The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-03-31
SOME NEW LAWS.
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REFERENCE.
Some More oil the Acts Of General Interfs st
Passed at tho Late Session of the General


Passed at tho Late Session of tho General
Assembly.
An Act to authorize the deposit of
money in proceedings in the Courts
| of this State as security in lieu OF
| bonds and undertakings.
| Be it enacted by the General Assem-
| bly, of the State of South Carolina:
| Section 1. That whenever in any
civil or criminal proceedings in any
of the Courts of this State a bond, re-
cognizance or undertaking is author
lied or required to be given, it shall
and may be lawful for the party or
parties authorized or required to give
the same to depost in lieu thereof a
sum of money, in lawful money OF
the United States of America equal in
amount to the bond, recognizance or
undertaking SO required or authorized
to bs given; and such sum of money,
when deposited as in this Act proVid-
ed, shall be held and taken as equiva-
lent in all respects to the giving OF
such tond, recognizance or undertak-
ing.
Section Q. Whenever such bond, re.
cognizance or undertaking is required
or authorized to be given IN any civil
or criminal proceedings in the Courts
of Common Pleas or General Sessions
of this State, the said sum of money
deposited in lieu thereof shall be paid to
the clerk of the Court OF Common Pleas
and General Sessions in which said
proceeding is pending and whenever
such bond, recognizance or undertak-
ing is authorized or required to be Civ.
en- in the Supreme Court of this State,
the said sum OF money shall be paid
to the clerk of the Supreme Court, and
whenever such bond, recognizance of
undertaking is authorized or required
to be given in any civil proceed
ings in the Probate Courts of this State,
the said sum of money shall be paid 10
the Judge of the Court of Probate for
the county in which the said proceed
| ing is pending; and whenever such
bond, recognizance or undertaking is
authorized or required TO be given in
any civil or criminal proceeding in q
Magistrates Court or other Court of
inferior jurisdiction, such sum Of
money shall be paid to the clerk of
the Court of Common Pleas and Gen
eral sessions for the county in which
such Magistrates Court or other Court
of inferior jurisdiction shall be.
Section 3. Whenever any SUM OF
money is so deposited in lieu of a bond,
recognizance or undertaking the par.
| ty deposit1ng the same shall be entitled
| to receipt therefor, stating that the
same has baen deposited, and is held
for the same purpose as would have
been specified and conditioned in the
bond. recognizance or undertaking in
lieu whereof the the sum of money is
Sc deposited.
Section 4. The party or parties 80
depositing sum of money in lieu OF
Eond, recognizance or undertaking,
shall be entitled upon application to
the respective Courts wherein such
deposits have been made, and subject
to the order of which such funds are
held, to receive back the same WHEN
ever the purpose for which the same
have been received and deposited have
been accomplished and the parties are
entitled to repayment thereof.
Section 5. All acts and parts of acts
inconsistent herewith or contradictory
hereof are hereby repealed.
Approved the 18th day of February,
A. D. 1897.
An act to prohibit trusts and combt-
nation and provide penalties.
Be it enacted by the General Assem-
bly, of the State of South Carolina:
Section 1. That from and after the
passage OF this act. all arrangements,
contracts, agreements, trust or combi-
nations between two or more persons
as individuals, firms or corporation ms.
made with a view to lesson, or which
tends to lesson, full and free compsti-
tion in the importation or sale OF artl-
cles imported into this State, or in the
manufacture or sale of articles Of do.
mestic growth or of domestic raw ma
terial, and all arrangements, contracts
agreements, trusts or combinations be.
tween persons or corporations design
ed or which tend to advance, reduce
or control the prics or the cost to the
producer or 10 the consumer of any
such product or article, are hereby
declared to be against public policy,
unlawful and void.
Section 9. Whenever complaint is
made upon sufficient affidavit or afli
davits showing a prima facie esss OF
violation of the provisions of the first
section of this act by any corporation,
domestic or forsign, it shall be the
duty of the Attorney General to begin
an action against such domestic cor,
poration to forfeit its charter, and in
case such violation shall be establish
ed the court shall adjudge the charter
of such corporation to be forfeited,
and such corporation shall bs dissolv-
ed, and its charter shall cease and de-
ltermine and in the case OF such show.
ling as TO foreign corporation an ac-
ton shall be begun by the Attorney
General in said court against such
|corporation to determine the truth OF
such charge; and in case such charge
shall be considered established, the
effect of the judgment of the Court
shall ts to deny to such corporation
the recognition of its corporate exist
ence in any court of law or equity in
this State. But nothing in this Sec
ton shall be construed to effect any
right of action then existing against
such corporation.
Section 8. Any violation OF the pro-