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s NOTICE of the COINTV TKEASURER The Books of the County Treasurer wjll be open for the collection of State, County and Commutation Hoad Taxes for fiscal year, 1918, at the Treasurer’s office from October 15th to December 31st, 1918. After Decem ber 31st one per cent v wUl be added. After January 31st, two per cent will be added, and after February 28th, seven per cent will be added till the 15th day of March, 1919, when r the books will be closed. All persons owning property in more than one township are request ed to call for receipts in each of the several townships in which the pro perty ift located. This is important, as additional cost and penalty may . be attached. ~AlT’li,T>l»-btt.l}u<i malo—citizens—he-. . » tween the ages of 21 and CO years of ago are 11 able 1 to 1 aay a poll t; ax of $1.00, exn ppt old soldiers, who are ixcmi >r at 50 ' .ears of ago. Cominuta- rinn l Toad Ta: ; $1.5 :) in lieu TTF road duty. All mo] 1 nov v in military ser- vice a .re ex -em; y fro' ".\ > oad tax/ Tlu 1 Tax la \ is ' Vi lows: >rai Tax . . : . ' mills ' 'rdim aiy ( 011 1! ity T ax .. ..4 mills Road and 1 Rrid ,ne . . 4 mills Rail iv >nd B end 1 mill R'ad Rond: s . . H mill il duds 1 „ mill ('nnst initio n;jl St hoo■ Tax .. .3 mills Tot; il . . 21 mills School— Laurens Xo. 11 .■pen a T«auren ’ rvi oitv-'Ridge ‘N'o— 1 . Township .. 10 mills ■ .4 mills Narnie No. 3 .5 mills Bailey No. 4 .. .. .. .. .. ..4 mills Mills No. 5 4 mills* ■ Qali Ci4 | ove i <>it» 0 . . . i .. .T"" Ora No. 12 8 mills Special Schools—Youngs Township Youngs No. 3 ..4 mills Youngs No. 2 4 mills Youngs No. 4 11-H mills Youngs No. 5 4 mills Fountain Inn No. 3B 14 mills Lanford No. 10 6M> mills Ora No. 12 ' 8 mills Youngs No. 1 3. mills Central No. 6 ..2 mills Youngs No. 7 .. ..8 mills Special School—Dials Township Green Pond No. 1 .. .. .. ...7 mills Dials No. 2 ..8V3 mills Shiloh No. 3 .4 mills Gray Court-Owings No. 5 mills Barksdale No. C : 5 mills Dials Church No. 7 4 mills Fountain Inn No. 3B 14 mills Merna No. ————. .2, mills Dials No. 4 4 mills Snecial School.' Mr. Bethel No. 2 Princeton No. 1 Poplar* Springs .—Sullivan Township .. .. 5 mills .. ...... . 8 mills No. 3 4 mills Hickory Tavern No. 17 .. .. . .8 mills Brewcrton No. 7 ...... ... 4 mills Sullivan Township K. R. Bonds 3 mills Merna No. 8 ... .2 mills Special Schools—Waterloo Township Waterloo No. 14 .. 4 mills Mt. Gallagher No. 1 6 mills Bethlehem No. 2 .. .... .. ..4'mills Ekotn No. 3 . .% mills C< nterpolf\t No. 4 1 mUla Oakville No. f, ... 8 mills Mt. Pleasant No. ft .'. .. .. ..4 mills M». Olive No. 7 . . . . .. .. . .8^ mills itcltools—Cyoss Hili Township- - Hoss Hill N'o. 1 .. ..2 mills Cross Hill No. n 8 mills Cross Hill No. 2 ..... . . 2 mills Cross Hill N'o. 4 2.mills C-oss Hill No. 6 •... ..3 mills Cross Hill No. 3 ..2 mills Special Sohoms—Hunter Township MountVille No. 16 ..*.... ..11 mills Hunter N'o. 2 4 mills Hunter N'o. 3 ..6 mills Clinton No. 5 .11 mills Hunter No. 4 •. ... . ,4 mills Hunter No. 1 • 2 mills Hunter No. 6 4 milf« HE I.EGISL FIRST SESSION OF SEVENTY- THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF S. C. IN CONVENTION. > GALLON INSTEAD OF QUART Highway Department Bills Introduced ProjHdiiiH for a Bond Issue of , way department by registering and li censing motor vehicles operated upon the highway? of this State to assent to the provision of an act to provide that the United States shall aid the States in the construction of mr*! ’post roads and for other purposes. _ Mr. Banks: To provide insurance for warehouses operated by the State of South Carolina and for cotton stor ed therein; ~ Mr. Banks: To amend section 8 of an act entitled an act to provide for ►the insurance of all public buildings of the State and fit several counties of the State and of the public - school buildings of brick and concrete con struction by the sinking fund 9ommis- sidn: approved March 26, 1918. pro hibiting for any cause the discontinu ance of the payment of premiums. $25,000,000 For Good Roads. Columbia. Jan. 31.—Both houses of Uie general assembly adjourned at noon until -Tuesday night. In that Monday is, the first Monday in the month, many of the members desired to be at home salesday'as the custom is each legislative session, A large number of local and uncon tested measures received second and third reading. The Hamblin compul sory school attendance bill, requiring attendance four months or SO days, w;ui sent to the s senate. This was the only bill **4-statewide importance con- a id ere 'uj ed a bill to amend tl»e present quart D o hi - * 30E m HOE >llaopHaopll^Sioi=>llc—3ot=>l[ago]|al(5 JHouse. Feb. 5.