after the beds
commence yielding), and shall be so considered in settlement of
the estates of deceased : And provided, further, That the said
wortS^" ^ William Miles Hazzard, E. P. Alexander and R. J. Donaldson,
their heirs and assigns, or legal representatives, shall within
two years from the approval of this Act furnish to the Commis-
sioner of Agriculture satisfactory evidence under oath that not
less than ten acres have been actually planted in oysters under
the rights and privileges hereby granted.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

No. 349. AN ACT to Amend an Act Entitled *'An Act to Exempt

Certain Portions of Georgetown County from the
Provisions of Chapter XXVII of the General
Statutes, Relating to the General Stock Law and
Fencing Stock,*' Approved December 22, 1889.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
A. A. isffl. Section 1 of an Act entitled *^An Act to exempt certain portions
amended. ' of Georgetown County from the provisions of Chapter XXVII
of the General Statutes, relating to the General Stock Law and
fencing stock," approved December 22, 1888, be, and the same
is hereby, amended, so that said Section, as amended, shall read
as follows :

'' Section 1. That from and after the passage of this Act, all

those portions of the County of Georgetown embraced within

Exemption the boundaries hereinafter described shall be exempt from the

from Stook Law. ^

provisions of Chapter XXVII of the General Statutes of this
State, relating to the General Stock Law and fencing stock, viz. :

ez^ptod'se^ ^^^' ^^^ *^** Section having for its Northern boundary the

•*<»>• Black Eiver, for its Southern boundary the Santee River, for its

Western boundary the line between the Counties of Georgetown

and Williamsburg, and for its Eastern boundary a line beginning

at Santee Ferry, extending along the Charleston public road to

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 527

Sampit Ferry, near Georgetown, thence along the line of the a.d.1889.
corporate limits of the town of Georgetown to the Black River '"^^"^
road, and thence along said Black River road to Pringle^s
Ferry, on Black River. 2d. All that section of said County second secuon.
lying between Black River and Black Mingo Creek, and bounded
on the West by the line between the Counties of Georgetown
and Williamsburg. 3d. All that section of said County bounded Third secMoE.
on the West by the County of Williamsburg, on the South by
Black Mingo Greek and Black River, and on all other sides by
the Great Pee Dee River.
Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Exempt Certain^ Portions of Glassy Mountain No. 350.
Township, in Greenville County, from the Opera-
tions OF THE Provisions of Chapter 27 of the
General Statutes of This State, Entitled "General
Stock Law and Fencing Stock," and Also to Amend
AN Act Entitled **An Act to Exempt Certain Por-
tions op Lexinqton County from the Operation of
Chapter XXVII of the General Statutes of This
State, Relating to the Stock Law."

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
entatives of the State of Soath Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same^ That
all that certain section of Glassy Mountain Township, in Green-
ville County, lying within the following boundaries, to wit :
'^ Commencing at the North Carolina line, at a point at the foot aj» ^55"
of the mountains, near Milton Trammell's ; thence Southeast
to Saluda River, at a point near James Gosnel ; thence across
said river and across Rich Mountain to Lindley's Gap, near John
Harrison^s, on Pacolet River ; thecce down said river to the
Claybern Trammell place ; thence to Lewis Pearlis, via Austin
Balew's ; thence to the upper end of Thomas M. Balew's mill
pond, via Mrs. Adams' and Cornelius Woflford's ; thence to
Howard's Gap Road, on North Carolina line at Flint Mills, via
Mrs. Smith's place and Dr. Simpson's," be, and the same is
hereby, exempted from the operations of the provisions of Chap-
ter XXVII of the General Statutes of this State, entitled ^'Gen-

628 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. ©. 1889. eral Stock Law and Fencing Stock '* : Provided, That the reai-

~^*^ dents of the section named shall at their own expense build a

from stock Law. good and safficient fence along the line above described^ or if

biJS^^mata^ already built to keep the same in good repair^ sufficient to pro-

tained. tect the lands outside of said territory from incursions of all

stock and animals named in said General Stocj^ Law, and this

exemption shall not take effect until the said fence is completed,

or if already built shall cease as soon as there is a failure to keep

up said fence at any point : Provided, furiher. That good, con-

u^roaSs?'^ p«*>- venient and substantial gates shall be placed on all public roads

crossed by this fence at the expense of the residents of the

boundary herein exempted ; and the penalty for having said

Penalty f or aates open shall be the same as for leaving pasture fences down,

leaYinff gates or '

open. as provided for in the General Stock Law.

Sec. 2. That the County Commissioners of Greenville County
, shall, and they are hereby authorized and directed to, determine

Location of ' •' •'

iKnmdary line, the exact location of the aforesaid boundary line.
A. A. 1887, 18, Sec. 3. That an Act entitled '*An Act to exempt certain por-

amended.* * tious of Lexington County from the operation of Chapter
XXVII of the General Statutes of this State, relating to the
Stock Law,^' be amended by striking out Section 3 of said Act
and inserting the following, to be known as Section 3 :

*'Sec. 3. That all that portion of said County lying within
ExemtitedBeo- the following boundaries, to wit : Beginning at Daniel Hutto's,
on Cedar Creek, and adjoining the Big Pasture, running thence
to Daniel Yonce's ; thence to Ben Sharp's, on AVater's Ferry
Boad ; thence down the said road to E. H. Jefcoat's field, near
B. E. Mack's; thence to Russell Stirkie's; thence along the
Church Boad to B. Peel's ; thence to Ebenesser Church ; thence
to North Edisto Biver ; thence up said river to the now * Big
Pasture,' above Black Creek, making the Edisto Biver a lawful
fence ; containing about seventy-five square miles, be, and the
same is hereby, exempted from the provisions of Chapter
XXVII of the General Statutes of this State, relating to the
General Stock Law : Provided, That the residents of the por-
Fences. tion named as aforesaid shall build a fence along the lines de«
scribed, exempted as aforesaid, sufficiently strong and close to
protect the land outside of said pasture from the incursions of
all stock and animals named in the General Stock Law : Pro-

buS?'' *° ^® vided. That said fence be completed on or before the 20th of
December, 1890 : And provided, further, That said change shall
not go into operation or be effectual until the following condi-
tions be complied with — ^that is to say, until the question of said

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 529

change shall be determined by a vote of the freeholders living a.©. 1889.

within the lines aforesaid at an election to be held for that pnr- ^TbTdeter-

pose ; and, further, that said change shall only take place after m^ed by eiec-

said election, and when it shall be ascertained by the same that

iw(hthird8 of the freeholders living within the boundaries of the

proposed additional territory to be exempted as aforesaid shall

have voted therefor. And the County Commissioners are hereby

authorized and required to give thirty days' notice, by publication ^f^^^^^^^^

in the County papers and posting in three public places in the

within boundaries, of said election, which shall be held on or

before the first day of April next, at Thomas Craft's mill, said Time and place.

point being centrally located in said proposed boundaries. Said

election shall be conducted after the manner of general elections BeguiatioM.

in this State ; return to be made to the County Commissioners,

who shall appoint three managers to conduct the said election.

Upon the ballots to be used shall be written the words * Fence *

or * No Fence ;' and if it shall appear upon counting the same

that two-thirds majority of the said ballots are for 'Fence,^ then

the provisions of this amendment shall be effected and go into

operation."

Sec. 4. That all Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with this^JJ^ea^*'**
Act be, and the same are hereby, repealed.

Approved December 2dd, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Authorize and Empower the County Commis- No. 351.
sioNERS of Greenville County to Drain Reedy River
IN Said County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
the County Commissioners of the County of Greenville are au-
thorized and empowered, on the petition of two-thirds of the On petttion rf
land owners up and down the Reedy River, in Greenville County, landownere.
for a distance of ten miles from the city of Greenville, the be-
ginning point being the foot bridge across Reedy River, on River
street, in said city, to drain the lands upon such river. The county com-

. ni&nioiieTB to

County Commissioners of Greenville Countv shall, upon said hear testtmony

" 1 • and determine.

petition being filed, hear the testimony adduced, and if in their

630 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. judgment practicable, they are empowered to make contracts for

^"'''^^" the drainage of such part of said river in the corporate limits of

and from the city of Greenville up said river to such point as

AsBeflsment on they may determine upon, and to impose the proper assessment

dteS; upon the various properties benefited by the same, and the party

owning the same, and the said assessment shall have the force of

a legal judgment and be a lien upon said properties, and said

judgment to be enforced as judgments in the Courts of Common

Pleas are now enforced : Provided, That should any party feel

aggrieved by the decision of the County Commissioners in the

BigbtofappeaL premises, it shall be lawful for him or them to appeal to the

Court of Common Pleas for the said County.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

No. 352. AN ACT to Authorize and Empower the City Council

OF the City of Greenville to Issue Bonds for the
Purpose of Paying for Erecting and Building an
Iron Bridge Across Reedy River Within the Incor-
porate Limits of Said City, and to Provide for the
Interest Accruing Thereon and the Principal.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina^ now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
^jBondi to be ^.j^^ qj|.^ Council of the city of Greenville shall have power, and

they are hereby authorized and empowered, to issue bonds of
Limit. said city to the amount of twelve thousand dollars, for the pur-

to bniid iTOD pose of erecting, building and paying for an iron bridge across

1) r 1 d ff A ovfir

Reedy Riyer. Reedy River within the corporate limits of said city ; said bonds
^jDeBcription of ^^ \yQ iggued in such denomination as said City Council may deem
best, and to be payable from five to fifteen years after the date
of the issue thereof, at the discretion of said City Council, with
interest payable semi-annually at the rate of not exceeding sevea
per centum per annum, and the coupons for said interest when
coapoDB re- due to be receivable in payment of all taxes levied by or due to

celTsble for . _ ., ^ -^ "^

taxes. said City.

inteuBBt to be Sec. 2. That the said City Council shall semi-annually, at such

•iiy. ••^"* times as they may fix and determine, pay the interest due on

said bonds ] and for this purpose the said City Council, in ad-

OP SOUTH CAROLINA. 531

dition to the powers already conferred, shall be authorized and ^ !>• ^^^^
required annually to levy such tax upon the real and personal ^^T L
property assessed for taxation in said city as may be deemed ^jojandprin-
necessary to pay the interest of the said bonds which may become
due in each and every year, and the principal of said bonds when
they become due.

Sec. 3. That this Act shall take effect from and after its ap-
proval.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Authorize and Empower the City Council op No. 353.
THE City op Greenville to Issue Coupon Bonds por the
Purpose op Refunding the Indebtedness op Said City,
Falling Due in 1891, Upon Bonds Issued in Aid op the
Atlanta and Richmond Air Line Railway Company.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
for the purpose of refunding the indebtedness of the city of fJS^ *° **
Greenville upon bonds issued in aid of the Atlanta and Rich-
mond Air Line Railway Company, which bonds fall due in 1891,
the said City Council of the city of Greenville be, and they are
hereby, authorized and empowered to issue coupon bonds to an
amount not exceeding twelve thousand five hundred dollars, said a^^^P^^ "^*
bonds to bear interest at a rate not exceeding seven per cent, per
annum, payable semi-annually on the first days of January and
July of each year, and to be made payable in from five to twenty
years from the date of the same, at the discretion of the said City
Council. .

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Authorize the City Council op the City op No. 354.
Greenville to Charge a Tax Not Exceeding One
Thousand Dollars por Each License por the Sale
OP Spirituous Liquors in Said City.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That

632 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. the City Council of Greenville be, and hereby is, authorized

iJaiioriioeDBe ^^^ empowered to fix and require the payment of such sum

to^ or sums of money as in the judgment of said City Council is

proper, not exceeding one thousand dollars per annum, for each

license to any person or firm engaged^ or intending to engage^

in the business of wholesale or retail liquor dealer in said city.

ordinuioeB. Sec. 2. That the said City Council is hereby authorized and
empowered to pass any and all such ordinances as are necessary
to carry into effect the intent and purposes of this Act.

When to take Sec. A. That this Act shall take effect immediately after the
date of its passage.

Approved December 7th, A. D. 1889,

No, 355. A JOINT RESOLUTION To Authorize the City Coumtcil of

THE City op Greenville to Sell One or More Shares
OF Stock Owned by the City of Greenville in thb
Port Royal and Western Railroad Company.

Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
MSaiTOd.**^** the City Council of the city of Greenville be, and they are
hereby, authorized and empowered to sell one or more shares of
the stock now owned by the said city of Greenville in the Port
Royal and Western Carolina Railroad Company.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

No. 356. AN ACT To Incorporate the Town op Simpsonvillb, in

Greenville County.

OF SOUTH CAEOLINA. 633

County, shall be deemed, and are hereby declared to be, a body ^' ^' ^889.
politic and corporate ; and that said town shall be known by the ^"^^^^
name of Simpsonville, and the limits shall extend one-half a Name and
mile in every direction from the depot of the Greenville and
Laurens Bailroad, so that the limits shall form a circle.

Sec. 2. Said town of Simpsonville shall be vested with all the Rights and
rights, powers and privileges granted by, and be subject to all
the limitations and provisions contained in, an Act entitled ''An
Act to provide for and regulate the incorporation of towns of iQstatMn4.
less than one thousand inhabitants in this State," approved
December 23d, A. D. 1885.

Sec. 3. That this Act shall be deemed a public Act, and shall Pubuc Act
continue in force for thirty years from the date of its passage, mmtion.
and until the final adjournment of the Oeneral Assembly next
thereafter.

Sec. 4. No license for the sale of spirituous or malt liquors, saieof uqnon
wines, bitters, or other beverages of which spirituous liquors '"'^**^
form an ingredient, shall be granted by the municipal authori-
ties of the town of Simpsonville, in the County of Greenville.

Sec. 5. This Act shall take effect immediately on its approval, wben to take

Approved December 7th, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Pbovide fob the Holding of an Election in No. 357.
THE Town of Greee^ in Gkbenville County, and
Granting Certain Powebs to the Officebs Elected.

Whereas the time fixed by the charter of the town of Greer^s preamWe.
for the election of an lutendant and Wardens of said town has ^

passed and no election been held, doubts being entertained as to
the authority of the last Council of said town to order or to fix
a day for said election : now, therefore.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
an election be held in said town of Greer's on the first Tuesday xime of eiec-
in February, A. D. 1890, for an Intendant and Wardens of said ^^
town.

Sec. 2. That said Intendant and Wardens, when so elected, Term ot office.

shall hold office for the term of one year, and an election shall
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534 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. be }jgi(i QYi the first Tuesday in February in each and every year
_ . . thereafter for an Intendant and Wardens of said town.

SaDsequent

eiectioM. Sec. 3. That in the first election to be held under this Act,

Managers— '

thrfr powers '^. C. Stewart, C. Pennington and W. F. Cunningham be, and

auQ uuiieB.

they are hereby, appointed the managers, who shall count all
the votes cast and declare the result of the election.
Bepeaiinff Sec. 4. That all Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with this

clause.

Act be repealed, and this Act shall take effect from its approval.
Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

No. 358. AN ACT to Amend an Act to Authorize the Coitntt Com-
missioners OP Hampton County to Open and Con-
struct A Public Highway Across Coosawhatchie
Swamp.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That

w^'tal/iMl *^^ ^^^ *^ authorize the County Commissioners of Hampton

amended. County to open and construct a public highway across Coosaw-

hatchie Swamp be, and the same is hereby, amended by adding

an additional Section, to be known as Section 2. So that said

Act as amended shall read as follows :

To construct SECTION 1. That the County Commissioners of Hampton

at Po«um Cor- County be, and they are hereby, authorized and required to open
and construct a public road across Coosawhatchie Swamp, at or
near the point known as 'Possum Corner Ford, and for this pur-

^ pose are authorized to call out such persons as are liable by law

Payment tbere- to work on public highways ; and further, to expend such a sum

of money as in their judgment is necessary to complete the road

Time for com- *^^ ^^y ^^^^S^ thereon : Provided, That if in the judgment of

pietingwork. the Commissioners the road cannot with proper economy be
completed in one fiscal year the work and expenditure of mone^*
therefor may be extended into the next fiscal year.
Appiicatton of Sec. 2. That the money now in the hands of the County

moneyiooiiBn Tj.gj^gQrgr ^f Hampton County arising from the tax levies made

in pursuance of law to open and construct a public highway across
Coosawhatchie Swamp, at or near Opossum Corner Ford, be,
and the same are hereby, directed to be applied by the County

OP SOUTH CAROLINA. 535

Commissioners to ordinary County expenses for the fiscal year ^* i>- 1*9.

commencing NoTember 1st, 1889, and that the same shall be re- """'"^'^^

placed in the County treasury to be applied to the construction BefaDcUng of
of the said highway out of the tax levy for County expenses for
the said fiscal year when the same shall have been collected.

Sec. 3. That this Act shall take effect from its passage. wbentotake
Approved December 23d, A. D, 1889. ^^

AN ACT TO Regulate the Salary and Appointment of No. 359.
Trial Justices and Constables in Hampton and Union
Counties.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
the eight Trial Justices now appointed for Hampton County saimoj Trial
shall each receive a salary of one hundred dollars per annum. Hampton.
Each of the Trial Justices now appointed shall be authorized and
empowered to appoint and employ a person to act as Constable, ooiuitabiesand
who shall receive as compensation for his services the same amount ^ ^^*
as that received by the Trial Justice making such appointment.
The salaries of said Trial Justices and Constables shall be paid to be paid

^ quarterly.

quarterly by the County Treasurer in equal installments, upon the

warrant of the County Commissioners, and shall be in lieu of all

costs and fees in criminal cases. The costs and fees to which said '° ^^ o'«wte.

Trial Justices and Constables would have been entitled but for

the provisions of this Act shall be collected and paid over to Fees to be paid

the County Treasurer of said County, together with all fines Treasarer.

collected. And each of said Trial Justices shall, at least ten TraoKript of

days prior to each term of the Court of General Sessions for the filed.

County wherein he resides, make out and file with the Clerk of

said Court a certified transcript of his criminal docket, which

shall show the amount of fees, costs and fines imposed, and the

amount collected thereon.

Seo. 2. That if any Trial Justice or his Constable shall re- Forfeiture of
ceive any compensation for discontinuing or compromising any
criminal case, it shall be deemed sufficient cause for forfeiture
of his office, and if any such charge should be substantiated the
Oovernor shall at once remove him and appoint a successor.

536 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 18B9. Seq^ 3, That during the session of the Legislature in the year
A^ ijQtm^ntB ^^^^ ^^^ Governor shall appoint, by and with the advice and con-
by the Govemor seut of the Senate, six Trial Justices for Hampton County, one
for each township, who shall reside therein. The salaries of the
Salaries of six six Trial Justices when appointed shall be as follows : For Coo-
Hampton, sawhatchie Township, one hundred dollars ; for Goethe Town-
ship, one hundred and twenty-five dollars ; for Lawton Town-
ship, one hundred and fifty dollars ; for Peeples Township, one
hundred and fifty dollars ; for Pocataligo Township, one hun-
dred dollars ; for Robert Township, one hundred and twenty-
coDstabies and five dollars. Each of the Trial Justices so appointed shall be

their Day

authorized and empowered to appoint and employ a person to
act as Constable, who shall receive as compensation for his
services the same amount as that received by the Trial Justice

Payment of making such appointment ; the salaries of said Trial Justices
and Constables to be paid in the same manner as is provided for

Bond by Con- in the first Section of this Act. And each of said Trial Justices
and Constables shall enter into bond in the penal sum of two
hundred and fifty dollars, with security to be approved by the
County Commissioners of Hampton County.

Salary of TMai Seg. 4. That from and after the passage of this Act, the two
Union.* *^*" ^ Trial Justices appointed for Union Township, in Union County,
shall each receive a salary of fifty dollars per annum, and the
Trial Justices for the other townships of the County shall each
receive a salary of thirty-five dollars per annum, in lien of all
services rendered the County and State in criminal cases, pay-

when payable, able quarterly by the County Treasurer out of the County funds ;
and all costs taxed and received in criminal cases in the Courts

GostBtobepaid of Trial Justice shall be paid over to the Treasurer of the

over to County rt i.„
Treasurer. Oounty.

Constables In Sec. 5. That the Trial Justices for Union Township shall
i^on and their j.g^3Qjyg together, in addition to said salary, the sum of eighty
dollars, payable quarterly, to be used in compensating the per-
son appointed by them as Constable ; and the other Trial Jus-
tices of the County each receive the sum of forty dollars to be
used in compensating such person as shall be appointed by thenx
Fees to Sheriff I'cspectively as Constable : Provided, That in criminal prosecu-
tions cognizable by the Court of General Sessions the Sheriff
of the County may be authorized to serve process, and he shall
receive therefor the same fees as are now, or hereafter may be,
allowed by law for such purpose.
Repealing Sec. 6. That all Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with this
Act are hereby repealed.

OF SOUTH CAEOLINA. 537

Sec. 7. That this Act shall go into effect from the date of its ^- ^- ^^•
approval. '^Jli^i^e

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889. *"^

NOTE.— For Act relatliig to Trial JnetlceB on line of Beaufort and Hampton Gonntles, see
ante No. 398, page 4611.— xditor.

AN ACT TO Pbbscbibb and Fix the Salary of the Clerk No. 360.
OF THE Court of General Sessions for the County of
Horry.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in Oeneral Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
from and after the first day of January, eighteen hundred and ©f SoS^*^"^"
ninety, the Clerk of the Court of General Sessions for the
County of Horry shall receive an annual salary of three hun-
dred dollars in lieu of all fees and costs in criminal cases, which
salary shall be paid to him quarterly, and the County Commis- wnenaodmw
eioners of said County shall issue their warrant on the County
Treasurer of said County every three months for said salary.

Sec. 2. That all fees or costs collected by said Clerk in crimi- '«e« to be

tamed over.

nal cases shall be paid into the County treasury.

Sec. 3. That all Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with this Repealing
Act be, and the same are hereby, repealed. clause.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Further Regulate the Sale of Domestic No. 361.
Wines in Marlboro, Marion and Horry Counties, in
This State.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
from and after the passage of this Act it shall be unlawful for Bow*°5niV on
any person or persons in the Counties of Marlboro, Marion or i*®™^**-
Horry of this State to sell, trade or barter, without license, any

638 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. domestic wines, except on the premises where such wines are mana-

^^^"^ factured from grapes or berries grown in this State, and then

In labeled res- and there only in bottles, casks or demijohns, containing: each

selB boldlnff a .

quart or more, not less than one quart, and each bearing a label containing the
name of the person or persons manufacturing and the person
or persons selling the same, and each of said packages or vessels

And sealed, then and there to be delivered up sealed to the purchaser with
the contents, and not opened on the premises, and the contents

Not to be open- shall not be there distributed, treated out or retailed, or the
vessel or label returned to the seller.

Penalty for Sec. 2. That any person or persons who shall violate the pro-

^ "*' visions of Section 1 of this Act, either as to the selling of
domestic wine, or as to the opening any package or vessel, and
retailing or distributing the contents thereof on the premises
where sold, or as to returning the vessel or label to the seller,
shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
subject to a fine of not more than one hundred dollars, and to
imprisonment for not exceeding thirty days, either or both, in
the discretion of the Court.

Repealing Seo. 3. That all Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with this

clause.

Act be, ajid the same are hereby, repealed, in so far as they affect
the provisions of this Act.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

No. 362. AN" ACT to Amend an Act Entitled "An Act to Provide

A More Efficient System of Working the Public Roads
IN Laurens, Anderson, Edgefield, Lexington, Marl-
boro, EiCHLAND, Abbeville and Newberry Counties, ''
Approved December 22d, 1888, so as to Include Horry
AND Union Counties, and Provide for Commutation"
for Road Work Therein.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
A.^A.i88M|ttte Section one (1st) of an Act entitled *'An Act to provide a more
efficient system of working the public roads in Laurens, Ander-
son, Edgefield, Lexington, Marlboro, Richland, Abbeville and
Newberry Counties," approved December 22d, 1888, be amended

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 539

by inserting the word "Horry," Union, after the word Abbe- a. d.isw.
ville and before the word "and" in the fifth line of said 1~ . ^ ^\

To Include

Section one (first), so that said Section when so amended shall Horry and

Union.

read as follows :
Sbction 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Bepre- section i as

afflendeda

sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
the County Commissioners of Laurens, Anderson, Edgefield, di^?d"ed°into
Lexington, Marlboro, Richland, Abbeville, Horry, Union and^J^y <**»-
Newberry Counties be, and they are hereby, authorized and
required to divide the public roads of said Counties into high-
way districts of such size as they may deem advantageous, and
appoint an overseer for each district, and assign such hands to ^^^^ ■"*
each district as they may see proper, having regard to the im-
portance of the road and the residence of the hands so assigned.

Sec. 2. That Section eight (8th) of said Act be amended by ^^l^^^ ^
inserting in the fifth line of said Section eight after the word Horry.
'' annum '^ and aft«r the comma, and before the word ''and,''
the following : ''And except in Horry County, where it shall be
two dollars per annum.'' So that said Section when so amended
shall read as follows :

Section 8. Any hand in said Counties may compound for his ^jsommutatfon
work by paying to the overseer, and taking his receipt in writing
therefor, the sum of six dollars, except in Edgefield, Richland
and Abbeville Counties, where it shall be five dollars per annum,
and except in Horry County, where it shall be two dollars per
annum, and all sums so received shall be returned by such over-
seer to the County Commissioners at their next meeting there-
after, with a list of the persons paying the same.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Incoeporatb the Burroughs School, op Con- No. 363.
WAY, HoRBT County, South Carolina, and to Pro-
hibit the Sale of Intoxicating Liquors Within
One Mile Thereof.

540

STATUTES AT LARGE

Name.

Fowen.

A. D. 1889. p, Quattlebaum, and their associates and successors, be, and
they are hereby, created a body corporate, by the name and style
of the Trustees of Burroughs School, a seminary of learning,
situated at Conway, Horry County, South Carolina ; and that
said corporation, by the name aforesaid, shall have power to
sue, and be liable to be sued, in any of the Courts of this State,
to use a common seal, and to make all sach by-laws, rules and
regulations as it may deem necessary and proper for the estab-
lishment, organization and government of such seminary of
learning and the transaction of the business of such corpora-
tion : Provided, however. Such by-laws, rules and regulations
be not inconsistent with or repugnant to the laws of the land.
Property rii^itk Sec. 2. That the said corporation shall have power to pur-
chase, acquire, hold, to sell and convey, property, real and
personal ; and also shall have power and authority to confer the
degrees of Bachelor of Elements and Master of Elements.

saieof uquor Sec. 3. That the sale or barter of spirituous liquors, wine,
probibited. beer, or other intoxicating drink or beverage of any kind, in any
quantity whatever, be, and the same is hereby, expressly pro-
hibited within a radius of one mile from said school ; that no
license, from any authority whatever, shall warrant such sale ;
and whosoever shall be found guilty of a violation of this Act
shall be punished the same as if convicted of retailing liquors
without a license in this State.

Sec. 4. This Act shall be deemed a public Act, and shall con-
tinue in force until repealed.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

Penalttw.

PnbliflAct.
Pontion.

No. 364. AN ACT to Repeal an Act Entitled "An Act to Provide

FOR THE Establishment and Maintenance of Public
Schools in School District No. 11, Known as Soccas-
tee, in Horry County, and to Authorize the Levy
AND Collection of a Local Tax Therein.''

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Eepre-

sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting

in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That

a. a. 1887, an Act entitled *'An Act to provide for the establishment and

repealed!^ ^**' maintenance of public schools in School District No. 11, known

OP SOUTH CAROLINA. 541

as Soccastee, in Horry County, and to authorize the levy and ^ i>« ^889.
collection of a local tax therein," ratified the seventeenth day of ^^"""^^^^
December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and eighty-seven, be, and the same is hereby, repealed.

Sec. 2. That all Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with this ^^^^^p «*'''*«
Act are hereby repealed.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Charter a Public Ferry at Wortham's Land- No. 365.

ING ON THE WaCCAMAW RiVER, IN HORRY COUNTT, AND

TO Fix the Bate op Tolls Thereat.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
a public ferry over and across Waccamaw River, in Horry jj^JJ?^ •^'^
County, at a point known as Wortham's Landing, be, and the
same is hereby, chartered and vested in R. D. Best, his heirs ^TS^ ^ ^
and assigns, who shall be allowed the following ferriage or rates
of toll, to wit : For single horse and rider, ten cents ; for single
horse cart, fifteen cents ; for single horse and buggy, twenty-
five cents ; for two horses and vehicle, forty cents ; for four
horses and vehicle, fifty cents. That the rates of ferriage not Ratee oc tou.
herein provided for shall be the same as now fixed by General
Statutes, Section 1147.

Seo. 2. That the charter shall remain in force for fourteen Duratioii.
years.

Approved December 23d, A. D, 1889.

note.— For JoJnt Resolution relating to payment of a scbool claim In Hoirj County, tee
ante No. 945, page 688.— Editor.

AN ACT TO Incorporate the Town of Westvillb, in Ker- No. 366,

SHAW County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Seuate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
from and after the passage of this Act all citizens of this State

642 STATUTES AT LAEGE

A. B. 1889. ^ho have resided sixty days in the town of Westville shall be

_^^_^V7 deemed^ and are hereby declared a body politic and corporate,
and the said town shall be called and known by the name of

Name and Westville, and its corporate limits shall extend one-half mile
North, East, South and West from the public well at the inter-
section of Main and Mill streets, so that said town shall be one
mile square.

Bights and Seo. 2. That the said town of Westville shall have all the
^'^ rights, powers and privileges, and be subject to all the provi-
sions and limitations, enumerated and contained in an Act enti-

i» Stat., 174. tied "An Act to provide for and regulate the incorporation of
towns of less than one thousand inhabitants in this State,'' ap-
proved December 23d, 1885.

Public Act Sec. 3. This Act shall be deemed a public Act, and shall con-

Dnratton. tinue in force until amended or repealed.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

No, 367. AN ACT to Authorize akd Empower the Town Council

OF Camden to Issue and Dispose of Bonds for the
Redemption of Bonds of Said Town Issued Under
Act of the General Assembly Approved December
24th, a. D. 1884.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
bond& ^ "*^ ^^® Town Council of the town of Camden, in said State, be,
and tHey are hereby, authorized and empowered to issue and
dispose of negotiable bonds of the said town to an amount suffi-
To redeem old cient to take up and redeem all bonds of said town issued un-
der authority of an Act of the General Assembly of this State
i88tat.,8ia entitled "An Act to authorize and empower the Town Council
of Camden, S. C, to issue and dispose of bonds of the said
town to provide for building a new town hall," approved De-
cember 24th, 1884.
Amoant Sec. 2. That said bonds shall not exceed in amount the amount

Denomiiiation. authorized by said Act ; shall be in denominations ranging from
interast one hundred to one thousand dollars, bearing interest at a rate
not exceeding seven per cent, per annum, payable annually, and

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 543

to become payable in ten years from the issuance thereof, on the ^^ i>- 1®**
fifteenth day of March of any year designated therein; said _. ^ "_
bonds, or their proceeds, to be applied to the redemption of
bonds issued under said Act of December 24th, A. D. 1884, as
the same, or any of them, shall fall due.

Sec. 3. That said Town Council are hereby authorized and Annual tax.
empowered to levy an annual tax on all the taxable property of
said town, not exceeding five mills upon the assessed value umit.
thereof, if the same be necessary, to provide for the payment of
the principal and interest of said bonds, as the same may fall paia^Lterestl
due.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

School District

AN ACT TO Constitute the TownofKbbshaw a Separate No. 368.
School DisTRrcT, and to Authorize the Levy and Col-
lection OF A Special Tax Therein for the Purpose of
Maintaining One or More Graded Public Schools in
Said Town.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
for the purpose of maintaining one or more graded public csci^ififlied^
schools in the town of Kershaw, in this State, the said town of
Kershaw be, and the same is hereby, constituted and declared
to be a separate school district, to be known as the School Dis- Name,
trict of Kershaw.

