The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-03-02

Senator Bethea's bill to regula.o at.
torneys' fees in cases Of notes. mort.
cages or other indebtedness or instru.
ments Of writing was passed at the
day session and sent to the house as
amended after the senate had refused
TO strike out tho enacting words by a
vote of II to Is. The bill providaa
tnat III such cases only a "reasonab,e"
zee may be taken by attorneys and II
the parties cannot agree as to q "rea.
sonaDle' fee the courts can dec;da
me Dill Is framed to prevent 10 nor
cont collections on promissory notes.
etc An amendment of Senator Wat.
klns, which was adopted, struck out
the clause where contracts" had al.
ready been made.
The general Appropriation bill of
the ways and means committee was
sent to third reading upon motion OF
senator Gross. chairman Of the finance
committee. The bill is still in the
hands of the finance committee. Int
the debate always comes On third read.
ing in the senate.
The bad check" bill Of Representa-
tives Sheppard and Barnett was ad.
vanced to third reading with the fight
TO come then. Senator Harrelson
moved to strike out the enacting
words, but withdrew this motion to
let the bill be advanced
Representative Barnwell's measure
TO amend the law so as to allow mo-
chanics to sell property they have re.
paired If their services have not been
paid for within two months. instead
or IL as at present, was advanced
to third reading.
Senator Yong introduced bill to
amend Act 10. los. approved March
l" 'l9l9, entitled AN act to authorize
any or all incorporated cities and
towns within the state to levy and
enforce an assessment upon abutting
property owners for the purpose of
paying for permanent improvements
on their streets and sidewalks," and
TO confer additional power in relation
TO special assessments and to pro.
vide for, etc
The Leopard measure was also sent
to the senate without further opposi-
ton. In its amended form the bill
provides for an annual tax of $3.50
on all dealers in cotton, grain, stocks,
bonds and other commodities for fu-
ture delivery upon commission. The
license fee will not be charged, how.
ever, when actual delivery is had.
The Richland county supply bill
was also among the number Of meas
ures given their third reading and
sent to the senate while the ways
and means committee bill to require
the levying Of the three mill consti.
tutional tax for school purposes was
advanced from second to third read.
ing, both without opposition.
Representatives NJ M. Johnson OF
Camden and T.. w. Toole Of Aiken in.
troduced bill to require all transient
dealers in merchandise, selling and
delivering goods by motor trucks to
pay annual license fee Of 800 for
each truck load. The various county
authorities. under the provisions Of
the bill. would be empowered to re-
duce the annual tax from $1OO to $50
on small trucks. The bill was refer |
red to the ways and means committee. |
Senator Noises bill to fix the pow.
ers OF circuit Judges at chambers also
occasioned fight, especially upon
the part OF Senator Laney, who de.
clared he had been fighting just such
bills to grant default judgments at
chambers for years and intended to
his fight to prevent any such
law. He said this was not the time
FOR such acts. After the amendment
proposing that default Judgments be
obtained at chambers was tabled and
other amendments offered by Senator
Noise adopted so az to clarity the
present law, the bill was passed and
sent to the house
Senator Moore's bill to amend tho
criminal code so as to provide for tho
orfciture of weapons to municipali-
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