Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-04-16

stock. Misdemeanors. liable to punishment
An act to authorize the county commissioners
OF Wilkes county to levy and ooieos q special
An act for the relief of B. Wallace, sheriff of
Duplin county.
An to facilitate the transfer of business
from the military to the civil courts.
An act to extend the corporate limits of the
town of Fayetteville
Procedure.
An act to provide 20, funding the matured
interest on the public debt, ratified Augu,t Goth,
1868.
An act to incorporate the North Carolina Fer
tiliZirg Company.
An act making the act OF going masked, dis
gulsed or painted, felony. Offenders to be
imprisoned not less than one year nor more than
ten years.
An act to amend an act entitled the Code Of
OWL Procedure.
An act to incorporate the Halifax lOounty Co.
operative Business Company.
An act to authorize Rufus Galloway. late sheriff
of Brunswick county. to collect arrears of taxes.
An act in favor OF paying the funeral expenses,
&C., of Hon. Richard l. Wynre, deceased.
An act to provide for d system OF public in
struction.
An act in relation to certain mortgage deeds.
An act to prohibit tho sale of Intoxicating
liquors within three miles OF that portion of the
Western North Carolina Railroad from Morganton
| to the Western terminus of the road at DucktoWn
| and Paint Rock.
! An act to Incorporate the North Carolina Iron
Steel and M7tallurgical Company.
| An act authorizing Joseph Cobb, late sheriff
of Edgecombe county, to collect arrears of taxes.
| An act to authorize the county commissioners
of Madison county to levy special tax.
An act to amend an act entitled san act to in
corporate jamestown the county of GuiIford,
ratified the - day OF February. 1869"
| An act to authorize the county commissioners
Of the county Of M4rtin TO levy a special tax to
repair bridges and for other purposes
| An act to :ncorpola Il" he Southern Land Com
pauy.
An act to protect Il, srried won1en from the
wilfui abandonment Or negtec5 Of their husbands.
An act authorizing the couaty commissioners
of Brunswick Cou1ty - levy 3 special tax.
An act 70 incorp the Mclean Hook aud
Ladder Company no, /, % the town OF Faystte-
vile.
An act to Incorporate ! Centcal \. c. Bail
road Company.
Au acs authorizing the superintendent OF
Public Works to select two aborers to assist in
locating Turnpike Road in Ca7teret COUNT.
RESOLUTIONS.
Resolution declaring vacancy in the 41st Sena-
torial District. declares vacant the seat of A.
@. Avery
Resolution in favor Of A. c. Avery, Senator
elect from the 41st District. Authorizes the
Public Treasurer to pay Major Avery his per al en-,
and mileage up to the time his seat was declared
vacant.
Resolution in regard 20 pages.
Resolution concerning the mileage and per
diem for members banned by the 145h a,ne iment
of the Constitution of tn United States Allows
to those members Of the donse il actual at
| tendance, who were banned by the 18th amend
ment
Joint resolution to allow the Legislature to
take recess. During Christmas
Resolution in regard to mortgage bonds Oh the
North Carolina railroad company.
Resolution on tobacco tax. [ requests the n.
o., representation in congress to use their en-
deavors to have the tax reduced from 81 cents to
! 10 cents pee pound.l
| Resolution for the relief of james Causler,
sheriff of Macon county. Releases him from q
penalty of 81. geo on account of delinquency in
making tax returns, and allows his commissions,
and per diem and mileage.]
Senate resolution in regard TO senate library
Requests the librarian to proclre five copies of
the laws ot186G'67 to be placed in the senate il
| brary.
[Returns thanks to Rev. 5. Pearce for the loan OF
| his map to the senate.
Joint resoiutionsproviding for committee Of
| invest cation. IN reference to bribery and cor
ruptiCn charged by rumor and otherwise on mem
| bers of the general assembly,
Senate resolution ms tructing committee. Au-
| thorizes the committee on the sale ofthe State &
interest III the public works to cali upon the Gov
ernor for information as to any proposal made to
! him to purchase the same, &c
| Resolution IN favor CT the late county court
| clerk Of Haywood. RENTS judgment of 81 900
against W. W. Medford for failure to make returns
in due time of the abstract taxable property +
Haywood county,
JuiUt resolution ii reg !rd to holding two eeS
| siOns per day.
Senate resolution appointing committee of
| inquiry TO consist OF three Senators to inquire
into the facts attending the purchase of the Pen
| itentiary site.)
Joint resolution to raise joint committee to in-
vestigate the mana cement, &C., Of the Bank of
| North Carolina. Provides for the appointment
| of d committee of five Of the two Houses, with
power to employ council and to send for books
and papers
Joint resolution ia relation to banks. in which
| the State is Interested as 8 stakeholder. Ipro-
vides that committee of five shall be appoint ed to
| set during he session, and to enquire the num-
Der and names Of debtors and creditors, the clrcu
lation on May LIST, IL 1. the amount redeemed
since Nay, 1865, the amount outstanding on LIST
! and 3lst May, 1865, the number of depositors at
the date of suspension, and Nov. LIST, 1868, the
number and amount Of deposit paid during the
war, the property and the value thereof belong
| ing to said banks the amount Of specie hand
at suspension, and on Nov. LIST 1868, &c.]
| Resolution of ]. ". Fisher. Releases him from
penalty OF 81 600 for failure to make return of
a bstract of the properly Of Jackson county,
Joint resolution concerning the sheriff Of Car
teret county. authorizes him to collect the taxes
due for the years 1866 81.
| Resolution IN regard to the cooperation OF the
State of North CarOlina and the State of Tennes-
see in certain railroad enterprises. Requests the
! Tennessee Legislature to send to Raleigh dele
cation to confer with committee of seven Of the
North Carolina legislature in reference to certain
railroad interests III which the two States aTa in
terested.
Resolution in favor OF j. G. Guliick. Releases
him from an enforcement for failure to make re-
turn of the enlisted tax of 1868 for Henderson
county,
Reso 'ution in favor of tho sheriff and register
/ ofdeeds for Green county. Releases ". q. G3-
wards and W. J. Taylor from the judgments
against them for failure to make the returns as
required by their oectivo offices ]
Resolution in favor OF the sheri of Tyrrell county.
Senate resolution instructing the committee cor
pOratlOnS. lnStruCtS them to report adversely on al
bills. the objects OF which could be attained under
eral laws
Resolutions instructing Code Commissioners to report
| a compilation OF charters acts, &c
Resolution asking representatives in Congress to
use their influence re i've and reopen all the mail
routes and post offices heretofore existing in North
Carolina
Resolution in relation to the Improvement of the nav
Sentatives Congress endeavOr secure an appro
pratiOn from the general government to improve the
navigation of the river.l
| Resolution in favor OF W H. White.
Joint res ouon to provide Office for the State Au
ditor.
Resolution to provide an sof1ce for the Superinten
| dent of public instruction.
Resolution for the relief of the sheriff of Beaufort
county. Releases D. L. Carrow from penalties incur
red for failure to make tax due for the
year 1861
Resolution in favor of Jesse r. Weaver late county
court clerk in and for the county of Buncombe. IRE
leases him of the penalty Of 900 for failure to send
| forward in time the abstractreturn of taXes.]
Resolution to annul portion of Joint resolution in
| regard to the rooms in he Capitol building.
| Resolution instructing select Senate penitentiary
| committee.