Sec. 2. That the Board of School Trustees for said separate ^^ <^ Tn»-
school district shall consist of three members, two of whom
shall be appointed by the Board of Examiners for Lancaster
County and one by the Board of Examiners for Kershaw County,
who shall at any time previous to the 30th day of June in each
year, upon the written request of a majority of the freeholders
residing in said town, issue a call for a meeting, after two Meeungofua-
weeks' notice, of all those citizens who return for taxation real
or personal property in said district. Such notice shall specify Notice of
the time and place of meeting, and be published in one or more ^
newspapers published in the town, or be posted in four con-
spicuous places therein.

544 STATUTES AT LARGE

A.^.iM O. Sec, 3^ That the persons entitled to vote in said meeting shall

Powers of ^*^® power : First. To appoint a Chairman and Secretary.

meettng. Second. To adjourn from time to time. Third. To levy on all

real and personal property in said district returned for taxation

Levyua. a tax not exceeding three (3) mills on the dollar, if, by a vote
of a majority of the citizens assembled at such meeting, it shall
be deemed expedient to levy said tax, in addition to the amount
of the Constitutional school tax apportioned to the use of the

voten. schools in said district. Only those persons shall vote at such

meetings who are citizens of this State and return for taxation

Tax not to be ^®*' ^^ personal property in said district, and no tax thus levied
repealed. ehall be repealed at any subsequent meeting.

Notice to Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of the Chairman of such meeting
to notify the County Auditors of Kershaw and Lancaster Coun-

Whosbauas- ties, within one week, of the tax so levied, and said Auditors

sen tax.

shall thereupon proceed to assess such tax on all real and per-
sonal property returned in said district for taxation that may be
situated in their respective Counties.
County Traa^ Sec. 5. That the County Treasurers for Kershaw and Lan-
caster Counties shall collect said tax at the time of collecting
uen. the State and County taxes, and it shall be alien upon all prop-

erty returned in said district for taxation until paid, as is pro-
vided for in the case of State and County taxes ; and the pro-
Payments, ceeds arising from said tax shall be paid out by said County
Treasurers on warrants from the School Trustees of said dis-
trict, countersigned by the County School Commissioner of
Kershaw or Lancaster County as the case may be, and said
Penalties. officers shall be liable to all penalties prescribed by law for non-
performance of duty,
oompensadon Seo. 6. That the County Auditor of Lancaster County shall
to Auditors. receive the sum of twenty-five ($26) dollars and the County
Auditor of Kershaw County the sum of fifteen ($15) dollars for
his services in assessing the tax that may be levied under the
provisions hereof, the same to be paid out of the funds so levied
and collected.
Repealing Seo. 7. That all Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with this
^^'*""®* Act be, and the same are hereby, repealed.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

OP SOUTH CAROLINA. 545

AN ACT TO Amend "An Act to Provide a More Efficient a. d. 1889.
System of Working the Public Roads in Kershaw ^•^-^-— ^
AND Lancaster Counties/' No. 869.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina^ now met and sitting
in General Assembly^ and by the authority of the same, That
Section 7 of an Act entitled ''An Act to provide a more efficient pa87,'amMi5SS
system of working the public roads in Kershaw and Lancaster
Counties'' be, and the same is hereby, amended by striking out
all after the words ''shall be'' on the third line, and inserting
in lieu thereof "expended by such overseer on the road to which
such hand belongs in hiring other labor on said road, and shall
make a monthly return under oath to the County Commissioners,
showing of whom received and how expended, and any amount
not expended as directed above shall be returned for the per-
manent road fund." So that said Section as amended shall read
as follows :

Section 7. Any hand may compound for his work by paying oompoaiidinff
to the overseer, and taking his receipt in writing therefor, the
sum of fifty cents for each day actually worked, which sum shall
be expended by such overseer on the road to which said hand
belongs in hiring other labor on said road, and shall make a
monthly return under oath to the County Commissioners, show- Returns by
ing of whom received and how expended, and any amount not
expended as above directed shall be returned for the permanent
road fund.

Sec. 2. That Section eight of said Act be also amended by section a

^ '' amended.

striking out the word "shall" on the firat line, and inserting in
lieu thereof the word "may." So that said Section as amended
shall read :
Section 8. The County Commissioners of the said Counties compensation

to Ovenesr

may pay to the overseer so appointed, out of the tax annually
levied and collected for County expanses, as compensation for
his work, a sum not to exceed one and one-half dollars per day
for each and every day so employed, said compensation to be paid
by the County Commissioners after the work has been done by
said overseer : Provided, That said overseer shall not be exempt oreneer ua-

• ,,,, ill'- 1 bletoroaddutj.

from road duty by reason of his service as such overseer.

Sec. 3. That said Act be also amended by adding the follow- Additional
ing, to be known as Section nine thereof :

Section 9. The provisions of existing laws relating to the other lawi to
working of highways shall remain of force in the said County,
except so far as they are modified by the provisions of this Act.

Approved December 24th^ A. D. 1889.

546 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1880. ^jf ^cT TO Repeal an Act Entitled "An Act to Provide

A More Efficient System of Working the Public
Roads in Kershaw and Lancaster Counties," so Far
AS the Same Relates to Lancaster County.*

No. 370.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and Hoase of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, Thafc
pfiw i^SS *^ ^^^ entitled *'An Act to provide a more efficient system of
working the pnblic roads in Kershaw and Lancaster Counties "
be, and the same is hereby, repealed, in so far as said Act relates
to the County of Lancaster.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

No. 371. A JOINT RESOLUTION to Authorize and Empower the

County Commissioners of Lancaster County to Use
AN Unexpended Balance of Fifteen Hundred and
Thirty-three and 56-100 Dollars, Now in the Hands
OF the Treasurer, for Ordinary County Purposes.

Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
of^unSpeSleS ^^® County Commissioners of Lancaster County be, and they
***'"**^ are hereby, authorized and empowered to apply an unexpended

balance of fifteen hundred and thirty-three and 56-100 dollars,
now in the hands of the County Treasurer, and arising from
the railroad tax, and dividends paid to said County on stock of
the Chester and Cheraw Railroad Company, to the ordinary ex-
County Trea- penses of Said County. And the County Treasurer of Lancaster
County is hereby authorized and directed to pay out said unex-
pended balance upon the warrant of the County Commissioners.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

"Bee next prevtoas Act, No. 809, page 546, of one day later date.— Editob.

OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

647

AN ACT TO Amend Section 2 of an Act Entitled "An Act ^- ^' ^^^'
TO Alter and Amend the Charter of the Town of ■j^*'"*^^
Lancaster, and Reduce All Acts and Parts of Acts
IN Relation Thereto Into One Act," Approved March
12th, 1878, A. D.

• 8|W Stat., 479,

charter of the town of Lancaster, and reduce all Acts and parts amended,
of Acts in relation thereto into one Act," approved March 12th,
1878, A. D., be, and the same is hereby, amended so that said
Section shall hereafter read as follows :

Section 2. That the said town shall be governed by an In- totendantand
tendant and four Wardens, who shall be citizens of this State
and residents of said town for sixty days and of the State twelve
months immediately preceding their election, who shall hold
their respective offices for the term of two years from the date
of their election, and who shall be elected biennially on the
second Monday in December, ten days' public notice thereof
being previously given ; and that all male inhabitants of the age
of twenty-one years, citizens of the State and who have resided
in the said town sixty days and in the State twelve months im-
mediately preceding the election, shall be entitled to vote for
said Intendant and Wardens, paupers and persons under dis-
abilities for crime excepted : Provided, That the first election Next electioiu
after the passage of this Act shall be held on the second Mon-
day in April, 1890, A. D., and that the Intendant and Wardens
thus elected shall hold their respective offices until their suc-
cessors, who shall be elected on the second Monday in Decem-
ber, 1891, A. D., shall qualify and enter upon the discharge of
their duties.

Sec. 2. That all Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with this .Repeaiinff
Act be, and the same are hereby, repealed.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

Tenn of oflloe*
neettoDS.

Electon.

Tenn.

NOTE.— For Act cbartertng Peay^s Ferry, partly tn Lancaster County, aee ante No. 840,
page 616.— Sdrob.

648 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1869. ^-^ ^cT TO Authorize the County Commissioners of Lau-
rens County to Use the Sinking Fund in the Pay-
ment of Past Indebtedness and Current Expenses.

No. 373.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
ofi^SK^£ the County Commissioners of Laurens County are authorized
and empowered to use certain funds heretofore collected as the
railroad tax and known as the Sinking Fund, in payment of
the past indebtedness and current expenses of said County.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

No. 374. AN ACT to Authorize the Board of County Commission-
ers OF Laurens County to Issue Coupon Bonds for the
Purpose of Refunding the Indebtedness op Said
County, Falling Due in January, 1890, Upon Bonds
Issued in Aid of the Greenville and Laurens Rail-
way Company, or to Borrow Money to Pay Off the
Same.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
j^^J^^*° for the purpose of refunding the indebtedness of the County of
Laurens upon bonds issued in aid of the Greenville and Laurens
Railway Company, which bonds fall due in January, 1890, the
Board of County Commissioners of the County of Laurens be,
and they are hereby, authorized and empowered to issue coupon

Amount. bonds to an amount not exceeding the amount of said bonds

Interest falling due in January, 1890, now outstanding, said bonds to
bear interest at a rate not exceeding seven per cent, per annum.

When payable, payable annually on the first day of January of each and every
year, to bear date from the first day of January, 1890, and to be
made payable thirty years from the date of the same.

Loans aattlOI^- Seg. 2. That should the Board of County Commissioners of

**^ Laurens County deem it advisable and to the interest of said

County to borrow money and pay off said indebtedness or any

part of it and not issue bonds as aforesaid, that then they be.

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 649

and are hereby, anthorized and empowered to borrow such sum a.d.1889.
or sums of money as may be necessary for that purpose and to
execute the obligations of the County therefor.

Approved December 2di, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Authorize the County Commissioners of No. 375.
Lexington County and the City Council of the
City of Columbia to Purchase the Two Bridges
Known as the Broad River Bridge and Congaree
Bridge, Near the City of Columbia, or to Erect
Other Bridges Across the Congaree and Broad
Rivers.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met, sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
the County Commissioners for the County of Lexington and the Provisional

•^ JO contract for pur-

City Council of the city of Columbia be, and they are hereby, cbase of bridges

authorized to contract provisionally for the purchase of either or

both of the two bridges near the city of Columbia, the one

across Broad River, known as the Broad River Bridge, and

the other across the Congaree River, known as the Congaree

Bridge, to be paid for, in such proportions as are hereinafter

specified, by the city of Columbia and Lexington County, as To be paid for

may be voted therefor under the provisions of this Act : Pro- and Lexington.

vided, That the price to be paid for both of said bridges shall Limit to price.

not exceed in the aggregate the sum of fifty thousand dollars :

And provided, further, That in case both of said bridges cannot Erection of

new bridges.

be purchased for said sum, said County Commissioners and the

City Council may contract provisionally for the erection of other

bridges across one or both of said streams, not to exceed in cost

said sum of fifty thousand dollars.

Sec. 2. That before such contract shall become binding the to be voted on

County Commissioners of the County of Lexington shall submit (^unty.***

to the qualified voters of said County, which is hereby created a

body politic and corporate for the purposes of this Act, the

question of purchasing said bridges and of issuing bonds of said

County to an amount equal to one-third of the price agreed to be Lexington to

paid for said bridges, which said one-third shall be apportioned ^^ °°^
20

550 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 18W. among the townships in said County as follows : to Fork Town-
^^^T^ . ship, 14-100 ; to Congaree Township, 14-100 ; to Lexington Town-
among the ship, 11-100 ; to Sandy Run Township, 11-100 ; to Piatt Springs
**' Township, 10-100 ; to Bull Swamp Township, 8-100 ; to Saluda
Township, 6-100 ; to Broad River Township, 6-100 ; to Boiling
Springs Township, 6-100 ; to Hollow Creek Township, 5-100 ; to
Gilbert Hollow Township, 5-100 ; to Chinquapin Township, 2-100 ;
And by city of ^^ Black Creek Township, 2-100 ; and the City Council of the city
^o!iSiSL* '"^ ^^ Columbia shall likewise submit the question of purchasing said
bridges or either of them and of issuing bonds of the said city to
an amount equal to two-thirds of the price agreed to be paid for
said bridges or either of them, to the qualified yoters of said city :
If eiectkm be Provided, Four-fifths of the actual resident male freeholders of
touMi/tVa \\ the city of Columbia, to be ascertained from the books of the
freehoidere. Auditor of Richland County, shall first petition said Council to
call such election, and the said City Council shall determine
whether four-fifths of the resident male freeholders of the city
orderforelec- have signed the said petition ; and the said County Commissioners
of the County of Lexington and the City Council of the city of
Columbia shall respectively order elections to be held in the said
city of Columbia and County of Lexington specifying the time
and purpose of the election, which shall be held at the usual
voting precincts for the respective city and County, and they
Managera and shall respectively, for the said County and city, appoint their
managers for every election precinct, who shall, without com-
pensation, hold and conduct said elections, at which election
FormofbauotB. the ballots shall have written or printed thereon either the
words **for bridges'^ or the words ''against bridges." Notice
Notice of eiec- of the election in the city of Columbia shall be published in one
^^"^ newspaper published in the city of Columbia for one month

prior to such election, and notices of the election to be held in
the County of Lexington shall be published for the same period
in one newspaper published in said County, in all of which
Contents of notices the amount to be paid for said bridges shall be stated,
"^ ^' and the amount to be subscribed by the said city of Columbia

Who may vote, and Countv of Lexington ; at such election registration of voters
shall not be required, but such voters shall possess all other
qualifications now required by law for voters at general elections.
Declaration of It shall be the duty of the managers in the County of Lexington
to count the votes at their respective precincts and make their
return to the County Commissioners, who shall receive and tabu-
late the same and declare the result, which result shall be certified
to as correct by said County Commissioners and filed in their

OF SOUTH CAEOLINA.

551

ofiSce ; and it shall be the duty of the managers appointed by
the City Council of the city of Columbia to count the votes at
their respectiye voting precincts in said city, and make their
returns to the City Council, who shall receive and tabulate the
same and declare the result, which shall be certified to as cor-
rect by said City Council and filed in their oflBce. Contests in
such elections shall be heard and determined by the Board of
County Commissioners of Lexington County and the City Coun-
cil of Columbia, respectively. In case a majority of the ballots
cast at such elections in said city and County shall have the
words "for bridges^* written or printed thereon, said city and
County shall be held to have voted in favor of the purchase or
erection of said bridges ; otherwise they shall be held to have
voted against the same : Provided, That the vote so taken in
the County of Lexington and city of Columbia shall be con-
strued as applying only to the question of the purchase or erec-
tion of the said bridges if the city of Columbia shall vote in favor
of two-thirds and the County of Lexington one-third of the
amount agreed to be paid for either or both of said bridges ac-
cording to the amounts specified, shall also vote in favor thereof,
the contract so provisionally entered into shall be affirmed as to
either or both of the said bridges accordingly as the vote may
be ; otherwise it shall be void.

Sec. 3. That in case such provisional contracts, or either of
them, shall be affirmed as hereinbefore provided for, the County
Commissioners for Lexington County shall execute in the name
of said County coupon bonds, payable to bearer, maturing in
twenty years, bearing interest at the rate of six per centum per
annum, payable annually, to an amount equal to two-thirds of
the price agreed to be paid for either or both of said bridges,
accordingly as the contracts therefor may have been affirmed at
said elections, as hereinbefore provided for. And the City
Council of the city of Columbia shall in like manner execute
the bonds of said city equal to two-thirds of the price agreed to
be paid for either or both of said bridges, according as the con-
tract therefor may have been affirmed at said elections as herein
provided. The bonds issued by the City Council to be similar
in form and maturity to those issued by the County of Lexing-
ton.

Sec. 4. That the County Commissioners for Lexington
County shall annually levy a tax upon all taxable property
within said County sufficient to pay the interest on the bonds so
issued by them. And the City Council of the city of Columbia

A.I>.1S80.

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Annual tax
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552 STATUTES AT LARGE

A D 1880

shall annually levy a like tax upon all the taxable property
within the city limits in whose name such bonds are issued suf-
ficient to pay the interest on the bonds issued in the name of
said city.
Free to all. Sec. 6. That said bridges shall be opened for the free passage
Tobek^inof all persons, and shall be maintained in good repair at the
™ equal cost of said city of Columbia and Lexington County, but

Pledge of they shall stand pledged as security for the payment of the prin-
cipal and interest of the bonds issued for their purchase or erec-
tion respectively.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

No. 376. AN ACT to Amend an Act Entitled "An Act to Incob-

PORATB THE ToWN OF PeAK'S STATION, IN LEXINGTON

County.*'

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
if'^^J^'^'an Act entitled "An Act to incorporate the town of Peak's
amended.' Station, in Lexington County,'' approved 19th February, 1880,
be, and the same is hereby, amended by striking out Section
thirteen, so that said Section, when amended, shall read as
follows :
pro2!^tte£^°^ Section 13. That no license for the sale of spirituous or malt
liquors, wines, liquors, or other beverages of which spirituous
liquors form an ingredient, shall be granted by the municipal
authorities of the town of Peak's Station, in Lexington County
Sate rfUquore after the first day of January, 1890 ; and the sale of spirituous
or intoxicating liquors, bitters, or other beverages of which spi-
rituous liquors form an ingredient, within the corporate limits of
said town is prohibited after said date.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

OP SOUTH CAROLINA. 653

AN ACT TO Incobpokatb the Town of Chapist, in Lex- a-d. i889.

iNGTON County. ,^7'"^''^^'

No. 377.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
all citizens of the State who now are or hereafter may be in- incorporauon.
habitants of the town of Chapin, in Lexington County, shall
be deemed, and are hereby declared to be, a body politic and
corporate ; and that said town shall be known by the name of
Chapin, and the limits shall extend three-quarters of a mile ^^J^™® ^^^
North, East and West from the residence of M. Chapin as a
centre, so that the limits shall form a square.

Sec. 2. Said town of Chapin shall be vested with all the Bignta and
rights, powers and privileges granted by, and be subject to all
the limitations and provisions contained in, an Act entitled
'^An Act to provide and regulate the incorporation of towns of I9 8tat.,i74.
less than one thousand inhabitants in this State,'' approved
December 23d, A. D. 1885.

Sec. 3. That this Act shall be a public Act, and shall con- pnbuo Act.
tinue in force for thirty years from the date of its passage, and Duration,
until the final adjournment of the General Assembly thereafter.

Sec. 4. No license for the sale of spirituous or malt liquors, Liqnor licenses
wines, bitters, or other beverages of which spirituous liquors
form an ingredient, shall be granted by the municipal authori-
ties of the town of Chapin, in the County of Lexington.

Sec. 6. This Act shall take effect immediately on its ap- wb«» *<> *«*«
provaL

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Inoobpoeate the Town of Spring Hill, in No. 378.

Lexington County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Bepre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
all citizens of this State who now are or hereafter may be in- inoorpontion.
habitants of the town of Spring Hill, in Lexington County,
shall be deemed, and are hereby declared to be, a body politic
and corporate, and that said town shall be known by the name
of Spring Hill, and the limits shall extend one-half a mile Name and
North, South, East and West from the public road immedi-

554 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. ately in front of the residence of W. S. Eleazer as a centre, so
^^^^'^^r^*-^ that the limits shall form a square.

Bights and Sec. 2. Said town of Spring Hill shall be vested with all the
rights, powers and privileges granted by, and be subject to all
the limitations and provisions contained in, an Act entitled
19 Stat., 174. "An Act to provide for and regulate the incorporation of towns
of less than one thousand inhabitants in this State, ^' approved
December 23d, A. D. 1885.
pabUcAct. Sec. 3. That this Act shall be a public Act, and shall con-
Duration, tinue in force for thirty years from the date of its passage, and
until the final adjournment of the General Assembly thereafter,
liquor uoenses Sec. 4. No license for the sale of spirituous or malt liquors,
^^ ' wines, bitters, or other beverages of which spirituous liquors
form an ingredient, shall be granted by the municipal authori-
ties of the town of Spring Hill, in the County of Lexington.

When to take Sec. 5. This Act shall take effect immediately on its ap-
effect* .

proval.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

No. 379. A JOINT KESOLUTION to Authoeizb and Require the

County Commissioners op the County of Lexington
TO Draw Their Warrants in Payor op D. J. Grifpith
AND Lewie, Drafts & Co., and to Authorize and Re-
quire the County Treasurer of Said County to Pay
THE Same.

Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That

warranti to be the County Commissioners of the County of Lexington are
hereby authorized and required to draw their warrants in favor
of D. J. Griffith and Lewie, Drafts & Co. for the following

D. J. Giiffltii sums, to wit : In favor of D. J. Griffith for eighty-three dollars

for tS8.25. K3 t/

Lewie, Dniits, and twenty-five cents (183.25), and in favor of Lewie, Drafts &

to'fuuof cer- Co. for eight dollars ($8.00.) The same to be in full payment

tain claims. ^^ claims numbered 145, 177 and 179, and held by said D. J.

Griffith, and in full payment of claim number 150 and held by

County Trea- said Lewie, Drafts & Co., and the County Treasurer is hereby

authorized and required to pay said warrants.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

*N0TE.— For Act exempting a certain section of Lexington County tram tbe provtaloiiB at
the Qeneral Stock Law, see ante No. 960, page 527.— Editoiu

OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 655

AN ACT TO AuTHORizB AND Kequike the County Commis- ^ ^' i^-

8I0NER8 OF MaBION CoUIfTY TO EXPEND ANY BALANCE -j^! "C^

OF Any Funds Paid in Commutation fob ob to Com-
pound FOB WoBK ON Any Road in Said County in and

FOB BUILDINO OB RbPAIBING BbIDOES ON ANY OtHEB

Roads in the Same Township.

Section 1« Be it ermcied by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly^ and by the authority of the same^ That
the County Commissioners of Marion County be, and they are ^^J^"« <>'«»*
hereby, authorized to expend any balance of any funds hereto-
fore or hereafter paid in commutation or to compound for work
on any road in said County in and for building or repairing any ^Jyjj^^^^ ^
bridges on any other roads in the same township.

Sec. 2. That all Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with this Bepeaimg
Act are hereby repealed.

Approved December 23d^ A. D. 1889.

NOTEi.— For Act rOtatlac to Mlaiy and additional oompeoiatloii to AodllorcC MailOA
Coontj, see ante Na 828, page 808.

For Act relatliw to aalea of domeitle wlaa In Marlim Ooim^, gee aste Na 881, page 687.

AN" ACT TO Authobize and Empoweb the County Com- No. 381.

MI8SI0NESS of MaBLBOBO CoUNTT TO BOBBOW TwO

Thousand Dollaes Peb Annum fob Bbidoes, and to
Expend Any Balance fob Otheb County Pueposes.

Section 1. Be ii enacted by the Senate and House of Bepre-
eentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly^ and by the authority of the same. That
the County Commissioners of Marlboro County be, and they j,JJ*" authorw
are hereby, authorized and empowered for the present or for
any succeeding fiscal year to borrow the sum of two thousand
dollars, or any less sum, in any one year, to be expended by
them in buying lumber for the building or repairing of any Purpoaea.
bridges in said County, and to expend any balance remaining Baianoea.
over from said purposes in and towards any other County pur-
poses according to their discretion : Provided^ The said County Batecf uit«r-
Gommissioners shall not pay more than seven per centum per
annum for the money so borrowed.

556 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. Sec. 2. That to secure the payment of the money so bor-
piedffeoitex« ^^^®^ ^^^ ^^® interest due thereon, the said County Commis-
sioners are authorized to pledge the taxes of said County to be
collected and applicable to the payment of ordinary County ex-
penses, and the tax levy shall be so arranged as to promptly
meet the payment of such sum and interest at maturity.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

No. 382. A JOINT KESOLUTION to Authorize and Eequirb thb

School Commissioner of Marlborough County to Ap-
prove Certain School Claims.

Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
to teu^ro?eaf *^® School Commissioner of Marlborough County be, and he
is hereby authorized and required to approve the claim of
Sharper Powe for twenty dollars, A. S. Cottingham for thirty
dollars, and J. M. Cash for twenty-five dollars, teachers in the
common schools for Marlborough County, for services in teach-
ing in said County during the year 1887 ; also the claim of Eliza
Terry, of School District No. 2, for the months commencing
December 12th, 1887, and ending March 2d, 1888, inclusive,
amounting in the aggregate to forty-five dollars, and for which
the teachers' pay certificates have been issued by the TrnsteeB
of the school districts in which they taught, and the said School
p^ay m e n t Commissioner shall order the same paid by the County Treasurer
out of the school funds of the Eighth School District in said
County for fiscal year commencing November 1st, 1889.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

No. 383. A JOINT EESOLUTION to Authorize and Require the

County Commissioners of Marlboro County to Issue
Warrant on County Treasurer of Said County for
Five Hundred Dollars in Favor of C. M. Weatherlt.

Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 567

the County Commissioners of Marlboro County be, .and they are ^' ^' **^-
hereby, authorized and required to issue their warrant upon the ^_^^ ttobe
County Treasurer of said County for the sum of five hundred toued.
dollars in favor of C. M. Weatherly, the Clerk of the Court of
said County, for services rendered in reindexing and arranging
the records of his office.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

NOn.— For Act relatlmr to tales of doumtlo wlneB In Marlboro Count;, see ante No. 881«
page 687.— editob.

AN ACT TO Direct and Require the County Commis- No. 384.
SIGNERS OF Newberry County to Locate the Line
Separating Number Eight and Nine Townships of
Said County, so Far as to Conform to the Line as
Laid Out in 1868, at the Time op the Creation of
Said Townships.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of Soath Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
the County Commissioners of Newberry County are hereby di- |JSStoo3e<L°*
rected and required to locate the boundary line between Number
Eight and Number Nine Townships of said County so as to con-
form to the line as laid out in 1868, when said townships were
created, to wit : From the mouth of Bush River up said river to Looation.
the mouth of Timothy Creek, thence up said creek to the ford
known as Thomas' Ford, on said creek.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Establish the Newberry School District, to No. 385.
Authorize the Establishment of Free Graded Schools
Therein, and to Provide the Means for the Efficient
Management of the Same.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That scbooi WMttkt
the territory embraced within the corporate limits of the town of Newbeny.

658 STATUTES AT LARGE

A,D.iaB9. Newberry, in said State, be, and the same is hereby, declared a

J"*^^^"l separate school district, and that it be vested with such corpo-
power*. rate powers as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of its

organization as declared by this Act.

School Com- Sec. 2. That it shall be the duty of the School Commis-
onier election, sioner of Newberry County, within thirty days after the approval
of this Act, to order that an election be held at the Court House
in Newberry, and to appoint three managers to conduct the
same, of which election ten days' notice shall be given by ad-
vertisement in the newspapers of said town, at which election
shall be submitted to the qualified voters resident in said district
who return real or personal property within the limits thereof

ontiMqiieMoii for taxation the question of voting a tax of two mills on the
tax. dollar, to be assessed upon all taxable property within said

school district, for the purpose of aiding in the maintainance of
the free graded schools in said district.

Booitiof Trai- Sec. 3. That a Board of Trustees is hereby created, to con-
sist of the following persons, to wit : James F. J. CaldwelU
George B. Cromer, William H. Wallace, James K. P. Goggins,
J. S. Cozby, George S. Mower and N. B. Mazyck, with the
power to fill any vacancy caused in the number by death,
removal or resignation, and four others to be elected every two
years, one from each ward of said town, at the annual school

Fint Board, meeting of each alternate year: Provided, That the first elec-
tion shall be held at the time of the election provided for in the
second Section of this Act, and that the Trustees then elected
shall hold their offices until the annual school meeting of 1891.

orsaniation That as soon as the election of said four members of said Board
herein provided for shall have been had, the said Board shall
immediately organize by electing a Chairman and Secretary, and

RemoTai of said Board may fill all vacancies arising by resignation, death

"*™ or removal, except as hereinabove provided ; and said Board of

Trustees shall have power to remove from their body, for cause,

any member of the Board, a majority of the Board voting in

favor of such removal.

Annual meet- Sec. 4. The Board of Trustees created pursuant to the third

mSriSL Section of this Act shall, between the Ist day of September and

the Ist day of October in each year, call together an annual

school meeting of the voters resident in said school district, at

Report bj which meeting the Trustees shall submit a full report of their
transactions for the previous school year, and their estimates
of expenditures necessary for the ensuing year, and on the
day of said meeting, or at some day subsequent to the time

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 659

appointed for said meeting (in case the same for any reason a.^. iwo.
should not be held), three managers appointed by said Trustees
shall open a poll at the Court House in Newberry, in said dis-
trict, not later than 10 o^clock A. M., and to be kept open until
5 o'clock P. M., at which election the qualified voters of said Election on
district shall vote for or against the assessment and levy of such tu.
local tax upon taxable property within said school district as
the Trustees may have recommended for the school year com-
mencing on the first day of November following, which shall
not exceed the sum of two mills on the dollar in any one year. Limit.
And it shall be the duty of the Chairman and Secretary of the Notmcation,

useBsment and

Board of Trustees to certify to the amount so voted or recom- auiectionoitax
mended to the County Auditor of Newberry County, who shall
forthwith assess the same for collection and deliver his warrant
to the Treasurer of the said County for collection at the time
other taxes are collected : Provided, That any tax voted to be
levied at the first election herein provided for under Section 2
of this Act shall be certified by the County School Commissioner
to the County Auditor of Newberry County, whose duty it shall
be to assess the same upon all taxable property in said school
district for immediate collection, and he shall deliver his war-
rant to the Treasurer to collect the same within thirty days
from the date of the delivery, and subject to the usual penalties
prescribed by the law against taxpayers making default in pay-
ment.

Sec. 6. That the Trustees herein provided for shall have ex- p?^®^'" <>'
elusive control of the free graded schools within said district,
and shall be invested with all the powers of School Trustees
under the General School Law. They may organize schools,
purchase or lease school property, erect school buildings, elect
superintendents and teachers, and fix their salaries, prescribe
the text books to be used, and the rates of tuition to be paid by
pupils not entitled to benefit of the free school fund of said dis-
trict, and may make rules and regulations for the control of the
schools and the school property not repugnant to law.

Sec. 6. All moneys assessed and collected for school purposes ^^ b?^
shall be paid out by the County Treasurer for salaries and other buraed.
school purposes upon the warrant of the Chairman and Secre-
tary of the Board of Trustees. And all school moneys arising
from the capitation tax upon the polls in said school district, as
well as from the Constitutional school tax, or from any and all
other public sources applicable to said district, shall be paid out
by the Treasurer in like manner and upon like warrant.

560 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. Sec. 7. In the event the Board of Trnstees herein provided

^^^^^j^ for shall deem it necessary to erect school buildings for the use
8cha5 buufinSs ^^ s^hools therein, or to purchase property for a like purpose,
it may be lawful for them to submit to the qualified voters resi-
dent in said school district, at an election to be held for that
purpose, after ten days^ public notice, the question of authoriz-

Bonds and ing the issue of bonds not exceeding the amount of ten thousand
^ °" dollars, bearing six per cent, interest, and payable in twenty
years (the proceeds of which bonds shall be used by said Trus-
tees in purchasing or erecting suitable school buildings, in
repairing or improving school buildings, and in providing suit-

A nnuai tax able furniture and apparatus for same), and the levy of an annual
tax of six-tenths of a mill to pay the interest on said bonds.
The Board of Trustees is hereby empowered to appoint three
managers to conduct any such election, to declare the result of

Bxeeation and the same, and is authorized to execute and deliver the bonds so

bonds.^**^^ ^ authorized to be voted, in the event that the majority of the

persons voting at said election shall be in favor of the same, and

Payment o f the interest annually accruing upon said bonds shall be paid by

the County Treasurer out of the proceeds of said special tax —

Surplus. any surplus remaining after the payment of the annual interest
to be applied to the redemption of the bonds issued under the
direction of the said Trustees.

