Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-06

General Assembly.
An act to amend the act to create
a school district of Yorkville, in York
county, and enable it to organize a
system of free schools, to levy tax
in support of the same and to purchase
and hold property, and the act amend.
atory thereof relating to the election
of trustees and their duties.
Joint resolution to authorize the d.
rectors of the penitentiary to furnish
15 convicts to Winthrop college and 20
convicts to the regents of the asylum.
Joint resolution constituting the gov
ernor, attorney general and comptrol-
ler general a commission to adjudicate
the claim of Thomas J. Mackey for
services alleged to have been render.
ed in prosecuting the claim of the
state against the United States for rent
of the South Carolina Military acade-
my.
Making it a misdemeanor for any
state or county officer to receive any
rebate on school books or supplies or
advertising.
The administration dispensary law.
To require an additional graduated
license fee from certain companies do
ing business in this state.
The income tax bill.
To require any insurance company
or association to be possessed of $780,
900 surplus, or in lieu thereof, to have
100000 on deposit with some state
for the benefit of all policy holders, or
in lieu, thereof, to deposit with state
treasurer $4,000, said securities to be
subject to any judgment as a lien on
such securities, and providing penal
ty for the violation of the provisions
of this act.
An act to amend an act to incorpo-
rate towns of more than 1000 inhabi-
tants.
An act to provide for laborer's
lien.
To require all state institutions to
pay for transporting, clothing, guard
ing and for medical treatment of all
convicts received by them under acts
or joint resolutions of the general as
sembly, and to give receipts for their
work.
To amend section 2064 of the re-
vised statutes of 1898, changing the
time for executors and administrators
to account TO the probate judges.
To provide a penalty on railroad
companies owning, leasing or operating
competing railroad lines within this
state, and to provide for the recovery
thereof.
To amend an act to require contrac-
tors in the erection, alteration or re-
pairing of buildings to pay laborers,
sub-contractors and material men for
their services and material furnished.
To further prescribe the terms and
conditions upon which foreign corpor.
ations may do business within this
state.
To provide punishment for laborers
after they have received supplies.
To require Communication tax to be
expended in townships where COL
lected.
To facilitate the settlement Of es-
tates of testators.
To amend an act to regulate the diet
ing of all prisoners before and after
conviction when in the custody of the
supervisors and sheriffs of the state.
To amend an act to regulate the
schedule of passenger trains in certain
cases.
To make corporations liable for dam
ages resulting to land owners from the
wrongful obstruction of water courses.
An act providing punishment for la
borers who violate either written or
verbal contracts after having received
supplies.
TO prohibit secret Greek letter fra
ternities or any organizations of like
nature in state institutions.
To amend an act to establish local
boards of health in the cities and incor-
porated towns Of the state and to de-
fine the powers thereof.
TO require the sinking fund commits
sion to lend funds to the several coun-
ties