—The house received the Christensen-McGhee concurrent reso lution from the senate proposing to submit to the people the question of rewriting the State constitution-. The constitution was written in^lSo and is jn many respects obsolete or en cumbered with hestrictions. This question is now the most important, piece of legislation before tjie lower house and will likely be reported out by the committee within the next few days. The house also sent to the senate the Mann bill requiring th '"iwp i TFTn''%f' #h obis iin' ~ Evans of Newberry introduc- > employing two or more teachers, The Horton bill to allow the em ployment- of children between the a month law in South Carolina’so as to allow a gallon a month TfrTTTtWg ["SOT-tion !> of Ehb bill reads: 3Any person over the age of 21, ex-* cept as hereinafter forbidden, may order -or receive or transport in his personal baggage from any joint with in this state, not exceeding one gallon of alcohol, within any one calendar mqra than 50 per centum by.colume of alcohol, with any ona calendar month for medicinal purposes for his or her own use or for the use of his or her immediate family not more than one gal Inn of winn rnt» religions jn stead . agfts nf 13 lHY 1 lfi i f ,Q -‘ net in*, purposes.” Mr. Burguson of Charleston intro duced two highway department bills, one calling for the proposed $25,000,- 000 bond issue, bonds to be retired by the state, the debt to be absorbed by a sinking fund from automobile licen ses. The bonds would be used in the construction of a statewide system of permanent highways, the main arter ies to connect all the county seats of the state. *' The second bill would create the machinery with which to direct the building of the system. The-chief fac tor would be the state highway com mission. composed of the three pro fessors of engineering at the Univer sity of -South Carolina. Clemson and the Citadel, end one member from each congressional district appointed by the governor for a term, of thn ypars each. Both bills were referred to the special committee on good roads legislation. mills during the months of June. <luly and August, when the schools are not in session, was passed to third read ing. The employment of the children would not exempt any district from the provisions of the compulsory at tendance law, which requires attend ance four months in the year. Senate. The Davis bill, prohibiting the loca tion of any court house within three miles of any county line, cause the rtae of a short debate between Seua- tors Banks of Calhoun and Young of Charjeston. This debate was- inter rupted by the arrival of the hour for the memorial exercises of the late Senator B. E. Nicholson. The clerk of the senate read the resolution relative to the occasion, a copy of which is to be engrossed and sent to the family of the late senator. Senators Shelor of Oconee, Black of Bamberg, Walkc- of Georgetown, Banks of Calhoun, Johnstone of New berry, Laney of Chesterfield, Chris tensen of eBaufc't, Padgett of Colle ton. Sheppard of Edgefield and Lieu tenant Governor Liles, each made a few remarks in tribute to the memory of their brother statesman. - 101 f * ' Just Received a Carload of 0 i FINE STEEL RANGES o D We bought these Ranges nearly one year ago, but on account of • • war conditions the factory has been unable to make delivery before now. We have finally succeeded in getting delivery and at / *■. r Prices that were in effect a year ago House. Feb. 6.—Throe bills were struck the calendar in the house of Special Schools— Od-Hs. No. 6 .. Hurricane No. 15 Shady Grove No. 2 Jacks Township .. ..... .3 mills . .. ... .3 mills ...... . .3 mills Jacks Nor~3 . . . .5 milts Jacks No. 4 . . . . .... , r 3 mills Special Schools. Seuffletown Township Ixingston Church No. 3 3 mill-* Scuffletown No. 1 2 mills I-anford No. 10 ..6V6 mills Ora No. 12 8 mills Scuffletown No. 2 ..4 mills Scuffletown No. 4 . .4 mills those who wish to pay their taxes through the mail bv check, money or der, etc. Persons sending in lists of names t6 be. taken oe are requested to send them early: and give the township of each, as the Treasurer is very busy during the month of December. - ROSS D. YOUNG, County Treasurer. NOTICE Due to general increase in cost of living, and in accord with professional • cha rges of surrounding towns, the phy sicians of Clinton will on and after Feb. 1st. make a charge of $2.00 per visit. Liberty Bonds If you- want to buy or sell Liber ty Bonds, see me. J. D. BELL. THIRTY YEARS EXPERIENCE IN FITTING GLASSES E. B. GARVIN OPTOMETRIST OFKlgK HOCUS 8:30 a. M. to 12:50 p. M. 1:50 p. m. to 6 p. it Office Commercial Bank Building House. -Refreshed by its, week-*n4 rest, the house of representatives re assembled, and before its adjourn ment had considered measures deal ing with a varity of matters. The hill introduced by Representa tive Mann, requiring all public schools employing" two or moire teachers to' teach tenth grade students, which bill was up for its passage to a third read ing brought forth the most prolonged and interesting debate of the evening. After the measure had been up for consideration for some time, it was finally passed to a third rending with the amendment that the bill should not apply to any district already main taining a blgh