Pubuc Act. Sec. 8. This Act shall be deemed a public Act, and shall be-

Wbentotake - - . j. i i -. i

effect come of force immediately upon its approval.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

No. 386. AN ACT to Amend an Act Entitled "An Act to Renew

AND Amend the Charter of the Town of Newberry,"
Approved January 31st, 1882.

17 S t & ^ 713.

amended. ' town of Newberry," approved January 31st, 1882, be, and the
same is hereby, amended by inserting therein the following Sec-
tion, to be known as Section 14a ;
Opening of That the said Mayor and Aldermen be, and they are hereby,
authorized and empowered to open and establish public streets

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 661

within the corporate limits of the said town under and in ac- a.d.1889.
cordanee with the provisions of law by virtue of which County ^^^^^^
Commissioners have the authority to open and establish public
highways : Provided, That in any case the petition for the open- petition by
ing of a street shall be signed by twenty freeholders residing in ° ®"*
the ward in which it is proposed to open the same^ and that no
tax shall be levied by the said Mayor and Aldermen to defray the No tax to be
expense of opening or changing the location of any street : Pro-
vided, further, That no street hereafter opened shall be of less width of streets,
width than forty feet.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

A JOINT RESOLUTION to Authorize akd Require the No. 387.
County Commissioners op the County of Newberry
TO Draw Their Warrant in Favor of W. W. Riser
for Eighty-Five and 50-100 Dollars, for Expenses,
&c., Paid in Arresting One Tom Sims, and the
County Treasurer to Pay the Same.

Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, The
County Commissioners of the County of Newberry be, and they ^^^^^^
are hereby, authorized and required to draw their warrant on
the County Treasurer in favor of W. W. Riser for the sum of
eighty-five and 60-100 dollars for expenses, &c., paid out by
him in arresting one Tom Sims, and that the same be paid by And paid,
the County Treasurer of Newberry County out of the County
funds collected for fiscal year commencing November 1st, 1888.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889. '

AN ACT TO Permit Persons in Oconee County Liable No. 388.
TO Road Duty to Pay a Commutation Tax in Lieu of
Working the Public Roads.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
all persons liable to perform road duty in the County of Oconee ^^^^ommutatton
and who reside outside of the incorporated towns and villages of
said County are hereby authorized to pay to the County Trea-

562 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1880. surer a commatation tax of foar dollars in lieu of the time which

~' ^ ^ said persons are required by law to work the public roads annu-

wben to be ally in said County : Provided^ That said commutation tax shall

be paid between the 1st days of January and March in each year

to the County Treasurer.

oertifloate of Sec. 2. That whenever any person liable to road duty as

finmi roSdX^. aforesaid shall pay to said Treasurer the commutation tax stated

in the first Section of this Act^ the said Treasurer shall furnish

to said person a certificate showing that he has paid the said tax,

which certificate shall exempt him from all road duty in said

County for a period of twelve months^ beginning on the 1st of

January of the year in which said tax is paid, and ending on the

31st of December thereafter.

ooimty Trear Seg. 3. That immediately after payment of the said tax it

raw to fumteh ^^^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^^^ County Treasurer to furnish the County

Commissioners of said County with all the names of all persons
County Com- who have paid said commutation tax ; and the said County
fomiflb ustif Commissioners shall furnish all overseers or contractors with the
names of all such persons, who shall not be liable to road duty
for the year in which said payment may be made.
Gountj Trea- Sec. 4. That the tax so paid under the provisions of this Act
J^St. ° * shall be reported by the said County Treasurer to the County
Commissioners, at their first regular meeting following the Ist
day of March of each year, and the said County Commissioners
Expenditure of are hereby required to spend the tax in the repairs of the high-
moneys. Yf^jQ of the road district where the person paying the same re-
sides.
Bepeaiing S^^* ^- That all Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with or
^*"*""** repugnant to this Act be, and the same are hereby, repealed.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

No. 389. A JOINT KESOLUTION to Authorize and Require the

County Commissioners of Oconee County to Pay the
Expenses op the Election Held in Oconee County
Under the Provisions op Act No. 129, Approved De-
cember 22d, 1888, on the Question op License or No
License for Sale of Spirituous Liquors, &c.

Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That

OP SOUTH CAEOLINA. 563

the County Commissioners of Oconee County be, and they are a.d.18».
hereby, authorized and required to audit and allow the accounts T"^^^^ -

•^ ' ^ Bxpenfles of

of the Commissioners and Managers of the election held under ^gj2J ^ ^

the Act of the General Assembly approved December 22d, 1888,

and entitled ''An Act to provide for holding a special election

in the County of Oconee on the question of license or no license Ante p. aos.

for the sale of spirituous, malt or intoxicating liquors therein^

and to carry into effect the result of the said election, ^^ and all

other expenses incident thereto.

Sec. 2. That after auditing and allowing said claims and other wammti to be
expenses of said election, in the name of the persons entitled
thereto, the said County Commissioners shall draw their war-
rants on the County Treasurer of said County of Oconee in pay-
ment thereof, and the said Treasurer is herebv authorized and
required to pay the same out of any funds in his hands applica- And paid,
ble to the payment of the ordinary expenses of said County
levied and collected for the fiscal year 1888 and 1889 : Provided,
Said election expenses shall not exceed one hundred and ninety- umXL
three dollars and forty-three cents : And provided, further,
That the pay of said Commissioners and Managers of Election
shall not exceed that allowed by law for general elections. That
the County Commissioners of the County of Oconee draw their stabS*^*^'"''
check on the County Treasurer for the sum of ten and 20-100
dollars in favor of Richard Compton for services rendered as
Constable, and that the County Treasurer pay the same out of
the ordinary County funds for fiscal year commencing Novem-
ber 1st, 1888.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Incorporate the Town op Fair Play, ik No. 890.

Oconee County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Bepre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
all citizens of the United States and of this State who are now inoorpontioo.
or hereafter may be inhabitants of the town of Pair Play, and
have resided therein for the term of ninety days, shall be deemed
and are hereby, declared to be a body politic and corporate ; and
the said town shall be known by the name Fair Play ; and the Name and
limits of said town shall be all of the area contained in the ter-

6U STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. ritory described by straight lines drawn so as to connect the

^-^^•^r^'^ points one-half miles South, West and North from the public
well in said town and three-fourths of one mile East from said
well so as to include Jones' Chapel, M. E. Church.

Rights and Sec. 2. That Said town of Fair Play shall be vested with all
the rights, powers and privileges granted by, and be subject to
all the limitations and provisions contained in, an Act entitled

19 Stat, 174. *'An Act to provide for and regulate the incorporation of towns
of less than one thousand inhabitants in this State,'' approved
December 23d, A. D. 1885.

pabuo Act. Sec. 3. That this Act shall be deemed a public Act and shall

Duratton. Continue in force for thirty years from the date of its passage,
and until the final adjournment of the General Assembly there-
after.

s^e^Mquor Sec. 4. No license for the sale of spirituous or malt liquors,
wines, bitters, beers, or other beverages of which spirituous liquors
form an ingredient, shall be granted by the municipal authori-
ties of the town of Fair Play, in the County of Oconee, and the
sale thereof is strictly prohibited.
When to take Sbo. 5. This Act shall take effect immediately on its approval.
Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

No. 391. AN ACT to Provide for Registration of Voters of the

Towjsr of Seneca, in Oconee County, in Municipai.
Elections.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
Registration of the Clerk of the Town Council of the town of Seneca, in the

Town,

County of Oconee, shall, thirty days immediately preceding the
day of election for Intendant and Wardens of said town, open
books for the registration of the names of the qualified voters of
said town and their occupations, at such place as may be desig-
nated by the Town Council of said town, the said books to be
open for such registration for twenty days before such election
(Sundays and legal holidays excepted) at least five hours per
Books to be day, and at the close of such registration the said books to re-
ojptm or peo- jj^j^jjj jjj the custody of the Clerk, and shall be subject to in-
spection under such reasonable rules as the said Town Council
may prescribe.

OP SOUTH CAEOLINA. 565

Sec. 2. That the Clerk shall administer to every person offer- a- i>- ^8».
ing to register an oath that he is duly qualified to vote at the ^^^^j^^^^
election to be held and that he does truly state his name and oc-
cupation ; and that no one shall be allowed to vote in any mu- Reeistratioii
nicipal election to be held in said town unless he shall have reg- vote,
istered as provided in Section 1 of this Act, and also shall have
registered and be entitled to vote in the general election for
State and County officers.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

MOTE.— For Act exempting a Bection of Ooonee Comity from the provl8loD8 of the Stook
Law, see ante No. 840, page S38.— lonoR.

A JOINT RESOLUTION to Authorize the County Com- No. 392.

MISSIONEBS OF OrANOEBURG CoUNTY TO BOBROW MONEY

FOB Certain Pubposes.

Section 1. Be Unresolved by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina^ now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
the County Commissioners of Orangeburg County be, and they ^^oBOBsnthor-
are hereby, authorized and empowered to borrow a sum of
money not to exceed forty-five hundred dollars, at a rate of in- ^^^^^
terest not to exceed seven per centum per annum, the same to
be applied to the use of the account for repairs of roads and Appucation.
bridges and to pay jurors, witnesses and Court Constables in
said County.

Sec. 2. That to secure the payment of the said sum and the Pledge of taxes,
interest thereon the said County Commissioners are hereby au-
thorized and empowered to pledge the taxes of the said County
levied for the fiscal year beginning on November first, A. D.
1889.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

an act to authobize the county commissioners of no. 393.
Obanqbbubg County to Bobbow Money fob the Pur-
pose OF Paying the Past Indebtedness of the Fiscal
Ybabs 1887-1888 and 1888-1889.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting

in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
21

566 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. B. 1880. the County Commissioners of Orangeburg County be, and they
y"^^^'^ are hereby, authorized and directed to borrow so much money

Loans auttior- '^ *'

izeci. as may be necessary, not exceeding forty-five hundred dollars,

Liiiiits. and at a rate of interest not exceeding seven per cent, per annum,

▲ppucftdon. for the purpose of paying off the past indebtedness of the said
County for the fiscal years 1887-1888 and 1888-1889, and to exe-
cute the obligations of the County therefor-
Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

No. 394. A JOINT RESOLUTION to Authorize and Dieect the

School Commissioner of Orangebiteg County to
Issue to Lawton H. Wankamaker a Pay Certificate
IK Place of One Lost or Destroyed.

Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That

ceSi^aS!* P*y the School Commissioner of Orangeburg County be, and he is
hereby, authorized and directed to issue to Lawton H. Wanna-
maker a duplicate teacher's pay certificate for thirty-five dollars
in place of one heretofore issued to M. E. Tatum, which is al-
leged to be lost or destroyed : Provided, The said Lawton H.

bond. ^^^ Wannamaker do file with said School Commissioner his bond
of indemnity, conditioned that if said unpaid pay certificate is
found it will not be presented for payment.
Payment. Sec. 2. That the County Treasurer of said County be, and he

is hereby, authorized and directed to pay the said certificate out
of the funds in his hands already so appropriated.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

No. 395. AN ACT to Amend an Act Entitled ''An Act to Incor-
porate THE Town of Harlin City, in Orangeburg
County, ^^ Approved December 23d, 1886.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in Oeneral Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That

OP SOUTH CAEOLINA. 667

an Act entitled "An Act to incorporate the town of Harlin ^-^' ^^^'
City, in Orangeburg County," be, and the same is hereby, ^^"^[117^^
amended by striking out Section 4 of said Act. w stat., 666,

'' ^ proUbltlng sale

Approved December 17th, A. D. 1889. SLtel"^"' '^

AN ACT TO Renew and Extend the Charter of the No. 396.
Town of Branchville, in Orangeburg County, and
to Validate All Acts Done and All Elections Held
BY Said Town Since the Expiration of Its Charter.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Bepre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
the charter of the town of Branchville, as granted by an Act en- tenSeS^/S
titled "An Act to grant, renew apd amend the charters of cer- ^^i^^^ ^j^
tain towns and villages therein mentioned, as amended March
9, 1871,'^ be, and the same is hereby, renewed and extended
to the period of thirty years.

Sec. 2. That all acts done in corporate capacitv and all elec- validating
tions held in and by said town since the expiration of its charter
be, and the same are hereby, validated and enforced.

Sec 3. That this Act shall take effect immediately after its when to take
approval.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Amend an Act Entitled "An Act to Amend No. 397.
the Charter of the Town of Branchville,*' Approved
March 23d, A. D. 1887.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
an Act entitled "An Act to amend the charter of the town of ,«-iv \' JS'

19 Stat., 1061,

Branchville," approved March 23d, A. D. 1887, be, and the amended,
same is hereby, amended by adding thereto another Section to
be known as Section llSc,

Section llSc. It shall be unlawful for any person to inter a piaoeof bariai.
dead body within the distance of one hundred and fifty yards
of any residence in said town. And any person violating this

568 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. Section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeaDor, and on con-
"T^^TT^^j. viction shall be fined not more than fifty dollars or be imprisoned
violations. not more than thirty days.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

No. 398. AN ACT to Recharter the Towx of Rowesville.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and Honse of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That

incorporattoii. all citizens of this State who shall have resided twelve months
within this State and sixty days within the corporate limits of
the town of Rowesville, as hereinafter defined, shall be deemed,
and are hereby declared to be, a body politic and corporate.

Name. under the name of the town of Rowesville. They shall have a

Powers. common seal, which shall be affixed to all ordinances ; may sue
and be sued, implead and be impleaded, in any Court of compe-
ptryperty rights, tent jurisdiction in this State, and may purchase, hold, possess
and enjoy to them and their successors in perpetuity or for any
term of years any estate, real, personal or mixed, and sell and
convey the same at will : Provided, The same shall not exceed

Town iimitB. in value the sum of fif tv thousand dollars. The corporate limits
of said town shall extend one-half of a mile in each direction
from the centre of the present depot of the South Carolina
Railway Company.

intendant and Sec. 2. The said town shall be governed by an Intendant and
Wardens. j^^j. Wardens, who shall have resided within the State for one
year and within the corporate limits of said town sixty days
immediately preceding their election ; and the said Intendant
Time of election and Wardens shall be elected on the fourth Monday in Decem-
ber in each and every second year, ten days' public notice being
previously given. And the said Intendant and Wardens shall

T^rm. continue in office two years and until the election and qnalifica-

Eiecton. tion of their successors. All male inhabitants of said town,
citizens of this State, who shall have attained the age of twenty-
one years, and who shall have resided in said town sixty days
immediately preceding said election, and shall have registered
as hereinafter required, and are not under any of the disabilities
mentioned in the Constitution of this State, shall be entitled to

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vote for Intendant and Wardens at said election. The first a.d. law.
election under this charter shall be held on the first Monday in l^\ ~

•^ Flnt election.

April, A. D. 1890, and shall be ordered by the present Town prejantooan-
Council of Rowesville, who shall remain in office and discharge <^
the duties thereof until their successors ai*e elected under the
provisions of this charter and shall have qualified.

Sec. 3. That the said Town Council of Rowesville for the time gj^gjjf®" °'
being, at least fifteen days before any election herein provided for
Intendant and Wardens, shall appoint three citizens of said
town as Managers of Election. Before entering upon their oaui of Man-
duties the said Managers of Election shall take an oath to fairly ^^^^"^
and impartially conduct said election and discharge the duties
of their office as said managers. On Monday and Tuesday ot BwikEotngfa^
the week immediately preceding said election, the said Man-
agers of Election shall open books for the registration of the
qualified voters of said town and their occupations and places
of residence, said books to be opened at such place as may be
designated by said Town Council, and to be kept open on said
days, without intermission or adjournment, from eight o'clock
in the morning until five o'clock in the afternoon. At the close . To be open for

Inspection.

of the registration the said books of registration shall remain in
the custody of the Chairman of the Board of Managers, subject
to public inspection, under such reasonable rules and regulations
as ' may be prescribed by the Board of Managers. The said
managers shall administer to every person offering to register an
oath that he is duly qualified to vote at the election to be held, oattisof ?oten.
and that he truly states his name, occupation and place of resi-
dence. And shall also administer to every person offering to
vote at said election an oath that he is duly qualified to vote at
such election according to the Constitution and laws of this
State, and has not voted at said election.

Sec. 4. That said election shall be held in some convenient ^conduct of

election.

public place, to be designated by the said Town Council, from

eight o'clock in the morning until five o'clock in the afternoon

of the same day, without intermission or adjournment. Upon

closing the polls the Managers of Election shall forthwith pro- neciantionof

ceed to count the votes and to declare the result of the election,

giving notice in writing to the persons elected.

Sec. 5. The Intendant and Wardens elect, before entering ^ o^ ^! ^^z

o tendant and

upon the duties of their offices, shall respectively take the oaths wardent.
prescribed by the Constitution and laws of this State, and also
the following oath, to wit : ^'As Intendant (or Warden) of the
town of^Bowesville, I will faithfully and impartially, to the best

570 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1888. of my ability, exercise and discharge the trust reposed in me,

~^*^^ and will use my best endeavors to preserve the peace, quiet and

good order of the said town, and will strive to carry into effect,

according to law, the purposes for which I have been elected.

So help me God/'

Election to flu Sec. 6. That in case of a vacancy in the office of Intendant or
of any of the Wardens of said town by death, resignation or
otherwise, an election to fill such vacancy shall be held by direc-
tion of said Town Council, in the same manner as hereinbefore

Intendant pro provided for elections. And in case of a vacancy in the office of
Intendant of said town, or of the sickness or temporary ab-
sence of the Intendant, it shall be the duty of the Wardens, and
they are hereby authorized, to meet and elect one of their num-
ber to act as Intendant for the time being, and the Warden so
elected while acting shall be vested with all the duties and
powers of Intendant of said town.
Judicial powers. Seo. 7. That the Intendant and Wardens of said town are
hereby severally and respectively vested with all the powers of
Trial Justices of this State within the limits of said town.

Nooompensa- Sec. 8. The said Town Council shall serve without compen-
sation ; and at least thirty days before the expiration of their

Report by terms of office they shall make and file in their office, subject to
public inspection, a full, fair and just account of all receipts
and disbursements,' and of all matter pertaining to the finances

Surrender of of said town ; and they shall pay over and deliver to their suc-
cessors all moneys, books, papers, records and other property
belonging to said town.

oounco meet- Sec. 9. That the Intendant of said town shall, as often as may
be necessary, summon the Wardens to meet in Council, and any
two Wardens, with the Intendant or actint^ Intendant, shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. They and
their successors in office hereafter to be elected shall have, and
Qg^T^uSoS. "** *^® hereby vested with, full and ample power and authority from
time to time, under their corporate seal, in Council assembled,
to make all such ordinances, rules, regulations and by-laws as
may be necessary to carry their corporate purposes fully into
effect ; to make all such ordinances, rules and regulations rela-
tive to the streets, roads, markets, public squares, public build-
ings, public scales, weights, measures, fire department^ water
supply, police and health of said town as they may deem
proper ; and to make all ordinances, rules and regulations as
may tend to preserve the quiet, peace, safety and good order of
said town and the inhabitants thereof, and the protection, se-

OP SOUTH CAEOLINA. 571

curity and enjoyment of their property. And the said Town ^' ^- ^*®'
Council may provide for the enforcement of all ordinances, rules ^J^ t
and regulations so made by them, and for any violation thereof of prdinaaoes.
they may provide for the punishment of the same by fine not Punishment,
exceeding one hundred dollars or imprisonment not exceeding
thirty days : Provided, That all ordinances shall be published PubUoauon.
for at least two weeks in some newspaper published in the
County or by posting the same in at least two public places in
said town.

Sec. 10. That said Town Council shall have power and au- Mniianoei.
thority to abate and remove all nuisances in said town, and they
may lay out and open new streets, widen and otherwise alter stroets.
those now in use in said town : Provided, That the owners of coimwnflation
lands over which any street or way may be opened shall be duly
compensated by said Town Council for said lands so taken.

Seo. 11. The said Town Council are hereby authorized and work on streets,
empowered to require all male inhabitants of said town between
the ages of sixteen and fifty years (active firemen and persons
exempted by law from road duty excepted) to work upon the
roads, streets and ways of said town not exceeding six days in
each and every year, or in lieu of such work the said Town Council oomnmtadon
may compound with persons so liable to work in any amount ^^
not exceeding four dollars per annum, to be applied to the use
of said town ; and any person failing or refusing to perform such j^JS^?^*^ ^
work or to compound as above provided, upon conviction thereof
before the Intendant or acting Intendant (who may bring any
such person before him by warrant, if necessary), shall be fined
not exceeding ten dollars, or be imprisoned in the County jail
not exceeding thirty days.

Sec. 12. That it shall be the duty of said Town Council to streets and
keep all roads, streets and ways within the corporate limits of
said town open and in good repair, and for that purpose they are
hereby vested with all the powers and duties of County Com-
missioners within the limits of said town.

Sec. 13. That the said Town Council shall have power and oierk and
authority to appoint a Clerk and Treasurer, to prescribe his
duties and fix his compensation. He shall give bond with Bond,
sureties for the faithful discharge of his duties, in such amount
as shall be fixed by the said Town Council from time to time;
they shall have power to establish a guard house or town prison ooaid House,
for the imprisonment of offenders ; and they shall have power,
and are hereby authorized, to use a room in the common jail of useof jbil
the County of Orangeburg for the confinement and imprison-

572 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. ment of all offenders against the ordinances^ rules and regula-
^^ tions of said town : Provided, That all costs and expenses of
such imprisonment in the County jail shall be paid by the said
nre depart- town of Rowesville. The said Town Council shall have power,
^^^^ and are hereby authorized, to establish, equip and control a fire

department for the protection of said town, in such manner as
they may deem expedient. They shall have power to organize
Police. and maintain a police force for said town and to elect a Chief of

Police, and to prescribe and define the duties of said Chief and
police force ; and the Intendant may from time to time appoint
such number of special policemen as may be necessary to pre-
serve the peace, quiet and good order of said town. The said
Powers of policemen are hereby vested with all the powers and duties of
pouoemen. Constables, in addition to such special duties as may be imposed
by said Town Council. Any of said policemen are hereby au-
thorized and empowered to arrest and commit to prison for trial
before the Intendant any person or persons who may be guilty,
within the corporate limits of said town, of a breach of the
peace, or of public drunkenness or open indecency, or of resisting
said police, or any other disorderly conduct injurious to the
peace, safety and good order of said town or of its citizens ; and
any person or persons who may violate any of the ordinances of
Posse wmu 8*^^ town. And the said police shall, whenever necessary in the
^*"' discharge of their du ty, have authority to call the posse comiiatus

puniBiiments. of said town to their assistance ; and any person so arrested shall,
upon conviction, be liable to such fine or imprisonment as the
Intendant trying the same may impose : Provided, That no fine
shall exceed the sum of one hundred dollars, and no imprison-
ment shall be imposed for a longer term than thirty days : Pro •
Trial after ar- ^^^^^> further, That no person so arrested shall be detained in
'^*- prison for a longer period than forty-eight hours awaiting trial.

Trial of oiTend- Sec. 14. The Intendant of said town shall have full power
®"' and authority to try all offenders arrested by the police of said

town as soon after such arrest as may be practicable, and to sen-
Punishment, tence such offenders to pay a fine not exceeding one hundred
dollars, or be imprisoned not exceeding thirty days, in the dis-
cretion of the Intendant, unless the same be limited by ordi-
nance, when the sentence shall conform to such ordinance.
Labor on the ^^^ any person sentenced to imprisonment directly or in con-
"^'^^" sequence of a failure to pay any fine imposed may, during the

term of imprisonment, be required to work upon the streets^
roads and ways of said town.

OP SOUTH CAROLINA. 673

Sec. 15. The said Town Council shall have full and only power ^^- 1®*^-
to grant or refuse a license to any person, firm, corporation or ^TsiTTsb
company, engaged in, or intending to be engaged in, any trade, uoenMs.
business, profession^ calling or occupation within the corporate
limits of said town, upon such conditions and terms as to them
may seem proper and right, and which are not in conflict with
the laws of this State. That the said Town Council are hereby
authorized to pass all such ordinances as are necessary to carry ordtnanoeB.
the purposes of this Section into full effect, and to provide for
the punishment of all delinquents thereunder.

Sec. 16. The said Town Council shall have power, and are Fiopeitytax.
hereby authorized, to levy an annual tax not exceeding five mills
on the assessed value of all real and personal property within
the corporate limits of said town, (except such property as is
exempt from taxation by the Constitution and laws of this State.)

Sec. 17. All persons liable to taxation shall make a return of Betnins for
their property, under oath, at its actual value to the Clerk and
Treasurer of said town, who is hereby empowered to administer
said oath in each year, at such time and place as may be desig-
nated by said Town Council. That should any person, firm or ABeeBBmentBby
corporation neglect or refuse to make said return within the aJty. ^^^'
time required, the Clerk and Treasurer of said town may make
out an assessment from the books of the County Auditor of the
Teal and personal property of such person liable for taxation,
and may add thereto a penalty of thirty per centum for such
failure ; and the said Town Council shall have power and author-
ity to amend and equalize all returns or assessments for taxa-
tion : Provided, That no assessment or return shall be increased Nottoe totax-
until the person making the same be notified and given an op-
portunity for a hearing in relation thereto before the said Town
Council.

Sec. 18. That the said Town Council shall annually pass an oMinanoei
ordinance declaring the annual rate of taxation upon property ^^^'^'^ ^
and other subjects of taxation, and fixing the time when said
taxes shall be due and payable, and all persons liable to taxa-
tion shall make payment of their taxes to the said Clerk and
Treasurer as required by said ordinance : Provided, That said PabUoatioii.
ordinance shall be published by posting the same in said town
or otherwise for at least two weeks before the time fixed for the
payment of said taxes. Any person or persons, firm or corpora- Penalty for
tion failing to make payment of his taxes when so required shall ™*'*"^*^™^
be subject to a penalty of twenty per centum upon the amount
of their taxes. It shall be the duty of said Clerk and Treasurer m]?bei!iBue<L "

574 STATUTES AT LARGE

A.^, 1889. to enforce the collection of any and all taxes^ penalties^ com-

^^^^"^ mutation moneys or other charges due to said corporation, and
for this purpose he is hereby authorized and empowered to
issue execution under the' seal of the said corporation directed
to such officer of said town as may be designated for that pur-
pose by the said Town Council, requiring said officer to levj

Sate of prop- and sell of the property, real and personal, of such person who
shall have defaulted in the payment of the taxes levied as herein
provided, sufficient to pay all such taxes, penalties, charges and

Costa. costs. That the same costs and charges shall be allowed on said

executions as are now provided by law on executions against
property for the non-payment of taxes : Provided, That no nulla

LteiL bona costs shall be charged against said town. And all prop-

erty upon which a tax shall be levied is hereby declared to be^
and is made, liable to the payment thereof, together with the
penalties and other charges thereon, in preference to all other
debts and encumbrances against said property, except debts due
to the State.

Sbowuoensei. Sec. 19. That the said Town Council shall have the power,
and are hereby authorized, to require and fix the prices of li-
censes upon all shows and public exhibitions for gain in said
town.

Appropriation Seo. 20. That all moneys received for licenses and fines im-

"'^ posed in accordance with the provisions of this charter shall be

appropriated to the public uses of said town.
Validating Sec. 21. That all ordinances heretofore passed by the Town

Council of Bowesville in conformity with the authority granted

by existing laws shall, and they are hereby, declared legal and

valid until repealed by said Town Council.
Pabue Act Sec. 22. That this Act shall be deemed a public Act, and shall
i>5«*>oiL continue of force until repealed, and shall take effect immedi-

Wben to take *■

effect ately after its passage; and all Acts or parts of Acts incon-

ciauae. sistent with or supplied by this Act are hereby repealed.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

No. 399. AN ACT to Incorporate the Greenleaf Presbyteriant

Industrial Institute and Female College, of Grange-

BURG, S. C.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Eepre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 575

in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That a. d. 1889.
Charles Herron, Jacob West, Eoderick D. Terry, J. Williams q^^^^^^
Polite, W. L. Johnson, J. S. Maul trie, W. W. Murry, E. F.
Aiken, H. B. Thomas, A. R. Cason, Wesley Youn^, J. J. Jami-
son, R. H. Allen, S. B. Grant, Z. Heatly, R. D. Rice, Charles
Hedges, Charles H. Pool, Aaron Simmons, and their successors
in office, be, and they are hereby, created and constituted a body
politic and corporate, by the name and style of " The Greenleaf anJ^Smef^^"
Presbyterian Industrial Institute and Female College, of Orange-
burg, South Carolina,'* and as such, and by the said name of
" The Greenleaf Presbyterian Industrial Institute and Female
College, '* shall be capable and liable, in law and equity, to sue powen.
and be sued, to plead and be impleaded, to have and to use a
common seal, and to make such by-laws and rules for the regu-
lation and government of said institute and college as they may
deem necessary : Provided, Said by-laws and rules be not re-
pugnant to the Constitution and laws of the State and United
States.

Skc. 2. That the said corporation shall have power and Board of Trns-
authority to elect a Board of Trustees, and shall be authorized
to appoint such officers as they may think necessary and proper
for the organization and government of their own body, and
also all the officers, professors, tutors and instructors of and in ^ offloen and

* teamen.

the said institute and college, and to remove the same at pleasure,
and to exercise such general control and supervision over the
officers, professors, tutors, instructors, affairs and government
of said institute and college as they may deem advisable.

Sec. 3. That whenever any vacancy shall occur by death, vacancteB in
resignation or other cause of any of the incorporators of the
said institute and college, the Board of Incorporators of the said
institute and college shall, by a majority of those present, at
any legal meeting, elect a person or persons to fill such va-
cancy or vacancies.

Sec. 4. That the said incorporators and the Board of Trustees Honon and
herein provided for shall have full power and authority to con- ^*™^
fer and award all such distinctions, honors, licenses and degrees
as are usually conferred and awarded in colleges and industrial
institutes of the United States.

Sec. 5. That the said incorporators and trustees herein shall property rights,
have and hold property, both real and personal, funds, moneys,
donations, legacies,^ devises, which may be granted, conveyed,
bequeathed and devised or given to said college and institute, in
trusty nevertheless, for the use and benefit of the said institute

576 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. an(j college, not exceeding the sum of one handred thoasand
^ ' dollars.

Power of ^^^- ^' That the faculty shall have auxiliary power to decide
^»<^*y- all questions relative to the course of studies, discipline and

government in the absence of the trustees or other officers, and
that the said trustees, teachers, professors and students in at-
tendance upon the exercises of the same are hereby declared
tr^roaJPdu^? exempt from all road and street duties.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

No. 400. AN ACT to Provide for the Bnlargii^^g and Repairing of

THE Court House of Pickens County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
oourtHouBeto the County Commissioners of Pickens County are hereby
repaired. ^ authorized and required to have enlarged and repaired the Court
House of the County of Pickens, the total cost of which shall
OQg^. not exceed the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars.

Plana and Sec. 2. The said Commissioners shall first have prepared by a
^ ^ competent architect suitable plans and specifications for the said

improvements and a detailed estimate of the cost of the differ-
Adfertiae for ^^^ classes of work. They shall then advertise in a Pickens and
bids. Greenville paper for forty days for sealed bids to do the whole

work or to do certain different portions thereof. When the
Award of con- time has expired they shall open all bids, and award the contract
or different portions thereof to the lowest responsible bidder :
Provided, That the County Commissioners shall have power to
Refoaaiofhidg. refuse any or all bids made on said contract, if in their judgment
they are exorbitant, or if they are not satisfied of the ability of the
Bond by sxm- bidder to perform the contract : Provided, further. That the
*"^*°''' contract shall not be awarded to any bidder until he shall have

filed a bond satisfactory to the Commissioners, conditioned on
his completing the work awarded to him pursuant to the plans
and specifications and within the prescribed time,
oourt Houae 3^^* 3. That for the payment of said improvements, the
*"■ County Commissioners of said County are 'hereby authorized

atld required to assess upon the taxable property of said County
one mill for fiscal year commencing November 1st, 1889, to pay

OF SOUTH OAEOLINA, 677

for the same, which assessment shall be known and styled on a. d. 1889.
the tax books as the "Court House tax/' and shall be assessed ^aseagmeiitaiMi
by the Auditor and collected by the County Treasurer, in the collection,
same manner as other State and County taxes, and the Trea- *

surer shall pay the same out by direction of the County Com-
missioners,

Sec. 4. That the County Commissioners be, and they aYe ^^^^ *^^^
hereby, authorized and empowered to sell the lot on which the
present office of County Treasurer and Auditor stands, and any
vacant lots or parts of lots which the County now owns in the
town of Pickens, the proceeds of which is to be applied to the ,^^S?^°° °'
payment of the improvements to be made on said Court House.

