The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-02-11

con-!ei,il ;!Irlcwith, and. therefore,,
S'ipp'iut> the former .Ari wh.ch kept
III" S"Hih"ist',n I"v!H Association
M OF IN" state. Ilr nli nnvlics
',i;it u" "a" on any lisii III rli- &i.ttc
shall br ~ tNCcnS OF the rate on -in!i-
lar Ii,k, IN other States; and ti..il NJ
liisii'ahrc company shall DC permitted
10 90 hiisihc.s III this State, which shall
% Il member OF any association whose
PURPOSE Is 10 establish, fix or maintain
excessive or unreasonable rates or
charges Tor Insurance.: provided, how
eyer, hat it shall not hr unlawful for
silch Insurance companies % be mem
per 81 any association, the purpose and
OBJECT OF which Is to secure the proper
Inspection OF risks, tho maintenance If
uniform and reasonable rates, and the
~prcvtntiOnof discrimination in charges
between parties dealing with such in
strancc companies in this State. The
PHI also provides the machinery for the
investigation OF incendiary fires
ANOTHER NEW OFFICE.
While the house has voted to estab-
lish n new office, the Senate has
voted to create anOther-Oil inspector.
Senator G0Odwin's bill-a copy of the
Georgia law-.providing for the inspec-
batcd and disscctcd and then amended
and accepted. After STIMULATING the
method Of inspection. that ''for the
purpose of enforcing this act the Gov
cInor shall appoint one Inspector Of
oils for Il term of two years At q salary
Of SlC0 q month and his actual cxpcn-
SEES while engaged officially. which
shall be paid by the State Treasurer
upon Il warrant drawn by the Comp
trollcr General, provided such %inspcc-
tor shall furnish monthly an itcmiZcd
SWORN statement of his expenses to
the Comptroller General" With q
prospect of these two new Offices the
house has voted to abolish the Office of
phosphate Inspector, dovOlving the
duties upon the State g%cOlogist. This
bill has lot been acted upon by the
similar measure.
TRAFFIC. IN SEED tito
One OF the matters which has con-
sumed a great deal OF the Senate's time
is Senator Gaines bill to regulate the
traffic in seed cotton and unpackcd
lint cotton-a matter of much interest
to farmers, which seeks to prevent
n too common stealaKe from their
storehOuses and gins. The conccnsus
OF opinion was that the law now on
the statute books is unconstitutional
under the recent decision of the SUI
preme court in regard to. special Acts.
~ Nv hLlClIIAlCulS IlOlIOUS tlIu
almost lnnuinerable votes the bill was
agreed upon and passed without diyi-
sion.
The traffic in seed cotton or unpack-
ell lint cotton, by purchase, barter or
exchange within the period beginning
Aug 18th and ending Dec. 1st of each
year without license or between the
hours Of sunset and sunrise, is declared
against the public welfare and pro-
hlbited.
The clerks of the courts of common
pleas arc authorized and empowered
To issue licenses to traffic in seed cot
ton or nnpacked lint cotton within the
period beginning Aug. Is and ending
Dec. 1st, and within their respective
counties, to such person or persons as
shall file with said clerks, respectively,
II written application therefore, tho
granting Of which shall be recommend
cd i'll writing by ut least 10 land own
crs residing. within the township
wherein said applicant intends to
carry On such traffic. Such license
shall specify the exact place whereat
sad traffic shall be carried on and the
period within which such traffic is per-
mitted,. and shall continue in force for
the period OF II year from the date OF
issue; and for such license, if granted,
u fee Of $500 shall be paid by the ap-
pllcnnt to the county treasurer for the
use of the county.
All persons engaging in the traffic
arc required to keep legibly written in
a book, which shall be open to public
inspection. the name of the person or
persons from whom they purchase or
receive by way of barter, exchange or
traffic of any sort, any seed cotton or
unpac,cd lint cotton, with the number
of pounds and date Of purchase,
Any porsOn who shall engage in the
traffic without license, or between the
hours OF sunset and sunrise, or who
shall fail to keep the book Of record,
shall be deemed guilty Of a misde-
meanor,, and on conviction shall be
puniahed by q tine not exceeding 500
or imprisonment not exceeding six
months, or by both fine and imprisOn-
ment, ut the discretion OF the court.
WINDING up.
It would be impossible in q reason
able epace to summarize the many
measures that have come before each
house within a weeks time. Many Of
these nave been finally disposed Of
y way or the other. but there are
still several hundred bills on the calen-
dar of each house and the prospect is
that q goodly number of them will 60
Over until next session, for tho ways
and means committee has just present.
OO ShO ~ supply DlAkcI
upon which it is necessary to allow for
q good deal of time. They will come
up Tuesday. The various items, such
as appropriations to schools and PEN
sions, always elicit no end Of talk,
while the numerous amendments offer
ed from the floor also take up time.
NO LEADER.
A striking circumstance about the
house is That it's session has developed
no leader. The house has really not
found itself. 1t is o body Of men of
more than average ability, and most of
them nre young men, but none has
exhibited u faculty for leadership.
Yet there are Il few men who are a5
least prominent in the deliberations.
Mr.. AltamOnt Moses. of Sumter, has
perhaps had the longest legislative ex-
perience; he is sound, conservative and
keeps a close watch ON the proceedings,
making q most excellent member.
EX-Lieut. Gov. w. l.. Mauldin, of
Greenville. has also had much expert
ence in the Legislatures; he. too, is con
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