No. 1084. An Act to provide for the disbursement of funds accrued and in hand in Williamsburg County under the exemption from the State Fence Law to the school districts in Anderson and Suttons Townships for Williamsburg County, and for the payment of outstanding claims. No. 1085. An Act to authorize and direct the County Commissioners of Williamsburg County to borrow thirteen thousand ($13,000.00) dollars for the purpose of building a bridge, etc. No. 1086. An Act to authorize and direct the County of Williamsburg to borrow thirty thousand dollars for the purpose of paying outstanding floating indebtedness of the County incurred for roads and bridges, and to provide for the payment of same. No. 1087. An Act to authorize and direct the County Treasurer of Williamsburg County to transfer to the current account of the Greeleyville School District No. 22, in Williamsburg County, the surplus of the sinking fund for the redemption of school bonds in said district, and to authorize the trustees thereof to use and disburse the same for general school purposes in said district. No. 1088. An Act to amend the charter of "Church Home and Orphanage." No. 1089. An Act to authorize the Trustees of the Rock Hill School District of Rock Hill, S. C., to issue not exceeding $75,000.00 of bonds for school purposes. No. 1090. An Act to authorize the Trustees of School District No. 37, York County, State of South Carolina, to borrow money for the purpose of paying off past indebtedness, and to provide for the payment of same. No. 1091. A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to Section 5, Article X, of the Constitution, exempting York County from the provisions thereof as to bonded indebtedness for highway purposes. No. 1092. An Act to authorize and empower the Town Council of the Town of Fort Mill, in York County, to impose and collect an annual tax in such amount as in the discretion of the Town Council of said Town may be necessary for corporate purposes, not exceeding two and one-half (2 1-2) per cent. of the assessed value on all the property lying within the corporate limits of said Town. No. 1093. An Act creating a rural police system in York County, declaring its duties and providing for compensation of the members thereof. No. 1094. An Act to amend Section Ten of an Act entitled "An Act to provide for the issue of coupon bonds for permanent road building and permanent bridges by York County, and to provide for a commission to expend the proceeds thereof," known as Number 526, Acts of 1923, and approved the 20th day of March, 1923. No. 1095. An Act to exempt certain citizens of Catawba Township, York County, as hail sufferers, from the county taxes of 1923. No. 1996. A Concurrent Resolution-(Commission to investigate punishment of Crime, etc.) Acts and Joint Resolutions THOS. G. MCLEOD, Governor; E. B. JACKSON, Lieutenant Governor Passed at the Regular Session, which was begun and held at the City of Columbia on the Eighth day of GENERAL AND PERMANENT LAWS AN ACT to Regulate and Control Billiard and Pocket Bil- Section 1. Definition of Terms.-Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: That the term "Billiard Room," and "Pocket Billiard Room," as herein used, shall mean any room, hall, building or place kept for the purpose of operating billiard, or pocket billiard tables for the purpose of per- mitting games to be played thereon for profit, and that by the term, "Pocket Billiard Table," is meant the general character of table which has heretofore been called a pool table; by the term "Pocket Billiards," is meant the game which has heretofore been referred to as "Pool," and the word "profit," shall be construed to mean anything for value paid or charged for the privilege of playing upon said table or tables, for the use of any cue, balls or other things used in playing billiards or pocket billiards; the term, "Billiard Table" or "Billiard Room," as used herein, when used singly, shall be held to include and mean also pocket billiards or pocket billiard room. § 2. Application for License-Conditions.-That any person, firm or corporation desiring to operate a billiard room shall first apply for a license in writing, under oath, to the South Carolina Tax Commission, and said application shall set forth the name of the party, or parties, or corporation, and, if a corporation, the name of the president and secretary and the name of the party who will have actual control and management of said billiard room, and shall give the address of each of the said parties named in such application, and the name and address of the firm or corporation; and it shall describe the place where said billiard room is proposed to be operated, and the number of billiard tables to be operated therein. No person, firm or corporation, shall be permitted to operate any such billiard or pocket billiard room unless the applicant, if the same is a firm or individual, or the person who is to have actual control and management of such contemplated business, shall be a citizen of the United States, and shall be a person over twenty-one years of age; and such application shall state facts sufficient to comply with said provisions; and each and all applications made shall state that the applicant or applicants are of good moral character and law abiding citizens, who will operate said billiard room in a lawful manner, as that term is hereinafter defined, and that neither he, nor any person, firm or corporation, for whom said billiard room is to be operated, has had his or its license cancelled within the last five years preceding the filing of such application. No license shall be issued to any person of the white Caucasian race to operate a billiard room to be used by, frequented or patronized by, persons of the negro race; or to any person of the negro race to operate a billiard room to be used by, frequented or patronized by persons of the white or Caucasian race. § 3. Issue of License-Proviso.-That upon presentation to the South Carolina Tax Commission of the affidavit provided for in Section 2, if the South Carolina Tax Commission is convinced that the facts stated in the application are true and that the applicant is a fit person to operate a billiard or a pocket billiard room, then, upon the compliance by the applicant with the further requirement of this Act, the said Tax Commission shall issue a license to said applicant, or applicants, who shall then be permitted to operate such billiard or pocket billiard room at the place mentioned in application during the term of said license, unless said license is forfeited for violation of the terms of this Act: Provided, That this Act shall not authorize or empower any person, firm or corporation, to operate a billiard room or table in any town or city wherein the operation of such billiard room or table is forbidden by the ordinances of such towns or cities. All licenses issued by said Tax Commission for the operation of public rooms shall be in the following form: Issue to: STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RECREATION LICENSE For Billiard and Pocket Billiard Rooms City Street License No. No. of Tables Date § 4. Bond. That upon the filing of the application provided for in Section 2 hereof, the party or parties applying therefor shall file with the said Tax Commission a bond with two or more good and sufficient sureties, or with a surety company authorized under the laws of South Carolina in the sum of Five Hundred ($500.00) Dollars, payable to the State of South Carolina, conditioned that the party or parties applying for such licenses will conduct said. billiard room in a lawful manner, and the term, "lawful manner" shall be construed to mean that no intoxicating liquors shall be sold, served or allowed to be used in or on the premises where |