The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-12-08
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House of Representatives.


tho following: Bill to amend the Act di-
viding the State into seven Congression-
al districts. The plan proposed is to
take Beaufort county from the 7th and
tack it on to the 3rd (Uncle George
Iillman's) district. That portion of
Orangeburg county now in the 7th dis
trict 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
Bill to create two new voting precincts
in Kershaw county; bill to provide for
taxation of dogs in this State aud 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
Greenville county to borrow a sufficient
sum to pay off the jurors and witnesses: {:
bill to abolish the lien law; n Constitu-
tlonal amendment abolishing the home
stead exemption; bill to reduce the sala-
rles of school commissioner to 800: bill
to abolish auditor and require the treas
urer to perform the duties; bill to repeal
the Office of register of mesne convey
anco for Grecnville, and dcvolvo the
duties thereof on the clerk; bill to make
municipal corporations liable for torts:
bill to change the namc and amend the
charter of the Chester, Greenwood and
Abbeville Railroad Company; Mr.. Har-
per, bill to regulate the costs of dieting
prisoners i'll county jails; bill to regulate
and fix the salaries Of school commits
sioncrs.
Among the bills reported by the Judi
ciary committee was one to amend Sec
ton ,73l of tho General Statutes, re-
lating 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-
lcr, OF Orangeburg, the author of the
bill, moved Il 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 insignificantly 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
900 inhabitants. The bill was placed on
the Calendar.
The last bill passed before adjourning
Tor the inauguration was one to limit the
number of trial justices in York county.
During the passage of the bill Mr..
Ready, of Edgetiold, offered an amend
ment requiring official bonds of $500
from the justices and constables. In
support of his amendment Mr.. Ready
took occasion to say that it was il notori.
ous fact that many trial justices in the
State had collected public funds and had
mover accounted for them. Hv Thought
that by bonding these officials the State
would be protected and II better class OF
men secured for the service. y
Mr. Wilson, the author, explained that
the bill threw sufficient safeguards
around the officials, and besides it was n
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 u bill
of which Mr.. Tindal, of Clarendon, gave
notice some days ago. It was prepared
by the committee OF the Farmers Asso-
ciation appointed for the purpose, and is
intended to give to the Farmers Asfo-
clatlon the control and management Of
the bureau of agriculture. Tho bill is
very long and its details elaborate
The following is brief outline Of its
general features:
Section |. A board of agriculture is
created to be known as '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 servo for one year.
Section names rs the first board the
gentlemen selected by the recent Farm
ers' Convention, viz: y. X. Norris
johnson Hagood, T.. Il. Stackhouse, II.
a. Love, e. l.. Rivers, Allan Johnston,
B. Il. Tillman, A. f. Davis, NJ. l.. Don
aldson and ID. p. Duncan. These are 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
20 be held every year in the city of Co
lumbia, or the second Tuesday of No
vcmber; together with the board there
shall be Convention of five delegates
from each County Farmers Association,
who are made, for the time being, eX-
oiicio members of the board, ''for the
purpose of deliberation and consulta-
ton as to the wants, prospects and con
dhtlon of the agricultural interests
throughout the State, and to fill all
vacancies in the board"
'OCStioH y BIuuIS lllc uSllnl corporate
rights to the board.
Section ) fixes the compensation of
the members at three dollars per diem
while engaged in the performance of
their duties mot 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 fol confirmation, with
the right on the part of the Legislature
to reject any of them and elect others III
their places.
Section prescribes the duties of the
board to make annual reports to the
Legislature, general review of the con-
dition of agriculture, NC, 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
countersigned by the president of the
board.
Section 8 provides for the election by