Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-13
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IMPORTANT LAWS.

Here are some acts of the recent
session of the general assembly which
will prove interesting and valuable in
formation to the public.
VIOLATION OF CONTRACTS.
Section 1. That any laborer work
ing 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 thereafter wilfully and without
just cause fail to perform the reasona-
BILE service required of him by the
terms of the said contract shall be lia-
BILE to prosecution for misdemeanor,
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 one hundred dollars, in the dis
cretion of the court: Provided, the
verbal contract herein referred to shall
be witnessed by at least two disin-
terested witnesses.
AS TO UNION DEPoTs.
Section l. That the railroad COM
missioners of this state are hereby in
vested with authority to require all
railroads in this state to erect union
or other depots for the convenience
and accommodation of the public, and
if any railroad company shall fail or
refuse to do so when required by the
said railroad commissioners it shall
forfeit and pay a sum of not less than
5000 to be recovered in an action in
any county in this state where such
violation has occurred, and shall be
in the name of the state of South Car
olina. The commissioners shall in
stitute such action through the attor-
ney general or any of the solicitors of
state.
B. COMPUTATION ROAD TAX.
Section l.. That the time for the
collection of the commutation road
taxes in the several counties of this
state be, and the same is hereby, ex-
tended until the 1st day of April, 1897,
instant, without the addition of the
penalty, and all parties who shall pay
such communication tax on or before
said date shall be exempt FROM punish
ment from default.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE LAWS EN-
|. FORCED.
Section 1. That from and after the
passage of this act it shall be unlawful
for any railroad corporation doing
business in this state, or any officer,
agent or employee thereof, to do here
in any act which constitutes a viola
ton of the act of congress entitled San
act to regulate commerce" or the act
amendatory thereof, or any order of
the Interstate commerce commission
issued Hereunder.
Sec. 2. That any corporation afore-
said violating this act shall be guilty
of a high misdemeanor, and liable to
indictment therefor in any county
where said offence is committed, and
on conviction shall be fined not less
than $1,000 Zone thousand dollars) or
more than $4,000 five thousand dol
lars) for each such offence. Andt he
doing of such act or acts, in addition,
constitute a ground for the forfeiture
of the charter and franchise of any
such corporation in this state and for
the withdrawal and forfeiture of any
franchise or license or right to operate
railroads herein enjoyed or exercised
herein, by grant, contract, statute or
comfy, by any such corporation char
tered elsewhere and any person or
corporation, public or private, injured
by any such act of such railroad COM
pany may maintain quo warranto in
the circuit court of the residence, or,
if non-residence, of the principal Office
of such corporation to enforce such
forfeiture, which said court is hereby
given jurisdiction so to decree. Con-
viction and punishment for misde-
meanor under this act shall not pre-
vent proceedings also for forfeiture and
judgment.
Sec. 8. Any officer, agent or en-
ployee doing or engaged in any such
act shall be also guilty of misde-
meanor, and on conviction shall be
punished by fine not to exceed 81 900
Zone thousand dollars) and imprison-
ment not to exceed twelve months or
either or both of these penalties.
Sec. 4. That every person taking
part in the said violation in any way,
even in carrying out the orders of
superior officers or in collecting the
proceeds of ny.,illegal charge shall be
equally guilty of a violation of this
act; and the offence shall be equally
held to have been committed in the
county where said act, if finally car
ried out, or where any illegal charge
is collected, as we'll as where the act
or charge is ordered, or agreed upon,
or any step taken in execution thereof.
Sec. s.. That each act done in vio-
lation of said act to regulate commerce,
its amendments, or of any orders of
said commission, or each separate fail
ure to obey the same, or discrimination,
or preference, or overcharge to each
separate person or corporation, shall
constitute, both as to the railroad COM