The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-10
To be Forced to Take
Out State Charters.
REMOVAL OF CAUSES
To FEDERAL Courts to be Thereby Pro
hibited-Prospects of a short Session
Of the Legislature-The Wonderful
Change that Has Come Over Our Gov.
encouragement Legislature Vote
With the Democrats-Fusion Peni-
Tertiary Board Must Go.

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With the Democrats-Fusion Peni-
Tertiary Board Must Go.
Messenger Bureau
Raleigh, N. c.. January 6.
The legislature has quickly settled
down to business. Never was there
less delay or trouble in regard to the
election or appointment of officers.
The important measures begin to ap-
pear early. 1t is very rare for these to
appear until later. If it be possible
the legislature will adjourn before the
end of sixty days which are the limit
of the session, that is the time for
which the $500 a day pay is allowed.
The state charters the w. w. Simms
Number Company of Wilson, capital
S25, 600.
The election contest of J. E. Sugg,
democrat, against Mitchell, populist,
for the seat in the house from Greene
was quickly disposed of by the COM
mittee, Mitchell admitted that he had
no title to the seat and the vote to
sea- Sugg was, therefore, unanimous.
Mention has been made of the fact
hat Isaac E.. Smith, negro member of
the house from Craven, voted for the
democratic nominees for speaker, etc.
Another negro member informs the
democrats that he expects to vote with
them on most questions. It Is practi-
cally certain that this is the last ses-
sion of the North Carolina legislature
in which the negro will appear as a
law-maker. There are only five il this
legislature. Most Of the republican or
populist members are from the west
or piedmont sections. Only six eastern
counties are represented by them.
Ex-Governor Carr and ex-Congress-
man S. B. Alexander are among today's
arrivals.
Captain Badly Capehart, whose at
tack of paralysis has been reported,
died at midnight last night at his home
here.
Superintendent E. NICK. Goodwin, of
the school for deafmutes at MorgantOn,
is here, preparing his report to the leg
islature. He says there are now 199
pupils and that as 10 as the steam
heating plant is in position 80 more can
be received.
Governor Russell's message is char
acterized as being very tame" It is
not any tanner than the governor. A
year ago he was wild; now he is very
tame indeed.
A portrait of Ensign Worth Bagley
was today placed in the state library.
There may be a fight among the fus-
ion board of penitentiary directors
yer Superintendent Days appoint
mments of democrats, but it is all child's
play, for the legislature will o on Dust
the fusion board. It's days are number
ed.
The following is the text of an i'm
portant bill introduced yesterday, to
prevent the transfer of cases from state
to federal courts.
can act to provide the manner in
which railway, insurance or steamboat
companies, incorporated under the laws
of other states or counties, shall be-
come incorporated in this state.
Section /. That every railway, insur-
ance or steamboat company created
or organized under and by virtue of the
laws Of any state or government other
than that Of North Carolina, desiring
to W property or to carry on business
or to exercise any corporate franchise
of any kind whatever in this state
shall be required first to file in the Of
fee of h secretary of state a copy OF
its charter duly authenticated and
shall pay therefor $1,000 and shall
cause such charter to be recorded in
each county in which it desires to carry
on business or to own property.
I "Sec. 2. That if any such charter OF
ny law or any part thereof thus filed
kall be in contravention of the laws OF
is state such part as shall be in con-
RF2&ct with the laws of this state shall be
null and void therein.
SEC. 8. That when such corporation
shall have complied with the provisions
of this act, it shall thereupon i'm
mediately become a corporation of this
state and may sue and be sued as fully
as if originally created under the laws
of North Carolina.
"Sec. 4. That from and after June 1
1899, any corporation violating any OF
the provisions of this act shall be liable
to $3.50 penalty for each day which il
shall have continued to operate or do
business without having complied with
the requirements of this act, the state
to recover said penalty by action in any
county in which such corporation oper,
ates or does business"
Wakes school children get S1.30 pei
capita this year from the public school
fund.
During December 102 marriage
licenses were issued in this county.
Clerk Wimbish, of the penitentiary,
declares he will not resign. He will get
no pay and will hardly hold out long.
Raleigh has given s210 towards the
monument to the memory of gallant
Lieutenant Ship.
Working Night and Day