The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-01-25

any road to be changed or opened with
in four miles. And if any person being
warned by such overseer as aforesaid
shall refuse or neglect having had al
least II hours notice, to attend by
himself or substitute to the acceptance
of the overseer, or, having attended.
shall refuse to obey the direction of the
overseer, or shall spend the time in
idleness or any inattention to he duties
assigned to him, shall be guilty Of a
nj demeanor, and on conviction thereof
shall be fined not more than so dol,
lars nor less than IS, and costs. or be
sentenced to county chaingang not
more than 30 days nor less than five
days.
Mr.. jenkins bill to limit the time in
which the State can enforce the pay,
ment of taxes occasioned a long de
bate.
The original bill provided That from
and after the passage of this act the
State shall not have the light to enforce
the collection of any tax after the ex-
piration of two years from the last day
on which such taxes are payable with
out penalty: Provided, that this act
shall not apply to taxes for the collec-
tion of which the State shall institute
judicial proceedings within the time
limited above
The ways and means committee sub
mitted the following substitute bill:
That from and after the passage of
this act all taxes hereafter levied, or
becoming due under the laws Of this
State be conclusively presumed paid
after six years from the last date said
taxes could have been paid without
penalty: Provided, That this actsna'l
not apply to taxes for the collection Of
which the State shall institute judicial
proceedings within the time limited
above
After long debate Mr.. CAN'T offered
an amendment to limit the time to ten
years. This was adopted, and the sub
stitute bill subsequently passed its sec
ond reading.
Mr.. Wharton's BILL regarding the
traffic in cotton in bales weighing 300
pounds and over, passed its second
reading after discussion. The bill
reads as follows:
That it shall be unlawful for any cot
ton buyer to refuse to accept any bale
of cotton, after he has bought the same
by sample thereof, weighing over three
hundred pounds, provided same CORES
pond with the sample cotton; and any
such buyer who docks or deducts any
amount from the purchase price Of any
such bale Of cotton, or attempts to dock
or deduct any amount from the pur-
chase price of such bale Of cotton, shall
be deemed guilty Of a misdemeanor and,
upon conviction before any court of
competent jurisdiction, shall be fined
III the sum of not more than one hum
dred dollars nor less than twenty dol
lars
Mr.. Stevenson bill prohibiting
frauds at the polls passed its second
reading.
Following are the provisions of this
bill:
That from and after the passage of
this act it shall be perjury for anyone
to swear falsely in taking any Of the
oaths prescribed by the respective au-
thorities Of political parties to be taken
in the management or conduct OF any
primary elections for the nomination Of
candidates for Office, or for any voter to
swear falsely in voting or offering to
vote at such primary elections, and the
same shall be punished in accordance
with the punishment now prescribed BY
la@ for perjury
Sec. 2, That it shall be a misdemean-
or for any one taking part iu the man
agement or conduct of primary elec-
ton, or voting at the same, to commit
any fraud in the management or con-
duct of said primary election, or in vot.
ing at the same, or in making returns Of
the same (other than committing per-
jury as above speci6ed), and the ofen-
der shall be punished by fine OF impris-
onment, or both, in the discretion Of
the court.
Sec. 3. That anyone giving or Offer
ing to give bribe, or anyone accepting
bribe, to vote or to influence votes in
any primary election shall b. guilty Of
misdemeanor, and on conviction
shall be punished by fine or imprison-
ment, or both, at the discretion Of the
court.
Quite number of new bills we're in.
troduced and the House adjourned to
meeton Friday, Thursday being Gen.
Lees birthday.
When the house reassembled Friday
Mr.. Bacot's bill to change the color Of
the State flag from blue to purple was
taken up and promptly killed, as it
should have been.
The matter Of fraud and intimidation
at the polls called forth much spicy re-
partee between Mr.. Blease, the author
of the bill, and Messrs Mccullough and
Prince. The bill finally passed III the
following shape:
That any person or persons who shall!
employ or have control Of, either as sl-
perintendent, manager, overseer or 9TH
erwise, of any person or persons in this
State, and shall by any threat to dis
miss them from employment attempt to
make them vote atany primary election
against their own will. shall upon con-
viction be tineG a sum of not more than
500 or less than S25, or be confined on
the chaingaDg not more than 80 or less
than Is days.
The committee on privileges and cleo
tions, throush Mr.. S. P. Dendy, repor-
ted that it recognized that Mr.. D. E.
Kcels was lot entitled to his seat as
the representative from Lee county.
There vas no discussion and the mat
:er was laid over for consideration.