The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-12-08


Among the new bills introduced az
the following: Bill to amend the Act di
viding the State into seven Congression
al districts. The plan proposed IS t
take Beaufort county from the 1th an'
tack it on to the 3rd (Uncle Georg
Tillman's) district That portion 0
Orangeburg county now in the 1th dis
trict is to be tackled on to the lst CDlb
ble's) district, and that portion of Rich
land now in the 7th district on to the 4tl
! (Perry's) district.
Bill to create two new voting precinct
in kershaw county; bill to provide 70:
taxation OF dogs il this State and t
direct the application of said tax; bill Il
relation to the bond of Probate Judge
of Williamsburg county; Joint resolution
authorizing the county commissioners O.
Greenvine county to borrow sufficient
sum to pay off the jurors and witnesses
bill to abolish the lien law; Constitu
tional amendment abolishing the home
stead exemption: bill to reduce the saia
ries of school commissioner to Sl00; bill
to abolish auditor and require the treas
urer to perform the duties; bill to repea
the Office of register Of mesne convey
ance for Greenville, and devolvc tie
duties thereof on the clerk: bill to make
municipal corporations liable for torts
bill to change the name and amend the
charter Of the Chester, Greenwood and
Abbeville Railroad Company: Mr. har-
per, bill to regulate the costs OF dieting
prisoners in county iails; bill to regulate
and fix the salaries Of school commits
sioners.
Among the bills reported b. the judi
ciary committee was one to amend Sec
ton l, 73l OF the General Statutes, re-
lat;ng to the selling of Intoxicating
liquors, &c. The report was unfavora-
bic, and in the general rush of routine
work the bill was rejected. Mr.. Dantz-
Ter, OF Orangeburg, the author OF the
bill, moved a reconsideration Of the bill,
with permission to take the floor and
make a few remarks. Mr. DantZler
stated that under the law as it IS now
written an insigniicantly small commu-
nifty could organize, get charter and
sell spirits under the local option law.
The amendment proposed to limit the
sale of liquors to towns of not less than
500 inhabitants. The bill was placed on
the Calendar.
The last bill passed before adjourning
for the Inauguration was one to limit the
number Of trial justices in York county.
During the passage of the bill Nh.
Ready, of Edgefeld, offered an amend
ment requiring official bonds of $500
from the justices and constables. In
support OF his amendment Nr. Ready
took occasion to say that it was a notori-
ous fact that many trial justices in the
State had collected public funds and had
never accounted for them. He thought
that by bonding these officials the State
would be protected and better class OF
men secured for the service.
Mr.. Wilson, the author, explained that
the bill threw sufficient safeguards
around the officials, and besides it WAS q
purely local measure.
The amendment was voted down and
the bill ordered for final reading.
The only measure that has come direct
from the Farmers Convention is a bill
OF which NJ. Tindal, of Clarendon, gave
notice some days ago. 1t was prepared
by the committee OF the Farmers .Asso-
cation appointed for the purpose, and IS
intended to give to the Farmers :AsIo-
citation the control and management OF
the bureau of agriculture. The bill is
very long and its details elaborate.
The following is brief outline Of It's
general features:
Section l. 4 board of agriculture Is
created to be known as 1.-The South Caro-
lima Board Of Agriculture to consist OF
ten members, five of whom are to be
elected annually. Term Of Office two
years. Vacancies to be filled by the
board itself. The president OF the board
is to serve for one year.
Section . names as the first board the
gentlemen selected by the recent Farm
ers' Convention, VIZ: D. X. Norris,
johnson Hagood, L. T. Stackhouse, I.
4. Love, Z. I. Rivers, Allan Johnston,
3. Il. Tiiuan, a. T. Davis, n. L. Don
aldson and d. P. Duncan. These are 70
meet and select five of their number to
serve for one year the remaining five two
years.
Section 3. 4 meeting OF the board is
to be held every year in the city Of Co.
lumbia, on the second Tuesday OF No
vember; together with the board there
shall be Convention Of five delegates
from each County Farmers Association,
who are made, for the time being, eX,
oticio members Of the board, ''for the
purpose OF deliberation and consulta'
ton as to the wants, prospects and con
dition of the agricultural interests
throughout the State, and to fill al
vacancies in the board"
Section grants the usual corporate
rights to the board.
Section ) fixes the compensation ol
the members at three dollars per diem
Willie engaged in the performance oi
their duties (not exceeding fifteen Gay:
in YEAR and five cents per mile travel
ing expenses.
Section provides that tic member,
of the board elected al these annua
Conventions shall be submitted to thi
General Assembly foi confirmation, wit
the right on the part OF the Legislature
to reject any OF them and elect others il
+! their places.
Section I prcscribes the duties OF til,
board to make annual reports to th'
Legislature, a general review Of the con
dition OF agriculture, &c., estimates 0
money required, no money to be draw
from the treasury except under specific
appropriation by the General Assembl,
on warrants drawn by the secretary ant
countersisned by the president OF tn
:. board