The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-02-24
time of holding courts; commissioners
,an call extra terms.

Code as follows: sIn all cases in which
any bill, draft, note or bond shall fall
due, OF the three days of grace expire
on any legal holiday OF Sunday, the
same shall be due, or the three days of
grace expire on the day following such
legal holiday OF Sunday"
Bills passed: In relation to the cleo
toral colleges; to amend section 1878, Of
The Code, in relation to Sunday trains;
to allow express matter to be trans
ported on Sunday, passed second and
third readings; to incorporate Eliza
beth College Company, for the educa-
ton OF white females, to he situated in
Charlotte, passed second and third
readings; to prescribe the liabilities of
roads in certain cases. This is the ''fel-
low-servant bill. % Every Senator was
in favor Of the bill and without any re- |
marks the bill unanimously passed its |
second and third readings and now be- |
comes law. Among the above bills |
were large batch to allow counties to |
levy special tax, etc
BY leave bills were introduced as
below: Person, to prevent discrimina
ton in jury list. EUtler, to improve
tne public school system in North Car
ollna, and moved to print 300 copies.
Adopted.
At the afternoon session bills passed:
To authorize deputy clerks of court to
probate deeds. To repeal sections 1888
and 1889 of The Code by striking out
the words; MAY at his discretion and
insert the word s'shall To better Sc
cure the enforcement of the criminal
law. This gives the board of county
commissioners power to employ local
counsel to assist the solicitor in capital
cases; to amend sections 1899 ane 1900
of The Code after striking out section 3;
to establish the North Carolina Neteri
nary Association and to regulate the
practice of veterinary medicine and
surgery.
! HOUSE.
| MoNDAY-House met at 10 o'clock.
Among the new bills and resolutions
| were:
Jones-To make the fee for weighing
cattle Is cents.
lington so the constable and street COM
vote.
Currie-To give the State the illinois
law for the protection of inebriates.
Craven-To make it misdemeanor to
fail to remove distractions to the pas
sage of fish in streams within 30 days
notice from the State Board of Agricul-
ture.
Parker of Wayne-To protect sheep
by taxing male dogs 90 cents and fe-
male dogs 81, no dogs allowed to live
unless licensed, making it a misde-
meanor to fail to list said dogs.
Lusk-To amend the Code, sec. 1885,
by adding al additional cause for di
vorce ''lf either the husband OF wife
shall be indicted and convicted of /
: felony and imprisoned therefor for life
this act to apply to cases now pending
in the courts of this State; to provide
that whenever any person is declared
: to be insane or inebriate the husban,
: OF wife of such shall be first entitled t.
the guardianship of his or her prop
erty.
The Senate bill forbidding 'sgol
contracts was called up and after con
: siderable debate was postponed unit
Il Friday Houser favored the bill an
o Lusk opposed the consideration of il
:. and Cunningham, of Person, took
IL prominent part in the debate, making
strong argument IN favor OF silver Th
Il following is text of the bill:
d ''That any note, bill, bond, draf
check, exchange, contract, mortgage
II public or private Obligation, or pecur
iary liability hereafter made or col
Is tracted, which may provide for its pay
ment in a specific kind or kinds Of leg;
tender money of the United States, ma
<. be paid or discharged in any kind {
D legal tender money of the United State
current at the time of its maturity
'e collection at its face value, such stlpi
e. lation or agreement to the contrary no
0t withstanding.
E. The bills that passed were principal
e; local ones, allowing counties to Lex
p special taxes, etc.
o The Speaker announced the follo7
n ing as the committee Especially on tt
lie re- districting of the State into co
o. gressional districts: Brewer, Decker
OF alexander, Whitener, McCrury, Abe
S, nethy, Bryan, of Chatham.
'd at the night session Dockery's bill
:: provide for the turning over of the pc
OF itentiary to the fusionists came up.
fd provides for board of nine director
4, the superintendent to be appointed
to the Governor, all to serve four years.
TUESDAY. met at 10 o'cloc
W. Among the bills introduced were:
!. Roberts-To prohibit the sale
~ liquors within two miles of polite
W speakings; this not to apply to cit,
~ and towns where there is police fore
IN White-To provide that if any pers
i- shall perform the marriage service W
= is not authorized he shall be deem
~ guilty of a misdemeanor, andupon &C
-, -, viction shall be fined or imprisoned.
ho Candler-To allow preachers to VI
III without 80 days residence in coul
sn and 81 days residence in township.
~ Rauser-To allow the people of
III Grange to vote on the liquor questit
J. Means-To establish a dispensary
~ a. Bladen county.
~ W Bills passed third reading: To all
NC. Greere county tc levy special tax;
,.51' allow Jackson county to levy spec
iI,, tax; to allow Nash county to lev,
'So ~ special tax to pay debt; to allow Yant
H. ~, to levy special tax; to allow Perq
'o of mans to levy special tax: to all
" of Pennsylvania to levy special tax;
VI allow Nash to levy stock law tax;
'"' allow Caswell to levy a special tax;
~ incorporate Saratoga, Wilson coun
~ III to allow Nash to levy road tax; to =
nn NV vide that in any county where ther
:o a law to work the convicts of the coun
1,l - the convict who has moved his c
all shall be worked in the county II
-, which he moved it.
III At noon the special order, the bill
~ ~ annul the lease of the North Carol
'ne = Railroad came up, and by vote of
Ill to "a the House stood IN favor OF
int ; am am ulliienU. ,o,,cr H. G.,
,,3 ing the annullment were Schulk
'2D Pearson, Hartness, Sutton; opposl
- a., Blackburn, Murphy, McCrary
80 others.
tite1' At 80 the House laet and at c
~ took up the calendar. Bills were pas
~; to incorporate the Peoples Mutual
III ~ nevolent Association; to amend
1rof lf charter of the Atlantic & North c
'eai lima Railroad, so that ire presence
pro, the State proxy shall be necessar
ana % make a quorum: to revise and cons
'fth date the charter of Mcrven; to regrl
the service of process i'll criminal