The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-02-24
NOT MANY MEASURES
ENACTED THIS YEAR.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY DEVOTED ITSELF
T0L0CAL MATTERS.
There Were 1856 In All, About the Average
Number; Work of the Session
EpitOmized.
(The State.

Saturday. The greater part of thi:
number is devoted to local legisla.
ton, building school houses, refund,
ing overpaid taxes, etc. There was
not much anti-corporation legisla-
ton. A number of acts merely
correct errors in the code.
The first act passed by the gen.
eral assembly was Senator Vol,
Kolnitz's bill to provide for any
deficiency in the drawing of grand
juries for the year 1903. This act
was ratified on the 2eth of Janu-
ary.
The following we're the acts
passed by this general assembly:
GENERAL LAWS.
To provide for the erection of a
monument to Wade Hampton.
TO prevent the sale of toy pistols,
etc.
To regulate the employment Of
children in factories, mines and
manufacturing establishments in
this State.
To protect fish by regulating the
sale of dynamite, etc.
To establish table Of mortuary
statistics for evidence in the courts.
An act to allow wholesale drug
gists to sell alcohol.without profit to
licensed druggists.
An act to amend section 5o3 of
the criminal code of 1902, 50 as to
further regulate the location and
establishment of dispensaries.
An act to provide specimens of
mineral of this State for Clemson
Agricultural and Mechanical COL
lege.
An act to provide for chief State
constable, etc.
An act to fix the weight and reg
ulate the trade in corn meal.
An act to require the State treas
urer 10 publish monthly state
ment showing the amount Of money
on hand and the banks in which
the same is deposited.
An act to amend section 1866,
civil code, relative to the persons
entitled to pensions, by eliminating
age limit.
ANY act to define the law relating
to certain forms Of commercial pa
pers.
An act to amend section 100 of
the code of civil procedure, in ref.
erence to demurrers.
An act to amend section 216s of
the Code of Laws Of South Caro-
lima, 1902, volume I in reference to
mileage on short roads.
An act to amend section 176 of
the criminal code, volume H., code
OF laws 1902, relating to the punish
ment for removrl, destruction or
leaving down Of any gate, fence,
bars or other structures.
An act to amend an act to create
a State board Of entomology, to
define its powers and prescribe its
duties, and provide 1or the inspec-
tion of fruit trees, vineyards and
vegetable farms; to prevent contag-
ious diseases and destroy destructive
insects i'll orchards, vineyards and
other places in the State.
An act to require the sergeant at
arms Of the senate to take care of
the furniture of the senate chamber
and senate committee rooms, etc.
An act to amend section 100 of
the criminal code, so as to give
magistrates jurisdiction of stealing
from the field when the property
stolen does not exceed $40 in
value.
An act to require banks having
on deposit State funds to render tt
the State treasurer, at designated
times, statements showing balance!
on hand to credit of the State.
An act to abolish the office 0
phosphate inspector.
An act to fix the burden Of proc
on the party accused of violation O
game laws.
An act to prohibit the sale, leas
ing, etc., of pistols.
An act to repeal the provision o