The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-12-09

lilstructiohS ol tne DOard, the power to
quarantine in cases of contagious dis
eases among stock, animals, &c.
Section 13 directs the secretary to col
lect % cents per ton on commercial fer
tilizers sold or offered for sale in the
State, the money to be paid into the
State treasury to the credit of the board.
hallroad companies and other common
carriers are prohibited from delivering
any fertilizer that does not bear the pre-
scubed tag. Railroads and other COM
mon carriers ere required to keep n
record of oil fertilizers transported by
them, and report to the secretary tho
names OF shippers, consignees and dates
OF delivery. laid report to be made on
the 10Th of July annually, under pen.
atty of not less than 500 nor moro than
$500, or Imprisonment.
Section Ia requires tags to be affixed
to each package of fertilizer showing the
net pounds, name of manufacturer, and
chemical analysis showing "the per
ccntagc of nitrogen or its equivalent in
ammonia i'll any available form Of potash
soluble Ill water, and of phosphoric acid
III an available form soluble or reverted,
as well us the total phospkoric acid"
Sectlon 10 requires manufacturers and
sellers OF fertilizers to deposit samples
OF their goods with the secretary.
Section l6. The secretary is consti-
tuted III" State inspector of fertilizers,
anu he or his deputy arc authorized to
open and analyzc samples of all Iertiliz-
crs exposed for sale.
Section II provides for the appoint
mcnt by the board of a State chemist,
and prrScribcs his duties.
Section l" provides that no person
shall oiler for sale ANY pulvcrized leath-
er' raw, steamed, roasted or in any form
as a fertilizer or as an ingredient" with
out attaching to every package of it q
certificate Of that fact.
Section 10 provides the penalties for
violating these provisions; fine from
$lOO to $500, or Imprisonment from
thirty days to six months.
Section 70. The powers and duties
heretofore exercised by the State board
OF agriculture i'll connection with the
collection OF phosphate royalty are, by
this section, transferred to the comptroi-
lcr general.
Section q. Sixty days after the pass
age OF this Act the commissioner of agri-
culture be directed to turn over to the
new board all the property, &c.
Section % appropriates the sum Of
$4,000 to dcfray the expenses of the
new board for the current fiscal wear.
Section % gives the board supervision
Oh the fish interests Of the State.
Section n contains the usual repeal
ing clause of all Acts inconsistent. &c,
The following arc among the new bills
lntroduccd: Bill to regulate the sale of
liquor by prescription in towns where
tho local option law prevails; bill to re
umro persons fishing with seineS to regis
ter their names in the clerks Office, and
TO give bond not to violate the fish laws,
bill to devOlvc the duties Of superyisol
OF registration upon jury commissioners
bll to amend Section l3, Chapter =, OF
! the General Statutes, relating to the
| compensation of members Of the General
Assembly; bill to make slandcr crimi-
nal otfcnsc; bill to charter the Chester
and NcWbcrry Raihoad; bill to punish
the stealing Of melons, fruits, potatoes
or turnlpS, whether severed from tho
freehold or not; bill to reduce tie salary
of the trial Justice ut the town of Man
ming; bill to limit tho number of trial
justices in Edgelicld county; bill to au-
thorlzc the county commissioners of
Clarendon to borrow money.
The bill to abolish the salary of the
Office of Lieutenant Governor was passed
to its third reading. The bill provides
that that officer shall receive only SO
per diem and mileage during the session
OF the General Assembly. a motion was
made to reduce the per diem to So, but
TINS was voted down. Under the pres
ent law the Lieutenant Governor gets
-, O00 per annum in addition to his per
diem during the session of the Legisla-
E11tl ~
receive only about $500 per annum all
told.
The bill to amend Section 2, G29 of tho
General Statutes, relating to drawing
ana terms OF service of grand jurors was
passed to It's third reading. In effect il
makes thorough cE tngc in the Jury
system SO far as ii relates to grand
Junes. AS explained, by its author it
proposes to make the grand jury a per-
pctual body, constituted on the same
plan as the State Senate is constituted.
l,hc officers OF Court to draw vcnires on
December, 1888, two reyiyes of 9 men
S4ch' thus making l8 grand jurors.
Nlnc OF these are to serve for one year
and . for two Years. After the cxpira-
ton OF one year only 3 jurors arc drawn
every year, so that there will be 9 old
!"A" "it hCm JuIoiS Oh every grand
jury. The Judiciary committee had re-
ported the bill unfavorably, and dcsig-
mated Mr.. S. p. Hamilton to conduct
the case" as it were. Mr. Hamilton,
therefore, moved to strike out the enact
ing clause. The motion was lost. and
the bill passed, as before stated.
The bill authorizing the forcmcn Of
grand Juries to administer oaths to wit
ness summoned by the solicitor was
passed to third reading.
The committees, in their reports, sat
down upon quite number of bills,
among them the following Bill to limit
the rate of interest to T per cent; bill
providing for "horizontal" reduction
in the salaries Of all the State officers;
bill to abolish the Office of registrar of
mcsno conveyance in Grccnvilie county,
(this bill was rejected and killed "out OF
hand;'J bill to regulate the sale of
liquors by druggists; bill to make slan-
der criminal offence, (this bill was also
killed0 bill to reduce the salaries Of Su-
prcmc and Circuit Judges. All these.
with the exception of the two specified,
go on the Calendar for discussion.
Favorable reports were submitted ON