Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-03-16

the state and pay one-thiId OF the
amount paid the government of the
United States to the state. Corpora
tions are affected as well as iddivid-
pals, with the exception of insurance
companies. which are exempted. 9th
er exemptions include federal emolu-
ments and state employees.
The Goodwin resolution. which was
passed by the senate last week, met
with some little opposition in the
house, a number Of members contend
ing that it was foolish to so attempt
to fix any definite hour of adjournment
when no one knows exactly when the
annual appropriation bill will be final
ly agreed upon. Thomas S. McMil-
Ian of Charleston and John B. Greer
of Greenvile spoke in favor of the
resolution, While j. X. Owens Of Ben
nettsville opposed the measure on the
floor. An amendment proposed by
Representative F. G. Harris of Spar
tanburg, to strike out the provision
in the resolution preventing the I rn-
ing back of the clock also furnished a
minor contest and was killed after
brief debate. Representative w. R.
Bradford of York spoke against the
amendment on the grounds that the
general assembly should not work on
Sunday. The resolution in its un-
amended form was then agreed to.
Governor Cooper signed number
of acts passed by the present general
assembly, chief among them being the
Blease law to prohibit carnivals or,
like tented shows from exhibiting in
South Caolina except at state and
county fairs, and then when no gam
bling devices or games OF chance are
allowed This act does not effect
circuses, as they may be licensed for
4S hours at any one place in the
state. Chautauquas, Billy Sundays
dog and pony shows are not affected,
the entire object being to rid the state
of carnivals.
The text Of the carnival act, which
became law with the signature of the
governor, follows:
Section l. Be it enacted by thu
general assembly of tho state OF
South Carolina, That on and after the
approval of this act, no carEtTals and
no travelling shows exhibiting hnder
tents shall be allowed licenses or al
lowed to exhibited within this state;
Provided, That the provisions of this
act shall not apply to circuses, which
may be licensed for time not ex-
ceeding As hours at one place in any
one year; and provided, further, that
the provisions of this act shall not
apply to chautauquas and carnivals
at state and county fairs; Provided,
That only carnivals to which no
games of chance or gambling devices
are attached shall be allowed to eZ-
hibit in this state, provided this shall
not apply to dog and pony shows.
Section 2. Any person violating
the provisions of this act shall be
fined not more than $500 or imprison-
ment of not more than three months
for each day said tent shows and car
nivals are exhibited.
Section 8. All acts or parts of acts
inconsistent herewith are hereby re-
pealed."
A general decrease of all telephone
rates in the state to the charges in
force January l, 1921, is carried in the
Foster telephone bill passed by the
senate and agreed to in its amended
form by the house and ordered en-
rolled for ratification. The measure
therefore lacks the formal routine of
ratification and the signature OF the
governor to become effective.
The bill as originally introduced by
the house provided for a scale OF
minimum rates for the state, but the
house judiciary committee to which
the bill was referred substituted in
stead a measure to provide for a re-
turn to the rates in force throughout
the state on January l, 1921, prior
to the last increase granted by the
state railroad commission after sew
eral months of hearings and delibera-
tions. The senate amended the bill
in two important particulars, provid-
ing, first, for the reinstatement OF
the free interurban toll service, which
the railroad commission had elm
mated, and, secondly, that the tele-
phone companies might, il they de-
sire, appeal to the state railroad COM
mission for any changes from the rate
schedule as provided in the bill. These
senate amendments were agreed to by
the house without rebate or opposi-
tion.
This measure in reinstating the
January, 1921, rate schedule provides
for decreases in practically every
city and town in the state, with the
exception of one, in which the COM
mission in drawing up its new sched-
ule reduced the charges to make them
conform to the rates in other ex-
changes of the same size in the state.
The house of representatives, by
vote of IL to A, sustained the COVER
nor's veto of the bill to increase the
number of the members of the board