Seo. 5. That in the event the proceeds of the sale of the lots Loan auttior-

Ized.

mentioned in Section 4 of this Act and the one mill levy shall

not be sufficient to pay for said repairs, then the said County

Commissioners be, and they are hereby, authorized to borrow a

sum of money sufficient to pay the same, and execute and deliver Note and its

the note of the County therefor, which shall be paid out of the

County funds for the next fiscal year.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Prohibit the Sale op SpiEiTaous Liquors, No. 401.
Wines or Beer on Prescription or Otherwise by
THE Druggists at Central, in Pickens County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
it shall not be lawful for any druggist in the town of Central, in ^^^ of uqnor

., ^ , ^ _. , Ti . . , prohibited.

the County of rickens, to sell any spirituous or malt liquors,
wines or beer on prescription or otherwise.

Sec. 2. That any person violating the provisions of Section 1 Penalty,
of this Act shall, on conviction thereof, be fined in a sum not
exceeding two hundred dollars, or be imprisoned for a term not
exceeding six months, or both, at the discretion of the Court.

Sec. 3. That this Act shall take effect from and after its ap- Wbentotake
proval.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

578 STATUTES AT LARGE

No. 402.

A. D. 1889. J^-Jjf ACT TO ReOULATB THB TiMB HiT WhICH THE ClEBK OF THE

Board of County Commissionbes of Riohlakd County
Shall Keep the County Commissioners' Office Open
FOR Business, and to Provide a Salary for Said
Clerk.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That

Office boun. the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners of Richland
County, in said State be, and he is hereby, required to keep the
o£Sce of the County Commissioners of said County open for the
transaction of business during the business hours of each day in
the year, Sundays and legal holidays excepted.

oiert*! saiaiy. ^^^' ^- That in consideration of the requirements of Section
one (1) of this Act, the Clerk of said Board shall receive a salary
of six hundred (SGOO) dollars per annum, payable out of the
funds of said County, at such times and in such manner as the
Board of County Commissioners of said County may prescribe
and direct.

Repealing Sec. 3. That all Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with this
Act be, and the same are hereby, repealed.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

dause.

No. 403. AN ACT to Incorporate the Title Guarantee and Trust

Company of South Carolina.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That

Incorporation. George K. Wright, C. H. Manson, J, L. Mimnaugh, H. G.
TJtley, J. S. Dunn and Frederick Condit, together with such
other persons as now are or hereafter may be associated with
them, shall be, and they are hereby, constituted and made a

Name. body politic and corporate, under and by the name of "The

Title Guarantee and Trust Company of South Carolina,^' for
the objects and purposes hereinafter mentioned.

Capital stotik. Sec. 2. The capital stock of said company shall be two hun-
dred thousand dollars, and the same may be increased from time
to time, if the majority in interest of the stockholders of said

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company shall so determine, to a sum not exceeding five hun- ^ ^' **••
dred thousand dollars. Such capital stock shall be divided into
shares of one hundred dollars each, and shall be deemed per-
sonal property. And the said corporation shall have authority in
its by-laws or by the Board of Directors to make all such regula-
tions as may be deemed necessary and proper for the issuing and
transfer of such stock or for collecting and enforcing, by sale or
otherwise, all subscriptions made thereto. Said company may Ofguuntioii.
organize and commence business whenever twenty-five thousand
dollars of its capital stock shall have been subscribed and paid
in cash.

Sbg. 3. The corporators named in Section 1, or any three of Boana of mb-
them, may open books of subscription to the capital stock of
said company at such time or times and at such places as a ma-
jority of them may determine, and as soon as the sum of twenty-
five thousand dollars is subscribed thereto the said corporators,
or any of them, on such notice as they may deem sufficient,
shall call a meeting of such subscribers, and at such meeting Meeonffk
and all future meetings of the stockholders the shares of the
capital stock may be represented in person or by proxy. The
subscribers to said stocky at their meeting to be held as afore-
said, shall elect from themselves such a number of Directors of ureoton.
said corporation as they may deem proper, who shall continue
in office for one year and until their successors shall be duly
elected : and thereafter there shall be annual meetings of the
stockholders of said company, at which Directors shall be chosen,
whose terms of office shall be as above provided. The Directors offloen and
chosen or elected at any such meeting shall from among them-
selves elect a President and Vice-President, to act as such during
the term of office of such Directovs, and they shall perforn\
such duties and exercise such powers as may be prescribed by the
by-laws of said corporation or as shall be incident to their re-
spective offices.

Sec. 4. That the duration of the charter hereby granted shall Duration o
be for the term of thirty years and until the final adjournment
of the General Assembly next thereafter.

Sec. 5. That the said company shall have the power to make, Powenof the
use, have and keep a common seal, and the same at will to alter ;
to make all necessary by-laws not repugnant to the laws of the
land, and may add to, alter or amend the same from time to
time, as may be desired; to have succession of officers and
members conformably to such by-laws ; and to sue and be sued,
plead and be impleaded, in any Court in this State ; to have.

580 STATUTES AT LARGE

A^. 1889. use and enjoy all other rights, powers and privileges which are

GoBnoitoraiid ^^^^^®^^ ^^ bodies corporate ; to guarantee bonds and mortgages

truBtee, and titles to real estate, and to issue guarantee or insurance

policies therefor; to act as trustee under any mortgage or deed

of trust executed by any person or persons, corporation or

municipality, and to accept and execute any trust not incon-

FropeityrfciitB. sistent with the laws of this State ; to take and accept by
grant, assignment, transfer, devise or bequest, and hold, any
real or personal estate on trusts created in accordance with the

other trust laws of this State or of the United States; to take, accept and
^^*"' execute any and all such legal trusts, duties and powers in re-

gard to the holding, management and disposition of any estate
or property, real or personal, and the rents and profits thereof,
or the sale thereof, as may be granted or confided to it by any
Court of record, or by any person, corporation or other
authority.

inyeatmeDt of ^B^* ^* That the said corporation shall have power also to
*°^^ invest their capital stock and other funds in bank or other

stocks, in bonds, notes, bills, choses in action and other securi-
ties, and in the bonds or stocks of any city or State, or of the

Loaoa. United States, or the same to lend on real estate, secured by

bond or mortgage or otherwise, or on the pledge of any real or
personal property or choses in action, according to such rules

Dispositioii of as they may from time to time establish ; and also of taking,

^'^^^ holding, dividing, disposing of or investing the increase, profits

or emoluments of their capital stock or other property as afore-
Property rigiitB. said, and shall have the right and power to acquire, purchase,
take and hold, in their corporate name, lands, real estate or
personal property, and the same to grant, sell, mortgage, ex-
change, convey in fee simple or otherwise. The business and

By-iawB. property of said corporation shall be managed and disposed of,
and the dividends of the profits of the business of the corpora-
tion shall be made and disclosed, in such manner as may be pre-
scribed by the rules and by-laws of the corporation.

Votes of stock- Sec. 7. Each stockholder shall have one vote for each share

Holders. ^f ^^^ capital stock of the said corporation he may own or

represent at all elections and meetings of the company; and

the Board of Directors of the said corporation are authorized

to make such regulations as may be deemed proper for the

Prazies. representation by proxy of such stockholders as may be absent
at such elections and meetings.

Proceedings ^^^' ^* ^^^^ t^® ^^^^ Corporation shall have power to enforce
agdg*^ stock- upon their members the due observance of all rules and by-laws

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for the government and management of the affairs of the cor- ^' !>• *889.
poration ; and to this end, if need be, shall and may institute ""*">''"*^
and maintain in their corporate name, against any one or more
of their members, all necessary suits, actions or pleas for the
recovery of any sum or sums of money to the use of the said
corporation in as ample a manner as such suits might be main-
tained against persons not members of said corporation.

Sec. 9. That said corporation shall have, and is hereby vested Rights and
with, all the powers, rights and privileges, and is hereby subject ^^^ifties.
to all the liabilities and restrictions, contained in Section 22 of
an Act entitled "An Act to provide for the formation of certain
corporations under general laws,^' approved December 23, 1886, i9stat,646.
except so far as the said Section of said Act, or any part thereof,
is inconsistent with this Act, or any part thereof.

Sec. 10. That this Act shall be deemed and taken as a public pubUcAct.
Act, and shall be judicially taken notice of without special
pleading, and shall take effect immediately upon its approval. when to take

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Confer Special Powers Upon the Columbia No. 404.

Land and Investment Company.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
the Columbia Land and Investment Company, a corporation powere."**'**'^
created by and under the general laws of the State of South
Carolina, under a charter issued by the Secretary of State bear- see list of char-
ing date the fourteenth day of February, 1889, be, and the same *«"»n*PP«><»*^
is hereby, authorized and empowered, in addition to the powers
now conferred upon it by law, (1) to exercise the powers of a
surety and guaranty company, acting as surety upon the bond gSuu^j\ om^
of public officials or of officers of corporations, or other Individ- P«"y.
uals, or entering into contracts of indemnity, guaranty, or
suretyship upon the obligations of corporations or individuals,
and to issue accident insurance polices; (2) to issue debenture Debenture
bonds upon such terms, and secured and payable in such man- ^^^
ner, as may be provided by its by-laws ; and (3) to act as trustee Tnwtee.
under any mortgage or deed of trust of any corporation or in-
dividual.
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582 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1880. Sec. 2. That the powers hereby conferred shall continue to
'"^^"^ appertain to said corporation under any renewal of its charter,

po?^****'' **' subject, however, to revocation at any time by the Legislature :
statement of Provided, however, That before it shall become the surety of

anete^aiMi lia- ^^^ public official of this State or any County thereof it shall

file a sworn statement of its assets and liabilities with the Oomp-
pobiicatKni. troller General of the State, who shall publish the same in a
newspaper of the city of Columbia within ten days thereafter :
AnoQai state- And provided, further, That it shall make and file such state-
ment annually on the first day of January of each year while it
continues its business of becoming such surety ; a certified copy
of which annual statement shall be transmitted by the Comp-
troller General to the Clerk of the Court of such County, to be
Tobeffled. kept on file in his office, and to be open to the inspection of the
public, and that all expenses attending the publication and
transaction of such statement shall be borne by the said corpo-
ration.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

NOTE.— For Act relattng to free brldses over Oonicaree and Broad Blren at and near
Columbia, eee ante No. 875, pa^e 649.— Editob.

No. 405. AN ACT to Authorize and Provide for the Erection of

A New Court House for the County of, Spartanburg.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
county Com- the County Commissioners of the County of Spartanburg or
erect new Court their successors be, and they are hereby, authorized and re-

House*

quired to cause to be erected in the city of Spartanburg, the
County seat of the County of Spartanburg, upon a suitable and
convenient site within the corporate limits of said city, a new
Court House, in which when completed the Courts of said
County shall be held and the public offices shall be kept as pro-
vided by law.
Purcbaaeofsite. Sec. 2. That the County Commissioners of said County or
their successors are hereby authorized to procure, by purchase,
gift or otherwise, a site for said Court House and to take proper

« . ^ conveyances therefor to the said County of Spartanburg. That
GonueBuuKlon ./ x »

of land. said County Commissioners or their successors are hereby further

OF SOUTH OABOLINA, 583

authorized and empowered, in case they shall think proper to do ^'^' *®89.
so, to condemn any lands in the city of Spartanburg for said ~^^^"
Court House to be erected upon, and to be used in connection
therewith, on payment to the owner just compensation therefor, oompenBatioii
such condemnation to be effected and such compensation to be
determined in the manner in which railroad corporations are
now authorized by law to condemn lands for right of way : Fro-
videdt That when such lands shall be so condemned and said f^^^ to be in
compensation shall be paid the absolute title to such lands as ^'^'^^y-
shall be so taken shall be and remain vested in the said County
of Spartanburg.

Sec. 3. That for the purpose of raising funds for the erection i^^^^^JS;
of said Court House, the County Commissioners of said County
or their successors be, and they are hereby, authorized and em-
powered to issue and sell coupon bonds of said County of Spar-
tanburg in an amount sufficient with the funds hereinafter au-
thorized to be raised to meet the expense of procuring grounds
and erecting said Court House thereon: Provided, That such umit and de-
issue of bonds shall not exceed the sum of fifty thousand dollars ; "^i^<^
said bonds to be known as Court House Bonds, to bear interest
at a rate not exceeding six per cent, per annum, said interest to
be payable semi-annually on the first day of every January and
July succeeding the issuance thereof until the same shall fall
due, the principal of said bonds to be payable not more than
twenty years from the date thereof; said bonds shall be non- Non-taxabie
taxable for all purposes whatsoever and the coupons thereof able t™ tazea.^'
shall be receivable for all taxes.

Sec. 4. That said bonds or the proceeds of the sale thereof x^ae of pdnooeeds.
shall be used by said County Commissioners exclusively in pur-
chasing the proper grounds and erecting said Court House
thereon.

Sec. 5. That for the purpose of paying the interest on the, Annual tax
bonds hereinafter authorized to be issued, the County Commis- teresu
sioners of said County, and their successors, shall each year levy
a sufficient tax upon all taxable property of said County, to be
known as Court House Tax, and to be collected and disbursed ^oouecuonand

disbonexneot*

according to the laws now of force, or as hereafter amended,
providing for the payment of interest on railroad bonds of said
County.

Sec. 6. That said County Commissioners, or their successors, saie of present
be, and they are hereby, further authorized, in order to raise lot. "*

funds for the purchase of grounds or the erection of said Court
House thereon, to sell, either at public or private sale, and on

584 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1860. gucii terms as may seem to them proper, the present Conrt
"^'^^^ House of said County and the lot on which the same stands and
the lots adjacent thereto, belonging to said County, and to make
Conveyances in the name of said County good and sufficient conveyances
uae of proceeds, therefor ; that all the proceeds of such sales be, and they are
hereby, appropriated towards the cost of said new Court House :
Further pro- Provided, That if it shall not be necessary to sell said present
* Court House and grounds to erect the new Court House, the said
County Commissioners shall nevertheless have, and they are
hereby given, the right, if in their judgment it is proper to do
so, to sell the same as hereinbefore authorized, and they shall
hold the proceeds of sale until they shall hereafter be authorized
Use of present to dispose of same : Provided , further. That said County Com-
missioners shall not make any contract with reference to said
present Court House that shall interfere with the use thereof as
now used, until said new Court House shall be completed.
Tax to pay for Sec. 7. That the said County Commissioners, or their suc-
^'^"^ ^'°"*' cessors, be, and they are hereby, given the right, if in their
judgment it is best, instead of issuing bonds to build said Court
House, to levy upon all the taxable property of said County a
tax, or several annual taxes, such as shall be sufficient to pay
off in one or more installments (not exceeding five) the whole
cost of the erection of said Court House ; and in case said plan
Loans. shall be adopted, then and in such event the said County Com-

missioners be, and they are hereby, authorized to borrow suffi-
cient funds for the erection of same, to be repaid by the said
tax so to be raised.
Powers of Sec. 8. That the County Commissioners of said County, and
sio^. their successors, be, and they are hereby, authorized, in the

name of the said County of Spartanburg, to make all such con-
tracts as are necessary or proper to be made to execute the
powers hereinbefore given them,
wiien to take Sec. 9. That this Act shall take effect immediately upon its
^^"^ approval.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

No. 406. AN ACT to Amend an Act Entitled **An Act to Ahekd

THE First and Fourth Sections of an Act Entitled
'An Act to Provide for the Establishment of a New
School District in Spartanburg County, and to Au-
thorize THE Levy and Collection of a Local Tax
Therein. '*'

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 686

in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That ^ ^- *^-
Section 2 of an Act entitled "An Act to amend the First and ^^^^
Fourth Sections of an Act entitled *An Act to provide for the •^^ISShL'S^

^ as to pettuOQ lor

establishment of a new school district in Spartanburg County, tax, amended,
and to authorize the levy and collection of a local tax therein,"
approved December 24th, 1884, be, and the same is hereby,
amended by striking out the words, beginning on the eighth
line and ending on the twelfth line of said Section, viz. : "That
no tax shall be levied under this Act unless more than one-half
the number of real estate owners in said district shall sign a
written petition directed to the Trustees, requesting that a tax
shall be levied, and stating the amount thereof.'' So that said
Section shall read :

Segtiok 4. That when the persons answering the above de- section as
scription shall have assembled in public meeting, they shall have
power, first, to select a Chairman and Secretary, adjourn from -j^gJJL*'"* ^
time to time, decide what additional tax, if any, shall be levied,
and appropriate the same in such manner as they may think
best for the educational interests of said school district : Pr<h
videdy That no tax thus levied shall be repealed at any subse- re^SjSI******
quent meeting within the same year ; second, they shall also
have power to select (subject to the approval of the Board of
Examiners for Spartanburg County) a Board of five Trustees for Boaniof Tnu-
said school district, whose term of office shall be for two years
from date of election, and who, in addition to the duties and
responsibilities now provided by law for Trustees of School Dis-
tricts, shall have the following powers and duties: 1. To pur- ^ ^^^ "**
chase or erect suitable buildings for the use of the public schools Board,
of said school district. 2. To elect and dismiss superintendents
and teachers of the city schools, prescribe their duties, terms of
office, and to fix their salaries, and to cause an examination of
said teachers to be made whenever necessary ; also to determine
the class books and studies to be used in said schools, and to
make rules and regulations for the government of said schools.

3. To determine the manner in which the tax heretofore author-
ized (and the two mills Constitutional and poll tax provided by
law) shall be expended in maintaining said public schools ; and,

4, To fill all vacancies occurring in said Board of Trustees by
death, resignation, removal or otherwise during their term of
office or service.

Skc. 2. That all Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with this Repealing
Act be, and the same are hereby, repealed.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

586 STATUTES AT LAEQE

A. D. 1888. ^-^ ^CT TO Amend the Charter of the Citt op Spar-

No. 407.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Bepre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
A. A. 1880, II, an Act entitled ''An Act to incorporate the city of Spartan-
as to city umits, burg/' approved December 24th, 1880, be, and the same is
hereby, amended as follows, to wit, by striking out the words
''one mile'' in the first Section thereof, and inserting in lieu of
the same words "one and one-half miles.'' So that said Section
shall read as follows :
moocporation. That from and after the passage of this Act all citizens of
this State having resided sixty days in the city of Spartanburg
shall be deemed, and are hereby declared, a body politic and cor-
porate; and the said city shall be called and known by the
Name and name of Spartanburg, and its corporate limits shall extend one
^^^^' and one-half miles in each direction from the Court House in

said city.
Valid for au Sec. 2. That the extension of the corporate limits of said city
porpoaes. ^^ Spartanburg herein provided for shall be valid and effectual
for all purposes of said corporation.
Repealing Sec. 3. That all Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with this
""^ Act be, and the same are hereby, repealed.

When to take Sec. 4. That this Act shall go into effect immediately after
^***' its approval.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

No. 408. AN ACT to Incorporate the Spartanburg City Street

Railway Company.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That

inoorporatian. A. H. Lefwich, Andrew E. Moore, George E. Landshaw, John
B. Cleveland, Joseph Walker, George W. Nicholls, H. E.
Heinitsh and their associates be, and they are hereby declared to
be, a body politic .and corporate, under the name and style of

Name. the "Spartanburg City Railway Company," and by that title

shall have power to take^ subscribe and raise a capital stock to

OF SOUTH OAEOLINA. 687

the amount of fifty thousand dollars, in shares of fifty dollars ^ ^- **••
each, for the purpose of constructing and operating a street ^Z^^^
railway in the city of Spartanburg, S. C, and extending to the street railway.
Whitney, Clifton and Olendale factories, with power to increase
said capital stock from time to time to such further sum as may
be necessary, not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars : Pro- increase of
vided, That such increase be assented to by a majority of the ^'^
stockholders who hold a majority in value of said stock.

Sec. 2. That said company shall have power and authority. Lay nuway
subject, as hereinafter provided, to the supervision of the City
Council of Spartanburg, to lay railway tracks through and along
the streets within the corporate limits of the city of Spartan-
burg, and to use and employ upon such railway tracks sufficient UMoCMme.
and suitable carriages or cars, to be drawn by horses or a dummy
engine, for the transportation of passengers and freights, upon
such rates as shall be fixed by said company : Providedy That BxtenaJon to
said company shall have power and authority to extend, estab- '■^***'*^
lish and operate said railway by the most convenient route to
the Whitney, Clifton and Olendale factories, and for this pur-
pose shall have all the authority and power necessary to carry
the same into effect.

Sec. 3. That said company shall be able and capable by its powenoftiie
corporate name to sue and bo sued, plead and be impleaded, an- «wmui^°-
swered and be answered unto, in any Court in this State ; to
have succession of officers and members ; and shall have power
to make such by-laws, not repugnant to the laws of the land, for
the government and good order of its members as shall be
deemed expedient by a majority in value of stockholders, and to
have a common seal and at will to alter and make new the same.
At all meetings of stockholders a majority in par value of the
stock shall constitute a quorum to do business, and each share of QuonmL
stock shall be entitled to one vote.

Sec. 4. That said company is authorized to receive subscrip- Bataoriptioiui
tions to its capital stock in money, materials or labor, as may be •^^^•p**^ "^o***
agreed upon between said company and said subscribers, and
may acquire by grant, purchase, lease or otherwise any estate, property rights,
real or personal, whatsoever, and the same may hold, use, sell,
convey and dispose of as to the said company shall seem fit.
That said company shall have the power and authority to issue Bonds and
bonds for the purpose of construction, equipment or the cany- "^'"•■•^
ing on of its business, for such amounts, and for such periods and
on such interest as it may determine, and w*ith power, if it so
determine, to secure the same by a mortgage of all or any part of
its property.

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Btockboldon.

ProTljn.

Tnutees.

A. D. 1869. gg^ 5^ That the said company before laying any railway
i^ve to be^"^^'^® '^^ ^^^ purpose of rnnning cars thereon in or through

Goimcu' city any street or streets of the city of Spartanburg and to the Whit-
ney, Clifton and Glendale factories, sliall make application for
leave to do so to the City Council of Spartanburg, and no such
tracks shall be laid for the purpose aforesaid save with the con-
sent and approval of the City Council of Spartanburg,
uabiiity of Sec. 6. Each stockholder in the said corporation, in addition
to the loss of the sum paid upon the stock subscribed for or held
by him, shall be jointly and severally liable to the creditors
thereof in an amount not exceeding ten per cent, of the par
value of the share or shares held by him at the time the de-
mands of the creditors were created : Provided, That such de-
mands siall have been payable within one year and that the
proceedings to hold such stockholders liable therefor shall be
commenced within two years after such debts may have become
due and whilst he remains a stockholder therein, or within two
years after he shall have ceased to be stockholder: Provided,
further, That no person holding a other share or shares as ex-
ecutor, administrator, trustee or in any fiduciary capacity shall
be liable thereon beyond the value of the estate held by him as
such executor, administrator or trustee or in any other fiduciary
capacity.
RegaiatioDsas Seg. 7. The capital stock of the said corporation shall be

to^hares o ^j^^j^^ personal property, and the said corporation shall have
authority in its by-laws to make all such regulations as may be
deemed necessary and proper for the issuing and transfer of such
stock, or for collecting and enforcing by sale or otherwise all
subscriptions made thereto. No subscription to the capital stock
of said company shall be valid unless the sum of fifty dollars per
share be paid thereon at the time of the subscribing.
Timeforoam- ^^^' ^' I'l^&t unless the Said corporation shall commence the

SmSttoS!***** work of building said railway within three (3) years from date
of its incorporation and complete the same within three (3)
years from such commencement, this Act shall be null and void
and of no eflfect.
Poj^on^ Sec. 9. That subject to the provisions of the preceding Sec-

tion, this Act shall continue of force for the term of twenty-one
years, unless sooner repealed.

Approved December 24th, A, D. 1889.

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 689

AN ACT TO Revise and Re-enact the Charter of the a.d.i8».

Town of Gaffney City, in Spartanburg County. -..T^'^C^

No. 409.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina^ now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
from and after the passage of this Act all citizens of this State, inoorpontfon.
having resided twelve months within the State and sixty days
within the town of Gaffney City, shall be deemed, and are hereby
declared to be, a body politic and corporate, and the said town
shall be called by the name of Gaffney City, and its corporate jj^iA™* •****
limits shall extend one (1) mile in every direction from the cen-
tre of said town, which centre shall be at the intersection of
Race and Johnson streets.

Sec. 2. That said town shall be governed by an Intendant and mtendant and
four Wardens, who shall be citizens of this State, and shall have
been residents of the town for sixty (60) days immediately preced- Time of eieo-
ing their election, and who shall be elected by the qualified voters ***"*•
of said town on the first Tuesday in March, 1890, and on the
same day every two (2) years thereafter, ten days' public notice
thereof being previously given ; and the said Intendant and Term.
Wardens shall hold office for two (2) years and until their suc-
cessors are elected and qualified ; and that all male inhabitants siecton.
of the age of twenty-one (21) years, citizens of the State, and
who shall have resided in the said town sixty (60) days, and who
shall have resided within the State twelve (12) months immedi-
ately preceding the election, shall be entitled to vote, paupers and
persons under disabilities for crimes excepted.

Sec. 3. Said election shall be held at some convenient public Hoon fur open-
place in the said town from nine (9) o'clock in the morning '^^"'*
until three (3) o'clock in the afternoon, when the polls shall be Dedantton of
closed and the managers shall forthwith count the votes and de- "^'*
clare the election, and give notice thereof in writing to the
Intendant then in office, who shall, within two days thereafter,
give notice, or cause the same to be given, to the persons duly
elected. The Intendant and Wardens, before entering upon the oathof odioe.
duties of their office, shall, respectively, take the oath prescribed
by the Constitution of the State, and also the following oath, to
wit : As Intendant (or Warden) of the town of Gaffney City, I
will equally and impartially, to the best of my ability, exercise
the trust imposed in me and will use my best endeavors to pre-
serve the peace and carry into effect, according to law, the purposes
for which I have been elected. So help me God." And if any

590 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. iw. person upon being elected Intendant or Warden shall refuse to

porfeitiorie- *^^ as such he shall forfeit and pay to the Council the sum of

fonitosenre. twenty dollars for the use of said town : Provided^ That no

person who has attained the age of sixty (60) years shall be

compelled to serve in either of said offices, nor shall any other

person be compelled to serve either as Intendant or Warden

ManagwB of more than one term in succession. The Intendant and War-

Elecdon.

dens for the time being shall always appoint a Board of Man-
agers, consisting of three persons, to conduct the election, who,
before they open the polls, shall take an oath to fairly and im-
partially conduct the same.

TacHMiai. Sec. 4. That in case a vacancy shall occur in the office of In-

tendant or Wardens by death, resignation, removal or otherwise,
an election to fill such vacancy shall be held by order of the
Council, ten days' public notice being previously given ; and the

mtaidniprv Council shall elect one of their number to act as Intendant pro
tern, in the absence, sickness or disability of the Intendant.

TEiaiataffend- Sec. 5. That the said Intendant or Intendant pro tern, shall

*"' have power to try all offenders against the town ordinances

enacted in pursuance of this charter, and to provide for an ap-

ooimca meet- peal to the Council. The Intendant shall, and may, as often as
it is necessary, summon the Wardens to meet in Council, any
two of whom with the Intendant shall constitute a quorum to

Powers of transact business, and they shall be known as the Town Coun-
cil of Gaflney City, and they and their successors in office, here-
after to be elected, may have a common seal, which shall be
affixed to all their ordinances ; may sue and be sued, plead and
be impleaded, in any Court of justice in this State, and purchase,
Piopotj rigiita. l^old, possess and enjoy to them and their successors in office
any estate, real, personal or mixed, and sell, alien or convey the
same ; and the said Town Council shall have authority to ap-
point from time to time, as they see fit, such persons to act as

icaraiiftia. Marshals or special Constables of said town as said Council may
deem necessary and expedient for the preservation of the peace,
good order and police thereof, which persons so appointed shall,

Fowen and within the corporate limits of said town, have the powers and
priviiQgea. privileges, and be subject to all the obligations, penalties and
regulations, provided by law for the office of Constable, and
shall be liable to be removed at the pleasure of said Town Coun-
cil. And the said Town Council shall have power to establish, or

Market authorize the establishment of, a market house in the said town ;

OnartHoiMa *'^ ^ authorize the establishment of a guard house and to pre-
scribe suitable rules and regulations for keeping and governing

OP SOUTH CAROLINA. 691

the same ; and the said Intendant and Wardens, or any one of ^- d. 1889.
them, may authorize and require any Marshal of the town, or '^""^^'^^
any Constable specially appointed for that purpose, to arrest ^rreat and
and commit to said guard house for a term not exceeding twenty- «raimitment.
four (24) hours before trial, or thirty (30) days after trial, any
person or persons who, within the limits of said town, may com-
mit or attempt to commit any breach of the peace, or be engaged
in any noisy, riotous or disorderly conduct, open obscenity, or
any conduct grossly indecent ; and it shall be the duty of the
Town Marshals or Constables to arrest and commit all such
offenders, and shall have power to call to their assistance the
posse comitatus if need be, to aid in making such arrest ; and ^j**** comu
upon failure of such officers to perform such duties, they shall
severally be subject to such fines and penalties as the Town Fenames.
Council may impose upon them.

All persons so imprisoned shall pay the costs and expenses ooets of im-
incident to their imprisonment, which said costs and expenses p'*"®'^®'^^
shall be collected in the same manner as is provided for the col-
lection of fines imposed for the violations of ordinances, rules
and regulations : Provided, That such imprisonment shall not
exempt the party from the payment of any fine the Intendant
or Council may impose for the offense which he, she or they
may have committed ; and the said Town Council shall have
full power and authority, under their corporate seal, to make
all such rules and regulations, by-laws and ordinances respecting By-laws and
the streets, roads and business thereof, as well as the police
system of the said town, as shall appear to them necessary and
proper for the security, welfare and convenience of the inhabit-
ants of said town, and for preserving health, order and good
government within the said town ; and the said Intendant, In- Finea.
tendant pro tem,, or Town Council, as the case may be, may
impose fines for offenses against their by-laws, rules, regulations
and ordinances, and appropriate the same to the public improve-
ment, benefit and use of said town ; and whenever the said
Intendant, Intendant pro tem. or Town Council shall impose a
fine upon a party convicted of an offence who shall refuse, fail
or be unable to pay the same, the said Intendant, Intendant pro
tem, or Town Council shall have power and authority to com-
mute the sentence of said person to that of labor on the public Labor on
streets or public improvements of said town for a period not
exceeding thirty (30) days ; and the said Intendant, Intendant witnessee.
pro tem. or Town Council shall have full power to compel the
attendance of witnesses and require them to give evidence in

592 STATUTES AT LARGE

A^. 1880. any trial before him or them ; but no fine above the sum of

LLmiuoflneB ^^^^ dollars shall be collected by said Intendant, Intendant pro
tern, or Town Council except by suit in the proper Courts of
justice in this State ; and also that nothing herein contained
shall authorize said Council to make any ordinances or by-laws
inconsistent with or repugnant to the laws of the State.

