The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-30

| | or the work of employees stopped. Elaborate provision is made for prim- ary elections, in cities of over lO0'VVV inhabitants.
 South Carolina. Laws regardin gthe legitimation of children are amended in several par | ticulars-the most noteworthy of which is thnt no person. adopting an illegtti- ! mate child shall by deed or will or otherwise give any greater portion of his estate to the illegitimate than now allowed by law. unless such person has no lawful wife or issue living at the time of his death; and such illeg.timate child can not inherit. in case of intes- tacy, any greater portion of his adopt ed parents estate than may be given to such child by deed or will when such intestate leaves no lawful issue survtv- | ing him
 A reformatory has been established | in connection with the State peniten- tiary. to which all male criminals under IS years of age may be ordered for im- pruvement in morals as well as useful labor. Convicts of the races to be kept separate.
 Whenever any swine dies from natur- al cause. the owner must immediately burn or bury said swine.
 Any person under the influence of in- | tcxicating liquor, who engages in any | hoisterous conduct. or fires any gun or firearm within fifty yards of a high way is guilty of a misdemeanor. | It is made unlawful to export for 1 sale any partridge or apail for five years after the approval of the act. Any officer of any municipal corpora i tion taking an interest in a contract to perform work. or furnish material to a | municipal corporation, of which he Is an officer, shall not receive compensa- | tion: but such contract may be allowed | in cities of over 30.000 inhabitants by a | unanimous vote of the Counci. Any ! person violating the provisions of this act is guilty of misdemeanor. 1 It Is made unlawful for a Coroner or l Magistrate to hold an inquest upon any dead body, except by the request of | two reputable citizens living in the Deighborhood where the body is found:
 but this does not apply to cases where coroners are paid salaries. with the ex- I ception. of counties named. l Railroads are required to furnish first-class coaches for the races. where they collect first-class fare; provided
 they operate separate coaches for the different races. This does not apply to
 branch railroads and narrow glage
 railroads less than forty miles in
 length. nor to trains not used for local
 travel. nor to officers and guards trans
 porting prisoners. etc.
 Ten thousand dollars is appropriated
 for the erection of monuments on the
 battlefield of Chicamaugua, to com
 memorate the heroic deeds and dcvo- ton of the soldiers of South Carolina.
 It Is provided after the dissolution of copartnership that acknowledgement of
 liability shall bind only the member
 making it, or making part payment.
 which shall not prevent the other part
 ners from pleading the statute of Iinit- tations.
 It Is made the duty of the Governor,
 upon the application of the solicitor.
 or majority of the members of the
 bar. in any county. stating that the civil business demands an extra term, | to appoint some person learned In the
 law to be suggested by the Chief Jus tice to hold an extra term of the court. When a minor is entitled to a sum of
 money not exceeding $2S in the settle
 ment of an estate, the court, to avoid | expense, may order the same to be paid
 directly to the minor. or his father or
 mother. instead of appointing a guard
 ian for such minor.
 Facilities for purchasing school books
 are enlarged. by requiring County Sup-
 erintendents of Education to keep text
 books for pupils to be paid for in cash
 at actual cost.
 Fifty copies of two early histories oi
 South Carolina are directed to be pur-
 chased at the expense of the State. and
 placed in libraries, public institutions
 and colleges of the State.
 One hundred thousand dollars is np- propriated to pay pensions of disabled Confederate soldieres. and elaborate re- gulations made to prevent frauds to insure proper distribution.
 Elaborate provisions are made for re- gulating pawn brokers, who are not
 allowed to receive any greater rate or
 interest than that now fixed by stat
 ute.