The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-01-13
THE WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE.


The recent session o: the Legislature
cannot be boosted of rs very great
financial success, but it may justly claim
to be in the very van upon moral ques.
tions. 1t refused TO enact q divorce law,
and refused TO amend the law prohibit
ing freight trains from running OIL Sun
day so as % allow them TO run during
certain hours Of the Sabbath. In addi-
ton to these negative acts it passed the
law prohibiting duellng, with the clause
requiring the officers Of the State to tnke
an oath that they have not engaged in
any duel since the passage of this act.
Col. Ruckcr gave notice OF bill en-
bodying this feature, but it was put III ~
an amendment to Col. McCrady's bill,
thereby obyiating the necessity for sep
arate bill. This feature, which is the
most practical feature In it, was first
suggested by Judge Kcrsiiaw in charge
to the graud jury ut Spartanburg Inst fall.
The passage of this bill will, in our opin-
ion, put an end to duelling in South Car
olina. The law against carrying con-
cealed weapons is another of the whole
some acts of the late session. All Of the
sections of the bill, with the exception
CT the fifth section, which was introduced
by Colonel Simonton, were +, pared as
amendments to this section by Mr. MUIR.
ray, and as it stands, If enforced, will
greatly reduce the number of pistols
carried cnreiessly in the pockets of PER-
sons who have no earthly use for them.
The law prohibiting the sale of whiskey
outside of incorporated cities, towns and
villages, and imposing an additional
license for County purposes of one hun
dred dollars was also prepared and offered
as substitute by Mr.. Murray for another
bill. 1t will afford great relief to those
Counties which were afflicted with bar
rooms through the country, and is n step
in the righ. direction in regulating the
sa,,o &C liquors in oCr towns. Upon the
consideration of the liquor question,
Messrs. Prince, Simpson and Rucker
made able speeches ir favor of some
measure looking to a regulation OF the
liquor traffic. The law to punish per.
sons who entice away the laborers of
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Edgefeld, and viii do great deal TO
regulate the labor OF Inc country and
render it stable and reliable. Il does
not affect the laborer at nil, but Furnishes
the man who would induce him 10 leave
the employment of another in violation
of q contract. twill do great deal for
the agriculture of our State, and will
doubtless be enforced. We publish the
law elsewhere. An act introduced by
Mr. Simpson, giving Trial Justices juris-
diction in prosecutions arising for viola
lations of the fence law was passed, and
is now law.
Senator Mccall, of Marlboro, intro
duced q bill to exempt Immigrants who
purchase real estate in South Carolina
from taxation up TO $1,000 worth of
property for three years. In the House
twas, on motion Of Mr.. Murray, amend.
cd by making il five years, and in this
shape It became 4 law. 1t is hopeS sat
the new law will induce persons ), h
small capital to purchase lands md settle
in this State. Weneedabout forty thou.
saua nddisiOnal voters tosender the State
per[eetIy safe aud seenTe without tine
constant stsainihat rests on orr people
in every election, and the uniy way 10
get thenl is bg encouraging immigration.
Some very important work was mapped
out for tie next session. Tie Iawsofthe
State ero TO be codiiied by q commission
OF ablses - "a ssipEfintsa by tho conyen.