The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-01-13
ing are some of the many bills al
ready introduced:

ready introduced:
Mr.. Raysor has introduced bill
to require all parents or guardians
to compel their children or wards to
attend school for twelve weeks in
each year. The bill further provides
that such attendance shall be between
the ages of eight and fourteen years
inclusive. They may be excused by
the board of trustees of the school
district in which they live by reasons
of already being proficient or illness.
The bill provides a punishment of not
less than five or more than twenty
dollars, or imprisonment for not less
than ten nor more than twenty days
for each offense, said fines to be
placed in the school fund of said
school district.
Mr. Raysor has introduced bill
to amend chapter XVII, Criminal
Code, Vol. 2, Code of Laws 1902,
regulating the sale of spurious liq-
uors, pertaining to the election of a
board of directors at the state dis
pensary. The bill provides that said
board shall consist of men of good
moral character and shall be appoint
ed by the governor, for a period of
two years and receive fifteen hundred
dollars each, annually, payable in
monthly installments and further that
said board shall have general super
vision over the management of all
county dispensaries The bill fur
ther provides, by way of amendment,
for the election Of dispensary COM
missioner, who shall receive an an
nual salary of three thousand dollars,
and defines the method of purchasing
liquors, which shall be on contract
awarded to the lowest responsible
bidder, and not for any specified
amount, but for such quantities and
kinds as may be actually required to
fill orders from county dispensers.
Said bill also provides that the coun-
ty board of control, consisting of
three members, shall be appointed,
two by the state board and the third
by said state board upon the nomina-
ton of the mayor or inten1ant of the
county seat of that county.
Mr.. Kershaw has Introduced a bill
to promote the attendance Of chill
dren in school. The bill provides
that every person having control of
any child between the age of seven
and fourteen years shall annually
cause such child to attend some pub
lie or private school for period of
not less than one hundred days.
Mr.. Raysor has introduced bill
to provide for marriage license
law.
Mr.. Kershaw, a bill to amend the
Act amending Sec. 1881, of Code per-
tanning to tobacco warehouses.
Mr.. Brown a bill to amend some
Act.
Mr.. Whaley, a concurrent resolu-
ton to permit the introduction of a
bill to amend charter of Charleston
Light and Water Works company,
so as to allow said company to con-
struct a dam across Goose Creek.
Mr.. Won Kolnitz, a concurrent re-
solution allowing said Charleston
Light and Water company to amend
it's charter.
A bill has been introduced to es-
tablish Calhoun county.
Mr.. Douglas, a bill prohibiting in
jury to certain property.
Mr.. Toole, bill amending an Act
entitled al Act to amend Sec. 7 OF
an Act as to the establishment of
dispensaries, repeating the last pro-
viso of same
Mr.. Butler, bill to require railway
companies to construct, maintain and
operate industrial sidetracks, etc.
NJ McC,11 Hill to firth er repu-
late the salaries of certain court
stenographers.