The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-02-03
General Assembly.
Saturday..


senators left for their homes, to be
on hand for salesday Monday.
A favorable report was made on
the house bill relative to beneficiary
scholarships in Clemson.
Senator May yield from the judi
ciary committee reported fovorably
on the bill having reference to the
working of roads. This bill is not the
one relative to good roads" as is
generally understood by the agitation
as to that question, but has in view
change in the law as to the present
method of working roads.
Senator McI7er, by request, intro
duced bill similar to one tfsred by
Representative Johnson. in the house.
The idea is to abolish the provision
of the present law, whereby judges
for special terms of courts receive
special compensation for work after
the special terms. The bill limits
the salary Of such judes to the actual
terms If the courts which they hold.
It provides that special courts shall
be T, qaested by the chief justice on
his owo motion, and not al the solici-
tation of bar associations. The bill
does not prevent, of course, such bar
associations making such requests,
but it empowers the chief justice to
act on his own motion in such cases.
President Sloan announced the
appointment of Senator Sharpe of
Lexington on the regular legislative
dispensary committee to audit the
account of the dispensary.
Amongst the bills read the second
time was one cfsred by Senator
Marshall for the relief of the colored
people in lower Richland who have
suffered 80 much on account of the
loss of their crops. The following
bill, which originated in the house,
re ceivsd second reading.
That section 2211 of the code of
laws of South Carolina, 1902, be, and
the came is hereby amended by
adding the following additional
proviso at the end thereof, to wit:
Provided, further, that 10 wire or
wires by which electricity is conveyed
shall be erected or maintained within
fifty yards of any public road or
highway, except where it is necessary
in approaching the same to Effect
crossing and in entering or passing
through villages, towns and cities;
and where any such wire or wires
are now erected or maintained with
in said distance of any such road or
highway, the same shall be removed,
90 as to comply with the provisions
hereof, within two years after the
approval of this act. Any person,
firm or corporation erecting or
msipipg any such wire or wires in
violation of the provisions hereof,
shall forfeit and pay, IS a penalty
therefor, five dollars day for each
day in default, to be recovered at the
suit of any citizen in any county
in which such violation shall occur,
and the sum &C recovered, after
paying therefrom all the expenses
incurred in the prosecution of such
SUR, snail be paid into the county
treasury of such county for ordinary
county purposes.
Senators Harden and Marshall
gave notice of amendments on third
reading. Senator Maydeld, in speak
ing of the bill, after the senate session,
said that it would not interfere with
the poles or wires of any electric
light company existing, like as in
Columbia, for instance, but that its
OF jsct was to make law regulating
suco matters in the future.
Senator Marshall's bill to provide
for the completion of the state house
passed secoud reading without oppc-
siiion.
House.
When the houss met this mnrninp