Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-02-11

was not sustained, yeas 26, nays 4f.:sia&@
Discussion was continued by Messrs.
Hodnett, Pou, Epgles, col, Hays, Morris,
Vest and Seymour. .g. .-..,,. r.
The question recurring upon the motion
fo intgetipitdly postpone the motion was
lost bY vote Of yeas 26,5 nays SIS. e. s1a
. Mr. Downing moved tha5 sl4is bill, with
al amendments, be recpm,nitted TO the
Committee On Internal Improvements, be
printed and be made the special order for
Wednesday next at IL O'Clock, which was.
adopted by vote Of 65 TO IT, as- ..-=e
Or motion the House adjourned
t.. SENATE:
THURSDAY, Feb. 4, 1870.
On motion os A. H. Galloway, colored,
the rules were suspended and the following
bill was taken up and passed it's several
readings, to wit: ..ts .s --... ...-.s ...es
Bill 70 be entitled IAN Act. to. change
the rules OF evidence Ii certain cases and
secure the .,os- essors Of land. ~
WHEREAS, Lands haze been given TO
persons heretofore slaves, and by reason
OF thair iucapacijy to hold the same they
are, under existing laws, deprived Of their
right1ul possessions ; therefore,
SECTION l. IXe General ASSEMBLY Of
NORTH CarOlinu dO enact That wherever IL
shall be made to appear that ANY gift or
conveyance has been male TO any person
while q slave Of any lanls or tenements,
whether the same shall have been conveyed
by deed or by parol, and the bargainee OF
GOnee has been placed into actual posses
si0U Of the same. then ard in that case
such Gift or conveyance shall have the
force and effect OF transferring the legal
title to the said lands and tenements to
such bargainee or donee PrOUideQ, such
possession shall have continued for the
term Of ten years prior TO the passage Of
this act.
SEC. 2 That the actual and quiet pos
session of any lands Or tenement by any
person formerly slave, claiming to hold
or possess the same in his Or her own ri ipht,
shall be Drinaa filcie evidence Of q lawful
possession under d legal conveyance for
SUCH Ia1ds and tenements. any law or
usage to the contrary notwithstanding.
SEC. 3. That all laws or clauses of laws
in conflict with the provisions Of this act
are hereby repealed
SEC. 4. That this act shall be in force
from and after its ratification.
On motion Of Mr. White the rules we're
suspended and the vote by which the bill
to repeal certain Railroad charters was
postponed to Wednesday next was recon
sidered, and,
On motion Of Mr Winstead, It's con
sideration was postponed until tomorrow.
Bill to amend chapter 33, laws OF 1868,
failed to pass its second reading for want
CT q quorum. This bill relates TO quar-
antine duties at the port Of Wilmington.
Subsequently this action was reccnsidered
and the bill passed its second reading.
Bill TO annex a part of New Hanover
county 10 Sampson county. Passed it's
second reading.
Bill to tax steam distilleries, was re
iected
Bill 10y A1r. Welker) to amend section 8,
chapter 68, Revised Code.
that section 9 Of chapter G8 Cf the T..
vlsed Code be rel loaled, Ind that the fol
lowing be substituted IN its stead, to wit
No man shall marry his step-mother,
grand fathers wife, sons wife, grand sor 8
wife, wife's mother, Wifes grand mother,
Uife's daughter, wife's grand daughter,
brothers daughter, sisters daughter, faith
er's sister, mothers sister, fathers broth
er's daughter, mothers brothers daugh-
ter, tatber'8 sisters daughter, or mothers
sisters daughter, and no woman shall mar
ry her step-father. grand mothers husband,
daughters husband, grand daughters hus-
band, husbands father, husbands grand
father, husbands son, husbands grand
son, brothers son, sisters son, fathers
brother, mothers brother, o. mothers sis
ter'S son, fathers brothers son or mOther'f
brothers son.
Further, in ali eases mentioned in this
section, in which the relationship is found
ed Oh marriage. the prohibition shall con-
tinue, notwithstanding the dissolution OF
such marriage by death Or divorce, unless
the divorce is for q cause which shows the
marriage to have been originally unlawful
Or void.
Further, when persons resident in this
State, il order to evade the preceding
provisions Of this section, and with an in
tentiOn 80 return and reside in this State,
go into another State or county and there
have their marriage solemnized and after
wards return and reside here, the marriage
shall be deemed void II this State.
This act shall go into effect from and af-
ter Is ratification.
The bill passed its second reading by tue
following vote:
sYEs.-IIerssrs, J3tena0, Bcsauy, Buns,
Cherry, Davis. Fiythe, Hayes, Aynlan, col, Hav-
klns, Aassiter, Lindsay, Long, love, Moore, OF
Yancey, Alurphy, Hespass Stephens, Woke: and
White-19.
NAYS assIs. Barnes, b. gden, Blythe, Cook,
Eppcs, COL. Galloway, col, Huntington Jones, OF
COlumbus, Jones Of Mecklenburg, Legg, Nc
Laughlin, Robbins, Smith Whiteside and Win
steau-15.
On motion the Senate then adjourned.