The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-02-20

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tiou 3 cf an ac. entitled can act to
provide. for beneficiary scholarships
in lie Clemson: Agricultural college
Of South Carolina, approved ;Febru-
ary %, 1904, SO as to allow scholar
ships to students taking textile cours-
es. and to provide futrehr regulations
as to tie examinations thereof.
A bill to- protect and secure 2he
purity Of the water supplies Of towns
and cities.
Tc provide high schools for the
Stale.
To amend section 1856, volume I.
code of laws of South Carolina, 1902,
as amended by an act entitled can
act to amend section 1866, volume l:
code of laws Of South Carolina, 1902.
relative to the counties exempt from
the general laws providing for cotton
weighers," approved the 24th day of
February, A. D. 1904"
To provide the time for holding
courts in the first judicial circuit.
To amend chapter 6, article 1 OF
code of laws of the State of South
Carolina, 1902, in relation to State
insurance of public property by in.
serting therein, Immediately after.
section 129 thereof, a section to be
designated as "section l29a," by
providing for part insurance in old
line companies and regulating set
Elements Of losses.
To amend an act entitled can act
to provide punishment for safe crack
ers," approved Feb. 10, 1904, by ad-
ding another section thereto, to be
section 2, providing punishment for
anyone possessing safe cracking
equipment.
To further declare the law in ref
erence to the adoption Of illegitimate
children.
To provide penalty for jurors
when duly summoned who shall neg
lect or refuse to appear in obedience
to a yenire duly issued in the police
court of any municipality in this
State.
To provide for monument to
mark the grave of Gen. Thomas Sum
Ter.
A bill to prohibit contracts and
agreements for sale and future de-
livery Of cotton, grain, provisions and
other commodities, stocks, bonds and
other securities, upon margin, COM
monty known as dealing in futures;
to declare such transactions unlaw-
full, and to constitute a misdemeanor
on the part of any person, association
Or persons or corporation participant
ing therein, whether directly or in
directly; to prohibit the establish
ment, maintenance or operation of
any Office or other place where such
contracts are made or offered; to de-
6ne what shall constitute prima facie
evidence Of guilt; to compel all per-
sons participating in such transac-
tions to testify concerning their con-
nection therefith; to provide that no
discovery made by any switness,
which would tend him to conviction
Or punishment under this act, shall
be used against such witness in any
penal or criminal proceedings, and
that he shall be altogether pardoned
therefor; to provide that regular COM
mereial exchanges and other bona
6de trade organizations may post
quotations or market prices, and for
other purposes.
An act to regulate the sale of CO.
caine.
: An act to further regulate the law
In regard to emigrant agents. I
An act to provide for the appoint
ment of bailiffs in the circuit courts
Of this State.
An act to cede to the United States
the title Of this State to, and the
jurisdiction of this State over, GER
tain lands in Charleston, Beaufort
and Georgetown counties for quaran-
tine purposes.
An act to fix the time for the COM
mencino Of the terms of Office of the
various county officers.
An act to amend an act entitled
"an act to amend section 2169, vol
ume l, code of laws, 1902, so as to
extend the authority Of the railroad
commissioners to require depots at
other than functional points, ap-
proved 2nd day of February, A. D.
1906, reducing the penalty and speci-
Tying the time for such work.
An act to amend section 633, Grim
inal code Of laws Of South Carolina,
1902, volume 2.
A bill to allow certain trustees to
pay premiums for surety bonds from
trust funds.
A bill to limit the hours of labor in
cotton and woolen mills.
A bill to amend section l79 Of the
code Of laws of South Carolina of
1902, volume !, relating to opening
books of registration.
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