The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-03-08
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Several New Acts Of the Legislature
that Will be Read With IS.
Interest.


that VIII be Read With S.
Interest. ;l3,.}
| CRUELTY TO ANIMALS s!s N
SEQ. l. DO it enacted BY tho gonoral
assembly of the State of South Caro-
lima: That section $500 Of The, general
statutes Of 1882, incorporate d In section
| 16b Of the orimiual statutes Of 1893, be-
and tho lamc il, hereby, an,saaoa 81
adding ON line 8, Immediately aftor TIC
word "or"the word 'any," By adding
on limo q Immediately pre- soeding tie
word PERSONA" tho words Minds
GLASS, article or description of"; By
changing the word ''andp' on line g 10
tho word "or 30 that said section,
whom amended, ahall read as follows:s
500. 165 (2600). Whoever shall wils
fully, unlawtully and malioicusly out,
.hoot, main, wound, or o herWise In.
juro or destroy any horse, mule neat
oattlo, hog, shoep, goat, or any other
kind, GLASS, artiolo, or. description OF
personal property, tho goods and Chat.
tells Of another, shall be guilty Of d
misdeamt amor. and upon eonviotjo ion
th,reof. shall | 0 fined or impriaondaSat
tho discretion Of The judge before
9 hom the casa shall be tried. fii
ALIEN OWNERSHIP. Fg5
Tho following ia tho text Of thes,re;
gently approved rot to- limit tho mum.
ber Of acres Of lard which any alien,
or any orroration controlled by aliens,
may own witbinth States 5i5.lS
s, ctiou l. That no alien, or ooEporl-
tion controlled by alie.s oither in his
or its own right or as a trustee, costui
que trust or agent shall own or oon-
troll, within tho linita Of this State,
Molo than 600 acres Of land: Provided,
This ac shall not apply TO lard pur,
chased under proceedings 8, either by
| sc!!en CT power of saIo, 10 foIooioBe
any mer gago boreaf;er acquired by
any alien, or corporation controlle /. by
aliens purchasing tho tame, but in
tuch case suoh alien, or corporation
Q ntroll,d by aliens, shall not to en-
titled to hold said excoss Of land moro
than five years, without sale Of same,
upless tho comptroller general shall
certify ha' a ta'o during that time
would bo materially detrimental to the
ir tore at Of such alien, or corr oration
controlled by aliens, in which. case tho
aaid alien, or corpt ration controlled by
aliens, may hold the land fer five " ara
longor upcn the game conditions.
Sec. 2 Nothing in this act shall ap-
ply to lands already owned or con
tiollcd by tho persons or corporations
re!erred to in this sct, nor hollands al.
ready morteaesd to such persons OF
.corporations
Sec 3: An dot entitled ."$n aot, to
limit tic smount Of lard which aliens
or foreign corporations may own with!
in thia State" approved March 8. 1896.
and all other aots} and parts Of acts
moon ,istent with this sct, pre- hereby
repealed. 3 35 sS2 s.
Y a oIIAINaA ANe Aqfr
Tho following is the teyt Of the new
act TO pr,yido for tho establishment
tf chair gangs in incorporated cities,
towns az diviilagcss 81 4 In conanties,
that lave no county chisiii isSgsng ngs, Z, which
| is Of considerable importano b s 5ss
| Section l. That tho authoritieHi gov.
eruing any o.ty, town ors@yillpge BIT
uated ia counties whore ohaingshgs do
not exist, if they see fit soto do, may
e.tabiishi end operate 4 ohaipgang for
the purpose Of VI working tho. streets Of
suoh oi.y, town or village, and the pub
lic roads loading into ouch. city, town
or village. .liI ss.
Sec. 2 That al able bol:si malo
persons convicted before tho court Of
magistrates in counties where, no
county ch.ingang exists, slall be Fen
trnoed, according to law, to work upon
he ohaingapg established under this
act, by the city, own Sor village near
est tho offioo Of the magistrate senten-
cing gsuch person
Sec. 3. That all able bodied malo per-
sons convicted before the court of gen.
cral sessions Of couaties not having
county ohainganga, who are sentenced
for triod Of one year or less, shall
bp sentcnced to work upon eome one
oi the chaingapgs established under
this act. 5i5
SEQ 4 That il after the passage Of
this act, any county which has not
already established q county ohainSang,
should hereafter cetablish o county
ohaiDgang. then this aoti shall not ap-
ply to suoh county. And IL sfter tho
rassage Of this act any oounty should
abandon the county ohaipgang, ~ hon,
and in that event, this aot, ahall imme-
diatoly become operative and OF full
foroe and effcot as to sush county SO
abandoning tho county dhaipgapg sys.
tem.4 ssl i.
THE PENSION AoT. .l3 ,:s II IS y
The foroo Of tho pension aot Of the
Legislature OF 1901 has been questioned
because the general appropriation bill
provided for bnt $l00, 600 for this cause,
while the special aot provides $3.50, 600
II is generally ACCEPTED that tho special
act is all right. 1t roads:
Sec. l. Bo 1t enacted by: the general
assembly Of tho State sof South Caro-
lima: That 81 ction Of 4 ha act entitled
"An act to provide for pensions for
|-eortain SO d iors and sailors, now tsi.
dents Of South Carolina, who were IN
the sory;oo Of tho Stnte orGof tho Con.
federate States, in tho late, war between
the S,atos,'n, approved 10th 3Febru,
ary, 1900, :bso, and the ;sano ID horoby,
amended by striking out the words
"ono hundred, "and inserting in lieu
thereof gouo; hundred and fftysI before
tho, word t.thonaando' on lines two and
three of said lion, and by adding at
end Of said .sootion tho following 6, to
wit: Provided, further, II case the
6Gmo. or hiICli ain0unt Al AhA1I he an