The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-03-17
WORK OF THE SESSION.
CLASSIFIED LIST OF THEACTS RAT
lFIEO.
It Is so Arranged that those Interested IN
Any Particular Measure May Discover at
Glance Whether it Is Among Them.

Any Particular Measure May Discover a,
Glance whether it Is Among Them.
The list Of acts that have been rati
fed by the General Assembly are the
very best index as to what has been
done during the session. The ratified
acts have been arranged with some
reference to their subject matter,
which will be of considerable service
to those looking for any special legis
lation. The list IS as follows:
GENERAL MATTERS
An act to amend Article l. Chapte,
L, Title XII, Part l, of the Revised
Statues of 1898. entitled Blinking
Companies u
An &C! to amend Section 800 OF the
Criminal Statutes, Revised Statutes
1898, relating to disturbing religion:
meetings
An act to amend an act entitled
san act to prevent the obstruction o.
the navigation OF rivers and herbor;
in South Carolina by cutting in o.
timber. drifting of loose logs" etc.,
approved December II, a D. 1894.
An sc! 10 prevent the employment
OF other than convict labor On any
State farm and the prevention OF lhe
employmentof convict labor on any
private farm.
An act to amend an act entitled "Ar
act vesiing all the right and title OF
the State in Or to the Wateree Canal in
the owners of lands adjacent thereto,
severally,' approved December d. A
D. 1892.
An scs to exempt spiders and sailors
in the service Of the State Of South
Carolina or of the Confederate State:
in the war between the States from
taking out the license as hawker and
peddler rqu!red By Chapter 43, Vol.
ume l, Revised Statutes, 1898, OF South
Carolina.
An act TO amend an act entitled "Au
act to provide for the election OF pub
lie cotton weighers and to provide fol
tneir compensation, approved March
9, 1896.
An act in relation to tae Revised
Statutes Of 1898 and the distribution
thereof.
An act to amend Section $50, Vol
ume 2, OF the Revised Statutes of 1898,
being Section 24S and Section $50 ol
the Code of Civil Procedure, SO as to
provlic for attachment for pilotage.
An act providing punishment for
laborers who violate either written cl
verbal contracts sitter having received
supplies.
An act to prohibit trusts and comki
nations ard to provide penalties.
Az act relating to the phosphate
commission, empowering it to fix rcy
alties.
An act to provide for a la5orers' lier
To prohibit secret Greek Letter fra
ternities or any organizations fhke
nature in State institutions.
a Joint Resolution to autho<ize and
direct the: sioking fund commissioners
tc p-aviae :or the payment OF any
costs and damages consequent upon
the litigation noT pending III the init
ed States Court between j. Z Tlndal
and J. r Boyles and Edward B. Wes
ley, IA .olving the question OF the title
to tue Agricultural Hall, IN Columbia.
An act to amend an act entitled IAN
act to require contractors IN the erec-
ton, alteration or repairing OF build
ings to pay laborers, sub-contractors
and material men for their services
and material furnished, approved
March 3, 1895.
An act to require all State institu
ticns TO pay for transporting, clothing,
guarding and for medical treatment
OF all convicts received by them under
acts Or joint resolutions OF the general
and to give receipts for their
work.
Au act to amend the law as contain
ed in Section 943 and 951 of the Re
vised Statutes OF 1898, and an act
amendatory thereto, approved 9th
March, a. D. 1896, relating to pen
sions.
Al act requiring that a committee
OF one Senator and two ~ embers OF
the House of Representatives be annu-
ally appointed to examine the &C.
counts. books and vouchers of the pen
al and charitable institutions of this
State.
An act to protec. the Mongolian
pheasant.
An act to authorize and empower
the sherifs to purchase and keep at
:he Court House. pair Of bloodhounds
Tor the purpose Of tracking convicts
and fugitive law breakers.
Joint resolution to authorize the d.
rectors of the Penitentiary to furnish
fifteen convicts to Winthrop College
and twenty convicts to the regents Of
the Asylum.
AND INCoRPoRATI0Ns.
An &C. to amend an act entitled
An act to define in what manner
towns and cities in South Carolina
may increase Or diminish their corpo-
rate limits" approved 25th February,
1896, as to the petition and as to vot.
ing and SO as to extend the limits Of
Bennettsville, in Marlboro County.
An act to recharter Harper's Ferry,
il Abbeville County.
An act to recharter White Ball Fer
ry, in Beaufort County.
An &C; to re.charter Big House Fer.
ry, m Beaufort County.
An act to empower The Wappoo
Bridge Company to construct bridge
across Wappoo CJt.
Au act to amend Section l OF al Act
entitled An act to authorize special
elections in any incorporated city or
town OF this STATE for the purpose OF
issuing bonds for corporate purposes,
March 9, 1895, 50 as to spe,
CITY csrtain corporate purposes and SO
as TO validate certain bonds issued un-
der the said act.
An act to amend and re.enact an
act entitled An act to incorporate the
South Carolina and Augusta Railroad.
An act relating to the powers ofcer-
lain municipal corporations.
An act to amend an act to incorpo-