The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-01-25

| ing animals, 20 cents; for every SIN
| gle horse buggy, cart or other vehl
Gle, IS cents: for every two-horse
wagon or other vehicle, so cents; fer
every three-horse wagon or other
vehicle, IS cents; for every four
horse wagon or other vehicle, IS
cents. On the third reading the bill
was amended by exempting certain
State, Judicial and county officers
from ferriage and then sent to the
Senate. This bill provides a way for
bridges and ferries to be rechartered
by the Secretary of State. AS the
law now stands under the constitu-
ton there is no provision made for
the rechartering OF ferries when own
ed by individuals except the unani.
nous consent of both branches OF the
General Assembly to introduce a bill
rechartering one is first obtained and
| then the bill has to be read three
| times in each House, enrolled for
| ratification and receive the Governors
| signature before it becomes a law
thus entailing q loss OF money to the
individual and Inconvenience to the
travelling public.
A bill has been introduced amend
ing the %dispensary law.
We would like to read Mr.. Sturkie's
bill to regulate the sale of school
apparatus or supplies to the public
schools of the State. If the bill is
what We think it is, it ia a good one
and its adoption will prevent the ex.
travagant expenditure Of the school
money in the purchase ~ofsuseless and
worthless charts and similar appara.
tus.
Mr.. Moss bill to change the num-
Der Of Judicial circuits from eight to
ten received an ~unfavorable report,
and should be promptly killed with
the parliamentary clincher affixed.
If the Judges and LAYERS would rush
cases we have enough circuits now
to transact business.
The bill to exempt school teachers
and students from road duty was
rejected.
The bill to repeal The lien law has
been reported favorably by the com
mittee on agriculture.
A bill has been introduced to do
away with the State board of control
and the State dispensary, and to
place the liquor traffic in the hands
of the counties, after each county has
had an election upon the question Of
prohibition or dispensary.
The bill against the intimidation
of laborers during an election passed
it's third reading il the House.
The bill in regard to the cruelty to
animals has been read the third time
in the House and sent to the Senate.
The bill to limit the time for the
printing Of the acts If the General
Assembly has gone to the Senate.
On the motion to postpone the bill
repeating the lien law until the next
session Messrs. E6rd and Sharpe
voted against postponement.
A joint resolution to extend the
Jurisdiction Of magistrates, 80 that
they may impose a sentence not to
exceed 500 or twelve months in
servitude was introduced.
To abolish the office of phosphate
inspector, and to devclve these duties
upon the comptroller general, who
shall not receive additional compen.
s~ation, is a new bill.
The following bills are among some
of the more important ones which
have been introduced in the House:
A bill to prohibit any Office holder
from receiving rebates of any kind.
A bill to amend the act authoriz-
ing the appointment Of peace officers
having jurisdiction within industrial
communities of not less than loo in
habitants.
A bill to regulate the traffic Of
pawn brokers'.
The committee has reported un-
fa7orably on the bill to prevent shoot
ing on the highway.
In the Senate the unfavorable re-
mort of the committee on the bill