Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-01-30


full for anyone to carry about the per-
son, whether concealed or not, any fire
arm usually used for the inf1iction of
personal injury, and it shall be unlaw-
full for any person, firm or corporation
to manufacture, sell or offer for sale, or
transport for sale or use in this state,
any firearm or weapon of less length
ana weight. Any violation Of this Sec
ton shall be punished by a fine of not
less than $50 nor more than $10O, or i'm
for 80 days; and in case of
a violation by a corporation 1t shall
forfeit the sum Of $10O to and for the
use Of the county wherein the violation
takes place, to be recovered as other
fines and forfeitures: Provided, this
act shall not apply to peace officers in
the actual discharge Of their duties, or
to persons while on their own premises.
Sec. 2. That one-half Of the fines and
forfeitures above provided for shall go
to the informant and the other half to
the county.
Sec. 8. In case it shall appear to the
satisfaction Of the presiding judge or
magistrate, before whom such offender
is tried, that the defendant had good
reason to fear injury to the person or
property and carried said weapon to
protect himself or property, he may.
in his discretion, suspend sentence.
Sec. 4. That all acts and parts of
acts inconsistent with this act are
hereby repealed.
AS the bill stands 1t Is in pretty bad
shape as it was badly amended, as it
prohibits the carrying of amy firearm
usually used for the inf1iction Of per-
sonal injury, whether concealed or
not" This it is thought will even pre-
vent the carrying Of guns.
Senator Brices bill amending the
graded school act of Yorkville, was
passed.
The chaingang question was discuss
ed at length, and the following was
passed to a third reading.
Section 662. That from and after the
passage of this act all the courts of this
state and municipal authorities which,
under existing laws, have power to SEN
tence convicts to confinement in prison,
with hard labor, shall sentence all able
bodied male convicts to hard labor up
on the public works Of the county in
which said person shall have been SEN
fenced, and in the alternative to i'm
prisonment in the county Jail or state
at hard labor: Provided.
that municipal authorities may SEN
tence municipal convicts to work upon
the streets and other public works Of
the municipality in which they have
been convicted, and said convicts, when
so sentenced, shall work under the eX-
elusive direction and control OF the
authorities imposing SEN
tence: Provided, that no convict whose
sentence shall be for period longer
than 10 years, shall be so sentenced.
Mr.. J.. G. Smith introduced a bill to
100000 to the public
SCHOOiS VI lie SlalS. 1ACiC 10 io Piop
ability that the bill will pass, how
ever.
IN THE SENATE.
A good days work was done Satur-
day in disposing Of routine work; but
there were no developments Of especial
interest during the day.
IN THE HOUSE.
The principal feature Of Mondays
in the house was the de-
bate on Mr.. Deans bill to tax dogs.
The following report on the debate Is
from the Columbia State Of yesterday:
The bill provided that for one dog at
a residence the owner must pay rs cents
and for every one in addition tax Of
81 was to be collected for each male
dog and 81 for each female dog. The
county supervisor was to keep regis
ter Of dogs on which tax had been paid,
and to issue brass checks to be attach
ed to the dogs collar. The magistrates
and constables we're to impound all
dogs not returned for taxation. That
the constables were to receive so cents
for each dog impounded, and 25 cents
for each dog killed. If dog were to
lose its check, a duplicate could be OBJ
tanned There were other features
rounding out the operations of the bill.
Mr. Bivens moved to strike out the
enacting words.
Mr.. Josh Ashley, in his characteristic
manner, delivered TRADE against the
bill. He had been a member Of the
house nine years and had seen lot Of
bills but this beat any he ever saw.
Why it Is unconstitutional. The su-
preme court has decided that dogs are
personal property. AS to his "own In
dividual SELF he could pay the tax. He
didn't keep but two little beagles. Inc
dog is the only piece Of poor mans
property on which the rich man won't
take lien. This is legislating against
the poor man, white as well as nigger.
Money will take care of itself. but
there should not be unnecessary legis-
lation against the poor man. whose
dog is almost as dear to him as his
children. A dog might lose his collar
even after the tax is paid, or some
grand rascal might cut 1t off. and then
the dog would be killed. Josh's speech
amused the house immensely.
DR.. Wood, Of Clarendon favored the
bill.
Mr.. Dean, the venerable author Of the
bill, was next heard. He spoke proud
ly of the progress Of South Carolina in
many ways in the past four years, and
hoped to see the sheep industry get a
start in this, the first year Of the new
century. But as long as there are so
many dogs the sheep cannot thrive.
He seemed to have been hurt at