The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-02-10

Mr.. Patton said this was not COM
mittee to pass upon the constitutionali-
ty of measures presented, but it was to
review the laws of the Stats as passed
in the light of the new Constitution,
making them effective and complete.
The Constitution had limited the
power of the legislature in many re.
spects. Mr.. Caughman was opposed
to the resolution. There was much
more discussion. Mr.. Magill said he
couldn't see why there was so much
talk over such harmless question
the resolution merely proposed to do
something that should have been done
long ago. The resolution was finally
adopted.
Mir. Rainsford's concurrent resolu.
ton requiring the directors OF the
State penitentiary to ascertain the pro-
priety of erecting in connection with
the penitentiary plant for convert.
ing phosphate rock into acid phos-
phate and report to the next session
OF the general assembly, was ordered
to third reading without debate.
Mir. Rainsford's bill to provide COM
pensatlon for the members of the
boards ofitownship commissioners and
chairman of said boards while serving
as members of the county boards of
commissioners was then taken up,
and after some discussion, was ordered
to q third reading. The bill provides
that the members of the board of town.
ship commissioners shall each receive
as compensation for his services the
sum- of 81 per day, not exceeding five
days, and mileage at cents a mile,
not to exceed 100 miles in any one
year, and the chairman of said board
the sum of 81. 80 psr day and same
mileage as other members of township
boards, and 81. 80 per day and mileage
at 5 cents per mile III the most direct
route one way from his home to the
court house when attending upon the
meetings of the county board Of COM
missioners, when the said county
boards not sitting rs board of equa.
lization: Members of the county board
of commissioners shall receive mile
age atsix differnt meetings in each
year, and no more:
Mr.. WinKIer's bill to exempt SOL
diers and sailors in the ser vice of the
State of South Carolina, or of the
Confederate States i'm the war between
the States, from taking out the license
as hawker and peddler required by
chapter KILL, Vol. 1, Revised Stat
utes 1898 of South Carolina wss called
up and passed to third reading. The
bill provides that any person who was
bona lde soldier or sailor in the
service of the State OF South Carolina
or of the Confederate States in the
war between the States may expose
for sale or sell, ~ss hawker or peddler,
any goods, w@res or merchandise in
any county in this State, without
taking out the license required by
chapter KILL, volume /, revised
statistics, 1893, of South Carolina;
provided, he makes to the clerk of the
court of common pleas of the county
in which such goods are to be sold
satisfactory proof that the was such
soldier or sailor.
The House then adjourned over to
W Wednesday.
In the House on Wednesday only
three bills was introduced and none
of them were of any special interest.
The following bills passed their third
reading and were sent to the Senate !:
Bill to amend the Act regarding ped
dlers licenses, the Greenwood County
bill, bill relating to the county gov
ernment law so far as the road tax is
concerned, bill to apportion the road
fund derived from the county levy,
bill to require all the county officers
of the State TO keep their offices open
during certain hours each week day,
the oyster and terrapin bill.
The House then got down to Sec
ond reading bills and the real ousi-
ness of the day.
Mr.. Rainsiord's insurance deposit
bill was taken up, being special Or
der and Mr.. John P. Thomas, Jr.,
offered a substitute which requires
any insurance company or association
to be possessed of 500, 1000 cash CAPT
tai, or in lieu thereof, to have $780,
600 on dedosiS with some State for the
benefit of all policy holders, or in
lieu thereof to deposit with the treas
urer of this State valid securities ag-
gregatiug $4,000, said securities to
be subject to any judgment against
said company, and such judgments
shall operate as lien on such se,uri-
ties, and providing penalty for the
violation of the provisions OF this
State.
Mr.. Ilderton's bill to exempt certain
sections ID Florence County from the
operations of the general stock law
was taken up and passed to third
reading.
Mr.. Sullivsn's bill providing pun
ishment for laborers who violated
either written or verbal contracts af-
ter having received supplies from his
landlord was taken up and passed to
third reading. The bill provides
that any laborer working on shares
of crop or for wages in money or other
valuable consideration under verbal
or written contract to labor on farm
lands, who shall receive advances
either in money or supplies and there.
after willfully and without just cause
fail TO perform the reasonable service
required of him by the terms of the
said contract, shall be liable to prose-
cution for a misdemeanor, and on
conviction shall be punished for not
less than 90 days nor more than 30
DAYS, or to be fined in the sum of not
less tnan $25 nor more than $50 in the
discretion of the court.