The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-02-11

located as near as practicable in
the center of the district, and
said inspectors shall take sam.
pies in each county in proper
ton to the amount of fertilizer
consumed or used in his district.
My bill at the request of the
sportsmen of the county chang
ing the date for killing deer has
passed the senate and is now in
the house as a third reading bill
with a probability of getting
through next week. It is as
follows;
A Bill To Amend Section III,
Volume II, Code of Laws OF
South Carolina, 1912, so as to
Add a Provision Extending
the Time for Hunting Deer in
the County of Clarendon.
Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State Of South
Carolina:
Section /. That Section ~,
Volume II, Code of Laws OF
South Carolina, 1912, be. and
the same is hereby, amended by
adding at the end of said section
the following proviso: ''Pro-
vided, That in Clarendon -ounty
it shall be unlawful to shoot,
chase, trap or catch any deer
within the borders of the county
of Clarendon, between the first
day of February and the first
day of August" so that said sec.
tion, when so amended, shal!
read as follows
"Section III. 1t shall be un'
lawful to shoot, chase, trap or
catch any deer within the bor-
ders of this State between the
first day of January and the first
day of September, or any part
ridge or wild turkey between
the fifteenth dav of March and
the fifteenth day of November,
or any dove between the first
day of March and the fifteenth
day of August, or any woodcock
between the fifteenth day OF
January and the first day OF
September, or any wilIet be:
tween the first day of March and
the first day of November, or
any wood ducks between the
first day of March and the first
day of September, or any
grackle between the first day
of March and the first day OF
October, or disturb the nests Of:
or eggs of, any of the birds
above mentioned. except as is
provided for otherwise; and any
person violating this section
Shall be fined ten dollars for
each bird killed, caught or pur'
sued with such intent, or fol
each nest of eggs so disturbed,
and twenty five dollars for each
deer killed, caught or pursued
contrary to this section, or be
imprisoned for each dollar fined
and unpaid, not 70 exceed one
hundred dollars fine or thirty
days imprisonment: Provided,
It shall be unlawful for an!
person or persons to cast abroad
on, or bait with wheat, rye,
peas or any other grain or food
attractive to birds, any field,
farm or other lands, for the
purpose of hunting or shooting
doves between the fifteenth day
of March and the first day OF
December; Provided, That in
Clarendon county it shall be un'
lawful to shoot, chase, trap or
catch any deer within the bor'
ders of the county of Clarendon,
between the first day of Febru'
ary and the first day of August. ,
AS is we'll known I am not a
hunter, but this measure is in
trodr ced by me to accommodate
those who understand the >situa'
ton. The Black river hunters
claim August is the proper time
for them to hunt deer, and the
Santee hunters want to take
advantage of the freshets as
late as February. This bill gives
to each of them what they want,
and 1 hope they will remember
that even a Senator Is not AYERS
ed to deer meat in season.
Mr.. Burgess has a bill in the
house seeking to have the
County Board of Commissioners
elected instead of appointed as
now. / doubt the wisdom OF
this move. The present arrange
ment is working admirably and
I do not see how it can be i'm.
proved upon by election. AS it
is, each section is represented on
the board, they are appointed
upon the recommendation of the
delegation, if the Office is thrown
into the election, just as good
men may be selected, but it is
possible that the several Sec
tions will not be represented as
it is essential for good work, all
of tho clavar fellows NAV come