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nm* - / , M * --'fftqj fpje founty Itoffi. | ?* VOL XXII KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, MARCH 5, 1908. NO. 9 ? . -T . xyx j^See Our 1 v)f Dress Goods, ])r\-Gcod I H -ull text of the m new contract law. I J PASSED BT THE UST LEGISLATURE I, THOUGHT TO BE CONSTITUTIONAL -AN IMPORTANT MEASURE. "A bill relating to contracts [for personal services and advances thereunder, declaring pertain offences connected therewith misdemeanors.\ regulating matters of evidence and procedure in such cases and prescribing punishment therefor. "Be it enacted by the general assembly of the State ot South Carolina: ["Section 1. That any person who shall hereafter contract jith another to render to him Personal service of anjT kind, and shall thereafter fraudulently, or with malicious intent to injure his employer, fail or refuse to render such service as agreed upon, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. "Section That any person who shall hereafter contract to receive from another personal service of any kind and to compensatehim ther e f o r, and shall th ereafer RB fraudulently, or with malicious D intent to injure his employee, fail or refuse to receive such service or to make compensation as agreed upon, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. I*'Section 3. That the failure ' of either party to such contract to perform the obligation assumed by him thereunder, without sufficient cause and to the r iL. - a 1 11 U~ injury 01 tne oiuer, suau uc prima facie evidence, in prosecutions under Section 1 and 2, that he violated such contract fraudulently and with malicious L intent to injure the other party. Bp*w**!Sect?on 4. That any person K who shall hereafter contract I with another to render personal | service of any kind to him, and K shall thereafter fraudulently or ft with malicious intent to injure the employer, procure advances in money or other things of value from him, with intent not to render the service agreed BHupo; **and who shall thereafter HjBwitlfiike intent f??2 *r refuse to M^Sperform the service agreed upon HB^hall be deemed guilty of a misH^Bdemeanor. Proof of the fact BHthat the employee entered into tract, procured advances HYand wiled or refused to com V plete the contract without sutV ficient cause, to the injury to B the employer, shall be prima facie evidence of the offence B herein described and declared a i disdemeanor. 2 "Section 5. That any person who shall hereafter contract I with another to receive from I him personal service of any kind New Line s, Laces, Embroideries, Negiipee Shirts and Tan Oxford Shoes. Try Kingran's par excellence ham at 15 cents a ^ pound. eople's to compensate him therefor and to make advances to him and shall thereafter fraudulently or with malicious intent to injure the employee, receive the benefit of such service in whole or in part, and with like intent fail or refuse to make the compensation nr aHvanres agreed unon I shall be deemed guilty of a mis- j demeanor. Proof of the fact that the employer entered into the contract, received the benefit of the employee's services, in whole or in part, and failed to make the compensation of advances agreed upon, without sufficient cause, to the jury of the employee, shall be prima facie evidence of the offence herein described and declared a misdemeanor. O i: ff TU? "OetUOB O. Xuc tuunatioicferred to in this act may be either verbal or in writing; if in writing they must be executed with the formalities required by Section 355; Criminal Code, A D 1902; if verbal they must be witnessed by at least two disinterested witnesses not related by blood or marriage within the sixth degree to either party; and the term of service contracted tor must be for a definite time not exceeding one year. All such contracts shall be valid only between the original parties thereto,and any attempted transfer or assignment of any rights thereunder shall be null and void. 