The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-02-04
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LATE STATE CAPITOL VIEWS
Review of The Latest News Gathered
Around the State Capitol That Will
Be of Interest to Our Readers Over
South Carolina.
Columbia.
Senate,

A bill of Senator Patterson's def1n-
ing the qualifications for the practice
of architecture and to provide for the
examination and licensing Of archi'
tects was killed in the senate after
some debate. According to Senator
Patterson, the bill had the approval of
the architects of the state.
A bill to authorize the city of Colum,
bia to sell and convey certain lots OF
land situated in and near the said city
passed third reading.
A bill to abolish the office Of rural
supervisor of Lexington county and to
raise the salary of the superintendent
of education Of said county passed
third reading.
A bill to authorize the board of
trustees of the ,B%ishopville high and
graded schools to borrow money, levy
an additional tax, and to provide for
the distribution Of same passed third
reading.
A bill to provide for the levy and
collection Of a township tax for road
improvement in S%partanburg passed
third reading.
A bill to provide for an annual tax
to support Camden hospital passed
third reading.
A bill to amend the law relating to
magistrates and their constables, their
powers, duties, jurisdiction, salaries,
etc., passed third reading.
A bill to require Clemson College
to furnish at cost rum for hog chol'
era passed third reading.
A bill to require and compel school
attendance within the city of Spartan.
burg passed third reading.
"A bill to require the county board
of commissioners of Barnwell county
to employ an expert bookkeeper and
to provide a salary and duties for the
same passed third reading. .
A bill to permit the city Of Columbia
to buy or lease a tract or tracts of
land situate near the said city Of Col
umbia for the purpose of establishing
a public park thereon, with powers to
control and regulate the use thereof,
and vesting the municipal court of
said city of Columbia with jurisdiction
thereover passed third reading.
A bill to provide for rural policemen
for Calhoun county passed third read
ing.
A bill TO amend the code of laws Of
South Carolina, 1912, volume 1, chap
ter 20, relating to the supervisor and
county board Of commissioners, by
adding thereto a section to be known
as section 942 a, providing for the cleo
ton of a clerk for the county board
Of commissioners and providing a sal
airy therefor passed third reading.
A bill to enforce the city council of
Charleston to close the eastern end Of
Society street, in the city of Charles
ton, from East Bay to low watermark,
and authorize the use thereof for such
railroad and terminal purposes as it
sees fit passed third reading.
A bill to amend section TIT Of the
code of laws Of South Carolina, 1912,
volume 2, criminal code, by adding a
proviso, relating to the use of expo
sives in logging, opening or improving
stream channels passed third reading.
Growing out of the last textbook
adoption row, the Senate passed a
measure restricting the powers of the
State Board of Education with re-
gard to adoption of school books for
the public schools Of the state.
House.
The hotteEt fight of the present ses-
sion was precipitated in the house on
the passage of the Fortner bill prohib-
iting white people from teaching in
negro schools or negroes from teach
ing in white schools under penalty of
a fine not exceeding $500 or impris-
onment for not more than II months.
The bill was passed to third reading
after a battle royal, the opposition led
Establish Nitrate Agencies.