The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-12
FREEZING CAPT. BILL DAY OUT.
All Supplies Withdrawn From Him and
His Employees.

As soon as the Holman resolution was
disposed Of Mr.. Winston, of BERTHE, in
PRODUCED bill that he asked to have
put upon its immediate passage.
1t was entitled an act to regulate the
payment of salaries .of officers and EN-
sployes of the penitentiary, and regulate
the sale of crops.
1t might he called an act to freeze
Capt Bill Day and his crowd out Of
the penitentiary, for it withdraws from
them all supplies, in the completest man
ner possible.
1t is war measure. and like all war
measures it is thorough and merciless.
Here it is:
''The General Assembly of North Caro-
lima do enact:
Section j. That it shall be the duty
of the Executive Board of the States
Prison as now composed of E. l.. Travis,
w. H. Osborne and S. T.. Rogers and
their successors, to examine and audit
all bills and accounts presented for pay
ment against the States Prison, and it
shall be unlawful for the State Treasur-
er to pay any such bills or accounts until
ordered to do so by the said Executive
Board in writing.
Section 2 That it shall be the duty
Of said Executive Board of the States
Prison TO issue to all officers Of the
State S Prison. and to all persons en-
ployed in any manner in connection with
any of the farms, prison, or any other
work connected with the said States
Prison an order in his favor for the
salary per diem, mileage or other amount
due such officer, person or employe Of
the said institution, and it shall be UNI
lawful for the State Treasurer to pay
any officer, person or employee as here
III named any amount of money on ae-
count of such salary, per diem, mileage
or other account. except upon the writ
ten order of the said Executive Board.
Section 3. That it shall be the duty
of the State Treasurer to pay to the
persons presenting the same to him for
payment, the full amount named in any
order directed to him by said Executive
Board out of the funds set apart, or in
his hands for the support and mainten-
ance of the said person, no matter how
arising.
Section 4 That any person presenting
10 the State Treasurer any order or war
rant for the payment to him or any
other person. of any money due him on
account of salary per diem or mileage or
other accounts for services rendered the
said States Prison before the same has
been first audited and ordered paid by
the SAT- Executive Board shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor.
Section s. That it shall be unlawful
for any officer, agent, employe or other
person to sell or dispose of any crop OF
any kind. or any other property what
soeyer, belonging to the States Prison,
or to the State Penitentiary, except upon
the written order of the said Executive
Board as aforesaid.
Section G.. Any person violating any
proyision or section of this act shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction thereof shall be fined not less
than 500 and imprisoned not less than
three months.
Section z. That all payments made by
the State Treasurer on account of the
said States Prison, or State Peniten-
tiary no matter by which name called
to conflict with and contrary to the pro
visions of this act, shall be void and q
misappropriation of the public funds
and the same may be recovered back fol
the use of the State. by suit brought
against the said Treasurer and his Off
ciaI bond and the solicitor of the Fourth
Judicial district is directed TO institute
said suit when he has knowledge OF
suck payment.
Section S. That all laws and parts o.