The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-02-16
SENATE


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SENATE.
The Senate met at o'clock Z. m,
Lieut. Gov. Reynolds presiding. Prayer
by Rev, DIR. ]. w. Carter. of this city.
The following petitions were presented
as follows:
by Mr. Shaw, (by requesO petition
from the Robson county. teachers asso-
citation asking for four months for free
schools
by Mr. Rollins, petition for Hotels aud
boarding houses in ASheville, asking for
the repeal of section 81, chapter 116
OF the general statutes of North Carolina,
entitled an act to raise revenue in so far
as it relates to special tax of fifty cents
ON every sleeping room in hotels and
boarding houses.
BY Mr.. Rollins, petitions from citizens
Of Madison county for church incorpora-
ton.
Bills and resolutions were introduced
as follows;
BY MIR. Ramsey, a bill relating TO
school committeeman, &c.
BY Mr. Rollins, bill to protect motor
men and street car conductors.
BY Mr.. Rollins. bin TO repeal section
6, chapter 112, private laws of 1893.
BY Mr.. Rollins, bill for relief Of Geo
e. Sprinkle.
BY Mr.. Mitchell, bin to prohibit the
sale OF liquor in two miles of Perry's
chapel church, Franklin county.
BY Mr.. Utley, bill to levy special tax
ia school district number Is, Wake For
est township.
BY Mr. Ashburn, bill to assign addi-
tional duties for county examiners; also
in regard to driving stock along hollow
roads between Pilot Mountain and Pin
nacle in Surry and Stokes counties.
BY Mr.. Whedbee, a bill to legalize bonds
issued by Elizabeth City to levy special
tax.
BY Mr.. Hyatt, bill to place w. J.
Smith on the pension roll; also to place
w. Young on pension roll; also to estab-
lish a dispensary at Bakersyille AMI
blk Park Mitchell county.
BY Mr. Scales, bill to authorize rhe
city ef Greensboro to issue bonds; also
for the establishment of public libra
ries.
BY sIr. Earnhart, a bin to prohibit the
sale OF liquor in two miles of Crescent
Academy in Rowan county.
BY Mr.. Dickson, bill TO make South
Fork, Of Haw River a lawful fence; also
to prohibit the sale OF liquor in different
localities in Ashe county.
BY Mr.. Justice. a bill to authorize
| Rutherford county to work conyicts on
public roads.
BY Mr. McCaskey, bin to fix mile
age and per diem OF clerk of the General
Assembly.
BY Mr.. Early, to protect fish in John S.
Fishers mill pond in BERTHE county.
BY Mr. Justice, bill to enable judg-
ment creditors to reach the interest of
| Judgment debtors in land where such
| judgment debtor is interested as tenant
| in common.
/ BY Mr.. Newsom, a bill to increase rev
enue and to regulate insurance, this bill
| is that fire insurance companies not in
corporated by the laws of this State, but
legally authorized to do business in this
| State through regularly commissioned
and licensed agents located i'm this State,
shall not make contracts of fire insur-
ance ON property herein, save through
agents OF such companies as are regularly
commissioned and licensed TO write poll
cies of fire insurance in this State, pro-
vided, however, this act shall not apply
30 property of Railroad companies or
other common carriers
| That for the purpose Of carrying out
the foregoing section it shall be unlawful
] for any agent commissioned or other
| wise of said company to sign any blank