The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-03-02
SOME NEW LAWS.
Matters Of General Interest Which
Were Enacted by the Legislature.
BABY CARRIAGES NOW BAGGAGE.

Fifty Cents Must be Paid to
the State for the Privi-
lege Of Owning Dog
of Any Kind.
One of the most interesting bills
which received the approval of the
general assembly was that introduced
by the Charleston delegation, propos-
ing to allow boards Of trustees to be
established in cites Of more than 20,-
600 inhabitants, for the purpose Of
pensioning disabled and retired fire.
men.
The bill provides that the city coun-
Gil is authorized to create board Of
tru>tees by the appointment Of FIVE
members, as follows:
The chairman of the board Of fire
commissioners or fire masters, the
city treasurer, the chief of the FIRE
department and two citizens, ODE ap-
pointed by the mayor and confirmed
by city council, to hold Office for such
time as city council may elect. In
cities having no board of fire COM
missioners the mayor shah be a MEM
Der of the board of trustees Of the
pension fund. the said board shall Sc
lect from their number a president
and secretary. The city treasurer is
to be treasurer of said board and Gus
todian of the pension fund.
The funds shall be raised by levying
a tax Of l per cent. of all gross re-
ceipts for premiums received by for
eign fire insurance com mpanies doing
business in the said cities. All for.
FIXTURES and fines imposed upon any
member of the fire department. and all
proceeds from sales from condemned
horses and other personal property in
use in the departments shall be paid
into the pension fund. II
Any member of the department.
who shall, while in the performance
] of his duties, be found, upon examina-
tion by the department. surgeon, to be
physically or mentally disabled by rea-
son of service shall be retired on one
nalf pay. .S
The board of trustees, by MAORI
ty vote of its members, and with the
approval Of the surgeon, shall have
power to retire from service any mem-a
Der VINO has become disabled by age or
other cause, and who has performed.
faithful service in the department. for,
a period of not less than twenty years,
twelve of which must have been con-.
secutive.
In case fireman is killed his near:
relative will receive sl00 from the;
fund for funeral expenses. No money
will be paid from the fund until 1T
amounts to $1,000. OF course there
is no taxation upon it,
A BATCH OF ACTS.
While there is an absence of any
thing like radical or strong legisla-.
tion, many OF the new laws are ofgen-s
eral interest. Baby carriages are now
legal baggage and must be recognized
as such by the railroads. Steam fer.
ries must provide Jim Crow' COM
partments as well as railway COM
panies. If you leave an abandoned
well open it will cost you SO. All
municipal charters are perpetual un-=
less declared otherwise. Malicious,
wilfula or mischievous interference
with a fire or police signal system is:
punishable by imprisonment in the
penitentiary or on the chaingang for.
not less than three or more than ten
years, OF fine of 5000 to $500.
Private banking institutions, as
well as those under government and
State control, must make quarterly
statements OF their condition by pub
lication in a newspaper The crime
of assault with intent to rayish is
punished by hard labor for 80 years in
the penitentiary.
The Lanham baggage bill provides
that 200 pounds Of baggage must be
carried free for each ticket. Formerly
the limit was $50 pounds.
Veterans (either soldiers or sailors
Of the War Between the States may
expose or sell through the streets as
'shawker, peddler or butcher any
goods. wares merchandise or meats,'1
without a license of anv kind. Proof
must be made that he is veteran and
he must receive exemption from the
city clerk.
No more shad can be shipped out OF
South Carolina. This is punishable.
by 800 or 80 days Imprisonment. The
railroads or boats or any common car
rier handling any for outside points
will be fined not over Sl00 for each of.
fense.
Fifty cents must be paid to the
State for each dog by his owner. This
tax will be given to the school fund.
1t has nothing to do with the city
taxes on dogs.
Any safe cracker on conviction win:
be given a life sentence. The. act
reads: "Any person convicted OF u.s.
ing explosive in or about safe used:
for keeping money or other valuables,
with intent to commit larceny or any
other crime. shall be, etc. ("
Recommendation to mercy means a
sentence of not lees than ten years, at
the discretion Of the court.
What 1t will Cost.
A dispatch from Chicago says three
hundred million dollars was comput-
ed as being the probable ultimate cost
Of the Panama canal, by Lyman 3
Cooley. the engineer. who has made q