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NEW GENERAL LAWS A ? - 5 immary of Important Ads of the Session of 1908 MANY MATftRS OF INTEREST General Assembly Passed t Great Many Measures of More Than Lo cal Application? Work of the Ses sion of 1903* ?f th? 8Teater P?rt of the general laws or laws of a general application are as follow.: act to Provide for insurance compames organized under the laws ti? it?!? o make deP?sits in trust with the State insurance com missioner or Stste treasurer to ootn ? oT1; requirements of law in oth ?r b tat es. - to establish an infirmary for Confederate veterans. "An "n act enki?ed An set to fix the amount of the compensation to be paid to the coun ?f v"riou' coun"M An act to repesl section 14, vol ume 1 code of laws for the compen sation to be paid to the members of the general assembly. An act to make the term of office or county superintendents of educa tion, county supervisors and registers ?or mense conveyances four years. . An to amend the law in rela tion to the names and locations of the voting precincts in this State. An ^ act to authorize and empower electric railway, gas and electric light companies to lease their property and purchase other companies. An act to amend section 1200, code -of laws, volums 1, relating to coun ty boards of education. An act to amend an act entitled An act to incorporate the Audubon society of South Carolina and to pro vide for the preservation of the wild *birds, non-migratory fish and animals of the State." An act to fix the amount of com pensation to be paid to the county auditors and treasurers of the va rious counties of this State. An act to provide for the election ?of a State health officer aiul to pre scribe his qualifications, powers, du ties, responsibilities and to fix his compensation. An act to provide for the reenroll ment and registration of the qualified ?electors of this State during the year 1908 and to provide compensation for ? he supervisors of registration. An act to establish the insurance ?department of South Carolina and to provide for the conduct of the same. An act to prohibit the use of wells for sewerage purposes. An act relating to contracts for personal servisa and advnnccs there under, declaring certaiti offenses con nected therewith of evidence and pro cedure in such ceases, and prescribing punishment therefor. An act to amend section 948 of the ?code of laws of South Carolina, vol ume 1, relating to the probte of deeds. An act to creat Calhoun county. A joint resolution to authorize the comptroller general to draw his war rant and the State treasurer to pay the samo in favor of the public print er. An act to further prescribe the powers of cities containing more than 5,000 inhabitants. An act to amend the law relating to magistrates and their constables) their powers, duties, jurisdiction, sal aries, etc. An act to guard against the intro duction^ of the Mexican boll weevil into this State. An act to authorize the commission ers pf the sinking fund, out of funda in their hiMs, to make temporary loans to the regents of the State hospital for the insane. An act to provido for tho charter fees for domestic cotton holding and storage associations. An act to amend section 518 of the criminal code of this State, 1902, re lating to fish ways. An act ceding to the United States ?exclusive jurisdiction over certain lands acquired for public purposes within this Stato and to authorizo the acquisition thereof. An act to amend section 2732, vol ume 1 of the code, relative to the dis tribution of the reports of the su preme court of the State. An act to declare the entering of any building occupied as a bank with intent to steal by force or otherwise a felony and to provido punishmen. therefor. An act to amend section 198ft of ioIo ?f ,nws of 8outh Carolina, J?02, so as to empower towns and cities containing over 1,000 inhabi tants to rcqnire road duty on their streets and ways or the payment of a eomutation tax in lieu thereof. An act to protect patrons of parks and other places of amusement. An act to amend section 258 of the civil ?ode prescribing certain qualifications for voters in and cer tain regulations in connection with party registrations for primary elec tions in counties containing a city of 40,000 inhabitants or more, and for tho prevention of fraud and il legal voting in the some. An act in relation to the invest ment and loan by tho commissioners of tho sinking fuud of tho fund for State insurance of public property by the rfnking fond commission. An act to amend an act entiled "An act to authorise the State treat nrer to receiver from the United States government a certain fund and to bold the K(\mc subject to the uses declared by &n net of congress, ' so as to allow a change of investment. An act to provide for the teaching of physiology and hygiene in the pub lic schools. An act to amend an act regulating the sale of oysters and other shell fish. An act to amend section 2004, code of laws, volume 1, relating to the liability of employers of minors to parents or guardians. An act to amend sub-division 17, of section 88, of volnme 2, , of ths code by allowing a change of venue in magistrate's courts after new trial has been granted. An act to amend an act entitled "An act for the further protection of partridge and quail, " by changing the time and to include Mongolian pheasants and wild turkey. An act to provide a penalty for the jurors, when duly summoned, who shsll neglect or rqfase to appear