The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-02-22
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which has just adjourned, is best
shown in the compact list of Acts
that were enacted by the lawmakers.
Last year there were 178 Acts and
resolutions enacted into law. This
year there we're not as many Acts
and resolutions passed, the total
number being 1872.
In order that the work may be
more readily grasped and understood
the list Of ratified Acts has been
divided up into groups, which cover
the main features Of the legislation.
It will be seen that most of the legis-
lation this year, as usual, referred to
petty county matters, raising the
salary of Il county officer or provid.
ing for some insignificant road work.
Then there is large instalment of
Acts that refer to special schools,
where authority of law is given for
the erection of school building, the
. borrowing Of money for this work or
tho changing Of the law as to the
election Of the trustees. A great
many Of the measures refer to claims
that we're presented, and a glance
will show that there were precious
few bills of q general character that
were enacted into statutory law.
The greater part of the work of
this session would be covered on q
negative sheet by showing what was
not enacted into law.
The list Of ratified Acts will be of
general interest at the closing up of
the General Assembly for 1901.
The Acts and joint resolutions are
as follows:
II. 7.-Mr. Ashley: A Joint reso-
luton to extend the time for the pay
ment Of taxes for the year 1900.
S. 27-Mr. Goodwin: An Act to re-
quire owners of real property situate
partly within and party without an
incorporated town or city to list the
part in the town Or city separately
from the part outside, and providing
penalty if it is not done.
III. r. 1l5.-Mr. Bivens: A joint
resolution to require county treasur-
ers to refund penalties on taxes paid
after 31st December, 1900.
S. 13.-Mr. Gruber: An Act to
ratify the amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State of Sout'l Caro-
lima, to be known rs "Article I of
amendments to the Constitution, to
authorize the General Assembly to
provide by law for the condemnation
and equitable assessment of lands
for drainage purposes.
S. 69 substitute for 48. Judi
ciary committee: An Act to ratify
the amendment to Section 7, Arti-
Gle VIII, of the Constitution relating
to municipal bonded indebtedness.
H. 208. Is. 254.)-Mr. Murchi-
son: An Act to authorize and require
re-return and reassessment of real
and personal estates in the town of
Mullins, for 1901. -.
.<,. II. 381. (S. 270.)-Mr. Morgan: {:
An Act to authorize the county board
of commissioners of the county of
Greenville to issue thirty one thou
sand dollars of coupon bonds of said
county for the purpose of paying off
twenty thousand dollars of past float
ing indebtedness Of said county, and
to refund or pay off eleven thousand
dollars of Greenville and Atlanta
and Charolotte Railroad bonds and
Laurens Railroad bonds, now due,
and to become due, by said county
on or by January 1, 1902
S. 80 (H. 307.) JAN Act to pro-
vide uniformity and equality in the
assessment of property returnable for
taxation by persons, firms or corpora
u. tons engaged in textile industries
and canals, providing power for rent
d or hire, and cotton seed oil companies
and fertilizer companies.
S. 35 (H. 304.)--An Act to
amend Section 4 of an Act entitled
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