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ANALYSIS
OF THE
SEVERAL PARTS, TITLES AND CHAPTERS
CONTAINED IN THE
REVISED STATUTES.
PART I.
OF THE INTERNAL ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT.
TITLE I.
Of the Jurisdiction of the State-Legislature-Statutes-Public Reports
and Documents-State Library and other Public Property-Vacant
Lands.
CHAPTER I. Of the Jurisdiction of the State, and places ceded to
the United States........
PAGE
1
IV. Of Public Reports and Documents...
13
66
V. Of the State Library and other Public Property......
VI.-Of Vacant Lands, and the Granting Thereof.
17
18
TITLE II.
Of Elections.
CHAPTER VII.-Of Qualifications of Electors....
VIII. Of the Manner of Conducting Elections and Re-
turning Votes.......
IX. Of the Election of Representatives in Congress, and
Electors of President and Vice President.......
TITLE III.
Of the Assessment and Collection of Taxes.
CHAPTER XII.-Of the Assessment of Taxes......
XIII.
Of the Collection of Taxes.......
XIV. Of the Assessment and Collection of Taxes by Municipal Bodies.......
TITLE IV.
41.
79
97
CHAPTER XV.-Of the Militia........
TITLE V.
Of Certain State Officers and Matters of Finance.
CHAPTER XVI.-Of Certain State Officers.......
98
... 104
XVII. Of the Comptroller General, Treasurer, State Au-
ditor, Land Commissioner, Commissioners of
the Sinking Fund, Commissioner of Agricultu-
ral Statistics, and Matters of Finance............ 114
TITLE VI.
Of Counties and County Offices.
CHAPTER XVIII.-Of Counties and their Corporate Powers......... 133
XIX.-Of County Commissioners, their Powers and
XXII.-Of Clerks of Common Pleas and General Ses-
sions..
XXIII.-Of Register of Mesne Conveyances.......
XXIV. Of the Judge of Probate........
XXV.—Of Trial Justices..................
XXVI.-Of Constables......
XXVII. Of the Census.......
TITLE VII.
... 146
156
..... 169
... 173
187
. 189
. 193
205
209
CHAPTER XXVIII.-General Provisions Relating to Public Offi-
TITLE VIII.
Of Public Charges.
CHAPTER XXIX.-Of Paupers....
XXX.-Of the State Orphan Asylum...
216
223
XXXI. Of the Estate of Dr. John De La Howe......... 224
CHAPTER XXXV.-Of the State Superintendent of Education... 238
XXXVI. Of the State Board of Education..............
XXXVII-Of Text Books..........
XXXVIII.-Of County School Commissioners and Boards
242
243
244
248
253
254
XLII.—Of the University of South Carolina........... 255
XLIII. Of the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind........ 261
TITLE XI.
Of Ways, Bridges, Ferries, Fences, Dams and Drains.
CHAPTER XLIV.-Of Highways.........
XLV. Of the Repair of Highways and Bridges...... 268
XLVI.-Of Water Courses and Cuts....
274
Of the Regulation of Trade in Certain Cases.
LI. Of the Inspection and Sale of Provisions and
other Merchandise.............
LV. Of Money, Bills of Exchange and Promissory
LVIII. Of the Inspection of Timber and Lumber.......... 327
329
331
333
LXIII.-Of Corporations Organized under Charters..... 337
LXIV. Of Corporations Organized under General
CHAPTER LXVIII.-Of the Maintenance of Bastard Children...... 376
... 378
.. 381
.... 384
LXXII.-Of Drifted Lumber and Timber.................... .... 387
LXXIII.—Of Wrecks and Shipwrecked Goods............. 387
LXXIV. Of the Observance of the Lord's Day.......... 390
LXXV. Of Immigrants and Seamen.....
LXXVI.--Of Unclaimed Property, Transported by Com- mon Carriers.......
66 LXXVII. Of the Protection of Game........
"LXXVIII.-Of the Protection of Oyster-beds......
.... 392
398
399
404
405
410
PART II.
Of the ACQUISITION, THE ENJOYMENT AND THE TRANSMISSION OF
PROPERTY, REAL AND PERSONAL-THE DOMESTIC RELATIONS,
AND OTHER MATTERS CONNECTED WITH PRIVATE RIGHTS.
Of Real Property and the Alienation Thereof.
415
LXXXI.-Of Tenure and Title..........................
LXXXII.—Of Alienation by Deed, the Legal Formal-
ities, Construction and Operation of
Deeds for the Conveyance of Land...... 421
LXXXIII.-Of Estates in Dower, and of Inheritance... 429
LXXXIV. Of Estates for Life, for Years, and at Will;
and General Provisions Concerning Real
CHAPTER LXXXV.-Of Titles to Real Property by Descent...... 437
CHAPTER LXXXVI.—Of Wills.......................
441
Of the Settlement of Estates of Deceased Persons, Trusts, and
Special Provisions Relating to Trusts and Guardianships.
CHAPTER LXXXVII.-Of Letters Testamentary and Proceedings
on the Probate of Wills........
LXXXVIII. Of the Administration and Distribution of
Intestates' Estates.........
448
451
LXXXIX.-Of Inventories and Appraisements........... 456
XC.-Of the Payment of Debts and Legacies...... 557
XCI. Of the Accounts and Commissions of Exe-
cutors and Administrators.....................
461
XCII. Of the Liability of Heirs.....
463
XCIII. Of Trusts and Special Provisions Relating
to Trusts and Guardianships..........
464