The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-19
THE LEGISLATURE
House and Senate Vigorously at the
Work Assigned Them.

N '" "'"' "o
Jourhment approaches. Much remains
to be dOnV. The important LEGISLATION.
howcvor io u.o, i, ,,
APPOINTMENT or CONSrABL les.
The following bousr hill introdn.od
by Mr.. Aull OF Nowhcrrv has norsod
three readings i'm tho housc nnd tv.n ~
the senate and Is Iikclv RI h,con,o -
law. It's purposo is ia rciirvn tho r,,v
rrnOr OF tho responsibility nf th, a.,
pointmcnt of state conetabloe and DO
VOlYing the hutr unop , rb,of ,,. s.,o,>
cOnStahlrs to no ,pno;ntod H., ,ho ,,,,.
crnor. The bin nrovidcv.
"'Thc ynvorpor .b,u h.,,.,, ,,,,,;,
to nuuoint rno ,.h;nt u,,, .,,, ",
who shall hold ntH,, dr,ir, ,h' ,,''',.
;,yr of ihr ,nyornn, -, - .ni -"
800 a ynnr and .urh ,xnnm.n' M ~,
governor may deem nrnn.r v.h,,n .,;,,
chief c0nstohlr ic nm d,,, ,u,,' r,.',,,
his office, Thc state ho,rI ,,f L;,,','.
tors of the disncns,rv sj,,ll ,,n,.i.'' ~,
olIicr a, the stare di.nnn.,r,. rn,. ,hn n,'
said CHIEF state ccnv,,,In ,ri, ,;,,
Of the poycrnnr NAV .mnnir, NV ,'', "'' y ~. =
more STATE rnns,,hIn. 'n'"' -, ,a. ",.n ", ".
not more than two ,,,l,,r. ro. n.,. ,i ~
such rxncusc.. ne ,hc ,,;,r c,,,: ,,,,
stable may doom rrnno,. ,.hon ~, 1,,,,.
ana sovnn ocCi.t,n, L;nr ~ ~, Wv :
not mass t,,n ,t,,,,' ''',, """' " = az
Inv and .,,,.h ~,,o,' ""''"'' t"'' ~.
Sto,r c,,c,,hlo ,,a,. 1n|,,,, ~ ~" ''i''
,Ic,, ,,nn ~. ,,',, '',' .N:"' ''"i'i' ana
able compensation. All accounts ro,
per diem and expenses allowed by the
chief constable shall be approved BY
tn" governor before payment. These
officers shall be charged with thc on.
iCrccmCnt Of the dispcnSarv law. tnci,
salary and expenses a.; herein nroyid
cd to hr paid from the diSpcnsary
fund in the same mauncr as the sal
AIRY Of the state commissioners. The
chief state constable shall give bone
in the sum OF 81 900 and the assistant
chief constable and ronStahlcs shaI
give bond in the sum Of $500 each be.
fore entering upon the duties Of thcil
office, with surety or Surctics to be an.
proved by the attorney general. cundi-
toned for the faithful performance of
the breach Of said bond. suit NAV be
brought thereon by any person ag-
gricvcd 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.
pieS maze ny the chief State conSts lie
I" lne general assembly at the next
ensuing session. giving the date and
''rn OF service thercot.
DELAYED TRAINS.
Another bouso hiu introduced, In, Az.
DeDruh of AhhcyilIn which hoc niunns,
become a law is of inf crest tn thr ir,v.
cling public. The bill Provides:
any rnilrnad IN tLi. Stn,o :.ha,, I,e',, ha rn "n
ihon onc-bo,r of ono hnn,. hn,,irn i''i, =,
echoduln tino II eh,u w. ,,,o n,,.'. at
s,,ch r,ilro,L ,o,rn,m,. =, ,.n,,, ,, nn,., ~. ~
nj cyprv tclnnr,nh .i,,inn ,ions, !, y.
line tho timc e,;,h ,r,in j.. hnrinI -
schedule ana .hau rhnnrn c,,.h nri[
lntin nvnrv bolf hnrr ,n,il .r,h ,mo;>
arrives stating therein the time which
such train is behind and the h0ur al
which it is expected to arrive: Pro-
vidcd. That such bulletins shall not be
required TO be posted at any station
until one half hour before the regular
"'he''''e 'linc AT Wllch Surh train IS lc
a'iN' d! the H'a.loh at "hlch Such
",!''I'h II required 10 ne kept.
any rhiroad tompah! which shall
'''t'. ''t'' VIZ
pI"' iSio"H VI 'h'S S.rloa snail iorlelt
ana pay ,hc sum on Hzo lor cacn ana
'N''! Suct' .rl'S'' O. heS'ccl' sala sum
~ ~, no,',,t, ~ ' n I '"' ss, "SS, ,v'ou W
nnplcrt orrnrs ono h,lf nf wh;ch sun,
shall be turnod oyor Ia tho county
trcasuror for ordinorv conntv mr.,
noses and thc othor half rot,inod hv
thc person so aevricvcd
.r,., c,,,C:,
H.
The "shad" bill created a great stir
in the house Saturday. The opponents
OF the bill made Dlucky fight and
after iiihusterlng Tor three hours gave
UP nShl Wnlch IS remarkable Tor the
iac' lhal II kept tho mouse IN session
TWO hourS after lh" t'mc 10Y adlo'lrn-
mchl.
The house passed the bin introduced
by Mr.. Cause OF Florence The bill
makes it a misdcmcanor to shin shad
beyond tho limits Of the State and a
misdcmnanor for railroad to handle
such shipments.
This Gcht has been cominp IN cvorv
vcar and Mr. Cousr himecif took n,rt
,'', ' c',,', ' :, @ ,""n p',
Inhn nn,t. thr co,orcd r,on,ro, fron,