Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-02-08
IN THE STATE SENATE,
Begin To-day to Ballot for Associate
JuStiCc-IOng Session Probable.

|
General Assembly. but the prospects
now are not favorable for it. We
| will begin voting for an associate
Justice "Wednesday at noon. and it is
| very uncertain as to when this will
| end. There are five candidates, and
| 1t is not likely that any will drop out
for several days Then ii is probable
| that Il Circuit Judge will be promoted
and another election will be made
| necessary. 1t takes about ha'f an
hour to call the roll OF the Joint AS
sembly. Not more than two ballots
day are usually taken.
The appropriation bill usually con
sumcs a week in the House. but it
only consumed two days this time
Not a single change was made in it,
although there were some vigorous
efforts. CA table showing compare
tive appropriations for 1910 md
1871 is given elsewhere, and this
readily shows where the States
taxes goD
The state levy is ) q mills to meet
the appropriations. This is in addi-
tiOn 10 the 3-mill school taX
AT the convention held last Au-
gust in the interest OF better roads it
was decided that we should have
three township commissioners in each
township to MANAGE the affairs OF the
township. and that the .ownships
should be permitted to |, special
road tax just as the sch 81 districts
DO. The township commissioners
Will meet as OFTEN as necessary in
their respective townships, but would
not 90 TO the Court House. If YOU
think this would be better than hav-
ing eight men swarming to the Court
iinllSn month un hn
glad To have an expression from vot-
orS on this line.
The Marriage License Fill
has finally passed both Houses and is
in free conference committee. There
will not likely be amy material
changes before it becomes law. In
some counties the Judge OF Probate
will issue the license and in others
the Clerk OF the Court. The follow
ms Is copy as finally passed:
Section |. THAT from and after the
first day Of July, l9Il, it shall be UNI
lawful for amy person to contract mat
rimony within this state without first
procuring license as is hereinafter
provided: and it Shall likewise be
unlawful for any one, whomsoeycr.
to perform the marriage ccrcmon
for any such person without said per-
sons first delivering to the party per-
lormlnG said marriage ceremony a
license as is hereinafter provided,
duly authorizing said persons to con-
tract matrimony. Any officer or per-
son performing the marriage core
mony without the production OF such
license shall. ON conviction thereof.
be punished by Il fine OF not more
than 100, and not less than SD. or
imprisonment 80, more than thirty
days nor less than ten.
For the purpose OF carrying out the
foregoing provisions, the Judge Of
Prohtc shall issue a license for the
marriage OF any person upon the
payment Of fee Of one ($l) dollar
therefor, and statement, undcr
oath or affirmation, to the effect that
the persons seeking to contract mat
rimOny are legally capacitated to
marry, together with the full names
OF the persons, their ages and places
It residence. OF the fee OF one dol
lar the Judge OF Probate, or the Pro-
bate Judge, shall retain twenty-five
cents as his compensation; the re-
manning ScVcnty-iivc cents shall be
paid into the county treasury and go
to the school fund OF said county:
Provided, No such licenses shall be
issued when the woman or woman
child is under the age OF fourteen or
the man or male is under the age OF
eighteen: Provided furhtcr, That
when either party to the proposed
marriaG" shall be under eighteen
years OF age and shall reside with
father or mother, or other relative
or guardian, the Probate Judge shall
not issue license for such mar
riagc until the consent OF such rcla-
i've on1rnjAn writ ino chn1l
first be delivered to him: Provided,
That such license shall be issued in
the counties OF Beaufort, Collcton.
Darlington, Georgetown, Horny and
Sumter by the Clerks Of Court.
Sec. ). That upon the back OF
each license so issued there shall be
blank to be filled out by the party
| performing the marriage ceremony.
and shall be signed by both con
| tracing parties. and the form Of Ii
ccnSc and certificate shall be as fol-
| lows:
"Marria9c License.
state OF South Carolina.
'tountN OF ...........
"Whcrcas, 1t has been made 10
appear TO me ............, Judge
OF Probate for county,
upon oath, that Of
....... ....... and ......... OF
........... are legally capacitat-
ed to contract matrimony, and that
their ages are respectively
years ...... months, and
years ana .......... months, and
| that their race is ., and their
nationality is ......... These are.
therefore, to authorize any person
qualified to perform the marriage
ceremonies to perform the marriage
ceremony for the persons above