The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-02-11


bate Mr.. Brice's bill providing for
the following additional changes in
the banking laws.
| "Every bank or banking institu-
tion receiving deposits shall at all
| times keep and have Gil hand rs re-
serve fund an amount equal TO Is
/ per centm of It's active deposits and
D per ccntum of its savings deposits
| "EvCrv bank OF banking inS;itu-
| tion shall set aside 20 t.; SrIpluS ac-
count not less than GlG-'cltiI of it,
annual net earnings c:"ii year until
its surplus shall be equal 10 p pei
shall be the duty of the State bank
examiner to enforce this and the pre-
cedlng section.'
Mr.. Brice also had passed his bill
! limiting the time for recording mort
cages to 20 days. The act would 20
into effect in May.
Mr.. Cosgrove's bill. authorizing
the insurance commissioner TO APP
point fire department officials TO in
vcstigatc fires. also passed TO third
reading.
Mr.. Dixon's bill. naming the agents
or collectors of fraternal societies as
| agents, i'll order to fix their respon-
sibility, passed.
Some Sunday lunch laws then oc-
cupcd the time of the House. and
finally went to third reading. being
as follows:
Section |. That from and after
the approval cf this act 40 municipal
corporation in this State shall have
the right to pass any ordinance pro-
fnbltlng hotel and restaurant keep
erS or other persons from Scrvin"
meals or lunches 10 passengers on
| trains within the limits of such muni-
| clpal corporation Cn Sunda". and all
such ordinances heretofore passed
are hereby declared illegal and
void.'
The Senate on Thursday took
seven ballots for associate Justice
without effect. Among the new bills
are the following:
| Mr.. Croft-Rclating to, compcn-
sation allowed Confederate vcteranr
for property furnished to the Con-
1ederacy without pay.
Mr.. Christcnsen-To further pro
vide for winding up the affairs of
the State dispcnsary and for the sale
of the real estate heretofore used
i'll conducting the dispenSary.
| Mr.. Carlisle-To repeal sections S25
| to 33l, inclusive. of civil code vol
ume ], 1902, relating to tax on in
comes.
Mr.. Otts-To submit State prohi-
bition and county dispcnsary to the
! qualified electors of the State at Il
| special election.
Mr.. GfIffin-Providing for the sale
of infrmary for Confederate veterans
and disposition of>.}Proeeeds of said
| estate.
The House killed the Ruck6S,bill:
which would prohibit any towns pass
ing an ordinance against the sale of
lunches on Sunday.
Killed the bill reducing the legal
rate Of interest TO per cent.
Killed the bill for a commission.
to inquire into the advisability of
| the State going into the phosphate
business
The new bills offered embraced
| those ofMr. Bowman-To amend see
| tion 1855. code Of laws of South Car
olina, 1902, volume |. by adding n
provision for forfeiture of charter
Of certain towns.
Mr.. Tohias-To amend an act to
incorporate certain religious and
| charitable societies.
Mr.. Wadc-To amend an act to
declare the law i'm reference to and
! 10 regulate the manufacture, sale,
/, use, consumption of alcoholic Liquors,
so far as the same may relate 10
Aiken county.
Mr.. Dick-To amend section 1923,
volume l, code, 1902, by forbidding
nepotism in employment of profcs-
sors or other employees in State in
stitutions. of learning.
Mr.. McMahan-To amend section
1872 of the criminal code of 1902. re-
lating to the breaking and entering
of railroad cars.
Mr.. McMahan-To amend section
1899 cf volume l. code of laws, re-
lating to borrowing money by mu-
inequalities.
Mr.. Dixon-Conferring right of
action against telegraph companies
doing business in this State for in
juries to person and property and
] Cor mental anguish.
Mr.. Foster-To fix the liability of
common carriers by railroads.
Mr.. Ayer-To require all rent
! notes, agreements and lsnt receipts