Printed by Order of the General Assembly and Designed to form a part of the COLUMBIA, S. C. GONZALES AND BRYAN, STATE PRINTERS 1912 List of Acts and Joint Resolutions 1912 Also Certain Concurrent Resolutions Relating to Public Officers PART I-GENERAL LAWS No. 298. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to establish an industrial school for boys and provide for its government and maintenance,” approved the 24th day of February, A. D. 1906. No. 299. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to amend an Act entitled 'An Act to amend Section 18 of an Act entitled "An Act to declare the law in reference to and to regulate the manufacture, sale, use, consumption, possession, transportation and disposition of alcoholic liquors and beverages within the State, and to police the same," approved the 16th day of February, A. D. 1907, in so far as the same applies to the counties of Charleston and Georgetown,' approved the 25th day of February, A. D. 1908, in so far as the same applies to Charleston county, approved 3d March, 1909," exempting Richland county from the provisions thereof. No. 300. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to establish the Insurance Department of South Carolina, and to provide for the conduct of the same," approved February 24, 1908, by adding thereto sections to be known as Sections 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25. No. 301. An Act to amend Section 91, Volume II, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1902, by allowing actions on judgments by leave of Judge at Chambers. No. 302. An Act to amend Section 2 of an Act entitled "An Act to require all persons in Richland and Abbeville counties liable to road duty to pay a commutation or road tax in lieu of working upon public highways in said counties; to provide a penalty, and to provide for listing persons so liable, so as to exempt the county of Abbeville from its provisions," so as to make the said tax payable at the same time that other taxes are payable. No. 303. An Act to amend an Act entitled “An Act to provide for rural policemen in the county of Barnwell." No. 304. An Act to amend Section 397 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, Volume I, by including Williamsburg in the provision thereto. No. 305. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide a county government for Williamsburg county," approved February 24, 1908. No. 306. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to amend an Act entitled 'An Act to regulate the traffic in seed cotton and unpacked lint cotton,'" approved February 17, 1911, in so far as it relates to Williamsburg county and Georgetown county. No. 307. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to amend Section 2009 of Volume I, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1902, by including the city of Camden and the town of Clinton within the provision of said section, approved February 20, 1907, so as to strike out the city of Camden from the provisions of said section," and to provide compensation for the Commissioners of Public Works of the city of Camden. No. 308. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to regulate the time for holding the Courts of the Eighth, Ninth, Tenth and Third Judicial Circuits," approved 24th day of February, A. D. 1908, so far as the same relates to Oconee county. No. 309. An Act to amend an Act entitled “An Act to provide for rural policemen for Marlboro county," approved the 12th day of February, A. D. 1911, so as to increase the number of said policemen and their salaries. No. 310. An Act to amend an Act entitled "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, by striking out the word 'Charleston,' in line 8 of Section 5 thereof." No. 311. An Act to amend Section 1 of an Act entitled "An Act to provide for the registry of chattel mortgages of crops and to fix the fee," approved the 18th day of February, A. D. 1911, so as to exempt Saluda county from its provisions. No. 312. An Act to amend an Act entitled “An Act to provide for working all able-bodied men convicts on the public works of the various counties," approved the 18th day of February, A. D. 1911, by making same applicable to Clarendon county. No. 313. An Act to amend Section 971, Volume I, Code of Laws, 1902, as amended by an Act entitled "An Act to amend Section 971, Volume I, Code of Laws of South Carolina, A. D. 1902, by adding thereto a proviso excluding the Masters for Barnwell, Kershaw and Richland counties from the provisions thereof," approved the 4th day of March, A. D. 1909, so as to exclude the Master of Marion county from its provisions. No. 314. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to abolish the office of Township Commissioners in Chester county, and make the general law as to county government and assessment of property for taxation applicable therein," approved February 7, 1907, by striking out Sections 2 and 5 of said Act and substituting new sections therefor, so as to provide for eight county commissioners, who shall be ex officio the township road supervisors in their respective townships. No. 315. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to authorize the cities of Columbia and Greenville and the town of Manning to levy and enforce an assessment upon abutting property owners for the purpose of paying for permanent improvements on its streets and sidewalks," approved the 17th day of February, A. D. 1911. No. 316. An Act to amend Section 1302, Volume I, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1902, relating to professorships in Clemson College. No. 317. An Act to amend Section 767, Volume I, Code of Laws, 1902, by adding a proviso thereto, relating to Beaufort county. No. 318. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to regulate the tariff in seed cotton and unpacked lint cotton in Beaufort county," approved the 15th day of February, A. D. 1910, changing the time for issuance of licenses. No. 319. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to amend an Act entitled 'An Act to provide for establishment of a new school district in Darlington county, and to authorize the issuance of bonds for said school district, and the levy of a local tax therein,'" approved the 28th February, 1896. No. 320. An Act to amend Section 2158 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1902, Volume I, as amended by an Act approved the 25th day of February, 1904, in reference to toilets. No. 321. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to require the filing of written instruments lodged for record," approved the 18th day of February, A. D. 1911. No. 322. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to amend an Act entitled 'An Act to create a police commission for Charleston county, and to repeal all laws inconsistent therewith,' approved the 26th day of February, 1908, so as to extend the system of rural police in said county," by providing mounted policemen in St. Paul's township, in Charleston county. No. 323. An Act to amend Section 3 of an Act entitled "An Act to regulate the buying and selling of cotton in bales and cotton seed," approved the 18th day of February, A. D. 1911, so as to include Calhoun county. No. 324. An Act to amend an Act entitled "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 to be adopted by special election ordered upon petition." |