The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1888-01-26
LAWS OF THE STATE.
Some of the Work of tho Recent Session
OF tho Legislature.

General Statutes of South Carolina,
Relating to Housebroaking.
That Section 2,482 Of tho General
Statutes of South Carolina, relating to
houSebrcaking, be amended so as to
read as follows:
"Section 1882. Every porson who
shall break and enter, or who shall break
with intent to enter, i'll tie day time,
any dwelling house or other house, or
who shall break and enter, or shall
break with intent to enter, in the night
time, any house, the breaking and enter
ing Of which would not constitute bur
glary with intent to commit q felony or
other crime of II lesser grade, shall be
held guilty of q felony, and punishable
at the discretion Of the Court by impris-
onment III the county Jail or pcnitcn; iary
tor term not exceeding one year"
TRIAL JUSTICE FEES.
An Act to prohibit Trial Justices who
receive Salaries charging or receiving
any Fees i'll Criminal business.
Section |. That from and after The
passage OF this Act it shall be unlawful
Tor any salaried trial Justice in this State
TO receive any compensation for their
services III any criminal causes other
than his salary, or to receive for his own
use any portion OF his cOnStaOlc's fees or
salary III any criminal causes Whatsoever.
whether SAID causes ATE actually tried,
compromised OF transferred iUr invcsti-
CATION to the Court Of General SrSSiunc
Section 2. Any trial justice who shall
violate the preceding section Of this ACT
shall be deemed gmly OF u miSdGmcanOr,
and, upon conviction thereof, shall be
fined not less than fit" dollars, and not
moro than two hundred dollars, or im-
prlsoncd not less than thirty days, aud
not more than SIX months, or both tinu
and imprisonment nt the discretion OF
the Court.
DESTRUCTION AND NAvIGNpION
An \ It to prohibit the Obstruction of
Navigation by Bridges over and across
Rivers in this State.
Section /. That no person or persons
or corporations i'll this State, shall keep
or cause to be kept, put or caused to be
placed, any bridge over and across auy
ot the naVignbe rivers within this State
SO as thereby to lnjuro or obstruct the
Tree navigation OF said rivers, and every
such porson or persons or corporation 30
Offending shall forfeit, for each and cvc@Y
such offence, the sum of two hundred
dollars for each day that such bridge
may be SO kept, or remain as an obstruc-
ton to said Tree navigation, for the use
of the State.
Section :. That any railr. "a company
or other corporation III tn, t3tate, which
may now have any bridge over and
across any navjgaDio rivcr - tins State
too low Ior the purpose OF free and un-
oOstructed navigation ie, and they are
hereby, required 10 remove the same, or
to SO construct and manage draw Spans
III said bridges as will secure safe and
unoDstructCd navigation Of said stream.
winch SAID spans shall be not less than
sixty feet III width in the clear and shall
be properly located with rcfeucncc TO
deep water and the convenience Of navi-
CATION, and shall be provided on both
SIDES OF the span with strong and 6uita-
Die binders extending not less than one
hundred snd fifty feet above, anl not
less than eighty feet below the bridge,
and rising above ordinary high water
mark to within rot less than one foot of
the lower cords of said spans. And upon
failure to do SO, said railroad company
or other corporation shall forfeit for
each and every day that said bridge may
remain too low for free and unobstructcd
navigation the sum of two hundred dol
lars, for the use Of the State; Provided,
lhat this Act shall apply only to such
as are now naVigable by steam boats or
may hereafter be made SO.
Section 3. That this Act shalt 20 into
cilcct and become law within SIX
months alter the approval Of the same.
Section L. That Acts and parts Of Acts
inconsistent herewith arc hereby re-
pealed.
TENANTS NOT TO INJURE PROPERTY.
An Act to amend Section 2.lS5 Of fhc
General Statutes Of the State in rclu-
lation to Burning or Cutting Unten
antcd Houses.
That Section 2,ISG Of the General
Statutes of this State be, and tho same
IS hclcby, amended SO that said section
when amended shall read as fOilOws;
"SectlOn :, lS5. Whoever shall mulici-
ou9ly, unlawfully and wilfully burn or
cause to be burned, cut or cause to be
cut or destroyed, any untcnautcd or I'M
finished house or building Of ANY frame
or frames OF timber Of any other person,
made and prepared, or hereafter to be
made or prepared, for or tuwar s the
making Of any house or houses, so that
the same shall not be suitable for the
pun hpo"N lol WHICH, III was prPpArCd; ana
any tenant or tenants at will, for years
or for life, who shall wilfuliy and mulici-
ously cnt, dofacc, mutilatC, burn, de-
stroy or otherwise injuro any DWELLING
house, outhousc, erection, building or
crops then i'll the possession OF such
tenant or tenants, shall DC deemed guilty
OF miadcmcanor, and upon conviction
thereof snail be punished by fine or i'm
prSonmcut, or both, in the discretion Of
the Court"
FoRBIDDING COCK-FGGIITING.
An Act to punish Cock fighting within
three miles of any chartered anstitu-
ton of learning in this State.
That it shall be misdcmcanor Goran
person to engage i'll or be present at
cock-fl8htng within three miles Of any
chartered institution Of learning in TINS
State, ond any person found guilty snail
be fined not exceeding one hundrCd dol
lars, or Imprisonment not exceeding
thirty days.
TO PUNISH SNEAK THIEVES.
An Act rolating to persons entering or
concealing themselves in any house
with int"ut to steal or commit any
other crime.
That any person who shall hereafter