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IINIMIT LE6ISLATI0N. N*V* LAW'S WHICH I'KOFLK KHOILD KNOW. 'Je; artmcnt Head* TVII of Mxuuro VUuVth Affcvt Hi. ir Wllltl Hfl < Ihhk' ? In Insurance, Judiciary aik! \grUultural Uwh. - umbia, March 7. Locking at i the tecent egislature from the re i spect.ve \ lew point of the several de? partment* of the State government. It la ???n that to several of the de 1912 session was most Important The head of each depart? ment of the government, on being approached SS the subject of legis? lation affecting hie department, gave a brief statement of what he consid? ered he Important acts passed. The governor's office was closely Interested In much of the work done by th.? genert) assembly this year and whatever affects the oth^r depart? ments. In a measure affects the ex? ecutive department. A majority of the departments were In sympathy with the legislature this year and v??ry many of the appropria? tions and other matters of legislation asked by them were allowed. Insurance Department. E pressing sn opinion as to legis? lation affecting the insurance depart? ment, enacted by the general assem? bly wilch has Just adjourned. Insur? ance Commissioner McMaster says that In some respects, the enactments of this general a Hinbly have been the moot far-reaching that have been passed by any legislature since the establishment of the department, and these enactments, he thinks, will be of the geratest benefit to the people of the State. Blue Hky Law In State. Of particular Importance, the com? missioner points to what has become known ae the Kansas blue sky law "This bill." he says, "in Its entirety haa become law in Sotuh Carolina and hereafter ... Insurance commission? er will have supervision of certain corporations, copartnerships and asso? ciations, proposing to sell stocks or bonds or offering securities for sale In the State of ft-outh Carolina. The only corporations etempted from the terms of the act a?e State and national banks, trust < ompanies dealing exclu? sively In real estate, mortgages and totes; building and loan associations and corporations not organised for profit. Every other foim of corpora tsaa. copartnership or adu lation, po posing to sell stocks In the State of How** Carolina, and all person' repre? senting them. must file statements with the Insurance commissioner, be examined by him and secure a li? cense. The act does not apply to cor? porations organised and doing busi? ness only in one county. fJnlleensetl Com pa nice. "Another net of far-reaching im? portance Is th it dealing with unlicen? sed companle*. and requiring cltixens of thle State who place Insurance In unauthorised companies to pay to the State license fees equitable as com? pared with those paid by licensed com par I es This act is framed to be strictly fair to the cltlsens of this State who place Insurance in unli? censed companies, bv permitting loss? es for unlicensed companies to be ad Justed, hut at the seme time dealing equltab y with and protecting compa? nies wt Ich art licensed. l'nd-?r this same act. the commis? sioner can make quarterly pro rata abatement of mnual admittance fees of Insurance companlee. This he has not been able to do heretofore. "Another section of thle act pro? vides that In case a company has withdrawn from th?. State, It may maintain sn agent In the Staate for the collection "f i remlums. upon paying one per cent on the net premiums collected within the State. Another act of Importance Is one which will relieve Insurance compa? nies of all fear of usury charges when they make losns on mortgages and require at the same time the assign? ment of an Ins irane,. poll, y us < .^lat? eral Ott?, r o-oirao. e Acts. Seven Sjgftj of Importance to Insur? ance were passed Besides those al i id v I BjtgSSed t1 I i r ' r ? ? . - ,ru tnlssloner sp.,k of several others The act FSSjggftng the sheriff to give notl< s to I mortgagee of Hale of prop erty for t?x.