The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-02-28
Recent Acts.

The following are the titles CT the
acts of the recent General Assembly
which are of general interest:
Act to prevent the spread Of forest
fires.
Act to regulate the expenses Of ex-
aiming lunatics and conveying them
to the State hospital for the insane.
Act relating to the estates OF
minors. .
Act to abolish the office OF phos-
phate inspector.
Act to further amend section I OF
an act entitled "An Act to reduce the
| required height of a lawful fence
! and to punish persons failing to
maintain lawful fences when any
stock cross the same" approved the
2ud day of March, A. D., 1896, as
amended by an act approved 18th OF
February, 1897, and by an act ap-
proved 10Th day of February, 1898,
so as to. correct in said amendatory
acts.
Act to amend section 431, volume
2, revised statutes of 1893, so as to
prohibit sale and shipping of par
tridses for five days.
Act to amend section 3 of an act
entitled can act to create the office
of State librarian, to fix the salary
and prescribe the duties thereof, to
constitute board of trustees for the
State library and to designate the
powers and duties thereof; to arpro-
pirate money for the use of the State
library, and to make certain offenses
herein specified misdemeanor,'' ap-
proved 2lst day of February, A. D,
1898, so as to raise the salary of the
State librarian to $500.
Act granting to the United States
the title of the State to, and the
Jurisdiction of the State over certain
lands on Sullivan's Island, in Char
lesion county, for military purposes.
Act in relation to reinsurance and
the transaction of business by fire
insurance companies or associations
otherwise than through resident
agents.
Act to regulate the practice in
suits brought on causes Of action
which are saved from the bar of the
statute of Limitation by part payment
or written acknowledgement.
Act to amend title XI, chapter
XXXVI., article 3, statutes of 1898,
by inserting another section, to be
known as section 1928, and fx;ng
the weight of bushel of bo,ted
corn meal.
Ac. making the failure to return
boats, flats or tools entrusted to any
person for the purpose of mining or
gathering phosphate rock, within
two days after being required by the
owner so to do, misdemeanor.
Act to further protect waterworls,
sewers and drains of cities and
towns.
Act to amend section S of an act
entitled can act to provide for the
formation of railroad, steamboat,
street railway and canal companies,
and to define the powers thereof,
and to provide mode for amending
the charters thereof" so as to author
jze and empower street railway COM
panies to make, produce, generate
and supply light, power and heat by
means of electricity and gas.
To empower and authorize the
presiding judge at any regular or
special term of the circuit court to
appoint a stenographer, and to pro-
vide for his compensation.
Relating to the duties CT the
county auditor.
To require the keeping of record
and report of criminal statistics.
To repeal section 229b of an act
entitled An act to amend the general
statutes relating to the assessment
| and collection OF taxes Tor schOol
purposes, and to add two new sec
tions, to be known as sections 2293
and $780," approved December q
1890.
J.int resolution to authorize ard
require the State board of control tc
pay from the dispensary fund to the
missioners of the sinking func
S2,O37.SO, balance expenses incurred
snd paid by said commissioners i.
maintaining suit whereby tn
board of control held the use ano
possession of Agricultural hall.
To provide for an additional clerk