The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1906-02-23
NEW LAWS OF INTERESTS TO
THE STATE In GENERAL.
MUCH LOCAL LEGIS-
LATION DONE.
BUT ONLY THE LAWS OF VARIED
IMPORTANCE ARE INCLUDED
In STATEMENT OF LEG
ISLATIVE WORK.

AS usual the general assembly did a
great deal OF local legislation and
these acts are not of general interest
affecting generally only the counties
I'm which they. arise. Below Will be
found a list of the enactments in
which the entire State is interested
To establish Christmas holidays in
the State colleges.
10 incorporate the Union Carnegie
Free library,
To change the name Of South Car
olina college 10 the University OF
South Carolina.
To ratlfy and confirm the charter of
the Central Carolina Power company.
10 provide for a monument to mark
the grave Of Gen. Thomas Sumter.
TO prevent restaurant and eating
house keepers at railroad and steam
boat stat opS from furnishing meels
to white and colored passengers to-.
gether.
To have application fees of candi-
dates for me ilcal licenses to go to the
general fund.
Making appropriation for dispensary
investigation.
10 establish board OF pardons.
Appointing bank examiner.
Establishing fish commission.
Establishing a fund for disabled
iiremen y taxing insurance COM
panies.
To fix the salaries of the circuit ste-
nographers at 81, 200.
To establish county court in Rich
land
To celebrate South Carolina day in
the public schools.
To buy new flags for the State house.
To charter the Central Railway
company of South Carolina.
ropunish the stealing Of car brasses.
To prevent merchants when in
debt from selling their stock other
wise than usual
To require railroads at functional
points through the railroad commiss-
ION to erect depots.
TO require railroads and other com
mon carriers to provide toilets at STA
tiunS.
To give the federal government con-
troll over the quarantine stations.
To prevent railroad companies from
charging extra fare tor crossing
bridges when entering the state.
To give the federal government con-
troll over certain lands on Sullivan's
Island
TO allow South Carolina college to
close College street between Pickens
and Bull and to ogen Pickens betwet r
Green aud Pendleton streets.
To require common carriers to re-
weigh freight and 20 establish scale.
for that purpose.
To require railroad companies tt
give information concerning ship
ment OF live stock.
10 cut dead trees from near the
public roads.
To incorporate the Newberry, Whit.
mire and Augusta railroad company
To incorporate the Middle larolins
and Western Railway company.
To punish indecent exposure.
To change name Of Saluda Rive,
Power company to the Greenville. Car
Dina Power company ana allowir
the company to build a dam acros
the Saluda below the present one.
To allow suits against INSURANCE
companies to be brough, in the coun
ties where the loss occurs.
Joint resolution to buy so copies O
Elias "lhe Jews of South Carolina.
To incorporate the Piedmont Powe
company.
To allow an illegitimate child to in
heret from its mother.
To amend dispensarY law, maxim,
regulations as to other counties til
same in Horny and Beaufort.
The general bill on voting precincts
The pure food bill.
To appropriate $50, 900 for the Jane
town exposition.
The general magistrates bill.
70 establish an industrial school fo
] boyS-the reformatory.
70 make THURSDAY OF fair week
lcgal holiday in Richland.
TO establish county court i'm Alike
also one in sumter.
70 publish the names Of benef
arIeS in State institutions and tt
= names OF their parents or guardian
To prevent supervisors and commi
Sioners from furnishing county su