Lands. An Act consenting to the sale of certain lands to the Uni-
ted States, and ceding jurisdiction thereof....
Administrators and Executors, &c. An Act to authorize Adminis-
trators, Executors, and other fiduciaries, to sell certain evi-
dences of indebtedness at public sale, and to compromise in
certain cases.....
Townships. An Act to repeal an Act entitled "An Act to organize
townships, and to define their powers and privileges".
Lands and Tenements. An Act to protect the rights of persons law-
fully in possession of lands and tenements...

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Life and Tontine Assurance Company. An Act to incorporate the
Policy-Holders' Life and Tontine Assurance Company of the
South......
Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy. An Act to incorporate the Sisters of
Our Lady of Mercy, of South Carolina......

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Mount Pleasant Ferry. An Act to establish a Company under the
name of the Mount Pleasant and Sullivan's Island Ferry
Company
Deutscher Artillerie Unterstutzungs Verein. An Act to incorporate
the Duetscher Artillerie Unterstutzungs Verein.......
Blythe's Gap. An Act to recharter Blythe's Gap Turnpike Road... 321
Vigilant Fire Company. An Act to incorporate the Vigilant Fire

Engine Company, of Columbia.......
Lease of Certain Land. An Act to authorize a lease of certain
land on Edisto Island, and the erection of a wharf and other
structures thereon.....

Winnsboro Hook and Ladder Company. An Act to incorporate the
Winnsboro Hook and Ladder Company, of the town of
Winnsboro

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A. M. E. Church. An Act to incorporate the African Methodist
Episcopal Church, in this State....
Coroners. An Act to alter and amend an Act entitled "An Act
concerning the office, duties and liabilities of Coroners". ..... 324
Sales. An Act to designate the officers by whom sales ordered by
the Courts of Common Pleas and Judges thereof, and the
Courts of Probate, shall be made........
Wateree Fire Engine Company. An Act to incorporate the Wateree

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Fire Engine Company, No. 2, of Camden, South Carolina.... 324 Promptitude Fire Engine Company. An Act to incorporate the

Promptitude Fire Engine Company, of Charleston.............. 325 Married Women. An Act to carry into effect the provisions of the

Constitution in relation to the rights of married women....... 325 Sale of Certain Land. An Act to grant and give the consent of the General Assembly of this State, to the conveyance to the United States of the lot of land situate on Richardson and Laurel Streets, in the City of Columbia, hereinafter described, for the purpose of a Post Office and Court House, and for other purposes, and to cede to the United States jurisdiction. therein.... ...... 326 Winnsboro Baptist Church. An Act to incorporate the Winnsboro Baptist Church, of Fairfield County, South Carolina........... 327

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Heston Fire Engine Company. An Act to incorporate the Heston Fire Engine Company, of Georgetown, South Carolina......... 327 Toney Stafford. An Act to vest in Toney Stafford the charter of a ferry from Dill's Bluff, on James Island, to the City of Charleston....... Georgetown Railroad Company. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to incorporate the Georgetown Railroad Company, and the several Acts amendatory of the same Governor. An Act to authorize the Governor to remove County Auditors, Treasurers, and other officers by him appointed..... 329 Charleston Loan Company. An Act to incorporate the Charleston

Loan Company...

DeLaney Rifle Company. An Act to incorporate the DeLaney
Rifle Company, of Charleston, South Carolina..............
Appointment Certain Officers. An Act to provide for the appoint-
ment of certain officers therein named.....

Sumter Manufacturing Company. An Act to incorporate the Sumter
Manufacturing Company...

Columbia Oil Company. An Act to incorporate the Columbia Oil
Company..

Railroad Companies. An Act to regulate the rights and powers of
Railroad Companies...........

Civil Rights. An Act to secure equal civil rights, and to provide for
the enjoyment of all remedies in law by all persons, regardless
of race or color.......

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Election. An Act to provide for a General Election of County Offi

cers..

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Migratory Fish. An Act for the better protection of migratory fish......

