The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-20
WE'LL TAKE THE
MULLET ROAD TOO
Two important Bills in the
House.
The A. & N. C. RAILROAD
THE GOVERNOR NOT IN IT A
LITTLE BIT
BLOW AT COURT COURT HOUSE RINGS
Nr. lanes introduces Bill Prescribing Quail
fications for the County Attorneys.
Change Of Courts in lhe
Tenth District.

Tenth District.
At the conclusion of the introduction
Of bills in the House yesterday morn
ing, Mr.. Overman, of Rowan, arose and
said:
"Mr. Speaker-The morning hour has
expired. And now, to do honor to thu
memory of the worlds greatest chieftain,
the Christian soldier, the patriot and the
statesman, the teacher of the youth of
the South, the exemplar of all that is
good and true and brave-General Rob
ert Edward Lee-I move that this House
do now adjourn
The motion prevailed unanimously.
Though, during this short session of
the House, the calendar was not taken
up and therefore no bills were acted
upon, several measures of more than
LEGAL Importance and interest were in
troduced.
Mr.. Allen, of Wayne, introduced two
bills looking to taking the Atlantic and
North Carolina Railroad out of the con-
troll of the Governor and giving it to
q Board of Internal Improvements to
be named by the Legislature.
A week ago, it will be remembered,
Mr.. Allen introduced a bill providing for
the appointment of the Board of Internal
Improvements, (Which in turn appoints
the railroad directors) by the Legislature
instead of by the Governor, as provided
in the Code.
;,,tr arda y
were to the same effect. One of them
provides for the repeal of chapter 1o0
Public Laws of 1897, which provides
fer State proxy, TO be appointed by the
Governor, who shall be entitled to vote
the stock of the State and whose pres
ence shall be necessary to constitute a
quorum in all meetings of directors.
The second bill provides for amending
chapter I'D, Public Laws of 1897, Can
Act to restore to the State of North
Carolina the control and management
of the Atlantic and North Carolina Rail-
road, by striking out the word Cover
nor" wherever it may occur and insert
IN lieu thereof the words Board of In
ternal Improvements"
These bills, if passed, together with the
one introduced a week ago, will, it Is be-
liaved, be sufficient to take the road
from under its present management and
put it in the control of the Legislature.
A bill that created much amusement in
the House was that introduced by Mr.
James, of Fender, ITO protect the peo-
pie from court house rlngsl. The main
provisions of this bill are as follows:
That it shall be unlawful for the
county commissioners to employ any
man to represent the board as an at
torney when that attorney is in any
way connected with or directly interested
in any bonded official of the county.
That all repairing and all building OF
bridges and all other improvements
amounting to as much as 500 shall be
let to the lowest responsible bidder after
due advertisement The penalty fixed
for violation of this act is $50 or inn
prisonment for 30 days
Mr.. Hoffman's bill for making certain
changes in the Superior courts of the
Tenth Judicial district provides that at
the end of the spring circuit of said
district a term for the trial of civil ac-
tons shall be held for Burke county, and
shall continue three weeks, but no grand
jury shall be summoned for the term.
Mr.. Tarkinton's bill for the protection
of the roads and bridges in Washington
county is'to the effect that any and Nil
persons, companies and corporations who
by the use of log wagons or vehicles CT
greater weight than carts CT farm
wagons, shall break or materially injnie
any of the bridges of Washiugfon county
kept up by the oversees 1r 10y the
county, or who shall materially damage,
cut up and injure the public roads of
said county, shall be compelled TO put
the same in as good condition MS hefore
damaged"
II is made the duty Of the Overseer or
Of the board of commissioners III case of
any such damage to roads or bridges, TO
notify the persons or corporations respon-
sibe for the damage to repair it, and
on their failure or refusal to do so they
shall be liable to n fine of S30-one hall
Of which shall go to the school fund.