The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-02-08
Which Have Passed the House OF
Representatives.
THEY GO TO THE SENATE
Oil Inspection, Communication
Tax, The Sale of Tobacco
and Other Matters Leg
isIated On.

ner annuG. to be derived from fees PAID
BY she oil companies for having their
oil inspected.
4 general communication tax bill took
up considerable time. but was finally
passed to its third reading.
The bill provides that the county
treasurers Of this State are hereby au-
thoeized and empowered to receive from
any and all persons liable to road ou-
ties in the counties OF Abbevllle, one
dollar: Aiken. one dollar: Anderson,
one dollar: Barnwell. one dollar: Beau
fort, two dollars; Berkeley. one Collar;
Chester, two dollars: Chesterfield: one
dollar; Charleston. two dollars; Cole
ton, two dollars: Clarendon, one dollar;
Dorchester, one dollar Darlington: one
dollar: Edgc6e,d, two dollars: Fairfield;
two dollars; Florence, one and haif
dollars; Georgetown. two dollars;
Greenville, one dollar: Hampton, one
dollar; Horny. two dollars: kershaw.
two dollars: Lancaster. one dollar:
Laurens, one dollar: Lexington, two
dollars: Newberry. two dollars: Mari
boro. one dollar: Marion. two dollars
Pickcns, one dollar and fifty centSS
Richland, one dollar: Spartauburg, one
dollar; Saluda, two dollars; Sumter, one
dollar: Union, one dollar: Orangeburg.
two dollars; Williamsburg, two dollars;
York, one dollar, as commutation tax:
and all moneys so paid shall be set apart
and known as the county road tuno;
Provided, that such communication tax
be paid for the fiscal year 1899, be
tween the first day Of March and the
first day of April, and hereafter said
communication tax shall be paid by the
3lst day Of March CT the year next at
ter the fiscal year for which the same
was due. That such persons as have
paid their Communication road tax shall
be exempted from road duty for that
fiscal year: Provided that this Act
shall not affect the Communication tax
for the year 1899.
In the House it was fully an hour
Tuesday before the body could get to
work. The bad weather caused mum
Der to be late, and others were sick with
the grip. There was some talk Of send
ing the sergeant-at-arms for some OF
the tardy ones, but they commenced
dropping in one by one until at last a
quorum was present.
Under the head Of unfinished busi-
ness, Mr.. Laban Mauldins bill in rela-
ton to fixing the day of adjournment
for Feb. 11tb was taken up and killed,
the motion by Mr.. Blease being to post,
pone discussion until the llth day Of
February.
Mr.. Mauldin demanded the aye and
nay vote. which resulted as follows,
those voting in the affirmative wishing
to table the bill until Feb. 11th:
Yeas-Speaker Gary. Black, ". D.,
Blythe, Bolts, Browning, Colcock,
Crumm, Dargan. Davis, Dean, De-
Bruhl, Dendy, Evans, n. c., Floyd,
Cause, Hill, Ho&meyer, Hopkins, Jack
son, Lockwood, Lotion, McCraw, Nc
Lauchl;n, Miley, Montgomery, Netties,
Richards, Sanders c. P, Sawyer, Sink
ler, Smith G. P Smith jeremiah,
Theaas ". H., Thomas ". j., Ven
ner, Whisonant, Winberly, Ninkler-
80.
Nays-Bacot, Bailey, Bell, Blsase,
Caughman, E6rd, Epps, Evans q. Il.
Gamble, Graham, Henderson, Hollis,
Mann, Manning, Marion, Maul6in, Nc
Dill, Moss, Ragsdale E. B.. Richard
son George W, Richardson Henry B.
Robinson C. +. Robinson +. 3. ~,
Sharpe, Simpkins, Smith J. L., Warn,
Weston, Wingo, Woodward NJ. B.,
Young-3G.
1t was necessary to poll the house to
see if aquorum were present, as 50 llt-
tie interest was manifested and so few
voted on any question.
Mr.. H. II. Evans bill to permit
chaingangs to be used in the promotion
of the health of community passed It's
second reading.
The bill read as follows: That on and
after the approval of this act the coanty
board Of commissioners shall have pow.
er and authority, in their discretion to
utilize the county Changing in whole
or in part in any kind of work calcula-
ted to promote or conserve public
health in the county or in any com
munity thereof, in which sentences OF
the convicts on such gang were pro-
nounced.
Mr.. Floyd's bill to regulate the scale
of tobacco passed it's second reading
after the counties of Clarendon, Horny,
Marion, Pickens and Chesterfield had
been exempted. Itapplies to the rest
Of the State.
Following is the bill:
Section l. That the charges and ex-
penses of handling and selling leaf to-
bacco upon the floor of tobacco ware
houses in this State shall no. exceed
the following schedule Of prices, to-wit:
For auction fees, fifteen (13) cents on
all piles of one hundred pounds or less
and twenty-five (25) cents on all piles
of over one hundred pounds and less
than two hundred and fifty pounds;
fifty (50) cents per pile for piles Of two
hundred and fifty pounds or over. For
weighing and hauling, ten G0) cents
perpile for all piles Of less than one
hundred pounds; for all piles Of over
one hundred pounds, at the rate Of ten
GO) cents per hundred pounds; fer com
mission on the gross sales Of leaf tobac-
co in said warehouses, not to exceed
two and one-half per cent"m.
Sec. ?. That the proprietor Of each
and every warehouse shall render to
each seller of tobacco at his warehouse
bill, plainly stating the amount
charged for weighing and hauling, the
amounts charged for anction fees, and
the commission charged on each sale,
and it shall be unlawful for any other
charges or fees exceeding those herein