The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-02-23

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tered Just as deeds are registered.
Parker, of Perquimans, to protecE
SQUIRRELS there, and to prohibit the ale
of whiskey in Hartford towns.
Hauser gave notice that he would
offer a minority report in favor of three
bills, which the committee had reported
adversely, and asked that these be
taken up next Wednesday as a special
order. Zone is the railway rate bill;
n to elect the railway commissioners
by popular vote, and one a bill to pre-
hibit free passes and franks)
Bills passed prohibiting bird hunting
in Mecklenburg, Carteret, Beaufort,
Rockingham, Union and Haywood
without land owners consent; to allow
ex sheriff Grant, of Davidson, to collect
Q of taxes. Bill was taken up to
reduce the impoundiug fee for stock
in Vance to 10 ce nts and to allow cattle
to go at large from December list to
March LIST.
Bills passed to prevent the leaving of
hanging timber On Yadkin river from
Rock Ford to Srence's Ferry; to incor-
porate the BERTHE Confederate Memo.
rial Association; to incorporate the
Levi Bank of Rutherfordton; to permit
fish to be caught in any manner in
Columbus county Oake Waccamaw
excepted.)
By leave, Hancock introduced a bill
to incorporate the NeWb9rn Mutual
Fire Insurance Company.
On motion, the bill to take away the
State Firemen's Relief Fund was made
special order for next Tuesday at noon.
By leave, Petrce introduced a bill to
give authority to sherifs and tax col.
lectors by allowing collection of arrears
OF taxes since 1891.
The bill appropriating IS. 900 to
North Carolina on Wheels" was Or
dered printed. It is formally reported.
By leave. Hare introduced a bill to
repeal section 1854 of the Code so far
as Hartford county is concerned.
SENATE.
Petitions we're presented as follows:
Clark, petition from citizens of Hall
fax county for working public roads.
Early, petition from citizens of Lewis
ton, Bel tie county, against the extern.
sion Of the corporate limits of said
town.
Yeager, petition from citizens of
Plymouth to amend the charter of the
town so that all the officers will be
elected by popular vote.
Bills and resolutions were introduced
as follows:
Parker, Randolph, a bill to amend
the charter of the town of Southern
Pines.
Clark, by request, to incorporate the
Bank of Enfield.
Yeager, to amend section 2,065, of
the Code, relating TO ownership of
lands; also a bill authorizing the Gov
ernor to furnish convicts to work GER
tain roads and cut canals in Washing
ton county.
Anthony, for relief of M. W. Ham
rick and F. s. Fortenberry, ex sher,f5
Of Cleveland county.
Shore, to reimburse the sub commit
tee of Deaf, Dumb and Blind, their
actual expense incurred in visiting
Deaf and Dumb Asylum at Morganton.
Scales, to incorporate certain churches
in GuilfOrd county also a bill relating
to personal property. The bill makes
it a misdemeauor for parties to go to a
store and get goods to look at and do
not return or pay for them.
Lyon, relating to the execution of
bonds of corporations, etc. ; also a bill
to amend section 2, chapter 355, laws
of 1887, relating to penal institutions.
Smathers, to amend chapter 189, laws
of 1889, relating to the incorporation
of Clyde, in Haywood county; also, by
request, to amend section 635, of the
Code; also to pay judges of election in
North Carolina.
Bills on third reading:
To amend Senate bill 246.
To prevent the fishing with nets in
Alb9marle Sound and streams empty
ing there. The amendment is to ex
tend the time of the bill going into
effect to March 81, 1892. Passed.
To allow. commissioners Of Pamlico
to levy special tax. Passed.
To allow Harnett county to levy
special tax. Passed.
To allow Swain county to levy special
tax. Passed.
To amend chapter 1876, laws of 1895,
SO es to add the county of Cumberland
to the Eastern Criminal Circuit. This
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