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

A bill to construe mortgages of
real estate passed its second reading.
The following bills of general in
terest passed to their third reading:
judiciary committees bill to pro-
vide for the manner in which a county
court may be established in any
county in this State in accordance
with Section 1, Article Y Of the con-
stitution.
Mr.. E6rd's bill to authorize and
empower the Governor to appoint SIX
constables to serve as peace officers
during the Lexington county fair in
Lexington county.
The judiciary committee favcrably
reported on the concurrent resolution
by Mr.. Efrd, permitting the intro
duction of bill chartering the Lex
ington Electric Railway and Power
Company and the report was imme-
diately considered by the House, and
the introduction of the bill author
lied.
The substitute for Mr.. Hydrick's
bill, giving Circuit Judges the right
to send convicts to the chain gang
for five years, was passed to a third
reading. The maximum at present
is Two years.
The bill amending the lien on real
estate, was passed to third reading.
This bill puts mortgages and jodg-
ments on the same basis as to the
time before they can be marked
lapsed.
Mr.. Magill moved to strike out the
enactipg words of Mr.. Reynolds
bill to extend the rights and remedies
of employees of corporations. The
effect of which. as explained, was to
extend the provisions of the constitu-
tion for railway employees relief and
remedies to the employees OF other
corporations. Mr.. Bacot said that
the judiciary committee thought the
bill wise and good one and reported
it favorsbly. Mr.. Magill withdrew
his motion, and the bill was passed.
Mr.. Reynolds put the clincher on it.
After considerable discussion the
anti free pass law was killed, and
persons holding political Offices can
now accept free passes from railroads.
The bill requiring juries to be
drawn in public, passed to its third
reading.
Mr.. Iiderton wanted to exempt
school trustees from road duty and
refund certain fines. Mr.. Efrd
thought it right to exempt school
trustees, but it was not right to re.
fund certain fines. The bill was
killed.
The following bills were given their
third readings during Saturday:
Bill to amend Section 1862 OF the
Revised Statutes, being section l25
of the statutes
Resolution as to paving the street
in front of the State House.
Bill to amend an act entitled "an
act to declare the law in relation to
liens on real estate" approved De-
cember "a, 1879.
Bill to construe mortgages OF real
estate situate within this State, as to
building and loan association.
Bill to authorize the Governor to
appoint six constables to serve during
the Lexington County Fair, in Lex
ington county.
Bill to enlarge the powers and ju-
risdiction Of Circuit Judges at Cham
bers.
Bill to amend an act to require all
persons or corporations building or
using barbed or edge wire fence
within fifty feet of public highway,
where the same runs parallel with
and within fifty feet of railroad
track, to place plank on or near the
top of said fence, SO as to make the
terms thereof more explicit.
Bill to extend the rights and rem
edies of employees of corporations.
Bill to provide for the transfer and
investment of the Downer fund.
A favorable report was submitted