NoiflanoeB. Sec. 6. The said Intendant and Wardens, or a majority of

them, shall have power to abate and remove all nuisances in said

streeiB and town, and it shall be their duty to keep all roads, ways, bridges

^"^^ and streets within the limits of said town open and in good

repair, and for that purpose they are vested with all the powers

of County Commissioners for and within the corporate limits of

street duty, said town, and they shall have full power to classify and arrange
the inhabitants or citizens of said town liable to street, road or
public duty therein, and to enforce the performance of said duty
under such penalties as are now or shall hereafter be prescribed

oommatauon ^J l^w ; and they shall have power to compound with all persons

**^ liable to work the streets, ways and roads in said town upon

such terms as their ordinances or by-laws may establish, or their

rules or regulations may require; and all persons refusing to

Penaitief. labor, or failing to pay such commutation, shall be liable to such
fine, not exceeding twenty dollars, as the Intendant, Intendant
pro tern, or Town Council may impose ; and shall have the power
to enforce the payment of said fine as in all other cases for
violation of ordinances.

Resuiattons 88 Seg. 7. The Town Council of Gaffney City shall have full
power and authority to open new streets in said town, and to
close up, widen or otherwise alter those now in use, or which
may hereafter be established, whensoever, in their judgment, the
same may be necessary for the improvement or convenience of
said town, and to name and change present names of streets and

oondemning to number and letter the same. Should the land owner or
land for streets. Q^^g^g through whose premises such street or streets may run

refuse his, her or their consent to such action of the Town
Council in opening, closing up, widening or altering such street
or streets, the said Town Council shall have the right to con-
demn such land for the purposes aforesaid, according to the
provisions of law now of force for condemning land for public
use.

Gemetertes. Sec. 8. The cemeteries and graveyards are also placed under
the jurisdiction of the said Town Council.

Auctiaii and ^^^* ^' "^^^ Town Council of the said town shall have fall
otber licenses, power to regulate sales at auction within the corporate limits of

OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

593

said town, and to grant licenses to auctioneers, itinerant traders,
and keepers of hotels and livery stables, and to levy license tax
on all drays^ carts and wagons, carriages, omnibuses, buggies,
horses, mares or mules kept for hire or used for public purposes
in said town ; and they shall have full power to impose a tax on
all shows or exhibitions for gain or reward within the corporate
limits of said town ; they shall have power to impose an annual
tax not exceeding thirty (30) cents on every hundred dollars of
the value of all real and personal property lying within the cor-
porate limits of the said town, real and personal property of
churches, cemeteries, schools, college associations and public
libraries excepted ; that an ordinance declaring the rate of the
annual taxation upon property and other subjects of annual
taxation shall be published at least three weeks during the
month of January in each year : Provided, That the said Town
Council shall have power to levy a tax for the year 1890 under
the same rule as is above stated, immediately after this Act goes
into effect, and that all persons liable to taxation under the
same shall make oath of their taxable property within said town,
and make payment of their taxes to the Clerk or Treasurer of said
town, or such other person as may be appointed for that pur-
pose, during the succeeding month after publication, and upon
failure to make such returns and payment as required the par-
ties so in default shall be subject to the penalties provided by
law for failure to pay the general State and County tax, to be
enforced by order of the Council, for the use of said town,
except in such cases that executions to enforce the payment of
such taxes shall be issued under the seal of the corporation, and
may be directed to the Town Marshal or other person appointed
by the Town Council to levy, collect and receive the same, with
costs as in such cases made and provided by law ; and all prop-
erty upon which such taxes shall be levied and assessed is hereby
declared and made liable for the payment thereof in preference
to all other debts except debts due to the State and County,
which shall be first paid ; and that all other taxes imposed by
the Council shall be enforced as in manner and form before
stated.

Sec. 10. The Intendant and Wardens elect, together with the
Clerk and Treasurer, shall, during their term of office, be exempt
from street and police duty. Each Town Council shall, within
one month after the expiration of their term of office, make out
and return to their successors in office a full account of their
receipts and expenditures during their term, which account shall

A. D. 1889.

Tax on shows.

Property tax.

PabllGatton of
ordlnanos.

Tu for 1800.

BetoTDS for
taxation.

Payment of

taxes.

Deftotters.

Bxeoatlons.

Lien.

Exemption
from street and
police duty.

Beporttosnc-

594 STATUTES AT LARGE

A.D. 1880. be published in one newspaper of the town, if one there be pub-

Pobuou^ lished, and if no paper is published in said town, then the same
to be posted in one or more public places in said town, and shall

Burrender of pay over all moneys in their possession belonging to the cor-
poration, and deliver up all books, records and other papers inci-
dent to their office, to their successors ; and on failure to do so

Fenaitief. they shall be liable to be fined in a sum not exceeding five hun-
dred ($500) dollars, to be collected by any proper action of the
Town Council.

Firoiimiti. Sec. 11. That the said Town Council shall have full power
and authority to prohibit by suitable penalties the erection of
any wooden building or buildings within such limits in the said
town as the Town Council shall designate by an ordinance or
ordinances for such purpose duly ratified by such Town Council
and published in a newspaper of said town or by posting the
same in two conspicuous places in said town.

Sec. 12. That all ordinances or by-laws passed by the Town

Forceof Ordi- Council of OafFney City pursuant to the power by this Act
granted shall be binding upon the citizens of the said town,
the same as the laws of the State.

Public Act. Sec. 13. That this Act shall be deemed a public Act, and

wbon to take shall take effect from the day of its approval, and continue in

Duratioii. force until repealed.

Repealing Sec. 14. That all Acts, or parts of Acts, or amendments to
*^***"®' the original charter Act incorporating the said town of Gaffney

City be, and the same are hereby, repealed.
Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

No. 410. AN ACT to Establish Gaffney Perry, on Broad River, in

Spartanburg County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
a^j^w^M^ the ferry commonly called '* Gaffney Ferry," on Broad River, in
"»ey. Spartanburg County, shall be, and the same is hereby, estab-

lished a public ferry and vested in Elizabeth Gaffney and John
W. Gaffney, their heirs, executors and assigns, for the term of
Tonnandtoite. fourteen years, with the privilege of collecting the rates of toll
szempuons. as now established by law : Provided^ That children going to
and returning from school and all persons going to and return-
ing from church shall be passed free.
Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

OP SOUTH OAEOLINA. 696

AN ACT Relating to the Compensation of County Au- ^ ^' ^^-

DITOB IN SUMTEB COUNTT. ^7"^^?^

No. 411.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Eepre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina^ now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
from and after the passage of this Act the County Auditor of saiazy.
Sumter County shall receive from the State Treasurer the an-
nua) salary of seven hundred dollars, and in addition to the
salary as hereinbefore provided the said County Auditor shall Additional
receive from the funds of his County the sum of five hundred
dollars, to be paid as now provided by law.

Seo. 2. All Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with or sup- Repealing
plied by this Act are hereby repealed so far as they relate to the
amount of the salary and compensation of the Auditor of Sum-
ter County.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Create a New Judicial District in Sumter No. 412.
County Embracing Middleton Township, to be Known

AS THE Eighth Judicial District for Sumter County.

•

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
Middleton Township, in Sumter County, be, and the same is Judicial dia-
hereby, created a judicial district, to be known as the Eighth inhed.
Judicial District for Sumter County.

Sec. 2. That as soon as practicable after the approval of tliis Trial Jti^
Act, it shall be the duty of the Governor, and he is hereby
authorized, empowered and required, to appoint a Trial Justice
for said judicial district.

Sec. 3. That the Trial Justice so appointed shall be a resident RMidenoe*
of said district, and shall reside therein during his term of office,
and shall hold his office at or near Wedgefield in said district.

Sec. 4. That the Trial Justice so appointed shall be author- oonxabieuid
ized and empowered to appoint and employ a person to act as '

Constable, who shall receive from the County as compensation
for his services the same amount as that received by the said

596 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. Trial Justice appointing him, and which shall be payable in the

~^ ^ same manner.

Salary to Trial S£G. 5. That said Trial Justice shall receive from the County
as compensation for his services, and in lieu of all costs and fees
in criminal cases, the salary of one hundred dollars per annum,
payable at the end of each quarter, in equal installments, upon
the warrant of the County Commissioners.

Biffbts and Sbc. 6. That the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act to
limit the number of Trial Justices in certain Counties of this
State, and to provide for fixing their territorial jurisdiction, and
for the manner and amount of their compensation,*' approved

19 Stat, 701. December 24th, A. D. 1886, that are not inconsistent with this
Act shall apply to the said judicial district and the officers
thereof herein created, and that said judicial district and the
officers thereof shall have all the rights, privileges and powers
therein enumerated, and shall be subject to all the liabilities
therein imposed.

wbentotake Sec. 7. That this Act shall take effect immediately after its
«"«*• approval.

Approved December 23d, A. D, 1889.

No. 413. AN ACT to Amend an Act Entitled "An Act to Providb

FOR the Establishment of a Separate School Dis-
trict IN THE City of Sumter," Approved Decembeb
24th, 1888.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
Section 3 of the Act of the General Assembly of said State ea-
98i\ amended, titled '^An Act to provide for the establishment of a separate
school district in the city of Sumter," approved December 24th,
1888, be amended so as to read as follows :

Section 3. That in addition to the rights and privileges here*
inbefore granted, the said school district shall have the power to
Local tax. levy and collect a tax on the assessed value of all real and per-
sonal property returned in said school district, not exceeding, in
addition to the tax provided for in Section 2 of this Act, two

OP SOUTH CAROLINA. 597

mills on the dollar, subject to the following provisions : The ^- ^' ^®'*-
City Council of the city of Sumter shall at any time previous to jg^^i^^ *
the first day of June of each year issue a call for a meeting, taxpayen.
after two weeks' notice, of all those male citizens of said school
district who return real or personal property therein. Such
notice shall specify the time and place of such meeting and be Koooe.
published in a newspaper in said city. The said City Council
shall cause to be prepared a list of all male citizens of the age of List of taz-
twenty-one years and upwards who return real or personal
property in said school district, a certified copy of which shall
be turned over to the Secretary of such meeting. Only those
persons shall be entitled to vote at such meeting who are male voters.
citizens of said State and city and who return real or personal
property in said school district. The persons entitled to vote in powers of
said meeting shall have power : First, to appoint a Chairman "^®®**^'
and Secretary ; second, to adjourn from time to time ; third, to
decide whether, in addition to the Constitutional school tax ap- Addmoiua tu.
portioned to the use of the schools in said school district, and in
addition to the tax provided for in Section 2 of this Act, it is
deemed expedient to levy an additional tax, not exceeding the
limit hereinbefore mentioned, for the pay of teachers' salaries,
or the building, furnishing, repairing, leasing or improvement
of school houses in said school district, or for incidental ex-
penses ; fourth, to elect four School Commissioners, one from sctiooi Boaid.
each ward, if that is deemed practicable, who, together with
the Mayor of said city, shall constitute a School Board. No
taxes thus levied shall be repealed at any subsequent meeting, tu not to be
It shall be the duty of the Chairman of such meeting to keep ^^ '
a correct record of all the proceedings, and to file the same in BecoixL
the ofBce of the Mayor. It shall also be the duty of the Chair-
man of such meeting to notify the City Clerk and Treasurer within Notincatton,

1 Bflsetsmeiit and

one week of the amount of tax thus levied, and the said Clerk oouectionoftax.
and Treasurer, under the direction of the Board of School Com-
missioners of said school district shall thereupon proceed to
assess such tax on all real and personal property returned in said
school district. He shall collect this tax at the time and in the uen.
manner provided for collecting the city taxes, and it shall be a
lien on all property until paid, as is provided for in the case of
State and County taxes. The proceeds arising from this tax how paid oat.
shall be kept separate, and paid out by the said Clerk and Trea-
surer on warrants drawn by said Board of School Commissioners,
and the said Clerk and Treasurer shall be liable to all penalties
now prescribed by law for the non-performance or neglect of
23

698 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1880. duty as in oases of County Treasurers. That the said City
jrr^^C*^ ^ Clerk and Treasurer shall be the Clerk and Treasurer of said

Clerk and

Tw««"«'- Board of School Commissioners, subject to removal by them, and

with power in said Board to fill any vacancy which may occur in

Powers of said oflSce. That should the said City Council fail or refuse,

cau^meeoiiff. within the time hereinbefore limited, to issue a call for the
meeting hereinbefore provided for, or to perform any other act
hereinbefore directed, the said Board of School Commissioners
are authorized to issue a call for such meeting at any time prior
to the first day of July in each, and to perform any other act
hereinbefore devolved upon said City Council.

Additioniuseo- ^^^' ^' ^^^^^ *^® following Section shall be added to said Act,
Won. to be known as Section 9 :

OoupoDsbonde. SECTION 9. That the School District of the City of Sumter is
hereby authorized and empowered, by and through its Board of
School Commissioners, to issue coupon bonds to the amount of
twelve thousand dollars, if said Board should deem that amount

£jeoyon. necessary : Provided, That a majority of the qualified electors
of said school district voting shall be in favor of such issue as
may be expressed at an election hereafter to be held for that

Use of pro- purpose. The proceeds derived from the sale of said bonds shall
^**^"* be used for the purpose of purchasing a site or sites and erect-

ing one or more public school buildings in the city of Sumter

Desortiition of ai^d furnishing the same. Said bonds to bear a rate of interest

^°^ not exceeding six per centum per annum, payable annually, the

principal to mature in not less than twenty years from the date

Execution of of issue ; the same to be signed by the Chairman of said Board
and countersigned by its Clerk and Treasurer, and the seal of
said corporation to be affixed thereto, which seal the said Board
is hereby authorized to make and adopt. Said bonds to be in
such denominations as said Board may determine, and a correct
register of the same shall be kept by the said Clerk and Trea-

ooapcDs re- surer. The coupons upon said bonds shall be receivable for all
tuel^ taxes in said school district which shall be levied for oduca-

uen. tional purposes. Said bonds shall constitute a first lien upon all

the property which maybe purchased or improved with the pro-

Non-tazaue. ceeds from said bonds ; and said bonds shall not be taxable for
municipal or public school purposes other than the Constita-

Annnai t*x*'^°*^^ ^^^ ttkiUs tax. That for the purpose of paying the in-
^^7- terest on said bonds and the principal when due, it shall be the

duty of the Board of School Commissioners of said School Dis-
trict to compute annually the amount necessary to be raised,
and to assess and levy the same upon all the real and personal

OP SOUTH CAEOLINA. 599

property in said school district, and the amount so assessed and ^ ^* ^^^*

levied shall be a lien upon such property, and shall be collected ~^^ ^^

by the Clerk and Treasurer of said Board, at the same time and ^u«*ton of

in the same manner and under the same powers as the city taxes

of the city of Sumter are collected, and shall be held by him for

the purpose of paying the said interest or principal, if any be

due, and shall be used for no other purpose whatever. That the

said Board shall have the power to require from said Clerk and security by

Treasurar*

Treasurer such security for the faithful performance of his
duties as they may deem adequate.

Sec. 3. That the Board of School Commissioners of said mgiitB oc new
School District are hereby declared to be the legal successors of
the Trustees of the former School District No. 1 of the County
of Sumter, which included the area of the said School District
of the City of Sumter ; that said Board of School Commission-
ers are hereby vested with the title to the lot of land fronting ttaeZoMwtSi^
on Republican street, in the city of Sumter, heretofore held by
the Trustees of the said School District No. 1, and that said
Board is hereby authorized and empowered to sell the same and Poweriowu.
apply the proceeds to any of the purposes enumerated in Section
2 of this Act.

Sec. 4. That the City Council of the city of Sumter are EiecaoM.
authorized to fix the time and place of any election held under
this Act ; to publish the notice, appoint the managers, prescribe
the form of ballot, receive the returns and declare the result.

Sec. 5. That so much of all Acts or parts of Acts as are in- Repealing
consistent with or supplied by the provisions of this Act be, and
the same are hereby, repealed.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Amend an Act Entitled "An Act to Amend No. 414.
AN Act Entitled 'An Act to Recharter the Town
OF Sumter, South Carolina,"' Approved 19th De-
cember, A. D. 1887.

600 STATUTES AT LAEGE

A. D. 1889. lina/^' approved December 19th, A. D. 1887, be stricken out

~^^^^ and the following be inserted in lieu thereof, viz.:

sommons to SECTION XI. That the citj of Sumter, South Carolina, be
authorized and empowered to require by sammons, oral or writ-
ten, the presence of any person that may be wanted as a witness
in any case in which said city is interested, whether such wit-
ness be within the city limits or not, and should such witness
non-wMn^ fail to appear as required, he or she shall be liable to a penalty
not exceeding fifty dollars or thirty days' imprisonment in the
city guard house or County jail.

summoiu to Seo. 2. That the city of Sumter be authorized and empow-

' ered to require the presence of any person or persons charged

with the violation of any ordinance of said city, whether such

person be within the city limits or not; and said city be an-

wammt of thorized by its warrant, issued by its Mayor or Clerk and Trea-
surer, directed to one of the police of said city, or to the Sheriff
of Sumter County, to arrest and hold such person to answer
for such alleged violation of city ordinance.
Arrest on Btgfat. Sec 3. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the arrest of
any person who is committing a breach of the peace or an offense
against public decency, or any violation of any ordinance of said
city, without a warrant.

Loans. Sec. 4. That the City Council of the city of Sumter is hereby

authorized to borrow money from time to time to pay the ordi-
nary expenses of said city government : Provided, that no loans
shall be made for a longer period than nine months.

Repealing Seo. 5. That all Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent herewith
«^ be, and the same are hereby, repealed.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

No. 415. AN ACT to Amend ak Act Entitled "An Act to Incor-
porate the Sumter Building and Loan Association,
OF Sumter, S. C.,*' Approved December 24th, 1883.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
A. A. 1888, s 4, Section 4 of an Act entitled "An Act to incorporate the Sumter
amended. * Building and Loan Association, of Sumter, S. C.,'' approved
December 24th, A. D. 1883, be, and the same is hereby, amended
so as to read as follows :

OP SOUTH CAROLINA. 601

Sbotiok 4. That if any of the funds of the said association a.d.188».
shall remain unproductive or uninvested and uncalled for the L^^^^toiitock.
space of two months^ it shall be lawful for said association to^oi<3er8 and
lend out what moneys may be on hand to stockholders or others
at such rates of interest as may be agreed on, not contrary to
law.

Sb€. 2. That all Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent herewith be, b e p e a 1 1 n g
and the same are hereby, repealed.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO AuTHORiZB THE CouNTY Tbbasuber akd County No. 416.

COMMISSIONBRS OF FnION CoUNTY TO APPLY AlL TaXES

Received fbom the Chableston, Cincinnati and Chi-
cago Railboad Company Upon the Levy fob County
PuBPOSEs to THE Payment of the Interest of the Bonds
Subscribed by the Townships of Gowdeysvillb, Pinck-
NEY, Union and Goshen Hill in Aid of Said Rail-
boad, AND fob THB ApPOBTIONMENT OF THE SaID TaXES.

Whereas the certain townships of the County of Union, in Preamwe.
the State of South Carolina hereinafter named, by their vote,
did express their willingness to subject themselves to taxation
for the purpose of paying the bonds issued by the said town-
ships in aid of the Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Bailroad
ander an Act of the General Assembly which provided that all
taxes received from the said railroad upon the levy for County
purposes, instead of going into the County treasury, should be
applied by the County Treasurer and County Commissioners of
said County to the payment of the interest on the bonds sub-
scribed by the said townships ; And tohereas, notwithstanding
that the Act of the General Assembly under which this vote by
the said townships was taken has been declared unconstitutional,
the said bonds have nevertheless been declared '^ to be the debts
of these townships respectively having authorized the issue of
the same":

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That ^SftroMrSto
all taxes received from the Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago beappuedtota-
Bailroad upon the levy for County purposes in the County of road bonda.

602 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. Union, instead of going into the County treasury, shall be ap-
'' ^ ^' plied by the County Treasurer and County Commissioners o£
the said County to the payment of the interest on the bonds
subscribed by the Townships of Gowdeysville, Pinckney, Union
and Goshen Hill, in aforesaid County, in aid of the said Charles-
ton, Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad, and declared '^to be the
debts of said townships respectively having authorized the issue
of the same."
Apporttonmeiit Sec. 2. That the County Treasurer and County Commis-
sioners of Union County shall apportion the amount of the taxes
received from the said Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Rail-
road on the levy for County purposes among the townships
named in Section 1 hereof, according to the amount subscribed
in bonds by each of the said townships, and shall pay the same
on the interest of the bonds of the said townships accordingly.

wben to take Sec. 3. That this Act shall take effect immediately upon its
effect. , '^ ^

approval.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

No. 417. AN ACT to Amend the Charter of the Town of Union.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
A. A.1860J8, Section 3 of an Act entitled '^An Act to amend the charter of
JJpSdAf" ^^ ^^® *^^^ ^' Union,'' approved December 24th, 1880, be, and
the same is hereby, repealed.
Managers of Seo. 2. That the Intendant and Wardens of the town of Union
for the time being shall, twenty days preceding the day of elec-
tion for Intendant and Wardens of the town, appoint a Board
of Managers of Election to conduct the election, who, before
Oath. they open the polls, shall take an oath fairly and impartially to

conduct the same. They shall, fifteen days preceding the day
gg^igjnj^Q^ of election, proceed to the polling place, and shall there, upon
"■^* such days, not less than three nor more than five, as the said In-

tendant and Wardens may deem necessary, until five days pre-
vious to said day of election, open lists for the registration of the
qualified voters of said town, with their place of residence ; the
said list to be open for registration on each of said days between

OP SOUTH CABOLINA. 603

the hours of eleven o'clock in the morning and one o'clock in the ^ b. i889.
afternoon, without intermission or adjournment. The registra- ~^^"^
tion list when completed shall remain in the custody of said
managers nntil needed for the day of election ; and any one
who desires to make copies of said lists, or to inspect the same, mapection o t
shall be permitted to do so, under such regulations as the man-
agers shall prescribe.

Sec. 3. The managers shall administer to every person offer- oathotpenoiu
ing to register an oath that he is qualified to vote at the elec-
tion to be held, and that he has truly stated his name and resi-
dence.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Amend an Act Entitled ^^An Act to Au- No. 418.

THOHIZE THE ELECTION OF A ToWN TrEASUBEB FOR THE

Town of Union, in Union County, and Pbescbibb
His Duties," Appboved Decembeb 24th, 1888.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Bepre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now mot and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
an Act entitled '^An Act to authorize the election of a Town ^a. a. igs,

ante p . SZn,

Treasurer for the town of Union, in Union County, and pre- «mended.
scribe his duties/' approved December 24th, 1888, be, and the
same is hereby, amended by adding the following, to be known
as Section 2 :

Section 2. That the bond required from said Treasurer shall B<mdof Tren^
be made with good sureties to be approved by the Intendant and
Wardens of the town.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

AN" ACT TO Authobize the Town Council of the Town of No. 419.
Union to Issue Bonds fob the Pubposb of Building,
fubnishing and equipping a school building fob the
Public School of the Town of Union, and to Pbovide
FOB THE Payment of Same.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That

G04 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. i8». the Town Council of the town of Union shall have power, and
BondTfor *^® hereby authorized and required, on or before the first day of
Khooi buudinar. May, A. D. 1890, to issue bonds of said town to the amount of
seven thousand dollars, for the purpose of building, furnishing
and equipping a public school building, to be located in said
DeBcrii>tioa of town, said bonds to be issued in such denominations as said
Town Council may deem best, and to be payable ten years from
the date of said bonds, or at any time before the expiration of
said ten years at the option of said Town Council, with interest
coappns re- payable annually at seven per centum per annum, acd the
tazei. coupons for said interest when due to be receivable in payment

of all taxes levied by or due to said town.
Bonds to te Sgc. 2. That the said Town Council shall turn over said
^ocdiS^ees. bonds, when issued, to the Board of Trustees of the public
school of the school district embracing the town of Union,
upon the execution and delivery to the said Town Council by
Bond of the said Board of Trustees of a good and sufficient bond, equal
'^'^'''^^^' in amount to the amount of the bonds turned over, for the

faithful keeping and administering of said bonds and the pro-
ceeds thereof, according to the terms of this Act.
soteonupoaie- Sec. 3. That the Board of Trustees are authorized and em-

oKUon of bonds.

powered to sell or hypothecate said bonds : Provided, That they

shall not sell or hypothecate said bonds for less than their par

Ltmii. value ; and until said bonds are sold or hypothecated, and if

Deposit of sold or hypothecated, the proceeds thereof shall be deposited in

oeeds. the Merchant.8' and Planters' National Bank, of Union, to be

drawn out only upon the order of said Board of Trustees, and

countei*signed by the Chairman and Treasurer.

Expenditoraof Sec. 4. That the money arising from the sale or hypotheca-

^*°***^ tion of said bonds shall be used exclusively for the purposes set

forth in Section 1 of this Act, and to this end shall be expended

under the direction and control of the said Board of Trustees ;

Ganceuattonof and should any of said bonds be not used by said Board of

Trustees, the same shall be returned to the said Town Council,

and by it canceled.

Interest on Sec. 5. That the said Town Council shall, annually, at such

bonds. ,

time as they may fix and determine, pay the interest due on said
bonds ; and for this purpose the said Town Council, in addition
to the powers already conferred, shall be authorized and required,
Annnai tax annually, to levy such tax upon the real and personal property
assessed for taxation in said town as may be deemed necessary
to pay the interest of the said bonds which may become due in
each and every year, until the whole of said bonds shall be paid.

OP SOUTH CABOLINA. 605

Sbc. 6. That for the purpose of retiring said bonds the said a.d.m».
Town Council shall devote and set apart one thousand dollars g^^^^
of the revenues of said town in each and every year, and shall
apply the same to the payment of said bonds^ until the whole of
said bonds shall be fully paid.

Sbo. 7. That this Act shall take effect immediately after its ^^^ ^ ^^
approval.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

NOTE.— For Act relating to Trial Justloea Id Union Ooonty, see ante No. 860, page 686.
for Aet relating to working of roads In Union Ooonty, see ante No. 803 page 688.— Editob.

AN ACT TO ExEHPT A Gbbtaik Pobtiok op Williamsburq No. 420.
County prom the Operations of Chapter XXVII op
THE Oeneral Statutes, Relating to the Stock Law,
prom the Fifteenth Day op December in Each Year
to the First Day op the Following March in Each
Year.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Bepre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
the portion of the County of Williamsburg with the boundaries oJJ^®^^' ?e
hereinafter described shall be exempt from the operations of gj^apted for
Chapter XXVII of the General Statutes, relating to the Stock
Law, from the fifteenth day of December in each year to the
first day of the following March in each year.

Sec. 2. That the portion thus exempted is as follows : All Area ot ez-

amnteA aaottoD*

that section of Bidge Township bounded by a line to begin on
the public road known as the Lindsay road at the Northern
boundary of H. W« Gaskin's land, and thence running with
said road to Lake Swamp, thence running with Northern side
of said swamp to Brown's bridges across said swamp on the An-
derson Bridge road, thence running with said Anderson Bridge
road to the Indian Township line, thence running with said
line to where it crosses the old Georgetown Bailroad, thence
running with said railroad to intersection with the Eingstree
public road, thence running with said Kingstree public road to
intersection with John Frierson's private road, thence running
with said private road direct to the old Georgetown Bailroad,

606 STATUTES AT LAEGE

A. D. 1889. thence running in a direct line to the Western boundary of J.

^ '~ P. Epps's land, thence running a due Northwest course to

Frank Fleming's, thence running to H. W. Fulmore's land,

thence running directly Northeast to the aforesaid starting

point on the Lindsay public road.

wiMntotake Seo. 3. That this Act shall take effect from the date of its
effect. ,

approval.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

No. 421. A JOINT RESOLUTION to Authorize the County Com-
missioners OP Williamsburg County to Pay J. J.
Steele, Jr., for Seryiobs Rendered.

preMnbie. Whereas J. J. Steele, Jr., Clerk of the Board of County Com-

missioners of Williamsburg County, has devoted much of his
time, outside of the regular time devoted to the ordinary trans-
action and business of his said office, in arranging, systematizing
and getting into shape the vouchers and posting the books neces-
sary to a full understanding of the indebtedness of the County ;
And whereas the grand jury has reported this work as valuable
to the County, and recommended that the said J. J. Steele, Jr.,
be paid therefor: And whereas the services so rendered were
reasonably worth the sum of ninety dollars :

Be it resolved 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 County

iii]si?nenMto Commissioners of Williamsburg County be, and they are hereby,

draw warrant, authorized and required to draw their check on the County

Treasurer of said County in favor of J, J. Steele, Jr., for ninety

Comity Trea- dollars, and the County Treasurer of said County be, and he is

hereby, authorized and required to pay the same out of the

license fund to be collected for year 1889-90.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

NOTE.— For Act ezemptliig a section of WlllUunaburg County tram tbe opentionB of tlie
Stock Law, see ante Na 800, iMy^e 475.— Editos.

OF SOUTH CAEOLINA. 607

No. 422.

A JOINT RESOLUTION to Authorize and Empower the a.d.i889.
County Commissioners of York County to Apply an
Unexpended Balance of Three Hundred and Twenty-
Seven AND 47-100 Dollars Now in the Hands of the
County Treasurer to the Payment of Ordinary
County Expenses.

, "^ , •'of unezpemled

hereby, authorized and empowered to apply to the payment balance,
of ordinary County expenses an unexpended balance now in the
hands of the County Treasurer of three hundred and twenty-
seven and 47-100 dollars, which arose from a special leyy to pay
the past indebtedness of said County.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Amend an Act Entitled **An Act to Create No. 423.
THE School District of Yorkville,in York County,
AND Enable It to Organize a System of Free Schools,
to Levy a Tax in Support of the Same, and to Pur-
chase AND Hold Property,'' Approved Dec. 22d, 1888.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Bepre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
Section 4 of said Act be amended by striking out the word a.a.1888,s4,
" September, '* on the second line, and insert in lieu thereof Swaw&d.***'
"June,'* and on the third line strike out the words "31st day
of October," and insert in lien thereof **20th day of July," so
as to make that part of the Section read as follows :

Section 4. The Board of Trustees created pursuant to the Annual Kbooi
third Section of this Act shall, between the 1st day of June and
the 20th day of July in each year, call together, in annual
school meeting, the voters resident in said school district, at
which meeting the Trustees shall submit a full report of their Reports,
transactions for the preyious school year and their estimates of
expenditures necessary for the ensuing school year. And on the

608 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. day of said meeting, or at eome day subsequent to the time
oondQcT o t ^W^^"^^^^ ^^^ said meeting, (in case the same for any reason
tiieeiecuon. should not be held,) three managers, appointed by said Trus-
tees, shall open a poll at the Court House in Yorkville, in said
district, not later than twelve o'clock M., and to be kept open
oueBtion sab- until five o'clock P. M., at which election the qualified voters of

mined. ...

said district shall vote for or against the assessment and levy of
such local tax upon all taxable property within said school dis-
trict as the Trustees may have recommended for the school year

Limtttotax. commencing Ist day of November following, which shall not

Auditor to be exceed the sum of two mills on the dollar in any one year. And
it shall be the duty of the Chairman and Secretary of the Board
of Trustees to certify to the amount so voted or recommended

i>atyofAn^. to the County Auditor of York County, who shall forthwith

sorer. assess the same for collection, and deliver his warrant to the

Treasurer of said County for collection at the time other taxes

Rtrrtoo ai to are collected : Provided, That any tax voted to be levied at the
first election herein provided for, under Section 2 of this Act,
shall be certified by the County School Commissioner to the
Auditor of York County, whose duty it shall be to assess the
same upon all taxable property in said school district for imme-
diate collection, and he shall deliver his warrant to the Treasu-
rer to collect the same within thirty days from the date of the
delivery, and subject to the usual penalties prescribed by law
against taxpayers making default in payment.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

No. 424, AN ACT to Amend an Act Entitled ''An Act to Chab-

TBB THB Town of Yoekvillb, in the State op South
Carolina,^' Approved Deobmber 23d, 1886.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Bepre-

sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting

in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That

A'^sSf' Ml', Section 10 of an Act entitled "An Act to charter the town of

amended. Yorkville, in the State of South Carolina,'' approved December

23d, 1886, be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to read as

follows :

iiqDorB on pre- SECTION 10. That it shall be unlawful for any druggist, apothe-

gcrlptton pro- ,, ,, - j,- t \ - -

bibited. cary or other person, upon the prescription of a physician or

OP SOUTH CAROLINA. 609

otherwise, to sell or systematically give away wine, malt or spir- ^« !>• 1*9.
itual liquors, or any bitters, or any medicated liquors, within the p^^T"
incorporate limits of the town of Yorkville, and any person
selling, bartering or systematically giving away any such wines,
malt or spirituous liquors, or any bitters or any medicated
liquors, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be
punished by fine or imprisonment, or both, within the discretion
of the Circuit Judge. And furthermore, the Town Council of ordinanoee.
said town are hereby authorized and empowered to pass such
ordinances as may be deemed necessary, with appropriate penal-
ties to enforce the observance and punish any or all violations
of the provisions of this Section. And the Town Council shall „ Business
be authorized and empowered to require all persons, companies
and corporations now engaged, or who may hereafter become
engaged, in business vocations or professions of any kind what*
soever within the limits of said town to take out a license from
the Town Council, who shall be authorized to impose such
charges or tax for the conduct of same as by ordinance of the
said town may be provided, and the revenue derived from such use of pro-
license shall be for the public uses of said town, and the Town
Council may enforce the payment of such license or tax in such
manner as they may by ordinance provide.

