The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-13
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to cases now pending in the courts of
this State. hut shall not apply TO any
separation that shall take place after the
passage Of this act
..Scction =. That this act shall be in
force from and after its ratification"
At the last meeting of the Editorial
Association of North Carolina, com
mittcc was appointed to ask the I.cgisla
turc 10 pass Il proper libel law. and yes
ter,lay Mr.. Hoey. Of Cleveland in
troduccd the following bill prepared by
The committee. of which Mr.. ii. \. Lon
don is chairman.
The General Assembly of North Car
olinn do enact:
Section 1 Before any proceeding, eth
er civil or criminal. shall be brought
for the publication Of Il libel. tho plain
tiff or prosecutor shall ut least five days
before institnring such proceeding serve
notice in writing on the defendant or de-
PENDANTS. specifying the article and the
statements therein which hc alleges TO
hc false and dcfamatory. IL ii shall
appear upon the trial that said article
was published in good faith, that lis fal-
sity was due 10 mistake or mlsapprehen-
sion of the facts. or that there were
reasonable grounds for believing mat the
statements in said article were true. and
that within a reasonable time after tn
service Of said notice n full and fair cor
reetion or ictractiOn was published ID
The same editions of corresponding issues
of the newspaper or periodical in whch
said article appeared, and in as conSpic-
nous place and type as was said original
article. then the plaintiff in such case. If
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ees. and if n criminal proceeding YER
dict of not guilty shall be rendered.
Section =. That. in every prosecution or
action for libel. the defendant may show
in his defense that the matter compliance
of was published in his paper or period
zeal without his knowledge or fault, and
against his wishes by another who haC
no authority from him to make the pub
licatioh and whose act was disavowed by
him so soon rs known.
Section 3. That any person who vii
fully states. delivers or transmits by
any means whatever. To the manager
editor, publisher or reporter Of any news
paper or periodical for publication there
in any false and EbelouS statement con
corning any person or corporation. and
thereby secures the publication Of the
sane. is hereby declared guilty Of mis-
demcanor.
Section 4. No indictment or civil ac-
ton for libel contained in a. wspaper
or periodical published within this State
shall be instituted except in the county
where the newspaper or periodical was
printed and published. or i'm thu coun-
~ where the person libeled resided whel
The offense was committed.
Section *. That this act shall be ir
force from and after its ratification.
Another bill of general interest is that
Introduced by Mr.. Bryan, Of Madison
taking the offence of carrying concealed
weapons ont Of the Superior court anC
giving magistrates original and final jill
risdiction.
The resolution by Mr.. Foushee. o.
Durham. in regard TO the penitentiary
provides for the payment of the payroll
of the farms FOR the months of October
November. md December: also Tor tn
payment of freight bills due certain rail
roads.
Mr. Carraway's bill for the publication
Of sketches of North Carolina troops
provides for the printing of LOCO copies
at no cost TO the State except for tn
paper. type-setting, press-work and bind
ing. tbs bill was introduced on reques
Of the Confederate Veterans Associa
ton. The books are TO be distributed
as follows: One to each member Of the
General Assembly. one to the State Ii
brary. one to the State University anf
one 20 each college in the State. The
balance Of the books are TO be sold AZ
cost by the State to the public and tht
proceeds Of their sale is to be covered
into the State Treasury.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Williams,
Of Dare, for the promotion of temper
ancc in his county, was pared down con-
lderably before its was allowed to pass.
In its original form the bill made it a
misdemeanor to sell or give intoxicating
liquors to a minor, punishable by fint
not less than s. nor moreI than $50. Ii
further provided that 1T should be IL mis-
demeanor to he found drunk, except
upon ones own premises.
The bill. before being enacted into
law. was amended so as not to prohibit
parents from giving whiskcy to children
in good faith for medicine; and the pro
81 sion as to drunkenness off ones own
promises was stricken out
As has already been stated, an effort
will be made at this session TO have the
Merchants Purchase Tax repealed. The
first bill looking TO this was introduced
by Mr. Wrcnn. of Chatham, yesterday
THE HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.