The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-02-20
| Soma Of the Important Bills Of
the Last Legislature.

fS%SSO>~5
fer purely TO local matters, and are
not of any Importance to the people
of Lexington county. We. therefore,
give only such bills as will interest
our people, and as our limited space
will permit, which were ratified,
and will become law:
An Act to amend the bank examl-
ners' statute, so as to provide for the
fee on banks with a capital stock OF
$4,000.
An Act to amend an Act entitled
..An Act to prevent delays in the.
transportation of freight by railroads
in this State, approved 25th March,
A. D. 1904, by striking out the words
railroad companies and company"
wherever they appear and inserting in
lieu thereof the words common car
rier.o
AnAct to amend the charter of the
Augusta and Aiken Railway Company,
so as to enlarge it's powers, and for
other purposes.
Bill to provide for the erection of a
practice school building at the Win
throp Normal and Industrial college
of South Carolina, and to appropriate
money for the same.
To amend an Act entitled an Act to
provide for beneficiary scholarships IN
Clemson Agricultural college Of South
Carolina.
To provide high schools for the
State.
Bill to amend an Act entitled can
Act to amend Section 1,208. of the
Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1902,
to provide for the voting of special
taxes for school purposes" approved
oath February, A. D. 1906, by fixing
the time of the election.
An Act to amend an Act entitled
San Act to amend Section 1880, of
Volume /, Code of Laws of South Car
olina, 1902, relating to sale of books
by county superintendent of educa-
tion, y so as to add the word 'tNew-
berry, after the word Lexington"
and before the word "and," in the
first proviso thereof.
To amend Section of Act entitled
can Act to require the board of edu-
cation of Lexington county to create
a special school district in said county
to be known as ST. Johns school dis
trict," approved 18th day of February,
1906, by striking out the words, s'the
maintenance of school for white
children in the first section thereof.
To provide for the issuing of bonds
in public school districts in South
Carolina.
Mr.. Toole: Bill to limit the hours of
labor in cotton and woollen mills.
Mr.. Nicholson: Bill to provide an
annual appropriation for the holding
OF the annual reunion of the Confeder-
ate veterans in this State, and to
create a commission to disburse the
same.
TO fix the annual appropriation for
Confederate pensions, fixing the total
appropriation at $3.50, 900 and compro-
missing on 81, 5,000 for artificial limbs.
An Act to amend Section 179, of the
Code, relative to the opening of books
of registration.
An,Act to amend Section 3,117, of
the Code, relating to costs and fees of
magistrates.
Bill to provide for the disposition of
all property connected with the State
dispensary and to wind up it's affairs.
Bill to declare the law in reference
to and to regulate the manufacture,
sale, use, consumption, possession,
transportation and disposition of al
cohoic liquors and beverages within
this State, and to police the same.
Bill to create commission and ap-
propriate $4,000 to provide for a
statute of John c. Calhoun in the cap
itol at Washington, D. G.
To provide for monument to mark
the grave of Gen. Thomas Sumter,
Bill to prohibit contracts and agree
ments for sale and future delivery of
cotton, grain, provisions and other
commodities. stocks, bonds and other
securities, upon margin, commonly
known as dealing futures; to declare
such transactions unlawful, and to
constitute misdemeanor on the part
of any person, association Or persons
or corporation participating therein,
whether directly or indirectly; to pro-
hibit the establishment, maintenance
or operation of any office or other
place where such contracts are made
or ordered; to define what shall con-
stitute prima facie evidence of guilt;
to compel all persons participating in
such transactions to testify concerning
their connection Herewith; to provide
that no discovery made by any wit
ness, which would tend to subject
him to conviction or punishment un-
der this Act, shall be used against
such witness in any penal or criminal
proceeding, and that he shall be al
together pardoned therefor; to pro-
vide that regular commercial ex-
changes and other bona fide trade
organizations may post quotations or
market prices, and for other purposes.