Sbc. 2. That this Act shall take effect immediately upon its wiea to lake
approval, and all Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with this Repeaiinff
Act be, and the same are hereby, repealed. clause.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Amend ak Act Bntcitled "Ak Act to Renew No. 425.
AND Amend the Charter op the Town of Rock Hill,"
Approyed December 22d, 1885.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
Section 1 of an Act entitled ''An Act to renew and amend the ^ a. a. l88^
charter of the town of Rock Hill," approved December 22d, amended.'*
1885, be, and the same is hereby, amended so as, when amended,
it shall read as follows :

Section 1. That from and after the passage of this Act, all inoorponttim.
citizens of this State having resided twelve months within the

610 STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1880. State and sixty days in the town of Bock Hill shall be deemed,
^T"'^^' and are hereby declared to be, a body politic and corporate ; and
umitB. the said town shall be called and known by the name of Bock

Hill, and its corporate limits shall extend over the area of a
square, each side whereof is two miles, and the centre whereof
shall be a point in the centre of Main street opposite the Meth-
odist Church, the sides forming the sides of said square being
respectively parallel and perpendicular to a line drawn parallel
to said Main street as it lies in front of said Methodist Church.
Additional Sec. 2. That the said Act is hereby further amended by add-
ing thereto the following Section, to be known as Section 11a,
to follow Section 11 of said Act, to wit :
Water, eiecirto Sbction 11a. The Towu Council of said town shall have fall
and gas works. pQ^^j. ^j^^ authority to purchase and operate water and electric

works in or near said town, for the use and benefit of said town
and its citizens; also to purchase, own and operate apparatas
for generating either electricity or gas for the use and benefit of
said town and its citizens, or to contract for the erection of
plants either for water works or lighting purposes, one or both,
for the uses of said town and to supply the citizens thereof ; to
grant a franchise or franchises for said purposes, as well as for
street railway the Construction and operation of a street railway within said

and otber oor- '■ *'

porattona. town, to any private corporation or corporations, for a term of
years, as may be deemed to the best interest of said town, with
By-iawB and power to make such bv-laws, rules and ordinances in reference
"'-^«-- thereto as shall be deemed necessary for the regulation and proper
conduct of* the same, either for public or private use by the cit-
izens of said town.
When to take Sec. 3. That this Act shall go into effect from the date of its
^^Bepeaiinff ^PP^oval, and all Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent herewith is
daoae. hereby repealed.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

No. 426. AN ACT to Authorize the Town Council of Rock Hill to

Issue Bonds for the Purpose of Defraying Expenses
Already Incurred in Improving the Streets and for
Further Improving the Streets of Said Town, and to
Provide for the Payment of the Interest on the
Same.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting

OF SOUTH CAROLIlfA. 611

in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That a.^. msp.
the Town Conncil of Bock Hill shall have the power, and are
hereby anthorized, to issne bonds of said town on or before the issue of bonds.
10th day of January, A. D. 1890, to the amount of fire thou- Amount,
sand dollars, for the purpose of defraying the debts and expenses
already incurred in the improyement of the streets of said town porposes.
and for the purpose of further improving the streets and ways
of said town, said bonds to be issued in the denomination of Description,
five hundred dollars each and to be made payable in twenty
.years, with interest payable annually on the 10th day of Jan-
uary of each year, at the rate of six per centum per annum, and oonpons
the interest coupons on said bonds when due to be receivable in taxe^
payment of all taxes levied or due to said town.

Seo. 2. That the money arising from the sale or hypotheca- Kxpenditore
tion of said bonds shall be used exclusively for the purposes set
out in Section 1 of this Act, and to this end shall be expended
under the direction and control of said Town Council.

Sec. 3. That the Town Council shall annually, at such place payment of
as they may fix and determine, pay the interest due on said *'***"^
bonds ; and for this purpose the said Town Council, in addition
to the powers already conferred, shall be, and they are hereby,
authorized and required to levy such tax upon the real and per- Annual tax
sonal property assessed for taxation in the said town as may be ^^'
deemed necessary to pay tbe interest on said bonds which may
become due in each and every year until the whole of said bonds
be paid.

Sec. 4. That this Act shall take effect immediately after ^ts^jgj*^*^***^
approval.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Ikcorporate the Hock Hill Water Supply, No. 427.
Electric Light akd Street Railway Company.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Bepre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
W. L. Eoddey, Wm. C. Whitner, Wm. H. Stewart and W. B. inoorporatton.
Wilson, Jr., together with such other persons as now are or may
hereafter be associated with them, shall be, and they are hereby,
constituted and made a body politic and corporate, under and by

6ia STATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. MBO. the name of the Rock Hill Water Supply, Electric Light and
s7m"''mA ^^^^^^ Railway Company, and as such body politic and corporate

powen. shall have the power to make, use, have and keep a common

seal and the same at will to alter ; to make all necessary by*Iaw8,
not repugnant to the laws of the land, and may add to, alter or
amend the same from time to time as may be desired, and to
have succession of officers and members conformably to such by-
laws ; and to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in any
Courts of this State ; and to have, use and enjoy all other rights,
powers and privileges and be subject to all other liabilities which
are incident to bodies corporate.
WeiLk nier- Sec. 2. That said corporation shall have full power and au-
thority, subject as hereinafter provided to the consent of the
Town Council of Rock Hill, to dig such wells and construct
reservoirs in the said town, and to lay down such pipes and
aqueducts along, in and under the streets, ways and public
places thereof as may be necessary for the purpose of supplying
water for the said town and for the other purposes of said

xiectrto works, company; to carry on and conduct the business of using elec-
tricity for the manufacture and production of light, heat and
power for lighting and heating the streets, ways, public grounds
and places, stores, manufactories, residences and all other places
and buildings within the said town of Rock Hill and the country

Eiectrto power, adjacent thereto; and to furnish power for the operation of
street cars, manufactories or for other transportation or indus-
trial purposes, and for such purposes to erect or lay all necessary

stveetrtOwETs. poles, pipes and conductors ; to lay, use, work and keep in re-
pair railway tracks through and along the streets and ways of
the said town of Rock Hill, and from thence along the public
highways outside of the incorporate limits of said town to a dis-
tance not exceeding five miles in any one direction, and for said
purposes said corporation shall have power and authority to cross
and recross any and all streets, ways, roads and railways as may
DiTenion of be necessary to accomplish the same. And said company is

'**'"*' further authorized and empowered to divert from its usual chan-

nel any stream or streams of water in or adjacent to said town ;
Dame. also to construct a dam or dams, and to appropriate to the uses

FriTste prop- aforesaid any private property which may be necessary for any

^'^^ of the purposes of said company ; and if the said company and

the owner or owners of such property shall not be able to agree
on the value of such property or the amount of compensa-
tion for damages thereto, then the said company shall procure
such rights and privileges in the same way that railroad corpo-

OF SOUTH OAEOLINA. 013

rations are required to proceed in procuring rights of way under ^- ^* ^®••
Sections 1650-1561 of the General Statutes, and on paying the ~^'^^
sum 90 ascertained the said property shall be vested in said com-
pany ; and the said company shall further have full power and shops and
authority to erect shops, works and such other buildings as may
be necessary or desirable, and to purchase, take, hold, sell and Fropertjrigbtg.
convey in fee simple, or for less estate, any lands, tenements,
hereditaments, goods, chattels, rights and credits which may be
connected with or in any manner conducive to the purposes for «j2teM«i *"*
which said company is esfcablished ; to issue bonds of the company
secured by mortgage or otherwise, in such amount or manner
as the said corporation may determine.

Sec. 3. That said company, before digging any wells, build- PenniBsion
ing reservoirs, or laying pipes or aqueducts for the purpose of oounou.
supplying water, and before erecting or laying any poles, pipes
or conductors for using electricity as aforesaid, and before laying
any railway tracks along the streets of said town, shall first ob-
tain permission so to do from the Town Council of Bock Hill.

Sec. 4. The persons aforesaid shall have power to raise by oainua stock,
subscription a capital stock for said corporation of five thousand
dollars, in fifty shares of one hundred dollars each : Provided, incrase.
however. That a majority of the Board of Directors of said cor-
poration shall have the power of increasing the said capital stock
to any extent not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars, when-
ever they deem proper to do so ; and the said corporation shall,
by its by-laws or Board of Directors, provide for the manner of
raising and distributing such additional capital stock.

Seo. 5. That the duration of the charter hereby granted shall ^J^^'^ <>'
be for the term of thirty years, and until the final adjournment
of the Oeneral Assembly next thereafter.

Sec. 6. That said corporation shall have, and is hereby vested ^J^ff^ '^^^
with, all the powers, rights and privileges, and is hereby subject
to all the liabilities and restrictions, contained in Section twenty-
two of an Act entitled ''An Act to provide for the formation
of certain corporations under general laws,'' approved December lostat., 640.
23, 1886, except in so far as the said Section of said Act, or any
part thereof, is inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, or
any part thereof.

Seo. 7. Each stockholder shall have one vote for each share of voting iij
the capital stock of the said corporation he may own or repre-
sent at all elections and all meetings of the company, and the
Board of Directors of the said corporation are authorized to
make such regulations as may be deemed proper for representa-
24

614 STATUTES AT LARGE

A* D. 1869. tion by proxy of such stockholders as may be absent at such
'^^^^" elections and meetings.

BbaraBoffltock. S^^* ^- ^^^ capital stock of said corporation shall be deemed
personal property ; and the said corporation shall have authority,
in its by-laws^ or the Board of Directors^ to make all such regu-
lations as may be deemed necessary and proper for the issuing
and transfer of such stock, or for collecting and enforcing by
sale or otherwise all subscriptions made thereto.

PeoiJ^orta- Sec. 9. That any person willfully injuring, or causing to be
injured, any of the property of the said corporation shall forfeit
and pay to the said corporation treble the amount of damages
sustained by any such injury, to be recovered by action in any
Court having cognizance thereof, and shall be considered guilty
of a misdemeanor, and being convicted thereof shall be pun-
ished by fine not exceeding three hundred dollars or imprison-
ment not exceeding two years.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

Jmytoiwopectj.

No. 428. AN" ACT? to Establish a Special School District in York

County, to be Known as the Fort Mill School Dis-
trict, AND TO Authorize the Levy and Collection of
A Local Tax Therein.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
iimsciiMii^ *^® *^^* ^^ territory in York County embraced within the fol-
triot. lowing boundary, to wit : Beginning on the Catawba River at

the mouth of Back Branch, near Spratt Island, thence up said
branch to its junction with Silas Felt's Spring Branch, thence
up said Silas Felt's Spring Branch to its source, thence to Phila-
delphia School House on Tuckasege Ford Road, thence up said
road to Griffin's Store, thence with road by W. R. Warren's to
Hagler's Branch, thence down said branch to Steele Creek,
thence down Steele Creek to Sugar Creek, thence down said
creek to Barbour's Bridge, thence Southwest of Pleasant Valley
(col'd) Church to Patton's Ferry Road at J. P. Crowder's, thence
with Patton's Ferry Road to H. W. Hoffman's, thence with road
to junction with Nation Ford Bead at S, M. Dinkins' residence,

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thence with Perry Road to Catawba River at Dinkins' Ferry, ^ ^' ^*®-

thenoe up said river to the starting point, be, and the same is ~^^^"

hereby, created a special school district, to be known as the

Fort Mill School District, and shall be a body politic and cor- Name and in-

porate, with such rights, powers, privileges and liabilities as are

provided in school districts by the laws of the State of South

Carolina.

Sec. 2. That S. E. White, J. H. Thorn well, J. B. Mack, J. M. ^joaidof ttus-
Spratt, T. G. Culp, J. E. Massey, A. A. Bradford, M. M. Man-
ney and J. W. Ardry, and their successors in office, be, and
they are hereby, constituted and appointed a Board of Trustees
for said school district, and they shall each hold said office of Term ot office.
Trustee for life, or during good behavior, if they shall so long
reside in said school district. And the said Board of Trustees vaeaacieB.
shall alone have power to fill vacancies caused therein by death,
removal, resignation or otherwise : Provided, That no person KUgtwuty.
shall be eligible to the office of Trustee who is not a patron of
the said school, or who has not contributed the sum of ten dol-
lars towards the erecting of the school building of said district :
Provided, further, That the right to use the Fort Mill Academy uae of Aca-
building, situated in said school district, be vested in said Board
of Trustees and their successors for the use of said school dis-
trict.

Sbc. 3. That the said school district and the Trustees thereof „?*«?*■»»*

IlftbUitles.

shall be entitled to all the rights, powers and privileges and be
subject to all the restrictions and liabilities that are contained
and enumerated in an Act entitled ^^An Act for the establish-
ment of a new school district in the County of York, to be
known as the Rock Hill School District, and to authorize the i9 stat, ii07.
levy and collection of a local tax therein, '^ approved December
19th, 1887, except in so far as the provisions of said Act may be
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act.

Sec. 4. That this Act shall go into effect immediately after its ^J^****^®
approval, and all Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with the Repealing
provisions of this Act be, and the same are hereby, repealed. ^°^'

Approved December 23d, 1889.

AN ACT TO Amend the Chabteb of the Town of Hickobt No. 429.

Grove, in York County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting

gl6 S1?ATUTES AT LARGE

A. D. 1889. in Qeneral Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That

2"2]TZr^« Section 2 of an Act entitled *'An Act to incorporate the town

ante k »44, of Hickory Grove, in York County," approved Decern. 24th,

1888, be amended so as to read as follows :

Rights and S^^* ^* That the said town shall be vested with all the rights,

umitations. powers and privileges granted by, and be subject to all the limit-

19 sttt., 174. ations and provisions contained in, an Act entitled '^An Acfc to

provide for and regulate the incorporation of towns of less

than one thousand inhabitants in this State," approved Decern.

liquor uoenseB. 23d, 1885. And the Town Council of said town shall have

power to grant license for the sale of wine, spirituous and malt

jjjj^ liquors within the incorporate limits thereof : Provided, That

no such license shall be granted for a less sum than five hundred

dollars per annum.

Approved December 23d, A. D. 1889.

No. 430. AN ACT to Incobporatb the Town op Sharok, in York

County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by authority of the same, That all

Incorporation, citizens of the United States and of this State who now are
or hereafter may be residents of this State for one year, and
of the town of Sharon, in York County, for sixty days shall be
deemed, and are hereby declared to be, a body politic and cor-
porate, and the said town shall be known and called by the
iimite™* ^^^ name of Sharon, and the corporate limits of said town shall be
one square mile, the sides whereof shall run North, South, East
and West, and the centre whereof shall be a point in the centre
of old field lying South of railroad track near the depot.

Riffiits and Sec. 2. That the said town shall be vested with all the rights,
umitBtions. powers and privileges granted by, and be subject to all the limit-
ations and provisions contained in, an Act entitled ^'An Act
to provide for and regulate the incorporation of towns of less

i9Stet,i74. than one thousand inhabitants in this State,^' approved Decem-

imt election, ber 23d, 1885. The first election for Intendant and Wardens of
said town shall be held on the 2nd day of January, 1890, be-
tween the hours of 9 A. M. and 4 P. M.; and J. D. Hamilton,
W. S. Plexico and J. H. Saye are hereby appointed Commis-

OP SOUTH OAftOLlHA. en

sioners to hold said election, count the votes and declare the re- a.d.1880.
snlt. ^"^^

Sec. 3. That it shall be unlawful for any druggist or other g^^ «( ^y«^
person to sell any spirituous or malt liquors, or any medicated proiSSES/^
liquors of which spirituous liquor forms an ingredient, within
the incorporate limits of said town, upon the prescription of a
physician or otherwise, and any and all persons violating the
provisions of this Section shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor and on conviction thereof shall be punished by fine or
imprisonment or both, within the discretion of the Court, and
the Town Council of said town is hereby authorized and em-
powered to pass such ordinances as may be deemed necessary
with appropriate penalties to enforce the observance and pun-
ish all violations of the provisions of this Section.

Sec. 4. That this Act shall be deemed a public Act, shall go PnbUeAot.
into effect from the date of its approval, and shall continue of eirJS^^*^*
force for a period of thirty years, and until the final adjourn- Dnntioii.
ment of the General Assembly next thereafter.

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

AN ACT TO Incorporate the Blacksbitrg Street Railway No. 431.

AND Electric Light Company.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in Qeneral Assembly, and by the authority of the same. That
J. F. Jones, J. O. Black, N. W. Hardin, F. P. Beard and J. J. inoorpontton.
Whisnant and their associates be, and they are hereby, declared
to be a body politic and corporate, under the name and style of
** The Blacksburg Street Railway and Electric Light Company,^' Nams.
and by that title shall have power to take, subscribe and raise
a capital stock to the amount of ten thousand dollars, in shares capitiiftook.
of twenty-five dollars each, for the purpose of constructing and
operating a street railway and electric lights in the town of
Blacksburg, S. C, and West of said town to Broad River, S. C,
with power to increase said capital stock from time to time to
such further sum as may be necessary, not exceeding fifty thou-
sand dollars : Provided, That such increase be assented to by a
majority in value of the stockholders at a meeting duly called,
as may be provided by the by-laws for that purpose.

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▲.IX28W. Sec. 2. That said company shall have power and authority,

^*jT?f"*^ subject, as hereinafter provided, to the supervision of the Town

iMiwmytnckB Council of Blacksburg, to lay railway tracks, erect and operate

ao^eiaetrio electric lights through and along the streets within the corporate

limits of the town of Blacksburg, and from said town West to

Broad River^ and to use and employ upon such railway tracks

Q^n. sufficient and suitable carriages or cars to be drawn by horses or

other animal power, steam or electric power, for the tranporta-

Kieoirtewoita. tion of passengers and freights, and operate electric lights, upon
such rates as shall be fixed by the company ; and for this pur-
pose shall have all the authority and power necessary to carry
the same into effect.

Fowm. Sbc. 3. That said company shall be able and capable, by its

corporate name, to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded,
answer and be answered unto in any Court in this State ; to
have succession of officers and members ; and shall have power
to make such by-laws, not repugnant to the laws of the land,
for the government and good order of its members as shall be
deemed expedient by a majority in value of stockholders, and
to have a common seal, and at will to alter and make new the

QaonioL same. At all meetings of stockholders a majority in par value
of the stock shall constitute a quorum to do business, and each
share of stock shall be entitled to one vote.

saimsrfpttoiis Sec. 4. That said company is authorized to receive subscrip-
tocapiteittock. ^j^^^ ^^ j^^ capital stock in money, materials, or labor, as may

Piopeity rigiiti. ^^ agreed upon between said company and said subscribers, and

may acquire by grant, purchase, lease or otherwise, any estate,

real or personal, whatsoever, and the same may hold, use, sell,

convey and dispose of, as to the said company shall seem fit.

Bondt and That the said company shall have the power and authority to

moitgacet. j^^^^ bonds for the purpose of construction, equipment or carry-
ing on of its business for such amounts, and for such periods,
and on such interest as it may determine, and with power, if it
so determine, to secure the same by a mortgage of all or any
part of its property.
AppnmJ of SECTioiir 5. That the said company, before laying any railway

Town oonnoiL ^j.^j,g jf^^ ^j^^ purpose of running cars thereon, erecting and

operating electric lights, in or through any street or streets in
the town of Blacksburg, shall make application for leave to do
so to the Town Council of Blacksburg, and no such track shall
be laid, or electric wires and lamps erected, for the purposes
aforesaid save with the consent and approval of the Town
Pro?tao. Council of Blacksburg : Provided, That should the said Town

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 619

Council take no action upon the application for leave to con- ^' '>• *8».
struct and operate the said street railway and electric lights ^—^^r^*^
within thirty days from the date of said application made in
writing to them, the said Town Council shall be deemed to have
approved the same: Provided, further, That all necessary pre- in^JJSj^*^^"
cautions be taken not to obstruct or otherwise impair the use of
any street or public way through which the said street railway
or electric lights may be constructed.

Sec. 6. Each stockholder in the said corporation, in addition Liability of
to the loss of the sum paid upon the stock subscribed for or held ■^«5^<>**o"-
by him, shall be jointly and severally liable to the creditors
thereof in an amount not exceeding ten per cent, of the par
value of the share or shares held by him at the time the demand
of the creditors were created : Provided, That such demands Prortoo.
shall have been payable within one year and the proceedings to
hold such stockholders liable therefor shall be commenced within
two years after such debts may have become due and whilst he
remains a stockholder therein or within two years after he shall
have ceased to be such stockholder : Provided, further, That Trofteei.
no person holding a share or shares as executor, administrator^
trustee or in any other fiduciary capacity shall be liable thereon
beyond the value of the estate held by him as such executor, ad-
ministrator or trustee^ or in any other fiduciary capacity.

Sec. 7. The capital stock of the said corporation shall be snaregof stock,
deemed personal property, and the said corporation shall have
authority in its by-laws to make all such regulations as may be
deemed necessary and proper for the issuing and transfer of such
stock, or for collecting and enforcing, by sale or otherwise, all
subscriptions made thereto.

Seo. 8. That unless the said corporation shall commence the Timeforoom-
work of building said railway within five years from date of its oompiedng.
incorporation, and complete the same within five years from
such commencement, this Act shall be null and void and of no
effect.

SEq. 9. That, subject to the provisions of the preceding Sec- Donuon.
tion, this Act shall continue of force for the term of twenty -one
years, unless sooner repealed.

Approved December 83d, A. D. 1889,

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No. 432.

A. D. i8». ♦ AN ACT TO Amekd an Act Entitled *'An Act to Incobpo-

BATE THE EaSTEBN^ BaBNWELL AND WeSTBBN RaILBOAD

Company.^'

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Bepre-
sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly^ and by the authority of the same, That
A.A.i887,jg8, an Act entitled ^'An Act to incorporate the Eastern, Barnwell
amoaded.'* ' ^kXiA. Western Railroad Company/^ approved December 24th,
1887, be, and the same is hereby, amended by striking out there-
from the whole of Section 16 and inserting in lieu thereof the
following :
When work '' Sbction 16. That the construction of said railroad shall be
^ commenced prior to the 31sfc day of December, Anno Domini

eighteen hundred and ninety-one, and in default thereof this
Act shall have no further force and effect. ''

Approved December 24th, A. D. 1889.

^Tblt Act got aocideiitaUy misplaoed from Ita proper posltloa among tbe Acta relatiiig
to railroad oorporatlODS.— Sditob.

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APPENDIX.

LIST OF CHARTERS

GRANTED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

Under the provisions of the Act of December 23d, 1886, entitled
"An Act to provide for the formation of corporations under general
laws," (19 Stat., 540,) and Acts amending the same, and reported to
the General Assembly in his Report of November 1, 1889.

ABBEVILLE COTTON SEED OIL AND FERTILIZER COM-
PANY.

Incorporated to manufacture cotton seed oil and fertilizers.

Location — Abbeville, S. C.

Names of Corporators — R. E. Hill, A. W. Smith and Francis
Henry.

Amount Capital Stock — Twenty thousand dollars. Par value one
hundred dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 13th June, 1889.

ALLIANCE WAREHOUSE COMPANY AT WOODRUFF, S. C.

Incorporated to do a general storage business.

Location — Woodruff, S. C.

Names of Corporators — S. N. Nesbit, F. M. Sexton, S. V. Brock-
man, H. H. Arnold, David Cooper, P. P. Woodruff and B. D. Beason.

Amount Capital Stock — Two thousand dollars. Par value five
dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 14th September, 1889.
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ANDERSON COTTON MILLS.

Incorporated to manufacture and sell goods made of cotton and
wool.

Location — Anderson, S. C.

Names of Corporators — J. A. Brock, W. W. Humphreys, J. M.
Sullivan, John E. Peoples and George E. Prince.

Amount Capital Stock — One hundred thousand dollars. Par value
one hundred dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 7th June, 1889.

ANDERSON ICE COMPANY.

Incorporated to manufacture and sell ice.

Location — Anderson, S. C.

Names of Corporators — John H. Townsend, H. C. Townsend, Geo.
B. Townsend and J. A. Brock.

Amount Capital Stock^Six thousand dollars. Par value one hun-
dred dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 13th Mav, 1889.

BANK OF LANCASTER.

Incorporated to do a banking business.

Location — Lancaster, S. C.

Names of Corporators — Leroy Spring, James M. Heath, John H.
Fitzpatrick, William Ganson, L. C. Payseur, M. P. Crawford, D.
A. Williams, T. Y. Williams and Ira B. Jones.

Amount Capital Stock — Fifty thousand dollars. Par value one
hundred dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 17th August, 1889.

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BANK OF MANNING.

Incorporated to do a general banking business.
Location — Manning, S. C.

Names of Corporators— M. Levi, J. C. Simonds, S. A. Rigsby and
A. Levi.

Amount Capital Stock — Forty thousand dollars. Par value one
hundred dollars per share.
Date of Charter— 11th October, 1889.

BANK OF PENDLETON.

Incorporated to do a general banking business.

Location — Pendleton, S. C.

Names of Corporators — J. B. Sitton, J. J. Sitton and M. M.
Hunter.

Amount Capital Stock — Fifteen thousand djollars. Par Value one
hundred dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 6th September, 1889.

BANK OF SUMTER.

Incorporated to carry on a general banking business.

Location — Sumter, S. C.

Names of Corporators — W. F. B. Haynsworth, A. S. Brown, E.
W. Moise, J. D. Blanding and R. P. Monaghan.

Amount Capital Stock — Fifty thousand dollars. Par value one
hundred dollars per share.
• Date of Charter— 29th January, 1889.

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BARNWELL BUILDING AND IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIA-
TION.

Incorporated to build a Masonic Temple and buying and selling
real estate.

Location — Barnwell, S. C.

Names of Corporators — Charles Carroll Simms, Mike Brown,
Charles Peckham, W. G. Smith, G. Duncan Bellinger, Leroy Molair
and J. W. Woodward.

Amount Capital Stock — Five thousand dollars. Par value ten
dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 16th July, 1889.

BERKELEY TRANSPORTATION COMPANY.

Incorporated to transport passengers and freight to and from points
in and about the port and harbor of Charleston.

Location — Mount Pleasant, S. C.

Names of Corporators — T. L. Witsell, R. H. Pinckney, Albert
Hudson, E. 0. Hall, Jr., and J. K. Blackman.

Amount Capital Stock — Fifteen hundred dollars. Par value fifty
dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 13th May, 1889.

BLUFFTON WHARF COMPANY.

Incorporated to erect a substantial wharf.
Location — Bluffton, S. C.

Names of Corporators — W. H. Niver and W. A. Fripp.
Amount Capital Stock — Three hundred dollars. Par value ten
dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 25th October, 1889.

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BOLTON MINES COMPANY.

Incorporated to conduct a phosphate business.

Location — Berkeley County.

Names of Corporators — David Roberts, I. C. Brown and C. W. St.
Armand.

Amount Capital Stock — Thirty thousand dollars. Par value one
hundred dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 14th February, 1889.

BOYS' AND GIRLS' SAVINGS INSTITUTION.

Incorporated to do a general banking business.

Location — Orengeburg, S. C.

Names of Corporators — Charles G. Dantzler, Oscar R. Solomon,
Abial Lathrop, A. C. Dukes and Samuel Dibble.

Amount Capital Stock — Five thousand dollars. Par value twenty-
five dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 23d October, 1889.

BUILDING AND LOAN AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION OF

FORT MILL, S. C.

Incorporated to loan money on real apd personal property.

Location— Fort Mill, S. C.

Names of Corporators— Samuel E. White, B. D. Springs, J. W.
Ardrey, R. A. Fulp and J. M. Spratt.

Amount Capital Stock — Fifteen thousand dollars. Par value fifty
dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 20th March, 1889.

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CAROLINA BUGGY COMPANY.

Incorporated to manufacture buggies and wagons.
Location — Yorkville, S. C.

Names of Corporators — M. C. Willis and Walter B. Moore.
Amount Capital Stock — Fifty thousand dollars. Par value five
hundred dollars per share.
Date of Charter— 13th May, 1889.

CENTRAL CAROLINA LAND AND IMPROVEMENT

COMPANY.

Incorporated to buy and sell real estate.

Location — Sumter, S. C.

Names of Corporators — Ruf us C. Barkley, John L. Silver and A.
Ames Hewlett.

Amount Capital Stock — Ten thousand dollars. Par value one
hundred dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 24th July, 1889.

CHARLESTON MATTRESS AND WOODWARE FACTORY.

Incorporated to manufacture all kinds of furniture.

Location — Charleston, S. C.

Names of Corporators — J. A. Smyth, J. F. Redding, W. K. Darby,
M. D: Maguire and A. Johnson.

Amount Capital Stock — Ten thousand dollars. Par value one
hundred dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 13th September, 1889.

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CHESTER BUILDING AND LOAN SAVINGS INSTITUTION.

. Incorporated to discount commercial paper, to buy and sell real
estate.

Location — Chester, S. C.

Names of Corporators — B. M. Spratt, J. W. Dunnovant, S M.
JoQes, A. Steinkuhler, Saling Heyman, R. C. Stewart, H. Samuels,
J. L. Gunhouse, T. H. White, Joseph Lindsay, Paul Hemphill and
George W. Gage.

Amount Capital Stock — One hundred thousand dollars. Par value
one hundred dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 20th February, 1889.

CHESTER MANUFACTURING COMPANY

Incorporated to manufacture yarns, &c.

Location — Chester, S. C.

Names of Corporators — J. L. Agurs, J. H. Smith, Joseph Wylie,
J. M. Jones, G. D. Heath, John J. Hemphill, J. J. McLure, George
W. Gage and W. H. Hardin.

Amount Capital Stock — One hundred thousand dollars. Par value
one hundred dollars per share.

Date of Charter — 31st December, 1888.

CHESTERFIELD BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION.

Incorporated to make loans of money, secured by mortgages on
real estate, etc.

Location — Chesterfield, S. C-

Names of Corporators — E. N. Redfearn, C. L. Evans, W. F. Ste-
vens, A. M. Redfearn and E. F. Malloy.

Amount Capital Stock — Two hundred shares, to be paid by suc-
cessive monthly installments of one dollar on each share.

Date of Charter— Cth March, 1889.

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COLUMBIA FURNITURE AND MANUFACTURING COM-

PANY.

Incorporated to manufacture and sell furniture.

Location — Columbia, S. C.

