Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-02-16
F~RIDAY,-Feb. 18th.

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The house passed with little dis
cussion, CARTS bill providing for an
annual appropriation of not less than
100000 for the free public schools;
Carlisle's bill to define the duties and
powers of probate courts in relation
to minors was passed in the senate.
1t would give court the right to take
charge of such and properly are for
them.
The senate passed the railroad
mileage rate bill, after various amend
ments, as follows:
"Section 1. That in case any rail
road company or companies shall put
on sale any form of mileage books
at 2 1-2 cents or legal or agreed rate,
the presentation of the correct num-
Der of miles, out of said book, to the
conductor or other authorized officer
to take up tickets shall entitle the
person holding said mileage to trav-
ell on the train of road selling said
mileage and upon the presentation of
his mileage to the proper or desig-
mated agent of said company to have
his baggage checked, as now provided
by law. Provided, That any holder
of a mileage book who shall have
checked baggage over n road for a
certain distance shall not be allowed
to use the mileage upon which the
baggage was checked upon any other
road, and any attempt to do so shall
be a midemeanor, punishable by fine
or Imprisonment, or both. The rail-
road may stamp for Identification the
mileage on which baggage is checked.
"Sec. 2. That all acts and parts
of acts inconsistent with this act
herewith be, and the same are hereby
repealed: Provided, That the pro-
visions of this act shall not apply to
railroads Of less than 40 miles in
length: Provided, That nothing in
this act shall be construed to prevent
an agreement between the railroads
and the< purchasers of tickets where
by special interchangeable mileage
tickets may be sold at 2 cents a mile
or less, limiting their use by term Of
such mutual arrangement as may be
agreed upon by the parties thereto:
Provided. That if any railroad issues
The said interchangeable mileage
books at said rate such railroads shall
also Issue mileage books for trans
portation on such railroads to be TAX
en- on trains without exchange Of
tickels."
The house passed and sent to the
senate the appropriation bill, There
were only a few changes made on
third reading by Chairman Rucker
and these with no discussion. The
State levy was 5 "a mills, an in
crease of 1-2 mill. In the judiciary
department an appropriation of $500
was made for furniture in the SUI
preme court room, $457.93 for pur-
chase of certain books and an in
crease of $3.50 in the pay of Ernest
Moore, special Judge. For the Uni
versity of South Carolina McMahan
wanted the appropriation of 5000 for
rent of houses for Prof. Carson and
Prof. Moore cut to $500. On a roll
call this was defeated by a vote Of
Sc to 43. The appropriation for the
State Hospital for the Insane was
increased by $720 for the employment
If a stenographer. The clerk of the
house judiciary committee receives
5000 instead Of $3.50; the sergeant
alarms receives an additional $50
for extra services in purchasing fur
niture and the porter of the speak
sr's room $50.
Senator Spivey's bill to amend the
code, so as to make the indexing of
mortgages of crops a sufficient record
thereof, was passed with an amend
ment excepting Sumter and Claren-
don; "The marriage license bill" was
passed to third reading, making the
fee 81 for the license instead Of Is
cents was adopted. Also a commit
tee amendment reading, Nothing
herein contained shall render any
marriage ilIgal without the issuing
of. a license"
Senator Hardin's bill "to author
ize the regents of the State Hospital
for the Insane to purchase lands and
provide 70 rthe paying for the same"
VAS reported f%avorably bw the ma
jointly Of the finance committee of the
senate.
The house passed the bill intro
auced by the majority of the York
delegation relating to the election of
trustees for school district No. u in