The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-08

tawba. Committee on Propositions and
Grievances.
Petition i'm favor of incorporation of
the town Of Gibson. BY Mclean. of
Robcson. Committee on Corporations.
Petition of merchants of Iredcll county
against the Merchants Purchase Tax.
Ry Holman. Of Iredel. Committee on
Finance.
Petition of merchants Of Davidson
county for repeal Of the Merchants
Purchase Tax. BY Thompson. OF ia
wilson. Committee on Finance.
Petition Of merchants Of Lasker.
Northampton county. for repeal OF the
Merchants purchase Tax. BY Win
Ston, OF BERTHE. Committee on Finance.
Petitions asking incorporation of South
Fork Primitive Baptist church. Chest
nut Hill Methodist church, Friendship
Missionary Baptist church and Bethel
and River View churches. by Reeves,
of Ashc. Committee on Propositions
and Grievances.
Petition asking aid in building bridge
over New River in Ashe county. ny
Reeves. of Ashe. Committee on I'm
ance
Petition of citizens of Randolph county
asking To he nut in stock law terri
mittee on Propositions and Grievances.
Petition of merchants of Fayetteville
for repeal of the Merchants Purchase
Tax. BY Robinson, of Cumberland.
Committee on Finance.
Petition from citizens Of Boone Hill
township, Johnston county. against
further extension Of the stock law terri
tory. BY Brown. of Johnston. Com
mittec on Propositions and Grievances.
PASSED THIRD READING.
IL. Il. 541. Act to repeal section !,
chapter 24S, Laws of 1870, creating
Chocowinity CreeK lawful fence.
IL Il. 726, Act for relief of the tax
collector of Buncombe county.
II. II. 100. Act to increase the mum
Der of commissioners in New Hanover
county.
IL. i. Gao Act to incorporate Burial
Society No. Z, or Edenton.
ii. Il. 1,041. Act supplemental 10
an act to incorporate the States prison
and provide for the government thereof.
II. b. 630. Act to incorporate the town
of Mayodan, Rockingham county.
IL. Is. 4S9. Act to provide IL stock law
for New Hanover county.
II. b. 1,044. Act to pay special
veniremen in Richmond and lrcdell
counties.
II. b. OPS, S. b. 365. Act to incor
porate the Carolina and Northern Rail
road Company.
II. b. 1,041. Act supplemental to an
act to incorporate lie States prison
and provide government Thereof. This
bill permits the new board 10 meet at
any place in the city of Raleigh they
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it impracticable at the penitentiary on
February 10th.
II. h. 1904. Act to suppress the il
legal traffic of liquor in Mitchell county.
II. 3. 341. s. Il. %. Act to regulate
the bonds of officers in Craven county.
II. b. ISL. Act to amend sections
and ., chapter 200 of 1897, so as to ex-
empt Beaufort and BERTHE counties from
the operations of the act-measurement
of timber.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
III. II. 1.O47, S. r. -. Resolution
returning to the Senate for correction
II. Il. 101, y. Il. 2SS.
III. r. 1923, S. II. $50. Resolution
of inquiry as to penitentiary board.
PASSED SECOND READING.
II. b. 991. Act to create graded schools
in the town of Kinston, upon submits
sion of the question to the people.
Ell. b. 697, S. p. So. Act to authorize
the town of Elizabeth city to issue
bonds.
II. B. G44. Act to authorize the com
missioners of Haywood county to levy a
special tax TO build certain bridges.
III. b. I'll, S. b. DAG. Act TO change
the manner of electing officers for the
town of Hartford.
AMENDMENTS CONQUERED IN.
II. r. $50, S. b. 34S. Act to amend
chapter 213, Private Laws of 1897.
BILLS TABLED.
II. b. G37. Act to provide for restora
ton of w. A. Todd and Andy Wood 10
citizenship.
II. Il. 642 Act for relief of sheriff
C. NJ. Griffith, of Davidson county.