A. D. 1911 Assessment liens. Proviso. Proviso. Satisfaction. Sec. 2023 (13), Act of 1910, 26 Stats., 523, amended. SEC. 3. That the assessments so laid shall constitute a lien upon the property so assessed, and payment thereof may be enforced as are the payment of city or town taxes: Provided, Such assessments be entered in a book kept by the City or Town Clerk, to be entitled "Assessment Liens," stating the name of the owner, the location of the property and the amount of the assessment and the time or times of payment: And provided, further, That such lien shall continue from the date of entry on such book until the expiration of five years from the date when final payment is due and payable, unless sooner paid. SEC. 4. That it shall by ordinance be made the duty of the Clerk of Council to make entry of satisfaction on such "Assessment Liens" book as soon as full payment is made, and the lien shall be thereby extinguished. SEC. 5. That this Act shall take effect upon its approval. No. 14. AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 2023 (13) OF AN ACT ENTITLED SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, That Section 2023 (13) of 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 Articlue 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 A. D. 1911 election ordered upon petition," approved 21st day of February, A. D. 1910, be, and the same is hereby, amended by inserting after the word "employee" and before the word "shall," on line ten of said section, the following: "Members of the police and fire departments excepted;" so that said section, as amended, shall read as follows: employees. Section 2023 (13). No officer or employee, elected or Qualification appointed, in any such city shall be interested, directly or indi- of officers and rectly, in any contract, or job, for work or materials, or the profits thereof, or any services to be furnished or performed for the city, or for any person, firm or corporation operating interurban or street railways, waterworks, gasworks, electric light or power plants, heating plant, telegraph or telephone system, or other public utility within the territorial limits of said city, or doing business or proposing to do business in said. city. No such officer or employee, members of the police and fire departments excepted, shall accept or receive, directly or indirectly, from any person, firm or corporation operating within the territorial limits of said city, any such public utilities company, or other business under a public franchise, any frank, free tickets or free service, or any other service upon terms more favorable than are granted to the public generally, or request or induce the granting of any such favor to any other person. Any violation of the provisions of this section shall be a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred ($100.00) dollars nor more than five thousand ($5,000.00) dollars, or by imprisonment for not less than one (1) month nor more than five (5) years: Provided, however. Proviso as That the policemen and firemen in uniform shall have the right policemen to free transportation upon any street railway within the limits of said city. Approved the 14th day of February, A. D. 1911. No. 15. Tolls allowed AN ACT TO CARRY INTO EFFECT THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION shores or to A. D. 1911 24 Stats., 912, amended. shores or any wharf erected on the shores, or in or over the waters of any navigable streams in this State, are hereby authorized to charge reasonable tolls for the use thereof. SEC. 2. That all Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with this Act be, and the same are hereby, repealed. SEC. 3. That this Act shall take effect upon its approval by the Governor. Approved the 18th day of February, A. D. 1911. No. 16. AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT ENTITLED "AN ACT TO REGULATE THE TRAFFIC IN SEED COTTON AND UNPACKED LINT COTTON," APPROVED 18TH DAY FEBRUARY, A. D. 1905, IN SO FAR AS IT RELATES TO LEE AND SUMTER COUNTIES. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Act of 1905, State of South Carolina, That Section 1 of an Act entitled "An Act to regulate the traffic in seed cotton and unpacked lint cotton," be amended by inserting the words, "except in the county of Lee, where they shall license only from March 1st to August 1st, and in the county of Sumter, where they shall be licensed only from January 20th to August 1st of each year," after the words "each year," on line 5, so that said Act, when amended, shall read: license to sell Section 1. The traffic in seed cotton or unpacked lint cotton Time fixed for by purchase, barter or exchange, within the period beginning August 15th and ending December 20th of each year, except in the county of Lee, where they shall be licensed only from March 1st to August 1st, and in the county of Sumter, where they shall be licensed only from January 20th to August 1st of each year, without license, or between the hours of sunset and sunrise, is hereby declared against the public welfare, and is prohibited. SEC. 2. The Clerks of the Courts of Common Pleas are authorized and empowered to issue licenses to traffic in seed cotton or unpacked lint cotton by purchase, barter or exchange, within the period beginning August 15th and ending December 20th, except in the county of Lee they shall be licensed only from March 1st to August 1st, and in the county of Sumter, where they shall be licensed only from January 20th to August 1st of each year, and within their respective counties, to such person or persons as shall file with said clerks, respectively, a written application therefor, the granting of which shall be recommended, in writing, by at least ten landowners within the township wherein said applicant intends to carry on such traffic. Such license shall specify the exact place whereat said traffic shall be carried on and the period within which such traffic is permitted, and shall continue in force for the period of one year from the date of issue; and for such license, if granted, a fee of not more than five hundred dollars and not less than one dollar, the amount of said license to be fixed by the County Board of Commissioners thereof, shall be paid by the applicant to the County Treasurer for the use of the county. A. D. 1911 kept. Misdemeanor provisions SEC. 3. All persons in the traffic in seed cotton and unpacked lint cotton are required to keep legibly written in a book, which Record to be shall be open to public inspection, the name of the person or persons from whom they purchase or receive by way of barter, exchange, or traffic of any sort, any seed cotton or unpacked lint cotton, with the number of pounds and date of purchase. SEC. 4. Any person who shall engage in the traffic in seed cotton or unpacked lint cotton within the period beginning to violate August 15th and ending December 20th, except in the county herein. of Sumter, where the period shall begin August 1st and end January 20th, and except in the county of Lee, where they shall be licensed from March 1st to August 1st, of any year, without license, as herein provided, or between the hours of sunset and sunrise, or who shall fail to keep the book of record, as herein provided, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding six months, or by both fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the court. SEC. 5. The provisions of this Act shall not apply to the purchase of "linters," nor to the purchase of seed cotton or unpacked lint cotton sold under process of law in the collection of rents or of liens or mortgages previously given on the cotton sold. Exceptions. A. D. 1911 Act of 1910, SEC. 6. All Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with this Act be, and the same are hereby, repealed, except an Act 26 Stats., 635. entitled "An Act to regulate the traffic in seed cotton and unpacked lint cotton in Beaufort county," approved 15th day of February, A. D. 1910. Cotton to be bought and sold without Approved the 17th day of February, A. D. 1911. No. 17. AN ACT TO Regulate tHE BUYING And Selling of COTTON SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, That no city, town or village within license or tax. this State shall collect any occupation license or tax from any person or persons engaged in the business of buying or selling cotton in bales or cotton seed in any such city, town or village. SEC. 2. That all Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed; and this Act shall go into effect immediately upon its approval by the Governor. Act of 1903, amended. SEC. 3. Nothing herein contained shall apply to cities of more than 50,000 population. This Act shall not apply to the counties of Sumter, Clarendon, Orangeburg or Greenville. Approved the 18th day of February, A. D. 1911. No. 18. AN ACT TO AMEND "AN ACT TO REGULATE EMPLOYMENT SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the 24 Stats., 113, State of South Carolina, That Section 1 of "An Act to regulate employment of children in factories, mines and manufacturing establishments in this State," approved the 13th day of February, A. D. 1903, be amended as follows: By striking out the words, “except as hereinafter provided,” at the end of said section, so that the said section, when amended, shall read as follows: Section 1. That from and after the first day of May, 1903, no child under the age of ten years shall be employed in any fac |