The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-01-25
eral Statutes, relating to cases tried or
examined before Trial Justices" ap-
nroyed December 26. 1884,


eral Statutes, relating to cases tried O.
examined before Trial Justices" ap
proved December 26, 1884.
That an act to amend Section $40 O
the Gen3ra Statutes, relating to case
tried or examined before trial justices
approved December IS, 1884, be and il
hereby amended so as to read as follows
s'Section $40. Whenever a person
charged with crime, to be tried OF to b.
examined under Section 929 hereof be
fore trial Justice, or whenever eithel
party to civil action which is to be triec
before trial justice, shall make and file
before The trial Issuing the papers ar
affidavit to the effect that he does not be
lieve that he can obtain 6 fair trial or ex
animation before the trial justice, ths
papers shall be turned over to the near
est tria. juttice of that county, who shall
proceed 20 try the case or hold the ex.
animation as if he had issued the papers
Provided, That such affidavit shall sci
forth the grounds OF such oelef; thai
two days notice Of the application fo1
such transfer shall be given to the ad
verse party, and but one such transfer
shall be allowed to each party in any
case. This section shall not apply tc
trials before the judicial trial justices OF
the City OF Charleston"
TO REGULATE SEED COTTON TRAFFIC.
An Act to regulate the traffic in seed
cotton in the counties of Abbeville,
Aiken, Sumter, York, Edgefeld, Berke
ley, kersbaw, Richland, Orangeburg
Charleston, Chester and Union.
Section !. That the traffic in seed cot
ton by purchase, barter or exchange, in
the counties OF AbbeviIe, Sumter, York,
Edgefeld, Berkeley, Kershaw, Richland,
Orangeburg, Charleston, Chester and
Union, within the periods hereinafter
named without license is hereby pro.
hibjtel.
Section 2. That the Clerks of the Court
of Common Pleas for the counties in
this State respectively named IN the first
section OF this Act be, and are hereby,
authorized and empowered to issue
licenses to traffic in seed cotton by pur-
chase, Jarter or exchange, within the
period beginning the 18th OF August and
ending the 18th of December of each
year, to such person or persons as shall
file with said Clerks respectively writ.
ten application therefor, the granting Of
which shall be recommended by at least
ten landowners resident within the
township wherein said applicant intends
to do business. Such license shall
specify the exact place whereat the said
business shall be carried on and the
period within which such traffic is per-
mitted, and shall continue in force for
the space of one year from the date of
issue; and for such license if granted a
fee Of three hundred dollars shall be paid
by the applicant to the county treasurer
for the use of the counties respectively,
except IN 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 pur-
chase, barter or exchange, without first
having obtained license as above pro-
vided, shall be guilty of misdemeanor,
and, on conviction, shall be punished for
each offence by fine Of not less than
one hundred dollars, or! by imprisonment
OF not less than one year, or by both
fine and imprisonment, within the dis
cretion Of the Court.
Section 4. That every person 10 whom
license to traffic in seed cotton may be
granted shall keep ct 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 wnom a license may
he granted, as herein provided, failing
to comply with the requirements of this
section, shall, on conviction, be liable to
the penalties specified in Section 3.
Section 5. That nothing herein con-
tanned shall be construed to repeal or in
anywise modify the provisions of Section
g, SIS OF Inc General Statutes.
BURNING HAY, GRAIN OR STRAW STACKS, OR
hILNs.
An Act to amend Section 2,4S4 of the
General Statutes, relating to the burn
ing of ricks, &c.
That Section 2,4S4 of the General
Statutes be, and the same is hereby,
amended, SO that said Section shall read
"Section 2,4S4 Whoever shall in the
ujght time maliciously, unlawfully and
wilfully burn or cause to be burned OF
destroyed any ricks or stacks Of hay,
straw or grain, or kilns, shall for every
such offence be punished by hard labor
in the penitentiary for life or for q
period not less than two years, accord
ing to the aggrevation OF the offence.
LISTING FORFEITED LANDS.
An Act to Allow Unimproved Lands
Which Have Not Been on the Tax
Books S nee 1875 to beListed Without
Penalty.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the
State Of South Carolina, now met and
sitting in General Assembly, and by the
authority Of the same, That in all cases
where unimprovel land which has not
been upon the tax books since the fiscal
year commencing NoTember 1st, 1875,
and which are not on the forfeited list,
shall at any time before the lst day OF
October, 1888, be returned to the Coun.
t. Auditor for taxation, the said Auditor
be, and he is hereby, instructed to assess
the same and to enter it upon the dupli-
cate Of the fiscal year commencing No
vember lst, 1887, with the simple taxes
of that year.
Section ,. That al such lands as may
be returned to ,ne Auditor for taxation