The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-02-23
A COWARDLY ACT.
The LEGISLATURE TRYING TO REPEAL
TIE CHARTER or THE STATE
ALLIANCE.
WITHOUT GIVING THE OR.
GANIZATION A HEARING.
IhE Co"AkDLY ISsTIGATORs OF THE
rILL sNEAKISG IN THE BACK
GROUND.
NO CHARGES MADE AND no ONE WILL
OWN THE BILL.

NO CHARGES MADE AND 40 ONE WILL
OWN THE BILL.
The Alliance Asks no Favors, but De
mands Justice aud Fair Play.
We published in last issue the tel
egram which we received just as we
wer" going to press, saying that the
House had passed bill repeating
the charter Of the \. G.. Farmers
State Alliance. This was Wednes-
day evening. We reached Raleigh
that night at II o'clock on a freight
train. We Immediately procured q
copy of the bill. The following is
a copy:
III. b. 10O3-S. B. 674.
BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT FOR
THE RELIEF OF THE STOCKHOLM
Frs OF THE STATE ALLIANCE
BUSINESS AGENCY FUND.
WHEREAS, The North Carolina
State Alliance was incorporated I'M
der the laws of 1889 for the purposes
set forth in the Act of incorporation;
and wheaeas large amounts Of money
and other property have accumula-
ted under said act, and whereas all
the Stockholders in said corporation
are believed to be personally liable
for all defaults and debts of the cor
poratlon, but have no voice in its
control or management under the
terms of its Charter. Now therefore
to enable the Stock holders to ATTAIN
settlement of the affairs of the cor
| poration, and have their money re-
turned to them.
The General Assembly do Enact:
SEC. l. That said act of lncorpora-
ton, Chapter los, Private Laws of
1889 be and the same is hereby re
pealed.
SEC. 2. That the Attorney General
of the State upon the request of one
or more Stockholders of said corpor-
alton shall institute an action in the
Superior Court of Wake County in
the name of the State upon the re-
lation of the Attorney General for
the purpose OF proving a revision of
the effects of said corporation and
for administering and settling the af-
fairs of the same. That the process
in such action shall be served on the
President or Managing Agent of
said corporation holding Office at the
time of the ratification Of this Act
and notice of said action containing
concise statement of the purpose
of said action shall be published once
week for six weeks in a daily and
weekly Newspaper published in the
City of Raleigh.
SEC. B. That such Receiver shall
be appointed under the same rules
and regulations now in force for tho
appointment under the same rules
and regulations now In force for the
appointment of receivers and shall
have like duties and powers and in
the distribution of the assets of said
corporation the same shall be distri-
| buted to the subscribers of said Funds
and where any Subordinate or
County Alliance shall have been a
contributor and since that time
shall have ceased to keep up its or
ganization the portion of said fund
or assets due such defunot Alliance
shall be distributed to the individu-
ais who composed its membership At
the time Of such contributions.
SEC. 4. That this Act shall be in
force from and after its ratification.
After consultation with the other
Alliance officers we decided to en-
ploy counsel to represent the State
Alliance and to demand a hearing
before the bill was acted on by the
Senate. Many of the Senators were
not disposed at first to even give us
a hearing, but seem to be bent on
rushing the bill through the Senate.
But some Of the more conservative
and levelheaded members soon saw
IN what bad light it would place
them before fair-minded people to
take such mean and anfair adyan-
tage. So the bill was referred to the
committee on agriculture aid that
afternoon set for hearing. When
the committee met the memorial,
which you will find on the first page
under head of "a Protest." was laid
before it. We then asked who were
the parties asking for the passage of
the bill, but no one would tell. We
then asked for what reason was the
Legislature about to pass a bill af-
fecting the interest of thousands of
the farmers and laborers of the
State, The committee gave no an
swer but simply cited us to the pre-
amble of the bill which sets out
that some Allisncemen think that
they are personally liable for any
debts the Alliance may make under
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