The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-03-19
OTHER IMPORTANT LAWS ENACTE.

OTHER IMPORTANT LAWS ENACTED.
"Forbidding oyster and clam
dredging, and creating an oyster
commission I; closing registration
books at noon the Saturday before
elections; prohibiting immigration
agents from carrying on their buSi
ness, by imposing $1,000 license tax
in each county in which they Oper
ate; making it misdemeanOr TO en-
tice minors out of the State; pro-
viding for the election of Solicitors
in the same manner as judges; re-
qulring clerks of Superior Courts to
make annual reports of all funds in
their hands and making embezzle-
ment by them a felony; allowing
each judge $3.50 annually for travel
ing expenses; allowing perst ms to
change name only once; giving to
justices Of the peace jurisdiction in
cases where though deadly weapon
is used no damage is done; requiring
all banks to make stated reports to
the State Treasurer; prohibiting the
sale Of cigarettes to persons under
II years Of age; providing for tenn
perance text books in the public
schools; limiting the number of
times of meeting of county boards
of education to four annually; max
ing it a misdemeanOr to make any
threats or use any undue influence
against jurors or witnesses; provid-
ing for the office of tax collector in
the various counties; making the
railway commission court of rec.
ord inferior only to the Supreme
court; making gambling at agricul
tural fairs or other places of public
amusement misdemeanor; to allow
the State board of directors to in
vest its funds received from the sale
of swamp lands and defining the
meaning of the term swamp lands.
ITO pay judges and canvassers o:
election 81 per day, and to allow
persons SUNNI oned as witnesses a
, coroners' in9uests the same as regu
: lar witnesses in courts; to allow Su
l preme or Superior Court Judges tt
take probate in cases where the pro
bate judge is party in interest; reg
ulating sheriffs' and constables' fee
in cases of claim and delivery o
personal property and fixing uni
form fee for the service of road or
ders. Requiring all sheep dealer
. and butchers to keep registers o
cattle, ETC.; Requiring all dentist
from other States practicing here t.
stand regular examination, and al
U physicians from other States, prac
S ticing here, to either do this or els
< file a certificate statement that the
are regular hcentiates; to allow tn
Governor to offer not over S400 re
ward for telons, whether their name
!. are known or not; tomake the word
: adjoining and bounded by of equs
meaning, as applied to land bound
aries; Requiring tax listers to co
lect and report agricultural statistics
requiring railways to redeem unuse
= tickets, and to make ticket scalpin
q . misdemeanor.
eI To place the assessing and valuin
Of Railroad property among the dr
n ties of the Railroad Commissioners
l. to protect seed buyers, by requirin
e date to be placed on all packages {
seed sold; changing the names of in
Is sane asylums to hospitals and Of poe
houses to homes for the aged and il
- firm; allowing sheriffs, clerks, etc
a to give bonds in guaranty companie:
making the fee for cotton weighin
a. 10 cents per bale, half to be paid b
e buyers and half by the seller, allow
z ing travelling expenses of the Boar
i. of>Public Charities; limiting tn
ir time OF issue Of county bonds fC
r railway subscriptions; making it
& misdemeanor to obstruct streets
roads, squares, etc.; compelling pc
sonal representatives to plead tt
I statue of limitations; allowing qua
|. dians TO rent or sell wards lands pr
\ vately, where to interest of ward