Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-01-30
WEDNESDAY, January %.

In THE SENATE, communication was re-
ceived announcing that the resolving clause
Of joint resolution to allow ex-Judge Thom-
as five hundred dollars extra compensation,
had been stricken out by the House.
Mr.. White introduceda a bill to require School
Commissioners to establish night schools at
each county seat in this State. The bill pro-
vides "that the school commissioners Of the
several counties in this State be and the same
are hereby required to cause to be opened at
the county seat of their respective counties a
night school for the instruction of those who
are unable to attend the day schools, and to
make such rules and regulations for the gov
ernment ofthe same and for providing teach
ers as in their judgment may most efectually
accomplish the object of this act"
Mr.. Jervey introduced bill to incorporate
the Pharmaceutical Association Of South Car
olina. After giving the names of the incor-
porators, the bill provides that "the associa.
ton shall elect annually four members, who
with two other persons to be appointed by the
Medical College of the State of South Caroli-
na shall constitute board of pharmaceutical
examiners for the city of Charleston, to hold
Office for the term Of one year. A similar
board is proposed for the city of Columbia, to
consist of four members of the association and
two other persons to be appointed by the
medical faculty of the University. These
boards are to meet once in every three months,
and remain in session until all applicants for
licenses, who have previously made applica.
ton to the secretary of the association, shall
have been examined. The remainder of the
bill, which is very voluminous, contains va
riety Of regulations for the examining and H.
censing Of druggists, pharmaceutists and
apothecaries, all of whom doing business in
this State are required to come before one Of
these examining boards, except thosewho have
already been licensed under the provisions Of
the act of last winter. The fee for examina.
tion and license is fixed at $40, one-half Of
which is to go to the Pharmaceutical Associa-
tion, and one.half to the Medical College, if
the examination be made in Charleston, and
to the State University if made in Columbia.
Regular graduates in medicine or pharmacy
of schools that are on the ad eundem of
the University of South Carolina, are not to
be required to undergo an examination, but
they are required to come before the examin-
ing boards and receive license upon furnish.
ing satisfactory evidence of his graduation and
upon payment Of license fee Of $5. to be di-
vided in the same way as the examination fees.
The penalty for carrying on the business of
druggists, &C., without license is fine not
exceeding $500, or imprisonment not exceed
ing six months"
Mr.. Wbittemore introduced bill to make
Clerks of the Court er.offcio Trial Justices.
The bill provides "that clerks of the Court of
Common Pleas and General Sessions be and
they are hereby authorized to exercise the
jurisdiction of trial justices in their respective
counties for all purposes, except the trial of
small and mean causes, civil and criminal" it
not being specified what class of small litiga.
tions are to be regarded as "mean."
The report of the Committee on Education,
on billrelating to the reduction of the salary
of School Commissioners, was made the spe-
cial order for February 1st.
The bill to provide for the more efectual
collection of the poll tax was ordered to be
engrossed for third reading.
In THE HOUSE, Mr. Marley INTRODUCED
bill to fix the price of tavern licenses, for re-
failing spirituous liquors The bill provides
that "from and after its passage, the price of
tavern licenses in the several counties of the
State, outside of the incorporated cities, towns
and villages, shall be $40 per annum, payable
quarterly"
Mr.. Rice, of Union, introduced the follow