The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-11
LIENS AND MORTGAGES.

and reduce fees.
TO provide a short form of crop lien
in Johnston. Iredel and Columbus
counties.
WILLS AND INSTRUMENTS.
TO expunge defects in records of wills
in Pamlico county.
Relating to negotiable instruments and
codffying the law relating thereto.
Relating to probate of wills
70 provide for the cross indeXing OF
wills.
To validate registration of certain con
veyances.
APPROPRIATIONS.
10 make appropriations to the State
Hospitals for the Insane.
For the maintenance of the States
Prison. appropriating $4,000 annually
for two years.
To Appropriate $4,000 annually for
support of Soldiers Home and $4,000
for reoairs
To appropriate $1,000 to provide for
the insane and inebriate Croatan In
dams.
TO appropriate $4,000 to the school
for the Deaf and Dumb at Marganton.
For the benefit of the Deaf, Dumb and
Blind Institution.
To provide for Improvement at State
Normal College.
To appropriate 100000 to the pub
lie schools of North Carolina.
To provide sewerage system for the
Agricultural and Mechanical College
To provide water works and sewerage
for the State University.
COURTS AND THE JUDICIARY.
District changes:
To amend chapter 1876, Acts of 1895.
putting Northampton in Eastern Grim
inal Circuit
To abolish western criminal court
To establis4. the Eastern district Grim
inal court.
70 supplement- the law as to courts
of the Ninth district and the Western
Criminal court circuit.
To abolish the criminal court com
posed of Mcdowell etc.
To establish Western district criminal
court.
To change the time of courts in the
18th judicial district.
TO change the time of holding SUI
perior court in Franklin county.
To regulate time for holding Superior
courts for Cabarrus and Montgomery
counties.
To regulate the holding of courts in
Randolph county.
To change the time for holding courts
of 18th Judicial district.
To regulate the time of courts in the
Tenth Judicial district
70 regulate the holding of Superior
courts IN the Sixth district
AS to February term Of court for
Craven county.
To change the time for holding courts
in Wilson county.
To increase the number of terms of
court in Pasquotank county.
10 change the time Of courts in Union
and Stanly counties.
To change the time of holding the
spring term of Ashe Superior court.
To abolish second week of May term
OF Vance Superior court
To supplement the laws as to spring
term of Craven court.
To abolish the L february term of Madi-
son county court.
Sundry:
To permit Judgment by default at
criminal term of Durham court.
In relation to trials by justices of the
,eace in New Hanover county.
Relative to costs in suits in Justice of
the peace courts $ in New Hanover
county.
To restore concurrent criminal juris-
liction to the courts of Warren county.
To regulate the time of drawing
Jurors
To provide for the appointment of a
joint committee in regard to courts.
AS TO removal of cases from one coun-
ty 10 another
To provide for proving town ordinances
on appeal from the mayors court
To amend chapter 100. Public Laws
of 1897, as to trial of civil actions.
To regulate quo warranto proceedings
in which title TO office is involved
To revise the jury list of New Han
over county.
STATE DEPARTMENTS.
To provide for appointment of jani-
tor of Supreme court building.
10 amend the ACT governing the DOafu
Of Internal Improvement.
TO elect Keeper of the Capitol.
To elect State Board of Elections.
Agriculture:
To repeal chapter 50. Laws of 1897
and to reorganize the Agricultural De
parIment.
To supplement the law reorganizing
the Agricultural Department.
Relating to the reorganization of the
Agricultural Department.
Joint resolution to appoint commit
tee to nominate board of Agriculture.
Resolution TO elect members of the
Board of Agriculture.
State Prison:
10 reorganize the State Prison.
TO allow the States prison to hire
conyicts to Buncombe and Rowan coun-
ties.
To supplement the law to issue State
Prison bonds.