The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-03-04
THE NEW LAWS.
List of the Acts of General Interest
Passed at the Late
MEETING OF THE LEGISLATURE.
brioe Bill, the CogReshall Bill, the
Dog Tax Bill, the Immigra-
tion Bureau Bill Among
Most Interesting.

tion Bureau Bill Among
Most Interesting.
Below will be found list of tho
new laws Of general interest enacted
at the late meeting of the Legisla-
ture. From time to time we will
publish the full texts of these acts:
Senator Warren-To provide for bi.
ennial sessions Of the general assem-
bly,.
Mr.. Lanham-To require common
carriers OF passengers to transport
baggage or sample trunks of two hun.
ored pounds weight or less, free OF
charge with any passenger.
Mr.. Richardson-To require owners
and tenants to fence in or tillup aban.
dOned wells.
Mr.. Sinkler-To punish malicious
and mischievous interference with fire
and police alarm boxes, wires and ap
paratus.
Mr.. Whaley-T empower cities of
over 10000 inhabitants to impose and
collect license upon certain condi.
tions.
MIR. Wright-To provide punish.
ment for safe.crackers.
Mr.. DeBruhl-TO amend the con.
stitution, so as to permit the general
assembly to enact local and special
road law.
Mr.. Haile-To grant electric light
Ing and power companies all the rights,
powers and privileges conferred upon
telegraph and telephone companies.
Mr.. DeDruhl-To make baby car
riages baggage.
Mr.. Walker-To pay Fol. NJ. p.
Tribble 81, 500 for compiling Confed-
crate records. -
Mr.. Tribble exempt soldiers
and sailors from paying license.
Mr.. Gausc-To prevent the ship.
ping OF shad beyond the limits Of this
State.
Mr.. Smith-To allow persons to be
tried before magistrates to deposit
sum Of money in lieu of entering into
recognizance for their appearance for
trial.
MIR. Halle-To have constables for
industrial communities of so persons.
Mr. Toole-To provide for special
township road tax.
Senator von Kolnitz-To punish
malicious and mischievous interference
with fire and police alarm boxes,
wires and epparatn ns. :,;i Is.
"a 20 provide for ring the 5nnnu-
- 6ifs5 sSUss tine
battlefield Of Chickamauga.
TO encourage the establishment of
lthrlrt thn nl1H1f, 90 81
rural districts.
Senator McIver-To amend the code
relating to the execution of mortgages
of railroad comp lnies.
Mr.. M .rgan TO amend the code, as
to labor contracts.
MIR. d. y. He;bert-To amend the
code, as to mileage of members Of the
general assembly. SO as to make 1t con-
form to the provisions Of the constitu-
tion Of 1898.
TO amend the code, concerning wit
neSses' fees In court Of general ses-
SionS.
Mr.. Whaley-To amend the code
concerning the lien OF certain mort
cages.
Mr.. Doyle-To prevent treating on
days.
Mr.. Pyatt-To prohibit the theft
OF electric current.
MIR. Little-T) amend the code so
as to include private banking institu-
tionS.
Mr.. Doar--To authorize establish
ment of munc pal courts in cities
having population Of not less than
1 900 and not more than 20, 900 in
MIR. DeVore amand the code
relative to the counties exempt from
the general laws providing for cotton !
Mr.. Haskell-To amend the code as
to homestead exemption uf persons
other than heads Of families.
Senator Stackhouse-To guard
against the introdution of the Mexi-
can boil weevil into the State.
Mr.. Ford-To fix the salaries OF the
sheritfs in this State.
Mr.. McColl To make the filing
down or otherwise altering OF horses
and mules teeth msdemeanor.
Mr.. Dennis prohibit the false
marking, branding, stamping or label
iHS VI loOu pIOuuCUS.
MIR. Making it unlawful to
operate any slot machine in this State.
MIR. Moses, for Tax Commissioner
10 require the payment OF annual
license fees Of corporations doing busi-
ness in this State and report 10 the
secretary OF state.
Mr.. Richards Relating to the
scholarships at Winthrop, providing
500 for each scholarship and prescrib.
ing the conditions Of competition.
Mr.. d. 0. Ilerbert--To provide for
beneficiary scholarships in the Glenn
son Agricultural College Of South
Carolina.
Senator Manning establish
Department Of Commerce and Immi.
grafton and to provide for the ap-
pointment and compensation Of \ sec
retary.
Senator Hydrick give the rail-
road commissioners jurisdiction over
all telephone lines in this State.
Senator Raysor-To fix the salaries
OF county supervisors.
Senator Mayfeld TO appropriate
$500 to aid the ID. a. r. in erecting a
monument to the partisan generals on
the State house grounds.
Senator McColl-To incorporate
the South Carolina immigration asso-
tion.
Senator Sharpe-To amend the