Names of Corporators — W. H. Gibbes, Dr. James Woodrow, Dr. A.
N. Tallej, W. A. Clark, R. S. Desportes, Charles Hooper, C. J. Ire-
dell, John T. Sloan, Jr., Dr. T. T. Moore, Wm. H. Lyles, Wilie
Jones, George K. Wright, Jasper Miller, E. McC. Clarkson, W. H.
Gibbes, Jr., Frank H. Weston and Archibald W. Ray.

Amount Capital Stock — Thirty thousand dollars. Par value one
hundred dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 27th July, 1889.

COLUMBIA GRANITE, CONSTRUCTION AND MANUFAC-
TURING COMPANY.

Incorporated to buy and sell, improve, rent, lease, real estate.

Location — Columbia, S. C.

Names of Corporators — T. A. McCreery, S. A. Pearce, John T.
Sloan, Jr., W. C. Fisher, John R. Edwards, W. H. Pearce, J. S.
Dunn, C. C. Habenicht, W. B. Lowrance, Joseph K. Alston, A.
Lewis Gaubert, Geo. K. Wright, C. J: Iredell, J. P. Richardson,
Geo. A. Shields, Tlios. T. Moore, M. A. Markley, N. G. Gonzales,
Wilie Jones and L. A. Ransom.

Amount Capital Stock — Two hundred thousand dollars. Par value
one hundred dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 1st March, 1889.

COLUMBIA LAND AND IMPROVEMENT COMPANY.

Incorporated to buy and sell real estate, bonds and mortgages, &e.

Location — Columbia, S. C.

Names of Corporators — Geo. W. Parker, Wm. H. Lyles, Edgar C.
Haynesworth, J. A. Willis, J. S. Muller and W. A. Clark.

Amount Capital Stock — Two hundred thousand dollars. Par value
one hundred dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 14th 1^'ebruary, 1889.

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COLUMBIA OIL AND FERTILIZER COMPANY.

Incorporated to manufactare and trade in oil and products of cot-
ton seed.

Location — Columbia, S. C.

Names of Corporators — H. M. Gibson and W. C. Mikell.

Amount Capital Stock — Twenty-five thousand dollars. Par value
one hundred dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 5th March, 1889.

COLUMBIA PHOSPHATE COMPANY,

Incorporated to manufacture and sell commercial fertilizers.

Location — Columbia, S. C.

Names of Corporators — W. A. Clark, T. C. Robertson, Geo. L.
Baker, W. B. Burney, J. C. Haskell, J. S. Muller, James Woodrow,
W. B. Lowrance and A. P. Butler.

Amount Capital Stock — Fifty thousand dollars. Par value one
hundred dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 26th July, 1889.

COMMERCIAL BANK OF COLUMBIA, S. C.

Incorporated to do a general banking business.

Location — Columbia, S. C.

Names of Corporators — C. J. Iredell, Manager; C. J. Iredell, Wm.
11. Lyles, Geo. W. Williams, John R. London, J. H. Counts, H. C.
Mosley, M. A. Carlisle, John S. Leaphart, A. Stork, W. T. Martin,
C. C. Habenicht, Samuel W. Rowan and B. B. Ford.

Amount Capital Stock — One hundred thousand dollars. Par value
one hundred dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 6th March, 1889.

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COWPENS MANUFACTURING COMPANY.

Incorporated to mauufacture cotton and wool and buy lands, &c.

Location — Cowpens, S. C.

Names of Corporators — C. B. Carr, R. R. Brown, J. T. Wilkins
and S. B. Wilkins.

Amount Capital Stock — Sixty thousand dollars. Par value one
hundred dollars per share.

Date of Charter—l'^th May, 1889.

DARLINGTON LAND AND IMPROVEMENT COMPANY.

Incorporated to buy, sell, rent, lease and improve reaPestate, &c.

Location — Darlington, S. C.

Names of Corporators ~ J. J. Ward, E. 0. Woods, J. F. Early, G.
K. King, I. Lewenthal, A. Nachman and Geo. W. Brown.

Amount Capital Stock — Twenty-six.^tliousand_dollars. Par>alue
one hundred dollars per share.

Date of Charter — 8th January, 1889.

DAVIS CANNING AND CANDY COMPANY.

Incorporated to manufacture candy, bread, etc., etc.

Location —Rock Hill, S. C.

Names of Corporators — L. M. Davis, A. H. White, D. Hutchinson,
R. T. Fewell, N. P. Alexander, W. C. Hutchinson and J. M. Cherry.

Amount Capital Stock — Five thousand^ dollars. Par value one
hundred dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 31st July, 1889.

OP SOUTH CAROLINA. 031

D. E. CONVERSE COMPANY.

Incorporated to manufacture and sell cotton and wool goods.

Location — Glendale, S. C.

Names of Corporators —Dexter Edgar Converse, Albert H. Twichell
and Charles W. Zimmerman.

Amount Capital Stock - One hundred and jQfty thousand dollars
per share.

Date of Charter— 3d August, 1889.

DILLON COTTON SEED OIL MILL.

Incorporated to manufacture and sell the products of cotton seed.

Location — Dillon, S. C.

Names of Corporators — J. W. Dillon, T. A. Dillon, H. P. Hamer^
J. S. Thompson, W. H. Steed, L. Thomson and D^. McLaurin.

Amount Capital Stock — Twenty thousand dollars. Par value one
hundred dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 12th January, 1889.

EAGLE BALING PRESS AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY.

Incorporated to manufacture and sell baling presses.
Location — Charleston, S. C.

Names of Corporators — George A. Wagener and Wm. L. Millar.
Amount Capital Stock — One thousand and five hundred dollars per
share.

Date of Charter— 12th September, 1889.

632 STATUTES AT LARGE

EDISTO SAVINGS BANK, OF ORANGEBURG, S. C.

Incorporated to do a general banking business.

Location — Orangeburg, S. C.

Names of Corporators — John A. Hamilton. Samuel Dibble, B. H.
Moss, George W. Brunson, Theo. Kohn, E. C. Dibble, W. B. Thomp-
son, J. W. Fairey and J. W. H. Dukes.

Amount Capital Stock — Fifteen thousand dollars. Par value
twenty-five dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 3d April, 1889.

FARMERS' AND MERCHANTS' BANK OF ANDERSON.

Incorporated to do a general banking business.

Location — Anderson, S. C.

Names of Corporators — W. W. Humphries, P. K. McCulley, J.

D. Maxwell, R. S. Hill, F. T. Wilhite, W. F. Cox, E. W. Brown,
J. R. Vandiver, S. M. Orr, C. F. Jones, J. G. Cunningham, Joha

E. Peoples and R. W. Simpson.

Amount Capital Stock — Fifty thousand dollars. Par value fifty
dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 8th May, 1889.

FINGERVILLE MANUFACTURING COMPANY.

Incorporated to manufacture cotton and wool.

Location — Fingerville, Spartanburg County, S. C.

Names of Corporators — J. B. Liles, T. J. Triramier, J. A. Henne-
man, J. A. Lee, A. G. Floyd and T. B. Sims.

Amount Capital Stock — Fifty thousand dollars. Par value one
hundred dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 11th December, 1888.

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 633

FLORENCE COTTON OIL COMPANY.

Incorporated to manufacture and sell cotton oil and fertilizers.

Location — Florence, S. 0.

Names of Corporators — S. A. Gregg, Walter Gregg, Z. T. Ker-
shaw, W. F. Claussen, C. M. Covington, 11. L. Covington, A. A.
Cohen, J. L. Barringer, James Allen, F. U. Lake and John C. Tim-
mons.

Amount Capital Stock — Twenty thousand dollars. Par value
twenty-five dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 28th June, 1889.

GAFFNEY CITY FARMERS' ALLIANCE WAREHOUSE COM-
PANY.

Incorporated to advance interest of agriculture and storing cot-
ton, &c.

Location — Gaffney City, S. C.

Names of Corporators — J. R. Jefferies, E. P. McComson, W. L.
Goudelock, R. B. Lemaster, J. E. Jeiferies, A. Harris, F. T. Ray,
J. B. Brown, K. C. Watkins, R. E. McCraw, W. G. Austell, J. C.
Humphries and T. C. Shippey.

Amount Capital Stock — Two thousand dollars. Par value two
dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 27th September, 1889.

GREENWOOD COTTON MILL.

Incorporated to manufacture and sell cotton and wool goods.

Location — Greenwood, S. C.

Names of Corporator — J. C. Maxwell, J. T. Simmons, W. H.
Bailey, G. A. Barksdale, W. L. Durst and R. W. Major.

Amount Capital Stock — One hundred thousand dollars. Par value
one hundred dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 5th October, 1889.

634 STATUTES AT LARGE

GREENWOOD OIL COMPANY.

Incorporated to manufacture cotton seed oil and fertilizers.

Location — Greenwood, S. C.

Names of Corporators — W. B. Milwee, B. Reynolds, Jr., Geo. A.
Barksdale, W. L. Durst, J. T. Simmons, J. C. Maxwell and T. F.
Riley.

Amount Capital Stock — Twenty thousand dollars. Par value one
hundred dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 16th July, 1889.

HOME BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION.

Incorporated to do a building and loan business.

Location — Greenville, S. C.

Names of Corporators — W. L. Mauldin, Prank Hammond, J. W.
Lipscomb, J. P. Mahoney, J. H. Maxwell, W. C. Beacham, James
Finlay and W. P. Addison.

Amount Capital Stock — Six hundred shares of the par value of
one hundred dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 8th August, 1889.

HOME RECIPROCAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.

Incorporated to conduct a life and health insurance business.

Location — Charleston, S. C.

Names of Corporators — J. Q. A. Sand, John D. Blades and Her-
man A. Black.

Amount Capital Stock — One thousand dollars. Par value twenty
dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 7th June, 1889.

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 635

HORSE SHOE MINING COMPANY.

Incorporated to manufacture and sell phosphate rock.

Location — Horse Shoe Bridge, Colleton Couhty.

Names of Corporators — 0. C Pinckney, Jr., William Gregg and
William Gregg, Jr.

Amount Capital Stock — Twenty-five thousand dollars. Par value
one hundred dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 18th March, 1889.

IMPERIAL ENVELOPE AND BOX FACTORY.

Incorporated to manufacture, print, sell envelopes, paper boxes, &c.

Location — Charleston, S. C.

Names of Corporators — Jonathan Lucas, George E. Gibbon and A.
M. Lee.

Amount Capital Stock — Ten thousand dollars. Par value one
hundred dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 5th August, 1889.

JENKINS ISLAND WHARF COMPANY.

Incorporated to do a wharf business.
Location — Jenkins Island, S. C.
Names of Corporators — W. H. Niver and A. A. Niver.
Amount Capital Stock — Three hundred dollars. Par value
twenty-five dollars per share.
Date of Charter— 3d July, 1889.

636 STATUTES AT LARGE

JOINT STOCK COMPANY OP COLUMBIA, S. C.

Incorporated to buy and sell real estate and all kinds of produce.

Location— Columbia, S. C.

Names of Corporators — H. N^. Bouey, C. S. Franklin, B. P. Good-
wyn, Isaac Black, Joseph A. Handall, Thomas R. Rush, B. J. Simp-
son and E. P. Davis.

Amount Capital Stock — One thousand five hundred dollars. Par
value one dollar per share.

Date of Charter— 2d March, 1889.

KING AUTOMATIC RAILWAY SIGNAL MACHINE COMPANY.

Incorporated to manufacture the King Automatic Railway Signal
Machine.

Location — Greenville, S. C.

Names of Corporators — H. 0. King, H. C. Beattie and J. P. Rich-
ardson.

Amount Capital Stock — One thousand dollars. Par value twenty-
five dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 25th March, 1889.

LANCASTER MANUFACTURING COMPANY.

Incorporated to manufacture spokes, handles, doors, sashes, blinds,
&c.

Location — Lancaster, S. C.

Names of Corporators — T. Y. Williams, W. B. Knight, J. M.
Hood, Ira B. Jones and J. L. Poag.

Amount Capital Stock — Eight thousand dollars. Par value twenty-
five dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 2d September, 1889.

OP SOUTH CAROLINA. 637

LOAN AND SAVINGS BANK.

Incorporated to do a general banking business.

Location — Yorkville, S. C.

Names of Corporators — William H. Herndon, J. Robert Lindsay,
Walter B. Moore, James F. Hart, Geo. W. S. Hart, Wm. B. McCaw,
D. Ed. Pinlay, M. C. Willis, John M. Hope, T. Baxter McOlain, W,
G. White and John May, Jr.

Amount Capital Stock — Sixty thousand dollars. Par yalue one
hundred dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 26th April, 1889.

MAGNETIC IRON AND STEEL ORE COMPANY.

Incorporated to manufacture iron and steel, &c.

Location — Blacksburg, S. C.

Names of Corporators — N. W. Hardin, R, A. Westbrook, John L.
Black, N. A. Pratt and D. A. Wylie.

Amount Capital Stock — Ten thousand dollars. Par value one
hundred dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 25th March, 1889.

MARION OIL COMPANY.

Incorporated to manufacture cotton seed into oil and fertilizers.

Location — Marion, S. C.

Names of Corporators — D. M. Mclntyre, G. A. Norwood, J. D.
Montgomery, N. P. Smith, J. P. Baker, Elly Holden, J. H. Lam-
bert, W. W. Hamilton, W. A. Brown and H. C. Graham.

Amount Capital Stock — Twenty thousand dollars. Par value

twenty- five dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 8th August, 1889.
26

638 STATUTES AT LARGE

MARLBOEO COTTON OIL COMPANY.

Incorporated to manufacture and sell cotton seed oil and fertilizers.

Location — Bennettsville, S. C.

Names of Corporators — C. S. McCall, J. F. Everett, H. H. New-
ton, D. D. McCall, P. T. Smith, J. D. Murchison, P. L. Breeden,
C. M. Weatherly and Hugh McCoUum.

Amount Capital Stock — Twenty thousand dollars. Par value one
hundred dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 19th June, 1889.

MERCHANTS' AND FARMERS' BANK OP SPARTANBURG,

S. C.

Incorporated to do a general banking business.

Location — Spartanburg, S. C.

Names of Corporators — J. H. Sloan, H. A. Ligon, Geo. W. Nich-
oils, S. F. McCravey, C. E. Fleming, B. P. Shockley, J. A. Hen-
neman, Warren DuPre, N. B. Ward, Joseph Walker, L. C. Cannon,
A. G. Floyd, A. N. Wood, W. P. Bryant, W. A. Law, Wm. M. Bomar
and B. P. Bomar.

Amount Capital Stock — Fifty thousand dollars. Par value one
hundred dollars per share.

Date of Charter — ^35th January, 1889.

MERCHANTS' AND FARMERS' SAVINGS BANK.

Incorporated to do a general banking business.

Location — Marion, S. C.

Names of Corporators — A. Campbell, W. M. Monroe, W. J. Mont-
gomery, P. B. Hamer, E. B. Berry, A. B. NichoUs and T. B. Stack-
house.

Amount Capital Stock — ^Pifty thousand dollars. Par value twenty
dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 20th September, 1889.

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 639

MINBRS* AND MERCHANTS' BANK.

Incorporated to do a general banking business.

Location — Charleston, S. C.

Names of Corporators — Stephen L, Howard, Samuel G. Stoney
and J. Bachman Ghisholm.

Amount Capital Stock — One hundred thousand dollars. Par value
one hundred dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 2d July, 1889.

MOFPATT MANUFACTURING COMPANY.

Incorporated to manufacture agricultural implements.

Location — Chester, S. C.

Names of Corporators — W. E. Moffatt, Geo. W. Gage, Giles J.
Patterson, B. M. Spratt, Joseph Wylie, Matthew White, J. L. Agurs,
G. B, White, J, H, Smith, J. K. Henry, J. J. McLure, Jno. J.
Hemphill, F. L. Whitlock, W. H. Rosborough, W. H. Hardin, W.
H. Wylie and R. A. Love.

Amount Capital Stock — Thirty thousand dollars. Par value one
hundred dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 22d August, 1889.

NINETY-SIX MANUFACTURING COMPANY.

Incorporated to manufacture cotton seed oil, &c., buy and sell
real estate. *

Location — Ninety-Six, S. C.

Names of Corporators — G. M. Anderson, B. M. Lipscomb, W. B.
Anderson, J. P. Phillips, J. C. Hutchinson and W. L. Anderson, Jr.

Amount Capital Stock — Twenty thousand dollers. Par value one
hundred dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 16th April, 1889.

640 STATUTES AT LARGE

OIL AND FEETILIZER COMPANY.

Incorporated to manufacture cotton, cotton seed oil, fertilizers, &c.

Location — Laurens, S. C.

Names of Corporators — 0. B. Simmons, N. B. Dial, W. H. Martin^
J. 0. C. Fleming and W. A. McClintock.

Amount Capital Stock — Twenty thousand dollars. Par value one
hundred dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 23d October, 1889.

ORANGEBURG WOOD AND MATERIAL COMPANY.

Incorporated to manufacture all kinds of woodwork.

Location — O/angeburg, S. C.

Names of Corporators — D. W. Ayers, Jas. P. Izlar, J. E. Bull,
George H. Cornelson, B. H. Moss and Samuel Dibble.

Amount Capital Stock — Five thousand dollars. Par value one
hundred dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 2d August, 1889.

PALMETTO BREWING COMPANY.

Incorporated to manufacture ale, beer, ginger ale and all kinds of
aerated carbonated waters.

Location — Charleston, S. C.

Names of Corporators — Adolph F. C. Cramer and Emil Eerston.

Amount Capital Stock — One hundred thousand dollars. Par value
fifty dollars per share.

Date of Charter — 7th January, 1889.

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 641

PALMETTO LOAN AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION.

Incorporated to loan money secured on real estate, &c.

Location — Columbia, S. C.

Names of Corporators — Walter S. Taylor, J. C. Mooney, A. T.
McCants, 0. N. Flanders, F. S. Earl, W. D. Simpson, Jr., J. Wilson
Gibbes, S. J. Duffie, John H. Stelling, J. A. Hunt and M. H. Moore.

Amount Capital Stock — Twenty-five thousand dollars. Par value
fifty dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 9th May, 1889.

PEOPLE'S BANK OF GRAHAM'S.

Incorporated to do a general banking business.

Location — Graham's, S. C.

Names of Corporators — J. E. Stead man, S. D. M. Guess, H. C.
Rice, L. L. Rice, J. G. H. Guess and J. W. Crum.

Amount Capital Stock — Twenty-five thousand dollars. Par value
twenty-five dollars per share. ,

Date of Charter— 24th October, 1889.

PERPETUAL BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION.

Incorporated to make loans of money secured by mortgages on real
estate and personal property.

Location — Laurens, S. C.

Names of Corporators — W. R. Richey, J. R. Cooper, J. M, Philpot,
0. B. Simmons, J, H. Traynham, J. H. Copeland, G. W. Shell and
W. H. Martin.

Amount Capital Stock — One hundred thousand dollars, divided
into shares, the ultimate of each share to be two hundred dollars per
share. '

Date of Charter— 5th February, 1889.

642 STATUTES AT LARGE

PIEDMONT FOLDING CEA.TE COMPANY.

Incorporated to manufacture Piedmont folding crate.

Location — Greenville, S. C.

Names of Corporators — J. Walter Gray, R. Logon, J. C. Fitzgerald,
W. P. Addison, W. A. Wright and W. S. Killings worth.

Amount Capital Stock — ^Twenty-five hundred dollars. Par Talue
one hundred dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 9th August, 1889.

EICHLAND WINE COMPANY.

Incorporated to manufacture and sell wine and vinegars, &c.

Location — In Richland County, near Columbia, S. C.

Names of Corporators — E. M. Stoeber, John T. Sloan, Jr.,
Thomas T. Moore, Wilie Jones, E. R. Arthur, W. H. Gibbes, J. A.
Krentzlin and Archibald W. Ray.

Amount Capital Stock — Ten thousand dollars. Par value one
hundred dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 27th February, 1889.

RIDGE SPRING MANUFACTURING AND BANKING COM-
PANY.

Incorporated to do a general banking business and manufaoture
cotton seed oil, &c.

Location — Ridge Spring, S. C.

Names of Corporators — W. A. Merritt, J. B. DuBose, R. B. Wat-
son and G. D. Walker.

Amount Capital Stock — Twelve thousand dollars. Par value fifty
dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 5th July, 1889.

OP SOUTH CAROLINA. 643

EOCK HILL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY.

Incorporated to buy and sell real estate, manufacture brick, lum-
ber, cars, &c.

Location— Rock Hill, S. C.

Names of Corporators — W. L. Eoddey, J. R. London, W. G. Reid,
Iredell Jones, R. T. Fewell, W. M. Frew, A. Friedheim, D. Hutch-
inson, A. H. White, A. E. Smith and J. B. Johnson.

Amount Capital Stock — Twenty thousand dollars. Par value ten
dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 5th April, 1889.

ROCK HILL COTTON SEED OIL AND FERTILIZER COM-
PANY.

Incorporated to manufacture and sell oil and fertilizers.

Location — Rock Hill, S. C.

Names of Corporators — W. L. Roddy, A. E. Smith, A. H. White,

W. J. Rawlinson and John Ratterree.

Amount Capital Stock — Fifty thousand dollars. Par value one
hundred dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 21st September, 1889.

ROYAL BAG MANUFACTURING COMPANY.

Incorporated to manufacture bags of all materials, brooms and
woodenware.

Location — Charleston, S. C.

Amount Capital Stock — Thirty thousand dollars. Par value one
hundred dollars per share.

Date Charter — 85th January, 1889.

644 STATUTES AT LARGE

SAVINGS BANK OP FORT MILL.

Incorporated to do a general banking business.

Location — Fort Mill, S. C.

Names of Corporators — Samuel E. White, J. W. Ardry and John
M. Spratt.

Amount Capital Stock — Fifty thousand dollars. Par value fifty
dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 12th October, 1889.

SENECA OIL MILL AND FERTILIZER COMPANY.

Incorporated to manufacture cotton seed oil, meal, &c., barrels or
other woodenware.

Location — Seneca, S. C.

Names of Corporators — J. C. Carey, 6. W. Gignilliat, M. W. Cole-
man, H. L. Adams, L. W. Jordan, S. Y. Stribling, B. F. Sloan, R.
B. Norris and A. W. Thompson.

Amount Capital Stock — Fifteen thousand dollars. Par value
twenty-five dollars per share.

Date of Charter — 4th October, 1889.

SOUTHERN FRUIT COMPANY.

Incorporated to import and export fruit and buy and sell the same.

Location — Charleston, S. C.

Names of Corporators — W. H. Mixson, Charles E. Bart, Stephen
E. Welch and Edward W. Wynne.

Amount Capital Stock — Ten thousand dollars. Par value one
thousand dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 2d October, 1889.

OP SOUTH OAEOLINA. 645

SOUTHERN THREE DOLLAR PANTS COMPANY.

Incorporated to manufacture clothing.

Location — Charleston, S. C.

Names of Corporators — Thomas Campbell, Renwick S. Johnson
and Lucius J. Harris.

Amount Capital Stock — Two thousand dollars. Par value fifty
dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 12th March, 1889.

ST. MATTHEW'S SAVINGS BANK.

Incorporated to do a general banking business.

Location — St. Matthew^ S. C.

Names of Corporators — Philip Rich, W. T. C. Bates, J. H. Loyrea,
F. J. Buyck, J. E. Wannamaker, W. P. Cain and J. A. Banks.

Amount Capital Stock — Fifteen thousand dollars. Par value
twenty-five dollars per share.

Date of Oharter—Sth June, 1889.

SUMTER ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY.

Incorporated to manufacture and supply light, power, &c.

Location — Sumter, S. C.

Names of Corporators — D. J. Auld, A. J. China, R. M. Wallace,
C. T. Mason, Jr., and R. D. Lee.

Amount Capital Stock — Ten thousand dollars. Par value one
hundred dollars per share.

Date of Charter—30th July, 1889.

646 STATUTES AT LARGE

THE GLOBE COTTON MILLS.

Incorporated to manufacture cotton goods.

Names of Corporators — W. L. Roddey, John R. London, A. F.
Buff, R. T. Pewell, W. M. Frew, A. E. Smith, A. Freidheim, T. L.
Johnston and A. H. White.

Amount Capital Stock — One hundred thousand dollars. Par ralue
one hundred dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 18th September, 1889.

TROPICAL REFRIGERATOR COMPANY.

Incorporated to manufacture and build refrigerator cars, &c.
Location — Charleston, S. C.

Names of Corporators — Geo. B. Edwards and John N. Voorhees.
Amount Capital Stock — Twenty-five thousand dollars. Par value
twenty-five dollars per share.
Date of Charter— 31st July, 1889.

UNION TRUST COMPANY OF FLORENCE, S. C.

Incorporated to make loans of money secured on real estate.

Location — Florence, S. C.

Names of Corporators — S. A. Gregg, W. A. Brunson, S. A. Gregg,
Jr., B. G. Gregg, T. W. Williamson and R. C. Gregg.

Amount Capital Stock — Four hundred shares, to be paid by suc-
cessive monthly installments of one dollar on each share.

Date of Charter— 8th May, 1889.

OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 647

VALK AND MURDOCH IRON WORKS.

Incorporated to manufaotare steam engines^ boilers and all kinds
of machinery.

Location — Charleston S. C.

Names of Corporators — Charles R. Valk, James S. Murdoch and
John R. Murdoch,

Amount Capital Stock — One hundred thousand dollars. Par value
one hundred dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 30th October, 1889.

WANNAMAKER & MURRAY COMPANY.

Incorporated to manufacture and sell medicines, chemicals, &c.

Location — Columbia, S. 0.

Names of Corporators — J. Q. Wannamaker, W. J. Murray, W. C.
Fisher, I. S. Bamberg, N. A. Bull, W. N. Scoville, James P. Izlar
and J. P. Ott.

Amount Capital Stock — One hundred thousand dollars. Par value
one thousand dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 18th April, 1889.

WESTMORELAND CALISAYA TONIC COMPANY.

Incorporated to buy, manufacture and sell goods.

Location — Greenville, S. C.

Names of Corporators — Jesse M. Westmoreland, Prank Hammond^
James H. Maxwell, Walter S, Gray, James M. McGee, Wm. Wilkins
and James L. Orr.

Amount Capital Stock — Eleven thousand dollars. Par value one
hundred dollars per share.

Date of Charter 15th July, 1889,

648 STATUTES AT LARGE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,

WINNSBORO OIL AND FERTILIZER COMPANY.

Incorporated to mannfactnre and sell cotton seed oil^ ftc.

Location — Winnsboro, 8. C.

Names of Corporators — W. R. Doty, J. M. Beatj, T. K. Elliott^
Ed. B. Ragsdale, Thomas H. Kitchen and U. G. Desportes.

Amount Capital Stock — Sixteen thousand dollars. Par value fifty
dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 29th August, 1889.

WINNSBORO REAL ESTATE COMPANY.

Incorporated to bny and sell real estate.

Location — Winnsboro, S. C.

Names of Corporators — W. H. Kerr, J. E. McDonald, Charles M.
Douglass, James Q. Davis, T. H. Ketchen and Henry N. Obear,

Amount Capital Stock — Three thousand dollars. Par value fifty
dollars per share.

Date of Charter— 24th June, 1889.

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PAGE.

Abbeville Cotton Seed Oil and Fertilizer Company, chartet' to. . . 621

town of, authorized to grant liquor licenses. • . « 435

Acts amended— Act of 1861, 12 St., 945, charter of Bennettsville

and Society Hill R. R. Co 385

1870, 14 St., 319, charter of Sisters of Our
Lady of Mercy of 8. 430

1871, 14 St., 624, charter of Branchville. 567
1876, 16 St., 149, charter of Charleston

Exchange. .,, « 476

1878, 16 St., 472, charter of Lancaster. . . 547

1879, 17 St., 9, School District of Chester 483

1879, 17 St., 53, charter of House of Rest
Charity.... 476

1880, 17 St., 233, charter of Peak's Sta-
tion 552

1880, 17 St., 337, charter of Pelzer Man.

Co 458

1880, 17 St., 434, Spartanburg City char-

ter. 586

1880, 17 St., 408, charter of Union 602

1882, 17 St., 712, charter of Newberry. . . 560
1882, 17 St., 884, charter of Sumter and

Wateree R. R. Co. 420

1882, 17 St., 949, charter of South Bound

R. R. Co 418

1882, 1.7 St., 972, charter of Anderson
City 451

1883, 17 St., 553, charter of Middle Street,

Sullivan's Island, Railway Co 478

1883, 18 St., 605, charter of Sumter B.
and L. Association 600

1884, 18 St., 780, charter of Hartsville
R.R. Co 417

1884, 18 St., 793, Spartanburg School Dis-
trict 585

1884, 18 St., 923i charter of Dariington. . 503

2 INDEX TO SPECIAL LAWS.

PAQB.

Acts amended — Act of 1885^ 19 St. , 50, rights to Walton & Whann

Company 423

1885, 19 St., 95, charter of Rock Hill. . . 609
1885, 19 St., 183, road over Coosawhatchie

Swamp 534

1885, 19 St., 317, charter of Henry Tram-
way Company 436

1886, 19 St., 534, charter of Summerville
and St. John's R. B. Co 419

1886, 19 St., 565, charter of Harlin City

amended 567

1886, 19 St., 581, charter of Yorkville. . . 608

1886, 19 St., 716, Stock Law in Berkeley. 473

1887, 19 St., 907, charter of Chesterfield
and Lancaster R. R. Go 408

1887, 19 St., 920, charter of Eastern,

Barnwell and Western R. R. Co.. . 620

1887, 19 St., 926, amended charter of

South Bound R. R. Co 418

1887, 19 St., 931, charter of AVadesboro,

Winnsboro and Camak R. R. Co. . . 422
1887, 19 St., 935, Abbeville local option

law 435

1887, 19 St., 973, Stock Law in Berkeley

and Charleston 474

1887, 19 St., 977, as to Charleston Bridge

Co 479

1887, 19 St., 1003, Stock Law in Colleton 488

1887, 19 St., 1057, Stock Law in Lexing-
ton 528

1887, 19 St., 1081, charter of Branchville 567

1887, 19 St., 1131, charter of Sumter ... 599

1888, 20 St., 82, charter of Winnsboro
and Fishdam R. R. Co 424

1888, 20 St., 85, Trial Justices and Con-
stables , 450

1888, 20 St., 88, Trial Justice district of

Fairfield 515

1888, 20 St., 153, Darlington School Dis-
trict • 505

1888, 20 St., 159, Ridge Spring School

District 510

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Acts amended — Act of 1888, 20 St., 168, creating PlorenceConnty 517

1888, 20 St., 173, school claims of George-
town 524

1888, 20 St., 176, Stock Law in George-
town 526

1888, 20 St., 187, road work in Kershaw

and Lancaster 545, 546

1888, 20 St., 231, School District of Sum-

ter 596

1888, 20 St., 238, bond of Town Treasurer

of Union 603

1888, 20 St., 244, charter of Hickory

Grove ,, 615

1888, 20 St., 246, Yorkville School Dis-
trict 607

Acts repealed — Act of 1882, 18 St., 148, charter of Madison. . . , 448

1885, 19 St., 21, school district at Slabtown 458
1887, 19 St., 1039, school district at Soc-

castee 540

Admission to the bar of W. A. Barber 431

J. L. Michie 431

Aiken, city of, charter of 438

County, pay of certain Trial Justices of 460

Alexander, E. P., granted certain franchises as to oysters 525

Alliance Warehouse Company at Woodruff, S. C, charter to. . . 621

Anderson, city of, charter amended. 451

certain streets to be bridged over 452

Cotton Mills, charter to 622

Ice Company, charter to 622

Water Supply Company incorporated 453

Atlantic, Asherille and Enoxville Bailway Co., charter amended 386

municipal sub-
scriptions to 390

Auditor of Darlington County, compensation of 508

Florence County, compensation of 519

Marion County, compensation of 508

Sumter County, compensation of 595

Baker & Co., J. F., to be paid a certain claim 437

Banks chartered — Bank of Lancaster 622

Manning 623

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PAOB.

