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lie House to do but to approve or disap-

the House to do but to approve or disap-
prove the labor.
Mr.. DOWNING regretted that this question
had been agitated now. He believed that
great portion of the counties had completed
the work or made great progress. The large
expense in some cases was accounted Tor by
the suggestion that all the commissioners
attended to the survey. That was unncces
sary.
Mr.. SINCLAIR said we should attend to
the suggestion of the Governors message to
economze and reform. 1t was question IT
dollars and cents, and the people would not
be slow to figure up. The estimate OF the
commissioners reached something over $500
before they could run the line between
| North and South Carolina and the other
lines bounding the county.
Mr.. BLAIR asked if these lines were not
| all run out. ~.
Mr.. LINoLAR said they were.
Mr. BLAIR said there would be no necces-
sity of running them anew.
Mr.. SINCLAIR said perhaps it was owing
to mental obtusen, IS that they thought they
must run off new lines. There were twelve
captains precincts, and it would cost 5000
| to survey them. So much were the people
|
maps that it was stopped after commencing
once. He did not think they ought to hest
tate to go back and repeal some of the nasty
legislation of the last session.
Mr.. Bowman said the action of the
resolution would not prevent the coun-
ties from having survey, or re-survey
made. Section IA in the first clause pro
vides that it shall he ono duty to divide the
| fI,o
before the first of January. This is already
completed.
The second clause was what he intended
to affect by this resolution. That clause
says they shall cause map and survey OF
said districts, when fully completed, to he
] filed in the office of the Clerk of the Beard
of Commissioners of each County, and of
the office of Secretary Of State" He de
sired to leave the matter optionary. In or
! der to ascertain the boundary of his county
the line of the State of Tennessee has to be
surveyed for perhaps so miles along the top
of the highest mountains in North Carolina.
The lines of the States only call for top of
those mountains. The Yancey line is riv-
err Iu order to make those surveys it will
cost at least 5000, and it will not be worth
a fig. He hoped his county would be re-
lieved from the operation of this law. He
demanded the previous question.
|. Mr.. SEYMOUR asked to have the call for
the previous question withdrawn, which was
DONE He then said the only difference be-
tween the opponents and the friends of this
bill was as to the manner of securing the OH
jccts. This bill was prepared by the Code
Commissioners, was considered several times
by the Judiciary Committee, and the ques-
ton raised here was there discussed 1t was
the opinion of the Code Commissioners and
the Committee on the Judiciary that there
is nothing in section IA which required a
survey of townships to be made before the
first day of January next; and moreover
there is nothing in it that actually required
the Commissioners to make an actual survey
of their counties at all. The first clause of
the section prescribes that the Commission
ers shall divide the counties into convenient
districts and report the same before the first
of January. 1869. That was mere re en-
actment of portion of the Constitution. 1t
does not necessarily require new survey.
On the first of January, 1869, there must be
report of the general boundaries of the
school districts There is another time an
indefinite time-when the surveys shall
be completed, the maps of their sur
veys shall be filed in the Secretary of States
office. There could be NO objection to the
resolution under consideration, and he hoped
it would. pass He suggested an amend
ment so that the 14th.scction shall not be
construed to be mandatory upon the Com
missioners to make survey.
Mr.. PoU offered this amendment, to come
in at the close of the section: Provided
that nothing in this act shall be so construed
as to forbid actual surveys and maps to be
made in counties where the commissioners
determine to make such surveys and maps"
The amendment was adopted.
The bill passed its second reading.
Mr.. FRENCH introduced bill to incorpo-
rate the North Carolina Dental Association,
and for the establishment of Dental Board
of Examiners which was read the first
time and referred to the committee on Cor
porations.
On motion, rule was adopted that ten
o'clock he the hour for the meeting of the
House each day.
The House adjourned.