in obedienee to the venire duly issued in the police court of any munisipality or magistrate court in this State. A bill to allow constables com pensation for services beyond their , jurisdiction. A joint resolution proposing to amend section 7, article 8, of the con stitution, relating to munieipsl bond ed indebtedness. An act to amend section 2004 of volume 1, code of laws of South Caro lina, 1902, relsting to the power of aldermen in the trial of cases. An act to make the organization of the National Guard comply with the requirements of the United States. An act to amend section 299 of the code of laws, volume 2, relating to 1 disorderly conduct and obscene or profane language in public, so as to further deflnd said offenses. An act to authorize and empower the South Carolina Military academy to execute to the United States thf necessary bond for oijii nance and ordance stores. An act to authorize and empower county boards of commissioners to condemn certain trees on eaeh side of public roads. o A joint resolution proposing to amend section 4, of article 13, of the constitution of the State, relating to | the ofiicc of adjutant and inspector general. An act to amend section 2015, vol ume 1, code of laws, 1902, relating to the issuing of bonds by municipal corporations for certain purposes. An act to require all insurance companies incorporated under the laws of this State to secure their policyholders. An act in relation to the establish ment of new counties. An act to amend section 195, code of laws, volume 1, so as to provido for registration for special election. An act to amend section 529, crim inal code, relating to stealing of oys ters. An act to permit the establish ment of public baths in cities con taining a population of more than 20,000. An act for the protection of elec trical transmission lines. Railroads and Corporations. The following acts affecting rail roads and other corporations were passed : An act to amend an act entitled "An act to incorporate the Bam berg, Ehrhardt ft Walterboro Rail way company, ' ' approved the 23d day of February, 1906, by conferring upon it ccrtain additional powers and ratifying all acts done under the ori ginal charter. An act to amend the charter of the Georgetown ft Western Railroad com pany. An act to recruit the Augusta ft Aiken Railway company to erect cer tain station houses or suitable shelt ers of certain named places along their line of road. .> , An act to amend an aet entitled "An act to ratify and confirm the charter of the Parr Shoals Power company, granted by the secretary of state on the Sth day of December, 1904, and to confer additional pow ere on said company. An act to charter the great council of South Carolina, Improved Order ef Red Men. An act to amend section 2034, code of laws, 1902, volumo 1, relating to the power of railroads to eonneot with, cross, purchase, lease or con solidate with other roads. An act to incorporate the Augusta ft Edgefield Railroad company. An act to provido for a sinking fund for the townships of Catawba, Ebener.er and York in York county for the retirement of bonds issued by said townships in aid of the Char leston, Cincinnati ft Chicago railroad. An act to authorize and require the secretary of state to issuo to the Ab bevillc-Qreonwood Mutual Insurance company the certificate of organiza tion provided by law artd to ratify and confirm the organization, here tofore made, etc. An aet to require railroad com panies to put cinder deflectors on ths windows of passenger coaches. An act to nmend section 2 of an act to regulate the ma-iner by which common carriers shall adjust freigkl charges. An act to amend section 2170, code of laws, volume 1, so as to increase the penalty for non-po?tinf of de layed peawnger't rains as required by lew. Aa act to amend section 2166 of the. code of laws relating to passenger rates on railroads. An aet to veet in the South At lantic Trans-Continental Railroad company certain rights and privileges and to define its "powers in the State of South Carolina. An act to require the Southern railway to build a depot at Blacks burg. An act to prevent public drinking on passenger coaches Laws Applying to Courts An act to divide the State into 12 judicial cireuita and to arrange the same. An aet to authorize the rendition of judgments at chambers by con sent in defsult eases. An aet to provide for special court stenographers. An act to amend an aet to provide for holding eourts in so far as same relates to Fifth oireuit and to pro vide for eourts in Eleventh circuit. An act to provide an extra term of 'court of common pleas for Colleton county. An act to regulate the time for holding courts of the Ninth judicial circuit. An act to provide for the time of holding courts in the Fourth and Twelfth judicial circuits and to ar range the same. An aet to amend an act entitled "An net to provide for the times for holding the circuit courts in the Seventh judicial circuit and to ar range the same, ' ' approved Febru ary 21> A. D. 1906, in so far as it applies to the time for holding court, in Union county. An act to establish a county court in the county of Sumter and to define the jurisdiction and powers of such court and to provide for the conduct of the business thereof. An act to regulate the time for holding the courts of tho Ninth judi cial circuit. An aet to amend an act entitled "An act to provide the time for holding courts on the First judicial circuit." An aet to amend section 450, code of laws, volume 