The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-19

Board of Medical Examiners. If
upon inspection of the applicants
diploma, the State Board of Medical
Examiners shall not be satisfied of
the applicants qualifications. they
may require him to appear before
them personally for examination.
The fee for examination Of diplomas
shall be five dollars or thirty dol
lars for personal examination. The
clerk of court shall not allow any
one to register without license from
the State Board Of Medical Exami-
ners. The State Board Of Medical
Examiners shall meet annually IN
the city of Columbia on the third
Tuesday Of August.
An Act to amend Section 2fS3 OF the
General Statutes in Relation TO burn
ing or cutting untenanted houses.
This amends the law so as TO make
it apply to tenants having control,
under lease, of unoccupied houses,
also applies to crops in possession
of tenants. and provides a punish
ment Of fine or imprisonment in the
discretion Of the Court.
| An Act to amend Section 35e OF the
Code of Procedure in relation to APP
peals to the Supreme Court.
This act adds the provision at the
end of said section that notice OF
appeal from an order overruling an
oral objection to the Jurisdiction OF
the Court, or to the suffciency of q
complaint, shall not operate as stay
of the trial Of the cause, but the trial
shall proceed and the order may be
reviewed only upon an appeal from
the final judgment rendered in said
| cause.
An Act to amend Section 2l9s OF the
General Statues relating to petit
larceny.
This Act fixes the punishment for
petit larceny at not more than thirty
days imprisonment, thus restoring
the Jurisdiction of trial justices in
cases of petit larceny as it was before
the decision Of the Supreme Court.
A similar act was also passed re-
storing Jurisdiction of trial justices in
cases of receiving stolen goods where
tue amount so received does not ex'
ceed twenty dollars in value.
An Act to amend Sections 81, IS and
35S of the Code of Civil Procedure. re-
lating to the practice in Trial JUS
tices' Courts.
This act remedies the anomalous
condition which permitted party
who had obtained a judgment before
trial justice, to apply for and OBJ
tain 9 transcript of judgment, and
file the same with the clerk of the
circuit court before the expiration of
the FIVE days IN which the defendant
is allowed to make up his appeal. and
provides that defendant may give
bond for delivery Of fproperty levied
upon when appeal is heard and de-
termined.
An Act to amend Section 1895 Of the
General Statutes, relating to posting
the schedule of passenger trains be-
hind time.
This amends the present law by
adding that any railroad company
which shall refuse or neglect to post
a notice setting forth when any pas
senger train that is behind time may
be expected to arrive, shall forfeit
and pay to the State the sum of five
dollars, one.half of which shall 60 to
the informer.
An Act to provide for the manner in
l. which the salaries of the respective
circuit stenographers shall be paid.
This act makes these salaries pay.
able by the State. instead of by the
counties, as heretofore.
An Act to prohibit Trial Justices who
receive salaries in criminal business to
charge or receive any fees.
This prohibits Trial Justices who
receive salaries to receive for their
own use any fees for criminal bust
ness, or any portion of tEeir consta'
bles' fees Or salary, and provides a
punishment for any violation Of this
Act.
A Joint Resolution proposing an Amend.
ment to Article X OF the Constitution
of the State of South Carolina by
striking out Section 2 thereof.
This proposed amendment, il
adopted, abolishes the Office Of Coun
ty School Commissioner as a consti
tutional office and brings the regula
tion of the duties and powers ot
County School Commissioner under
the coutrol of the General Assembly
A Joint Resolution proposing an amend
ment to Article " of the Constitution
of the State of South Carolina.
This refers to jurisdiction and tern
of Office of Probate Judge. 1t gives
jurisdiction in all matters testament
ary and of administrations-in bust
ness pertaining to minors, and dover
in cases of idiocy and lunacy, and
persons non compos naentis, and fixes
his term of office at four years.
An Act to amend Chapter Xxx OF the
General Statutes, entitled of the Uni
versity Of South Carolina"
This Act recognizes the University
and makes it consist of College o
Agriculture and Mechanic Arts; s
College Of Liberal Arts and Sciences
a College Of Pharmacy; Norma
School; and q School Of Law; anc
such other Colleges and Schools 8:
the Board of Trustees may see fit te
establish, or as the funds at command
may warrant. 1t makes the Claflir
Coli .ge for colored pupils at Orange
burg, and the South Carolina Militia
ry Academy, at Charleston, part o
the University.
1t is a significant fact that nine
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