The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-03-16

tect OF InOrtg ege, or SnaIl HE Win
the record OF such Judgment, decree
or otker lien note OF some payment
on account, or some written acknowl
edgement of the debt secured tt ereoy,
with the date Of such payment or ac
kn0wledgement, such mortgage, deed,
having the effect of q mortgage, judg.
ment, decree or other lien shall be and
continue to be lien for twenty years
from the date of the record of any
such payment on account or acknowl
edgement: Provided, further, that
nothing hersin contained shall be
construed to affect the duration Of the
Ii rs OF judgments as prescribed by
the 14th section of ''An Act to altar
and amend tie C5de OF Procedure,
being Title Y, Part III, OF the General
Statutes" approved March S, 1875:
Provided, further, that on and s:ter
the 1st day of January, 1902, the pro
visions OF this Act shall apply to al
mortgages executed prior to the 24!h
day of December, 1879.
Approved the 2ls! day Of February,
:. D. 1898
TO SERVE ABSENT DEFENDANTS.
An Act to empower magistrates to or
der service oy publication upon ao
sent defendants.
Sec. l Be it enacted by the General
Assembly OF the State of South Caro-
lima: That Section 156 OF the Code q
Procedure of this State, being part
of Volume 3, Revised Statutes of thi:
State. passed IN 1898. be amended by
adding at the end of said section the
ollowing words:
The magistrates OF tbs State are
hereby invested, in actions brought in
their courts, within their Jurisdiction,
to grant orders of publication against
absent defendants, in the same man
ner and to the same extent as author
lied in this section to be done by the
Circuit Court Or a Judge thereof, CT
the clerk OF Common Pleas, the Mas
ter Or the Probate Judge: and the ser
vice Of any summons so made upon
any absent defendant Or defendants
shall have the same binding force and
effect as such service would have in
the Court OF Common Pleas. "
Approved the 21st day OF February
4. D. 1898.
RECORDS OF COUNTY AUDITOR.
An Ac. relating to the records il the
office Of county auditor.
Sec. I. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of South Caro-
lima: That hereafter all original tax
returns made to the county auditors
OF this State and all dispensers request
books shall be preserved in their &c
spective Offices as public records for 9
period OF five years from the date OF
such returns
Sec. 2 That after any original taS
returns havs been il the Office OF the
county auditor for a period CT five
years, CIR any dispensers request
books, the same may be destroyed or
otherwise disposed of by the auditor
should it be inconvenient to preserve
the same in his office, and after such
destruction the auditor's books shall
be primary evidence OF the contracts
Of such original returns.
Sec. 3. Tina. ali Acts Or part Of Acts
Inconsistent with this Act be, and the
same are hereby repealed.
Approved the 2lst day Of February,
3. D. 1898.
TO CONSTRUE MORTGAGES.
An Act to construe contracts secured
by mortgages OF real estate situate
within this State.
Sc /. b it enacted By the General
Assembly Of the State Of South Caro-
lima: AL mortgages Of real estate sit
uate within this State shall be subject
to and construed by the laws OF this
State regulating the rate of interest
allowed and in all other respects,
without regard to Inc place named
for the performance of the same.
Approved the 21st day OF February,
a D. 1898
PUBLIC DRAWING OF. JURORS.
An Act 10 make tbs drawing of jurors
public.
SEC. / Be if enacted by ths General
Assembly Of the Sta.e Of South Caro-.
lima: That from and SITTER the approv-
al of this Act Jurors shall be drawn
publicly, and the officers charged with
such drawing shall not exclude any
person who desires 10 be present.
Approved the 18th day Ct February,
a. D. 1898.
OFFENCES AS TO RAILROADS.
An Act TO amend Sections LII, 1881
and 1882 OF the general railroad
law, Chapter 81, relating to certain
otfeDcss ard penalties.
Sec. / Be it enacted by the General
Assembly OF the State OF South Caro-
Ina: That Section 1, 73l OF the Revis.
ed Statutes be amended by striking
out the words shall forfeit sum not
less than two Or more than twenty
dollars, . and insert in lieu thereof the
words "or employee, shall be guilty
cf Ei>Gemeepor, and on conviction
thereof shall pay fne CT not more
than ffty dollars or De confined IN the
county jail, or be required to work On
the chain gang Tor Eot more than 80
days. So that said section shall read
as follows:
Sscsion l, 773l q SIS Whoever, ~ith-
GU. hight, loiteTs or remains within
any staticn house CT a railroad corpo-
ration, or Upon the platform or
grounds 9dj :cent to such station, af
tec being requested to leave the same
by any railroad officer or employee,
shall be guilty Of a misdemeanor, and
on conviction thereof shall pay a fine
OF not more than 50 dollars, or be
confined in the county jail, or be re-
quired to work on the cnain gang for
not more than thirty days.
Sec. 2. Amend Section I III Il, $50
by striking out the words same roW-
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