The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-01-26

Q; common pleas for Hampton county.
Senator Brice-To amend an act en-
titled "An act to provide for the char
TEL fees for domestic building and loan
associations"
Senator Hay-To amend the code re-
lating to change Of venue.
Senator Bivins-To amend the code
fixing the time for holding the courts
for Dorchester.
Senator Raysor-To define and pre-
scribe the manner Of showing COM
pliance with the requirements Of the
constitution" to governor prior to the
ordering an election as to the creation
OF a new county.
Senator Mcleod Including Lee
county in certain provisions relating
to supervisors powers.
NEW BILLS.
The following new bills were intro
duced:
Senator 3ivens-To amend the law
relating to magistrates and consta-
b!es.
Senator Hood-To abolish days of
grace on notes and other papers.
Senator Wells-To make the act reg
uiating relief departments Of railways
O general law for. all corporations.
Senator McIver-To have Chester
field and Marlboro purchase the Che
raw bridge across the Great Pee Dee
river.
Senator Hood-Relating to jury fees.
Senator Butler-To punish corrupt
AGiving, etc.
vSenator Earle-To require railroads
to abolish grade crossings.
Senator Earle-To limit the hours of
work of railway employees operating
trains.
Senator Brice-Relating to transfer
Of persons from school districts.
Senator Mauldin-Giving authority
70 corporations intending to furnish
water and light power to condemn
lands.
Senator E. S. Blease-To prevent the
employment Of certain persons in the
legislature, or in the engrossing de-
rartment.
Senator Earle-Relating to survival
Of actions.
Senator C. L. Blease-Ratifying and
extending the charter and power OF the
Parr Shoals Power company.
Senator Manning-Relating to the
payment of annual license fees by cor
porations. (This bill corrects an er-
ror.)
Senator Marshall-To prevent any
one except the State electrician from
interfering with the new heating sys-
tom of the State house.
Senator Blake-Incorporating the
board OF trustees Of the A. r. P. synod
Of the South.
ELECTIONS.
A concurrent resolution introduced
by Senator Ware , was adopted to hold
the following ele, lions on Thursday,
January 26: Two circuit judges, to sue
ceed Judges Ernest Gary and D. A.
Townsend; superintendent OF the pen
i.entiary, to succeed Capt. D. ]. Grif-
fifth; three members of the board OF
directors of the penitentiary, to sue
coed John G. Mobley, A. X. Sanders
and NJ. o. Rowland; one trustee OF the
colored college at Orangeburg. to sue
ceed Cole L. Blease, resigned.
The Dispensary.
The dispensary law seems to be the
chief subject Of interest in the Senate
Not content with the other two bills
that have been introduced. Senator
Brice has put in still another. This
Is not an investigating bill, but seeks
to change the law, and Is along the line
Of the celebrated "Brice" local option
bill introduced by the Senator from
York in 1904.
1t substitutes for the present sec
tion Z, the following:
Sec. Z. There may be one or more
county dispensers appointed for each
county, the place Of business Of each
TO be designated by the county board
! of control. but the State board Of con
troll must give consent before more
than one dispenser can be appointed
in any county, and where the county
board designates a location for a dis
pensary, 20 days public notice ol
which shall be given, it shall be com
petent for a majority of the qualified
voters Of the township in which the
dispensary is to be located to prevent
its location in such township by sign
ing petition or petitions to the county
board requesting that no dispensary
be established in the township. Any
incorporated city or town may secure
the establishment Of a dispensary OF
dispensaries within its limits in the
following manner: Upon the petition
of one-fourth Of the qualified voters
of such town or city, as shown by the
registration books Of the same, an
election, either upon the question OF
the establishment or removal Of dis
pensaries therein being filed with the
intendant or mayor Of such town OF
city. he shall order an election submit
ting the question Of 'dispensary' OF
no dispensary' to the qualified voters
of such town or city, which election
shall be conducted as other special
elections, by managers appointed by
the town or city council, and If a ma.
jcrity Of the ballots cast be found and
declared to be for dispensary, then
dispensary may be established in
said town or city, but IL majority or
the ballots be found to be against
the dlspensary, then no dispensary
shall be established therein, and any