338

Circuit Judges. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to empower Circuit Judges to change the venue for the Trial of Actions, both civil and criminal

Independent Elliott Hook and Ladder Company. An Act to incor-
porate the Independent Elliott Hook and Ladder Company,
No. 1, of Orangeburg, S. C........

Common Schools. An Act to establish and maintain a system of
Free Common Schools for the State of South Carolina.....
Cox's Bridge Road. An Act to incorporate as a public highway the
road known as the Cox Bridge Road...
Colleton and Spartanburg. An Act to authorize the County Com-
missioners of Colleton and Spartanburg Counties to levy an
additional tax to pay the indebtedness of their respective
Counties, and for other purposes therein mentioned...
Grove Station Bridge Company. An Act to incorporate the Grove
Station Bridge Company......

Darlington. An Act to authorize the County Commissioners of
Darlington County to levy a special tax for the construction
of a court house....

Unity and Friendship Society. An Act to incorporate the Unity and Friendship Society, of Charleston, and to confer certain powers thereon..........

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Turpentine An Act to establish the weight of a barrel of crude tur-
pentine.....
Publication. An Act to regulate the publication of all legal and
public notices.....

Wide Awake Fire Engine Company. An Act to incorporate the
Wide Awake Fire Engine Company as a part of the Fire De-
partment of the town of Sumter......

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State Treasurer. An Act authorizing the State Treasurer to re-issue to M. H. Pyatt and A. H. Abrahams certificates of State stock lost or destroyed.......

353

Columbia. An Act to alter and amend the charter and extend the
limits of the City of Columbia....
Turnpike Road. An Act to authorize the formation of a Company
for the construction of a turnpike road through or near Sas-
safras Gap........

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Zion Baptist Church. An Act to sell a certain lot of land to the
Zion Baptist Church of Columbia.............................

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Charter. An Act to grant, renew and amend the charters of certain
towns and villages therein mentioned...............................
Manchester and Augusta Railroad. An Act to charter the Manches-
ter and Augusta Railroad Company......

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Board of Trade. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to in-
corporate the Charleston Board of Trade".
Waccamaw River. An Act to establish a ferry across the Wacca-
maw River, in Horry County, and to vest the same in John
J. Reaves, his heirs and assigns....
Assessment and Taxation. An Act to alter and amend an Act enti-
tled "An Act to provide for the assessment and taxation of
property."

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Columbia Canal. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to
authorize the sale of the Columbia Canal."
State Treasurer. An Act authorizing the State Treasurer to re-issue
to Richard P. Buck a certain certificate of State stock lost or
destroyed....

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Isaac Haithcock. An Act restoring to the family of Isaac Haithcock, deceased, a tract of escheated land in the County of Sumter.

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Poor. An Act to provide for the care of the poor................
Rantoule's Bridge. An Act to Re-charter Rantowle's Bridge..
Criminal Prosecution. An Act to limit the cost of Criminal Prose-
cution.......

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Religious Associations. An Act to provide for the formation of Re-
ligious, Charitable and Educational Associations.....
Vacancies. An Act to provide for the filling of Vacancies in County
Offices....

Banking and Trust Company An Act to Incorporate the Charles-
ton Banking and Trust Company.........

Trial Justices. An Act to provide for the appointment of Trial Justices.......

Assessment of Real Property. An Act to provide for the Assessment

of Real Property in the year 1870....

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Plymouth Congregational Church. An Act to Incorporate the Ply-
mouth Congregational Church....................
Charleston Council. An Act giving authority to the City Council of
Charleston to amend an ordinance entitled "An Ordinance to
aid in re-building the burnt districts and waste places in the
City of Charleston.".

Salary of Certain Officers. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An
Act to fix the salary and regulate the pay of certain officers,"
ratified December 26, 1868.....
Port Royal Railroad. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act
to charter the Port Royal Railroad Company," ratified Decem-
ber 21, 1857.........

