The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-02-17
FRDAY,-Feb. 11th.


The house passed with little dis
cussion, Garis' bill providing for an
annual appropriation of not less than
$4,000 for the free public schools;
Carlisle $ 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 care for
them.
The senate passed the railroad
mileage rate bill. after various amend
mentS, as follows:
'Section l. That in ease anv rail
road company or companies shall put
on sale any form of mileage books
at IL 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-
el on the train of road selling said
mileage and upon the presentation of
hls 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 Il mileage book who shall have
checked baggage over one road for
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 midemeanor, punishable by fine
or Imprisonment, or both. The rail-
road may stamp for Identification the
mileage OH which baggage is checked.
Sec. =. 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repealed: Provided, That the pro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 . cents a mile
or less, limiting their nse by term of
such mutual arrangement as NAV 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 OH such railroads 10 be tax
en- on trains without exchange of
tickets
The house passed and sent to the
senate the appropriation bill. There
were only few changes made on
thiro reading by Chairman Rucker
and these with no discussion. Tn.
State levy was 3 3-4 mills, an in
crease of 1-2 MILL In the judiciary
department an appropriation of $500
was made for furniture in the su-
premc 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 vote of
56 to 43. The appropriation for the
State Hospital for the Insane was
increased by $720 for the employment
OF a stenographer. The clerk of the
house judiciary committee receives
$500 instead of $3.50; the sergeant
alarms receives an additional $50
for extra services in purchasing fur
niture and the porter of the sp<a.s-
er's room $50.
.,enator Spivey's bill to amend the
code, so as to make the indexine of
mortgages of crops a sufficient record
thereof, was passed with an amend
ment excepting Sumter and Claren-
don; 1.-The marriage license bill" was
passed to third reading, making the
fee ST. for the license instead of 25
cents was adopted. Also a commit
tee amendment reading, "Nothine
herein contained shall render any
marriage illegal without the issuing
of a license"
Senator Hardin's bill "to author.
lze the regents Of the State Hospital
for the Insane to purchase lands and
provide TO rthe paying for the same"
was reported favorably by the ma
jointly of the finance committee of the
senate.
The house passed thu hin :,.