Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-02-04
d in the Senate Thursday:


persons acting i'll fiduciary capacity.
crnor to parole prisoners OIL condi-
tions.
Mr.. Havey-To require the pro-
ponents of new counties 10 pay the
expenses of surveys, elections, etc.
Mr.. Black-To require railroad
companies to accept passengers on
local freight trains.
Mr.. Sinklcr-To protect the own
crs Of bottles. boxes, syphons, tins or
kegs used in the sale of soda waters,
porter ale, beer, cider, gingerale, milk,
small beer, larger beer, Weiss beer,
white beer or other beverages or med
lcincs, medicinal preparations, per-
tumcry, oils, compounds or mixtures.
Mr.. Waller-To amend law confer
r1ng the power to condemn lands,
steams and water sheds and for sew
sragc.
Mr.. Mauldin-To amend the State
insurance law by providing for part
insurance in old line companies and
regulating settlement of losses.
Mr.. McKeithan-Proposing to
amend section z, article 8, of the con-
stitution relating to municipal bond
ed indebtedness.
Mr.. Johnston-To fix the time for
holding courts in the Eighth judicial
circuit.
Mr. Weston-To enlarge the pow
ers and duties of the commissioner
of agriculture and immigration, TO
prescribe the duties of persons, firms
md corporations subject to his super
vision, to prescribe penalties for
failures to perform the same.
The Senate adjourned to Tuesday
evening.
The following bills were offered in
he House:
Mr. Wander Horst (by request)-
To require the drainage of phosphate
mining excavations so as to better
provide for the public health
Mr.. Brice-To prescribe the condi-
.ions upon which legal reseve life
insurance companies may write i'll
their policies and certificates that
their legal rserve is secured by
deposit in the State in which they
are chartered.
Mr.. Mars-To amend section 1914
Of code of laws of South Carolina
1902, volume i (criminal code) by
prohibiting the transfer of children
to another without the consent of
he board of trustees of receiving
school.
Mr.. X. p. Smith-To fix the salary
IF the mayor or intendant of any city
or town heretofore or hereafter in.
,orporated under the general laws of
The State.
Mr.. Carey-To provide for hearing
n the court of common pleas of cases
IN which the State has an interest.
Mr.. Carey-To regulate the prac-
lice and procedure in appeals in
,ases in which the State is interested.
Charleston dclegation-To submit
question of dispensary or no dispen-
'ary TO qualified elctors in any coun-
" in the State.
Mr.. Cosgrove (by request)-,To au-
.horize cities hayingsa population of
$4,000 or more and located upon nav
igable streams to condemn private
property for the purpose of extend
ing, improving or protecting their
water fronts.
The following bills passed their
third reading in the Senate Friday:
Mr.. Weston-To declare the wulful
or wanton burning of any building
which is insured felony, and to pro-
vide punishment therefor. With
amendemnts.
Mr.. Bates-To amend section 2940
of the code, relating to the empanel-
ing Of jurors. With amendments.
Mr.. Earle--RelOting to the pollu-
ton OF water courses.
Mr.. CGfton--To further define and
extend the liability Of telegraph CON-
panies in cases Of mental anguish OF
suffering.
Mr.. Walker-To amend the law to
provide for the ISSUING of bonds in
public school districts in South Car
olina.
Mr.. Mauldin offered bill to make
it unlawful to pay dividends on stock
in any corporation unless the Same
are actually earned on the capital
STOCK OF such company, and Tor any
officer of such company to make any
false statement in regard to such
company.
Mr.. Muckenfuss-To amend the
lien law so as to require persons max
ing advances to furnish itemized
statements.
Mr.. Misunderstanding to pensions.
Senator Mauldin s bill as to stock
companies provides that in the cases
cited above there shall be punishment
by fine Of not less than 800 or i'm
prisonment for not less than 30 days.
Mr.. Muckehfuss' lien law bill pro-
vides this addition: "That it shall be
the duty of the person making such
advances to make out and deliver to
the person for whom the advances are
made at the time the advances are
made a true and correct itemized
statement, and showing, if money, the
amount of principal and interest
charged, and if supplies the amount,
kind and prices charged for such