The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-01-30
THE LEGISLATURE.
The State Lawmakers Meet and Get
to Work.

/ discussion OF the Schley resolution Oh
fered by Mr. w. ]. Johnson of Fair
| field
The first matter to claim the atten-
| ton OF the house was the bill Of Mr..
Bivens relative to the sale of cotton IN
| Dorchester county. but final action was
postponed. Mr.. Patterson's bill to pro-
vide for the settlement Of claims
against counties prior TO the creation OF
new counties was the next matter taken
up. There was no objection to the bill
and it was ordered to its third reading
as follows:
Section |. That in all cases where .
new county has been, or shall be, Great
ed out of the territory Of another
county. under the provisions OF the
present constitution. the territory en-
! braced in the new county shall be j.
able for its proportionate share. lav-
| ing reference to the assessed value OF
| its property for taxation at the time
of the creation OF the new county, OF
all liabilities and claims which had
then accured against the old county out
of whose territory the new county shaf
have been. or shall be. created. That
such claims shall have been, or snail
be. first paid by the old county against
which they accrued, or shall accrue;
which county shall recover OF the new
county embracing the territory taken
from the old county its proportionate
share OF such payments in an action
nthe court Of common pleas. which
action shall be heard and determined
by the court, without a jury, as equit-
able actions are tried.
All of the bills down for third read
ing went through without objection.
They were: Beamguard's bill relating
to settlement of freight shortage; c. L.
Robinson's bill to amend an act en-
titled IAN act providing for the pun
ishment of privy stealing from the per-
son." so as to include in its provisions
larceny or stealing by day or by night
| from any home by any other person
! than the occupant or tenant OF sNch
| home; Lide's bill to prohibit cars being
left within so yards OF any public cross
/ ing. and to fix the penalty therefor
Mr.. Lomax's bill to provide free text
books for poor children was then taken
up, and Mr.. Bucker defended the meas
ure.
! A number OF new bills were pre-
sentad.
Seventh Day-The house OF represen-
tatives spent the day in desultory leg
islation. There was a session Of half an
hour before the cenvening OF the joint
assembly. and when the Joint assembly
adjourned there was session OF aDo't
an hour. There were great many bills
reported by Committees and several
new bills were introduced Brown-A
bill to allow all farm products to be
marketed in any town in this State
without license; Kinard. bill 10 re-
quire the county board of examiners OF
each county to appoint the teachers in
| the county summer schools to be ne(d
in their respective counties; Sanders. a
bill to require police officers to report
blind tigers and gambling dens;
! Woods. bill to protect certain fur
bearing animals in this State; Cogges-
hail. bill to exempt the county oi
Darlington from the operation of the
cotton weighers' act; Eard, bill tc
amend an act entitled an act to author
ize and require the superintendent OF
the State penitentiary to hire OUT con-
victs to the several counties to work on
the public highways. and not to hire
them out for farming purposes; ap-
| proved 2lst day Of February A. D. 1901,
so as to except ConvictS under sentence
for rape, murder, arson and mGnslaugh-
ter from the provisions of said acc;
! Dorroh, bill to punish sterographer:
for refusing to furnish copy; Spears, o
Joint resolution to amend article 5 OF
the constitution Of South Carolina re-
lating to the legislative department B.?
repealing section 2S, which requires the
enactment of the homestead laws;
Bryan, bill to make injury to the
highways of, the State 4 misdemeanor,
cognizable in the court Of magistrate in
the court Of general session; j. L.
Smith. a bill to apportion the privilege
| tax between Clemson college and public
schools.
Eighth Day-The house met at j.!
! o'clock and spent nearly two hours
! discussing the redistrlctiong bills. The
\ debate started off in a matter OF fact
] way, but was still under discussion and
in a very spirited manner when the
house adjourned. The discussion on the
motion to refer all re-districting billa
/ to the committee on privileges and
elections was very spirited and border
ed on personalities. A numbec of i'm
portant bills were introduced.
Ninth DayIThe MCGOWAN bill to re-
arrange the congressional districts OF
the State passed second reading In the
House and is reasonably sure OF en-