Banks chartered — Bank of Pendleton 623

Sumter 623

Commercial, of Columbia 629

Edisto Savings, of Orangeburg 632

Farmers' and Merchants^ of Anderson. 632

Loan and Savings 637

Merchants' and Farmers^ of Spartan-
burg 638

Savings Bank 638

Miners' and Merchants' 639

People's, of Graham's 641

Savings, of Fort Mill 644

St. Matthew's Savings 645

Barber, W. A., permitted to apply for admission to bar 431

Barnwell Building and Improvement Association, charter to ... . 624
County, salary and duties of Trial Justices and Consta-
bles 462

town of, authorized to issue notes 461

Beaufort County, building of new jail provided for 464

tax to pay for 464

jurisdiction of Trial Justices at Yemassee and

Ridgeland 465

wharf at Sarvis Point authorized 467

to apply unexpended road fund 467

Bel ton, town of, in Anderson, charter amended. 455

sale of liquors in, prohibited 456

Bennettsville and Society Hill Bailroad Company, charter re-
vived and amended 385

Berkeley County, portion of, exempted from Stock Law 472, 474

boundary line of, to be surveyed 475

Transportation Company, charter to 624

Best's Ferry, in Horry County, chartered 541

rates of toll 541

Blacksburg Street Railway and Electric Light Company incor-
porated 617

Bluff ton Wharf Company, charter to 624

Board of Church Extension of the Methodist Protestant Church

incorporated 429

Bolton Mines Company, charter to 625

Boys' and Girls' Savings Institution, charter to 625

Branchville, town of, in Orangeburg, charter amended 567

acts of, validated 567

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Branchyille, town of, places of burial 567

Brownlee, J. E., to be paid a certain claim 437

Burroughs School District at Conway established 539

sale of liquors near, prohibited 539

Building and Loan and Savings Association of Fort Mill, S. C,

charter to 625

Camden, Chester and Gaffney City R. E. Co., name changed... 386

town of, authorized to i^ue bonds 54:^

Carolina Buggy Company, charter to 626

Cumberland Gap and Chicago R. R. Co. to join track

at Trenton 399

Southern B. R. Co. incorporated 394

municipal subscriptions to 395

Cash, J. M., of Marlboro, to be paid a school claim 556

Central Carolina Land and Improvement Company, charter to.. 626
Central, in Pickens County, sale of liquor by druggists pro-
hibited 577

Chapin, town of, in Lexington, incorporated 553

sale of liquors in, prohibited 553

Charleston County, portions of, exempted from Stock Law 474

boundary line of, to be surveyed 475

office hours of Register of Mesne Conveyance 478
Cincinnati and Chicago R. R. Co., capital stock of. . 399

consolidation con-
firmed 399

applic a t i o n of
taxes on prop-
erty of, in

Union 601

Exchange, charter amended and name changed 476

acts of, validated 476

Cotton Exchange created 476

Chamber of Commerce, charter renewed 476

Bridge Company authorized to construct railroad. . . 479

Mattress and Wood ware Factory, charter to 626

Sumter and Northern R. R. Co., charter extended.. 413

and Northern R. R. Co., charter amended 419

Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta R. R. Co. to join track at

Trenton 399

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Charter granted to Abbeville Cotton Seed Oil and Fertilizer

Company 621

Alliance AVarehouse Company, at Wood-
ruff, S. C 621

Anderson Cotton Mills 622

Ice Company 622

Bank of Lancaster 622

Manning 623

Pendleton 623

Sumter 623

Barnwell Building and Improvement As-
sociation 624

Berkeley Transportation Company 624

Bluff ton Wharf Company 624

Bolton Mines Company 625

Boys' and Girls' Savings Institution 625

Building and Loan and Savings Association

of Fort Mill, S. C 625

Carolina Buggy Company 626

Central Carolina Land and Improvement

Company 626

Charleston Mattress and Woodware Factory 626
Chester Building and Loan Savings Insti-
tution 627

Manufacturing Company 627

Chesterfield Building and Loan Association 627
Columbia Furniture and Manufacturing

Company 628

Granite Construction and Manu-
facturing Company 628

Land and Improvement Com-
pany 628

Oil and Fertilizer Company. . . 629

Phosphate Company 629

Commercial Bank of Columbia, S. C. ... 629

Cowpens Manufacturing Company 630

Darlington Land and Improvement Com-
pany 630

Davis Canning and Candy Company 630

D. E. Converse Company 631

Dillon Cotton Seed Oil Mill 631

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Charter granted to Eagle Baling Press and Manufacturing

Company 631

Edisto Savings Bank, of Orangeburg, S. C32
Farmers' and Merchants' Bank, of Ander-
son 632

Fingerville Manufacturing Company 632

Florence Cotton Oil Company 633

Oaffney City Farmers' Alliance Warehouse

Company 633

Greenwood Cotton Mill 633

Oil Company 634

Home Building and Loan Association 634

Reciprocal Life Insurance Company. 634

Horse Shoe Mining Company 635

Imperial Envelope and Box Factory 635

Jenkins Island Wnarf Company 635

Joint Stock Company of Columbia, S. C. . 636
King Automatic Railway Signal Machine

Company 636

Lancaster Manufacturing Company 636

Loan and Savings Bank 637

Magnetic Iron and Steel Ore Company. . . . 637

Marion Oil Company 637

Marlboro Cotton Oil Company 638

Merchants' and Farmers' Bank of Spartan-
burg, S. C . . . 638
Savings Bank . . . 638

Miners' and Merchants' Bank 639

Moffatt Manufacturing Company 639

Ninety-Six Manufacturing Company 639

Oil and Fertilizer Company 640

* Orangeburg Wood and Material Company. 640

Palmetto Brewing Company 640

Loan and Savings Association. . . 641

People's Bank, of Graham's 641

Perpetual Building and Loan Association. 641

Piedmont Folding Crate Company * 642

Richland Wine Company 642

Ridge Spring Manufacturing and Banking

Company 642

Rock Hill Construction Company 643

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Charter granted to Rock Hill Cotton Seed Oil and Fertilizer

Company 643

Royal Bag Manufacturing Company 643

Savings Bank, of Fort Mill 644

Seneca Oil Mill and Fertilizer Company . . . 644

Southern Fruit Company 644

Three Dollar Pants Company. . . . 645

St. Matthew's Savings Bank 645

Sumter Electric Light Company 645

The Globe Cotton Mills 646

Tropical Refrigerator Company 646

Union Trust Company, of Florence, S. C. . 646

Valk & Murdoch Iron Works 647

Wannamaker & Murray Company 647

Westmoreland Calisava Tonic Company... 647

Winnsboro Oil and Fertilizer Company. . . 648

Real Estate Company 648

Cheraw and Sumter R. R. Co. incorporated 40O

School District, election of Trustees for 484

Chester Building and Loan Savings Institution, charter to 627

Manufacturing Company, charter to 627

town of, authorized to borrow money for public use. .. . 480

School District to issue bonds for school house 481

Act relating to, amended 481

Chesterfield Building and Loan Association, charter to 627

and Kershaw Railroad Co. incorporated 402

municipal subscription to 404

Lancaster Railroad Co., charter amended 408

municipal subscrip-
tion to 410

Christensen, N., to be paid certain claim 465

Clerk of Court of Colleton to reindex records . . .* 490

Horry, salary of 637

Colleton County, Trial Justices and Constables of 450

bridge over the Edisto authorized 487

portions of, exempted from Stock Law 488

stock of, in G. P., W. & B. R. R. Co 489

reindexing of records in Clerk's office 490

Columbia City Council to contract for free bridges 549

submit question to election 549

issue coupon bonds 549

Furniture and Manufacturing Company, charter to. . . 628

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PAGE.

Golambia Oranite^ Construction and Manufacturing Company^

charter to 628

Land and Improvement Company, charter to 628

Investment Company, charter to 628

special powers con-
ferred upon 581

Oil and Fertilizer Company, charter to 629

Phosphate Company, charter to 629

and Oreenville R. R. Co. to build bridges over streets •

in Anderson 452

Commercial Bank of Columbia, S. C, charter to 629

Compton, Richard, of Oconee, to be paid as Constable 563

Comptroller General to draw warrant for certain persons 432

certain persons 465

Mrs. Pickens 511

Constable for Barnwell County, salary and duties of 462

Colleton County, number, pay and duties of 450

Hampton County, appointment and salaries of . . . 535

Middleton Township, in Sumter County 595

Union County, salaries of 535

Cottingham, J. S., of Marlboro, to be paid a school claim 556

County Auditor. See Auditor.

School Commissioner. See School Commissioner.

Commissioners of Abbeville to draw certain warrants. . . 437

Aiken to draw certain warrants 437

Anderson to issue warrant to W. H.

Prierson 459

Beaufort to issue warrant to F. W.

Scheper 433

duties in matter of new jail 464

to levy tax to pay for jail . . 464

draw certain warrants. . . 465

Berkeley to pay for survey 475

Charleston to pay for survey 475

Colleton, duties of, as to R. R. stock.. 489

pay of Clerk 490

to pay for reindexing records 490
issue warrant to J. H.

Knight 491

C. G. White 492

Edgefield to issue warrant to Mrs.

Pickens 511

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PAGE.

County Commissioners of Fairfield authorized to borrow money. 514

to keep up Peay's Ferry 516

Florence, salary of, and how paid .... 519

Clerk of 519

Greenville to drain Beedy River 529

Uampton to expend a certain road

fund 534

draw certain warrants. 465
Lancaster to keep up Peay's Perry. . . 516

use an unexpended bal-
ance 546

Laurens to use sinking fund for past

indebtedness 548

issue bonds to refund debt 548

borrow money 548

Lexington to contract for free bridges

at Columbia 549

submit question to elec-
tion 549

issue coupon bonds. . . . 549
draw certain warrants.. 554
Marion to apply surplus to bridges and

roads 555

Marlboro to borrow money for bridges 555

issue warrant to C. M.

»Weatherly 556

Newberry to run line between town-
ships 557

issue warrant to W. W.

Riser.... 561

Oconee, duties of, as to ro£^d commuta-
tion tax 561

to audit election expense ac-
count 562

Orangeburg, authorized to borrow

money 565

authorized to pay in-
debtedness 565

Pickens to repair and enlarge Court

House 576

levy tax 576

sell offices and lots 577

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PAGE.

CouDty Commissioners of Pickens to make loans. 577

Richland to have office always open. . 578

salary of their Clerk 578

Spartanburg, duties of, as to new Court

House 582

to sell old Court House. 583

issue bonds 583

levy tax 584

Union to apply tax on Three C's R.

R. to township bonds 601

Williamsburg to issue warrant to J. J.

Steele, Jr 606

York to use unexpended balances .... 607

Treasurer of Abbeville to pay certain claims 437

Aiken to pay certain claims 437

Anderson to pay claim of W. H. Prierson. 459

certain school claims .... 460

Beaufort to pay certain claims 465

warrant of F. W. Scheper 433
Colleton to pay warrant of J. H. Knight. 491

claim of C. C. Tracy 491

C. G. White .... 492

Darlington to pay certain claims 465

Edgefield to repay taxes to Mrs. Pickens. . 511

Fairfield authorized to borrow money 514

Florence to pay a certain school claim. . . . 523

Horry to pay a certain school claim 523

Lexington to pay certain warrants 554

Newberry to pay claim of W. W. Riser. . . 561
Oconee, duties of, as to road commutation

^ tax 561

to pay certain election expenses . . 562

Orangeburg to pay a school claim 566

Union to pay tax on Three C's R. R. to

township bonds 601

York to pay J, J. Steele, Jr 606

Cowpens Manufacturing Company, charter to 630

Dale & Company authorized to construct wharf 467

Darlington County, Southern boundary line of 507

readjustment of townships 507

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PAGE.

Darlington County, claims of, to be paid by Florence Connty. . . 507

pay of Auditor 508

Land and Improvement Company, charter to 630

town of, charter amended 503

loans authorized 503

School District, \aw amended , 505

Davie's Perry, in Chester, rechartored 480

rates of toll 480

Davis Canning and Candy Company, charter to 630

D. E. Converse Company, charter to. 631

De La Howe estate, Trustees appointed for 435

Dillon Cotton Seed Oil Mill, charter to -631

Domestic wines, sale of, in certain Counties regulated 537

Donaldson, R. J., granted certain franchises as to oysters 525

Due West and Donald's Tramway Company, charter amended. . 436
DuPre, J. P. C, to be paid a certain claim 437

Eagle Baling Press and Manufacturing Company, charter to. . . . 631
Eastern, Barnwell and Western R. R. Co., time for commencing

work on 620

Edgefield, town of, authori2sed to refund bonded debt 508

Edisto Savings Bank, of Orangeburg, S. C, charter to 632

Eutawville Railroad Company, named changed. . . .' 413

Pairfield County, Sheriff of, to receive a salary 515

thirteenth judicial district of 515

Pair Play, town of, in Oconee, incorporated 563

sale of liquor in, prohibited 564

Parmers' and Merchants^ Bank, of Anderson, charter to 632

Loan and Trust Co., of Abbeville, incorporated 433

Ferries established — Best's, at Wortham's Landing, in Horry. . . 541

Davie's, in Chester County 480

Gaffney, in Spartanburg County 594

Peay's, in Pairfield and Lancaster 516

Sandbar, in Aiken County 448

Pingerville Manufacturing Company, charter to 632

Pishburne, P. C, authorized to build bridge over Edisto 487

Plorence Cotton Oil Company, charter to 633

County, Acts to be furnished to County officers 519

area of 517

INDEX TO SPECIAL LAWS. 13

PAGE.

Florence County, Northern boundary line of 507

claims to be paid by 507

in 6th Congressional District 518

3d Judicial District 518

Trial Justices of 518

voting precincts of 518

readjustment of township lines 518

transfer of causes and records. 518

salaries of County officers fixed 519

portion of, exempted from Stock Law ^ 523

School District, term of office of Commissioners 522

town of, authorized to borrow monev 521

issue bonds 521

tax levy to pay debt 521

Fort Mill School District established 614

Frierson, W. H., of Anderson, to be paid his claim 459

Gaffney City Farmers^ Alliance Warehouse Company, charter to 633

town of, in Spartanburg, incorporated 589

Ferry, in Spartanburg County, established 594

Georgetown County, Act relating to school indebtedness of 524

ovster cultivation in waters of 525

portion of, exempted from Stock Law 526

Glassy Mt. Township, in Greenville, exempted (in part) from

Stock Law'. 527

Globe Cotton Mills, charter to 646

Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias, jurisdiction of 8. C, incor-
porated 430

Greenleaf Presbyterian Industrial and Female College incor-
porated 574

Green Pond, Walterboro and Branchville Railway Co., provisions

as to stock of Colleton County in 489

Greeenville County, a section of, exempted from Stock Law .... 527

city of, to issue bonds to bridge Reedy River 530

refund Air liine R. R.

bonds 531

charge $1,000 for liquor licenses 531

sell certain railroad stock 532

Greenwood Cotton Mill, charter to 633

Oil Company, charter to 634

Greer's, town of, in Greenville, election of officers, term, &c.... 533

Griffith, D. J., of Lexington, to be paid certain claims 554

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PAGE.

Hampton County, jurisdiction of Trial Justices at Yemassee and

Kidgeland 465

appointment and salary of Trial Justices and

constables 535

and Branchville R. R. Co. incorporated 414

Harlin City, in Orangeburg, authorized to grant liquor licenses. 566

Hartsville Railroad Company, charter amended 417

Hazard, W. M., granted franchise of oyster cultivation ... 525

Henry Tramway Company, name changed 436

Hickory Grove, liquor licenses in, permitted 615

Hodges, town of, in Abbeville, charter amended 434

Home Building and Loan Association, charter to 63^

Reciprocal Life Insurance Company 634

Horry County, salary of Clerk of Court 537

sale of domestic wines in, regulated 537

working of roads in, regulated 538

commutation tax 539

Horse Shoe Mining Company, charter to 635

House of Rest Charity, charter amended 476

Howe, Mrs. E. F., to be paid certain claims 465

Imperial Envelope and Box Factory, charter to 635

Incorporated. See Charters, School Districts,

Aiken, city of 438

Anderson Water Supply Company 453

Blacksbu]g Street Railway and Electric Light

Company 617

Board of Church Extension of the Methodist

Protestant Chii rch 429

Carolina Southern Railroad Company 394

Chapin, town of, in Lexington 553

Cheraw and Sumter Railroad Company 400

Chesterfield and Kershaw Railroad Company. . . 402

Fair Play, town of, in Oconee 563

Farmers' Loan and Trust Company, of Abbeville 433
Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias, jurisdiction

of S. C 430

Greenleaf Presbvterian Industrial Institute and

Female College 574

INDEX TO SPECIAL LAWS. 15

PAGE.

Incorporated. Hampton and Branchville Railroad Company. . 414

Lincolnville, town of, in Berkeley 408

Manning Collegiate Institute 485

Peck's, town of, in Berkeley 468

Richbnrg, town of, in Chester 483

Rock Hill Water Supply, Electric Light and

Street Railway 611

Rowesville, town of, in Orangeburg 568

Sharon, town of, in York County 616

Sievern, town of, in Aiken 447

Simpsonville, town of, in Greenville 53:3

South Carolina District Annual Conference of

the Methodist Protestant Church 428

Spartanburg City Street Railway Company 586

Spring Hill, town of, in Lexington 553

Starr, town of, in Anderson 457

St'. George's, town of, in Colleton 492

Summerton, town of, in Clarendon 486

Title Guarantee and Trust Company of S. C. . . 578

Walterboro, town of, in Colleton 497

W^estville, town of, in Kershaw 541

Jefferies Township of Florence exempt (in part) from Stock Law 524

Jenkins Island Wharf Company, charter to 635

Joint Stock Company of Columbia, S. C, charter to 636

Johnston, town of, in Edgefield, license taxes in 512

Jury Commissioner of Florence, pay of 520

Kershaw County, road work in, regulated 545

School District in Kershaw and Lancaster established. 543
King Automatic Railway Signal Machine Company, charter to. 636
Knight, J. H., of Colleton, to be paid a claim 491

Lancaster County, road work in, regulated 545

Acts as to, repealed 546

town of, charter amended 547

Manufacturing Company, charter to 636

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PAGE.

Langley Manufacturing Company rechartered 449

Lee, Thos. B., to be paid a certain claim 432

Lewie, Drafts & Co., of Lexington^ to be paid certain claims. . . 554

Lexington County, a section of, exempted from Stock Law 527

Lincoln ville, town of, in Berkeley, incorporated 468

may grant liquor licenses 471

Liquors. See Sale of Liquors.

Lites, J. W., to be paid a certain claim 437

Loan and Savings Bank, charter of 637

Madison, town of, in Aiken, charter repealed 448

Magnetic Iron and Steel Ore Company, charter to 637

Manning Collegiate Institute incorporated 485

Marion County, pay of Auditor of 508

sales of domestic wines in, regulated 537

Oil Company, charter to 637

Marlboro Cotton Oil Company, charter to 638

County, sale of domestic wines in, regulated 537

McKenzie, Miss Jennette, to be paid a school claim 523

Merchants' and Farmers' Bank of Spartanburg, S. C, charter to 638

Savings Bank, charter to -638

Michie, J. L., permitted to apply for admission to bar 431

Middle Street, Sullivan's Island, Railway Company, charter

amended 478

Miners' and Merchants' Bank, charter to 639

Moffat Manufacturing Company, charter to 639

Mt. Pleasant, town of, authorized to lay out streets and sell lots 472

Newberry County, boundary line between Townships 8 and 9. . . 557

School District established 557

school buildings for 560

issue of bonds by 560

town of, charter amended as to streets 560

Ninety-Six Manufacturing Company, charter to 639

Oconee County, Act relating to road law of 561

portion of, exempted from Stock Law ........ 523

Oil and Fertilizer Company, charter to. 640

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PAGE.

Orangeburg Wood and Material Company, charter to 640

Oyster cultivation in Georgetown vested in W. M. Hazard et al. 625

regulations affecting 525

■

Palmetto Brewing Company, charter to 640

Loan and Savings Association, charter to 641

Peak^s Station^ town of, in Lexington, charter amended 552

sales of liquors in, prohibited 552

Peay's Ferry chartered and vested in Fairfield and Lancaster

Counties 516

tolls prescribed 516

Peck^s, town of, in Berkeley, incorporated 468

Pelzer' Manufacturing Company, charter amended 458

People^s Bank, of Graham^ charter to 641

Perpetual Building and Loan Association, charter to 641

Pickens County, Court House to be enlarged 576

tax levied 576

Mrs. L. H., to be refunded overpaid taxes 511

Piedmont Folding Crate Company, charter to 642

Powe, Sharper, of Marlboro, to be paid a school claim 556

Bailroad Commissioner to require joining of tracks at Trenton . 399

compel bridges over streets in Ander-
son 453

Bailroad Company — Atlantic, Asheville and Enoxville, charter

amended 386

Bennettsville and Society Hill, charter re-
vived and amended 385

Camden, Chester and Gaffney City, name

changed 386

Camden, Chester and Gaffney City, charter

amended 386

Carolina, Cumberland Gap and Chicago to

join tracks at Trenton 399

Southern incorporated 394

Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago^ appli-
cation of taxes on, in Union 601

Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago, capital
stock of 399

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PAGE.

Railroad Company — Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago, consoli-
dation confirmed 399

Charleston and Northern, charter amended. 419^
Sumter and Northern, charter

extended 413

Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta to join

tracks at Trenton 399

Cheraw and Sumter incorporated 400

Chesterfield and Kershaw incorporated 402

Lancaster, charter amended 408
Eastern, Barnwell and Western, charter

amended 620

Eutawville, name changed 413

Green Pond, Walterboro and Branchville,

as to Colleton County stock in 489

Hampton and Branchville incorporated 414

Hartsville, charter amended 417

South Bound, acts validated and charter

amended 418

Summerville and St. John's, name changed 419
Sumter and Wateree, charter amended. . . . 420
Wadesboro, Winnsboro and Camak, charter

amended 422

Walton & Whann, rights of 423

W^innsboro and Fish Dam, charter amended 424

Reedy River, in Greenville, to be drained 529

iron bridge to be built over 530

Register of Mesne Conveyance in Charleston, office hours of.. . 478
Richland County, office of County Commissioners to be always

open 578

Wine Company, charter to 642

Richburg, town of, in Chester, incorporated 483

sale of liquors in, prohibited 484

Ridgeland, jurisdiction of Trial Justices at 465

Ridge Spring School District, Act relating to, amended 510

Manufacturing and Banking Company, charter to 642

Ridgeway, town of, iu Faif field, hours of voting 512

authorized to issue bonds 512

Riser, W. W., of Newberry, to be paid a claim 561

Roads in Oconee, commutation tax in lieu of work on 561

regulations as to working of 561

Horry, regulations as to working of 538

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PAGE.

Boads in Horry, commutation tax allowed 539

Union, regulations as to working of 538

Kershaw, regulations as to working of 545

Lancaster, Acts relating to working of 545, 546

Bock Hill Construction Company, charter to 643

Cotton Seed Oil and Fertilizer Company, charter to. . 643

town of, issue of bonds for street improvement 610

charter amended 609

Water Supply, Electric Light and Street Bail way

Company incorporated 611

Bowesville, town of, in Orangeburg, rechartered 568

Boyal Bag Manufacturing Company, charter to 643

Saint George's, town of, in Colleton, incorporated 492

sale of liquors permitted 496

Sale of domestic wines in Horry, Marion and Marlboro regulated 537

liquors prohibited in Helton 455

Central 577

Chapin 553

Conway 539

Fair piay 563

Peak's Station 552

Bichburg 483

Sharon 616

Simpsonville 533

Spring Hill 553

Starr 457

Summerton 486

Yorkville 608

permitted in Abbeville 435

Aiken 442

Harlin City 566

Hickory Grove 615

Lincolnville 471

Saint George's 496

Walterboro 502

license fees fixed for Greenville 531

Sandbar Ferry rechartered 448

rates of toll 448

Sarvis Point, wharf at, authorized 467

Savings Bank of Fort Mill, charter to 644

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PAGE.

Scheper, A. E., to be paid certain claims 465

F. W., to be paid certain claims 432

School buildings provided for at Chester 481

Newberry 560

Union 603

Williston 461

claims of Georgetown, Act relating to 524

Commissioner of Anderson to pay certain claims 460

Fairfield empowered to borrow money. . 514
Florence to approve claim of Miss Mc-

Kenzie 523

Horry to approve claim of J. S. Standly 523

Marlboro to approve certain claims 556

Newberry to order election in Newberry 558

Orangeburg to pay a school claim 566

District established at Conway 539

Fort Mill 614

Kershaw, town of 543

Newberry 657

of Cheraw, election of Trustees 484

Chester, law amended 481

Darlington, law amended 505

Florence, term of office of Commissioners 522

Ridge Spring, law amended 510

Slabtown, in Anderson, abolished 458

Soccastee, in Horry^ abolished 540

Spartanburg, law amended 584

Sumter^ law amended 596

Yorkville, law amended 607

Secretary of State to have survey made of line between Berkeley

and Charleston 475

Seneca Oil Mill and Fertilizer Company, charter to 644

town of, in Oconee, registration of votes required 564

Sharon, town of, in York County, incorporated 616

sale of liquors in, prohibited 617

Sheriff of Fairfield County to receive a salary 515

Sievern, town of, in Aiken, incorporated 447

Simpsonville, town of, in Greenville, incorporated 532

sale of liquors prohibited 533

Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy of S. C, charter extended 430

Slabtown School District abolished 458

Soccastee School District in Horry abolished 540

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PAGE.

South Bound R. R. Co., acts of, validated 418

charter amended 418

Carolina District Annual Conference of the Methodist

Protestant Church incorporated 428

Southern Fruit Company, charter to 644

Three Dollar Pants Company, charter to 646

Spartanburg County, new Court House for 582

tax for Court House 584

City, limits extended 586

School District, Act relating to 584

City Street Railway Co. incorporated 586

Spring Hill, town of, in Lexington, incorporated 553

sale of liquor in, prohibited 553

Standly, J. S., to be paid his school claim 623

Starr, town of, in Anderson, incorporated 457

sale of liquors in, prohibited 457

State Treasurer to pay certain warrants , 432

certain other warrants 465

warrant of Mrs. Pickens 511

Steele, J. J., to be paid a County claim 606

St. Matthew's Savings Bank, charter to 645

Stock Law, exemption from, of portions of Berkeley 472, 474

Charleston 474

Colleton 488

Florence 523

Georgetown 526

Greenville 1 527

Lexington 527

Oconee 523

Williamsburg... 475, 605

Summerton, town of, in Clarendon, incorporated 486

sale of liquors in, prohibited 487

Summerville and St. John's R. R. Co., name of, changed 419

Sumter Building and Loan Association, charter amended 600

city of, charter amended 599

School District of, law amended 596

County, Eighth Judicial District of 595

compensation of Auditor of 595

Electric Light Company, charter to 645

and Wateree R. R. Co.j charter amended 420

municipal subscription to 421

Supervisor of Registration of Florence, salary of 520

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Terry, Eliza, of Marlboro, to be paid a school claim 556

The Globe Cotton Mills, charter to 646

Title Guarantee and Trust Company of S. 0. incorporated 578

Togneri, Joseph, to be paid a certain claim 437

Towns — Abbeville, sale of liquors authorized 435

Barnwell, authorized to issue notes 461

Belton, in Anderson, charter renewed and amended . . . 455

Branch ville, in Orangeburg, charter amended 567

Camden authorized to issue bonds 542

Central, in Pickens, sale of liquor forbidden 577

Chapin, in Lexington, incorporated 653

Darlington, charter amended 503

Edgefield, authorized to issue bonds 508

Fair Play, in Oconee, charter amended 563

Florence, authorized to borrow money and issue bonds. 521

Qaffney City, in Spartanburg, incorporated 589

Greer's, in Greenville, election, term of oflSce, &c 533

Harlin City, charter amended as to liquor licenses 566

Hickory Grove, in York, charter amended 615

Hodges, in Abbeville, charter amended 434

Johnston, in Edgefield, license taxes in 512

Lancaster, charter amended 547

Lincolnville, in Berkeley, incorporated 468

Madison, in Aiken, charter repealed 448

Mt. Pleasant authorized to lay out streets and sell lots. 472

Newberry, charter amended as to streets 560

Peak's Station, in Lexington, sale of liquor prohibited. 552

'Peck's, in Berkeley, incorporated 468

Bichburg, in Chester, incorporated 483

Ridgeway, in Fairfield, hours of keeping polls open. . . . 512

may issue bonds 51 3

Rock Hill, street improvement by 610

charter amended 609

Rowesville, in Orangeburg, rechartered 567

Saint George's, in Colleton, incorporated 492

Seneca, in Oconee, charter amended 564

Sharon, in York, incorporated 616

Sieveni, in Aiken, incorporated 447

Sirapsonville, in Greenville, incorporated 532

Spring Hill, in Lexington, incorporated 553

Stt^rr, in Anderson, incorporated 457

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Towns — Summerton, in Clarendon, incorporated 486

Union, bonds for school building 604

bond to be given by Treasurer of 608

registration of voters 602

Walterboro, in Colleton, incorporated 497

WestvilJe, in Kershaw, incorporated 541

Williston, in Barnwell, authorized to issue bonds 461

Yorkville, charter amended 608

Tracy, C. C, to be paid out of school funds of Colleton 491

Traxler, D. H., to be paid certain claims 465

Treasurer. See County Treasurer, State Treasurer.

Trial Justice in Aiken County, fees and salary of 450

Barnwell County, salary and duties of 462

Colleton County, number, pay and duties of. . . 450

Fairfield County, limits of 13th district 575

Hampton County, appointment and salary of . . . 535

Union County, salaries of 535

for Middleton Township, in Sumter County 595

at Ridgeland, jurisdiction of 465

Yemassee, jurisdiction of 465

Tropical Bef rigerator Company, charter to 646

Trustees for estate of Dr. John De La Howe appointed 435

Union, bonds by, for a school building 603

bond to be given by Treasurer of 603

registration of voters in 602

County, application of railroad tax in certain townships of 601

salary of Trial Justices and Constables 535

working of roads in, regulated 538

Trust Company, of Florence, S. C, charter to 646

Valk & Murdoch Iron Works, charter to 647

Wadesboro, Winnsboro and Camak R. R. Co., charter amended. 422

municipal sub-
scriptions to. 422
Walton and Whann Company, right of, to construct railroads... 423

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Walterboro, town of, in Colleton,. incorporated 497

liquor licenses permitted 502

AVannamaker & Murray Company, charter to 647

Lawton H., to be paid a school claim 5G6

Weatherly, C. M,, of Marlboro, to receive warrant for a claim. . 556

Westmoreland Calisaya Tonic Company, charter to 647

Westville, town of, in Kershaw, incorporated 541

Wharf at Sarvis Point, in Beaufort, authorized 467

White, C. 6., to be paid a certain claim .* 492

J. S. , to be paid a certain claim 432

Whitewater Township, in Oconee, exempted (in part) from

Stock Law 523

AV ill iamsburg County, a section of, exempted from Stock Law, 475, 605

Williston, Town Council of, authorized to issue bonds 461

Winkler, C. L., to be paid a certain claim 432

Winnsboro Oil and Fertilizer Company, charter to 648

Real Estate Company, charter to 648

and Fish Dam R. R. Co., charter amended 424

municipal subscriptions to 426

Witherspoon, D. H., to be paid a certain claim 432

AVortham's Landing Ferry, in Horry, chartered 541

rates of toll at 541

Yemassee, jurisdiction of Trial Justice at 465

Yorkville, Siile of liquors in, prohibited 608

School District at, law amended 607

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