The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-02-08
PUBLIC PRINTING.
The House Passes a Senaible Bill on
the Subject.

week Mr. Moss printing bill was the
first to come up. 1t was the occasion
of suite discussion between Nessls.
Efrd and f. B. Ragsdale on one side,
and Moss and Wolfe, in favor of the
bill Mr.. Moss said that the object of
sthe bill was to equalize the rates of ad-
vertising. Under the present law, as
he had learned upon inquiry, there was
a chance for abuse of the public funds
The printers system Of measurements
is by the inch, and not by the word.
Mr.. Wolfe, chairman Of the commit
tee on public printing, said that the
bill proposed was an Improvement on
the present law. He pointed out de-
fcicncies in the present law. There
is no limit to the caption and au un-
scrupulous printer can make that cap
ton as long as possible. There are
certain facts in the body of the notice
which must necessarily be in the cap
ton. 4 printer may cali each initial
word and each fgurea word. \ mason
does not count the number of bricks in
wall, but measures it b. length He
can be forced to count the bricks, butthis
is unnatural. Brewer tyre is as small as
can be conveniently read Then, too,
the bill provides for it to be solid, :"
not giving an opportunity for padding
The printer is compelled to certify by
oath to the correctness Of his bill. The
newspaper men are an honorable body
They would not stoop to have an unjust
bill passed. They merely want uni
form rate Of charges.
Nessrs. Efrd and Ragsdale fought
the bill very hard, but it passed in
spite Of their opposition, because the
House saw that the measure proposed
was great Improvement on the pres
ent law. The following is the bill as it
passed:
Section /. That State and county Of
icials authorized by law to publish ad
vertisements in the newspapers of the
State, including sales Of real and per-
sonal property by Masters, clerks Of
Courts. Judges CT Probate and Sheriffs:
citations. notices to creditors and no.
tees Of final settlement by execution;
administrators and guardians, and all
other persons acting in fduciary Ca
pacity, together with all othel advcrtis-
ing done by order Of any Court, includ-
ing service of summons by publication:
notices of election ordered by commits
sioners; reports of county treasurers.
supervisors, superintendents of educa.
ton: notices of county auditors, procla'
nations of the executive department:
proposals for works and supplies by the
heads of department or other officials
authorized to advertise for competitive
bids and all other advertising whatever
by State and county officials shall be
charged at the rate of one dollar PEI
inch for the first insertion, and fifty
cents per inch for each, subsequent in
sertion; the said advertisements to be
set in solid brovier type, including the
caption and all other parts Of the sale
advertisements: Provided, that news
papers using other than BREWER type
shall receive compensation based or
BREWER measure: Provided, further
that all accounts rendered for printing
shall be under oath that such account:
are in accordance with the requirement:
of this Act: Provided, further, wher
the value of the estate as to which suct
advertisement is made is less than s2O(
only one-have rates hereinafter allowed
shall be charged or allowed, and wher
the value Of such estate is less than $lO(
only one-fourth Of the rates hereinaf
ter allowed shall be charged or allowed
Provided, further, that if the proprl''
tors or managers of the newspapers IL
any county shall refuse to insert such
advertisements in their newspapers al
the rates hereinafter allowed, the same
shall be posted in at least three public
places in the county, one Of which shall
be at the Court House door.
Section ?. That all Acts and parts o:
Acts inconsistent with this Act be. anc
the same are hereby. repealed.