Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-02-20
WORK OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Some Of the More Important Acts and Join
Resolutions of the Recent Session.

The number Of acts and joint resolu-
tions passed by the general assembly
this year is about as large as usual.
Among those which seem to be Of more
especial interest are the following:
An act to provide for insuring the
buildings Of the South Carolina college.
A joint resolution to extend the time
for the payment Of taxes for the year
1901.
An act relating to the time Of holding
courts in the Sixth circuit.
An act to prohibit careless and reck-
less driving on the public highways.
A joint resolution to require county
treasurers to refund penalties on taxes
collected since December 81, 1900.
An act to amend the act creating
Yorkville school district.
An act to ratify the amendment to
the constitution, to be known as article
I of the amendments, to authorize the
general assembly to provide by law for
the condemnation Of land for drainage
purposes.
An act to require owners of real
property situated partly within and
partly without incorporated towns to
list the same separately.
An act to ratify the amendment to
section 7, article viii, of the constitu-
tion relating to municipal bonded in
debtedness.
An act to provide for the election Of
directors, trustees and managers Of
corporations, and to carry out the pro-
visions of the constitution in regard to
voting cumulative stock.
An act to prevent the sale Of goods
within one half mile Of religious camp
ground.
An act to require all the courts Of the
state to take cognizance Of the laws
and ordinances of the cities and towns.
An act fixing the costs in estates Of
less than 500.
An act to provide for a state board
of entomology and to prescribe its pow
ers and duties.
An act to exempt graduates Of the
Charleston Medical college from stand
ing examinations before state board.
An act to amend section 165 Of the
criminal statutes Of 1893, so as to in
clude all personal property.
An act to require the railroad COM
missioners to fix storage rates.
An act to amend the law as to dam
ages caused by defective highways,
etc.
An act to abolish township commits
sioners in York county.
An act to limit the number Of acres
of land which aliens or corporations
controlled by aliens, may own in this
state.
An act declaring the legal status Of
stock in manufacturing corporations.
An act to regulate the issuance Of
preferred stock by corporations.
An act in relation to the renewal and
extension of the charters Of corpora
tions where the charters have not yet
expired.
A joint resolution to provide for the
payment to the treasurer Of York coun-
ty 5000 by the county for 1897.
An act to require commissioners Of
public works to make reports to the
town or city council.
An act to make township assessors
equalizers as we'll as assessors Of prop
erty.
An act as to the manner Of drawing
Jurors in courts of common pleas.
An act to amend sections l and OF
an act entitled AN act to incorporate
the A. r. P. orphanage, empowering
the board of trustees to change the
name and locality of the orphanage.
An act to provide for the appointment
and compensation Of state geologist.
An act to authorize the state peniten-
tiary superintendent to hire out con-
yicts to the several counties to work
on the public highways, and not to hire
them out for farming purposes.
An act to set apart for Confederate
relics and souvenirs a room in the
state house.
An act to allow the running Of excur-
sion trains on Sundays to religious
meetings.
An act to regulate the carrying, man.
ufacture and sale of pistols.
An act to further regulate the regis
tration of electors.
An act to authorize the commission
ers of Cherokee county to build a
bridge across Broad river.
An act to authorize the directors Of
the penitentiary to furnish book cases.