The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-01-22
an THE HOUSE.
What Has Been Done in that Bod
the Pa t Week.
REGULATING THE RAILROADS.

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Several Bills of Importance Are
Passed wsthout Much Disc us
sion aud Goes to tho
Senate.
The first bill taken up in the house
was that of MIR. Coggeshall as to pre-
venting delays in the transportation
Of freight. This is the bill that was
favored by the Charleston Freight
Bureau last year The bill had ia
vorable report with u minority op-
posed to 1t, but when it was called up
this morning there was not q word
said one way or another. The requir.
ed formal announcements were made.
The bill went ON through, ordered to
its third reading without word of
discussion, inquiry or anything else.
AS ordered to its third reading the
| bill, which was asked for last year.
was passed us follows:
A bill to prevent delays in the trans
| portation Of freight by railroad COM
panies in this State.
| BE it enacted by the General Assem-
| bly, Of the State Of South Carolina:
Section |. That from and after the
| lst day Of May, 1904, all railroad COM
panics in this State shall transport
to their destina ton all freight receiv-
ed for trdnSpOl tation between points
In the State Of South Carolina within
the following times after same shall
have been rece we'd, to wit: Within
forty-eight hours, between points not
more than one hundred miles distant;
within seventy-two hours, between
points exceeding one hundred and not
more than two hundred miles distant;
within ninety-six hours, between
points exceeding two hundred miles
distant.
Section 2. That any railroad COM
pany failing u comply with tile pro
visions of Secti )n l of this Act for
any cause, exec pt the Act OF God or
public enemy, shall forfeit the freight
chargeahle upon such goods as it shall
fail to transport within the time
hereinbefore Qnired; and in addition
shall pay to t!t consignee per cent
OF the market value of such goods for
each and every days. detention over
and above the time herein before pre-
scribed, to be recovered by The con-
signee in any Court of competent juris-
diction, together with the freight so
forfeited, if the same shall have been
prepaid.
Section 3. That nothing in this Act
contained shall be construed to limit
or affect airy other right or remedy
now or hereafter existing against such,
railroad company for, or on, account or.
such delay in tTansportationS-1 ''ss'iss
Section 4. That all Acts and parts
of Acts Inconsistent with this Act are
hereby repealed.
| Later on Mr.. Beamguard's bill to
| provide penalty for the unreasonable
delay in the shipment and delivery Of
any goods, wares and merchandise by
any railroad or other common carrier
for hire came up, and after some dis
cusslon was passed as follows:
Be it enacted by the General Assem-
bly, of the State or South Carolina:
Section J.. That any railroad com
pany or other common carrier for hire
in this State, who shall delay for an
unreasonable time the shipment and
delivery Of any goods, wares and mcr-
chandise delivered them for transpor-
tation. shall, in addition to any dam
ages they may now be liable for, for
felt and pay to the party or parties
whose gopdS, wares or merchandise
are received, shipped and delayed, ten
dollars for every day the same is so
delayed, to be recovered in any Court
OF competent Jurisdiction.
Speaker Smith made the following
appointment for the present session of
House: Laborers, Robert Caldwell,
Robert ChiSolm, l.. Smith; pages,
Henry Smith, w. A. Mattison, j. NJ.
Banks, Malcolm Johnson, j. A. CIV
burn; Speakers clerk. j. M. Sharpe;
doorkcepers, j. Nj. Gasque; G. II. Gle
ments, w. A. Roof; postmaster, Il.
G. Anderson.
Governor Hayward submitted the
report of the special tax commission.
Mr.. Moses, of the commission, moved
that the report be printed in the
Journal and referred to the ways and
means committee. This was done
without the reading Of the report.
In support OF his bill against 81,
machines MIR. Wade said that there
were 300 slot machines in use in this
State, and he thought that it was
high time for Them to be removed.
His bill was p: ssed to its third read
ing without urther argument. 1t
provides:
Section |. That from and after the
passage and approval OF This Act it
shall be unlawful for any person to
operate within this StaJc any slot ma
chine Of whatever name or kind
Section 2. Any person who mSoeyer
who shall violate the first section Cf
this Act shall he subject to fine OF
not more. than me hundred dollars, or
imprisonment upon the public works
Of the county wherein the offence is
committed for a~pcriod of not more
than thirty days.
The third bill relative to railroads,
which was ordc red to its third read
ing, was thai Of Mr.. Doroh, of
Grcenville, which proposes to abolish
the bob-tail OF single truck cabs in
this State.
THURSDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The house en- Thursday passed
bill which prc vidcs that it shall be
unlawful hereafter for any person to
sell, barter or give away or treat
another to any malt or Intoxicating
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