2, so as to require copies of rules of couft made furnish ed clerks of court. The Relief Act. A joint resolution to relieve for mer State Treasurers W. T. C. Bates and W. H. Timmermaa and State treasurjr R.II. Jennings and their re spective bondsmen from liability on the official bonds of the said former State treasurers and State treasurer for the loss of ccrtain bonds, purloin ed from the State treasury during the period from the year 1895 to the year 1901, inclusive and to authorize the attorney general to discontinue suits commeuccd on said official bonds. An act to enable Will A. Kirby, Jr., of Dorchester county, a minor, over the ago of 20 years, to apply fbr ad mission to the bar. Registration by New Law. The committee on free conference reported on the registration bill, which became a law and was en rolled Saturday, The law was nec essary because of the requirements in the constitution that voters regis* tered in 1898 register again at the expiration of 10 years. As a result of the additional works placed upon the supervisors of registration the salaries were increased. The law as to the manner in which registration shall be conducted this year is as follows: The report of the free conference committee, which was adopted and became law, was as follows : "Section 1. That the supervisors of registration in each county of the State are required to re-enroll all the qualified electors in this State during the year 1906. "Sec. 2. That the same time the ?aid supervisors shall register all per sons who make application therefor, and who may be entitled thereto. "Sec. 3. That for the purpose of such enrollment and registration the said supervisor shall ? keep the boo&s of registration open at the sev eral county seats every day, Sunday? oxceptcd, between the hours of 9 a. m. and 0 p. m., during the months of July and August, 1908; and in ad dition thereto they shall attend, dur ing the month of September, 1908, at least one dsy in eaoh township, in their respective counties, of which at least ten days '-notice shall be given by advertisment in a newspaper pub lished in Um eounty ; and in ooun ties oontsining f>0/)00 inhabitants shall attend in each eity, town or in dustrial community containing 300 or moro inhabitants at least one day, upon similar notice r'^rovided, That the provisions of this section shall on ly apply to the re-enrollments snd registration for the yesr 1908. "See. 4. That for the purpose of said re-enrollment, the seerotary of state shall furnish tho supervisors of registration with all the neeesssry books, and the sum of $600 shall be appropriated for supplying said books. "Sec. 5. That tho supervisors of registration shall each roceivo for their services during the year 1908 the sum of $200, to be paid by the State, quarterly, as other Stato of ficers arc paid, except in tho coun ties of Anderson, Charleston, Orecn ville, Surntrr Orangeburg, Richland, where they shall each receivs $250 * for the year 1906; Provided, That in 8partanbuif eounty they- shall re ceive this year $300, to be pmd u above provided. That after the jMf 1008, the eipervisors of registration shall each receive $50 per annum in off years, except in the above named counties, where they shall each re ceive $73 per annum in off years, and in general election ycais they shall receive $200 eaeh per annum, includ ing the county of 8partanburg. 14 See. 0. All acts or parts of aets inconsistent with this act be, and the same are hereby repealed." MURDERERS CONFESS Negro Boy Tells How They Murdered Aged Whito Woman and Then Robbed Her Home. Columbia, Special. ? Ned and Brack Toland, negroes, aged 19 and 17 years, respectively, late Friday after noon. made a full confession of the murder of Mrs. Paul W. Elliser, the aged white woman who lived just across the river from Columbia. Brack, the younger of the brothors, said that Mrs. Elliser suspected domethiug as soon as they entered the house. When they got inside Brack said he caught the old woman and held her while his brother knocked her in the head with an axe. They put her body in a basket aud Ned struck her two more blows. They then proceeded to rob the house, tak ing a gun and a number of articles of wearing apparel. No money was found. A Sad Bereavement. Dillon, Special. ? With Masonic honors the remains of Mr. Jake Par ham were consigned to their last rest ing place at Mount Holly Saturday. Mr. Parbam was 29 years of age; has been a sufferer for several months, sxhibiting throughout a wonderful de cree of fortitude and patience at hid place of business until withiu a ver> few days of his death. The aged father, Mr. A. K. Parliam, deserves especially the sympathy of every one. His bereavement is peculiarly dis tressing, bis son Jake being the sol? survivor of what was only four years ago a happy home. Within two months two sons and one daughter, all grown, were buried, his wifo fol lowing within a year after and Jake alone was left to hiiy. Arrested in Chester. Chestor, Special. ? The police auth orities here arrested on Saturday night a white man giving the nam) of J. A. Stamper, charged with bouse breaking and larceny. It seems tba' the accused broke into the station of the Carolina & Northwestern railway at Lincolnton, N. C., and took there from quite a bunch of railroad tick ets, together with a conductor's punch. The arrest was mado by in structions from Conductor H. M. Ross, to whom one of these ticket*' was offered in payment of fare. Stamper was held in jail here