The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-01-17
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
IS GRINDING AWAY
RESUMED WORK YESTERDAY EN-.
TERING SECOND WEEK.
Some Measures of General Importance
And Interest Have Been Intro
duced.

Senator Carlisle, that the attorney
general be requested to abandon the
merger" appeal, and the bill of Sen
ator Carlisle with reference to mar
riage license requirement.
The wording of the merger" res
olution. is as follows: F'That the attor-
ney general is hereby requested to
dismiss the appeal, now pending, in
what is known as the merger suit,
recently tried in Richland county"
The marriage license bill introduced
today by Senator Carlisle, of Spar
tanburg, is practically the same as
the one killed in the senate last year.
Proposed Provisions.
After setting out that before the
bonds Of matrimony may be entered
a license shall be secured, the propos-
ed measure provides that each and
every violation of the terms Of the act
shall subject the offenders to a fine Of
not more than 500 NOT less than $25,
or Imprisonment for not more than
thirty, nor Less than ten days. This
license fee would be 81, the license to
be- issued by the clerk Of court. An
oath would have to be taken by con-
tracing parties that they are legally
capacitatad to marry. Their full names
would be given, their ages and their
place Of residence. The form OF IL
cense is provided in the bill.
The funds for violation would be
paid into the school fund, In the ~c0un-
ties where violations occur.
Rice Confirmed Game Warden.
In executive session of the senate
Thursday James H. Rice, Jr., Of Sum-
merville, was confirmed as chief game
warden Of the State. The announce
ment was made Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. Rice had been named for this posi-
ton by Governor Ansel It will be re-
called that, owing to defect in the
game warden bill, the chief game
warden could not be actively engaged
until after confirmation by the senate
so that it was necessary to wait until
the senate was in session this year
to send name to that body.
Owing the fact that the confrna-
ton was in executive session it: is
not known how the vote stood. The
salary is $1,000, travelng expenses ST.
900. Four years is the term.
Senator Crosson, of Lexington, in
troduced his annual bill making it
misdemeanor to spit upon floor OF
passenger coaches and cars. The fine
is not more than s1O0 or Imprisonment
for not more than thirty days.
Senator Sink1er's Bill.
Senator Sinkler introduced a bill to
exempt all school and munlclpal
bonds from taxation"
The bill provides that all bonds
now or hereafter issued by any city,
county or school district within this
State shall be free and exempt from
! all taxes to the State, county or other
municipality.
Senator Lide, of Orangeburg, has
introduced bill to "prohibit any ire
insurance or partnership doing busl-
ness in this State from entering into
any compact or combination with oth-
er fire insurance companies, for the
purpose Of governing or controlling
the commissions or cOmpensatlons
paid their agents in this State or re-
quiring any such pledge, compact OF
agreement of their agents."
The method of finding this state ol
alleged affairs out is by affidavit.
Each company must make affidavit
ON the 31st of December of each veal
to the insurance commissioner that nc
SUCH agreement has been entered into
Tho, penalty is not less than $500 fol
making a false affidavit, nor more thar
$500 and Imprisonment alternative hX'
ed at not less than three months no.
more than one year.
The mileage" bill was introduced
in the senate Thursday by Senator
Carlisle. The bill requires the railroad
companies selling mileage books tt
receive coupons on trains and to checl
BAGGAGE upon presentation thereof.
The fine provided is not less thar