The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-02-27

YER, WEDNESDAY MORNIN,
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By Mr.. currie To establish graded
schools n he Town OF Clinton.
BY Mr.. Aycock: To prevent live stock
from running at large in parts of Wayne
COUNT
BY Mr.. Alexander: Relative to the COM
pcnsation of Treasurer of Mecklcnburg
county.
BY Mr.. Travis: To amend the charter
of the town of Scotland Neck.
BY Mr.. Miller of Pamlco: To appoint
justices OF the neace for No township
| in Pamlico county.
BY Mr.. Scott In regard TO public
schools of Burlington
| BY Mr.. Scott: To punish drunkenness
as misdemcanor at HaH River.
BY Mr.. Vann: To amend chapter %,
private laws Of 1899
BY Mr.. Mcintyre: To re-enact and con-
soldate the school law. This bill was
ordered printed.
BY Mr.. Aycock; To establish stock law
in certain parts of Wayne county.
PASSED FINAL READING.
The following bills passed their final
reading and were enrolled for ratification:
House bill: Relative to the establish
ment of graded schools at High Point
House bill: To work the public roads
OF Clay and Graham counties.
House bill To incorporate the French
Broad Power Company.
House bill; To amend section 40 of The
Code, relative to compensation of Treas
urer of Mecklenburg county Senator
Alexander said his fees now amounted to
$4,000, and the commissioners wanted to
pay him $1,000 salary.
House bill: To amend the laws of 1874
regarding graded schools of Charlotte and
to provide for a free library.
House bill; To amend section 1717. of
The Code.
House bill: For the protection of domes-
tic animals in Yancy county
House bill: For the relief of f. p.
Latham.
House bill: To amend chapter 1856. laws
of 1899, reference to public schools of
Pilot Mountain.
House bill: For relief of E. NJ. Jones, OF
Ashe county.
tAph1A]A| oE0OAND hEADlANN.
The following bills passed second read
ing and went over on the calendar:
House bill: To provide for the estab-
lishment OF water works and sewerage
at Elizabeth City.
House bill: To authorize the town OF
Kinston to issue school bonds.
House bill; To amend the laws OF 1899.
relative 10 the drainage of Mud Creek in
Henderson county.
House bill: To incorporate the public
schools in Southpoint township.
Senate bill To establish prison parole
commission, passed second reading and
went over.
Senate bin: To'cstablish graded schools
at Edenton,
Senate bill: To amend the laws OF 1899
in regard to Lumbcrton
Senate bill; To provide for tho work
ing of convicts in Mitchell county.
Senate BEL; 70 amend the charter OF
Asheville. passed second reading.
House bill: To INCORPORATE Laxawaha
Pennsylvania county.
House bill: To amend tho charter of the
town of Kinston.
House hill: TO amend the charter oil
Leaksvile. In Rockingham county.
House, biilf 10 emchd the charter oil
ElIenboro.
House bill: To authorize Clay county
TO levy a special tax.
House bill: To authorize the town OF
Hickory TO issue bonds.
House bill: To INCORPORATE the town OF
Lawrence, in Edgccombe county.
House bill: To authorize Wake county
to fund its floating Indebtedness.
House bill: To incorporate Angler, in
Harnctt count.
House bill: To fund the bonded indebt-
edness of Murfrcesboro.
House bill; To authorize Curritucb
county to levy special tax.
House bill: To authorize the commits
sioners of Northampton to levy special
tax
House bill: To incorporate the Thomas.
Vile and Elderado Railroad Company
House BILL: TO amend chapter 4S7 laws
of 1899.
House bill: To allow Watauga county tc
levy special tax
House bill: TO provide for working
highways in Haywood county and to levy
a special tax.
oeudle Dll. 10 allow the city OF sans
bury to levy a special tax for schools and
other purposes.
THE NEW ROAD LAW
Senate bill: Regarding public roads
highways, ferries. etc (the general road
law. Senator Alexander said that his
attention had been called to the fact that
creating a county road commission, com
posed OF certain county officers. would
make the latter hold two Offices. and this
would be changed on the third reading
and the duty imposed on the county com
missioners.
This bill creates The North Carolina
Highway Commission" composed Of the
Commissioner of Agriculture and State
IGeologist, and a secretary who will advise
with and assist the county or township
authorities. The county commissioners
will have charge of this in each county
with power to use the Convicts The JUS
tees of the peace of each township elect
a board of road trustees composed OF
three persons who have control Of roads
in that territory and elect a supervisor
All able bodied men between, u and A!
years old shall perform four days work
year under this supervisor or pay
10 rents npr daV instead Tho commits