The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-01-16
NEW STATE LAWS.
ACTS PASSED AT THELATE SEs-
SION OF THE LEGISLATURE.

important of the Acts passed at The
last session of the General Assembly:
FARMING OUT coNvIoTs.
An Act to amend the law in regard
to the leasing and hiring out of con-
Victs and to provide for the purchase
of State farm or farms and tor
the employment of the cenvicts there
on.
section l. That the board of direc-
tors OF the State Penitentiary be, and
they are hereby, au horized and en-
powered to purchase out OF the sur
plus earnings "of the Penitentiary a
suitable farm or farms, to be worked
and planted b. convicts under the
superintendency of said board of di-
rectors: Provided that the price paid
therefore shall not exceed forty thous-
and dollars. Aud the said board is
authorized to retain in it's hands and
apply to such purchase all surplus
money received and to be received by
it from the operations of said insti-
stitution during the past fiscal year:
Provided, further, that no farm or
farms shall lie purchased In which
said directors, or any of them, shall
or may be directly or indirectly inter
ested.
Section 2. That no contracts for the
hiring or leasing of convicts to be en-
ployed in phosphate mining shall
hereafter be made by said board of dis
rectors.
Section 3. That said farm provided
for in Section l sha,l Ii i've sufficient
elevation to prevent the same from
floods AM overllows as near as practi-
cable.
Approved December %, 1859.
THE TARE ON COTTON.
An AcG TO amend Section 1,195 of
the General Statutes, relating to tare
on bales of cotton.
Sertion 1. That Section 1, 1856 of the
General Statutes, relating TO tare on
bales of cotton, be, and the same here
by is, amended by striking out. the
whole of said section and inserting
the following in lieu thereof, so that |
said section, as amended, shall read as
follows:
Section !, 1876. The custom of making
q deduction from the actual weight Of |
bales of unmanufactured cotton, as all |
allowance for breakage or draft there |
on, is abolished; and all contracts |
made in relation TO such cotton shall |
be deemed and taken as referring to |
the true and actual weight thereof |
without deduction; and no tare shall |
be deducted from the weight of such |
bales ctcDtton except tne actual weight |
of the baggingNAfld ties used in baling |
said cotton.
Section 2. That this Act shall take |
effect from and after the 1st day of Sep
tember, 1890.
Section 3. That all Acts or parts of |
Acts in conflict, OF inconsistent, with |
the provisions of this Act be, and the |
same are hereby, repealed. And when
ever it shall be agreed between the |
buyer and seller to deduct tare on cot
ton bales it shall be as follows: For
! 'es of cotton covered with seven
} -.rds of standard cotton bagging and
six iron ties the actual tare shall be,
and is hereby, fixed at sixteen pounds,
and for bales Of cotton covered with |
seven yards of standard jute baggine
and six iron ties, the actual tare shall |
be, and is hereby, fixed at twenty.tour
pounds; and when buyer and seller
agree to sell at net weight, and when
bales of cotton are covered with
seven yards of standard cotton bag
gihg and six iron ties the actual tare
shall be, and is hereby, fixed at six.
teen pounds, and when bales of cotton
are covered with seven yards of stan
dard jute bagging and six iron ties the
actual tare snail be, and Isl hereby,
fixed at twenty-four pounds
THE RATE OF INTER- gasr.
An Act to amend an Act entitled
Gan Act to amend SectioR 1888 of the
General Statutes, regulating the rate
of interest upon any contlStct arising in
this State for the hiringI lending or
use ofmoney or other comm od.ty,"
December 81, 1882.
Section l. That Section l of an Act
entitled "AnAct to amend Section
,2S8 OF the General Statutes, regula-
ting the rate ofinterest upon any con-
tract arising in this State for the hir-
ing, Lending or use Of money or other
commodity" approved December 81,
1882, be, and the Same is hel eby, amen
ded by striking out the word "ten"
wherever it appears in said section and
in lieu thereof the word
eight" so that said section, when
amended, shall read as VS.: Sec
ton l. That Section 1,2c + ,e Gene.
raj Statute be, and the 81 - hereby.
amended by inserting af, - the word
on the thirG line of said
section, the folloing woros to wit: Elk
cept upon written contracts, wherein,
by express agreement, I, ate of in
terest not exceeding Ell t per cent
may be charged. So tina aid section.
when thus amended, shf sead as fol.
lows: No greater rate .terest than
seven per centum per IN shall be
charged, taken, agreed or allow
ed upo,. any contract : in this
State for the hiring, le, use of
money or other com" Except
upon written contracts by ex.
press agreement, q rate . rest not
exceeding eight per cent ina, be charg-
I'd. No person or corporation lending
Or advancing money or L rer commod-
ty upon greater re =, of interest
shall be allowed TO re Yer in any
Court Of this State any portion of the
interest so unlawfully charged; and the
principal sum, amount or value so
ent or advanced, without Nv inter. ,,
est, shall be deemed AZ the .!