No. 79. AN ACT RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF NOTARY PUBLIC. A. D. 1911 Public. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Notaries State of South Carolina, The Governor is authorized to appoint as many notaries public throughout the State as the public good shall require, to hold their offices during the pleasure of the Governor, and whose jurisdiction shall extend throughout the State. SEC. 2. Every notary public shall take the oath of office pre- Oaths. scribed by the Constitution, and the oath with respect to duelling, which shall be recorded and filed in the office of the Secretary of State. SEC. 3. That every notary public shall, within fifteen days. Commission after he has been commissioned, exhibit his commission to the to be enrolled. Clerk of the Court of the county in which he resides and be enrolled by said clerk as now required by law in case of magistrates. SEC. 4. Every notary public shall have a seal, which shall be affixed to his instruments of publication and protestations; but the absence of such seal shall not render his acts invalid, provided his official title be affixed. Seal. SEC. 5. He shall have power to administer oaths, take depositions and affidavits, protests for nonpayment of bonds, notes, Powers. drafts and bills of exchange, take acknowledgments and proofs of deeds and other instruments required by law to be acknowledged, take renunciation of dower, and perform all other acts now or that may hereafter be provided by law. SEC. 6. No notary public shall be appointed except upon the Endorsement. endoresement of one of the legislative delegation from the county in which the applicant resides. SEC. 7. The fee for the commission shall be two dollars, collected by the Secretary of State as other fees. SEC. 8. That all Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed. SEC. 9. This Act shall go into effect immediately upon its approval by the Governor. Approved the 10th day of February, A. D. 1911. Fee. AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 359, VOLUME II, CODE OF CIVIL SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the $359, Code State of South Carolina, That Section 359, Volume II, Code of ure, amended. Civil Procedure, 1902, be, and the same is hereby, amended by Civil Proced to be taken. striking out the word "judgment" after the word "after" and before the word "serve," lines one and two, and inserting in lieu thereof the words "written notice of judgment has been given him or his attorney by the magistrate (except where the judgment is announced at the trial in the presence of the appellant or his attorney, in which event, no written notice shall be necessary)," so that said section, when so amended, shall read as follows: Section 359. The appellant shall, within five days after Appeal; when written notice of judgment has been given him or his attorney by the magistrate (except when the judgment is announced at the trial in the presence of the appellant or his attorney, in which event no written notice shall be necessary), serve a notice of appeal, stating the grounds upon which the appeal is founded. If the judgment is rendered upon process not personally served, and the defendant did not appear, he shall have five days, after personal notice of the judgment, to serve the notice of appeal provided for in this and the next section. Approved the 18th day of February, A. D. 1911. ings declared No. 81. AN ACT TO DECLARE THE WILFUL OR WANTON BURNING OF SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Certain burn- State of South Carolina, Any person who shall wilfully or wana felony. tonly set fire to or burn, or attempt to burn, any building or structure or any personal property in which such person has an interest as mortgagee, insurer or otherwise, whether such person be the owner thereof or not, or any person, present or absent, who shall aid, assist, procure or council therein, and who shall thereafter make claim or demand for the insurance thereon, shall be guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. SEC. 2. All Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed. SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect immediately upon its approval. Approved the 16th day of February, A. D. 1911. A. D. 1911 No. 82. AN ACT TO REQUIRE A LICENSE FOR POOL AND BILLIARD required to or billiard incorporated SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, That from and after the first day of Annual license April, 1911, every person operating any pool or billiard table operate pool in this State, outside of an incorporated city or town, shall pay tables outside to the Clerk of the Court of the county in which such table is city or town. operated, an annual license of one hundred dollars, to be turned into the school funds of such county: Provided, That this Act shall not apply to clubs or individuals where the table is not operated for private gain. SEC. 2. That anyone violating the provisions of this Act shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars, or imprisonment for not more than thirty days, for each day such table may be run or operated without such license. Penalty. SEC. 3. This Act shall not apply to the counties of Sumter, Counties Dillon, or Charleston. Approved the 18th day of February, A. D. 1911. cepted. ex Hours of labor AN ACT TO REGULATE THE HOURS OF LABOR FOR WOMEN SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the for women in State of South Carolina, That from and after the passage of establishments this Act the hours of labor of women employed in mercantile mercantile limited. establishments in this State shall be limited to sixty hours per week, not to exceed twelve hours in any one day, and that such female employees shall not be required to work later than the hour of ten o'clock p. m. The enforcement of this law is placed in the hands of the Commissioner and Inspectors. SEC. 2. Any employer or employers of female labor in merMisdemeanor. cantile establishments who shall violate the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not less than $10.00 nor more than $40.00, or imprisonment of not less than ten days nor exceeding thirty days. SEC. 3. All Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed. SEC. 4. This Act shall become in force and effect immediately upon its approval by the Governor. Approved the 18th day of February, A. D. 1911. Time fixed for installation of Governor. No. 84. AN ACT TO PROVIDE A DAY FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, That the Governor shall be installed into office on the third Tuesday of January following his election: Provided, That in case the Governor is unable to be installed on the day therein provided, he shall be installed into ofice as soon thereafter as he is able. Approved the 18th day of February, A. D. 1911. No. 85. AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT ENTITLED "AN ACT TO REGULATE A. D. 1911 25 Stats., 541, SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Act of 1907, State of South Carolina, That an Act entitled "An Act to regu- amended. late the sale of cocaine," approved the 20th day of February, A. D. 1907, be, and the same is hereby, amended by adding after the word "physician" and before the word "shall," on line five of Section 1 of said Act, the following: "Or any person who shall be found in possession of any cocaine, or any person who shall be found in possession of any compound or mixture thereof, except where the bottle, box or vessel containing said compound or mixture bears the name of the practicing physician prescribing it and the name of the druggist or pharmacist compounding or mixing it," so that Section 1 of said Act, as amended, shall read as follows: made a mis Section 1. That any person, firm or company who shall sell Sale of cocaine cocaine, except on the written prescription of a practicing phy- demeanor. sician to be used under the personal supervision of such physician, or any person who shall be found in possession of any cocaine, or any person who shall be found in possession of any compound or mixture thereof, except when the bottle, box or vessel containing said compound or mixture bears the name of the practicing physician prescribing it and the name of the druggist or pharmacist compounding or mixing it, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $500, or by imprisonment not exceeding two years, or both, in the discretion of the court, with or without hard labor: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall prevent the sale of cocaine by wholesale druggists to the retail or wholesale druggist, nor the use of the same by any regular licensed dental practitioner in his own practice: Provided, That the unlawful possession by any person of cocaine, or any mixture, or combination thereof, shall be prima facie evidence of an intent to sell, give away, or otherwise dispense Proviso. |