The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1888-01-26
eral Statutes, relating to cases tried or

Uuo ocnCIdl DtatutCS, fClatlnB to cases
triod or examined before trial Justices.
approved December 2G, 1881, be and is
hereby amended so rs to read Us follows;
"Scction $40. Whenever Il person
charged with crime, to be tried or to be
examined under Section S29 hereof be-
fore trial Justice, or whenever either
party to q civil action which is to be tried
before trial justice, shall make and file
before The trial issuing the papers an
affidavit to the effect that he does not be,
llcve that he can obtain fair trial or cx-
animation before the trial Justice, the
papors shall be TUNED over to tie near
est trial Juttlcc Of that county, who shall
proceed to try the case or hold tho OK
animation as if he had issued the papers:
Provldc,,, That such affidavit shall set
forth the grounds Of such belicf: that
two days notice Of the application for
such h"nsfcr shall be given to tho ad
verse party, and but ono such transfer
shall be allowed to each party in any
case. Ths section shall not apply to
trials before the judicial trial Justices of
the City of Charleston.
TO REGULATE SEED COTTON TRAFFIC..
An Act 70 regulate the traffic il seed
cotton III the counties of AbhcviIe,
Aiken, Sumter, York, Edgcfield, Berko
icy, hr'nltW, Rchland, Orougcburg.
CharI",ton, Chester and Union.
Section !. That the traffic in seed cot
ton ny purchase, barter or exchange, in
thc counties OF ADheville, Sumter, York,
tdgcHrid, Bcrkrlcy, K0rshaw, Richlard,
0rorgchHr&, Charlcston, Chester and
CIh"n, N'tlHn the periods hereinafter
named "I.hOut license is her, 10y pro-
hibitul.
Section ,. That The Clerks Of tho Court
OF Common Pleas for ihc counties in
thlH State respectively named in the first
section of tins Act GC, and arc hereby,
authorized and empowered to issue
hceEhc3 Ia traII!c III seed cotton by pur-
ch"a@, barter CT exchange, within the
period beginning the 10Th Of August and
ending The 10Th OF December of euch
year, 70 s,ich person or persons as shall
1llo with said Clerks respectively writ.
ten application therefor, the granting of
winch Shall be recommended by at least
ten landowners resident within the
township wherein said applicant intends
to do business. S ich license shall
specify the exact place whcrent the said
buSinehs stLN be carried on and the
prrlou within which ,uch traffic is per
mittCi, and shall continue in force for
tn" space OF one yclr from the date of
issue; and for such license if piantcd Il
fee o. three hundrcd ,lollurs shall be paid
by the applicant to the county treasurer
Tor the use of the counties rcspcctivcly.
except iii the counties Of Berkeley and
Charleston, where the license shall be
fifty dollars.
Section 3. That any person who shall
hereafter traffic in seed cotton by Dur.
chase, barter or exchange, without first
having obtained license as above Dro-
vidrd, shall be guilty of misdcmeanor,
ahd, on conviction, shall be punished for
each offence by n fine Of not less than
one hundred dollars, orby imprisonment
OF not less than one year, or by both
iiuc and imprisonment, within the dis
cr>tiUn Of the CONT.
Section [. THAT every person to whom
license to traffic III seed cotton ,nav ho
granted shall keep at said place of busi-
ness book in which shall be entered
the date Of every purchase, from whom
purchased and the quantity purchased,
which book shall always be open to
inspection Of persons applying therefor;
and any person to wuom O license NAV
be granted, as herein provided, failing
to comply with the requirements of this
section, snail, Oh conviction, be Limbo to
the penalties specified in section 3.
section 5. That nothing herein con-
tanned shall be CONSTRUED TO repeal or III
anywlso modify the provisions OF Section
Z,3l8 OF tnc General Statutes.
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1htt oectlon 2,lSl Of the General
De, ana tie same IS hereby,
"mGndcu' SO That said Section Shall read:
T3ectIon Z,lSl. Whoever shall i'll the
night TIM" maticlously unlnwfully and
Wllluiiy hn:n or cause to be burned or
de"tfoyci any ks or stacks of hay,
"'f't" or gram, or klinS, shall for every
fnc', offence b" punished by hard labor
III lho pcnlt"htlary for life or for
P'ri"" h"I less tjtn tW" years, accord
ll'8 /" q ';5%E"V"'loh "i Tie offence"
hSrlNG FORFEITED LANDS.
An Act to Alloy I-,ir,,,,..,,ol T3,
Which Have Not Hrnn an tl,n 'fi','o W'',
Books $ nc, 1879 TO be Tiet"d Vvithnmt
Penalty.
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'2'oItoI. }i' J. re u enacted ny the Senate
",n CIV hiC''Sc I ~ representatives OF the