Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-03-01
Mistsllaneolls &eaains.
NEW STATE LAWS.
Passed at the Recent Session Of the Legisla-

Passed at the Recent Session Of the Legisla.
ture.
An act to prevent destruction Of graves
and graveyards.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the gen.
eral assembly of the state of South
Carolina, That from and after the ap.
proval of this act any person or per-
sons who shall wilfully obliterate OF
desecrate any grave, or shall wilfully
destroy any plants, trees, decorations,
shrubbery, or deface or remove any
grave stone, or shall wilfully destroy,
tear down or ipjure any fence or other
enclosure of any graveyard, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction shall pay fine of not less
than $25 or be confined in the county
chaingang not more than 80 nor less
than 10 days.
Approved February Is, A. D. 1899.
An act to require cotton buyers to accept
bales Of cotton weighing not less than
three hundred pounds.
Section l. Be it enacted by the gen
eral assembly of the state of South
Carolina, That it shall be unlawful fol
any cotton buyer to refuse to accept
any bale of cotton, after he has bought
the same by sample thereof, weighing
over 300 pounds, provided, same cor
responds in quality with sample
bought by; and any such buyer
who docks or deducts any amount
from the purchase price of any such
bale of cotton, or attempts to dock or
deduct any amount from the purchase
price of such bale of cotton, shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor and
upon conviction before any court Of
competent jurisdiction shall be fined
in the sum of not more than 800 mol
less than 500.
Approved February 15, A. D. 1899.
An act to declare the law in relation to
termination of rental contracts.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the gen.
eral assembly of the state of South
Carolina, That from and after the pas
sage of this act, should any tenant for
years or lesser period remove from any
demised premises before the expiration
of the term for which said premises
were demised, leased or rented, then,
and in such case, the rent (Which
would be earned up to the end of the
month in which the tenant leaves)
shall be Immediately due and payable
and it shall be lawful for the landlord,
at any time within FIVE days after the
removal of such tenant, to issue bis
distress warrant for such an amount as
may be due up to the expiration of the
month in which said tenant leaves the
premises.
Approved February Is, A. D. 1899.
An act to amend an act entitled "An act
to authorize the appointment OF OH
GERS of the peace having jurisdiction
within industrial communities con-
tanning one hundred inhabitants OF
more"
Section /. Be it enacted by the gen
eral assembly of the state of South
Carolina, that section l of an act en-
titled "An act to authorize the ap-
pointment of officers of the peace hav-
ing Jurisdiction within industrial COM
munities containing one hundred inhab'
itants or more" be amended to read as
follows:
"Section 1. Be it enacted by the
general assembly of the state of South
Carolina, That upon written state
ment of the president or treasurer OF
other executive officers having the
management of any industrial corpor'
alton located in any county of this
state, setting forth that, in his opin'
ion, the interests of the industrial
community and locality under their
management require special police su'
pervision, and that in the said commu.
nifty one hundred or more inhabitants
are comprised, and directed to the
sheriff of the said county, it shall
thereupon be the duty of the said sher'
iff to appoint discreet and suitable
person as his deputy, and one satisfac-
tory to the president and treasurer or
other executive officer of said corpor,
ations requesting the appointment,
whose terms of Office shall expire with
the term of the sheriff, unless sooner
by him removed, and who shall reside
within the community and upon the
property for whose protection be is
appointed, and whose salary shall be
paid by the corporation at the instance
of whose president or treasurer or 9th
er executive officer managing the said
corporation the appointment is made,
the amount to be fixed by contract
with said corporation acting through
its president or treasurer or other ex-
ecutive officer, and whose jurisdiction
as its officer shall extend over the
property controlled by the said presi-
dent or treasurer or other executive
officer having the management of said
corporation, and in addition over all
territory within radius of one mile
from the main building in which the
industry or the corporation is opera.
ted. Before entering upon the duties
of his Office the said deputy shall take
the oath prescribed by the constitution
and statutes of this state. The said
deputy shall be removed by the said
sheriff and another deputy appointed
by him satisfactory to the said presi'
dent or treaurer or other executive
officer of said corporation, whenever
the said president or treasurer or other
executive officer shall make state