* before giving title te purchaser; th#? act to psejstre SO Hi bv mutual < >nipan|eg to be brought In the county In which the member lives, the set requiring county SgSSOfS |g se rure suret\ com pan) bosses and the act providing f<T methods of appeal from th* orders, rulings or decisions of the Insurance commissioner. < omptroip r fieneal. When asked to give his .pinion of the result* of the recent legislative session SSSS bis depart most, Comp? troller OesgfSl a. w. Jones stated that fmt prssetssl sssee el legislation affecting his office In that |S retire the State debt the act to redeem the> brown consol bonds He said this act w'u ?n psas) Stirs H tse Beats asstt] Saving of Taxable Revenue. In 1910 the legislature paaeed an art to redeem the State debt, by Issu? ing 3 1-2 per et nt refunding bonds. The comptroller general asked this year that this act be repealed and his request was carried out. Mr. Jones explained that the bonds to be issued und? r the act of 1910 were non-tnxa b'.e, and then under federal statute, If they, as State securities, were not to be taxed, federal securities could not bi taxed. The fi det al statute does BjOf allow discrimination in favor of bgnkj inviting in State securities and against banks investing in feder? al securities or government bonds. Thus If the State's bond issued by the act of 1910 were not to be taxed, no I'nlted States securities could be tax? ed and the State would lose thou? sands >f dollars that would otherwise be secured as revenue derived from taxation of national bank shares dur? ing the 20 years in which the bonds provided for by the 1910 act are to run. In addition of course, to the loss of I tax revenue on investments in federal securities the State would lose the tax on the amount Invested in State securities. The loss on the two to? gether, said Comptroller General Jones would aggregate In the 20 years about $1.900.000. The act of this year provides for the Issue of taxable bonds. The comptroller general sta? ted that this was not only the most Important piece of legislation con? nected with his department, but was of great 8tate-wldo Importance. This bill waa vetoed by the governor but was passed over the veto. Treasurer and Sinking Fund. There are two other departments of the government that are closely as- [ soclated with that of the comptrol? ler general, these being the State treasurer's office and the office of the sinking fund commission. The heads of both these departments sta? ted that the act to retire the State debt was the principal piece of legis? lation enacted this year affecting their departments. The new bond Issue retires all outstanding bonded indebt? edness of the State, with the excep? tion of the "blue" bonds, which are 20-year 3 1-2 per cent bonds Issued In 1873 and later. Judiciary Department. There was no legislation enacted that will affect the judicial depart? ment directly. Attorney General Ly? on gave as an Instance of an act that will indirectly affect his office the act to establish a State warehouse sys? tem. It being provided that the attor? ney general shall test the act In the. supreme court before any of Its de? tails are put into operation. Laws relating to the late State dispensary, such as the Crosson wlndlng-up bill, affect the attorney general's office also. Historical Commission. A. S. Sally. Jr., secretary of the South Carolina historical commis? sion, in talking of the results on his department of this year's session, stated that the principal piece of leg? islation affecting his department was the Item of the appropriation hill to allow $500 extra for the printing of certain records saved from the Are that recently damaged the State cap Itol of New York at Albany, which records contain valuable history con? cerning this State. The records are scorched and charred and unless they ere copied their data will never be put generally before the people. How? ever, this printing Is now In progress. Thene are the original records of the navy board of the State during the revolutionary war. The State of South Carolina, with great difficulty maintained a navy of Its own Ju.-i tg the revolution, and the records *| this attainment have been preserved for many years In the New York State library. < oiir.-derutc Itevords. The general assembly also allowed the historical commission sufficient money to print a volume of 700 or 800 page-*, giving sketches and ros? ters of five or six regiments of South Carolina troops in the Confederate army. "1 hop*, to make this a hand? some volume, which will be a credit to the department and satisfactory to tlu.se whose history will he recorded thefeta," said Booretarj saiiy. Vdjutant General Moore? when tailed what the legislature did that will affect his department, stated that it had dOttS little, other than al? low sum. of iiie appropriations ask? ed for by him. He enhl that out of a list of special appropriations asked by him this year several had been refused, There