'Section 7. That if either party to any written contract herein referred to, desires to avail himself of the benefits of this act against third parties he shall cause the same to be indexed in the office of the register of mesne conveyance or the clerk of the court (where the office of register of mesne conveyance does not exist) of the county in which said labor or service is to be performed within ten days from the date of the contract, and such indexing shall constitute notice to all bird parties. Said index shall show the names of the employer and the laborer, the date of the contract and date of its termination and the location and name of the place or places whereon said service or labor is to be performed. The clerk of the court or the register mesne con/eyance, as the case may be, shall endorse his official certificate and the date of filling to be indexed upon every such contract filed under the provisions of this act, and his only fee for the same shall be five cents for each contract. And the clerks of court or the registers of mesne conveyances, as the case may be, in the counties ?f the State shall provide a book for indexing such contract, which wear. Others wear but have little style sho .as all Jjf Let us I thest :hree re- // s-ow y?u the new stylet qumtes in // . n . , // that are full of j '.USt 1 snap and characte | right pThey will surely ph | portion^ y<JU flerca shall be plainly labelled 'Index Labor Contracts.' "Section 8. That upon con-| viction in court of competent' I jurisdiction of any person; 1 charged with a':y violation of ! this act,the person so convicted shall be punished bv a tine ol not less than twenty-five dollars j and not exceeding one hundred I dollars, or by imprisonment not I less than twenty days and not. | exceeding1 thirty days for each 'offence. Provided, that there shall be no prosecution under this act unless the arrest warrant shall be issued within thirty days from the commission of the offence. Section 9. That this act is not intended and shall not be ! construed to protect any of the | parties to, or punish the violaj tion of, any contract or matter | connected therewith where the j inducement or consideration of I such contract is money or other j things of value advanced to or fnr fho smnlnvnp r\rir?r frv , V- V.V. ^..w. -v ; commencement of service thereunder. All such contracts are hereby prohibited and declared null and void. Section 10. That all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act be, and the same are hereby repealed. Section 11. That this act shall ?0 into effect immediately upon the approval of the governor. Death of Bishop DaocaoBishop William Wallace Duncan, | of the M E church, South, died at: bis home in Spartanburg, S C, on Monday morning. This is the second Bishop South Carolina Methodism has lost withiu a few years. , 1 = CHI i CHEAP! 8 TWOJjM | MULE I H ?ii I Jh win arrive uar Finest that has 3 market this seas 0 Come in and ft before they are i / M. F. H Uj> KINGSTRf t'"z an \ the 11 ?or men date good | foot *rear. ntileC NO SENATOR ELECTED. Two Ballots Taken With Gary Leading, Adjourns Till Today. After two liallots taken Wednesday the legislature failed to elect a United States senator and adjourned till today. The tirst ballot resulted: Gar}' 62, Walker 41, Coker 24, Jones 8, Lee 5. Mauldin 19. Second ballot: Gary 61, Walker 30, Coker 25, Jones 5, Mauldin 7, Henderson 3, McSweeney 1, Watson 1, Caldwell 1. It looks like Coker. fariPt fhrnnirlp*. Cades, March 2: Services were held at the Methodist church Sunday, at 7:30 p m, by the pastor, Rev R F Bryan. The WOW held their regular meeting here last Thursday night. Mr Robert Carsten, who lives about two miles from town, killed a large wild-cat near his yard Sunday morning. Mr J M Rogers had a valuable dog killed here Monday night by a train. The CM A held their regular meeting nere Monaay nignt. The young folks enjoyed a sociable at Mrs Ida Sauls' Monday uight. Miss Ellen Smith of Florence is visiting friends and relatives here Mr W A Ward of Lake City was noted in town Monday. Truck farmers here are getting their bean lands ready to plant. Mr K W Glenn has been very^ ill for the past few days. Mr Clayton Thomas of Hebron was in town Monday. Fertilizers are still moving from our town in large quantities. B. W. M. EAP == \ CHEAP | : LOADS 8 s \ ND if ot? ?Tn? 5 luary II. 1908. ft > been on the son. $ look them over g all gone. ft 1ELLER ft be, s. c. yj \ V Shoes! Shoes! All the latest styles, quality surpassed. King Quality for For Ladies "Star Brand Shoes Better." We have just receiv ? * A -f 1_.1L tl.. large snipmem ui uum mc ui All sizes and prices the Lowei ompar LOCAL NEWS ITEMS FROM LAKE CITY. REPORT OF MR STARR'S CHILD'S DEATH A MISSTATEMENT NEWS NOTES OF INTEREST. Lake City, March 3: Mr and Mrs G L Sauls have gone to Hot Springs, Ark., on a visit to relatives of the latter. They will be away five or six weeks. Messrs R J Kirk and A C Hinds were here from Kingstree Saturday last. Hon W P Gause was in town one day last week. By paying heed to reports this correspondent was led into making an error which is regretted very much. It was stated to us that Mr Starr's baby was dead and the declaration was so positively made and by reliable persons that we wrote it as a fact. We are sorry the misstatement was made, but we are delighted that it was - - -i - A i. mu _ _i_: 1 j a misstatement, xuc tuim naa extremely ill,but is now improving. Mr B L Singletary went to Kingstree Saturday on business. Rev R E Smith of Sandy Grov^ spent a day here at his old home last week. Miss Olivia Stuckey is spending some time in Florida with relatives. Miss Lucy Quattlebaum of Columbia visited Mrs J B DuRant last week. Mesdaraes Frank Cannon and R B Cannon came over from Scranton Saturday and spent the day. Mr Chas F Flowers was in Florence Friday last. Mrs L D Bass and three daughters, Misses Oneida, Eleanor and Heloise of St Louis,Mo, spent last week with relatives in town. A good many times we have been called upon to chronicle noteworthy examples of the possibilities of the marvelous soil and climate of Lake City and Williamsburg county. So often has this been the case and so surprising-the examples that not a little attention has been attracted to this section. Great care has always been the rule in the announcements of these surprising- examples, so much so that every instance can be verified by evidence none can doubt. Hence the development of this town and community at a place and in a manner that credulity is put to a test that strains the leashes. On Wednesday, February 27, V V Shoes! Men'^ ; are Si f l L}^ ed a ' J ^ ands. < st. y- ! ! 1908, Mr G L Sauls presented the writer with a lemon that was grown right here in Lake City, 8 V, and plucked only a, few minutes before it was given to us. It measured 16 1-2 inches in its shortest circumference and weighed, on the best bal? ances obtained 2 (two) pounds. It was weighed on three dis- tinct and separate scales. Yet Mr Sauls tells us that this was by no means the largest grown this year on the bush. It is only about 4 1-2 feet high [andproduced about 20 lemons this, its first year of fruitage. The largest lemon made an even dozen pies. This is no joke. As to the lemon presented to us we are prepared to proye what is said by a number of credible witnesses. The best way in the world to make people "get on a move" | is to convince them that they I can do something. W. L. B. I \ VILUAKICN SOIL Produces Gigantic Specimens it Either Triple or Teaperate Zne. Tn... T.^lra n?f*? crtrroannnHent V Ul i ay. V/AVJ has been handed a lemon weigh* ing two pouuds,grown by a citizen of Lake City. That is very good indeed, and he aptly remarks, it shows the unlimited possibilities of our Williamsburg soil and climate. While , we haye no't been handed a lemon lately, yet we have tang* I ible evidence that the old county of Williamsburg is not a whit behind the ''northern one-third area" in fructiferous results. Our friend, Mr R S Tisdale ot Cedar Swamp,informed us some time ago that he had some big turnips and a3 we told him that "seeing was believing," "Bob" brought us three that aggregated 30 pounds. The largest, which by the way was a wonder and a in Vf?cr#?tahle CLllthre. ~D , tipped the scales at 10 lbs. and 12 1-2 oz. The short circumference measured 29 in. and the long 32 in. This monster turnip was show A to many people here Monday and all agreed that it was the largest they had ever beheld. What a pity such products of our county are not exhibited at State fairs or national expositions. Kodol is today the best known and most reliable remedy for all disorders of the stomach, such as dyspepsia, heart burn,sour stomach, and belching of gas. Kodol contains the same juices found in a healthy stomach. Kodol is pleasant to take. It is guaranteed to give relief and is sold here by W L Wallace.