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Volume 18 CHERAW. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, S. C., FEBRUARY 12, 1914 Number 13 '
JOINT SESSION :
RATIFIES LARGE :
BATCH OF ACTS :
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| The house and senate met in joint a
' session last Thursday night and rati- 1
tied the Acts passed at this session.
The following is the first batch of
ratified acts: 1
v An act to amend section 1790, vol- 0
ume 1, code of laws, 1912, relating to c
capitation tax on dogs, so as to increase
such tax in Darlington county. I1
An act to amend section 2739, volume
1, code of laws, 1912, relating to
discriminating rates by insurance f
-companies. ii
An act to permit the city of Colum.to
buy a tract or tracts of land a
$i ' / situate near the said city of Colum- (
* . bia for the-purpose of establishing a 4
putl'c park thereon, with power to
' regulate-and control the use thereof o
,&nd vesting the municipal court of the t
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Columbian with jurisdiction a
Art act to make the-office of county o
fl?S*? commissioner in Beaufort county elec- ti
ti've instead of appointive, and to repj^ucg^e
number of said commission- tl
Act to provide for an annual tax
V--.' support Camden hospital. n
' r*. An act to amend an act entitled "An c
act to incorporate certain societies x
and companies and to revise and C
A amend certain charters heretofore p
granted." ratified December 20, 1859, d
and later amended by acts approved p
February 14, 1878, etc., etc.
An act to require the county board | n
of commissioners of Barnwell county
to eniDlov an expert bookkeeper, and s
W to provide a salary and duties for ' p
Wtr An act to authorize an election in o
kL Floyd's school district No. no of Horry j j<
county, upon the levying of a further I
additional tax of eight mills for j
Deposit yo
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chool purposes and to permit a local
chool tax of 16 mills in said district.
An act to abolish the office of rural
chool supervisor of Lexington couny
and to raise the salary of the sulerintendent
of education of said
ounty. #
An act to amend section 1 of an act
ntitled "An act to amend the charter
f the South Carolina annual confernce,"
approved the 16th day of Deember,
1851, by striking the limitaions
of the holdings of said annual
onference to $25,000.
An act to repeal an act entitled "An
ct to provide for rural policemen in
he county of Barnwell," approved the
7th day of February, A. D. 1911. ]
An act to fix the compensation of ,j
he appointive members of the board
if county commissioners of Saluda ,
ounty, and the clerk of said board. (
An act to provide for the mode of
mrchasing supplies for the county oficers
of Lexington county. ,
A joint resolution extending time i
or payment of commutation road tax <
n Newberry county. <
An act to repeal an act entitled "An i
ct to provide for rural policemen for
)conee county," appearing as act No. i
79, page 373, acts 1912. i
An act to authorize the county board
f commissioners of Greenville counv
to pay $300 toward the maiten- i
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nee of the "Butler Guards." <
An act to make the term of office
f tho auditor and treasurer of Colle- <
an county .for four years. i
An act to define the boundaries of 1
he school district of ^he city of Co- ]
imbia. i
An act to provide for the appoint- i
lent of school trustees in Pickens s
ounty.
An act to authorize the city of j
ihester to borrow mone y and to ]
ledge the taxes becoming payable ,
uring each calendar year for the (
aynient thereof. I
An act to provide for rural police- <
len for Kershaw county. j
An act requiring the running
treams of York county, for the purose
of drainage, to be kept clean of (
11 trash, trees, rafts, timbers, snags, ,
verhanging limbs, and all other objcts
that obstruct the natural flow of .
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BLEASE HELPS IX PREPARATION
Introduced by Judiciary Committee
And Defended by Hon.
IV. F. Stevenson.
Columbia, February 5.?Primary
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reform and the best means to secure
It occupied the attention of the
House this morning for most of the
session. Four bills having this general
purpose are on the calender and
amendments were introduced today
which will have the effect practically
of bringing new measures before the
consideration of the body, as they are
of so sweeping a nature as to be
considered hardly as amendments but
as bills themselves. Nothing definite
was done today on either of the bills
and they went over for consideration
at the night session.
Mr. Riley, Mr. Nicholson and Mr.
Rittenburg have ' prepared measures
on the primary and the judiciary
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committe to wlrich they were referred
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3f Messrs.; Riley and Nicholson and
reported the Rittenburg measure favorably
with certain amendments.
Mr. Stanley and Mr. Gasque, as a subcommittee
on privileges and elections,
Introduced still another bill on the
same subject. f
If today's session serves as any
indication of the comport of the
Rouse, some bill will be passed to
change primary laws, the question Is
simply one of judgment 0n which of
;he proposed bills and amendments
should be selected as the logical legislation.
Only one speaker, Mr. lrby of Laurens,
took the position that the present
laws are sufficiently strict and
should not be revised, and Mr. C. C.
Wyche, of Spartanburg, introduced
x very lenient bill. Mr. Wyche giving
it as his opinion that only slight
revision was necessary.
"The bill introduced by the judicixry
committee has been prepared with
:he co-operation of Governor Rlease,"
said Mr. Stevenson, of Chesterfield, in
Jefending the bill. Mr. Stevenson i
look up in detail the bills introduced j
jy Messrs. Riley and Nicholson and 1
pointed out what he thought were
iheir principal weaknesses and which
m enirl rUH not nnnenr in the com- I
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mittoe bill.
"In the first place the bill of Mr.
