Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-08-28
SELLING SEED COTTON.

AS the cotton season approaches all
those who intend to traffic in seed cot
ton or unpacked lint cotton are requir-
ed to procure license from the clerk
Of court. The law gives the board of
county commissioners the right to fix
the price to be paid for the license be-
tween the amounts of 81 and $500. Up
to this time the county commissioners
have not fixed the license fee for this
county; but they will do so on request
There is a proviso in the act Of the
general assembly relating to the ex-
emption Of soldiers and sailors Of the
Confederate states army and navy
which provides, THAT nothing herein
contained shall be construed as to al
low any soldier or. sailor to buy seed
cotton and unpacked lint cotton with
out a license as Is now provided by
law" From this 1t will be seen that
although Confederate veterans are al
lowed to carry on business without a
license they will have to procure a
license to engage in the business of
buying and selling seed cotton.
The act in regard to the licenses was
passed by the general assembly in 1906
and is as follows:
Section 1. Be it enacted by the gen.
eral assembly. The traffic in seed cot
ton or unpacked lint cotton by pur-
chase, barter or exchange within the
period beginning August Is and end
ing December 20 of each year, without
license or between the hours Of sunset
and sunrise, Is hereby declared against
the public welfare and is prohibited.
Section 2. The clerks of the courts Of
common pleas are authorized and en-
powered to issue licenses to traffic in
seed cotton or unpacked lint cotton by
purchase, barter or exchange within
the period beginning August 10 and
ending December 20 Of each year, and
within their respective counties, to
such person or persons as shall file
with said clerks, respectively, written
application therefor, the granting OF
which shall be recommended in writ
ing by at least ten landowners within
the township wherein said applicant
intends to carry on such traffic. Such
license shall specify the exact place
whereat such traffic shall be carried on
dIlu Tic pCtlOu oaSh eAs-A
fic is permitted, and shall continue in
force for the period of one year from
date of issue; and for such license, IL
granted, q fee of not more than $500
and not less than 81, the amount OF
said license to be fixed by the county
board of commissioners thereof, shall
be paid by the applicant to the county
treasurer for the use of the county.
Section 8. All persons In the traffic
in seed cotton and unpacked lint cot
ton are required to keep legibly written
In book, which shall be open to pub
lie inspection, the name OF the persons
from whom they purchase or receive
by way Of barter, exchange or traffic
of any sort any seed cotton or unpack-
ed lint cotton within the period Begin
ming August Is and ending December
20 Of any year, without license as here
in provided, or between the hours OF
sunset and sunrise. or who shall fail to
keep the book of record as herein pro-
vided, shall be deemed guilty Of a mis-
demeanor, and, on conviction, shall be
punished by fine not exceeding 800
or Imprisonment not exceeding six
months, or by both fine and imprison-
ment, at the discretion of the court.
Section 5. The provisions OF this act
shall not apply to the purchase of Tin
ters" nor to the purchase Of seed cot
ton or unpacked lint cotton sold under
process of law in the collection or
rents, or of liens or mortgages pre-
viously given on the cotton sold.