Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-03-09

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denim lands tor water sheds.
1t is Aoade crime for an officer of
a corporation to pay dividends unless
the money has been actually earned.
1t is made crime for any person
to use the name of corporation to
secure credit
The officers of corporations are re-
quired, under penalty, to furnish all
stockholders with a verified state
ment OF the financial condition upon
written request. Railroads, banks
and building and loan associations
are exempt from this.
No changes in the courts of this
circuit were made.
1t is a crime to Intentionally or
negligently break any baggage or ex-
press package.
1t is misdemeanor to publish the
name Of any female upon whom
rape, or an assault has been COM
mitted.
The offence Of gambling is put in
the jurisdiction of a magistrate.
Assault with intent to rape is pun
ished as rape.
Slight changes were made in the
high school law, and 100000 was
appropriated for this year.
County treasurers are required to
deposit in the strongest banks in the
county.
Banks are required to lay by per
cent Of the net profits until they
have surplus OF % per cent OF the
capital stock. NO bank can be or
ganiZed with less than $4,000 capt.
tai.
Electric railroads north of Column
bia are required to have vestibules
on their cars with glass enclosure.
a QuantatiVe analysis i! required
for commercial fertilizers. and each
ingredient must come ~ to the guar
antee. Jumping all of the elements
will not be allowed. This law is in
response 10 many complaints from
farmers.
To draw check on bank where
the drawer has no funds there to
pay with is made a misdemeanor
The immigration department is
changed to that of Agriculture, Com
merce and Industries. The commits
sioner is authorized to appoint two
factory inspectors to see that the Ia
Dor laws are carried out.
\ silver service to cost $1,000 is
to be presented to the crew on tie
United States battleship South Car
DINA
A monument is to be erected to
the women Of the ConGederacy on the
Capitol grounds. The State is to pay
one-half, or $4,000.
Grand juricS are empowered to
employ an expert accountant.
County treaSurers are required to
show in what banks the county funds
are held.
1t is misdemeanor to own or
keep Il sheep-killing dog.
The section of the Code which al
lowed what is commony called the
merchants lien is repealed.
\ commission is established to pro-
mote the uniformity Of laws among
the States.
Masters are authorized to admin
lister oaths generally.
Discrimination in prices AGAINST
any community or to break down the
business OF a competitor is puniSha-
bic by penalty of from $500 to
$1,000.
Towns are allowed to disorganiZc
in the same way that the organize.
The Governor is authorized to
parOl prisoners when he thinks it to
the public interest.
The general appropriation bill car
ricd ,323,39S.04. This is little
bigger than any one for previous
years. SOnle OF the larger sums are:
Interest. on public debt $295, 900;
pensions, $26O,000 hospital for the
insane, 100000; Winthrop College,
$133, 900; South Carolina University,
$50,
The trustees Of the South Carolina
University wanted an additional
$4,000 to begin the erection of a
new administration building at
total cost of $4,000. All of it was
given them just for the asking. The
University is not filled and running
over like Winthrop and Clemson.
For this session there were LOO
young ladies who applied for admis-
sion to Winthrop, while onl" 425
could be accommodated. Next year
the new dormitory will be ready and
two hundred more can be admitted.
The Legislature continues to grow
eXtraVagant. There i3 about the
same number Of us to protest as
heretofore, but we can't stop it. The
effort to raise salaries, | am glad to
say, failed in the House.
The past session has been largely
taken up with discussions of the
whiskey question, and much that
was needful to advance the material
development of the State was kept
back. Respectfully,
J. r. Earle.
Walhalla, March 2, 1909.