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Newspaper
Pickens Keowee Courier
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1871
Page
1
Legislative acts and joint resolutions enact authority to appoint notaries public, repeal clerk attorney prohibitions, authorize Charleston Cleaning Company, renew fast erasure act, regulate timber and transport, cede state lands to federal govt, recharter Moore's Ferry, compile Statutes index, and various local tax and public service provisions. Includes coroner appointment and orphan asylum provisions.
The General Assembly met at 10 A M and adjourned early to resume with many bills. The Senate debated gas lighting for the State House, approving a joint resolution, while the House report from Washington and various bills were considered. Governor’s vetoes on per diem and county tax bills were sustained, and a monument fund guidance article followed with public notices from the Leo Monumental Association.
A courtroom riot in Meridian, Mississippi, during a trial of three accused, results in the death of Judge Bramlette, Tyler, Loften, and several others as armed citizens disperse. A fire follows amid ongoing unrest, with Mayor Sturgess fleeing north in exile and investigators seeking Governor Alcorn’s guidance.
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