A. D. 1847. AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CHARLESTON INSURANCE AND Act of 1843 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, that the second amended. section of an Act passed the 19th day of December, eighteen hundred and forty-three, be, and the same is hereby amended, so that the Charleston Insurance and Trust Company shall have power in addition to the modes of investment therein provided, to invest the sum of Four Hundred Thousand Dollars, Company empowered to intherein authorized to be invested, in any Stock which now is, or may be here- vest funds. after issued by the authority of the Government of the United States In the Senate House, the seventeenth day of December, in the year of our Lord one R. F. W. ALLSTON, President of the Senate pro tem. W. F. COLCOCK, Speaker of the House of Representatives. AN ACT TO ALTER, AMEND AND MODIFY THE CHARTER OF NEWBERRY No. 3016. VILLAGE. ed. Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That the Charter amendCharter of the Town of Newberry, passed on the seventeenth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty one, be, and the same is hereby so altered and amended, as to restore to the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Bridges for Newberry District, the power to make assessments for the building of bridges on all the taxable property within the corporate limits of the said Town, in as full and ample a manner as they have on all the other property in said District, and to collect the same as now provided by law. II. Be it further enacted, That the Town Council of Newberry shall have power to levy and collect a tax on all the property which shall be liable to a collect tax, &c. Empowered to public tax within the corporate limits of the Town of Newberry, (except that 28 A. D. 1847. all real property within the said corporate limits, shall be liable as village pro perty,) for the purpose of paying the debts and contracts which may be made and entered into, by said Town Council, for the benefit of said Town of Newberry; which said taxes shall be collected by such person as the Town Council of Newberry shall see fit to appoint and designate for that purpose, and such person, so appointed, shall have power and authority to enforce the collection of said taxes in as full and ample a manner as is possessed by the Tax Collectors for the several Districts and Parishes in this State, for enforcing the collection of taxes by them authorized by law to be collected, and shall be subject to all the pains and penalties for neglecting or refusing to collect or pay over the same to the Treasurer when required, as are by law imposed upon the Tax Collectors in the Districts and Parishes in this State for similar neglects of duty. In the Senate House, the seventeenth day of December, in the year of our Lord, one R. F. W. ALLSTON, President of the Senate, pro. tem. ed. No. 3017. AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF GREENVILLE VILLAGE. Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That the Char Charter amend- ter of the Village of Greenville, be, and the same is hereby amended, so as to allow the Intendant and Wardens of said Village, and their successors in office, to hold Real Estate, not to exceed the value of fifteen thousand dollars. In the Senate House, the seventeenth day of December, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven, and in the seventy-second year of the Sovereignty and Independence of the United States of America. R. F. W. ALLSTON, President of the Senate, pro. tem. AN ACT TO CONFIRM IN JOHN S. BIRD, A NATURALIZED CITIZEN, THE TITLE A. D. 1847. No. 3018. Lot of Land. Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by authority of the same, That the title to a certain Lot of Land, situated on the West side of King street, in the City of Charleston, conveyed to the said John S. Bird, by Deed, from the City Sheriff of Charleston, bearing date the sixth day of September, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four, be deemed, and taken to be legal and valid in law, and to vest such Estate in the said John S. Bird valid. as he would have acquired under the tenor and effect of said Deed, had he been a citizen of the United States, at the time said Deed of Conveyance was executed to him. In the Senate House, the seventeenth day of December, in the year of our Lord, one R. F. W. ALLSTON, President of the Senate, pro. tem. Title legal and AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE SHERIFF OF MARION DISTRICT TO TRANFER PRI- LIMITED TIME. No. 3019. Be it enacted by the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives, now Sheriff to trans fer prisoners. anet and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That the Sheriff of Marion District be authorized to transfer prisoners committed to the jail of Marion district, for offences against the State, or under charge of such offences, to the jail of Darlington District or Marlborough District, until such time as the jail of Marion District shall be rebuilt, or so repaired as to secure the safe keeping of such persons. In the Senate House, the seventeenth day of December, in the year of our Lord one R. F. W. ALLSTON, President of the Senate pro. tem. A. D. 18147. No. 3020. AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE UNITED STATES TO PURCHASE A SUFFICIENT QUANTITY OF LAND IN THIS STATE, FOR THE ERECTION OF A LIGHT-HOUSE. U. S. to have right to purchase land. Disagreement. Commissioners to take oath. In case of appeal, new valuation to be made. Agent of U. S. to be liable to 1. Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That the United States, or such person or persons as may be by them authorized, shall have a right to purchase the fee-simple of a sufficient quantity of land cn South Island, on the southern edge of Winyaw entrance, for the purpose of building a Light-House. II. That if the person or persons, whose land may be chosen for the abovementioned purpose, should not be disposed to sell the same, or if the person or persons, appointed to make the purchase, should not be able to agree upon terms with such owner or owners of the said land, the same shall be valued upon oath by five persons, or a majority of them, to be appointed by the Court of Common Pleas for Georgetown District, and the said persons, before they act. shall severally take an cath before some Magistrate, faithfully and impartially to discharge the duty assigned to them. Either party to the proceeding may appeal from the said valuation to the next Session of the Court of Common Pleas for said District thereafter, giving fifteen days notice to the opposite party of such appeal, and the Court shall order a new valuation to be made by a Jury, who shall be charged therewith, in the same term, and their verdict shall be final and conclusive between the parties, unless a new trial be granted, and the lands so valued shall be vested in the United States upon their paying the amount of such valuation to the owner or owners of such land, respectively. III, That the said land, when purchased by or vested in the United States, laws of this State and every person and officer, residing or employed thereon, whether in the service of the United States or not, shall be subject and liable to the government of this State, and the jurisdiction, laws and authority thereof, in the same manner as if this Act had never been passed, and that the United States shall exercise no more authority or power within the limits of the said land than they might have done previously to the passing of this Act, or than may be necessary for the building, erection, repairing or internal government of the said Light-House and of the officers and persons by them to be employed in and about the same: Provided, That the said land shall, during the continuance of A. D. 1847. the said Light-House, be exempt from any taxes to be paid to this State. In the Senate House, the seventeenth day of December, in the year of our Lord one R. F. W. ALLSTON, President of the Senate, pro. tem. AN ACT RELATING TO THE SURVEY OF THE COAST OF SOUTH CAROLINA UNDer No. 3021. coast. 1. Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That any person employed under and by virtue of an Act of the Congress of the United States, rassed the tenth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seven, and the supplements thereto, may enter upon lands within this State, for the purpose of exploring, surveying, triangulation, level- Parties to survey ing, or doing any other act which may be necessary to effect the object of the said Act of Congress, doing no unnecessary injury thereby, so that the dwelling house, yard, garden, grave yard, or ornamental trees, of any person be not invaded without his consent: And provided, that before such entry, the person so employed as aforesaid, hall enter into bond, with sufficient security, in such sum as may be agreed upon by and between the said persons so employed as aforesaid, and the owner of the said lands, conditioned to pay whatever damages may be done after such entry; and in case of disagreement of the parties as to the amount of the penalty of the bond, the same may be determined by any Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of this State in chambers or open court, upon application to him, after ten days notice to the opposite party, which application may be supported or answered by affidavit. Proviso. II. If the parties interested cannot agree upon the amount to be paid for the damages caused by doing any of the acts aforesaid, either of them may petition the Court of Common Pleas for the district in which the damage has been done for the appointment of five commissioners, a majority of whom shall value and Commissioners to be appointed, fix the amount of the said damage, either upon view or upon competent testi- and to take oath. |