Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-01-19
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS,
A Brief Review Of the Work OF Our
LaW-Makers.


Both the House and Senate arc got.
ting down TO- work. We note tho follow
ing new measures of general interest:
WANTS TEN JUDICIAL CIRCUITS.
by Mr.. Moss: A bill to amend Section
IL, Title III, of tho Code of Civil Pro-
cedure, 80 as to increase tho number of
circuits to, ten.
Under Mr. Moss's bill tho State is di-
Vidcd into ten circuits, as follows: First
circuit, tho counties of Charleston and
berkeley; I'd circuit, tho counties of
Aiken, Barnwell, Hampton and Beau
fort; Sd circuit tho counties of Sumter,
Florence, Clarendon, Williamsburg and
Georgetown; 4th circuit, the counties of
Chesterfield, Marlboro, Darlington,
Marion and Horny; 9th circuit, tho coun-
tics of Richland, Lexington, Saluda and
Edgefteld; 9th circuit, tho counties of
Fairfield, Chester, Lancaster, Kershaw
and York; 7th circuit tho counties of
Spartanburg, Union and Chorokco; Sth
oircnit, the counties of Newborry, Green
wood, Abboville and Anderson; 9th Cir
Quit, the counties of Orangeburg, Bam-
berg, Dorchester and Colloton; 10th cir
Quit, the counties of Grconvillc, Oconee,
tlckens and Laurens. 1t provides that
tho solicitor of the present 9th circuit
shall bo the solicitor Of tho now 10th cir
Quit until the next general election, and
tho governor is authorized to appoint
solicitors for the 8th and 9th circuits
until the noxt general election. 1t also
provides that tho present judges and
solicitors shall bo tho judges and solio-
tors of tho respective circuits in which
they now reside, and that Judges be
elected at tho present session of the
General Assembly for tho 9th and 10th
circuits.
BY Mr.. Dondy, of Oconoe: TO declare
and regulate tho fees of Clerks of tho
Courts of Common Pleas for enrolling
and recording transcripts of judgments
from the Magistrates Courts. Tho pay
is fixed at 81.
TO ENCOURAGE GRAPE CULTURE.
Mr.. Dukes, of Orangeburg offered
bill: That from and after the passage of
this Act it shall bo no violation Of law to
soil domestic fermcntod wines, in ouan-
Titles not less than ono pint, in the day
time, made from grapes or berries on the
premises whore such grapes or berries
were grown and wines made.
TO BURN HOGS.
Mr.. Fairey, of Orangcburg, offered the
following:
Section /. That whenever any swine
shall dio from any natural cause what
soevor tho owner Or owners Of such doad
swine upon no tico thereof shall immedi-
ately burn or cause to DO burned such
dead swine.
Section 2. That tho owner or owners
of any swine who shall violate the pro-
visions of preceding section shall bo
guilty of misdemeanor, and, upon con-
viction thereof, shall DO fined in sum
of not moro than ono hundred dollars or
be imprisoned for period of not more
than thirty days.
NO BUYING BEFORE WEIGHING.
Mr. Wharton, of Laurens, wants to
protect light weight bales of cotton, rs
the following bill shows:
That 1t shall be unlawful for any cot
ton buyor to refuse to accept any bale of
cotton, after ho has bought tho samo by
sample thereof, weighing ovor three
hundred pounds, and any such buyer
who docks or dcducts any amount from
the purchase prico Of any such bao of
cotton shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanor, and, upon conviction before
any Court of competent jurisdiction,
shall DO fined in tho sum of not moro
than ono hundred dollars, nor less than
twenty dollars.
BY Mr.. j. L. Smith: TO rccriro county
commissioners to buy and keep blood
hounds at county seats.
BY Mr.. E. d. Smith: To appropriate
$4,000, or as much as may bo necessary,
as an emergency fund to bo used by tho
State board Of health in dealing with
certain diseases.
BY Mr.. Cosgrove, Of Charleston: That
from and after tho, passage Of this Act
all tho goods, wares, merchandise, or
other property belonging to tho tenant Of
any demised promises, or used and on
joyed by such tenants while in tho occu-
patton of such demised premises, shall
be subject to tho landlords lien for tho
rent Of said demised promises. ~.
by Mr.. }Winkler: a bill to require
railroads to sell return trip tickets for
one faro to be used on tho day Of issue
and other feductions propHrtionato.