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Homestead. An Act to further determine and perpetuate the Home-
stead.......
Ardent Spirits. An Act prohibiting the peddling of Ardent Spirits
throughout the State.......
Phosphate An Act to grant to certain persons therein named and
their associates, the right to dig and mine in the beds of the
navigable streams and waters of the State of South Carolina
for phosphate rocks and phosphatic deposits...
Charleston Council. An Act relative to the power of the City Coun-
cil of Charleston to impose punishments for the violation of
City Ordinances....
Appropriations. An Act to make appropriations and raise supplies
for the fiscal year commencing November 1st, 1869......... 382
Land Commission. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to

provide for the appointment of a Land Commissioner and to
define his powers and duties, and for other purposes therein
mentioned."

Civil Rights. An Act to enforce the provisions of the Civil Rights
Bill of the United States Congress, and to secure to the
people the benefits of a Republican Government in this
State.....

Sinking Fund. An Act to provide for a sinking fund and the man-
agement of the same....
Wilmington and Carolina Railroad Company. An Act to incorporate
the Wilmington and Carolina Railroad Company....
Enterprise Railroad. An Act to incorporate the Enterprise Railroad
Company of Charleston, S. C........

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Barnwell Railroad Company. An Act to incorporate the Barnwell
Railroad Company....

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General Election. An Act providing for the general elections, and

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the manner of conducting the same.... Highways and Roads. An Act to provide for the construction and the keeping in repair of public highways and roads... .... 397 Fees. An Act to regulate the fees of Probate Judges, Clerks of Courts, Trial Justices and Magistrates, and other officers herein mentioned.......

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Coopers' Trade-Union. An Act to incorporate the Coopers' Trade
Union, of Charleston.....

402

Trial Justices. An Act to define the criminal jurisdiction of Trial

Justices

402

Trustees. An Act to authorize Trustees to invest funds in the bonds
of the State of South Carolina.......
General Assembly. An Act to fix the per diem and mileage of the
members of the General Assembly...........

Comet Light Infantry. An Act to incorporate the Comet Light
Infantry and the Randolph Riflemen, both of the city of
Charleston; and also the Lincoln Guards, of Saint Stephen's,
and the Santee National Guards.........................

Walterboro. An Act to renew the charter of the town of Walter-
boro......

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Assessment and Taxation. An Act to regulate the assessment and taxation of personal property in the city of Charleston....... 408 Invalid Clergymen. An Act to incorporate a Home for Invalid Clergymen Municipal Bodies. An Act to enforce a uniform system of assessment and taxation by municipal bodies.... Cotton and Woolen Manufactures. An Act to aid and encourage cotton and woolen manufactures in this State........ Fire Engine, Hook and Ladder Companies. An Act to incorporate

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certain Fire Engine and Hook and Ladder Companies......... 412 Wooden Buildings. An Act to repeal an Ordinance entitled "An

Ordinance to prevent the erection of wooden buildings, and to provide greater security against fires," and also certain portions of the Acts of the General Assembly referring to the erection of wooden buildings in the city of Charleston... Circuit Courts. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to organize the Circuit Courts.".

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JOINT RESOLUTIONS.

Public Documents. Joint Resolution relative to exchange of public documents....

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State Auditor Joint Resolution directing the State Auditor and
County Commissioners to levy certain taxes..
Williamsburg. Joint Resolution authorizing the County Commis-

sioners of Williamsburg County to levy a special tax. 416 Fish Commissioners. Joint Resolution authorizing the appointment

of Fish Commissioners, and defining the duties thereof......... 416 Charleston County. Joint Resolution to direct the County Commis

sioners of Charleston County to examine and report to the At-
torney-General concerning certain lands belonging to the
State......

Treasurer. Joint Resolution authorizing the Treasurer to advance
six thousand dollars per month to the Superintendent of the
Penitentiary of South Carolina.....
Teachers. Joint Resolution to extend the time in which claims of
teachers for services rendered during the year commencing
October 31, 1867, shall be presented for payment..............
Treasurer. Joint Resolution to authorize the State Treasurer to is-
sue a renewal of six per cent. State stock........

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