until morning, when he was taken to Lin colnton by Chief of the Chester Po lice W. S. Taylor. Two Hen Arrested. Aiken, Special. ? J. C. Richardson, who formerly ran a saloon in Augusta and M. C. Todd wero arrested at Hamburg and brought to Aiken and lodged in jail by Dispensary Con stable Musco Samuels, charged with violation of the dispensary law. Tho two men were running a grocery store in Hamburg. The store was raided by Constable Samuels and six or sev en gallons of liquor were seized. It is stated that they have been running a blind tiger for some time. They were given a preliminary hearing be fore Magistrate Smoak and released on $400 bond each, to appear at tho court of general sessions. Destructive Fire in Belton. Belton, Special. ? At 10 o'clock Wednesday night fire was discovered in the frame mercantile building of J. T. Cox. There was no insurance on the building but the stock of mer chandise owned by J. O. Ragsdale, Belton Coco-Col* Bottling company and Fant & Willingham were insured for about $1,100. No elue as to origin of flro. Tho building wag valued al $*2,.r?00 and the contents at about the same. But for the good work of em ployes of Southern and Bine Ridge railways, assisted by the citizens of tho town, the passenger and freight depots would have been destroyed. Man Who Shot Despoller of His Home Is Pardoned. Tampa, Fla., Special. ? Harry Bom ford, a former plumbing contractor, who has served seven months of n one-year term in the penitentiary for shooting Captain Park, a steamboat master, nephew of State Treasurer Park, of (leorgia, when Park surpris ed him in Park's homo with Mrs. Park, was pardoned by the Stato board. , j P atm efto^Ajyairs The News of South Carolina in Condensed Form Federal Aid Proposed For Our Hijbl Schools. | Clemson College, Special.? Presi dent P. H. Mell has received It letter from the Hon. Chas. R. Davis, call ing las attention to a bill before con gress, looking to the endowment throughout the country of secondary high schools for the purpose of en couaging the teaching of agriculture, the mechanieal arts and homo econo mie6 for the better education of tho people at large. President Mell rec ommends that all who are in favor ol this plan write to Congressman Davio and to the representatives from South Carolina giving their endorement of his bill. The measnre provides for the pay ment to each State and territory -of a ?urn amounting to 10 cents per capita ,f the population. The stipulation is made that all States and Territories receiving this aid shall furnish suf ficient money to pay the cost of build ings and grounds ns well as instruc tion in the other branches necessary to a well rounded high school course. One-half of all tho money received from the government shall, the bill provides, be used for instruction in igrieultural high schools maintained inder State authority in rural com munities, the number of such schools m any one State or Territory not to sxeeed one school for each 10 coun ties of the State or Territory. The bill further provides for gov ernment aid to State agricultural ex- 1 periment and to State agricultural ex- i I periment stations on condition thai j ?he State appropriate an equal | amount for the maintenance am. equipment of these stations. Both of these funds shall be paid ?emi-ennually ? on July 1 and Janu ary 1. The State mdfet make to tho lecretary of agriculture a detailed ac ?ount of the disbursement of sums re ceived under the provisions of tho *ct. The grants of money authorized by the bill are made subject to legis lative assent of the several States and Territories to the purposes of the slants. . Congressman Davis recently had an interview with tho president in whicu the bill was the subject of considera tion. President Roosevelt then ex pressed himself as highly pleasc-i with the measnre, giving it his lull est endorsement. He ealled a*1?' tioti to his speech in Keokuk in Oct - ber when he said that the federal gov ernment should cooperate with the Stato to provide practical education for the youth of the nation. Mr Davis' bill has received numer ous other endorsements from the (lead ing educators of the United State* and the measure has been favored oy educational organizations, farmer associations, State agricultural and mechanical colleges and commercial manufacturers* and industrial 1 cations throughout the country. The hone is therefore entertained thai conrgess will consider tho measure favorably. . .. . ? ? Mr Davis has been investigating the few objections suggested against the bill and in reply to the claim that federal aid would lead to nationa ownership of the ?hoota quotes liatiea Riven by the United . commissioner of education, the Hon. R. E. Brown, which show that sine federal aid was given to State colleges the percentage of their support r - ceived from the national government has greatly decreased. The schools provided for in this net Mr. Davis points out, are of ex aftiv tiie eh.r.c.cr .. those established under the MorriTl act ol To Build at Chick Spriuft*. Greenville, Special. ? Tho Chick Springs company has let a contract for rebuilding the hotel which was recently destroyed by Are. Work will begin in a day or two and tho new house will bo ready for guests when tho Reason opens this summer. Tho new building will cost $50,000 and will be better than the one it is to re place. Checking Up Finances. Columbia, Special. ? One of the im portant duties of tho comptroller general within the next few days will he to go