Hi ley provides no salary for the
oinry registrar and places in the
lands of a single man the power to ;
decide whether ,or not a citizen of!
lie State shall he enrolled to vote,"
said Mr. Stevenson. "I am of the
opinion that we could not get a capable
man to take the office absolutely i
without pay. and further that the
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sist (if more than one man."
Mr. Stevenson then explained the
committee bill. Priefly, its provisions
are:
That all political parties in this
State which poll as many as 20,000
votes for the head of their ticket
shall be entitled to have registration
for voters in their primary elections
That on or before February 1 of
ea<M election year there shall be appointed
a board of three men for
each county to be known as the board
of primary registration. These are
on recommendation of the county
delegations and that they shall re- 1
ceive the same salaries as members
of the county boards of registration.
That the books of registration shall
be kept open from April 1 to August
1 of each election year in the court
house of each county and one day
in each township, notice to be given
by the supervisor in the papers of
the date of opening the books in the '
township.
Reqirements of one year's residence
in the State and three months 1
in the county for registration are '
provided in the bill. The voter must :
take the oath that he is qualified to i
vote, is not aready registered and i
must give his age and place of resi- i
dence. He shall then be registered (
and receive a certificate, stating his i
age and place of residence, name and i
number as a voter. 1
Right of appeal to the circuit judge ]
is reserved to those who are refused
registration.
On August 1 the books are placed
in the hands of the clerk of court i
who shall give one book to each vot- '
ing precinct and keep a duplicate in i
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only the best old line compa
his office. Xo one who is not en- i
rolled shall be entitled to vote. Poll <
lists and registration books shall be 1
compared for purpose of ascertaining .
duplication. Books are to be kept i
open to the public and any citizen )
has the right to challenge another's I
right to vote. I
False swearing is punishable under i
the bill with a fine of not more than i
$500 or imprisonment of not more than
6 ifionths, or both.- I
Killing of Ducks is Prohibited by Law <
Alter February iu.
James Henry Rice, Jr., United <
States inspector of birds, has sent <
out the following notice from Wash- i
ington: ?
"The biological survey, of the de- <
partment ofi agricuture, desipes to '
call attention to the ending of the <
open season for ducks. The season \
closes on February 16, after the kill-i
ing of ducks will be unlawful. The j i
penalty is a fine of $90, or imprisonment.
or both, at the discretion of the !
court. !
"It is further desired to impress the
fact that all migratory insect-eating i
birds are protected by federal law. 1
Especial attention is called to rob- <
ins and meadow larks, both of which <
come within the provision of the stat- i
ute. These birds are regarded as valuable
to agriculture, as their food i
consists largely of insects injurious to l
field crops. 1
Listing It.
"How did you list the money that (
fortune-teller got from you?" "I put
It under the head of prophet and lost."
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Two connecting office rooms in
new Post Office building, fre j
lights, water and heat. See us for
rates.
Oicraw Insurance & Trust Co.
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NAME OF GLEMSON
MAY BE DROPPED
STRONG HINT AT ENDOWMENT
Substantial Benefits Are Promised
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if College be Glren Name of
Calhoun.
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The committee onVvays and meahs
Df the house and the finance committee
of the senate were instructed
Friday last, under a concurrent resolution
passed by the house, to inquire
Into the advisability of changing the
name of Ulemson college to uainouu
university and of inviting John C.
Calhoun, of New York, a grandson of <
the Great Nullifler, to appear before
them. Mr. Cahoun is now in Columbia.
Friday the house extended to
him the privilege of its floor.
The governor sent the house a message
Friday reiterating his recommendation
that the name,of Clemson
college be changed to Calhoun university
in honor of John C. Calhoun,
senator from South Carolina, who ia
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regarded as one of the very greatest -?
statesmen the. State ever produced,
in his message the governor said that
John C. Calhoun, of New York, was (, .
i,neighbor of Andrew Carnegie and
Intimated that Mr.^Calhoun might be /
Instrumental in raisipg an endowment
tund for Clemson college were it renamed
for his grandfather and placed r
under the direct control of the State.
Accompanying the message were letters
from John. C. Calhoun, of New
York, and Mrs. Floride Calhoun Lee,
3f New York.
Fort Hill, the plantation of John
[!. Calhoun and the site of Clemson
2ollege, was willed to Thos. G. Clemson
by his wife, who was a daughter
Df the Great Nullifler. Clemson belueathed
the property to the State,
together with a sum of money, on
condition that a college be established
there and named for him. The Clemson
bequest was accepted and Clem- , f
son college is the result of it.
It is said that if Thomas G. Clemson
had not willed Fort Hill to the
State, but had allowed it to go to his
wife's heirs in direct line, it would
now be the property of Floride Callioun
Lee, of New York. In the letter
af Floride Calhounn Lee to the governor,
she said that should the State
allow the Fort Hill property to revert
to her, she would be glad to deed
it to the State on condition that the
name of the college be changed to
Calhoun university and it be placed
under the direct control of the State %
instead of under a self-perpetuating
board of trustees as provided in the
Clemson bequest. The letter from
John C. Calhoun, of New York, .said
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merit could bo obtained should these
conditions be carried out
Humoring the Public.
The public must be treated like
nomen; they must be told absolutely
lothlng but what they like to he^.?
Soethe. * ' ^
Few Live to Advanced Age. !N
Considering the entire earth, about
tne person in one hundred lives to be
ixty-live years of age.
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