The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1886-02-16

gent conelusion, he submitted thx
fnilowine res0lufS 4
sResolved hat a eommit4eenof.
sitting Of oaeaJustiee from eacl,
township and chairman of the boarsl
Of countycommissioners, beappoin
ed To- examine into and. report the
following facts: =
1st. The number of registered vo,
ters in each township which is lia>
be to be left out of theaetion of the
stock law.
2nd. Did such township have rea-
.dy for presentation .en June lst
1885, i petition signed by a majors
ty of its registered voters. =
3fd. Has such to~nshipa petition
now ready approximation signed
by a najorisysof its registered vo-
ters. 4.
4th. Did any district with we'll
defined boundaries have q petition
ready for presentation on the 1st
day of June. y Z x =
-5th. Has such district any such
petition now ready for presentation.
The Resolution was adopted,
Under the resolution, the Chair
man appointed the following as the
committee:
Avery's Creek-P. j. Israel.
Lower Hominy-J. W. Morgan.
Upper Hominy-R L. Luther.
Leicester-F. Sluder.
Sandy Mush--W. r. Payne.
Limestone---E l.. Rickman.,
Swannanoa-R H. Patterson.
Fair VieW-A:s III. Pinkerton.,.
Ivy-Mont Buekner.e s-l
Asheville-T w. Patton. g
Reems Creek-J. A. Reagan.
Flat Creek-W. II. Hunter.
Black Mountain-John Stepp.
J. E. Rankin, Chm Board Com.
On motion. the meeting adjouFn>
d subject to the ringing of the bell.
The Boards met according to ad
journment Committee reported the
follwoing:
Black Mountain, registered voters,
ia j; number opposed to stock law,
i'll June, 126, on February Is, 1873.
-Swannanoa, voters, 284 /; against,
in June, 1856, in February.178.
Fairview, voters 221 against in
June 128, in February 159.
Ayerys Greek, voters, 159; against
in June 105, in February 104.
Upper ~Hominy, voters, 40 ;
against in June .222, in February,
241. %, -
Sandy Mush, voters 25O; against
in June, 13O, in February f39
Ivy. voters, 376; against in June,
245, in February 1856.
The Committee also reported,
aSwannanoa presents. a petition of
a district with we'll defined bounds
asking to be kept under stock law
in case the township ii excepted,
The report was adopted, Justice ]
NJ. Green offered the following.
- Ordered, That counsel be allowed
to make one speech on, each side Of
any qestion, such speeches to he
limited to five minutes each. ~
Ordered, That inaH votes on final
question of exenpting any towns
ship, be taken by ballot, each men,
Der depositing hisballot asvhis name
is called: Adopted.
Justice J. w. Morgan moved that
Black Mountain township be taken
up for consideration. Carried,
Mr.. Justice 'Sumhiey moved; i'm
order that the question might be
properly presentedI9
Reeo1ved, That Black Mountain
township be exempted from the op-
Grafton of the Stoek6r No-fence law;
Upon u call of sKe roll, the vote
stood ais follows. bfs :s' - -
For Exemption, 3; %
Against Exemption, %
Black Mountain f5Wnshipi was de-
clared exempted from the opera;
tion of thelaw. Is'IE
Justice w. III. Green; moved thai
Upper Ho.niny 1ownship be next
taken up. Carried
! j dstice Summey Submitted a res
olution similar to the one offered
relative to Black Mountain.
Justice w. III. Hunter moved that
the voting betakeIi vigG voes on all
other ballots. Carried. y sii
The vote or Upper Hornony was
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