The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-01-15

to to the committee on Counties, Cities,
Towns, etc.
The standing committees made their
reports and the bills reported took their
places on the calendar.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
BY Mr. Harper, bill to repeal chap
ter 1927 Of the Code, in relation to stock |
running at large. Propositions and Griev-
ances.
Br Mr.. Holt. by request, a bill! to in.
corporate the trustees of the North Caro- |
INA annual conference of the Methodist
Protestant Church. Corporations.
BY MIR. Ward, bill to amend chapter
2874 of the Code, in relation to shooting
wild turkeys-Propositions and Griev-
anCes
By Mr.. Spruill, bill to amend certain
sections Of the act creating the Railroad
Commission. Railroads and Railroad
Commission.
By the same. bill to amend section
1889 Of the Code, requiring railroad cor
porations to render annual reports oi
their operations for the year to the Gov
Railroads etc.
BY Mr.. Parker, of Pasqnotsr k, a bill
to provide compensation for justices of
the peace. Salaries and Fees
By Mr.. Queen, bill to avoid the act
relating to pensions. Pensions
By Mr.. King, of Bladen, bill relating
to the superior court clerk of Baden
county. judiciary.
By Mr.. Fuller, of Durham, bill to
amend the charter of Trinity College
Corporations.
By Mr.. Taylor, of Allegheny, bill to
| to levy a special tax. Finance.
By Mr.. Long, bill to amend the char,
ter Of the town OF Burlington. Corpora.
tions.
By Mr. Jones, of Cald we'll, a bill to
change the county lines between the
counties of Burke and Mcdowell. Cnun.
ties, Cities, etc.
By Mr.. Erwin, of Cleveland, bill to
amend chapter 80 of the Code. Pfopo-
sitions and Grievances.
BY Mr. Watson, of Forsythe, a bill to
amend section 10 of the Code relating to
the homestead. (Nr. Watson moved that
this bill be printed, aud that 400 copies
of the same be printed
By the same gentleman, a =, bill TO es-
tablish colorod normal institute at
Winton. Education.
By Mr.. Clark, bill to amend the law
relating to school committees. Educa.
ton.
By Mr.. Taylor, of Hertfo.d, bill tc
amend the charter OF the tow1 of Mur,
freesboro. Corporations.
By the same, a bill 10 amend chapter
365, section l, laws 1897, rel ating to tax
alton. Finance.
By the same, bill to amend chapter
$40, laws, 1891, relating TO the crimina i
r courts Of Hertford county. Judiciary
The morning hour having expired, tn;
speaker announced the following com
| mittee:
On the Worlds Fair.-Norwood, chair
man, Flu ler, of Durham, Watson, .
Forsy yth, Schulken. LIllington, Tatum.
r The calendar was taken up and Hous
| bill 6, b II to amend chapter 1S. privat
3 laws Of 1881, relating to the Waynesvill
: library as ssooiation, was taken up, certai
q amsndme ts adopted, and then the bill
was passed and ordered to be engrosscd
@ House bill 26, bill TO repeal chapte
2 532, OF tie laws OF 1891, in regard to en-
!. tries. The bill repeats the law whic
a permits the entry of water territory y
q ing in front of lands belonging to pei
sous living back from the water, thu
depriving them of all fishing or oyste
rights in the waters. The law as it nov
d operates affects all the waters of th
e sounds except those lying in Currituc
e county.
# Petitions relating to the bill were read
nf li.4r
bill now before the house was laid .
e the table, bill of ike import haviu
# passed the senate, to be soon sent t. Il
# house for Its action.
"a House bill 80, bill to repeal tne chal
"a ter of the town OF Portia II the count
,e Of Mcdowell, passed The se9eral rsa,
ings and was ordered to be engrossed
or House bill 116, bill to amend Il
l. charter of the town of Il onroc, was p
% in its second reading, One OF the pr
visions of the bill was to make valid Il
d issue of town bonds to the amount
in $l5, 900 to provide for the cost OF ele
ne trio lights, for house for fire compani
a etc, the privileges of levying speci
ol tax to pay the interest on these bond
al and the exemption of these bonds fro
,s municipal taxation.
n, Mr.. Taylor of Hertford opposed Il
exemption of municipal bonds from ia
n. alton. 1t meditated wrong to t
Door man who has no money to inv,
IN il the bonds. Those who are ri
ir- enough to take and hold these shou
oay taxes on them. He could not W
IN for this bill while it contains such
n. clause.
Mr.. Kitchen said the bill exempts on
st the bonds issued by the town. 1t
as. the right to exempt its own bonds fir
w taxes which are due to itself. The rig
oh of the state to such taxes is not impaire
Iies The corporation of Monroe only is
ed lieved.
~ Mr. Long proposed as an amendme
"a. to insert after taxation" IN sector
ter the words ''town of Monroe" thus M
Az ing the effect of the clause to oper
~. only at home, not abroad.
yes Mr.. Gilmer, of Haywood, hoped
a;d amendment, bonds SO restricted col
ia not be realized abroad. They were I
re. trscted to the people of Monroe.
nd Mr.. Holt said there were consti
oct tional questions involved in some Of
aw provisions; and 70 settle them he mo-
Nv. the bill be referred to the committee
III. the Judiciary; and it was so referred.
r. House bill 1872, bill to declsIe
m. Southern Red and Brown Stone comps
g a corporation, was put on Its readin
nv. With capital stock OF $5O, OUO, to be
vided into shares of par value of 81
noa the stock not to be increased bey'
the 100000. The place of business Of
ton company was fixed at Sanford, and
veil term of existence thirty yeais. On
, Of reading of the bill many and very dit
dor ent branches of business were incorp'
ted in powers and privileges asked.
ad. Long said it appeared that the comp
On might not only quarry stone, work mi
wo1 k up lumber ETC., etc, but app5a
to have been made powerful rallr
company and might eventually owl
nee tho railrnads in North Carolina On