The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-03-16

which VOG0 6lQ 20 Inc FO6u I'D ASU6 .
per cent bonds, running 80 years, and
payable at Raleigh, the county com
missioners to levy a tax to meet the IN
terest on the bonds.
To prohibit takIngof clans from the
waters of Brunswick county between
April Is and November Is
To work Northampton's roads by
taxation.
To incorporate Central Industrial In
stitute at Columbus, Polk county.
To amend the charter Of Laurln-
burg.
To allow Lumberton to issue 500, 900
in bonds for water works, and street
improvements, etc.
70 work Bladen's roads by taxa
tion.
To allow administrator Of the late
sheriff MCrrilI, of O0slow, to collect
arrears of taxes.
To allow treasurer of Bladen county
to pay registrars and judges Of election
at last election 81 so a day and mess9n-
gers 81 a day and 5 cents mllage Il
way
(Resolutior) that no bills be intro.
duced on or after March 1,
By leave Cunningham introduced g.
resolution to pay j. w. Umstead, OF
Durham. who il sick, his per diem
during the session. Il was adopted.
Sutton offered q substitute TO Dock
ery's bill changing the time OF holding
Seventh district courts, and said it was
satisfactory to DoCkery. The act goes
into effect July 1 next. The substitute
WRs adopted. An amendment was sent
up by D0ckery and adopted, .divOrcing
the criminal from the civil terms IN
Arson county.
BILLS PASSED.
To change time of holding courts in
the Tenth district.
To repeal charter of Mars Hill, Madi
son county.
To add Beaufort. New Hanover,
Bladen, Henderson, Sampson, PerqQi,
mans, BERTHE and Washington to
chapter 173. acts 1895, this being the
law which re- Tires what is known as
the Doyle measurement of logs"
To amend the law regarding issues OF
facts In trial.
To protect fish in Newbegun creek,
PaeQuotank county.
To amend the road law in Ashe and
Watauga.
To incorporate the Bank of Ran
dolph.
To amend the charter of Mt. Airy.
To provide for the inspection Of coal
miners and the safety Of miners
therein.
To create a board of control of the
convicts and roads of Mecklenburg
county.
To allow the Newbern railway to
consolidate with any railway entering
that city.
McCrary by leave introduced a bill
to allow the people of Lexington to
vote on the issue of bonds for improve
ments, and levy a special tax, and
Cook, a bill to require the constitutions
of the United States and North Caro-
lima to be read in all the public schools.
SENATE.
Bills end resolutions were introduced
as follows:
Hardison, bill supplemental to bill
already passed relating to the oyster
industry.
Person, to supply public laws to all
justices of the peace.
Early, to amend chapter 245, laws
of 1895, relating TO fish.
AJRater, to give Chatham county
certain volumes Of Supreme CCur5 re
ports.
Barringer, t. incorporate the Pal
mersville Academy, in Stsnly county.
Scales, to incorporate Mair's Chapel,
in GuiltOrd county.
Abel, to amend chapter 343, laws
1891, relating TO stock law.
Mitchell, for the relief of Sheriff II.
Q. Kearney, of Franklin county.
Wakefield, to incorporate the North
Carolina Land and Lumber Company.
Bmathera, to amend chapter 331,
laws of 1895; also to amend section 217,
of the Code; also to regulate the manu-
facture ana sale OF liquor in Haywood
public roads in Haywood county also
to authorize the Board of Aldermen of
WaYnesville and commissioners of
Hay wood county to re locate che stock
law lines; also to amend section 1882,
of the CoCe.
Ray, to promote the interest of pub
lie schools in North Carolina.
Moye Coy request), to require license
to carry concealed weapons.
Scales lodged a motion to reconsider
the vote by which House bill No. AZ
passed. This is the bill relating to
fishing with nets and eeins in Neuse
river.
The following bills passed:
To amend chapter $50, laws of 1889.
To make water courses 20 feet wide
aud 8 feet deep a lawful fence.
To incorporate Hope Fire Company,
in the town of Greenville.
To amend chapter 1914, laws of 1895,
relating to improvement Of public
roads.
To provide Chatham county with
certain volumes of Supreme Court re,
ports.
TO amend chapter 343, laws of 1891
relating to stock law.
To improve the public roads in Char
lotte township, in Mecklenburg county.
To extend the time to compromise,