The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-10-21
Can PLANT 4 Third
HOUSE PROHIBITS CULTIVATION
OF MORE COTTON
SIX ACRES To ANIMAL

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No More Than Six Acres of Cotton
| Can be Planted to the Work Ami.
mal-One-Third of Land Cultivat.
| ed Left to Cotton-Violations Fin
ed $50 to S10O on the Acre.
The House of Representatives
| Thursday passed bill limiting the
cotton acreage to one-third of the
| land planted and providing that not
more than six acres of cotton be
planted to, each work animal.
The bin reads:
"Be it enacted by the general as
sembly of the State of South Caro-
lima:
Section |. That it shall be un-
lawful for any person, by himself,
| his agents or employees, to plant or
cultivate in this State in any year a
greater number of acres of land in
| cotton than one-third of the total
| acreage of land planed and cultivated
| by such person in said year: Pro-
vided, however, That in no case shall
any person plant or cultivate in cot
ton more than six acres to each regu-
lar work animal used in his farming
operations in said year.
"Sec. 2. That any person violating
the provisions of this act shall forfeit
; as a penalty sum of not less than
SIS, nor more than s100, for each
and every acre planted or cultivated
in excess of the number herein allow
ed, to be recovered in any court OF
competent jurisdiction in an action or
proceeding brought in the name Of
the State; and said penalty when re-
covered shall be paid over to the
county treasurer for the use Of the
county in which the said offense was
committed Said penalty and the costs
of the proceeding in which the same
is recovered shall be lien upon all
of the property of the person adjudg-
ed to pay the same, subject only to
liens existing prior to the passage of
this act and liens for taxes: Provid-
ed, That judgment for said penalty
and costs be entered and enrolled in
the Office of the clerk of court of gen.
eral sessions and common pleas as
other judgments are now allowed to
be entered and enrolled where the re-
covery is had in such court: And
provided. further, That where the re-
covery is had in magistrates court
the same be entered and enrolled IN
the office of the clerk of court of gen
eral sessions and common pleas as
judgments of magistrates courts are
now allowed to be entered and en-
rolled in said office.
"Sec. 8. That after any proceed
ing has been taken against any per-
son. or persons for violation of this
act it shall be the duty of the clerk
Of court of general sessions and COM
mon pleas for the county in which
the offense is charged. upon applica-
ton under oath of either party TO
such proceeding. to issue a rule OF
survey in the case, giving three days
notice thereof to the opposite party,
the costs of such rule and survey to
be taxed in the bill of costs in the
final adjudication of the same.
1tSec. +. That all sheriffs, sheriffs'
deputies, magistrates, constables and
rural policemen shall be charged with
the duty of inspection, the production
of evidence and the prosecutions for
violation of this act.
"Sec. 5. The word person used
in this act shall be held to include
partnerships, voluntary associations
and corporations.
"Sec. 6. This act shall go into eff
feet Immediately upon its approval.
The vote on the final passage Of the
committee bill, while it shows a TO
20, is not altogether correct. Mr..
Welch asked after the vote had been
declared to change his vote. as he
took the position that the House was
rushing things too fast. Mr.. Charles,
Mr.. Gasque and others voted against
the pending bill because they favored
total elimination, and felt that if this
bill passed that the goose of the
eliminationists would be cooked.
Others were inclined to take their
chances when the vote came.
The vote resulted:
Yeas-M. L. Smith, Addy. NJ. ].
Ashley, Atkinson, Barnwell. Belser,
Bethea, Blackwell, Bowers, Brice,
Burgess, Cross, Daniel, Dantzler,
Epps, Evans. Friday. Fripp. Good
win, Gray, Greer. Halle, liall, NJ: Z.
Harrelson, Harper, Hiott, Holley,
Hunter, Hutchinson, Jones. Kelley,
Kibler, Kirby, Lee, Lumpkin. McDon-
aid, McIaster, Mcqueen, Martin,
Massey, Means. Meld, Miley, Miller,
Michel, Moseley. Mower, Nelson,
Nicholson, Odonn, Pate, Pegues,
Ready, Riddle, Riley, Rittenberg,
Robinson, Sanders, W. w. Scott, Sen
seney. Sherwood, Shirley, Stanley,
Stevenson, Sturkie. Summers, Thomp-
son, Tindal, Todd, Wander Horst,
Walker. Warner, Welch, Whitehead,
Wilburn, C. C. Wyche, C. T. Wyche,
Zeigler. Total rs.
Nays-Bolt, Boyd, Browning,
Charles, Clement, Clowney, Gasque,
Hardin, H. F. Harrelson, Hayns-
worth, Kellehan, Kirk, Long. Murray,
Z. NJ. Rogers, W. NJ. Scott. Smiley.
Strickland, Warren. Total 10.
Paired-Irby, nay; Harvey. aye.
Absent. W. Ashley, Baskin,
Busbee. Courtney. Creech, DeLaugh-
ter, Dick. Fortner. Hutson, James.
Johnston. Lilies, Lybrand, McCravey.
Mcmillan, Malpass, Mixson, Moore.
| Pyatt, L. NJ. Rogers, Sapp, White.
| Total %.