Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-03-04

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the eeveral districts and counties IN The Nos
e far ard just n manner to decrease such represen
tation. F1~H0'I
: Sd. That the General Assembly shall hold HI;
ennlaI sessions. b ginning the 81 donfay O
e NoyembeT; cut the General Asserably shall hav,
> power TO change the day OF meetings, and no A.
q be called together by the Governor in extra ses
u sion at any tim6. sex zk s-Fs'-I - -
eral Assembly shall never exceed a per dem. O.
; Mr.. Blythe moved that the bill be refer
, red to a special committee of five. which
: prevailed. and the Chair designated Messrs
Blythe, WlDstead, Jones of Mecklenb burg.
l Forkner- and Murphy as the committee.
Mr. Stephens moved a recon sideratioD
of the vote by which the bill to authorize
the Williamson and Tarboro' Railroad
Company to issue first mortgage bonds.
was indefinitely postponed.
Mr. White moved 10 lay the motion on
the table, which vas, lost.
7 AYES -Nessrs. Belamy. Brogden, Durns, Col.
i,8rove, Cook, Flythe. Hayes, Hymsn coiored.
lindsay. Long, Love and Wbite-I2.
The motion TO reconsider prevailed.
Mf. Stephens moved to postpone its
/ further consideration until to morrow at
II O'clock.
Mr. White moved to amend by inserting
Thursday next. Lost.
hlr. Be!larny moved the previous ques-
u.
Mr.. Cook moved to lay the motion 10
| postpone on the table Lost
Mr.. Cook moved to postpone until Fri
| day reHt at IL o'clock. Lost
The motion to postpone until tenor
row at II O'Clock finally prevailad-21
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THIRD READING OF BILLS.
Bill 10 repeal the law concerning fences
IL certain townships.
This bill authorizes the Com nissionels
OF any county al any time to submit to the |
qualified electors the question whether
the general law OF the State on the sub !
Ject Of Fences contained in chapter AS |
Of the Sec. Revised Code shall be re- |
reHled N such county Or counties.
10 submit the question 20 the electors
or any county, at the written request of !
tive voters or OF five persons holding real |
estate therein; but sach questions shall
not be SD submitted, except at a general
election, Ofiener than once in two years.
Sec g. Provides how the election is tosbe held
and who may vote.
Sec 6. Provides that when any beast, the pro,
perty OF one person strays upon land the pro
perty of another, whether such land be ia cult
Vatlon or not, the party in possession of the land
strayed upon may seize the beast and either con-
Veyl 20 the Pound keeper of the township, where
1t shall be impounded, or If it caEnet be so con-
yeyed conveniently without risk Of injury to
Inc beast. the party may impound it his own
Sec. Z. The party seiznG such stray beast, if
he cannot carry it to the pound-k keeper, shall
seizure, together with statement of the natural
and artificial N arks, by which the beast may be
identified, and CT the name and residence oi
the owner, if known.
See. $. Duty of polnd-koeper.
SEC. .. What notice to contain.
ceeds. - f
Sec. II. Duty Of person impon 1ding.
Sec "a What the pound-keeper is to receive.
sec. IL. Who Is to b. pound keeper.
Sec II. This act no bar to action of dam ges.
Sec. 10. Pound keeper to keep a book.
: Sec lG Solicitor and Grand Jury to be noti-
Sec. II. When to have force.
This bill was discussed at length, sew
eral amendments from the Committee were
adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Robbins the second
section was amended where it reads, ''and
Commissioners shall submit the question
to the qualified electors of any county at
The written request of five voters" by in
sertlng ''ffty voters" and the bill passed t
its third reading. t
4 message was received from the Gov
ernor transmitting an itemized report of |
The expenditures on the Capitol Square
rom the Auditor. c
The chair directed the clerk to read the !
'eport, when portion of it had been read. t
Mr.. Respass moved that the reading be
dispensed with and that 90 copies of the
'eport be printed for the use of the Sena-
or from Jackson.
Mr.. Stephens novel to amend the mo-
ion by including 20 copies also for the
senator from Rowan.
Messrs Robbins, Love, Graham and =
ones OF Meckienburg opposed these mo- .
ions and urged that the report be read. -
The previous question was called and -
~
The motion of Mr. Stephens was adop- u
ed.
The question recurring on Mr Respass's =;
notion as amended, !"
Mr.. Gre ham called for tie yeas and nays -;
'hich were granted, and the motion was "
Oted down. Those who voted in the af- +,
rmatiVe are
Messrs. Bellamy. Brogden, Davis, Fork -
er, Galloway, COL, Hayes, Hawkins, Mar -
ndale, Respass, Smith, Stephens and -
weet-12. -
Mr.. Cook moved that the further read -,
lg of the report be dispensed with and ~
opy be printed for the use Of each Sena- 49,
,r. Lost. rv
lg the items and read the aggregate W
mount at the close of each month, which % H
as lost. '"
On motion Of Mr.. Sweet the report was Gs
i'd on the table, and so copies were Or Lis
cred to be printed for the use OF the Sen an
e.
A communication from Governor Hol- tE ue
en- in response to resolution Of inquiry " W
to the number of detectives he now has tI
; has had employed, and the amount paid ~ ~
em was read. "
On motion of Dir. Stephens 80 copies an
ere ordered to be printed for the use of Tn
10 Senate t;r
On motion the Senate adjourned until :
morrow at 10 o'clock.
tu
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE +1c
WEDNESDAY, Feb. %, 1870. he
Mr.. Latin moved to reconsider the vote wo
which the bill repeating railroad appro- th,
iations passed its third reading. bo
MI rencn TOOK the moor III advocacy OF the
g motion. sec