The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-01-25

Of the inaugural address Of Governor
Carr was adopted, and ordered TO be en-
rolled.
House bill 1S2 VAS laid on the table
House bill l7S to amend chapter 119,
laws Of 1899, TO incorporate the town Of
Waxhaw, Union county, passed is sec
ond and third read ngs and was ordered
70 be eugrossed
Mr.. Jones, Of Caid we'll, is relieved /
from the charmanship Of the deaf and I
dumb Institution and Mr.. 5 arnes is !
substituted. Mr. S.aInes is relieved from
the committee on the public library and |
Mr. Eure substituted.
The speaker announced the appoint
ment Of the following Jint committee on
printing:
House branch-Mr. r Der. son. chair-
man, Long, MCLelland, Kitchen Taylor.
Of Hertfort Blue.
The calendar was then resumed and
House bill 1S9, concerning auiDg seines
over the seine ground was taken up on
is second reading the substitute pro
posed by the committee adopted and the
bill passed its seve-a Il readings and was
ordered to be ergrossed.
House bill 213, bill 10 incorporate
the town of Roxobel in Person county,
was laid on the table.
House bin 1S2. bill to incorporate
the town of KifoTd, in BERTHE county.
passed its second reading by vote OF
ayes so nays0
Mr. Anderson moved To reconsider the
motion to make House bill 237, bill 70
make two degrees in the or me of mur
der, and put the same on its readings
House bill 1919, the special order for
to day, on motion Of Mr. Adams, was
recommitted t. the Committee on Inter
nal Improvements.
The house then proceeded to consider
house bill 239. bill to divide the crime
Of murder into two degrees, and to de
fine the same.
Mr.. Allen said, after motion consider
alton two or three changes ought TO be
made in the proposed bill.
In section ,, strike out ''four months
IN the county jail and insert two months
In section 3 line six, strike out G6 court, "
and insert 'jui ige presiding" and in line
seven strike out by the verdict of the
Jury" and in section A. add s at the end
If the third line, land shall not affect
the distinctions now existing between
murder and manslaughter, nor the pun
lslment for maGs'aughtrr as now pro
v'ded by law" the amendment, or the
punishment Of manslaughter as now pro
vid, d By Law The bill a peri, cted by
the amendments, passed its several rea5
, lngs AMI was ordered 20 be eugr ssed
. The following is the text Of the bill as
perfected and passed:
5 The general 1ssen5ly Of North Cdrolja,
do enact:
! Section /. All murder which shall b
perpetated by means of poison, lying il
G wait, Imprisonment, starving, torture
or by any other kind of wi}ful, deliber
s ate and prem djtated killing, Or whic'
:. shall be committed in the preparation c
% attempt 70 perpetrate any arson. rape
robbery. burglary, or other felony, sha
e be deemed u ha murder in the first d,
!, gree, and shall he punished with deatt
Sec All other kinds Of murit
q shall be deemed murder in the secnr
i degree, and shall be punished with i'm
:. Drisonment OF not less than two nor mol
than thirty tars in the peDiten'iary
u Sec 3 Nothing herein contain c
q shall lie construed t. require any alters
/ ton or moditi ltian Of the existing for
f IF Indictment for murder; but the in
v before whom the ClIerder is tried sha
determine in their verd CT whether Il
III crime is murder in the first or sec nj d
n gree; aud If the accused confess his gui
the Judge presiding shall proceed to a
le certain the degree Of the crime upon e
ID animation of tie testimony, ana rend
Judgment accordingly
e A ba 81 0r - q
Shall not apply to any crime which ST,
70 have been committed prior to the rati
cation of this set, and shall not eff
ba the distinctions now existing betwe
: murder and mans'aug1fer, nor the pu
ii. ishment FIR manslaughter as now pr
Is vided by law.
SC 5 This act shall be in force fro
IN and after its ratification.
House bill 294, to authorize the coun
he commissioners OF Harnett county 70 S
"a. the present poor house" and with t
proceeds of sale erect another elsewhe
m if deemed necessary, passed lis seve
readings and was ordered to be engrosse
lin House bin 295. to change the name
Hotel township, in Slrry county,
re Eikin township, passed It's readings q
nv was ordered 20 be engrossed
~ House bin 800. to repeal chapter 4
re- laws of 1889, allowing commissioners
nj certain funds to select bar ks Of depO
m securities to be held personally respor
,OO Die nor to he relieved by the failure
,be the bank, was put on its readings.
Schulken moved to lay the bill on
81 table The motion failed and the
nd passed It's several readings ana was
re. dered to be er crossed
An invitation from President Dinw
die on the part Of the young ladic:
Peace Institu'e inviting the member
ol!l the General Assembly to visit that in
O. tute on Friday evening next was read
y a II use bill 243, 10 incorporate
red town of Folsom. Cleveland county, pas
its second reading by vote # ayes
:, uavs 0.
was House bill 263 bin 10 amend
charter Of the Trinity College Park G
: pany passed its everal readings and
We ordered to be ergr s,ei.
seq H use oill 2s5 a bill TO amend n
ter 30 laws Of 1889. II amend the c
3, Ter Of West Asheville and a,s) - n
) ol certain laws relating to the same ps'
AK, in 1891, corrects b uGdary and q
ana territory. passed Its several readings
was ordered to oe engrOssed.
= II use Bill 3oI 10 amend chapter :
! " tion 2555 OF the Code, on motion Of Mr.
Curry was l1id On the table.
T. House bill 2o2. % repeal the laws cf
the relating 10 lhe statute Of limitations un
and ton OF tIr. McCurry was laii ON Tie all
the House bin $40, relating 3 the fee q
ays, gstrais ot d-eds-pr2poses fo sitt@ ol
cents and insert 10 cents. also strike cut :
her and insert 90 cents. The bin faded 10
hills lis second reading.
pri- House bill sos. 70 repeal the laws
subsequent amendments relating 70 he
diclIon OF the magistrates n the oiienC
carrying concealed weapons. passed il
own ond reading, on going to ill., third rei
put iIr. Ray explained tie. .ehect of tie pr
law.
nt T. The cauying Of cancelled weapons
for made msleneanor and Iut under the
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