The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-01-03
TO REQUIRE COTTON REPORTS.
DATA TO COME FROM GROWERS
AND BUYERS.
Each Southern Commissioners of Agri-
culture Will Introduce Bill in His
State-Measure Drafted by f. j.
Watson.

Noiuihpid' OcC. oV.-A OIL Will De
introduced at the next session Of the
general assembly to require cotton
growers and cotton buyers to report
to the State department of agricul-
ture the number Of bales Of cotton
handled from time to time.
Commissioner Watson said yester-
day that the bill, which he prepared,
had been Endorsed at the annual meet
ing of the commissioners Of agricul-
ture of the States Of the South, and
that 1t would be introduced in the
general assemblies Of all cotton belt
States.
The bill. he said, was modelled after
the measure requiring tobacco ware
housemen to make reports. He said
the measure would enable the COM
missioners to arrive at more definite
estimates Of the cotton crop and
that the statistics would be more ac-
curate.
The following is the measure to be
introduced at the next session of the
general assembly:
Section I. Every gin, firm, indi-
vidual. company or corporation doing
a ginning business within this State,
whether square or round bales, shall,
through the general manager Of said
gin. at the beginning Of each ginning
season number the first bale ginned
No. !, and so on consecutively to the
end Of the ginning season.
Sec. 2. That the manager Of each
company, firm, corporation or indi-
vidual doing a ginning business with
in this State, shall on the LIST and 18th
Of each month make q correct report
In writing on blanks furnished to the
commissioner Of agriculture, COM
merce and industries. Of the number
Of bales Of cotton ginned during such
period: Provided. That If the 1st or
18th shall come on Sunday. then said
report shall be made on the day pre-
vioue.
''sec. 8. That the foregoing provi-
sions shall apply to all cotton buyers
as to making and filing reports. and
that In those reports each and , cry
person or corporation engaged in the
business Of buying cotton In the State
Of South Carolina shall accurately
state. under oath. the number Of bales
II cotton bought, the weight per bale,
the actual price paid, and the grade.
giving also divisions Of total amounts
hy grades. The commissioner shall
collate this data by markets for pub
lication, but shall give no information
as to any ones business to any per-
son. .r,5 -I
Sec. :. The owner. owners, op-
orator or operators. or manager OF
managers OF all warehouses in the
state. and all spinners, shall at the
periods set forth in the foregoing sec
tions file with the commissioners full
reports under oath Of all stocks OF
cotton on hand In such warehouses
stating number and weight Of bales.
Sec. s. The provisions Of the fore
going sections. subject to regulations
prepared and promulgated by the
commissioner Of agriculture, shall also
apply to buyers and consumers OF
lotion seed.
"Sec. s. Any person, Arm, company
or corporation operating a gin within
this State who shall fail to comply
with the provisions Of this act shall
re guilty of misdemeanor and upon
'onviction shall be fined not less than
so nor more than 5000.
"Sec. Z. All laws and parts Of laws
in conflict with this act are hereby
repealed.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect
Immediately upon its approval by the
governor"