The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-03-01
NEW LAWS OF THE STATE.
Ihe General Assembly Passed Oyer
Two Hunded Acts and Resolu-
tiOns.

Two Hunded Acts and Resolu
tions.
The following t. list OF the more
important acts of general and local in.
terest, passed at the recent session OF
the Legislature
An act to require the county super
visors and the county boards of com
mlssloners to furnish a duplicate copy
OF all approved claims to their repre-
sentatives when IT tquired to do so.
An act to repeal section 229 OF the
revised tatutcs, as to special returns
by merchants for taxation.
a Joint resolution to extend the time
Tor the pay ment Of the communication
road tax until 3Oth April, 1898.
An act to regulate the rate of in
terest upon any contract arising in this
State for the hiring, lending or use of
money or 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 cir
| CUT courts to appoint guardians ad
| litem.
An act to regulate the fees for filing,
indexing and certifying chattel mortg
ages where the amount secured is not
more than 800.
An act to quire the county super
intendents to make monthly apportion-
mcnts Of all moneys collected by coun-
ty treasurers for the preceding month,
and to require the county treasurer TO
pay out the same.
An act providing for lien on rail
roads for LABOR and material furnished
In their construction.
An act to amend section 23l6 of the
revised statutes Of this State, the
same being part OF the Lord Camp
bell act.
AT acS to amend sections | and 2 OF
an act entitled =" An act to require any
insurance company or association to be
possessed of 500 600 surplus Of capital
on deposit with some State for the
benefit OF all policyholders, or In lieu
thereof to deposit with the treasurer
OF this State valid State securities to
be subject to any judgments against
SAID companies, and such judgments
shall operate as u lieu on such securi-
Ties, and providing penalty for the
violation OF the provisions of this act
an act empowering the town council
OF Gatfney City, OF the State of South
Carolina, to convey by deed of gift, or
otherwise, certain public property in
the town Of Gatlney CITY, as SAID town
council deem best and proper for any
purpose whatsoever.
An ac. to authorize universities and
colleges OF this State to provide a
course OF study and confer the degree
OF llcentiatc Of instruction, which shall
authorize their graduates to teach in
the free public schools Of the State
without examination.
a joint resolution 10 require the
treasurer OF Cherokee counLy to pay
the per diem and mileage to commits
sloners appointed by the governor
under an act entitled an act to establish
Cherokee county.
An act to max. the embeZzlemcnt of
public funds felony, and to tx the
punishment thereof.
An act to amend section 2564 of the
revised statutes of 1893, beirg section
2l40 OF the general statutes, relating
to notaries public.
An act to amend section 176 OF the
revised statutes of 1893, interpreting
what shall constitute notice.
An act to provide for the taxation
OF tele raph, telephone, palace car,
sleeping car, drawing room car, dining
car, express and fast freight Joint stock
associations, companies, copartnerships
and corporations transacting business
In the State of South Carolina, and to
repeal acts in coElllct.
An act to amend an act entitled San
act TO amend section OF an act en-
titled AN act granting charters of in
corporation to the Indianola Manu-
featuring and Water Power company,
approved February, a. D., 1896, so as
to further restrict and limit the powers
and privileges OF said company" ap-
proved 9th of March. 1896, extending
the said charter.
An act to prohibit unreasonable dis
crimination by telephone companies do
ing business in this State in the rates
at which they furnish tele phones and
telephone service to their patrons in
ditferent localities.
An act to require the county treasur-
ers OF York, Union and Spartanburg
counties to turn over to the treasurer
OF Cherokee county certain school and
other funds.
A jDint resolution to empower, the
county board OF commissioners of
Cherokee county to purchase site and
build houses for the maintenance of
the poor OF said county.
An act to amend an act entitled "ap
act TO amend section 27 of an act enti l.
ed AN act To provide II system OF county
| government for the several counties of
| this State, SO far az 1t relates to
the working and maintaining OF the
roads and highways in this state" ap-
proved 2nd March, 1897
An act to require the magistrates to
hold preliminary Investigations in
criminal cases beyond their jurisdic.
tion unless waived In writing.
An act to empower magistrates tC
order services by publication upon ab
sent defendants.
JOINT resolution to procure informa
tton with view to the establishment,
OF u reformaCory for youthful criminals
An act TO protect boarding houses
and innkeepers.
An act TO amend an act approved
l7th February, 1897, entitled IAN ac
TO provide for pupils attending the
free public schools, with school tex
books at actual cost"
An act to regulate express and telc
graph companies and to extend tn,
powers OF the railroad missoners
so as to give them power and authorit
to regulate charges by express con-
panies for transportation, to regulate
the charges of telegraph companies 70
the transmission OF messages by tele
graph, or charges by persons engage,
: In the several businesses herein named
10 apply the powers given to said com
} missiouers by law, over railroad com
} panies to all companies or persons own
Ing, controlling, or operating line o
iinesof xpress and telegraph, ,and max
, the p 'Dalties prescribed against raj