Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-07-24

Subsequently the report OF the commit
tee was concurred in, when
Mr. HAYES moved the House concur
r;no) that 2 900 copies of said bill be prln
ted, in order that the SherlHs OF the se'era
connties NAV be supplied. Agreed to.
I'VE will publish this bill as soon as we
can procure printed copy of it, as finally
amended and passed.
Mr.. Blythe introduced bill to amend
an act to incorporate the GreenVllle and
French Railroad Company.
The following bills were acted upon on
their third reading and disposed of as fol
low, viz {:
Bill to legalize and confirm a decree
made by the Court of Equity at the Fall
Term, 4 d. 1867 in the county of Bun
combe. in favor of the heirs at law of q. W.
Gambler, deceased. On motion OF Mr..
Blythe, it was laid on the table
An act entitled an act concerning lnspec,
tors for the city of Wilmington, was, on
motion of Mr.. Robbins, referred to Spe-
,,al committee of three. The Chair desig-
mated as follows, viz Messrs. Sweet Hall,
and Legg.
An act to amend chapter eighty-fve of
the Revised Code, providing for the cleo
ton OF Commissioners of Pilotage for the
Cape Fear Navigation, was, on motion of
Mr.. Robbins, referred to the committee on
co pOratlOns.
Bill to incorporate the town of Brevard,
in the county of Pennsylvania, passed -
Tie bill reads that the corporate limits
shall extend from a central point one mile
each way. This is a round town six miles
in circumference.)
An act to regulate the collection of taxes
throughout the State, Senate bill by Mr.
Colgrove,) which reads as follows:
SECTION l. Tile General ASSEMBLY of
Month CtuOlina do enact, That it shall be
the duty Of each Sheriff, on receiving the
tax list of his county, to give at least ten
days public notice In each township or
precinct, for the purpose Of receiving said
t xes, and all who neglect to pay on that
day, or within fifteen days thereafter, shall
pay ten per cent additional fees.
SEC 2. And be ii further enacted, That
the Sheriff shall have the power to levy on
real estate for taxes, and sell the same af
ter giving forty days public notice there
of PROCEEDED, There is not enough per
sonal property to be found to pay said tax
CS.
Sec 3. This act shall apply to all uncol-
lected taxes.
SEC. t. This act shall take effect from
aud after its passage.
Mr.. Robbins moved its indefinite post
ponement He was surprised that any
Senator should have introduced such a
merciIrss bill He supposed that it must
have orr ginated from some man echO does
nal lore North Carolina! He protested
against this bill, in the name of the suffer
ing people of this State. The laws upon
tins subject were already stringent enough.
Thi, bill would enrich the Sheriff, but was
death to our poverty stricken people.
Mr.. Colgrove was willing that the bill
should be referred to an appropriate Com
mittee, but was opposed to its indefinite
pOstponement.
Messrs. Osborne and Barrow concurred
in the position taken by Mr.. Robbins. The
Committee of Finance would introduce a
general bill covering this subject, and they
were in favor of its indefinite postpone
ment.
The bill was postponed indefinitely by a
vote of 81 ayes to 1 nay-Mr. Colgrove
alone voting in the negative.
Bill appointing Judges of Superior
Courts, Clerks of Superior Courts and
Chairmen of the Boards of County Com
missioners to take privy examination OF
fenaeS c0Ue13 in the conveyance of real es-
tate, was amended and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Jones, of Wake, the
Senate adjourned until Monday morning,
10 o'clock.