Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-03-01
sONiE OF THE NEW LAWS.
Senator Earle Gives Resume of Most
Important General Matters.

passed ny the recent session of the
General Assembly, Of interest to the
entire State, are given below, with a
short general statement OF their
meaning:
To apportion Representatives. The
House Of Representatives must be
reapportioned among the counties
every ten years. This does not affect
our county.
To require a license for pool and
billiard tables operated for private
gain outside of incorporated towns
and cities. This act takes effect April
/, 1911. The license fee, to be paid
to the Clerk Of Court, Is 500 a year,
Clerks Of Court are required to
keep file docket of all written In
struments filed for record.
Corporations are required to issue
new certificates Of stock, in case Of
loss, upon proper indemnity.
Jurors In Magistrates Courts will
now get Soc, instead Of 25c. as here
tofore, In each case tried.
Printed copies, in book form. of the
laws or other States or governments
are made competent evidence In the
courts of this State.
Inc County Commissioners are an
thorized to establish house Of cor
rect1on In connection with the poor
farm, for all female convicts, eXceDt
those convicted Of capital offenses,
wherein such convicts shall be en-
ploEed In useful occupation. l have
succeeded In getting this measure
through the Senate before, but could
not get 1t through the House. This
time friend introduced 1t in the
House and we rushed it through. 1t
VIII be better for the taxpayer and
better for the convicts to let them
make vegetables and clothing and do
the cooking, ETC., for the poor.
Farmers can have samples of fer
tilizers .analyzed without giving the
name of the manufacturer, but must
give 1T after they receive the analy-
SIS, and must state what ingredients
1t Is supposed to contain.
All towns and cities under $4,000
population are prohibited from i'm
posing a license upon buyer of cot
ton in bales or cotton seed.
An act was passed to annul any
ciause Iii contract limiting time I'm
winch an action may be brought OF her
than the statutes Of limitations as to
such causes Of action No contract
can put party out of court if he
brings MS action within the time pre-
scribed by the statutes.
Hereafter one annual pensiOn will
be paid to the pensioner after the
year OF his or her death.
When corporation DISCHARGES an
employee 1t must pay all wages due
or be liable to penalty Of $5 day
after demanded at the paying Office.
Clemson College is authorized to
establish two more experiment sta
tions.
Women and children Shall not
hereafter work in mercantile cstab-
llshments after 10 p. m. and not over
6O hours week
N changing county lines those who
'Sh ior lhe cnanSe must pay the eX-
penses OF surveys, elections, etc.
The new libel law allows the pub-
nSher to correct an erroneous state
ment and make apology therefor
within seven days or upon request. I'm
writing, of party of whom the state
ment Is alleged to have been made
ana these facts may be considered by
the jury In mitigation Of damages.
IN the formation Of new counties
the new law requires that the pro-
posed territory must have a mean
width of not less than one-fourth of
It's length; by mean width is meant
the average width one-eighth distant
from either end. The North Augusta
people nave made four efforts to Sc
cure new county, and have their
ter, tory In the shape Of butterfly
with a small width of about four
miles.
Special constables may be appoint
GU ny lhc Governor, upon the request
or common carrier for the Drotec-
ton OF its property, who shall give
bond In the sum Of $500, and who
snail be paid by the common carrier
applying therefor.
10 require marriage license. This
ia" Is effective after July /. The fee
Is 81, 75c. Of which goes to the
school fund and the other to the Off
Ger issuing the license. In Oconee
county the license must be issued by
the Clerk Of Court.
II Is felony for any one to burn
or attempt to burn any building or
personal property in which any one
else has an interest as creditor or
MORTGAGE. In other words, per-
son cannot destroy his own property
IL snereDy he Injuries any one else.
ne Assembly thought best for the
attorney General to abandon the suit
against the Southern Railway for
buying up the competing lines.
opposed the resolution because | be-
iieved that the Attorney General was
risht, and the great issue involved in
TINS case should not be abandoned
hntll settled by the court OF last re-
sort.
Jerry Moore. the 22S-bushel corn
raiser gets free special scholarship
at Clemson, and Hannah Plowdcn
ana Katie Gunter free Scholarships ot
Winthrop. ~
1t IS not now necessary to publish
tne legal notices in the administro
tlon OF an estate of less than 5000 in
value, but the posting at the Court