Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1893-01-25
ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE.

The following acts OF general INTEREST
to the people were passed at the recent
session of the general assembly of
South Carolina:
LIMITING WORK IN FACTORIES.
Section /. Be it enacted by the SEN
ate 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
eleven hours shall constitute days
work, or sixty six hours weeks work,
in all the cotton and woolen manufac-
turing establishments in the State of
South Carolina for all operatives and
employees except engineers, firemen,
watchmen, mechanics, teamsters, yard
employees and clerical force; Provid-
ed, that nothing herein contained shall
be construed to prevent any of the
employees in the aforesaid manufac-
turing establishments from engaging
to work, or working, such time in ad-
dition, not to exceed seventy hours
per annum, as may be necessary to
make up for lost time caused by acci-
dents or other unavoidable circumstan-
ces; or to prevent all such employees
working such additional time as may
be necessary to clean up and make
necessary repairs of or changes in the
machinery.
Sec. 2. That the words "manufactur-
ing establishments" where occurring
in this act shall be construed to mean
any buildings in which labor is en-
ployed to fabricate or produce goods,
including yarns, cloth, hosiery and
other merchandise.
Sec. 3. All contracts made for
longer days work than eleven hours,
or weeks work longer than sixty
six hours, in said manufacturing estab-
lishments shall be, and the same are
hereby declared to be absolutely null
and void and contrary to law, and
any person making and enforcing such
contract with an employee in said es-
Establishments, shall be deemed to be
guilty of misdemeanor, and on con-
viction in q court of competent juris-
diclivu saall be fined in each case q
sum of money not less than fifty nor
more than one hundred dollars, togeth-
er with the costs of the proceedings.
Sec. 4. This act shall 60 into effect
on the first day of April, A. D. 1898.
APpoRTIoNING THE SCHOOL FUND.
Section l. Be it enacted by the sem
ate 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 section
LOOP of the general statutes of the
State, relating to the apportionment of
the free public school fund, be, and the
same is hereby, amended by striking
out the word 'average" after the words
Sin proportion to the" in the third line
of said section, so as to make said Sec
ton conform to the provisions of the
constitution of the State. So that
said section, when amended, shall read
as follows:
Section 1902. He shall annually, on
the first day of February, or as soon as
practicable thereafter, apportion the
income of the county school fund
among the several school districts dur
ing the preceding school year, of his
county in proportion to the number of
pupils attending the free public schools
in each district, and he shall certify
such apportionment to the county
treasurer. He shall, at the same time,
when deemed advisable by the county
board of examiners, apportion from the
income of the two mill tax on proper
ty sum not exceeding 5000, to de-
fray the expenses of teachers insti-
tutes. conducted under regulations
prescribed by the State superintendent
of education, which sum shall be
drawn on his warrant upon the coun-
ty treasurer, approved by the other
two member of the county board ofex-
aminers. He shall take duplicate
vouchers for such expenditures and
file the same, with an itemized state
ment, with the State superintendent of
education.
Sec. 3. That all acts and parts of
acts inconsistent with this act be, and
the same arc hereby, repealed.
Sec. 3. That the provisions OF this
act shall not apply to the counties of
Abbeville, Charleston, Beaufort, Berk-
cley. Sumter, Richland, Aiken, Barn
well, Georgetown, Colleton, Hampton,
Williamsburg and Clarendon.
MARKING AND DISFIGURING ANIMALS.
Section /. Be it enacted by the SEN
ate and house of representatives OF the
State of South Carolina, now met and
sitting in general assembly, and by au-
thority of the same, that section 2,5O3
of the general statutes be and the same
is hereby amended SO as to read as
follows:
Whoever shall be lawfully convicted
of willfully and knowingly marking,
branding or disfguring any horse,
mare, gclding, tilly, ass, mule, bull,
COW, steer, OK or calf of, or belonging
to any other person, shall for each
and every horse, mare, gelding, colt,
filly, ass, mule, bull, COW, steer, OK or
calf which he shall or may be convicted
of marking, branding or disfiguring as
aforesaid, be subjected to a penalty of
one hundred dollars to Imprisonment
for a term not exceeding six months,
or both. in the discretion Of the court:
and in case said offender shall after
wards repeat or commit Il like otlense,
on conviction thcrof he shall be liable
to a fine of two hundred dollars, or i'm
prisonmcnt for term not exceeding one
year, or both, in the discretion of the
court, for each and every horse, mare,
gelding, colt, iilly, ass, mule, bull,
cow, steer, OK or calf by him so marked,
branded or distigured.
Sec. =. That section 2,3O4 of the gen
cral statutes be, and the same is here
by, amended so as to read as follows:
Whoever shall be lawfully convicted
of willlully and knowingly marking,
branding or distiguring any sheep, goat,
or hog of, or belonging to any other
person, shall, for each and every sheep,
goat or hog which he shall or may be
convicted of marking, branding or dis
figuring, as aforesaid, be subject to a
penalty of twenty-five dollars or i'm
prisonment for term not exceeding
twenty days and in case the said Of
fender shall afterwards repeat or COM
NIT like oilense, on conviction there
of he shall be liable to Il fine of fifty
dollars or to imprisonment for Il term
not exceeding thirty days for each and
every sheep. gont or hog. by him so
marked, branded of>aisiigured.