The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-02-19
THE LEGISLATURE
House and Senate Vigorously at the
Work Assigned Them.

The House and Senate are down at
hard work, as their time of final ad-
journment approaches. Much remains
to be done The important legislation,
however, is we'll in hand.
APPOINTMENT OF CoNSTABLES.
The following house bill. introduced
by Mr.. Aull CT Newberry. has passed
three readings in the house and two in
the senate and is likely to become a
law. Its purpose is to relieve the gov
ernor OF the responsibility of the ap-
pointment OF State constables and de-
volving the duty upon chief Of State
constables to be appointed by the gov
ernor. The bill provides:
THE governor shall have authority
to appoint one chief State constable,
who shall hold Office during the pleas
ure Of the governor at salary Of ST.
500 year and such expenses as the
governor may deem proper when said
chief constable is on duty away from
his Office. The State board OF direc-
tors of the dispensary shall provide an
Office at the State dispensary for the
said chief State constable. The said
chief State constable. with the advice
of the governor. may appoint one or
more State constables at q salary of
not more than two dollars per day, and
such expenses as the chief State con-
stable may deem proper when on duty,
and seven assistant chief constablies at
not more than three dollars each per
day and such expenses as the chief
State constable may deem proper, and
also one or more detectives at reason
able compensation. All accounts for
per diem and expenses allowed by the
chief constable shall be approved by
the governor before payment. These
officers shall be charged with the en-
forcement of the dispensary law, their
salary and expenses as herein provid-
ed to be paid from the dispensary
fund in the same manner as the sal
ary of the State commissioners. The
chief State constable shall give bond
in the sum of $1,000, and the assistant
chief constable and constables shall
give bond in the sum Of $500 each be-
fore entering upon the duties OF their
Office, with surety or sureties to be ap-
proved by the attorney general, condi-
toned for the faithful performance OF
the breach Of said bond, suit may be
brought thereon by any person ag-
grieved thereby. either in the county
where any Of the obligors reside or In
any county where said breach may
have occurred: Provided, That the
governor shall report the appointment
of said chief State constable and all
appointments of assistant chief consta-
bles made by the chief State constable.
to the general assembly at the next
ensuing session. giving the date and
term of service thereof
DELAYED TRAINS.
Another house bill introduced by Mr..
Debruh of Abbeville. which has almost
become law is of interest to the trav-
cling public. The bill provides:
Whenever any passenger train on
any railroad in this State shall be more
than one-half Of one hour behind its
schedule time. it shall be the duty Of
such railroad company to keep posted
at every telegraph station along It's
line the time such train Is behind its
schedule, and shall change such bull
letin every half hour until such train
arrives, stating therein the time which
such train is behind and the hour at
which it is expected to arrive: Pro-
vided. That such bulletins shall not be
required to be posted at any station
until one half hour before the regular
schedule time at which such train Is 10
arrive at the station at which such
bulletin is required to be kept.
ANY railroad company which shall
refuse or neglect to comply with the
provisions Of this section shall forfeit
and pay the sum CT $40 for each and
every such refusal CT neglect; said sum
to be sued fer by the person aggrieved
in the county in which such refusal or
neglect occurs, one half OF which sum
shall be turned over to the county
treasurer for ordinary county pur-
poses and the other half retained by
. the person so aggrieved.'
That Shad ELL
The "shad" bill created great stir
in the house Saturday. The opponents
of the bill made a plucky fight and
after filibustering for three hours gave
up a fight which is remarkable for the
fact that it kept the house in session
two hours after the time for adjourn
ment.
The house passed the bill introduced
by Mr.. Cause of Florence. The bill
makes it a misdemeanor to ship shad
beyond the limits of the State and
misdemaanor for a railroad to handle
such shipments.
This fight has been coming up every
year, and Mr. Cause himself took part
in hot fight over it two years ago.
John Bolts. the colored member from
Georgetown, and Citizen Josh Ashley
also engaged in memorable colloquy
over such a bill. The fight has always
been directed against Georgetown.
The fight on this bill began Friday
and the debate was adjourned. When
the matter was taken up yesterday al
ter the calendar had been cleared OF
uncontested matters. the motion to
continue the bin was lost by vote OF
54 to 80. This vote showed two things
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