The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-02-23
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McCrary, to create q snort form OF
agricultural liens in North CaroliaR
allowing the creditor TO sell enough 4f
the property at public auction i aftH
90 days notice, to recover the debt and
interest.
Adams, to allow doves to be killed at
any time in Wake and Richmond.
Nelson, to incorporate Collettsville,
Caldwell county.
Cunningham, to amend sections 421
and 422 of the { ode, by providing that
when Issues of fact and questions Of
fact arise in which the sum in dispute
is not less than $500 compulsory refer
ence shall net deprive either party of
constitutional right to a trial Of the
issues of fact arising on the ple1dings.
Elliott, to make the act prohibiting
fishing with gill nets in Albemarle
Sound not take effect until March 81,
1897.
Hare, to incorporate the Chowan
Educational Association in Hartford
county.
Lyle, to protect wild turkeys in
Macon county.
Carter, for relief of ex sheriff Kicks
Of Nash.
Lusk, to amend the act of 1895, estab-
fishing a criminal circuit court to be
composed Of the counties of Buncombe,
Madison, Haywood and Henderson, by
striking out the word criminal" That
the judge, in addition to bis present
Jurisdiction shall have also as to all
civil actions and special ple1diugs and
all civil business originating or pend,
ing in any of these counties concurrent
and equal jurisdiction, power and au-
thority with Superior Court judges;
that there shall be two extra terms OK
Buncombe court, Of TIVE weeks each,
beginning on the third Monday in June
and the first Monday in October; thee
TO be civil terms and to be presided
over by the Circuit Judge as provided
in this bill that in compliance with re
quest of commissioners of any of these
counties to hold a special term; the
Judge to receive $500 more annually.
Sutton, of Cumberland, to allow
laborers and messengers at public
buildings who get $500 a year who have
continually served for a year Is days
leave annually with pay.
Luck, to restore the rules of evidence
in the making Of sales Of real estate fol-
taxes as they were prior to 1883.
The unfinished business, a bill to re.
quire the Currituck and Camden Rail
way to provide such crossings OF the
Norfolk and Southern Railway as the
latter may require, ives taken up and
caused a really warm debate.
The bill passed third reading.
Cook made a report for the special
committee on the bill regarding the
lease of the North Carolina Railway,
offering a substitute for the original
bill, asking that it be adopted as bill
asking that it be printed and that it be
made the special order for next Friday.
Blackburn protested that this was two
short a time. It was stated that the
House would be light Friday, owing to
the absence of committees. Cook then
moved that the bill be made the special
order for neon next Tuesday. 1t was
so ordered.
Aiken gave notice that as a member
of the special committee he would file
q minority report on the substitute. He
said he had not seen the substitute, but
that he understood a number of
changes had been made in the bill since
the hearing on the bill.
At noon the House took up as a
special order the bill, introduced by
Hancock, to Restore to the State the
management and control of the Allan
tic and North Carolina Railroad" Han.
cock opened the debate on it, saying it
was introduced because the directors
had under the company's bylaws met
In secret session and taken control of
the road, d~isregarding the States two
thirds; that they issued a call to the
stockholders to meet and seal the con-
tract. Hancock said that as q stock
holder, and believing they wanted to
get absolute control Of the road for 40
years, he had applied for aud obtained
an Injunction aud the private stock
holders were prevented from disposing
of the States interest to themselves.
That the directors met again secretly
Dec. 31st and changed the by laws so
as to get control and take it out of the
hands Of the president and directors
and place it in the hands of the finance
committee. He said that w. 8. Chad
wick, President of the road, had
secured proxies which gave him over