Acts and Joint Resolutions 1910. Part I.-General Laws. No. 277. An Act to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1902, Volume I, Chapter XLIX, relating to municipal corporations, by adding thereto an Article to be known as Article VII, providing a form of government for cities of more than twenty thousand inhabitants and less than fifty thousand inhabitants, such form of government to be adopted by special election ordered upon petition.... No. 278. An Act to fix the times for holding the Courts of the Eighth Judicial Circuit PAGE 524 538 No. 279. An Act in relation to the Courts of the Second, Third and Fifth Judicial Circuits, and to fix the times for holding the same... 540 No. 280. An Act to provide for holding Courts in the Fourth Judicial Circuit 544 No. 281. An Act to compel support of wife and children by husband...... 545 No. 282. An Act to regulate bond, investment, dividend, debenture, registry, guaranty, loan and fidelity and other such like companies.... 546 No. 283. An Act to provide for the organization and regulation of Mutual Protection Associations 548 No. 284. An Act to provide penalties for violation of the insurance laws of this State.. 553 No. 285. An Act for the regulation and control of fraternal benefit associations 554 No. 286. An Act to establish a public service commission, to fix and establish in all cities of this State rates and charges for the supply of water, gas or electricity furnished by any person, firm or corporation to such city and the inhabitants thereof, and to prescribe penalties No. 287. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to require electric street railway companies to affix enclosed vestibules to their cars," approved the 3d day of March, A. D. 1909, so as to require more specifically for vestibules, and to provide for fenders No. 288. An Act to make the issuance of a false certificate by a bank officer a misdemeanor, and to prescribe the punishment therefor 564 565 566 No. 289. An Act to provide for the examination and registration of trained nurses 567 No. 290. An Act to provide for the manufacture and sale of certain alcohol within this State.... 570 No. 291. An Act to declare the unlawful sale, barter, exchange, storage and keeping in possession of alcoholic liquors a common nuisance 572 No. 292. An Act for the protection of game birds and animals, and to provide a close season.. 572 No. 293. An Act to provide for a chief game warden... 575 No. 294. An Act for the protection of game fish in the State of South Carolina, and for the repeal of certain laws relating thereto...... 576 No. 295. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to regulate the catching, gathering, sale, exporting or canning of oysters, terrapin, clams, shad and sturgeon, to provide for the licensing thereof, and to provide for the leasing of public lands suitable for the cultivation thereof," approved 23d day of February, A. D. 1906, and later amended by Acts approved 19th day of February, 1907, and 27th day of February, A. D. 1908, respectively, so as to further regulate the industry of catching, gathering, selling, exporting or canning of oysters, terrapin, clams, shad and sturgeon No. 296. An Act to require the Clerk of Court to open and publish sealed sentences 578 587 No. 297. An Act to require the cancellation of all real estate and chattel mortgages and judgments in the different counties of the State to be entered upon the margin of the indexes thereof.. 587 No. 298. An Act to further prescribe the powers of cities containing more than five thousand inhabitants.... No. 299. An Act to authorize municipal corporations containing five thousand inhabitants to establish, or permit the establishment of, slaughter pens beyond their corporate limits, and to prescribe regulations in regard thereto...... No. 300. An Act to amend the law with reference to compensation and salaries of county officers.... 588 588 589 No. 301. An Act to amend the law relating to magistrates and their constables, their powers, duties, jurisdiction, salaries, etc........ 597 No. 302. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to reorganize military forces of this State, to adopt and make of force a military code, and to provide penalties for the violation thereof, and to repeal all laws referring to the military forces not herein reenacted," approved February 22, A. D. 1905, so as to make the organization of the National Guard comply with the requirements of the United States.. 610 No. 303. An Act in relation to deduction from weights or price of cotton for bagging and ties..... No. 304. An Act to regulate the sale of concentrated commercial feeding stuffs; to define concentrated commercial feeding stuffs; to prohibit the adulteration of concentrated commercial feeding stuffs; to provide for the correct weighing and marketing; for making analyses and collecting samples of concentrated commercial feeding stuffs; to prescribe penalties for the violation of this Act; to vest the execution and enforcement of this Act in the Commissioner of Agriculture, Commerce and Industries, and to authorize him to prescribe rules and regulations therefor No. 305. An Act to empower all cities and towns to require coal, coke, unbaled hay, cotton seed, cattle and other articles to be weighed by a public weigher..... 612 613 620 No. 306. An Act to require all renewals of judgments to be indexed...... 621 No. 307. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to amend Section 948 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, Volume I, relating to the probate of deeds beyond the limits of the State," approved March 1, 1909..... No. 308. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to amend Section 1989, of Volume I, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1902, relating to borrowing money by municipalities," approved February 20th, 1908.... 