Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-01-03
The Mprkrille Guql1irer.
YORKVILLE, s. &. {:
THURSDAY MORNING, JAN. 3, 1884.
THE WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE.

THE WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE.
The Legislature adjourned sine die at
about two o'clock on the morning of Mon
day, December 9th. During the session
about two hundred and sixty Acts and
Joint Resolutions were added to the Gener-
al Statutes, the greater part, however, be-
ing of local nature and of interest only to
the immediate counties to which they per-
tain. In another column of this issue of
the ENQUIRER, we print list OF the cap
tions of such Acts and Joint Resolutions rs
are of interest to our readers.
Among the Acts of general interest is one
intended to prevent gambling in contracts
for the future delivery of cotton, grain,
bacon, ETC., and places such operations on
the same footing as ordinary gambling.
The person who makes deposit, or puts up
q margin on entering into transaction in
futures, and who shal' lose, is permitted
to bring action for the recovery of the whole
amount he had deposited. If he wins he
can take the money that has been gained.
If he loses, he can fasten the loss upon the
middle-man or other person with whom he
deals.
The act in relation to county auditors and
treasurers, makes some changes in their
compensation. The auditor of York coun-
ty will hereafter be entitled to salary ofS7O0
per annum from the State, and an allowance
of $500 from the county for the expenses of
making the assessment. Heretofore he has
been allowed 5000 by the State and s40O by
the county. The Act provides that the
comptroller-general shall not issue to any
county auditor any warrant for salary until
said auditor shall file in the office of the
comptroller-general all abstracts and reports
due by said auditor. The county treasurer
of York will hereafter be allowed commits
sionsas follows, on moneys collected by him :
On the first ten thousand, four per centum
on the second ten thousand, three per
centum; on the third ten thousand, two
per centum; on all over thirty thousand,
one per centum; provided the aggregate
commissions shall not exceed one thousand
dollars per annum. Heretofore the COM
missions of the county treasurer were three
per centum on the first ten thousand dol
lars; two per centum on the second ten
thousand one per centum on the third ten
thousand; one and one-half per centum on
all over thirty thousand dollars, with a
proviso that the aggregate commissions re-
ceived by him should not exceed eight
hundred dollars per annum. The effect OF
the new law is to increase. the salary and
allowances of the county auditor to the eX-
tent of two hundred dollars and to increase
the commissions of the county treasurer a
similar amount.
The "Act to amend Section 2,5O7 of the
General Statutes relating to entry on lands
after notice." simply amends the Section
referred to so that it shall read: livery
entry on the lands Of another, after notice
from the owner or tenant prohibiting the
same, shall be deemed misdemeanor and
be punished by Il fine not exceeding one
hundred dollars or imprisonment not eX-
ceeding thirty days in the county jail"
The "Act to amend Section 1,7O3 of the
General Statutes, relating to the prevention
of cruelty to animals strikes out OF the
section the words cor by both such fine
and Imprisonment, so that the punishment
now prescribed by law for cruelty to ami
mails is imprisonment in the county jail
not exceeding thirty days, or fine not eN-
ceeding one hundred dollars. Both punish
ments can not be imposed at the same time.
The Act to remove all doubt as to the
time of holding general elections in the
State, designates as the day, the first Tues
day following the first Monday in November
in every second year, reckoning from the
year 1870.
The Act to declare the law in reference
to the liability of stockholders of incorpora-
tions provides, "That the entire loss and
liability imposed upon each and every
stakeholder in any corporation by the words
beside the value Of his share or shares
therein whether used in the general stat
utes or in any special charter or charters,
shall be held and taken as loss Of the
amount previously invested by such stock
holder in the capital stock of said corpora
ton, and as imposing no other or further
liability whatever"
The Act to limit the ages Of pupils attend
ing the free public schools, afterth tlrstday
of November, 1884, excludes all children
who are under six years of age.
The Act relating to the term of service of
Jurors includes York and several othercoun-
ties in its provisions. The Act provides
that "Whenever the terms of the Courts OF
Gcnerat Sessions and Common Pleas IN the
counties of Edgefeld, Barnwell, Marion,
Aiken, Williamsburg, Richland, Orange
burg, York and Colleton shall be for two or
more weeks, no petit juror shall be required
to serve more than one week at any term OF
the said Courts. Thirty-six jurors shall be
drawn in the manner provided by law to
serve for the first week, and like number
shall be drawn to serve for each subsequent
week of each term of said Courts: Provided,
that whenever jury shall be charged with
case such jury shall not be discharged by
reason of anything in this section contained
until a verdict shall have been found, or a
mistrial ordered in such case. Separate
writs of renire shall issue for the jurors
drawn to serve for each week Of said term
of Court"
The State and county taxes in York coun-
ty for the year 1883, are as follows: ForState
purposes, five mills; for educational pur-
poses, two mills; for general county pur-
poses, three mills; for interest and retire
ment of county bonds issued in aid of the
Chester and Lenoir Railroad Company, one
and seyen-tenths of q mill making an ag-
gregate of eleven mills and seven-tenths of
a mill. The tax for general State purposes
is increased one-fourth of a mill over what
it was last year.
A Joint resolution was passed which pro-
poses to limit the amount of Indebtedness
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