Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-02-08
Wednesday, February 8, 1899.

however, that TINS requirement ol Ihls
act shall not apply to open or unse-
cured accounts. When money is re-
turned the amount shall be given.
Section 7. That in valuing property
for taxation as herein provided for no
credit or discount shall be allowed the
person making such return because OF
any Indebtedness on his part.
Section 8. Each and every taxpayer
making return of property for taxa
ton shall be required by the county
auditor and township board of asses
sors to take an oath upon the Holy
Bible, to be administered by the coun.
ty auditor of said township board of
assessors, before the said return IS
signed, to the effect that said return is
to the best of deponent's knowledge
and belief, true and correct; that all
of the property of every description
which the law requires to be returned
by the deponent for taxation has been
returned by him.
There was considerable opposition
to the bill and there developed indica-
tions that it would never become
law; but all the same it was finally
ordered to third reading.
Among the unfavorable committee
reports of Friday was one on Mr.. Nc
Dow's bill to reduce the legal rate of
interest to per cent.
During the discussion of a bill to
still further enforce the separate coach
law, Mr.. Prince suggested that the
matter might be left to the railroad
commission, and Mr.. Ragsdale asked :
"Did you ever hear of the railroad
commission doing anything? ?" The bill
was passed.
The anti-lynching oath bill came to
vote. This bill provided that on
taking Office all officials should swear
that they had never, since the enact
ment of the law, participated in a
lynching bee. The bill was killed by
a vote of IS to 29. Messrs. Epps, Nc
Dill and johnson voted against the
bill and Mr.. Mellow voted for it.
Among the matters that were dis
cussed by the senate on Friday, was a
resolution to investigate the conditions
under which the Ohio River and
Charleston railroad is leased to the
South Carolina and Georgia. There is
opposition to the lease at certain
points along the line of the road and a
desire to have it declared null and
void. This fact was developed in the
debate on a proposition to re-commlt.
Senator Love was among those who
desired to have the resolution recon-
mitted for further Investigation. The
bill was recommitted without discus
sion.,
Senator Manning introduced a new
bill to provide for the registering OF
births, deaths, marriages; etc.
Both the house and senate. devoted
themselves last Saturday to the con-
sideration only of measures that were
without opposition. Among the bills
of local interest in York county was
the following by Senator Love 10y re-
quesD: To authorize, ratify and con
firm the right and power of the Ca
tawba Power company, when organ
lied, to construct dam across the
Catawba river at or near India Hook
Shoals, in York county.
Senator Loves bill as to the Far
mers' Mutual Insurance company, of
York county, was taken up and adop-
ted by the house. The bill provides
that the company be empowered by
amendment to its charter to make as
sessments in anticipation of losses, and
increasing the power of the board of
directors.
The house adjourned Saturday night
until Monday. night, and the senate
adjourned until Tuesday night.