The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-02-13
General Assembly.
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senate Thursday was taken up in dis
cussing the bill to appoint commits
sion to aGjuticate the claim of the re-
ceivers cf the old State bank as to
ettain lost bonds. These are what
are known AS the lost Lord bonds,
and the matter has been before the
legislature eff and on for several
years. The feature of the dis
cussion was the vehement Ian
guage Of Senator Ragsdale, who
characterized the bill as little less
than an attempt at a steal. The
bill was killed.
Among the acts ratified were the
following:
An act to ratify the amendment to
the constitution, to be known as
article I, of amendments, to author
ize the general assembly to provide
by law for the condemnation of land
for drainage purposes.
An act to provide for a building
and State exhibit at the South
Carolina and West Indian exposition.
An act to require owners of real
property situated partly within and
partly without incorporated towns to
list the same separately.
An act to validate the drawing of
all Jurors for the year 1901.
An act ceding to the city of Char
lestor certain marsh lands for a
naval station.
An act to prevent the sale of
goods within one half mile of
religious camp ground.
A joint resolution to provide for
the preservation of the records Of
the Palmetto regiment and also the
Jackson vase.
An &C. to require county commits
sioners to show nature of claims in
published reports.
An act to provide for the election
of directors, trustees and managers
Of corporations, and to carry out the
provisions of the constitution in re-
gard to voting cumulative stock.
An act amending an act relating
to the appointment of peace officers
in upincorporated towns by Requiring
bond and declaring their liability.
An act to ratify the amendment to
section 7, article vii Of the constitu-
ton, relating to municipal bonded
Indebtedness.
, An act to further regulate drawing
and service of grand jurors.
Au act to further amend section
11l4 of the revised statutes relating
to the power Of the board of visitors
of the South Carolina Military aca-
deny.
An act TO regulate the bonds of
public cffice who assume such Office,
and to provide penalties for persons
who assume such Offices without Civ
ing bonds.
An act to require all the courts of
the State to take cogniz.nce of the
laws and ordinances of the cities
and towns.
An act ceding the United States
jurisdiction over certain lands in the
town of Moultreville.
During the week the legislature
disposed cf large amount of work
either by killing or passing bills:
Among the former were the bills TO
create the Office of insurance COM
mission and to provide for the cleo
ton of county dispensers.
The right to construct a dam, or
dams across the Savannah river to
the Georgia line was given to the
Twin City Power c., By the house.
According to the general under
standing, the legislature will ad
iourn sometime early Saturday
morning, the 18th inst. The hour
set is midnight Friday, and that will
be the official hour of adjournment,
though the active time will be about
or 6 o'clock Saturday morning.
There are still great many bills On
the calerdars of both houses and
most of them will become laws
They are generally purely local bills
Or those of no general interest.
As has been said before, the legis-
lature's chief characteristic has been
what it has not done or what it has
refused to do rather than what it has
d3re, and it is much easier to sum-
marize its work negatively than
otherwise.
As 10 cotton mill legislation, which
created the greatest interest and
most d, bate, there was little done.
The child labar bill failed to pass
and it looks as if the house resolu-