The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-02-19
The LEGISLATURE,

Our space would not allow us to
show the run Of the various measures
before the Legislature, and while the
discussions pro and con may have
been interesting to our readers, yet
the status of work would have been
unsatisfactory until finally disposed
of, therefore, in our following issues
we will give number of the acts
ratified, which show the final work
of the Legislature, and from time to
time, we will publish the new laws
Of general interest.
The bill to provide for marriage
license law in this State, imposing a
license fee of 81, was killed in the
House on Saturday.
House bill to revoke the charter of
the town of Delmar, read third time.
A military bill has passed, giving
the adjutant general and governor
authority to make rules for the regu-
lation of the militia, making such
rules have the force of law and doing
away with the Office Of m'jor genera.
The bill to provide for the dispo-
sition of the profits of the State dis
pensary was taken up and ordered
to a third reading in this shape:
Section 1. That the profits Of the
Safe from the State dispensary
heretofore accrued up to Dec. 81,
1895, inclusive of the $4,000 hereto
fore covered into the State treasury,
amounting to the sum of s243,S16 81,
be paid into the State treasury as
the same is collected, and that the
same be entered upon the general
account in the State treasury and be
applied to the general current ex-
penses Of the State government for
the fiscal year 1886.
Sec. 2. That the profits of the
State from the State dispensary ac-
cruing since Jan. l, 1896, be paid
into the State treasury as the same
is collected, and that the same be
entered upon a special account and
be held in the State treasury under
the provisions of Section II of Article
II of the Constitution Of the State.
This will reduce the tax levy to
that extent.
Gov. Evans, in his special message
to the Legislature on the dispensary
system among other things says:
II would recommend that the
County Supervisors be taken off the
County Board of Control as under
the new Constitution he is ineligible,
and besides the duties Of his Office
are inconsistent with those of the
dispensary, and if he attends to them
properly he will have but little time
to devote to the business. l desire
to impress upon you the advisability
of divorcing the dispensary from any
other office or State institution. So
that no responsibility for its manage
ment and success may not be
divided, but rest entirely upon the
shoulders of officers appointed to
look after it exclusively"
Mr.. Manning's Australian ballot
bill was killed yesterday in the House
and the eight box law with amend
ments was re-enacted.
Mr.. Manning's amendment to pre-
vide for bipartisan representation on
the boards of election commissioners
and election managers was also killed.
Mr.. Patton's sub-treasury bill re-
lating to warehouse men, authorizing
them to give bonds and issue ware
house receipts secured thereby and
prescribing and regulating their
powers and duties, passed to third
reading.
The Senate bill to declare the law
in reference to commissioners and
managers Of election passed.
The appropriation bill comes up
today.
No new bills will be introduced
after Thursday the goth, and both
branches are working for close Of
the session about the 29th.
On account of Saturdays being
Washington's birthday they will ac-
journ from Friday until Monday
noon.
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