The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-01-18
>ofti-CarOiina Legislature.
SENATE.
WedneSddu, Jan, 9.

Mr.. morehead, from the Judiciary Com.
mite Teporteda bill TO amend AN acl of the
REVISED Statutes, chapt. II entitled bastard
? children. Aulhorises the county or Supe.
nor Courts to legitimate bastard children. I
Read first time.
VII. Biddie, from the Committee on Pub
nc buildings, reported that IL 900 dollars
are now due for work done on the Capitol
Mr.. Cherry presented bill TO amend an
act to provide for the collection and man
agement OF the Revenue. ITO compeI
SherIifs TO advertise lands sold for taxes in
some paper IN the county or district Read
first time.
The engrossed bill TO amend the charter
Of the Cape Fear Bank, passed its third
reading, and was ordered 10 be enrolled.
The bill heretofore introduced by Mr..
! Cherry, TO divide the counties into School
Districts, passed IFS second reading by an
unanimous vote.
The bill making an appropriation for car.
rying on and completing the Capitol, pass.
ed us third reading aud was ordered to be
cngrossed.
Mr. Spruill presented bill TO amend an
act OF The present session, TO extend the
time for recording grants, deeds, mesne con.
yeyances, &c. Read and referred.
The cngIossad bill to establish the coun.
/ " Of Cherokee, was read the third time,
passed and ordered to be enrolled.
The bill introduced yesterday by Mr..
nDarmid, 70 amend an act TO incorporate
he Fayetteville aud Western Rail Road
Company, was taken up, and on motion OF
Mr.. Davidson, amended, by providing that
so soon as two lillhs Of 81 ,250, 900, Of the
stock of said company have been subscribed
by individuals, subscription of three hiihs
shall be made by the State, to be paid, one
fourth when the work shall be commenced,
and one fourth every SIX months thereafter,
on the payment of an equal proporl on Of
the private subscription the money recel.
I'd on the bonds for Cherokee lands 10 the
first place, TO be applied TO said payments,
and secondly, that arising from the fourth
Insialment OF the surplus, & paid over TO the
State ; and II not paid TO be raised by loan,
or sale Of State scrip, to an amount not ex
ceeding S500000. The bill then, as a
mended, passed It's second reading, by the
casting vote Of the Speaker.
YEiS-Messrs. Albright, Baker, Bunting
Carson, Cherry, Davidson Dockerv, Fox, Frank
lin, Henry. llclt, Meiehor, Morehead, Moore, NJ
Diarmid, Montgomery, Reddlng, Reinhardt, Ra
bun, Ribeln, Shepard. Speed, Spruill.-23.
M YS-Messrs. Allison. Arlington, Biddle
Cooper, Edwards, Ethsridge, Exum, Foy, OF Ga.
slow. Harper, Hawkins, Hill Houlder, Kerr, Moo
dy, Moye, Myers, Reid, Sharp, Taylor, Williams,
Of Beaufort, Wiiii.;us, OF Person, Wilson, Whits-
| ker.-23.
Thursday, Dec. 8.
Mr.. Shepard, from The committee on In.
ternal Improvement, reported resolution
opproprialng $50 dollars Cor removing Oh
structlons in Lumber river 10 Robson Co.
Read first time.
The bill to modify the act comforting
banking privileges on the stockholders o.
Louisville, Cincinnati and Charleston Raj
Road Company, was rejected on IFS second
reading, Al 10 g.
Mr.. Morehead reported a resolution al.
lowing VIM. II, Haywood, Jr,, for his ser.
vices as commissioner TO settle the military
claim of this State on the General Govern.
meat, the sum Of 6,50 dollars, which passed
it's three readings, and was ordered TO be
engrossed.
Mr.. Morehead reported bill, which was
read the first time, authorship the Char
man of the County Courts 10 accept the re
senatlon of certain officers therein named
) [Authorizes the Clerk and Master, Clerk
OF Superior and County Courts, Count,
Attorney, 10 resign to the Chairman; anl
makes il the duty of the Chairman, on re
/ ceivinc the resignation of the Clerk OF the
} County Court, TO call special court, &c
consist of no less than three Justices, to APP
point his successor
Ga motion OF Mr.. Cherry, the bill to dl.
vide the counties into school districts, and
for other purposes was read the third tine
and, after Intellectual efforts 10 amend by
Messrs. Moore and Whitaker, 1t was amend
ed, on motion of Mr. Moye, passed and or
dered to be engrossed
Ga motion of Mr.. NJ 'Diarmid, the Senate
took up for consideration the bill to amend
an act to incorporate the Fayetteville an,
Western Rail Road Company, {anlhoris'ne
Ctute SUNSET plioH VI 'b'No iit'"S'j 49,
Bddle proposed an amendment authorship
a State subscription of 5lhs to the Beau
fort and Waynesboro' or Central Rail Road
which was rejected Yeas 81, Nays "a.
Mr.. Speed moved TO amend, by author
isug State subscription OF three hundred
thousand dollars To the stock OF the Roa
noke Inlet Company which was rejected
Yeas ~, Nays %.
MIR. Speed then proposed an amendment
requesting the Board Of Internal Improve