The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-03-30
SEVERAL OF STATEWIDE EFFECT
is APPROVED; FOR COLUMBIA
CANAL.
TRANSFER MEASURE SIGNED
Chief Magistrate Places Signature to
Large Number Of Acts Passed BY
Legislature.
Columbia

SOluulDlH.
Governor Cooper signed large
number Of acts passed by the legisla.
ture at the last session. Included in
the list were several Of statewide i'm.
portance and two OF interest to Rich.
land county as we'll as numerous local
measures.
The act creating a Colombia canal
commission to take charge Of the Co.
lombia canal was signed and became
law This act provides for the ap-
pointment OF commission Of three
members to be named by the governor
upon the recommendation Of the chair
man of the ways and means commit
tee OF the house and the finance com
m1ttee OF the senate, the chairman
OF the judiciary committees OF both
houses and attorney general. The
commission will not become active
until the canal is finally adjudicated
to the state, IL it Is so adjudicated.
Under the terms of the act the com.
mission will take charge Of the canal
when 1t becomes the property OF the
state. The attorney general Is made
legal advisor to the commission.
Transfer Act Signed.
Senator Pearces measure providing
for the transfer Of a part of Lexington
to Richland county was signed and be-
came law.
The act to allow the catching Of
non-food fish such as menhaden and
to allow them to be made into fertil-
izer was approved by the governor and
also became law. This act places a
tax on boats used for catching the
Ash.
Representative Blease's measure to
give publicity to proposed bond issues
in cities and towns was another act
to be signed and to become law.
The act to create bridge commits
sion for Calhoun and Richland coun-
ties for the purpose of erecting
bridge at Bates ferry across the Con-
garee to cost about $4,000 was also
signed. The commission is to be
chosen, two members each, by the
Richland and - Calhoun delegations
and these two delegations in the gen
member Jointly.
One More Member Hero.
The act to fix the apportionment
Of the members Of the house of rep
resentatives in the general assembly
SO as to comply with the 1920 census
was signed. BY this act Richland and
Florence counties gain one member
each and Marlboro and Bamberg lose
one each.
The three mill constitutional tax
levy was given approval and became
law.
Representative Sapp's measure to
issue a $4,000 stock certificate to
Edwin w. Robertson in lieu Of lost
certificate was another act to become
law.
Representative Merchants act to al
law the state highway department to
refund overcharges for automobile
licenses and the senate finance com
mittee act to allow the tax commits
sion to refund and rebate overpaid
taxes were both signed and became
law.
Senator Moore's act to provide for
the forfeiture Of concealed wearons
to municipalities by persons convicted
Of carrying concealed weapons was
approved and became law.
Senator Stabler's measure to pro.
vide for the drawing Of teachers war.
rants was another act to become law.
The Joint resolution to amend the
constitution so as to allow counties
to assess ahutting property for per-
manent highway Improvement was
signed.
Senator Coise's measure to reuuiee
the sherffs to settle with the coun-
ty treasurers every GO days was also
signed and became law.