The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-03-07
THE LAW
MAKERS.
CONDENSED RErORT of THE
NORTH CAROLINA STATE
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.r~.s~sa Isssr~ss ,s o.r tt.ss.r.
wEpNEsnAN AFTERNOON.
senate Mr.. BuTli-sn of Mitch-li
county hAs -cursi tb- Ia--Asr Ia
HOu-e of = compulsory -.hoa aw.
Tor his county.
senator Lnndon from Chatham
has intruiuusl biil amending ths
Constitution. The bill proVids- that
the white property owners nsy tsN
themselves 10y q supplementary
levy for the ,-iucntion of White
chiidren, and thereby k-ngthcn the
present school terms OF any cDunty.
township or town The color,ri
pcople may levy sI.viAl tAx Cor
same purIo-.. Ii further prov lsic-
that the amendment H. submlIisSi Ia
the qualified voters Of the state ai
the next general election. We sul.
po-- this 10 the four months school
bill oil which there I'm. h-cn - much
talk.-Edi
The following De~ bills were in-
troduoed in the senate:
Mr.. Sugg-To provide for
spring term of court la Gr~ne c"un-
~. Judiciary COMMITTEES.
Mr.. henderson To rcgulAi. aud
control the sale OF liquor in Rowan
county.
Mr.. Glcnn-To authorize Guilford
county Ia issue bonds for rad Inn
provements.
BILLS PASSED FINAL READING.
The following bills Ias--d third
reading:
To protect game In Mitchell ooun-
ty. Amended 80 H. TO include only
Mossy Greek and Grassy Creek town
ships.
10 authorize commissioners OF
Clay county To levy = spcclAl tar.
To provide for the working pf
convicts in Mitchell county.
To authorize watauga county 10
levy special tax.
To provide Tor working road. of
Haywood county and the lcvying Oi
a special tax Tor that purpo-e.
To authorize commissioners of'
Wake county to fund the floating
Indebtedness of that county.
To authorize Currituck county la
levy a special tax.
To authorize Northampton county
10 levy Il special tax.
To create n road commission Tor
Union county.
To prevent shooting and fishing
from bridges across Neu-e and Trent
rivers. amendments Of House
concurred in.)
To prohibit sale of liquor in Mad
ison county. amendment Of Hou-c
concurred in.j
Hcuse-The general pension bill
appropriating 500, 900 to Confeder-
ate veterans and the widows Of vet
erans passed the House with many
provisos. There is an amendment
to the bill which requires all sppli-
cants for pensions To appear before
the county Pension Board On July
LIST, for examination as 10 physical
ability. The bill PASSED the iiouss
as il came from the Senate. AL
special pension acts are repealed by
this bill. Tine bill IL rs follows:
The General Assembly Of North
!. Carolina do enact:
/. Section /. There shall be paid Out
: Of the treasury ofthe State OF NORTH
q Carolina, ON the warrant Of the Au
Y ditor, to every person who has beer
e for twelve months immediately pre-
y ceding his or her application for pen
e sion a bona fide resident Of thi,
o State, and who Is inczpscitated foI
= manual labor and was q soldier or Z
= sailor I'm the service Of the State d
, North Carolina or Of the Confeder
ate States Of America during tn
n war between the States, and TO TN
y widow remaining unmarried, Of an,
y deceased officer, soldier or Aiior whs
n was In the service of the State o
:? North Carolina or Of the Confeder
+ ate States Of America during tn
# war between the States lprovide'
f said widow was married to said sol
/. dier or sailor before the first day o
Ie April, 1861 the following sum, an
h nually, according to the degree O
Is disability ascertained by the follow
N ing grade, viz: First, to such Q
ls have received q wound which rer
1t ders them totally incompetent .
al perform manual labor I'm the ord
te nary avocation Of life, seventy-tw
ID dollars. Second, to such as hav
10 lost a leg above the knee or an arr
n above the elbow, sixty dollar
al Third, to such rs have lost q foot {
of leg below the knee, or hand or arr
Of below the elbow, or have q leg
n- arm rendered utterly useless by ~
q son Of q wound or permanent injur.
O forty-eight dollars. To such IS hav
r. lost one eye, and to widows remaiI
,g ing unmarried. and all other soldiel
s. who are now disabled from IN
IN cause to perform manual labor, thi
or ty dollars.
IN Sec. 2. That section 8 Of cbapt,
n 1913, of the laws Of 1889 be amen'
an ed by striking out all Of said sectie
he after the word stgrades'' In line
ed And section Of said chapter 1ss
ryl the laws Of 1889 is hereby repealt
he and section l of this act substitute
:" in place thereof.