The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-31
THE DAYS BUSINESS.
pErIrIONs PRESENTED

PETITIONS PRESENTED.
Petition from citizens of Stokes county
asking repeal of Merchants Purchase
Tax. BY Petree, of Stokes. Committee
on Finance.
Petition from citizens Of Hyde com.
ty against dredging for oysters. BY
Davis. of Hyde. COMMITTEE on Oysters
Petition of citizens OF Hyde county
for the appointment of ". IL. I6ca,
as Chief Shell Fish Commissioner. BY
Davis, of Hyde. Committee on Oysters
Petition from citizens of Hyde county
in favor of dredging. BY Davis, OF
Hyde. Committee on Oysters.
Petition from citizens Of Bath fo1
repeal Of the Merchants Purchase Tax.
BY Nicholson, Of Beaufort. Cynmittet
on Finance.
Petition Of citizens OF Richmond coun.
.ty against the proposed county of Scot.
land. BY Leak, of 2Anson. Committee
on Counties, Cities and Towns.
Petition from the citizens Of Pam
leo county against dredging for oysters
BY Dees, of Pamlico. committee on
Oysters.
Petition for removal of the colored nor
NAL school from Elizabeth City e
HEREFORD. BY Nicholson. of Perq,nmans
Committee on Education.
Petition from citizens of Rpbeson
county against stock law. BY oliver
of Robson. Committee on Propositions
and Grievances.
Petitions a of citizens of Richmond
county in favor Of the new county OF
Scotland. BY Mclean, of Robeson
Committee on Counties, Cities and
Towns.
Petitions CD Of citizens of Robesop
county against the annexation of ans
part Of .obeson county TO the proposed
county Of Scotland BY Oliver. of Robe
SON. Committee on Counties, Cities and
Towns.
Petition for the appointment of l.
S. Swinson as Shell Fish Commissioners
BY Nicholson, of Beaufort. Committee
on Oysters.
NEW BILLS INTRODUCED.
III. 3. 74S. Act to amend chapter n
Public Laws of 1897. relative to hunting
in Stokes county BY Petree, of Stokes
Committee on Propositions and Griey-
ances.
II. 3. 40 Act to incorporate the town
Of sylvia. BY Moore, of Jackson. Or
calendar.
H. b. 750. Act to incorporate the Syl
va High Training School. BY Moore
of Jackson On calendar.
I'll. b. T51. Act to authorize the com
missioners of Jackson county TO set.
tie with the sureties of J. f. Mclean
and r. F. Allison, tax collectors. BY
Moore, of Jackson. On calendar.
Ii. b. T52. Act TO amend chapter
1913, Public Laws OF 1895, and to build
a road in Jackson county. BY Moore
of jackson. On calendar
Fl. r. 1853 Act to appoint cotton
weigher for the town of Enfield. BY
Harrison, of Halifax. Committee on
Propositions and Grievances.
III. B. 754. Act TO incorporate the Raj
eigh Storage and Warehouse Company
BY Boushall. of Wake. Committee or
Corporations.
III. b. 75o. Act to amend the charte,
of the town OF Maxton. BY Patterson
i of Roheson. Committee on Counties
Cities and Towns.
H. +. 756. Act to put Martin r.. Tut
| tie. of Stokes county, on the pension
list. BY Petree, of Stokes. Commit
/ tee on Pensions.
J III. r. TJJ7 Act to establish FREE
school district between New River an,
the Virginia State line in Alieghan!
county. BY Gambill, of Allegh my
Committee on Education.
| III. Il. 1913. Act TO refund certain in
debtedness of Wilmington. by Willard
of New Hanover. Committee on III
nance.
III. Il. 100. Act TO increase the mum
! Der of commissioners Of New Hanoye
county. BY Willard, OF New Hanover
Committee on Counties, Cities an'
Towns.
III. Il. 760. Act for the relief If 1on
NJ. Gillespie. BY Alexander, Of Asht
Committee on Pensions.
III. Il. 761. Act to prevent obstrucrio
of Johns Creek. in Haywood county
/ BY Davis, of Haywood. Committee o
| Propositions and Grievances.
H. H. 7si2. Act for the relief of j.. II
Abel. former tax collector FOR tue tow
Iof Waynesyille BY Davis, of Haywooa
Committee on Propositions and GrieN
ances.
| H. Il. I6". Act to incorporate the Pc
Dee News Transit Company "a tel@pnon
company. BY Leak, of Arson. Comm
tee of Corporations.
Il H. Il. 761. Act TO provide ,SupraDl
court reports for Vance county. Il