Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-03-17
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WEDNESDAY, March S, 1871,

/ "WEDNESDAY, March s, 1871.
On motion of Mr. WitherS, the bill to
amend section Is of the "act to raise
revenue" was taken mp. The bill provide s
that the tax therein levied shall not apply
! to tobacco warehouse men wio may sell
| tobacco ri auction lii tlleir warehouses;, but
/ they shall pay instead n specified license
tax of $50 per year
| On motion Of Mr.. JuTdan, the rcaOlu
| tion authorizing the Treasurer to retain
I the services Of the Attorney General aud
to employ additional counsel, if necessary,
! in the matter of the injunction against tue
payment of the N. g. Railroad dividends,
was taken up and passed its several read
ings.
| The bill in relation to the fees of coun-
| ty officers, being the unfinished business
| its consideration was resumed. After
some debate the bill passed it's third read
ing rs amended by the Committee.
The bill to require the Supreme Court
to examine all applicants for license to
practice law was taken up.
Mr.. Ashe, from the Judiciary Commit
tee, reported the Senate bill in regard to
the same matter, and offered it as SUBJ
stitute for the pending bill. The substi
tute revIvps the old law, in the Revised
Code, in regard to Attorneys and repeals
the law in regard to $40 moral character
lawyers
The substitute was adopted and the bill
passed its second reading by vote Of
| yeas So, nays 30
The bill to repeal certain sections of
ordinances of the late Constitutional Con-
vention, being the special order for this
hour, it was taken up and considered
The bill provides as follows:
SEC. 1. That sections eight, nine und
ten of chapter seventeen of the ordinances
of the late Constitutional Convention of
this State, ratified the 18Th day OF March,
1868, be and the same are hereby repeal
ed.
Sec. 2. That section one of an ordi
nance of the late Constitutional Convt T
ton entitled an Crdinacce to CiIange the
manner Of pay ment of the States subscrir-
ton TO the capital stock of the Wet 'rn
Railroad. ratified the 14th day of March,
A. D, 1868, is hereby repealed, aud tnat
the Treasurer of the State is hereby an-
thorized and directed to return to- the
Western Railroad Company the sum of
one half million of dollars of the second
mortgage bonds of the Wilmington, Char
lotte and Rutherford Railroad Com pany,
which have been heretofore exchanged
with said Western Railroad Company for
special tax bonds, upon the surrender by
the Western Railroad Company of the
sum of one half million of dollars in the
coupon bonds of the State, known as spe-
After some debate section l of the bill
was, on motion of Mr.. Phillips, stricken
from the bill.
Section having become section l OF
the bill an enacting clause was. on motion
| of MIR. Ashe, annexed to it.
On motion of Mr. French, the words
"which'were issued to the said Compay
were added alter the word ''bond," One
last word in the bill)
After some further discussion the bill
was, on motion of Mr.. Phillips, referred
to the Finance Com mittee.
The vote by which the resolution b"r'
| rowing money from the school fund to
pay witnesses attending the impeachment
trial was adopted was reeonsidered
On motion of Mr.. McAliister, the resolu
ton was laid on the table.
On motion of MIR. Ashe, tue bill chang
, ing the time for holding Courts III New
Hanover county WAS taken up and passed
} it's several readings.
On motion of Mr.. Stanford. the bill tc
' regulate the appointment of guardians "a
lnen, was taken mp and passed i's seVera
l readings.
On motion Of Mr.. Ashe. the bill tn es
!. tablsh and enforce an agricultural llet
! law was taken up.
, Pending any definite action, the House
! adjourned,