The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-02-17
THE HOUSE.

LIE nOO De.
SATURDAY, 5TH.-The following is the
text Of Caughman's separate coach bill
as it passed the house:
Sec. l. That all railroads or railroad CON
panles engaged 10 this State as common car.
riers Of passengers for hire shall furnish sep
arate apartments in first class coaches OF
separate first-class coaches for the accommo-
dation OF white and colored passengers: Pro-
yided, Equal accommodation shall be sup.
piled to all persons, without distinction OF
race. color or previous condition, In s1ch
coaches.
Sec. Q. That any flrst-class coach OF such
carrier OF passengers may be divided into
apartments. separated by a substantial par
titioD, in- lieu ofseparate coaches.
Sec 8 That should any railrood or rail.
road company, Its agents or employees, vio-
late the provisions OF this act, such railroad
or railroad company shall be liable to q pen.
atty Of not more than five hundred dollars
nor less than three hundred dollars for each
violation, to be collected by suit Of any citi-
zen OF this State, and the penalty recovered
shall be equally divided between the citizen
bringing the suit and the State Of South
Carolina.
Sec. 4. That the provisions Of this act shall
Eot apply TO nurses on trains, or 70 relief
trains in cases OF accidents, nor to through
vestibule trains.
sec. s. That the provisions OF this act
shall not 60 into effect until July lst.
1893.
Sec. 8. That all aots and parts Of acts in
consistent with this act arc hereby re-
pealed.
Childs failed in his effort to get the
prohibition bill up for further consid-
Grafton. The supply bill was ordered
sent to the Senate.
Sturkie's bill relating to the punish
ment for murder. which was to do away
with the life sentence upon recommen-
dation to mercy, was killed. Ashley's
bill to amend the law az to labels on
commercial fertilizers was taken up and
amended, then given its third reading.
At the night session Yeldell's bill to
amend the Greenwood county act was
given its second reading. 1t provides
for the making of boundary lines, and
making . map of the same.
DeBruhl's bill to establish and de-
clare the Law as to distress for rent was
passed.
Loves bill as to turning certain school
fundso over to Cherokee county was given
o third reading.
Charleston's levy was put in the sup
rly bill at mills.
The bill to oede to the United States
certain lands at Castle Pinckney,
Charleston, for homo and sanitarium
thereon was given its second reading.
The bill ia authorize county commits
sioners of Pickens and Oconee to build
bridge over the Keowee river passed
its second reading.
Mauldin's bill to repeal charter of
town Of Clemson College passed second
reading.
Perritt's bill to repair the jail in OAR
lington, the work not to cost more than
81. 200 passed second reading.
Henderson's bill to repeal the act
creating the Office of master of Berkeley
county and to devolve the duties upon
the clerk of court passed seconL read
ing. McWhite's bill regulating fish
ing in Florence county was given its
second reading.
MoDaniel's bill to dispense with the
publication of the county treasurer 8 re-
port IN Fairfield county was given its
second reading.
MONDAY, 7th.-In the House the fol-
lowing were among the most important
measures that were given their final
reading and ordered sent to the Senate:
Meares' bill to create the Office OF State
librarian, etc; Caughman's separate
coach bill; Yeldell's bill to amend
sectiod of an act entitled ''an act to
establish Greenwood county," the
substitute for Mr.. DeBruhPs bill to
establish and declare the law as to dis
tress for rent; Lotions bill to amend
the act amending the actto regulate the
traffic IN seed cotton in the counties of
Abbeville, Aiken, Sumter, York. Edge
fele, Berkeley, Kershaw, Richland, I,
Orangsburg, Charleston, Chester and
Union; Love's-bll- to require the
county treasurer of York, Union and
Spartanburg counties to turn over to
the treasurer Of Cherokee county
certain school and other funds;
Perritt's bill to provide for the repair
of the court house for Darlington coun-
ty; McDaniel's bill to amend an act to
dispose with publications annually of
the itemized statements of their depart
ments by county treasurers OF Fairfield