wars no acts paassd dire* lly affecting the military de? p 11 Iment of the go\ernment, Xgrleultral Department. The agrleultral department of the government is one thai received mm h constd< ration from the gener? al assemhl) la I ill, and ons concern* Ing Which Important legislation was enacted Commissioner B, J, Wat? son, when asked tils opinion as to the effect of the session on his do* I purtment, said: I "The most Important piece of leg i liMon -iff,cting my department is that maklm.' th* olflee elective by the people. I urn glad to go upon tho stump und allow the people to say whether or not they want me in office. I am not afraid to leave it to their selection. "The agricultural department re? ceived much attention from the leg? islators this year, though other than the act of changing the method of lilllng the oflloe, there were no meas? ures <>f UntMtial importance passed.* An act was passed amending the dmlnngfl UtW In certain important j features, and a law was passed for? bidding the employment of children under a certain age in the delivery of goods and messages, the enforce? ment of which is devolved on the agricultural department. "The agricultural department ha.s a surplus on hand of something like $5.000 and a bill to allow this to be turned over to the State treasury was killed by being swept, with other late measures, from the calendar. The money will remain to the account of the agricultural department as sur? plus until another general assembly allows it to be put into the State treasury." Itallroad legislation. A department of the government that was largely affected by the leg 'slation of the recent session is the railroad commission. The commis? sioners have all been out of the city ! for several days, and no statement I could be secured from any of them. ! However, the clerk of the commis? sion. Preston Darby, in reviewing sev? eral pieces of important legislation affecting railroads, listed the follow? ing: "The mileage bill," to require railroads to accept mileage coupons on their trains; the act to empower the railroad commission to regulate the crossing of any street, street railway or other railway over a rail? way track; the act to require all lo? comotives to carry electric head? lights. It was stated that the act giv? ing the commission power to regu? late grade crossings had been so bad? ly amended before its final passage that it would likely have to be tested by the courts before being enforced. An action of the general assembly that concerned the railroad commis? sion In an important way was that the appropriation requested, for the salary of a railroad inspector, was refused. This action was a refusal to create a new office. The educational department is one which was materially affected. Out? side of a host of local county school matters, several important bills were introduced, though many of them were either killed or vetoed. One of these was the medical examination act, to provide medical inspection for pupils of public schools, which was killed by the governor's veto. An? other bill that would have affected education greatly had it passed was that to divide the dispensary fund among the common schools of the State. To Mothers?And Others. You can use Bucklen's Arnica Salve to cure children of eczema, rashes, tetter, cbaflngs. scaly and crusted humors, as well as their ac? cidental injuries?cuts, burns, bruises, etc., with perfect safety. Nothing else heals so quickly. For boils, ulcers, old, running or fever sores or piles it has no equal. 26 cents at Sibsrt's Drug Store. Cinders make an excellent sidewalk, but their value as a material for patching a sand-clay roadway is I questionable. There Is good authority for concluding that dumping cinders I in mud holes in sand-clay streets will I do more harm than good in the long run. You Judge a man not by what he promises to do, but by what he has done. That Is the enly true test. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Judg? ed by this standard has no auperior. People everywhere speak of it In the highest terms of praise. For sale by all dealers. ANSWER IT HONESTLY. Arc the Statements of Sumter Cltl ggSS Not More I tellable Than Those of Uttgf Strangers? This Is a vital question. It is fraught with interest to Sum? ter. It permits of only one answer. it cannot be evaded or ignored. A Sumter citizen speaks here. Sp?aks for the welfare of Sumter. A citizen's statement li reliable. An utter stranger's doubtful. Horn?' proof Is the best proof. William Yeadon, 27 Haynsworth street. Sumter, S. ('., says. "I am confident thai Doan's Kidney Pills a< t just as represented and are wor? thy of endorsement. 