The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1906-02-07
DOlNGS OF THE
LEGISLATURE
MANY Bi1LS IN THE BALANCE
Some viii Pass Others Will Not--BVery
Member Looking After His Own
Pet Measure.


islature will II he thing OF the past,
Many hill. have ben introduced,
some of which wrre very good, and
some that were not so good, aud
some of them have passed and
some have not passed.
There has besn some freak bills
introduced, but they como up Every
session, 50 they are kinder expect
ed and looked for, ..
The past week has boon busy
one aud everybody has BEEN look.
ing out FIR their own pot measures
Only another week and the show
will be over and tho boys will 60
home and tell the "dear con-
stituency what they have (notl
done, and why they didn't do SO,
and try to hoodwink the dear peo-
pie into sending them back for
another term, and some of the
members are worth moro to their
constituency while in Columbia
than when they are at home.
The following bills have been
given a third reading in the lower
house and sent to tho senate:
Mr.. Sinkler's two bills to repeal
the charter of the t:,wn of Moultrie-
vile and to establish in place there.
OF a township government OH Sulli-
vans Island.
Mr.. M. w. Walkers two bills re.
lative to duties Of boards of regis
tration.
Mr.. Richards bill to repeal all
statuary provisions tor the holding
of special terms OF court of common
pleas by special judges.
Mr.. Sanders- To amend the law
as to appointment of township
boards of assessors in Spartanburg
and Cherokee counties.
Mr.. w. Med. Green's relative to
operating of motor cars.
Mr.. McFaddeu's relative to au-
thority Of police officers in pursuit
OF prisoners outside of city limits.
Mr. Beamguards to afford police
protection for public gatherings
outside Of cities.
Mr.. sinkler's "giving to the city
counsel of Charleston, 8. c., Juris-
diction over the water front Of the
city Of Charleaton, and empowing
said city council to eLacS ordi.
nances for the registration of the
same."
Mr.. Ballentine's requiring court
to start at Moncks Corner OH Tues
day instead of Monday.
Mr.. Cothran' g to repeal special
courts acts.
MIR. II. J. Mauldin's to authorizes
Pickens county to borrow money
tlom sinking fund commission.
Mr.. Edwards TO authorize Cow.
pens school district to issue bonds
to build dwelling for teacher.
Mr.. Spivey's providing for erec.
tion of now court house and Jail
and building of new bridges in
Horny county.
Mr. Calllson's to provide for capi.
tation tax to bo paid to school DIS
tricts whence collected.
Z; Mr.. Cothr,n's to pay treasuror
of Greer Vile county 500 omitted
by accident in supply bill of 1905.
Mr.. Arnold's to define the dutie.
OF school trustees in reference te
the establishment of schools.
Mr.. Lawson's to provide gener
al law for issuing bonds in schno:
districts 90 that there need not bt
special act for every school dia
trict as is now the casa.
7 Mr.. Fausts to req lie Southern
and Seaboard railways to do certain
grading around depot at Denmark
Mr.. Harlev's to declare tho Law
with reference to claim and aeliv
cry proceedings.
= Col. D. 0. Herbert's to auth o,iz
trustees of Rowesvlle school to ex.
ecute o mortgage.
Mr.. Pittman's to repeal act au
thorizing Lee county to b,rrov
from sinking fund last year; am
another bill to validate II debt du
by Lee county to the Bank Of Blsl.
opvllle.