Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-02-23
NEW LAWS Of THE STATE.
Genaral Assembly Passed Lots Of Acts
and Resolutions.

NEW LAWS Of The STATE.
GenaraI Assembly Passed Lots Of Act,
and Resolutions.
Following is list of all the more
important general and local acts pass
ed at the recent session of the genera
ASSEMBLY:
An act to require the county supervi
sors and the county boards of commits
sioners to furnish duplicate copy of al
approved claims to their Representatives
when required to do so.
An act to repeal section 229 of the re-
vised statutes, rs to special returns by
merchants for taxation.
A joint resolution to extend the time fol
the payment of the Communication road
tax until 30th April, 1898.
| An act to regulate the rate Of interest
upon any contract arising in this state fol
the hiring, lending or use Of money ol
other commodity.
An act to require the free public schools
Of this state to observe the third Friday
in November of each year as arbor day.
An act to empower the clerk of circuit
courts to appoint guardians ad litem.
An act to regulate the fees for filing, in
dexing and certifying chattel mortgages
where the amount secured is not more
than 800.
An act to require the county superin-
tendents to make monthly apportion-
ments Of all moneys collected by county
treasurers for the preceding month, and
to require the county treasurer to pay out
the same.
An act providing for lien on railroads
| r. Ii a,ol f,1r m
construction.
An act to amend section 23l6 of the re-
vised statutes of this state, the same be-
ing part of the Lord Campbell act.
An act to amend sections and OF an
act entitled "An act to require any in
surance company or association to be pos
sessed of 500, 900 surplus or capital on de:
post with some state for the benefit OF al
policyholders, or in lieu thereof to de:
pOsit with the treasurer Of this state valid
state securities to be subject to any judg'
ments against said companies, and such
judgments shall operate as lien on such
Securities, and providing a penalty for the
violation of the provisions OF this act..,
| An act empowering the town council OF
Gatfney City, of the State of South Caro-
lima, to convey by deed of gift, or other
wise, certain public property in the town
of Gaffney City, as said town council
deem best and proper for any purpose
whatsoever.
An act to authorize universities and col.
leges of this state to provide a course OF
study and confer the degree of licentiate
of instruction, which shall authorize their
graduates to teach in the free public
schools of the state without examination
A joint resolution to require the treas
urer of Cherokee county to pay the pei
diem and mileage to commissioners ap'
pointed by the governor under an act en-
titled an act to establish Cherokee county
An act to make the embeZzlement ol
ishment thereof.
An act to amend section 1854 of the re-
vised statutes of 1898, being section 244O ol
the general statutes, relating to notaries
public.
An act to amend section lI6 OF the re-
vised statutes of 1893, interpreting what
shall constitute notice.
An act to provide for the taxation o.
telegraph, telephone, palace car, sleeping
car, drawing room car, dining car, ex'
press and fast freight joint stock associa'
tions,, companies, copartnerships and cor
porations transacting business in the state
of South Carolina. and to repeal acts IL
conflict.
An act to amend an act entitled "Ar
act to amend section OF an act entitled
AN act granting charters of incorpora:
ton to the Indianola Manufacturing ano
Water Power company approved Feb,
ruary, y. D., 1876, so as TO further restrict
and limit the powers and privileges OF
said company" approved 9th OF March,
1896, extending the said charter.
An act to prohibit unreasonable dis
elimination by telephone companies 40
ing business in this state in the rates al
which they furnish telephones and tele'
phone service to their patrons in different
localities.
An act 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.
A joint resolution to empo" er, the conn
ty board Of commissioners OF Cherokee
county to purchase site and build hous,
es for the maintenance Of the poor OF saiC
county.
An act to amend an act entitled ''an ac
to amend section u Of an act entitled ar
act to provide system of county govern
ment for the the several counties of thi
state, 50 far as it relates to the working
and maintaining of the roads and hign
ways in this state" approved End March
1897.
An ac require the magistrates to holt
prelimin ~ Investigations in crimina
cases beyond their jurisdiction unles
waived in writing.
An act to empower magistrates to orde
services by publication upon absent de
PENDANTS.
A joint resolution to procure informa
ton with view to the establishment
a reformatory for youthful criminals.