The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-01-24
The County
Government
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max. m. marriage license fee sl..D. D..
Nv senator Grant, :. Il. lOi. chang
ing IN. time for holding courts IN Pen
der and Jones counties.
Also. :. H. 100. to- am"ud chapter H.
Law 80. creating stat" board 81
health. and aut hOriling the election "l
county ply -icIan-.
senator stephens wa added To tn"
Joint committee on Justice oi III"
peace.
senator ~igmon wa added To III" .
committee on penal institutions.
senator Hoover was added To tn" .
committee on military affairs.
senator Lindsay Wa added I" III"
conmitte. on cduraitOn.
\ report wa received from the SEQ
rotary of state concerning in-uranr"
rumuanir- doing business IN North
Carolina. stating that th"r" w"r" Io'
general insurance agents III TIA" STATE.
which paid in license fees about $1,000
annually. All the companies but tire"
are foreign.
\ message was received from Ia"
House OF representatives. stating,
among other thlng-, that 1t had pa-~"u
House bill -- to reduce the official bond
of tn. sheriff of Pitt county. Ordered
TO be- placed ON tn" calendar.
senate bin To amend chapter -,
Law. of I-Jl, To- protect owner oI
stock in Hyde county, passed H. So
ond and third readings.
senate bill %. to amend tn" charter
ui the town Oi Mt. Airy, Wa put on H.
second reading. Th" bIll provides for
the establishment ol two voting wards
OF nearly equal strength III ia" town "l
MI. Airy on or bciOr" January, INjr.
and imposes "A hrcn~" TAX al my d"i-
lars Der month, instead Of fifty dollars
per annuu, ON dealers in malt liquors,
provided the sale. oi liquors b" approx
ed by "A vote OF tn" citizens. IN" bIli
passed it, second reading.
>. Il. 100, IA bill from the House. to
reduce the official bond ol he sheriff OF
Pitt county to SG0,oOo, and giving the
sheriff the right of appeal from tn" de-
cisiou of the county commissioners IA
certain CauscS, Wa- pat on IT. second
reading.
senator Forbcs, of PITT, spoke To the
bin and urged its passage a. matter
uf lust lee 10 the people.
senator Mcwbornc, speaking on the
bill reverted to the Importanc" Ol
official bonds, declaring that they
should not be- too small and that they
should not ,,c too large. He cited the
fact that the total collections Of take,
in Pitt county amounted To about $50,
100, and therefore hc thought Il bond Ol
SGO,oOO would amply protect the public
fund of that county. He said the bond
was not Tor the special benefit OF any
particular sheriff, Tor an officer ol an!
party could have the advantage of it
provisions. lie did not think the Pop
ulist sheritl-clrct would be- accepted b!
the county commissioners of l'itt, IL
matter what bond he offered; and he
therefore favored the provision which
gave the right of appeal from the de-
rlsion of the ColnInlSsloncrs-"th
august body of men whose powers ap
parcntly were ~ wide aS tn" cart has
nigh as the heavens and went down I,
the lowest depths 1t was almost nee.
cssary, when anything was desired %
them, to write II note OH gilt edge paper
perfume it highly-get on II whit,
morse, and going before the count
commissioners ash them if they won
please do So and So
senator Forbes desired to correct
statement made 10y him under misap
prehension. lie had stated that tn
commissioners of Pitt county raise,
the shcriil's bond from $4,000 to S92,
OOO, but he had since asccrtained tina
the bond had been raised to only $40,
900. lie desired to apologize Tor an.
unfair or misleading statement con
corning this matter. In answer to
question by senator Dowd, senate
Forbes said that the tax receipts O
Pitt county had been increased b.
about 81 500 ON account of the addition
of n railroad to the taxable propert
of the county. This item was TN
reason assigned by the county com
missioners of Pitt for raising tn
sherit's bond.
Senator Adams appreciated the &c
tion of the senator from lltt III cor
recting the statements he had made.
Senator Dowd said he was glad I
hear Senator Forbes correct his state
ments, and he understood his action
remove the harsh accusations again.
the county commissioners of Pitt. III
would now support the bill; and /
would go further than that, for iii an
case in which it was proven that an
commissioners OF any county had III
justly used the power vested in thcl
he would stand for calling them
strict account regardless OF party
politics.
Senate bill to amend the charter
Mt. Airy with reference to grad,
and passed its second reading.
:. bill 73, to incorporate the Sout
ern Stock Mutual Insurance compan
of Greensboro, y. c., passed its sccol
and third readings.
-. bill IL, for the relief of W. j. ~
ton, sheriff of Bladen county, passed
second reading.
A report from the state Cniver>it
through the president, DIR. Geo.
Winston, WAS submitted to the Sena
and referred to the committee on ed
cation.
Senate resolution NJ, with referen
to Immigration and iuvestmc OF ca
ital in North Carolina, was taken
and passed its second and third rea
ings. This is resolution of Senat
Sigmon, of Catawba, officially dccla
ing the advantages of North CaroliI
which are open To investors, healt
seekers, and home-seekers. He had i
tended to ask the state for a small Il
preparation for disseminating his de
laration, bnt has since decided to
this with his own money.
A message was received from {
House announcing that that body h;
adopted a resolution to adjourn un
next Monday, observing Saturday a.
holiday in honor OF Gen. Robert
Lee, and asking the concurrence of I
Senate. The senate amended { he res
luton so as To meet on saturday at
o'clock and al journ at II.
PROVISIONS OF BILLS.
;. Il. 81, presented 10y Senator Al
mons, to amend the constitution, pI
vides that no public officer of this st;
shall use passes on railroads or a
frank or Thanking privilege from a
telegraph or telephone company Tn,
is n provision that this amendme
shall be submitted To the qualified
tiers at the next general election for q
prevail or disapproval.
;. Ii. 93 is bill providing that W
nesses may be compelled to attend a
give evidence in trials of contest
seats in the General Assembly: IL
evidence so given shall not be used
prosecute the person testifying, a
fhat no shall not b. iah hi. r., nd; ~ m, /.