The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-04


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Wilson, Sharpe Of irsdsll. snAsk-
srs. Shcre-i6.
Mr.. Abel offered al amend ne o,
70 insert the words "uheshss - On
independent measure OF "a rider /
Alter "l6 To l" in section one. Adopt
ed by . vote OF ~ 10 &c.
The Substitute. rs amended, Vas
then placed upon its third reading
and Was passed by the same vo,s -
upon its second readiss.
The bill 10 change the boundary
line between AiAmanes and caAs-
ham counties VAS taken nm. Mr..
Atwaier addressed the senate An
ad jsurn ment vas then taken until
1880 Saturday morning. the bill TO
come up as unfinished business at
the expiration Of the morning hour.
The House convened At 10 o'clock
yesterday morning.
Prayer vas offered by Represent
alive Laxhon.
The following bills were intro
duced:
By Peace-Bill 10 establish Z sys
tenn Of Graded schools in Hender-
son.
By Drew-Bill 20 re- uire the "Ei-
ementary Principle OF q Republic
by W. h. Harvey, to be taught in
public schools,
Young-Bill to provide for the OF i
Ace of Superintendent OF Public
Printing.
CALENDAR.
MIR. Cook moved that the chair ap-
point a special committee Of seven
Representatives to consider Q bill
which he would introduce prescrib-
ing terms by which foreign rail
road corporations would be allo wed
to operate in this State. The mo-
ton prevailed. The committee was
appointed by the Speaker as follows:
Mr.. Cook, chairman; Sutton Of Cum
berland, Aiken, Hauser, Schulken,
Person of Wayne and Pearson.
Mr.. Cook introduced his bill, the
gist being that on and after May l.,
1897, no railroad company, organ
lied under the laws Of any govern
ment other than that of this State,
shall hold or operate, directly or in
directly, any line of railroad in this
State, or road the termini of which
shall be located therein; nor shall
any such company purchase or own
a maj GRITTY of the stock of any COM
pany organized under the laws OF
North Carolina, unless said non-res
ident corporation shall first obtain q
license as provided by the bill.
Section two prescribes the way in
which such license shall be procured
1: provides that such companies
shall apply to the Secretary of State
with a fee of $500, and shall guaran-
tee that they will keep at all time,
an agent within the State upon whom
judicial proceedings can be served
and will submit to any final jurisdic
ton Of the courts of North Carolina
This done, the Secretary OF Stat,
shall, with the written approval o.
the Governor, issue the license To-
the applicant company to do bust
ness in the State for twenty years
as owner of the franchise and prop
erty Of any road or the majority Of
stock, as lessee of any company or
ganized under the laws of Nortl
Carolina.
| The license shall at all times b
revokable by the Legislature in it
discretion or at the instance Of tn
Governor or Secretary of State, il
pursuance of law.
Section three of the bill provide
that it shall be the duty of the Gov
ernor or Secretary of State, in cas-
the railroad company should violat
either any provisions of this bill, tn
provisions of an act of Congress On
acted February 4, 1887. or any of tn
laws regulating the Railroad Com
mission of North Carolina, to brin
suit against such company for tn
fol felture of their license to operat
their road. The suit must be brough
} in Wake Superior court. If tn
State wins the Governor shall pub
lish the proclamation revoking tn
license 30 days prior to the day q
} forfeiture.
Section four provides that whe
} the State wins such suits the prof.
erty of the company sued shall b
held surety for all costs of proceed
ings.
The sixth section provides ths
! any person, Off Ger or employee, {
such companies who shall in an
, way aid and abet in the violation {
any of the provisions of the bi
: shall be guilty CT a misdemeanG
: and be subject to Imprisonment 70
: not less than four or more tina
twelve months. The bill also PR
vides that any violation Of the la
. by the licensed company shall |
D subject to a foe OF not less tina
: 81 600, CT more than So 900 for ever
] day that such violation shall CO.
tinue.
f The bill was referred to the sp
9 cial committee named by the Spea
t er in compliance with the motion
Q Mr.. Cook.
y By consent, Mr.. Sutton of Ne
: Hanover introduced a joint resol
ton to impeach Judge W. l.. Nc
i wood, which was referred to the j
It dietary Committee.
~ ANOTHER RAILROAD BILL:
Bill by Mr.. Hauser, requiring Il
2 Governor to secure a report of 8.
aries paid railroad Off Gals Was aga
\ called ur, and Mr.. 6chulken co
/, sented to change the date for su
= hitting the report from Februal
J. 10 to February %. 1t was vot
# down. The bill was put upon
70 third reading. Col. Sutton oppos
it claiming that it was "graspil
7, at the shadow and losing the 50
stance"
e, Mr.. Lusk advocated the adopt
9, of the measure, saying that it see
\ ed to him that it was getting to b,
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