Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-01-11

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on the State debt.
An Act for the relief of suretles upon Official
bonds of certain officers.
This Act provides that when any sure
ty of any officer elected or appointed to
any office, shall notify the proper officer
whose duty it is to approve the bond OF
such officers, that he desires to be relieved
from his suretyship, such officer shall give
anew bond, and the surety upon the prior
bond shall be released from all liability for
any acts or defaults which may be COM
mitted subsequent to the approval of such
new bond. In no case does the liability of
such surety continue more than sixty
DAYS after giving said notice. If the otfi-
Ger, when required to give such new bond,
shall fail to do so within thirty days after
such notice, he shall forfeit his office and
the Governor shall issue his proclamation
declaring the office vacant.
Ar Act to punish cock fighting within three
miles of any chartered institution of learning
in this State.
This act imposes a punishment of a tine
not exceeding one hundred dollars, or i'm
prisonment not exceeding thirty days.
The act provides the same punishment tor
those who are present at cock fighting as
for those who are engaged IN IT.
An Act relating to persons entering or con-
cealing themselves in any house With intent
to steal or commit any other crime.
Whoever shall enter without breaking,
or attempt to enter, any house with intent
to steal or commit any other crime, or shall
conceal themselves in any house with like
intent, shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor and punishable in the discretion
of the Court.
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tation of freights and to secure free compe-
tition in the same, and for other purposes.
This is a very important act to shippers
and consignees of freights. This act re-
quires that on and after the LIST of April
next, all railroad companies in this State,
at any terminus or intermediate station,
shall switch off and deliver to the connec-
ting road having the same gauge, all cars
passing over their line, and also provides
that when any railroad company owning,
leasing or operating a railroad shall have
it's terminus or any part of its track at or
neal the terminus of any other railroad
in this State having the same gauge, or
shall cross the same, they shall have the
right to Join its tracks by safe and proper
switches with the other railroad, and shall
for this purpose have the right to enter
upon the right of way of the other rail-
road. If any railroad company shall re-
fuse to allow any other railroad company
seeking a connection with its tracks, by
means of such switches, then it shall be
lawful for the railroad desiring a connec-
ton to proceed to procure the right to use
so much of the right of way of the former
as may be necessary, in the same manner
now provided for securing rights of way
from individuals by railroad companies.
An Act to provide for beneficiary scholarships
in the Winthrop Training School for teachers
at Columbia.
This act authorizes and requires the
State Superintendent of Education to ap-
point n deserving young woman (who
is without the necessary means to pay
~tuition) from each county. in the State, to
a beneficiary scholarship in this lnstltu-
ton. This scholarship entities the hold
err to one years tuition, and one hun
dred and twenty dollars to pay her board
and other necessary expenses. The appli-
cants must take their chances in a compel
tive examination to be held by a board
appointed by the Superintendent in every
county in the State. The applicant must
be IS years of age. These beneficiary stu
dents are required, after the completion
of their course, to teach one year in the
free schools of the respective counties from
which they are appointed, provided posi-
tons are offered them as first grade teach
ers in such schools.
An Act to regulate the traffic in seed cotton
in the counties of Abbeville, Sumter, York,
Edgefield, Berkeley, Kershaw, Richland,
Orangeburg, Charleston, Chester and Union.
This prohibits the traffic in seed cotton
in the counties named, by purchase, bar
ter or exchange, at any time between the
18th of August and the 18th of December,
without license; for which license the fee
shall be three hundred dollars. The APP
plicant must be recommended by at least
ten land owners resident in the township
where applicant intends to carry on the
business; such license shall specify the eX-
act place Whereat the said business shall be
carried on, and the person to whom license
is granted shall keep at his place of bust
ness a book in which shall be entered the
date of every purchase, from whom and
the quantity purchased such book to be al
ways open to the inspection of persons APP
plying therefor. Any violation of this
Act shall be deemed a misdemeanor, and
the punishment therefor shall be by a tine
of not less than one hundred dollars, or
Imprisonment of not less than one year, or
both.
An Act to amend aH Act to provide for and
regulate the incorporation of banks in this
State.
This act simply allows State Banks to in
vest one half Of their deposits, as we'll as
an amount equal to one half OF their capl-
tai stock, in mortgages of real estate.
An Act to amend section 1905 Of the General
Statutes relating to the county board of eX-
aminers.
This act amends the above section
by adding the following provisions: 1t
gives the county examiners compensation
at the rate of three dollars per diem for
not exceeding five days in each year, and
mileage of five cents for each mile of ne
cessary travel, to be paid out of the county
school fund.
An Act to amend Section 24S2 Of the General
Statutes of South Carolina, relating to house
breaking.
This act provides that any person who
shall break and enter, or break with intent
to enter, any dwelling or other house in
the night time, the breaking and entering
of which would not constitute burglary,
with intent to commit a felony or other
crime of lesser grade, shall be held guilty
of a felony, and punishable by imprison-
ment for a term not exceeding one year.
An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to
amend Section $40 Of the General Statutes
relating to cases tried or examined before
Trial Justices.
This act provides that whenever a person
is to be tried for a crime, or be examined
under section 500 before a trial justice, or
whenever either party to a civil action
shall file an affidavit that he does not be-
lieve he can obtain a fair trial or eXamina-
ton before the trial justice, the papers
shall be turned over to the nearest trial
Justice. Such affidavit shall set forth the
grounds of such belief and two days
notice of such transfer shall be given to
the adverse party, and but one such trans
fer shall be given to either party.