Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-02-24
un. increased annual INCORPORATION fo,


code of laws, 1902, volume 1, relating
to incorporation Of towns.
Mr.. Sinkler-To amend title s.,
chapter 4s, of code Of laws of South
Carolina, 1902, volume 1, entitled
"Of Wills"
Mr.. Weston-To amend an act re-
lating to borrowing money by NUM-
cipalities.
Mr.. Croft-To make article 7 of
chapter IA of volume 1 of code of
laws Of South Carolina applicable to
banks.
The Senate spent the day Friday
largely in discussing the railroad rate
bill.
The action Friday night was to kill
that part of the measure in reference
to a 2 l-2 cent rate, but to leave the
section referring to the taking up OF
mileage coupons on the trains, with
the indications that the whole of the
bill would be killed Saturday morning.
The following resolution has pass
ed the senate:
Whereas there is now pending be-
fore the senate the following bills:
"'A bill to regulate certain freight
rates.
"tA bill to prescribe mileage
base for making freight rates for all
| roads in South Carolina and
"'A bill requiring the railroad
commission to put into effect a uni
form classification for all roads In
the State
"And it being necessary that, in
the consideration of said bills the sen-
ate should have before it certain in
formation bearing upon the subject
matter thereof; now,
"Be it resolved by til senate, That
the railroad commission Of this State
be, and the same ',ereby, requested
to furnish and Init to this senate
on the first day of its next session Il
report, with accompanying schedules,
of the classification and rates upon
freight hauled by the common car
riers in the State of Georgia, North
! Carolina, Virginia, Texas and Ala
bama, and such other Information
concerning the subject matter of the
aforesaid bills, with their suggestions
thereon
"Resolved, fortheu, That a copy of
this resolution be transmitted at the
earliest date possible to the chairman
of the railroad commission. :"
The above mentioned bills have
been continued until next year.
Tie House passed number of third
reading bills including Senator Kel-
ley's bill making it misdemeanor to
publish the name of any woman upon
whom criminal assault has been at
| tempted which went to third reading,
although Mr.. Aver pointed out the
danger of making a sweeping law of
that. kind.
The bill reads:
"Section 1. That whoever. pub
fishes, or causes to be published, the
name of any woman, maid or woman
childlupon whom the crime of rape or
an assault with intent to rayish has
been committed or alleged to have
been committed in this State in any
newspaper, magazine or other publ
cato rshall be deemed guilty of a a
misd demeanor, and upon conviction.
thereof shall be punished by fine of
not more than 81 900, or Imprisonment
Of not more than three years: Pro
vided, That provisions of this act
shall not apply to publications made
by order Of court"
Besides the consideration of the
railroad rate bill on Saturday. the
State Senate passed several bills of
local nature ard few of Statewide
interest. There was a very brief ses-
sion as an adiour,, ment until Tuesday
evening at s p. M. was taken at II 30
O'Clock. At 11:30 the Senate went in
to executive session to consider and
confirm the various appointments
made.
The following bill passed third
reading and was ordered ratified and
sent to the House:
Mr.. Brice-To amend section 2456
of the code, chapter 65, relating to
the recording of deeds. mortgages
and other instruments, limiting time
to 20 days, after the first of May,
1909.
This bill was amended upon motion
of Senator Carlisle, who had in the
Senate introduced a bill doing away
altogether with this time limit, by
making the 20 days 10 days and the
bill as amended was ordered sent
to the House with amendments for
concurrence.
The Noted Mileage Bill.
The Senate, by vote of 10 to 20,
refused to indefinitely postpone the
section Of the railroad rate bill refer
ring to mileage being accepted on
trains and the bill, as amended, was
ordered to third reading. An amend
ment was adopted to the effect that
the provisions of the bill do not refer
to lines under so miles in length.
The Bill as Passed.
"That in case anv railroad com
pany or companies shall put on sale
any form of mileage book at a rate