The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-02-01

sale of State pen!tentiary farms. the
DeSausure and Reid farms; Marshall.
resolution to authorize special bill 20
grant charter 10 Columbia Union De-
pot Company. Senator Archer Object
ed 10 the iIGmediat" cons Iteration CT
the resolution and it won't 10 the COM
mittee on railroads: GraydCn. 10 pre-
vent municipal CGrpcratiOnS from in:-
posing licenses unless authorized >"
charter: Appclt. to fix .he time for
holding courts in the third circuit.
Henderson offered the following con-
cur.cn resolution. which was adopted
without dissent:
Whereas. it is desirable that the ses-
sion Of the General Assembly shall,
close at as early day as possible and
divers opinions have been expressed
as to its constitutional limit, be it
Resolved by the Senate. the House Of
REPRESENTATIVES conCurring, That it is
hereby referred to the committee Oh
the judiciary in both houses to hold
Joint session CT said bodies al an early
day and report either Jointly or sepa-
rasely. their opinion as 20 the constitu-
tional limit Of this session and as 10
the limit OF the pay of the members
under the -titut:On.
Graydon offered a resolution calling
uron the DhosDh@te commission f'r in.
formation why all the royalty due tns
State had not been collected. The res
olution quoted the resolution of the
commission of 1897 fixing the royalty
at % cents per ton when the price IS
not over SS per ton and the royalty
above that price so per cent. or the
increase. He stated that phosphate
rock had been quoted in the last lew
months in the Manufacturers Record
at from st TO So per ton and this paper
had also stated that South Carolina
tbs year should receive $4,000 TO sloc.-
600 in royalties, whereas the State only
received according to the inspector
report. 34.93S, the amount mined D,lhs
121,073 tons. The resolution was re-
ferred to the finance committee.
Marshairs child labor bill was then
called UP and Senator Dean moved 10
s.rke out the enacting words:
The bill is as follows:
Section /. That from and after the
first day cf May, A. D. 1890, no en- Id
under the age CT y years shall be en-
ployed in any factory. mine, or otltT
manufacturing establishment OF TINS
State.
Sec. .. The governor OF this Safe
shall, Immediately after the passage o1
this act. appoint, without salary or
compensation. one or more inspectors
in each cirtuit Ct this State, who shau
be authorized to visit at all reasonaDle
times such factories, mines, and other
manufacturing establishments. 1t shall
be the duty of said inspectors to re-
port to the governor on or before ths
first day of January Of each year the
names of the factories, etc, inspected
and number CT visits made and the
number OF violations of this act de-
tected; and, furthermore. to make COM
plaint in writing Of every such VIOLA
ton to the solicitor Of the circuit III
which the violation occurs. 1t snail
then be the solicitors duty, promptly
to prosecute the party or parties con-
cerncd: Provided, the complaint III
writing shall set forth the particulars
of the alleged violation and the VIII
resses for the State.
Sec. 3. Every owner, superintendent
manager, or overseer Of any factorJ'
mine. or other manufacturing estao-
lishment. and any other persons IN
charge thereof, or connected Herewith
who shall employ any such child con-
trary to the provisions Of this act;
shall be guilty of misdemeanor; ana
for every such offense shall, upon con-
viction thereof, be fined not less than
$40 nor more than $50, or be imprison-
ed not more than 80 days, or Dotn' at
the discretion Of the court.
After a great deal OF discussion the
measure was defeated.