The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-12-09
troller General, to be embraced in his re.
port
House of Representatives.

nahOh8 tne new bllls introduced are
the following Bill to amend the Act di-
vldllng the State into seven Congression-
al districts. The plan proposed is to
take Beaufort county from the 7th and
TACK t&ck 1t on to the Bird (Uncle George
dlllmans) district. That portion of
Orangeburg county now in the 7th dis
trlct is to be tackled on to the 1st (Dib-
ble's) district, and that portion of Rich
land now in the 7th district on to the 4th
(Perry's) district
in Kershaw county; bill to provide for
taxation of dogs in this State and to
direct the application of said tax; bill in
relation to the bond Of Probate judge
OF williamsburg county; joint resolution
authorizing the county commissioners Of
Greenvllle county to borrow sufficient
sum to pay of the jurors and witnesses;
bill to abolish the lien law; q Constitu-
tlonal amendment abolishing the home
stead exemption; bill to reduce the sala-
rles of school commissioner to S1OO: bill
to abolish auditor and require tho treas
uror to perform the duties bill to repeal
the office of register of mesne convey
ance for Greenville, and devolve tie
duties thereof on the clerk; bill to make
municipal corporations liable for torts;
bill to change the name and amend the
charterof the Chester, Greenwood and
AbbeVille Railroad Company; Mr.. Har
per, bill to regulate the costs of dieting
prisoners IN county jails; bill to regulate
and fix the salaries Of school commits
| sionerS.
Among the bills reported by the Judi
cary committee was one to amend Sec
ton l., 73l of the General Statutes, re-
latlng to the selling of Intoxicating
liquors, &c. The report was unfavora
bic, and III the general rush of routine
work the bill was elected. Mr.. Dantz-
ler, OF Orangeburg, the author Of the
bill, moved reconsideration of the bill,
with permission to take the floor and
make few remarks. Mr.. Dantzlcr
stated that under the law as it is now
written an insignifcantly small commu-
nifty could organize, get a charter and
sell spirits under the local option law.
The amendment proposed to limit the
sale OF liquors to towns Of not less than
800 inhabitants. The bill was placed on
the Calendar.
The last bill passed before adiourning
Tor the Inauguration was one to limit the
number Of trial justices in York county.
During the passage Of the bill Mr..
Keady, OF Edgefield, offered an amend
ment requiring official bonds Of $500
IRON the Justices and cOnStablcs. in
! support Of his amendment Mr.. Ready
took occasion to say that it was n notori
ous fact that many trial justices in the
State had collected public funds and had
never accounted for them. lie thought
that by bonding these officials the State
would be Protected and a better class of
men secured for the service.
Mr. Wilson, tho 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.
Ihc only measure that has come direct
from the Farmers Convention is q bill
of which Mr.. Tindal, of Clarendon, gave
notice some days ago. 1t WIS prepared
by the committee OF the Farmers Asso-
citation appoil ted for the purpose, and is
intended to give to the Farmers Asfo-
citation the control and management of
the bureau of agriculture. The bill is
very long and its details elaborate.
The following is q brief outline of it's
| general features:
| Section !. A board of agriculture is
created to be known us "tho South Caro-
Lima Board of Agriculture" to consist of
ten mcmbers, 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: ID. X. Norris
johnson Hagood, +. II. Stackhousc, Il.
a. Love, Il. l.. Rivers, Allan Johnston,
b. II. Tillman, a. T.. Davis, NJ. l.. Don
aldson and ID. p. Duncan. These arc to
meet and select five Of their number to
serve for one year the remaining five two
years.
Section 3. a meeting of the board is
to be held every year in the city Of Co.
lumbla, 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 OK
oi1icio members Of tho board, f'for tho
purpose Of deliberation and consulta-
ton as to the wants, prospects and con
ditiOn Of the agricultural interests
throughout the State, and to fill all
vacancies in the board"
Section 4 grants the usual corporate
rights to the board.
Section fixes the compensation Of
tho members at three dollars per diem
while engaged in tic performance of
their duties (not exceeding fifteen days
in Year, and five cents per mile travel
ing expenses.
Section 6 provides that tho members
of the board elected at these annual
Conventions shall be submitted to the
General Assembly for confirmation, with
the right on the part of tho Legislature
to reject any of thom and elect others in
their places.
Section prcscribcs the duties of the
board to mako annual reports to the
Legislature, general review Of the con
dition of agriculture, &C., estimates of
money required, no money to be drawn
from the treasury except under specific
appropriation by the General Assembly
on warrants drawn by the secretary and
countersigncd by the president Of the
| board.
Section 8 provides for the election by
the board Of "a secretary" or "exccutiYc
officer" of the board, compensation ---.
| fIhn hnor1 n1C