Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-02-14

AN ACT IN RELATION TO THE UNIVERSITY.
We publish below act Gt being Revised Stat
uteO of the present General Assembly in relation to
the University of this State:
Be it enacted dc. That any license granted to
retail spirituous liquor, wines cordials at Chapel
Hill, or within two miles thereof shall be void
2 No person shall erect, keep, maintain or have
at Chapel Hill or within two miles thereof, any tip
ping house, establishment or place for the sale of
wine, cordias, spirtuous malt liquor.
3. No person in the State, without permission in
writing from the President of the University, or
some member of its Faculty, shall sell, offer to
sell or deliver to any student of the University,
to any other person, any wine cordial, spirtuous
malt liquor, for the purpose of being used with
knowledge that the same will be used, at Chapel
Hill within two miles thereof by any such student
4. No person. at or within two miles of Chapel
Hill, shall give or furnish any ecconeerng treat
entertainment.
5. No person shall set up, keep or maintain, at
Chapel Hill, or within five miles thereof, any public
billiard table, or other public table of any kd, st
which games Of chance or skill, by whatever name
called. may be played.
6. No person, without permission in writing ob-
tanned therefor from the President of the University,
or some member of its Faculty, seven days before
hand, shall exhibit at Chapel Hill, or within five
miles thereof any theatrical, sleght of hand, or
equestrian performances, any dramatic recitation
or representation, or any rope wire dancing, nat
ural or artificial curoses any concert, serenade
or performance in music, singing or dancing.
Z. Any person who shall offend against any of
the provisions of this chapter herenbefore recised
shall be deemed guilty of a msdemeanor.
g. Every contract or agreement by any student
OF the University being then minor, with any
shopkceper, merchant, trader other person, upon
the sale of any wine cordial, spurious malt liquor,
or of any goods, wares merchandise or any arti-
Gle of trade, with the keeper of any livery stable
shall be void, unless the same if made a or within
two miles of Chapel Hill, be made under the written
permission of the President of the University, or
some member ofits Faculty; Or if made at greater
distance from Chapel Hill, under the written consent
OF the person who may have the control and author
ity such student.
3. Every contract made with student Of the
University, contrary to the provisions of the pre-
ceding section, shall be void and may be avoided on
account of any Of the matters therein contained on
the plea Of the gcn,ral issue; the trial whereof
if it appear that the defendant was at the time of
the alleged contract, student of the University it
shall be presumed that he was, at the making there
Of minor
10. Every such contract shall be incapable of be.
ing confirmed and any promise or obligation given
by such student after his arrival at full age shall be
void
IL. All the real estate which has escheated or NAV
eschcat to the State which has been reduced into
possession by the State the President and Direc
tors of the Literary Fund, shall be and is hereby
vested in the Trustees of the University for the use
of the University.
II. This act shall be in force from and after its
ratification.
H The Raleigh correspondent of the Fayette-
vile Observer attempts to be Gen. Singel-
tary and others, for their course on internal i'm
provements and the revenue bill. 1t is due to Gen
Singeltary and other gentlemen who have voted
against the western extension, to state, that they
came here disposed, first, to complete the
North Carolina Railroad, and secondly, to extend
that road east and west. But they believed
that the Legislature was going to extravagant lengths
in appropriations for internal improvements that
measures were passing or in progress, which could
not be legtimatey regarded as State measures, and
which were calculated to injure the extensions re-
ferrcd to, as we'll as the Central road itself; and
thus believing, they adopted the course commented
on and censared by the Observers correspondent.
They had right, as representatives of the people,
to adopt this course and to pursue it, and there can
be no question as to the purity and integrity of their
motives Our feelings and judgment have been, it
is true with the majorities of the two Houses by
which the different measures of improvement and
the revenue bill have been passed; but this does not
preclude us from bearing as we do, cheerful testi-
mony to the honesty and straightforwardness of
conduct on these questions, of Gen. Singeltary and
those of both Houses who have voted against these
measures of Improvement. That he has faithful
ly and truly reflected the wishes of his constit-
uents, we do not doubt; if he had done other
wise, he would have felt their censure, compared
with which that of the Observers correspondent
amounts to nothing. Why is he singled out for
attack by Whig scribblers. Is it not because they
dread his influence gallant eloquent and fear
less Democrat? Have not other gentlemen pursued
the same course he has on internal improvements
and gone unassailed' Surely they have. We tell
these Whig scribblers that Gen. S. has nothing to
apprehend from the bterest and most persistent at
tacks they may make upon him. He is possessed
of nerve, will, ability, and spirit of perseverance
which are destined to bear him still further and
higher on in the race of usefulness and distinction
SESSION SUBSCRIBERS
We have upon our books about three hundred
subscribers for the session, all of whom, unless
otherwise ordeted will be taken off as soon as the
Legislature adjourns. We trust that many or all