The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-02-14
Sen
TWENTY NINTH DAY-Feb. 6.

Bills passed: To amend charter OF
Franklinton; to allow Lexington to
issue $50 600 in bonds; to allow Madi
son county to build a bridge; to elect
CASTOR Battle a justice Of the peace in
E1gecombe; to amend the charter OF
Graham; to appoint three justices of
the peace for Hyde; TO appoint ". II
Long q justice of the peace in Pitt; to
appoint additional justices OF the peace
Tor Northampton; to abolish probatps
and registrations to amend sections 68I
and 682 of the Code; to amend chapter
3I4, acts 1897, by substituting "Pen.
der'' for "Duplin." To amend the act
Of 1897 as TO Graham county's roads;
to repeal the act giving Bladen a dis
pensary /; to validate the registration OF
certain convey ances; to appoint jus
tices of the peace for Duplin to repeal
the act Of 1895, &c to tax collector OF
Nash county !; to amend the act Of 1897
/ REGARDING obstruction in Gaia WbR; TO
establish q stock Law in OaFveF's Greek
township. Cumberland county.
There wal discussion Of bill t orepe0l
section 8 113. Of the Code, and enact .
substitute TO compel county commits
sioners to hold local option elections on
petition Of one. third Of the qualified
voters and on any day 12O day Re,
moved from q general election (the
counties Of r 1beson, Union, BunCOmbe,
Madison, Swain, Jackson, Henderson,
TransyIvanis, Wayne, Duplin, Pender,
Lincoln, Alexander. Catawba and
Wilkes being excepted. The bill went
over until tomorrow. +.
A communication from William
Chase, of South Carolina. was read,
asking the legislature to CO operate
with the South Carolina legislature in
securing school books by Southern
authors.
Bills passed to prohibit bird hunting
in Buncombe, Lincoln and Iredell with
out permission of land owners.
HOUSE,
The House passed the 1000 mark il
bills to day. Bill to require the farm
ers' Mutual Fire insurance Company
20 pay taxes was tabled.
Bills passed Tor relief Of 8. D. Dill
linger, sheriff OF Yancey; to inCorpor
ate the Brevard Banking Company II
amend the Arson county road law b.
including Wsdesboro.
The bill to create the county OF Scot
land was made the special order TO
Thursday morning.
Bill. passed to repeal the charter o
Yanceyville; to extend the time for be
ginning work on the Fayetteville 1
r Albemarle Railroad until 1902; to il
corporate the Bank of Chapel Hill; t
regulate bonds Of Chcers Of Crave
county (the bill forbi g the taking {
bonds in surety conpanies) to proteC
@ public bridges in Clay county !; to secur
+ better drainage of L ckhart's creek,
Lincoln county; to repeal chapter 16i
acts OF. 1897, as to Jones county as I
road Law; for relief of Thomas Wooda
for Johnston county ; to amend seCtio
2. 14s of tie Code, as to probate Of will
following clerks to appoint Commi
d sioners to prove wills; { amend tt
q charter Of Beaufort; to provide stoC
q law for New Hanover (takes effect O
% tober /, 1899 to allow Clay county
}: issue bonds and levy special tax;
J.: incorporate Sylvia, Jackson county
to incorporate the town OF North Br
ward, Transylvania county to amen
It caarter Of town of Mt. Olive.
F. TIE special order, Winston's fee bill
|. was taken up. This is the one reducir
n fees an average of about % per cen
p MCNEIL had a bill on the same line, b
this was held over. Winston said I'll
bill did not reduce the fees under Il
criminal laws, but reduced many fer
in the civil business of the courts tn
Z the reduction ia largest in recordir
"a crop Iiene, etc. Winston explained Il
le bill. Robinson said the bill was q bio
q at county officers; that there was I
reason for that in the great major
d ty of counties the officers were bare
d making q living; that it would abs
n lutely destroy the Office of register
1t deeds in many counties. He made
it motion to table. On this Winston d