Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-03-03
some new LAWS.
Acts That The General Assem-
BY Placed on Statue Books.
WOULD BUILD SCHOOL HOUSES.
A Husband Mus. Support His Wife
and children-other Measures of
Statewide Interests.

This week we give some Of the
acts of Statewide and local impor-
lance, as passed by the General As
sembly. They are as follows:
To require the rebuilding of the
bridge across the Saluda river known
as Rasar's bridge.
To amend subdivision 5 of section
8 of an act to improve the sanitary
and other conditions Of the State of
South Carolina by proper drainage,
so as to provide for the filing OF
notices in the court of common pleas
affecting subsequent purchasers.
To expedite and facilitate the
closing Of the affairs Of the dispen-
saries in Bamberg, Barnwell, Berk-
ley, Calhoun, Colleton; Hampton,
Kershaw, Lee, Lexington, Sumter,
Williamsburg and Fairfield counties
To abolish the dispensary consta-
!buIary force in Aiken county and to.
provide for the establishment and
maintenance of a rural police system.
10 provide that Horny county snail.
issue 100000 in bonds for perma-
nent highway Improvement, upon the
same being approved by the qualified
electors of said county, and to create
q highway commission for said coun-
ty,
Validating the election on the
question of sielectric light bonds in
the sum of $780," held at Blacks
burg, South Carolina, on the Oath
day Of September, 1909, and the
tsbonds" to be issued thereon.
Validating the election on the
question of ~"street improvement
bonds in the amount of $4,000, held
at Blacksburg, on the oath day Of
September, 1909, and the. bonds. to be
issued thereon.
To provide an annual tax levy Of
three mills on the taxable property
of Johnston township, in Edgefeld
and Saluda counties, to pay the in>
terest and part of the. principal due
by Johnston township on bonds is
sued to refund bonds issued in aid
of railroad construction.
To>validate the elections for water
works and sewerage bonds for the
town Of Gafney, and to declare the
bonds so issued to be valid obliga-
lions of the said town of Gaffney.
To authorize and empower the
town of Edgefeld to refund certain
bonded Indebtedness in coupon bonds.
To authorize and require the coun-
ty board of commissioners of Dillca
county to issue bonds for the pur-
pose of aiding in erecting and fur
nishing a court house and jail at
Dillon and provide a special commits
sion to prescribe their powers and
duties and to provide for an annual
levy for the purpose Of paying the
interest on bonds and to provide a
sinking fund to redeem same.
To amend an act to provide for the
election of trustees of school district
No. i of Kershaw county.
To fix the terms of Office of the
county supervisor and the county su-
.perintendent of education in Chero-
kee county.
70 increase the efficiency. Of South
Carolina institution for the education
OF the deaf and blind.
To authorize school district No. 10
of Cherokee county to borrow money
for current expenses and to repay
the same.
To authorize the trustees Of school
district No. 16 in Florence county to
issue bonds for the. purpose of erect
ing scllool buildings and equiping
same.
To: authorize the trustees Of Latta
graded school district in Dillon coun-
ty to convey a certain lot Of land.
To amend section 1909 Of volume
1, code Of laws Of South Carolina.
1902, aS amended by making said
section appiy to school districts, cut
by line of Dillon and Marion counties.
To authorize the trustees Of Brun-
son school district No. IA of Hamp-
ton county to levy and collect an
additional local tax therein.
To appropriate $4,000 to the
public schools of South Carolina.
To amend section 1908, volume 1,
code OF laws, 1902, by increasing
lsvy Of special school tax.
Relating to the reliability Of initial
intermediate. and terminal carriers
in failing to inform upon notification
as to loss, damage or destruction Of
property and to fix a penalty.
To incorporate Greenwood s
Saluda Railroad company.
To amend an act to regulate the
manner in which common carriers
doing business in this State shall adj.
just freight charges and claims for
loss Of or damage to freight, so as to
include baggage and prescribe the
trial of such actions to determine
the time in which an adjustment and
payment must be made by common
carriers by adding after the word
"shipment'., and before the word
Hprovide," of said section 2, the
following: "when there is no agent
at such point then such claim to be
fled with the agent at the nearest
station to such point of destination
having an agent"
To authorize the, town of Dillon
upon the petition ofSa majority Of its
freeholders and the Of a ma
jority of lis electors qualified to vote
at an election thereon, TO issue more
than $4,000 in bonds in aid of a
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