The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-01-16
The SVERIFFS ASK FOR
CHANGES IN The LAWS
MAKE KNOWN THEIR WISHES
TO LEGISLATURE.
Memorial Adopted is Transmitted by
the Governor TO General AS
sembly.
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Special to The Heralo anu News
Columbia, Jan. 15.-The State Sher-
IFS association, recently organized,
is asking the legislature for certain
changes in the laws, and their re-
quests have been transmitted by the
4governor to the general assembly.
Sheriff Cannon G. Blease, of Newber-
ry, is chairman of the committee
which was appointed some time ago
by the association in connection with
this matter.
Following is the memorial Of the
sheriffs to the general assembly:
To the Honorable, the Members Of
the General Assembly of the State
of South Carolina.
Gentlemen: The undersigned,
president and secretary of the Sher-
ifs association of South Carolina, be-
= ine authorized by said association, re-
spectfully petition your honorable
body to consider farorably the follow
ing proposed laws or amendments Of
laws now in existence:
/. That sections 273 and 274 of
the code OF laws Of 1912, relating to
the use of passes by officials on the
railroads be amended so far as relates
to sner!ffs
The sheriffs of the State are moved
to ask for this amendment by reason
of the Fact that they are frequently
requir~r to go\to different parts of
the State fer the purpose of identity
ing persons charged with crime, who
are tugitiy2s from justice for offenses
committed IN their respective coun-
ties. To illustrate: The sheriff of
G. county is notified by the sheriff Of
H. county that he has under arrest
man charged with crime in G. county,
but the sheriff of H. county is not pos
tive that he has the right man and
it is therefore, necessary for the sher-
iff of G. county to go to the county
OF H. in order to identify the prisoner.
When the sheriff of G. county arrives
at his place of destination, and upon
careful examination Of the alleged
prisoner he finds that he is not the
man wanted, and it becomes neces-
sary for him to return to his county
without a prisoner. Under the law
the county of G. will not reimburse
its sheriff for his actual necessary
travelling expenses. There is no pro-
vision Of law by which the sheriff
aforesaid can be reimbursed in the
actual outlay Of money that it was
necessary for him to expend in an
effort to catch man who is charged
with violation of the State law. The
railroad company is perfectly willing
to allow the sheriffs passes and we
feel that the State does not want the
services of any man without just, full
and adequate compensation. For the
reasons herein stated, and other suf-
ficient reasons which may suggest
themselves to your honorable body,
we respectfully ask that these sec
tions be amended in so far as the rail
road companies of this State will be
permitted to issue passes to the sher
ifs, and that the skeriffs of the State
may be permitted to travel On said
passes.
2. That the said sheriffs be allow
ed 40 cents per day for dieting pris
oners.
Owing tolthe high cost of living, it
is manifest that the amount now al
lowed by law is not sufficient to re
imburse sheriffs for the actual cost Of
dieting prisoners
g. That a law be passed prohibit
ing common carriers from carrying
intoxicating liquors into dry counties
in this State.
The purpose Of this law being to
carry-into effect the Federal law, com
monty known as the Webb law
T. That any person or persons de-
string to give hot supper, dance or
entertainment at which a supper will
be given, or dancing engaged il, shall
first obtain from the sheriff of the
county in which said dance, supper or
entertainment shall be given, IL
cense therefor, to be issued by the
sheriff, upon payment of proper fee
to the clerk of court, said fee to be
not less than p cents, nor more