The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-01-28
THE LEGISLATURE.
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VOfce law SO II E2n:l Is In JAN Ills N.le
can remarry.
The bill to regulate appeals was taken
up and passed, providing that in ap-
peals TO higher court the evidence
shall be sent up at the request OF either
party to the action. It does not apply
to magistrates courts, city courts or
mayors courts.
The bill to provide that guardians,
and executors who mis-
appropriate their funds shall be liable
to Indictment for ENLIGHTENMENT, passed. |
The bill passed exempting from jury |
duty undertakes who are funeral di-
rectors.
By leave Mr.. Hancock introduced
bill to amend The Code as to the phar-
maceutical ASSOCIATION.
FIFTEENTH DAY-FRIDAY, JAN. %.
SENATE.-In the senate bills were
introduced as follows:
By Senator Newsom, to abolish Hert-
ford inferior court.
By Senator Parker, Of Alamance, to
incorporate the Plnehurt Railroad
Company.
The president announced the follow
ing committee on county government
Senators Grant, Smathers, McCaskey,
Atwater and Abel.
The bill passed incorporating the
Stone Mountain Railway Company.
HoUsE.-Many bills were introduced,
nearly all local. Those OF Interest were !:
By Mr.. Petree, to give deputy clerks
Of the superior court power to probate
deeds and conveyances.
By Howe, to repeal the act to amend
the charter OF Wilmington, ratified
March 8, 1895, and declaring all laws
and clauses of laws concerning Viii
mington existing at that time In full
froce and effect that there shall be
elected by the qualified voters of each
ward one alderman and the governor
shall appoint one and the aldermen
thus constituted shall elect mayor.
BY Mr.. Lawhorn, to preserve cult
waited ground from the ravages of poul.
try by making it misdemeanor to al.
low poultry to 60 or remain on such
ground after one days notice by its
owner.
i By Mr.. Abernethy, to amend The
Code and allow judges of election $1.5(
each for services last election day. ano
$l.5O each to persons who carried the
returns Of election to the county seat
; By Mr.. Abernethy, to amend The
Code as to pauper suits by striking GU
, the words zone Or more witnesses" ant
inserting "by two disinterested witness
es and by affidavit of one or more prac
ticlng attorneys"
By Mr.. Chapman, to require eros
indexing of deeds, ETC., in twenty-fou
hours after they are registered.
The bill making it misdemeanor t
wllfully disturb political meetings cam
up on its third reading.
Mr.. Schulken said there were dar
!, gerous provisions in it.
! Mr.. Lusk champloned the bill, whic
provides penalty of a fine of not oye
$50 or imprisonment for not over tfirt
/ days for willful interruption or distu
bance of any political meeting lawful
assembled.
: Mr.. Schulken moved to table-lost.
4 Mr.. Mckenzie, democrat, said b
d thanked God he belonged to part
; which within twenty years had neve
4 used a gag law and thought the pu
pose Of the bill was to muzzle the den
ocrats.
Mr.. Sutton, of New Hanover, said i
y Colum bus he was threatened and a
tempts made to prevent his speakin
e and that he had stood in the face ,
t, pistols and eggs Qaughter) for tt
9 cause of fusion.
n Mr.. Ransom offered an amendme1
9 making it misdemeanor for a poll
9 ical speaker to use vulgar or profar
t. language while speaking.
u Mr.. Schulken said that with tn
p amendment he favored the bill.
Il The amendment was adopted.
5. Mr.. Cooke, of Warren, offered a
e amendment that the bill should app
r to all public speakers and stage acto
= adopted.
The bill and amendment were r
II ferred to the judiciary committee.
Is The special order bill, to incorpora
the Moore County and Western Raj
l. road Company, was taken up. It W;
it the opinion of some members that tt
IS road would parallel the North Carolir
70 railway.
K Mr.. Dockery said it parallels no sta
road, simple charter that two 9th
charters cover the same territory.
Mr.. Schulken said an attorney of tt
4 road who had approached him on IL
g subject had confessed, in response
on bot x,yo,,II ,,oroJoa ~