school. Another measure that" was up for its passage to a third’reading had to do with granting permission' to blind or ignorant voters to secure assist ance in filling out their ballot, was in troduced Representative Dreher and intends to amend a section of the act to ^regulate the conduct of pri mary. The motlohTjf Representative Moise to strike out the enacting words of the bill was lost. ■ Senate. The following bills of general In terest were introduced and referred to the committee on finance: Mr. Christensen: To establish a pm, the calendar m the joqs 'alewule ISfereiL (Tne "of i heso was to restrict hours in cotton mills and textile plans in the State to 48 per week, and the day not to be in ex cess of nine hours. The vote was 69 chief argument against the bill was made by Representative Leopard of Pickens county, .himself a cotton mill man. Mr. Leopard contended that the bill would in effect reduce the wages of the cottpn mill operatives 2fi per cent, which the operatives thf-mselves would resent at this time? The Horton bill to allow children between the ages of 20 and 16 years to work in ootton mills during the summer school vacation was passed and.sent to the senate. Senate, The senate convened .at 11 o’clock and completed its calendar for the day in a 1’ttle more than two hours. About 26 new bills were introduced. The majority of these were local. Among those Statewide in applioation were the following: To provide for the enforcement of the provisions -of lav^against allow* ing tips to be given to the employees by the department of agriculture, commerce and Industry, introduced by Senator Pearce of Richland county. To authorize the county treasurers of. each roiinty of this State to rebate the poll tax and road* tax of each sol dier and sailor who was in bona fide service, during the world war, intro duced by Senator Butler of Cherokee. To provide a permanent record of This Means a Saving of $10 to $15 On a Range to you. They are the famous “Wilkes Special”, full size, 6 eyes, 18x20 inch oven. as bestos lined, heavy fire linings, duplex grates, high warming closet, six styles to select from. . NU i H. WOkes & Co C LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA l°lic TOE m TOE 3|fe=IIOI=^lfCZZIIOEI=5I(CT5^ <3 1 NO IS THE TIME TO PREPARE State highway department to fleflnfe its powers and duties; prescribe the : all soldiers and sailors of the United duties and qualifications, fix the J States army and_ navy who enlisted terms of offices and compensation of ; for service from the State of South the State highway commission and j Carolina duftng the war with Ger- State highway engineers; to provide j manv and her allies, also! Introduced .for the maintenance of the State high- I by Mr. Butler. Report on Influenza. iW. S. F, Blakely, who has been In vestigating conditions fn the Church Home Orphanage in York for the State board of health, returned to Columbia and reported ’ the disease under complete control. He has been assigned to Little Rock, Dillon, coun ty, to investigate conditions there. The negroes are suffering from the disease. Dr. G. E. Neal has been sent to ,the town of Marion to make an investigation and to render medical assistance if necessary, Miss Belle Timmons, practical nurse, will assist. Prohibit Sale of Tonics. A measure looking to prohibition of the sale of extracts, bitters and com pounds used as beverages in substitu tion for liquet was introduced in the house of representatives. The bilLpro- vider, a penalty-'<)t not I'e-S than $100 nor more than $500, or imprisonment for not less than three months nor mere than one year for the first of fense. The. second *« l r.se would not Five Navy Entrants. Five South Carolinians enlisted In. the United States navy at tHq central recruiMng” station in the Arcade build ing.’ The young men enlisting were William Washington' Smith and Geo. C. Holliday of Greenville; Henry E. F. Metcalf and Luther J. Edwards 1 of* Spartanburg and John H. A. Derrick of Columbia: Four of the young men enlisted as apprentice seamen, while Edwards enlisted as fl/eman, third class. SubreCruiting stations for tiie navy have beep opened at Spartan burg, Greenville and Charleston, En Route to Cuba. Prof; Oscar L.. Keith of the Univer sity of South Carolina i^en^his way to Cuba and South American coun tries for an extensive traveling expe dition to become more familiar w’ith the Spanish lanrruqge. Word was re ceived at the university fcfihf the pro fessor saying he wa* In St. "Augustine, ’Ha.; and expected to sail in a few day*: for Guhn. Professor .Krith was be punishable wKTi ^the alternative Trap ted leave ef absenr" until the fine, but would impose a jail sentence jt not less than one year nor-mere dian two.years., . . fall term of f-eVal.in 1919 by the hoard of trimB s rf the university at their meetir? - in P? ember. Young people, the world is BEFORE you! Iris up to YOU to make 9! life WHAT YOU CAN! 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