621 622 No. 309. An Act to amend Sections 1619 and 1621 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1902, Volume I, relating to pilotage, and to insert two additional sections to be known as 1619a and 1621a. 624 No. 310. An Act to amend Section 384 of the Civil Code of South Carolina, relating to the board of equalization of the city of Charleston by authorizing said board to order returns and assessments of real estate to be made in any year ..... No. 311. An Act to amend Sections 1 and 2 of an Act entitled "An Act to encourage the erection of adequate public school buildings," approved 22d of February, A. D. 1905.... No. 312. An Act to amend Section 1378 of Volume I, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1902, relating to duty of overseer at railroad crossings 626 628 629 No. 313. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to prohibit the use of wells for sewerage purposes," approved February 24th, 1908, by exempting Dorchester County from the operation thereof.. 630 No. 314. An Act to amend Section 769, Volume I, Code of Laws, 1902, so as to make same applicable to Beaufort County. No. 315. An Act to amend Section 405, Volume I, Code of Laws, 1902, so as to make same not applicable to County Treasurer of Beaufort County 631 632 No. 316. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide for the election of Cotton Weighers in Chesterfield County," approved March 1st, 1909, by adding a further proviso thereto... No. 317. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to fix the compensation of the County Dispensary Boards of Beaufort and Aiken Counties," approved March 2d, 1909, so far as the same relates to Aiken County.. No. 318. An Act to regulate the traffic in seed cotton and unpacked lint cotton in Beaufort County.. No. 319. An Act to amend Section 1487, of Volume I, of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1902, by striking out of said section the words "and Chester," and to make the provisions of the general statutes for drainage in certain counties operative in the County of Chester... No. 320. An Act to provide for a public cotton weigher at Lodge, Smoaks and Walterboro, in Colleton County..... No. 321. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to amend Section 1525, Volume I, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1902, so as to reduce height of fence in Horry County," approved February 23d, 1909, by providing character of fence and fixing penalty for non-compliance with terms of Act..... No. 322. An Act to amend Section 1209 of Volume I, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1902, as amended, by making said section apply to school districts, cut by lines of Dillon and Marion County No. 323. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide for a public cotton weigher at Swansea, South Carolina," approved the 19th day of February, A. D. 1908, so as to make term of office two years..... 632 634 635 636 637 638 639 640 No. 324. An Act to create the office of Master in Florence County and devolve the duties thereof in the Probate Judge...... 641 No. 325. An Act to fix the compensation of the Master of Sumter County and to exempt the Master of said county from Section 971, Article VII, Volume I, Code of Laws, 1902..... 642 No. 326. An Act to provide for working the roads in Saluda County..... 642 in Dorchester County liable to road duty to pay a commutation No. 328. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide for working of roads in Edgefield County," approved the 27th day of February, A. D. 1909, changing the punishment. 644 No. 329. An Act to require all persons in Georgetown County liable to road duty to pay a commutation or road tax in lieu of working upon public highways in said county, to provide a penalty, to provide for listing persons so liable, and to provide for collecting said tax.. No. 330. An Act to provide for the improvement of the public roads in Chester County, and to levy a property and commutation tax for working the same.... No. 331. An Act to provide for the improvement of highways and public roads in Chesterfield County, and to fix the age and time in which road duty shall be performed in said county, and to fix the amount of commutation tax in lieu thereof.. 645 647 ...... 651 No. 332. An Act to require all persons in Berkeley County liable to road duty to pay a commutation or road tax in lieu of working upon public highways in said county, to provide a penalty, to provide for listing persons so liable, and to provide for collecting said tax. No. 333. An Act to require all persons in Horry County liable to road duty to pay a commutation or road tax in lieu of working upon public highways in said county, to provide a penalty, to provide for listing persons so liable, and to provide for collecting said tax... No. 334. An Act to provide for road inspectors for Newberry County, and define their duties.... 654 656 659 No. 335. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to amend the law in reference to working and maintaining the public roads of York County; to provide for the appointment of township supervisors, define their duties and powers, fix their salaries, provide for the payment of same, declare certain persons liable for road duty, and provide penalties for violations thereof," approved the 25th day of February, A. D. 1909...... 660 No. 336. An Act to amend Section 3 of an Act entitled "An Act to amend an Act entitled 'An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to amend Section 3 of an Act entitled 'An Act to provide the age and time in which road duty shall be performed in certain counties in this State, and to provide for and fix the amount of commutation tax in lieu thereof,' approved the 22d day of February, A. D. 1905, so as to add a proviso thereto, relating to Georgetown County," approved 24th February, A. D. 1906, by increasing the commutation tax to three dollars, requiring the use of the chaingang on permanent road work and the employment of an engineer, work by contracts, and combining road districts in York County, and increasing the commutation tax in Marlboro County,' so far as Berkeley, Orangeburg Coun-, ties are concerned," approved the 23d day of February, A. D. 1909, by amending the same in so far as it relates to Lee County 664 |