The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-09


seven Yards Of Standard jute bagging
and six iron ties the actual tare shall
be, and is hereby, fixed at twenty-four
pounds; and when buyer and seller
agree to sell ut net weight, and when
bales Of cotton are covered with seven
yards Of standard cotton hagging and
six iron ties the actual tare shall be,
and is hereby, fixed at sixteen pounds,
and when bales of cotton are covered
with seven yards of standard jute bag
ging and six iron ties the actual tare
shall be, and IS hereby, fixed at twenty
four pounds.
THE RATE or INTEREST.
An Act to amend an Act entitled "An
Act to amend Section 1,:2SS of the
General Statutes, regulating the rate
OF interest upon any contract arising
III this State for the hiring, lending
or use Ofmoney or other commodity"
approved December u, 1882.
Section |. That Section of an Act
entitled An Act to amend Section
1,2SS Of the General Statutes, regulating
the rate of interest upon any contract
arising in this State for the hiring,
lending or use Of money or other conf
modify" approved December p, 1882,
be, and the same is hereby, amended
by striking ont the word ten" wher-
ever it appears in said section and in
sertingin lieu thereof the word ''eight,"
s. that said section, when amended,
shall read as follows: Section l. That
Section l,2SS of the General Statutes
be, and the same is hereby, amended
by inserting after the word commodity,
on the third line Of said section, the
following words to wit: Except upon
written contracts, wherein, by express
agreement, rate Of interest not eX-
ceeding eight per cent, may be charged
So that said section, when thus
amended, shall read as follows: No
greater rate of interest than seven per
centum per annum shall be charged,
taken, agreed upon or allowed upon
any contract arising in this State for
the hiring, lending or use of money or
other commodity, except upon written
contracts Wherein, by express agree
ment, i rate Of interest not exceeding
eight per cent. may be charged. No
person or corporation lending or ad-
vancing money or other commodity
upon greater rate of interest shall be
allowed to recover in any Court of this
State any portion Of the interest SO un-
lawfully Rhaaged; and the principal
sum, amount or value so lent or ad-
yanced, without any interest, shall he
deemed and taken by the Courts of this
State to be the true legal debt or meas
ure Of damages to all interests and pur-
poses whatsoever, to be recovered with
out costs Provided that the pro-
visions Of this Act shall not apply to
sontracts or agreements entered into or
discounts Or arrangements made prior
to the first of March, 1890.
WORKING CONvICTs ON THE STREETS.
An Act to authorize and empower GER
tain Incorporated towns in the State
OF South Carolina to substitute hard
labor on their streets for fine and im-
prlsonment IN cases of misdemeanor
which come under their Jurisdiction.
Section !. That all incorporated
towns in the State of South Carolina of
three hundred Inhabitants or more are
hereby authorized and empowered to
substitute hard labor on their streets
for fine and imprisonment, in cases of
misdcmeanor which come under their
jurisdiction: Provided, that in no case
shall such sentence to hard labor ex-
ceed term ofthirty days, unless other
wise provided by law.
Section =. That this Act shall take
effect from and Immediately after the
date Of its approval.
Approved December %, 1889.
REGU ULATING WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
An Act to provide a punishment fol
making Use of false scales, weights OF
measures in buying or selling.
Section l. That any person or per.
sons who shall knowingly make use ot
any scales, weights or measures which
fail to conform to the standard Thereof
prescribed by law, in buying or selling
any goods, wares, merchandise or othel
article, shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction shal
be fined III 4 sum of not more than on,
hundred dollars, or be imprisoned il
the county Jail for Il period not exceed
ing thirty days.
Approved December %, 1889.
THE HOMESTEAD LAW.
An Act to amend Section 1888 Of IT,
General Statutes, relating to the alien
alton of homestead.
Section |. That Section 1888 l.
amended SO that the same shall read 4
follows:
"Section 1888. 40 waiver of th
right Of homestead, however solemn
made by the head of Il family at all.