Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-10-23
HOUSE OF COMMONS.

"WEDNESDAY, Oct. 2Oth| 1852.
Mr.. Philips, from the committee the Judiciary,
reported the bill for amending the Act for keeping
record of marriages and recommended its passage 1t
was read 2nd time and passed. The bill makes it
the duty of the County Solicitor IN each County to
enforce the penalty prescribed in the act.
Mr.. Smith presented a memorial from the State
Agricultural Society accompanied by a resolution di
recting the Secretary of State to pay to Wilson w.
Whitaker, Treasurer of said Society. $1,000, to be
applied by the Society for the promotion of its OBJ
jects. Laid on the table and ordered 10 be printed.
MIR. Dobbin, from the committee on tie Judiciary,
reported substitute for the bill to pay tails jurors
1.-The bill provides that tails jurors, actually serving
and discharged before shall be entitled
their per diem and il detained until day,
moned to attend any other day, and actually
ing, they shall be entitled to both per diem and mill
cage.
MIR. Dobbin said it sometimes happened that $50
200 men summoned to attend as tails Jurors,
and OF that number only twelve to be selected
To pay them all would be very burdensome to the
County, and therefore the bill only proposes to pay
those who do actually serve. If man summoned
tails Juror is only engaged for an hour two and
then released he incurs no and should receive
pay !; but il detained until night he is probably
subjected to the necessity of remaining all night, in
which case he incurs expense, and should be paid.
The bill referred the committee made Distinction
but proposed 10 pay all who were summoned as tails
jurors, whether they served not, which would be
very expensive and therefore the committee had
ported a substitute for that bill.
MIR. Fagg thought the bill wrong in toto. and hoped
it would not pass. He said if that bill were passed
men would hang about the Sheriffs for the purpose
of being summoned that they might get the per diem,
and he was opposed TO it.
Mr.. Dobbin said the bill was probably not we'll
understood by the members, and as it was of in
terest, he moved that it lie the table and be print
ed, which motion prevailed.
Mr.. Puryear, from the committee on Propositions
and Grievances, reported back the memorial from Cit
liens Of Ashe County praying repeal Of the license
law so far as to enable them to sell spirits of their
own manufacture in any quantity, recommending that
1t do not pass and asking that the committee be dis
charged from the further Consideration of it. The
port was received, and the committee discharged.
Also bill to attach portion of Wilkes to Alex
ander recommending its passage, and i, passed its
Mr.. S. p. Hill, from the committee on tie Judicial
ry, reported the bill concerning Superior Courts in
Randolph County, and it was read second time and
passed.
Mr.. D. F. Caldwell, from the committee on Cor
Porations, reported the bill Incorporating the
Greensboro Mutual Insurance and Trust Company,
which passed its second reading, and the rules being
suspended, it read Sd time and passed.
Mr.. Tolson introduced bill to repeal act of
l65O-5l taxing pistols, drks, &C., and to make the
carrying of them indictable. Referred to committee
on Judiciary.
MI Munday bill for the relief of Clark Bird.
Referred committee Propositions and Griev-
ances.
Mr.. Lander offered resolution nstructing the COM
mittee Education to report bill to pay to the
Chairman OF superintendent of Common Schools in
CASTOR County the money to which that County is
entitled from the School Fund. Adopted.
MIR. Matthews introduced bill to repeal an act
passed in 195O-'5I, dividing the regiment of militia
in Stokes, provided majority of the commissioned
officers, their next Court martial, shall vote against
division. Referred to committee to revise abolish
the militia laws.
The bill to incorporate the Hillsboro' Coal Mining
and Transportation Company was read Sd time and
PASSED.
On motion of Mr.. Dargan, the House adjourned
till tomorrow morning, IL o'clock.