The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-01-22
THz LAWS OF THE STATE.
Acts Pas ssd by tho Legislature at the In,
Session.

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Acts Pas ssod by Tho Lssisiatuiro, at ths1as:.
1 Ee5sion.
| Az Acc 10 create Department of Agri1
culture and defining its purposes and
duties and charging 1t with inspection
of Phosphe.eB and regulation Of sale OF
Commercial Fertilizers.
BE ii c'aacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives Of the State of South
Carniius, now met and sitting in General
Assembly, and by the authority Of the
same. y
SECTION !. That Department OF Ag-
rlcuiture Is hereby created and estab-
lished, which shall be under the control
and supervision Of q board, which shall
be constituted as follows, 10 wit: The
Governor, who shall 3e er-o6fc;o chair.
man, the Master of the State Grange of
Patrons of Hrsbandry, the President of
the State Agricultural and Mechanical
| Society for the time being. and two other
persons TO bs elected by Tie GeieraI A g.
sembly, who shall hold their office for
two years, and until their successors are
elected and qualified.
SEC. Q. The Board shall meet for the
transaction of business in the city of Co.
lumbia as often as they may deem expe.
dent, but at least twice in each year
they shall receive no compensation, but
shall be allowed, except the Governor.
the sum of three dollars per diem and
five cents per mile actually travelled
while engaged in the duties If the Board,
not exceeding fifteen days in any one
year.
SEC. 3. There shall be q commissioner
of Agriculture, who shall Le an agricul.
turist. lie shall be elected by the GEN
eral Assembly and shall hold h;s Office
for term of two years, and until his Sue
cessor shall DO elected and qualify he
shall be paid salary of twenty-one hun.
dred dollars per annum, payable month"
~, and shall give BOND with sureties con-
ditioned for the faithful discharge of the
duties of his Office, in the sum OF SO 900,
to be approved and fled in like manner
as the bonds of State officers. He shall
be. empowered to employ an efficient
clerk whose salary shall be Sl,2cO per
annum, payable monthly.
| SEC. 4. The Board shall prescribe tho
duties of the commissioner, and said
commissioner shall observe all rules pre-
scribed and execute all orders issued by
snid BoHrd not inconsistent with law.
SEC. 5. The Board shall be empowered
to hold in trust and exercise control over
donations or bequests made to them for
the. purpose of promoting the interests
aud purposes of this Act.
SEC. &. The Board may prescribe forms
for aud regulate the returns of such
4 County Agricultural Societies 80 may be
chartered by this State, and furnish such
blanks as may be necessary to secure
uniform aud reliable statistics of their
| operations.
SEQ. z. The Board shall have power,
nd oh, h. 4t,4:. xl..a..
blanks and have them issued, through
the Commissioner, to the Auditors of the
various counties, with complete instruc-
tions for the collection Of agricultural
statistics and information; and it shall
be, and is hereby, made the duty of the
County Auditors TO fill all ouch blanks in
accordance with instructions sent and re-
turn the BLANKS, when filled, promptly to
the Commissioner Of Agriculture.
SEC. g. The Board shall investigate
such subjects relating to the improve
ment OF agriculture AMI for the induce.
ment of immigration and capital as they
may. think proper, including sheep hug
bandry, diseases of cattle end, other do
mestic animals and their cures, the raw
ages of insects and remedies to abate the
same, fences, reductions of cost Of same,
&c.
| SEc. 8. The Board shall have power in
cases of contagious disease among any
kind of stock or animals to quarantine or
have the same killed and burned.
SEo. 10. The Commissioner of Agri-
culture shall prepare aud keep in the De-
partmert books of registry, wherein any
person may have entered, upcn payment
of registry fee of one dollar for each tract
or lot, any real estate for sale, with terms,
and file in the Office any plats, descrip.
tive papers, Sc., desired also, books in
which may be entered tho wants of la.
borers seeking employment or of en-.
ployees1 seeking labor, the registry fee of
Que dollar to be paid by tho person maxi
ing 1t, and tho books open to the inspec.
tion of ell persons free of charge. 6s
SEC. Il. The Commissioner of Agri-
culture shall communicate, correspond
and cooperate with the Commissioners ii
Agriculture of the United States, and re-
ceive frotn him and distribute most ad-
vantageously all seeds, plants, docu.
ments and information.
SEC. II. II shall be the duty of the
Commissioners to collect specimens of
wood, suitable for manufacturing pur-
poses, agricultural, mineral and phos-
phetle deposits OF the State, and deposit
The aaEs,o i: his E.a:.. st .A.. .c..::=.l ==;s
| SS']SNS va cuCu uS may De
deemed expedient to be made and re-
corded in substantial book to be kept
10. the purpose.
j SEC. IS. The Board and Commissioners
shall mako an annual report of all the
proceedings of the Department to the
General Assembly. 81
SEC. IA. The Commissioners of Agri-
culture shall be &c Q6icio Fish Commits
sioner of this Ssate, and be charged with
all the duties and invested with all the
powers of Fish Commissioner. He shali
4 appoint two or more fish wardens ili
4 every county of the State, who shall "a
in the detection and prosecution of all
offenders against the fishing laws. and
they shall receive one-half of the penalty
recovered end paid ;:s .Hssrr .Hssrr any offE;anoe
4 against said laws Qirectedt by them.
4 SEC. 10. The Board provided for IN khnr
| first Section of this Act shall have sd Ser-
vision over the fish interest and Cominis.
4 sionerrof this State, and with the guper.
vision and enforcement of the laws and
regulations which ara .nsy Re e::..ssts, :.:;s;,
in this State for the sale of commercial
4 fertilizers aud saede,
Il SEC, l6. That the Office of phosphate
d Inspector and that of Phosphate Agent
be, and the Same are hereby, abolished.
and that the Agricultural Bureau ara
+ charged with all tho dutiea devolving
upon said offices necessary for the pro,
lection of the rights snd interest of the
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