Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-02-27
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Acts Of Public Nature Passed
ByLegislatulre
DURING SESSION JUST ENDED
Great Many Matters of General In
forest Enacted Into Statutes During
the Forty Days.

fact; of these however, the larger
portion were special acts applying
only to certain counties or indlvldu,
ais. The following. are the laws OF
general nature passed during the
session:
MI. Saye-A bill to create COM
mission and appropriate $4,000 to
provide for a statue of John c. Cal
houn in the capitol at Washington,
D. C..
Mr.. Cosgrove-A bill to improve
the sanitary and other conditions OF
the State of South Carolina by proper
drainage and to provide for the same.
MI. Derham-A bill to amend sec
ton 4O3, code of laws of South Caro-
lima, 1902, vol. l, requiring reports
from county treasurers.
MI. McMaster-Fo Forbidding the sale
of cocaine without prescription.
MI. Weston-An act to regulate
the marketing of deceased cattle.
MI. Richards-A bill to provide
for the erection of a practice school
building at the Winthrop Normal
and Industrial college Of South Car
olina, and; to appropriate 100000
for the same.
An act to amend the charter of the
Augusta and Columbia. Railway COM
4pany, SO s..to enlarge its powers, and
fo,, ofbor ,,,,rnocnS.s
An act to regulate the manner of
sale of any drifted boat, float, water
craft, lumber or timber, and to pre-
scribe penalty for violation thereof.
An act to amend al act entitled
ssAn act to prevent delays in the
transportation of freight by rail-
roads in this State,' approved 25th
March, A. D. 1904, by striking out
the words "railroad companies" and
ncompany" wherever they appear
and inserting in lieu thereof the
words "common carrier
Mr.. Frost-A bill to authorize the
reissue of certain certificate of
stock of the State of South Carolina
for 500.
An act to amend section 299, code
of civil procedure, 1902, volume 2,
relating to judgments in action to re-
cover personal property.
An act ceding to the United States
of America jurisdiction over certain
lands in this State in Sumter county.
An act granting to the United
States the title of the State to, and
jurisdiction over, a certain. lot of
land in the city Of Sumter, for the
purpose of erecting a public building.
A bill to declare the law in refer
ence to and regulate the manufacture,
sale, use, consumption, possession,
transportation and disposition Of al
.coholic liquors and beverages within
this State, and to police the same. !.
A bill to provide for the disposi-
tion Of all property connected with
the State dispensary, and to wind up
its affairs.
A joint resolution to require the
comptroller general to issue his war-
rant, and the State treasurer to pay
the same, for 126 dollars in favor OF
B1utus C. Moore, for professional ser.
vices rendered the State board Of
health in the treatment of smallpox
patients.
A bill in relation to the investment
and loan by the commissioners Sof the
sinking fund Of the fund for State
insurance Of public property by tho
sinking fund commission.
A bill to provide for the issuing o1
bonds in public school districts in
South Carolina.
A bill to incorporate the Audubon
Society Of South Carolina and to pro
vide for the preservation of the wild
birds and animals of the State.
A bill to provide minimum sun
for the annual appropriation for pen
sions, and fixing the same at $250,0O0
a bill to prohibit the manufacture
or sale of adulterated or misbrandet
or poisonous or deleterious foods OF
drugs.
A bill to provide for the amount tc
be paid Jurors and witnesses in tht
general sessions court.
a bill to amend an act entitled
San act to regulate the catching
gathering, sale, exporting OF canning
of oysters, terrapin, clans, shad ant
sturgeon to provide for the licens
ing thereof, and TO provide for th'
leasing Of public lands suitable TO
the cultivation thereof"
A bill to provide an annual appro
priation for the holding of the an
nusl ereunlon Of, the Ccnfederat
veterans in this State, and to creat
asccmmission to disburse the same.
IA bill to amend the law in relation
to-: the names and locations of th'
8oting precincts in this State.
:A bill 20 anen6 section 2 and sec
tion:3 cf an act entitled "an act t.
provide for beneficiary scholarship
in The Clemson Agricultural colleg
+ of, South Carolina, approved Febru
aryss25, 1904, so as to allow scholar
ships to students taking textile cours
es, and to provide futrehr regulation
as$to The examinations thereof.
"A bill to project and secure tn
purity Of the water supplies of town
and cities.
a TO. provide high schools for tl
Stale.
s.sTo amend section 1855, volume !
code of laws Of South Carolina, 1902
iaii aas amended by an act entitled "al
act to amend section 1866, volume ]
code of laws of South Carolina, 1902