The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-12-16

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| Bill to protect cattle from distemper and
| other infections, with substitute;
Also, unfavorably aabill to amend the
| Constitution of the State, and resolution
comforting upon the Governor authority to
remove provisional magistrates. l.o.
BILLS INTRODUCED. f..
Mr.. JUSTICE, of Rutherford, introduced
bill to alter the time of holding courts In the
| Ninth Judicial Circuit Calendar. @'''l
Mr. HARRIS, of Wake, introduced sub
stltute for the bill to establish special
| Criminal Court in the city of Raleigh. Re-
| ferred to the Judiciary Committee and
| printed.
Mr.. HuTcHrNes introduced hill to change
the time of paying State and county tax.
Referred to Finance Committee. ...r.G
Mr.. ELLIS introduced bill to amend
section 473, chap. 10, Code OF Civil Proce-
lure, entitled "Guarlians and Wards"
Referred to the judiciary Committee
Nh. JUSTICE, of Rutherford, introduced
resolution concerning the organization OF
the militia. Calendar.
Mr. SEYMOUR introduced a resolution di-
recting the Public Treasurer to pay Hon. NJ.
E, Manly quarters salary as Judge OF the
Supreme Court. .........
House bill No. 10, to incorporate the
North Carolina Dental Association, &C., was
taken up on its second reading. @
| On motion of Mr.. FRENCH, the bill was
made to include those now in practice, in.
stead of those having practiced five years.
After debate, the bin was made special
order for tomorrow at II o'clock, A. NJ.
Act in regard to obtaining license to prac-
tiee law in this State was ratified by the
Speaker. --a. ...4..e
A message from the Senate transmitted
for concurrence a bill to amend section
10, chap 11S, Revised Code; and bill to
amend chap. - Code of Civil Procedure.
Referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. JUSTICE, of Rutherford, by consent,
introduced bill to divide and separate the
Wilmington, Charlotte and Rutherford Rail
road. Printed and referred to the commit
tee on Internal Improvements. ae..
On motion of Mr. SNIpEs, the bill to in
corporate the Land and Lumber Company
of North Carolina was taken up.
On motion of Mr.. VEST, the bill was or
dered to be printed and postponed,
Bill to amend section 4, chapter II, Re-
vised Code. Judiciary Committee recon-
mended the passage of a substitute to he en-
titled IAN act to protect cattle from distem-
per and other infections" -... sI.,.
Mr.. BOWMAN said formerly distemper was
confined to those districts in the State where
the g-leafed pine is the natural growth,
but recently it has extended further west.
Section 4, chap. II, Revised Code, prohibits
driving cattle from the pine regions to those
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Code and makes it apply to those districts
where the long leafed pine does not grow
and prohibits driving infected cattle from
any county or district in this State or any
other State to any uninfected county in the
State The chief object of the bill is to pro-
tect the cattle in counties free from disease.
MI. JUSTICE, of Rutherford, said that in
the section of country east of the Blue Ridge
the cattle are distempered, and they often
roam over the mountains where the distem-
per has not gone. 1t is very desirable to
reach this case. .....-.
| Mr.. BOWMAN, to cover that case, moved
to amend by inserting after the words
"drive or cause to be driven" the words '.or
permit any distempered cattle to roam at
large in any district -... Z
The amendment was adopted.
/ The substitute was adopted, and the bill
passed its second reading. z.
House bill No. SO to amend section 1877,
chapter 8, Code of Civil Procedure, passed
its second reading. s f''
Bill to repeal section $50, chapter 1, title
81, Code of Civil Procedure, requiring Of
fcers to make returns of fees. ait .
Mr.. BOWMAN said the section proposed
to be repealed imposed a very great amount
of labor upon the officers of the State when
nobody would be benefited by it. 1t would
else impose upon the State annual expense
of two or three thousand dollars in furnish
ing blank forms upon which to report their
fees. Z, IT, uf rasa sr--.
Mr.. STILLEY said the committee had re-
ceived several communications from various
officers of the State asking that this bill be
passed. There is no reason why this report
should be made. r1. rae .-si-s r
The bill passed its second reading.
House bill No II to amend the Consti-
tuition of the State. Judiciary Committee
report adversely. 2.+-.f 20 ta.l /
The bill proposes to amend Sec. 8 Art. 5
of the Constitution, so as to allow debts con-
tracted before the war to be taxed out of
| existence
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| ly postponed. The motion prevailed. Is
: The bill to enable, the County Commits
sioners of New Hanover county the better to
carry out the provisions of the 18th section
of article 2, Constitution of the State, passed
its second reading. s alt arr
| The bill to amend the charter of the Cald-
well and Watauga turnpike company passed
its second reading.
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tax collector of Buncombe county. to collect
arrears of taxes for 1867, on its second
reading. .,,..44 f.... .gt -. .-e
| Mr.. HoDNETr moved to refer to the Com
mittee on Propositions and Grievances.
The motion was not agreed to. i 7aw
Mr.. BOWMAN offered proviso that no
person shall be compelledto pay such taxes
who will make oath that they have paid the
same and have lost the receipt. 1886 -''
Mr.. GAMBLER said that would not give
the opposite party any chance to give testi-
mony.8 ggfbI hrs48 aiiI 10 n4iGe !T
Mr.. Bowman said many tax payers, in the
mountains especially ARE very careless of their
receipts, tor the reason that the status OF lin.
itation prohibits their collecting taxes after
twelve months; and it would I've bad policy
to allow Sherlffs to go back three or -four
years to collect taxes. .t 81 =,
The amendment was accepted, and the
bill passed its second reading. r
House bill No. SS, regulating the granting
of law licenses. -
Mr.. MALONE moved to refer to the Judici-
airy Committee. -
After considerable debate the motion pre-.
vailed 'i'' ''''r
Resolution instructing the Code Commits