The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-03-16
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
HOUsE-FoRTY EIaHTH DAY.

popular vote a d~ispensary for Cleve
land county, to be located at Shelby.
Ferguson, to allow the town Of Forest
City to issue bonds and levy a special
tax.
Peace, to make the gun season in
Vance from October Is to March 10.
Person, of Wayne, to Incorporate
Scare For ALI" Lodge, e.. r. U. 4.
Wilson, to drain Big Long creeK'
CASTOR county.
furnished Northampton county by Sec
rotary OF State.
Allen. to Incorporate the town or
Farmers, in Randolph county.
Green, to establish a criminal circuit
composed of Mitchell, Yancey, Nc
DowelI, Ash and Watauga counties, to
have aiI the jurisdiction vested IN the
Superior Courts, SO far as crimes are
concerned, the judge to be elected by
the people; salary 81, 800, and 5000 for
expenses; the solicitor to be similarly
elected and rec i've the usual fees,
Resolution by Lusk, that after March
/ no bills or resolutions be introduced,
Terrell, to enlarge the jurisdiction of
the justices OF the peace Of Wake, By
making punishment for all assaults,
assaults and batteries and ARRAYS
where no deadly weapon is used or
serious damsgedone, and where deadly
weapon vas attempted to be used, or Is
used, but no permanent injury IS IN
hicted, q fine not to exceed $50. or
thirty days imprisonment; the fine for
carrying concealed weapons TO be not
less than $40, or ten days; no suspen-
sion Of Judgment to bepermitted unless
from physicians certificate Of persons
danger to health.
Green, to submit to the popular vote
at the next general election the ques-
ton Of State aid~to higher education.
Nelson, to preserve aud protect deer
in Caldwell, YanceY, Burke, McDow,
ell, Watauga and Mitchell counties.
Hancock, to reduce the bonds Of sher,
ifs to 5 per cent. of assessed taxes.
Duffy, to ALLOW the commissioners to
complete the Quaker Bridge road, in
Jones county.
Terrell, to amend the charter of
Apex.
Bridgers, to protect fish in North
river and It's tributaries.
Freeman, for the relief of O. N.
Pace, clerk of Henderson Superior
Court.
Cook, to appropriate funds to re,
build the bridge over Little River,
Wayne county.
Gambler, t O prevent the destruction
of fish in Buncombe, Henderson, Ruth
erford and Pennsylvania counties, al
lowing them to be caught with hook
only.
Adams, to validate the marriage Of
A. Ct. Bauer and r Ichel Blythe, of Raj
eigh.
Oathey, to promote public educa
ton, by providing that if the courts
annul the SO year lease Of the North
Carolina Railroad, and 1t is leased for a
greater sum than the present one, that
the excess shall be apportioned by the
State Board Of education among the
various counties among the school chill.
dren, on a per capita basis.
Bryan Of Wilkes, to allow that county
to levy a special tax for 1897-97.
The calendar was taken up.
Bills passed to allow the CLERK Of Dur
ham Superior Court to appoint Mrs.
Sallie Ct. Brown guardian of infant
children of J. o. Brown, deceased,
without bond. (der husbands will de-
sired this done
To amend the charter Of Lexjng,
ton.
To amend the act creating the Yves,
tern Criminal Circuit Court, by provid-
ing that whenever the commissioners
Of any county In the district shall re,
quest the judge to cali an extra term,
he shall call it and receive the compen-
sation Of a Superior Court Judge from
the county; also to provide that the
Governor may order the judge tc hold
a special tenn whenever 1t is, in his
Judgment, necessary.
To incorporate the town Of Oak
Ridge.
To embrace Mcdowell county in the
Western Criminal Circuit Court.
To amend the charter of LexiDg
ton.
To incorporate Catlettsville, Cald-
well county.
To incorporate the James Baker
Lumber Company.
Barrow wanted to take UP and act
on the bill to establish a ~diapensary at
LOuisburg. He said he had q petition
sighed by all the best people.
Mr.. McCr8ry said this was true.
Mr.. Dockery wanted the bill referred
TO the Committee or Propositions and
though it was a local bill, because it
ought to be carefully considered. The
motion to refer prevailed.
There was an error in yesterdays
report as to a bill to levy a special tax
for Johnson county.
Bills passed Co give Cross Creek town
ship, Cumberland county, the fence
law.
To charter the Snow Hill Railway
with 500, 600 capital.
The following bills passed their third
readings:
To allow Concord to issue bonds.
To allow Monroe to construct water
works.
To amend the charter of Asheville
Gully explained by Lusk, it's intro.
Queer. who said it was an excellent