Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-02-25
Mistellaneuns geadiag.
SOME NEW LAWS.

SOME NEW LAWS.
Titles to Some of the Acts That Have Been
Ratified.
Among the acts passed at the re-
cent session of the general assembly
are large number that are of no gener'
al interest. The following list includes
some of the more important acts in the
lists published in the daily papers:
To include Cherokee in the provi-
sions of the act relating to drainage.
To include Cherokee in the seed cot.
ton act.
To incorporate the Associate Re.
formed Presbyterian orpbanage.
By including Cherokee in the provi-
sions of the road law.
To authorize the construction of q
dam across Catawba river at India
Hook shoals.
To fix the time for holding the courts
in the Sixth circuit.
To amend the road law.
To regulate the employment of wo-
men in mercantile establishments, and
to provide seats for them and TO make
it an offence to fail to do so.
To promote prompt settlement OF
wages with discharged laborers.
To further prevent working and Ia
boring on Sunday.
Authorizing any society for the pre-
vention of cruelty to animals to haye
killed any MANNED or diseased animal
found abandoned.
To forbid the acceptance of extra
compensation in addition to the COM
pensation provided by law by any per.
son holding an Office or position OF
trust or profit in this state and making
it misdemeanor to do 80.
To declare and regulate the fees OF
clerks of the courts of common pleas
and general sessions and to provide a
salary in lieu and instead of costs and
fees in criminal cases.
To amend the act to provide for the
county government of the various
counties Of this state.
To prevent fire insurance compa-
nies, associations or partnerships doing
business in this state, or the agents of
said companies or associations from
entering into combination to make or
control rates for fire insurance on prop
erty in this state, and providing for a
punishment for violation of this act.
To amend the law as to sealed in
struments.
To amend the law providing for the
formation of new counties.
To amend the revised statutes as re-
CARDS vacancies in county Offices.
To amend the act to authorize and
empower cities, towns, townships and
other municipal corporations to issue
negotiable coupon bonds for the refund
ing or payment in whole or in part OF
bonded Indebtedness.
To authorize the construction, main-
tenance and operation of telegraph and
telephone lines in the state of South
Carolina and to provide for the assess
ment for such rights.
To provide for the inspection of fer
tilizers and to prevent the practice OF
fraud and imposition in the manufac-
ture and sale of fertilizers and fertiliz-
ing materials, and to further regulate
the manufacture, sale, transportation
and use of fertilizer and fertilizing ma
terials thereof.
To prevent drunkenness and shoot
ing upon the highway.
To fix the terms of the free public
schools, to provide for the support of
the same and to regulate the disburse-
ment of net income arising from the
sale of liquors.
To forbid the levy and collection OF
any taxes on bonds issued in aid of a
railroad not completed through the
township issuing such bonds.
To empower and authorize the utili-
cation of the county chaingang in the
promotion of the health of county or
community.
To prescribe the practice in suits by
the state or any municipality for back
taxes where the property has not been
returned or the value thereof ascer-
tanned for taxation before the institu-
ton of the suit.
TO prohibit the state board of con-
troll from using any label or bottle with
the Palmetto tree on it.
To provide for the increase or de-
crease in capital stock of certain COR
porations.
To incorporate the Due West and
Donalds Railroad company.
Relating to the powers of circuit
Judges at chambers.
Providing for at least one beneficial
ry cadet from each county.
To provide for poll tax and penal
ty for non payment.
Fixing the time at which objections
to Jurors must be made.
To provide a general law for the
amendment of town and city charters.
TO limit the lien of the state for un-
collected taxes.
TO empower the state board of health
to enforce vaccination.
To regulate charges for advertising
legal notices.
To declare the law in distress for