Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-01-29

Be ft enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of The State of South
Caroline, now met and sittiug ia General
Assembly, aud by tho authority of the
same:
SECTION l. That Department. of Acri--
culture is hereby created and established
which shall DO under ooutrol and supervis--
ion of board, which shall be constituted
as follows, to wit: Tho Governor, who shall
be er oDicio chairman, Master of the Stats
Grange of Patrons Of Husbaudry, the
President of tho State Agricultural and
Mechanical Society for tho time being, and
two other persons to be elected by the Gen.
eral Assembly, who shall hold their Office
for two years, and until their successors ore
elected and qualified.
Sec. 2. Tho Board shall meet for tho
transaction of business 10 the CITY of COL
umbia Us often as they deom expcdient, but
at least twice in each year; they shall receive
no compensation but shall be allowed, ex-
oept the Governor, the sum of three dollars
per diem and fivo ccuts per milo actually
travelled while engaged 10 the duties of the
Board, not exceeding fifteen days in ono
year.
SEQ. 8. There shall bea Commissioner of
Agriculture, who shall DO au agriculturis...
Tic shall bo elected by tho General Assem-
bly, and shall hold tho Office for term of
two years, and until his successor shall be
elected and qualify; he shall be paid sal
arg Of twenty ono hundred dollars per
annum, payable monthly, aud shall give
bond with sureties conditioned for tho faith.
full discharge of tho duties and of his Office;
in the SUN of $4,000 to be approved and
filed in like manner as tho bonds Of State
officers. He shall be empowered to employ
an efficient clerk whose salary shall be 200
per annun, payable monthly.
SEC. 4. The board shall prescibe the du-
ties of the commissioner and said oommis-
sioncr shall observe all rules prescribed and
execute all orders issued by said Board
not Inconsistent with law.
SEC. 5. The board shall be empowered to
hold in trust and exercise control over
donations Or bequcsts nude to them for the
purpose of promoting the interests aud
purposes of this act.
SEC. 6. The board may prescribe forms
for aud regulate the returns Of such county
agricultural societies as mny bo chartered
by this State and furnish such blanks as
may be nesccssary to secure uniform and
reliable statistics of their operations.
SEC. Z. Tho board shall have power, and
it shall DO their duty to prescribe blanks
and have them issued through the com
missioner, to the auditors of the various
counties, with complete Instructions for the
collection of agricultural statistics and in
formation; and it shall be, end is hereby,
made the duty of tho county auditors to
fill all such blanks, when filled, promptly to
tho commissioner of agriculture.
SEQ. s. Tho board shall Investigate suoh
subjects relating to tho Improvement Of
agriculture aud for the iuducement of i'm
migration and capital as they may think
proper, including sheep husbandry, diseases
of cattle aud other domestic animals and
their cures, the ravages Of insects aud
remedies to ubate the same, fences, reduc-
tions of cost Of same, &c.
Sec. g. The board shall havo power in
cases Of contagious disease among any kind
of stock or animals to quarantine or have
the Same killed and burned.
SEC. 10. The commissioner of agriculture
shall prepare aud keep in tho department
books of registry, wherein any person may
have entered upon payment Of registry fee
of one dollar for each tract or lot, any real
estate for sale, with terms, and iile in the
Office any pluts descriptive papers, &c, de-
sired; also, books 10 which may be catered
the wants of laborers seeking employment
or of cmployecs* seeking labor, the registry
fee Of one dollar to bo paid by the person
making, it and tho books open to inspection
of all persons free of charge
SEC. IL. The commissioner of asroul-
ture shall communicate, correspond end CO.
operate with the commissioner of agricul-
turo of the Unilcd States, and receive from
him and distribute most ad vantageously all
seeds, plants, documents and information
Sec. II. 1t shall be the duty of tho com
missioner to collect specimens of wood
suitable for manufacturing purposes, agri-
cultural, mineral aud phosphate deposits of
the State, and deposit tho same in his room
at the Capitol, and cause correct analysis of
such as may be deemed cxpedicnt to be
made and recorded in substantial book to
be kept for the purpose.
SEQ. 10. The Board and Commissioner
shall make an annual report Of all tho pro
cecdings of the department to the General
Assembly.
SEC. Ia. Tho Commissioner of Agricul-
ture shall be cx olficio Fish Commissioner
of this State and shall be charged with all
the duties and invested with all the powers
of Fish Commissioner. lie shall appoint
two more fish wardens in every county of
the State, who shall aid 10 the detection and
prosecution of all offenders against the
fishing laws and thcy sail receive ono half
of the penalty recovered and paid in for
any offence against said laws directed by
them.