The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-03-09

statement of an account, properly veri-
fed, prima facie evidence OF its correct
ness.
Ensley, to allow Jackson county to
build an iron bridge across Tuckaseegee
river.
REYNOLDS, to prevent the obstruction
of certain streams in Montgomery
county.
Cunningham, to incorporate Joseph
B. Cheshire, Jr., A. A. Watson, T. J.
Murdoch, J. e. Ingle, Q. e. johnson,
w. A. Erwin, Robert Strange, W. J.
Greene, McNeely DuBose and Theo. +.
Davidson, trustees of st. MRry's School
at Raleigh, or such other place a they
may determine.
Pool, to pay surveyors for surveying
lands In dispute &5 q day instead Of 50
Green, to incorporate the Elk Park
and BAkersville Turnpike Company,
with SO, 600 capital stock.
Duffy, to prohibit the sale OF liquor
within two miles of Marines School
House, OusloW county. Go allow men
to sell wine Of their own manufacture
from grapes of their own raising.)
The calendar was taken up.
Bills passed to allow persons owning
$500 of property to receive pensions.
To better drain Carter's creek, DAv1e
county.
To amend the charter of the Farmers
Mutual Fire Insurance Association.
To amend the charter of the Viii
mington Chamber of Commerce.
To. allow OnGloW county to use O
special fund for general county pur
poses.
By leave, Mr.. johnson introduced a
bill to provide for the inspection of the
manner of conducting certain bust
nesses and occupations in this State,
and to ascertain and tabulRte the nature
and value of the goods and manufac-
tured articles sold in North Carolina
from other States. 1t provides that all
persons doing in this State the business
Of selling pianos, organs, etc., having
or claiming immunity from taxation
by reason Of interstate commerce, shall
make sworn statements as to their
business, under penalty.
The House took up as a special order
the bill Of Sutton, of Cumberland, as
follows: That from and after the
ratification of this act it shalFbe unlaw-
full for any person, firm or corporation
to manufacture, sell or give away any
cigarettes of any kind or character,
whatsoever called, in any cover,
whether paper or otherwise, or any
thing as a substitute therefor In any
form, in the State of North Carolina,
or for any person, corporation or firm
to sell or give away the same in this
State, whether manufactured in this
State or elsewhere. That any person,
firm or corporation who shall violate
the provisions of this act shall be
Il Annrna6 nIISIE- ~ n -oSnIavooN-Aa A-E
upon conviction shall be fined or i'm,
prisoned or both, in the discretion OF
the court"
Lusk introduced the following sub
stitute:
THAT after the ratification Of this
act il shall be unlawful for any one to
sell or give TO any minor any cigarettes,
and it shall be unlawful for any minor
to use or smoke cigarettes, and any
minor found so smoking cigarettes
shall be a competent witness to prove
from whom he received such cigarettes
and the evidence 80 given shall not be
used against such minor in any prose
cution against such minor for violation
Of this act. That any one who sells or
gives to any minor any cigarettes, or
any minor found smoking cigarettes
shall be guilty of q misdemeaner, and
upon conviction shall be fined not more
than $40 o imprisoned not more than
80 days"
The substitute thus became tho bill,
being adopted by q vote Of As to "a. 1t
1m3 UP on third reading and passed,
66 TO %.
By leave Young introduced a bill to
amend the charter OF Raleigh.
SENATE.
Petitions introduced as follows
Lyon, a petition in behalf of INDECENT
inebriates.
AshburD, a petition from Stokes
county relative to placing ladders al
dams on Dan river.
Barker, a petition from prisoners
asking that the laws concerning par,
dons be- changed.
Bills we're introduced as follows:
Justice to amend section 43 of the
| Code, as follows: I'm all cases IN which
any bill, draft, note or bond shall fall
due, or the three days Of grace expire
on any legal holiday or Sunday, the
same shall be due, or the three days OF
grace expire on bhe day following such
legal holiday or Sunday.
Yeager, to authorize the sale of stand
ing timber for PARTITION in common
among tenants.
Robertson, for the relief of the sureties
Of ]. M Benson, of Biaden county.
Barker, to remove the INSTRUCTIONS
to fish in CataWba river; also to protect
innocent persons from misrepresenta,
ton.
Cannon. to appoint q board of finance
for New Hanover county.
Anthony, to prohibit the sale OF
liquor in two miles of Mt. Pleasant
Baptist Church in Cleveland county.
Geddie, to prohibit the sale of liquor
within three miles Of Tabor Methodist
Church, Cumberland county.
Parker, of AlRmance, to amend chap
ter 513, laws of 1891, relating to re
funding direct taxes.