The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-02-23
TIE LEGISLATURE.
THURSDAY, FEBRUAY 10th.
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l. THURSDAY, FEBRUAY 10th
SENATE-The Senate voted or
the Scotland county bill on Its second
reading. Ayes SO, noes 4.
! HOUSE.-The House had another
''busy day."
Laws were enacted for you while yor
waited ; and you didn't haye to wal
long, either. One every four minutes
| that vas the rate at which they
were ground out for SIX mortal hours.
Two sessions were held-one IRON
10 to o'clock and one from 4 to {
o'clock. ~
In these six hours exactly 81 bills
were disposed of-46 at the morning
session and IL at the afternoon ses.
slon
These 81 bills are d1y;ded as follows
II passed third reading, nine passed
second reading, three Senate amend
rnen,s concurred In, one referred back
to committee and three were tabled.
OF the II bills passed on third and
final reading 81 were Senate bills and
now lack only ratification to be law
the remaining 81 bills will be engrossed
and sent to che Senate.
The number of petitions present ed
and new bills introduced showed quite
falling Off
Three was the whole number of De-
tltions and 81 was the number of new
bills.
Among the bills were the following
OF more than local Importance
To incorporate the Granite City,
Western and Short Cut Railway Com
pany the Elizabeth City and West
ern Railroad Company; the Pungo
and Mattamuskeet Railroad Com
pany.
To amend charters of thu towns of
Kings Mountain and Enfield.
Lenoir and Greene
To allow Washington and Kings
Mountain to establish graded schools.
To incorporate the Slater Industrial
School, Winston Savings Bank, Sails
bury and amend charters Of Granite
City Land and Improvement Company !;
OF the Raleigh Water Works Company,
ard OF RaleisF, Electric Company.
Following is summary of the most
important bills passed On third read
ing:
To appoint commissioners for Greene
county.
To incorporate Elizabeth City and
Western Railroad Company Atlantic
and Yadkin Railroad Company. CThe
latter is the legal successor of the Cape
Tear and Yadl1in Valley Railroad
Company
Io allow cities to use all fines for
municipal purposes.
To amend the charters of Winston,
Wadesboro, Statesville, Hartford, Gas
tonia and Jonesboro.
To incorporate Aurora High School,
Beaufort county; Thompson Institute,
Robson county Buie's Greek Academy
Harnett county Sylvania High Train
ing School, jackson county Neuse Ri
yer Institute, Halifax county.
To give Board Of Internal Improve
ments power to appoint State directors
and States proxy for North Carolina
Railroad.
To make mayors certificates prima
facie evidence in proving town ordi-
nances On appeals from mayors
court.
TO allow the use of Dutch and pound
nets in Neusa river in Pamllco county
n payment OF license tax Of $40 to
he county.
To es tablish graded schools at Mt.
Airy and Dobson.
To submit to the people of Lexlng-
on the question of establishing dis
oensary.
To amend road laws OF Ashe, Watau-
"a and Wake.
To regulate hunting in Stokes and
Surry.
To pay school claims in johnson.
'urry, Robson, Halifax, Rutherford,
3aston, and Randolph.
To amend charters OF the Goldsboro
lumber Company Souther n Guaranty
nd Investment Company, Greensboro
High Point Lean and Trust Company
Dell Manufacturing Company, Con-
ord the Levi Bank, Tarboro; Abe
marie and Chesapeake Canal Company
Bank of Maxton.
To charter Home Protection Insur-
nee Company, Salisbury.