The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1869-01-20
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| petition. Referred
Mr.. RAGLAND introduced a bill to amend
| the charter of the town OF Henderson, Gran-
vile county. Referred. -
Mr.. SINCLAIR from the Committee on
Private Bills, reported back the petition OF
| 400 citizens of the State praying for the
establishment of new county. Referred TO
| the committee on Counties and Townships.
Mr.. INGRAM moved that this House hold
| night sessions, commencing at u o'clock on
and after Monday next.
| After debate, the motion prevailed, with
an amendment excepting Thursday evenings.
| On motion of Mr.. SINCLAIR the rules were
suspended for the consideration OF the bill
| for the relief of the Sheriff of Columbus
! county.
The substitute reported by the Committee
on Private Bills was adopted, and the bill
| passed its several readings.
On motion of Mr. SINCLAIR, the bill for
the reliefof VIM H. Gentry, Sheriff of Stokes
| county. passed its several readings under
suspension of the rules.
MIR. ESTES introduced joint resolution
directing the Secretary of State to return to
the General Assembly an act to reenact and
enforce certain acts of the General Assembly
| authorizing the issue of State bonds to and
for certain railroad companies, ratified 18TH
| August, 1868.
MIR. H1NNANT, from the Committee on En-
rolled bills, reported that the Committee
| had examined and found the above bill to
correspond with the copy, certified by John
H. Boner clerk of the House; that the en-
rolment was correctly made.
Mr.. ESTES said the House committee
could not examine the Senate copy which
did not correspond with the House copy.
He moved the adoption of his resolution.
The resolution was adopted.
On motion of Mr. ESTES it was resolved
to appoint joint committee of three on
the part of the House and two on the part
of the Senate to investigate the above mat
ter.
On molten of Mr.. FOSTER the rules were
suspended and the resolution in favor of w.
III. White, late Sheriff of Baden county,
passed third reading.
Mr. BLAIR introduced q resolution con-
corning the printing of the laws, as sub
stitute for the following resolution:
Resolved, (The Senate concurring,) that the
resolution ratified on the sixth day OF August,
1868, be amended that no laws shall be printed
for the use OF members except general laws, and
luton except as ordered by the House on motion
being made to that effect"
The substitute was withdrawn; the reso-
luton was amended by striking out all after
the words Except general laws" and in
serting and the Speaker shall determine
what are general laws" and the resolution
was adopted.
SPECIAL ORDER.
On motion of Mr.. ESTES, the special order
was taken up, being House bill No. 81 to
provide for the collection of taxes by the
State and by the several counties of the State,
on property. polls and incomes, the pendil g
question being on the motion to amend sec-
ton l.
The amendments proposed to section one
were withdrawn or voted down.
Mr.. DURHAM moved substitute for section
one.
line two by striking out 1871" and in
serting 1850" Agreed to.
Mr.. ESTES moved to further amend sec. 1,
line 2, by striking out five" and inserting
"two." Agreed to.
Mr.. ESTES moved to amend sec. by stri-
king out all after the word prescribed" in
the NTH line. agreed 10.
Mr.. DURHAM Withdrew his substitute.
tSection one, as amended, reads as follows:
"There shall be valuation OF the taxable
lands in the State in 1869, and every two years
thereafter; and the valuations so made shall
stand during that period, unless altered as here.
matter prescribed; the personal property shall
be valued annually as hereinafter prescribed"
Section two was adopted.
Section three was read.
Mr. MALONE moved to amend by striking
out the word ''others in line Z, and insert
ing "other freeholders." He said men
should not be appointed to value land who
owned no land, and so had no interest
Mr.. FRENCH said many persons worth tens
of thousands of dollars in personal property
did not own land, and it was perfectly right
that these men should be represented.
Mr.. SEYMOUR opposed the amendment
All citizens of the State were equally inter-
ested in the taxation of the State
Mr.. INGRAM opposed the idea that classes
of men are not fit to sit on juries, or inter-
ested in the duties of citizens. That was
the idea of tyrants. He hoped the nineteenth
century would break down that prejudice
and do nothing to uphold old aristocracy.
Mr.. MALONE said this was not question
of aristocnacy, but of principle; he Thought
freeholders would be better qualified to Judge
the value OF land than persons not owning
land.
Mr.. PoU opposed and Mr.. HoDNETT IA
vored the amendment.
MIR. SEYMOUR always thought no man
should be given any privilege simply be.
cause he owned land, as he thought they
should be given no privileges simply be-
cause they owned stock in railroads or any
other property. The feudal idea that prop
erty should give exclusive privileges was
exploded, and relics of it In the United
States could only be found in some of the
Southern States. He moved to amend the
amendment by substituting the word "vo-
tiers" for "freeholders."
The amendment was adopted.
The amendment as amended was rejected.
MIR. DURHAM moved to amend by adding
to the section the words land persons
comprising tue board of valuation shall
before entering on their duties be sworn to
value the real estate in their township at
their value in money at the time such Yalu-
alton is made"
The amendment was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. WHITLEY, line was
amended by inserting after the word "meet-
ing" the words after the ratification of
this act"
On motion of Mr.. STILLEY the section was
amended by striking out the words lone
freeholder as tax list taker. and two Others.
who, with him, shall constitute board of
valuation for the township" and inserting
In lieu thereof the words g a board of val
uation, to consist of three voters, one of
whom shall be freeholder aud tax-list
taker.
Mr. STIIJEy introducad a rosolrt; =: