Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-01-10
Legislative Summary.

Uuder our head OF " LeglSlatte iIoOoeo
ings we have room to give only the title OF .
such bills as have passed their inal readings Q
in the two Houses. In this summary we q
shall recur to some measures that have tan :
ed. and others of Importance that are not q
yet finally disposed of. 1.
And first, we will notice the action OF the !
House on Wednesday last, concerning the /
bill to incorporate the town of Louisburg.- t
It contained the section embraced IN many {
of our town charters, giving the town au- G
thorities the power of preventing the insti- i
tuting of grog-shops within its limits; 1--we
presume this from the remarks made, but
we did not hear the bill read. When the
bill came upon its final reading, Mr.. Martin,
of Franklin, meved that this section be
stricken out, because it gave to the town
Commissioners power that actually belongs
to the County Courts. If the provisions of
the section in question are, as we suppose,
simply granting restraining powers in the
case, they certainly do not encroach upon
the County Courts, except to prevent them
from infictipg a nuisance against the wif1h
and desire of the community who are
to suffer thereby. Does Mr.. Martin OBJ
iect to this, and those who voted with him ?
The conservative measure of protection OBJ
jected to now, has been exercised in other
towns in the State, and no one has been in
iured, except the wretched characters who
would have fattened upon their nnholy traf-
&c at the expense of the good order of the
place. The people of the towns, who are
most intimately and vitalled affected by such
a provision, approve of it, and its operations
everywhere have been s%alutary and peaceful.
The town of Louisburg is removed from
the th~oroughfare of travel, and is therefore
dependent upon its home institutions for
prosperity. 1t has long been a place at
which has fourished Seminaries of Learn
ing for both sexes, and a large Female Col
lege is in course of erection there. Upon
the reputation of the place, in a very great
measure, depends the success of these enter
prises and the power of the corporate au-
thorities to suppress vice and dissipation
there, would strongly recommend its Schools
to the patronage of those having children to
send abroad for their education. But if it is
known that grog-shops, drunkenness and
rioting prevail there, and no power exists to
suppress the cause, of what gross injustice is
the Legislature guilty, in refusing the peo-
pie of the town the poor privilege of protect
ing themselves! How can Mr.. Martin JUS
tify himself with this portion of his constit-
T1nnfc in no1ipp n - Joo.sro H. n
so just and proper a regulation. We regret
that the House agreed to strike out this sal
utary safeguard, and hope it may yet be res
tored, in justice to a people who are endeav-
oring to build up their town by having
large and fourishing Schools in its midst.
We We are $780, clad te s fsvS that 9hS M EEra Makes qsssaSPt 4 f5F
medical and sacramento purposes. This is
a good move and in the right direction
While everything else is being taxed to "its
utmost capacity" it is strange that an ar
ticle that does more to degrade and empower
ish our people, should be allowed to go
Scott free. Carriages, Machines, and other
articles of utility, of foreign manufacture, are
taxed on being vended in the State; blu
here are tens of thousands of barrels of rec
and blue headed poison brought in and solo
and peddled all over the country, killing anC
destroying our industry, prosperity and PEG
pie, and not one cent of taxation is laid OF
it. This injustice must be corrected.
In the House on the 4th Mr.. McKesson in
troduced a bill to protect confirmed inebri
ates. 1t provides for fning and imprisor
ing of persons selling intoxicating drink
their friends not to sell to them. Anothe
good lick.
The committee on Corporations have r.
, commended that the section to regulate tt
: licensing in the town of Henderson, be stricI
, en- out Of the bill for the better regulation
: thatitown. Mr.. Lyon, who made the repor
: is a representative from the county in whic
4 Henderson, is located. Wecannot understar
from whence has arisen this Discriminate
to prevent communities from protecting Their
selves from the nuisance of grog shops.
it right-is it just-is it republican If Il
: people of Henderson do not want grog shor
q the poor privilege of preventing their loo
o ton there is not to be given theml Sham
IT shame-gentlemen legislators.
Memorial presented-praying the resto1
ton of the Law requiring the recommend
- ton of the Board of Commissioners of Ell
Is abeth City before license being granted to
a. tail ardent spirits in that City. Referred
I'd the Committee en- Grievances
~ The Committee on Banks reported agair
" increasing the capital stock of the Comm,
. cial Bank of Wilmington, and adversely
the propositions to create new Banks at NJ
he ply, Greensboro, Hillsboro and Pittsbor
&c but favorably to increasing the capital sto
of the Bank of Charlotte and Establishing
ne new Bank at Wilmington.
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mt Courage-Steady.