1 have taken them for dull backache a id trouble with the kidney secretions, getting my supply si China's Drug store, i hsve always received prompt relief and consequently l have no hesita? tion in giving this preparation my endorsement." Tor sale by all dealers. Prlco 11 cents. K?ster-Mllbiiru Co., Buffalo, New York, sop- agents for the United Ptatea Remember the name Doan's a id take no other. No. II R OYSTER FERTILIZER HITS THE SPOT EVERY TIME The explanation is shnple;theyai% madenilb the greatest care and every ingredient has to pass the test of our own laboratories; theresnohitormiss'aboutRqyster Fertilizers. Sold 3y Reliable Dealers Everywhere F.S.ROYSTER GUANO CO, Sales Offices Norfolk Va. TarboroNX. Columbia S C Baltimore Md. Montf^omeryAla. ^artaiiburguiU Macon. Ga. Columbus 6a. You can say goodbye to constipa? tion with a clear conscience if you use Chamberlain's Tablets. Many have been permanently cured by their use. For sale by all dealers. A few of the negro blind tigers have been captured and the next thing In order Is a round up of the white tiger*. Ba< kache Almost Unbearable Is almost certain result of kidney trouble. D. Toomey. 803 E Olive St.. Hloomlngton, 111., says: '"I suffered with backache and pains in my kid? neys which were almost unbearable. I gave Foley Kidney Pills a good trial, and they done wonders for me. To? day I can do a hard day's work and not feel the effects." ?ibert's Drug Store._ INDIGESTION Kidssy ami Bladder Trouble* see Nervous Debility Yield Resd?y sad Qskkly to Trsatstsst wits lAIGAID'S SPECIFIC TABLETS "A SURE CURS" GkattshsochsSk Qa ?la* Ok. Attaat*. St. -I have .aas? year SSjSJ *? **m\ and ka<r? Unni. Xhmm U V? Ju*? it yjM ?lake fas tkmk. I hers tried ssrsn? rmmm d?Mtgtt aar raltef ?aefl I triW year Iwealf shsajSahr ?esssssjsss rear taklet? ass referfcasMtka, TsarsWmtr. 8. S. QEJJDf. M. D, BASQASJyS SPSGO10 TABLETS wffl ??i MMttMiwd to hsaHk. rfek, rel Meat tea* rear wastes Sssass aad pat mw Ufa, rto wU Is heh mi, tkis issssdr w?l sBjsjssi Trrsksa Hew risk, If H sjxr'ifccr ?? ? Sold By Deljorme's Pharmacy, Sum? ter, a o. Foley Pill? Whst They WU1 Do fur Yos They will curs your bacssche, strengthen your kidneys, cor. root urinary irregularities, build us the worm sut tissues, snd sUnainste She excess uric seid that esssss rheumatism. Pre. Tsat Bright's Disease snd Dia bates, aa4 rest ore health snd strength. Rornae substitutes. SlIU?RT*8 DRUG STORK Many a Man Is a critic because he likes to be contrary. You can p;o contrary to the wishes of y 0 u r friends and neighbors and lometimes ^et the best of them; but go contrary to the dictates of nature and you a! ways p^et the worst of it. If Nature Says Spectacles, Why, Spectacles it must be. Nature won't ac cept just Spectacles though; they must be rir^ht Spectacles, We can ^ivc the kind nature demands, ami our prices arc right, too. Graduate optician in charge, W. A. Thompson, Jeweler and OntU >nit, NEW CROP GARDEN SEED We have just received a full line of Landreth's Famous Seeds in Five Cent Packages and in Bulk. Ask for Illustrated catalogue. HEARON'S PHARMACY PHONE 36. 11 S. MAIN ST. ACM E PLASTER. SHINGLES LATHS. FIRE BRICK. DRAIN IMPE. ETC. LIME, CEMENT, UQV riroin Kice Flour, Ship Stuff, Bran. Xldy, vJIdlll, Mixed Cow and Chicken Feed. Horses, Mules, ISilV' ^ Xo Order Too Eorg* Or Too Smn'l. Booth-Harby Live Stock Co. SUMTER. SOUTH CAROLINA. For Sale: Farms and City Property. Now is the time to buy real estate, while you can get it at a reasonable price. The skyscraper is going up, cotton has reached ten cents, and is steadily advancing. Real estate is sure to be much higher. Let us know what you want, or better still, call and let us show you some of the nice farms and city homes we have for sale. ClIV PROPERTY T> T> Q ~1 g~> ^ REAL ESTATE LOANS FARMS K K rSPLSer liO. WWTGAftfS AND TIMBER LANO XV* L,tli5VA KA\f INVESTMENTS REAL KSTATE I > KALK KS. 26 1-2 N. Main Street. Sumter, South Carolina R. B. BELSER. ERNEST FIELD. GEORGE H. HURST, UNDERTAKER 'AND EMBALMER 202 N MAIN STREET Day Phone 539 Night Phone 201 t Undertakers and Embalmers, and Private Ambulance HEARSES FOR WHITE AND COLORED Ring 14 or 251?Day or Night Prompt Service J. D. Craig Furniture Company 8, 10. 12 West Liberty Street.