The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-03-16

damaged by any such arrangement
contract, agreement, trust or combina
tion described In Section j of this Act
may sue for and recover, in any court
OF competent jurisdiction, the full
consideration or sum paid by him Oh
tnem Tor any goods, wares, merchan-
disc or articles the sale OF which Is
controlled by such combination or
| trust.
Sec. 5. That any and all persons may
be compellable to testify in any action
or prosecution under this Act: Pro.
vlded, that such testimony shall not
De used In any other action or prosecu.
tion against such witness or witnesses,
and such witness or witnesses shall
forever be exempt from any prosecu-
tion for the act or acts concerning
which he or they testify.
| sec. o.. Nothing contained in this
Act shall be taken or construed to ap-
ply to any person or persons acting In
the discharge OF official duties under
the laws of this State.
Sec. Z. All Acts in conflict with this
Act be, and the same are hereby re-
pealed.
Approved tho 25th February, A. d.
1897.
An Act to require all common carriers
to pay nn - ~ - tf', .,cs FOR loss.
CalI,,:S @uu break age of any articles
shipped over their lines or to refuse
to do so within certain tune.
be 1T enacted by the General AS
sembly OF the State of South Carolina ::
Sec. l. That from and after the ap-
proval OF this Act all common carriers
doing business in this State shall be
required to pay for or refuse to pay for
all loss, breakage or damage from
oreakage; damage or loss of articles
shipped over the lines of said common
carriers within sixty days from the
time claim for the said articles so
lost, broken or damaged shall be made.
Sec. 8. That in case the said common
carrier shall not pay or refuse to paw
said claim for said loss, break age or
damage as set out in Section / of this
Act within the sixty days therein pro-
vlded for, then the said common car
rier shall be liable for the sum of fifty
dollars for each offence as penalty, in
addition to the amount of said loss or
damage, to be collected by tho claim
ant in any court having jurisdiction of
the same.
Sec. d. All Acts or parts of Acts in
consistent with this Act be, and the
same are hereby, repealed.
Approved the 25th day of February.
A. y. 1897.
An Act prohibiting the carrying of
concealed weapons, providing pen.
atty therefor and Incorporating q
count for the violation of the same in
indictments for murder, manslaugh-
ter, assault and assault and battery
q nigh OF and aggravated nature,
assault and assault and battery with
intent to Kill, and in every case
where the crime is charged to have
been committed with a deadly weap.
on.
Be 1t enacted by tho General Assem-
bly, of the State OF South Carolina:
Sec. l. Amy person carrying q pistol,
dirk. dagger, slungshot, metal
knuckles, razor or other deadly weap.
On usually used for tho ufliction Of
personal Injury concealed about his
person shall be guilty of a misdemean-
or, and upon conviction thereof before
court OF competent jurisdiction shall
forfeit to the county the weapon so
carried concealed and be fined in the
sum OF not moro than one hundred
dollars and not less than twenty dol
lars or be imprisoned at hard labor not
more than thirty nor less than ten
days, in the discretion OF the court.
Nothing herein contained shall be
construed to apply to persons CARRYING
concealed weapons upon their own
premises.
Sec 2. In every Indictment for mur-
der, manslaughter, assault and assault
and battery of high and aggravated
nature, assault and assault and battery
with intent to KILL and in every case
where tho crime is charged to have
been committed with deadly weapon
OF the character specified in the
hrst section, there shall bo special
count in said indictment for CARRYING
concealed weapons, and the iury shall
be required to find a verdict on such
special count; and all cases embraced
in this section, including the carrying
OF the weapons shall be in the oXclu-
sive jurisdiction of the Court of Cen
eral Sessions Provided, that one-h half
of the fine shall go to the free school
fund OF the county and the other half
to the pension fund of said county.
Sec. 3. That all Acts and parts of
Acts inconsistent with this Act be, and
the same are hereby, repealed.
Approved February IL, 1897.
An Act providing punishment for la.
borers who violate either written or
verbal contracts after having receiv-
cd supplies.
Be 1t enacted by the General Assem-
bly, of the State of South Carolina:
Sec. l. That any laoorer 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 ad-
vances either in money or supplies
and thereafter wilfuily and without
just cause fail to perform the reasona-
ble service required OF him by the
terms OF the said Contract shall be
liable to prosecution for a misdemean-
or, and on conviction shall be punished
by Imprisonment for not less than
twenty days nor more than thirty days,
or to be fined In the sum of not less
than twenty-five dollars nor more than
ono hundred dollars, in the discretion
OF the court: Provided, the verbal
contract herein referred to shall be
Witnessed by at least two disintorested
witnesses.
Approved the I'd day of March, A.
ID. 1897.
An Act thOriZinp tho railrood oor