The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-03-02
THE NEW LAWS.
List of the Acts Of General Interest
Passed at the Late
NJ ;sETINH OF TIE LEGISLATURE

3: ice Bill, the Coggesha1l Bill, the
Dog Tax Bill, the Immigra-
ton Bureau Bill Among
Most Interesting.
Below will be found list of the
new laws II general interest enacted
at the laje meeting Of the Legisla-
ture. From time to time we will
publish tie full texts Of these acts:
Senator Warren-To provide for BIZ
epnial sessions Of the general assem-
bly,.
ilr. Larham-To require common
carriers OF passengers to transport
baggage o. sample trunks OF two hun
dred pour ds weight or less, free OF
charge wi h any passenger.
Mr.. Riclardson-To require owners
and tenants to fence in OF fill up aban-
doned wells.
Mr. Sinkler-To punish malicious
and mischievous interference with fire
and police alarm boxes, wires and ap-
paratuS.
+ Mr. Whaley-To empower cities Of
over 10, 900 inhabitants to impose and
collect a license upon certain condi-
tionS.
Mr.. 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 aud telephone com panies.
Mr.. DeBrnhl-To make baby car
riages baggage.
Mr.. Walker-To pay Col. NJ. P.
Tribble 81, 500 for compiling Confed-
crate records.
MIR. Tribble-To exempt soldiers
and sailors from paying license.
Mr.. Gause-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 moaey in lieu of entering into
recognizance for their appearance for
trial.
Mr.. Haile-To have constables for
industrial communities Of 80 persons.
Mr.. Toole-To provide sor special
township road tax.
Senator Won Kolnitz-To punish
malicious and mischievouS interference
with fire and police ala: IN boxes,
wires and apparatus.
To provide for repairing the monu-
ment erected by the State upon the
battlefield Of Chickamauga
TO encourage the establishment OF
libraries in the public schools Of the
rural districts.
Senator .McIyer-To amend the code
relating to the execution Of mortgages
Of railroad companies.
Mr.. Morgan To amend the code, as
to labor contracts.
Mr.. D. o. Herbert-To amend the
code, as to mileage Of members Of the
general ssembly, so as to make it con-
form to the provisions of the constitu-
tiOn Of 1895.
To amerd the code, concerning wit
nesses' fees in court OF general ses-
sioaS.
>(r. Whaley-To amend the code
COZ cerning the lien Of certain mort
ga: es:
:ir. Doyie-To prevent treating on
ele tion days.
.lr. Pya5t-To prohibit the theft
of lectric current.
.Mr. Little-To amend the code 50
as 10 include private banking instltu-
tiouS.
Mr. Doar-To authorize establish
ment of municipal courts in cities
having population Of not less than
4 COO and not more than 10000 in
hauitantS.
Mr. DeVore-To amand the code
rels. tive to the counties exempt from
the general laws providing for cotton
weighers.
NIr. Haskell-To amend the code as
to homestead exemption Of persons
other thar heads Of families.
Senator StackhouSe-To guard
against the introdution Of the Mexl-
caa boil weevil into the State.
Mr.. Forl-To fix the salaries OF the
sheriffS in this State.
Mr.. Nc Coll TO make the fling
down or OF herwise altering OF horses
and mules teeth a misdemeanor.
Mr.. Der nis-To prohibit the false
marking, branding, stamping or LABEL
| ing of food products.
Mr.. Wa1e-Making it unlawful to
operate any slot machine in this State.
Mr.. Moses, for Tax Commissioner
To require the payment of annual
license fees OF corporations doing busi-
ness in this State and report to the
secretary Of state.
MIR. Richards Relating to the
scholarships at winthrop. proVlolnS
500 for each scholarship aud prescrib-
ing the conditions Of competition.
Mr.. D. O. Herbert-To provide FOR
beneficiary scholarships in the Clen'
son Agricultural College Of South
Carolica.
Senator Manning-To establish a
Department Of Commerce and Immi-
grafton and to provide fo1 the ap-
pointmenr aud compensation of a sec
retary. :,
Senator Hydrick-To give the rail-
road commissioners jurisdiction over
all telephone lines in this State.
Senator Raysor fx the salaries
of county supervisors.
Senator Mayfeld-To appropriate
$500 to aid the D. A. r. 10 erecting a
monument to the partisan generals %
the State house grounds.
Senator McColl--To incorporate