The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-08
THE BLIND TIGERS
MUST
OPEN THEIR EYES
! s
Mitchell County Has Had
Enough of Them.
A LAW THAT Is A LAW
\ FELONY TO BE CAUGHT IN
ONE HEREAFTER.
TIE PENALTY IS FIVE YEARS IN THE PEN
Two Directors Chosen 10 Fill Vacancies an
the New Penitentiary Board. Another
Constitutional Amendment
Proposed.

The House was opened with prayer
by Rev. j. w. Lee, evangelist.
Reading of the Journal of WedneS
day was dispensed with.
Reports of Standing Committees were
made as follows:
Judiciary-By Moore. Of Jackson
Craig. of Buncorlhe; HartScli of "a
barrus.
Finance-By BoushalI. of Wake.
Engrossed Bills--By Russell, of Car
teret
Salaries and Fees-By Gattis, Of
Orange.
During the morning hour the Speaker
laid before the House the report Of he
State Treasurer in regard to the pay
ment of the State money out Of the
Treasury. The report was referred to The
Finance Committee.
following:
To amend the charter OF the P3lS
county Railroad Company.
To regulate the huntiag of dncE in
Currituck county, and appoint a game
keeper for the county.
TO increase the number of commits
sioners of Chatham county.
To regulate the probate and registra-
ton of crop liens.
10 put appointment Of North Caro-
lima directors and State proxy in the
hands of the Board of InternaI I'm
provements.
To submit dispensary question 10 citi-
zens of Union county.
To establish graded school at Mount
Olive.
To allow local option elections on Pc
tition of one-third of the qualitiei voters
Of any township.
Among the bills passed was one TO
suppress Blind Tigers in Mitchell
county. by making it a felony, punish
able by Imprisonment, to run or have
anything to do with one.
The bill was introduced by Mr.. Prit III
ard, of Mitchell. 1t provides flat all
persons who keep or conduct a ''hllnd
tiger and all who aid or abet it, shall
be guilty of a felony and upon con-
yiction shall be punished by imprison-
ment in the county jail for Il perlo.l of
not less than four months or in the
penitentiary for not less than 1--WE yea s.
On trial, possession Of the property
shall be prima facie evidence of guilt
1t shall be the duty Of the sheriff upon
information of the existence of blind
tiger" to go and arrest all persons there.
and seize all liquors and other prop .rty
which will be disposed of under Greer
of court. The persons arrested ere to he
brought before a Justice of the peace
for trial.
Any sheriff failing to perform the
III
BILE to a fine of 5O0--one half to go
te the person informing upon him and
the other half tot he school fund. And
it shall be the duty Of the solicitor to
sue for the recovery Of this fine.
Another bin enacted into law was
thar TO regulate thcb onds Of court Off
Gers in Craven county.
This is the third in number of a series
Of bills relating to the Offices of this
county that the House has passed, and,
Mr.. Thompson. of Onslow, says, is the
climax Of all the others, and that with
out it they would be of no avail.
This climax" bill prohibits the TAX
ing Of bonds in bonding or surety com
panies and fixes the official bonds OF
the county officers as follows:
Sheriff-County and school bonds. not
more than $4,000; official bond. $1,000.
AS soon as he gets in his possession as
much as 100000 he must pay it in to
the county treasurer. Treasurer-The
treasurer's bond shall be double the
revenue of the preceding year Regis
ter-1he bond shall be not less than
$4,000 nor more than $4,000. Clerk
Not less than $4,000 Tor more than
$4,000. Coroner-Not less than So.
900 nor more than $4,000. Constables
Not less than $500 nor more than
$1,000.