over the appropriation bill item by item and cheek it up with the estimated revenue. It ie estimated this year that the raise in levy will still leave a deficit of about $35,000, ttfthough the increase in tho franchise taxee may reduce this materially. Other incomes may oxeeed the rev enue est mates made in the beginning, hut it is certain that thore will bo no balance to the accounts at the end of tho yesr. Firs Horses Rnn Away. Manning, Special. ? The team of horses attached to the Are engine ran away Tuesday afternoon and on a short turn in the street, turned the engine over and damaged it so badly until it will be necessary, it is thought to send it back to the factory for repairs. The negro driver came out uninjured, but Mr. Frank Hawkins was injured endeavoring to hold otn of the horses after they broke out. 1862 and like them will s? rang! hen ?ho State directly and the federal government indirectly. As these State colleges have remained under Stats control so will those contemplated by the bill centinue under State control, therefore no danger of centralization attaches to their establishment. Thij measure bridges the gap between thu education of the home, the l'arin and the shop. Heretofore our education has lacked unity, it has been too much centered about the literary, the non industrial; its forms and* substance have been too little coordinated with the traiuing of the home, of the shop, of the farm and of the great outdoors. Through technical training it will keep our youth out of a peasant or submerged class, and by encouraging the States to expend more for educa tion it will greatly increase general as well as technical education. Appropriation Bills and State's In come. Columbia, Special. ? Comptroller General Jones recently went over the appropriation hill and after consid ering all items totaled the whole at $ 1 ,88; >,S.")7 .27. This, however, docs not include the legislative supply bill, which will make the total about $1,635,000. It is estimated that tho levy of five and one-half mills on a valuation of $267,000,000 of property will raise $1,468,000, and the fran chise license tax, the insurance licenso and foes from the ofiice of the secre tary of state will make the total about $1,641,000, giving a surplus of about $6,000. The general assembly, however, did not make any appropria tion for a deficit of $68,000 for tho year 1907, although it is required by the constitution that each legislature) provide for any deliciciency for the preceding year. This will make a de ficiency of about $62,000, although this will show on the books only, the State having paid the debts with tho money borrowed during the past year. Just ten years ago the total valua tion in property in South Carolina was $173,772,000, or about $90,000, 000 less than the present cstimnto of value. The appropriations for that I year, on a levy of livo mills, were $879,500, or about one-half the ap propriation for the current year. At that time the State had a surplus of $101,000. but there were numerous departments not then providod for and the large increase in the demand for better work, for more reports and for a more careful supervision of every institution under tho control of the State has had much to do with this increase. Good Roads for Sumter. Sumter, Special. ? The good roads movement inaugurated by the Sumter chamber of commerce during last yer will soon begin to show results. There were two enthusastic good roads smokers held in Sumter, at which rep resentative farmers from every sec tion of the county were invited, plans for general improvements of the county roads were discussed. Tho city and country were brought inl'i closer touch. Tho business and pro fessional men of Sumter and the country were brought into closer touch, ami tho country mer chants and farmers were united for better roads. As a result of these meetings the Sumter chamber of com merce had the Sumter delegation to pass a hill through tho legislature just adjourned to borrow $15,000 from the sinking fund commission for tho purchase of improved road work ing machinery, and authorizing the expenditure of money for good r>ad?. Inspection Dates. * Columbia, Special. ? Adjutant Gen eral Boyd has issued an order chang ing the date for tho inspection of threo of the militia companies. 'Hio inspection at Conway will be held April 21 instead of March 10, the in spection at Georgetown will be held on April 2.'i instead of March 11 and the inspection at Winnsboro will bo held April 27 instead of April 20. Attempt to Wreck Paasenger Train. Charleston, Special. ? Three oars of ?rain No. 17 of the Southern railway wero derailed near Kingville at 0.15 Tuesday night, the result of a mis placed switch. Tho engine, baggage and mail cars passed safely over the open switch, but the three passenger coaehes left tho track. The pas sengers were given a bad scare, bnt only minor injuries wore sustained. All passengers were crowded into the cars ne*t to the engine and proceed ed to Columbia. The switch hod been opened evidently with tho intention to wrock that or other trains. Small Wreck at Hartsvile. TIartsville, Special. ? A wreck in the yards here Tuesday afternoon caused by a box car leaving the tmck at a switch i liter fered with the de parture of the afternoon train. The <ar ran into the roof of the new de pot did some damage. The Wades boro passenger came bv and carried the passengers and mails on to Flor ence. The wrecking train arrived Tuesday night to clear the tracks.