The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-02-02

fined in the sum of not more than
FIVE hundred dollars and net less
than one hundred dollars. or be i'm
prisoned for term of one year nor
less than 3 months. Provided, how
ever, should there appear to be m'tl-
gat'ng circumstances the Jury may
bring in special verdict recommend
ing such person to the mercy OF the
court, in which case the court may IN
its discretion impose sentence with
out reference or regard to the mini
mum fine aod imprisonment herein
before imposed, the judge at the
same time certifying upon the record
his opinion that such mitigating cir
cumstantes es were made to appear, and
provided further, that nothing herein
contained shall apply to persons hav
ing such weapons on their own prem
ises, or the Sheriffs ard constables
while actually engaged in their du-
ties or to policemen Ct incorporated
cities and towns while actually en-
gagged on duty.
Section 2. That in every indict-
ment for assault and assault and bat
terry with intent to kill and for as
sault and assault and battery for any
lesser grade when the crime is charged
to have been committed with any
deadly weapon of the character speci
fed in the first section of this act,
there shall be a special count for
wearing such weapon upon the per.
son.
Section 3. 1t shall be the duty Of
every Magistrate, Coroner, Constable
and other peace officer in the State
to report and prosecute every person
who, to his knowledge, or on informa-
tion wears, or after the approval Of
this act, having worn upon his per-
son, any such weapon as hereinbe-
fore described. Any such officer who
having such knowledge or icforma-
tion, wilfully fails or refuses to report
and prosecute the person so offend
ing, shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction shall
be adjadged to forfeit his Office and
shall furthermore suffer such punish
ment as is hereinbefore provided for
persons violating the provisions Of
the FIRST section of this act.
Section 4. That it shall be the duty
of the grand juries of the several
counties of this State, of their own
motion to take cognizauce of and in
vestigate all cases of violation of the
provisions of this act, whether such
information be derived from the
knowledge of members of such iuries
or from information of others, and
they shall present all persons against
whom there is probable cause.
Section 5. That all acts or parts of
acts inconsistent with this act, or re-
lating to the subject of carrying con-
.cealed weapons, be and the same is
hareby repealed.
The ways and means committee
presented the annual appropriation
bill. It cuts down materially some
of the estimates presented for the
several departments Of the govern
ment.
James T. Parks was elected State
printer for the balance of the session,
after which the State printing will
be let to the lowest bidder.
At the night session the bill re-
pealing the lien law was indefinitely
postponed.
In the Senate the enactipg words
of the bill requiring all the State in
stitutions to make itemized state
ments of all receipts and disburse-
ments, inclusive of salaries, and the
bill killed.
Senator Griffith introduced a bill
to charter the Lexington Electric
Railway and Electric Power Com
pany.
The Senate spent the morning
session Friday in discussing various
bills and the night session was one
of much work and little talk.
The House bill relating to iliumi-
mating oils and fluids was killed.
The bill to regulate the fees for
filing, indexing and certifying chattel
mortgages where the amount Sc.
cured does not exceed one hundred
dollars, passed to third reading.
The following acts were ratified:
To extend the time for the pay
ment Of the commutation road tax
till March l. 1898