The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-01-29
IN STATE LEGISLATURE.
Restoring the App0intiye Power to
Those Exercising 1t Before
the Russell Regime.

had once before refused to furnish re-
ports to Greene county,
Mr. Allen moved TO amend by adding
Greene county.
Mr.. Thompson said the supreme
court reports had been reduced to s1.Su
per volume. and thought it the duty
or the counties to buy them, where they
had once been furnished by the state
The bill was re-referred.
Bills passed final reading as follows:
To amend fence law of Edgecombe
county; for relief of sher'iffs and tay
collectors. (Allows sheriffs and tax
collectors to collect taxes due from
| 1850
The bill to prohibit fast driving over
| bridges crossing natural streams caused
| an avalanche of amendments, exempt
| ing differene counties. The bin was
re-referred to the committee ON propo-
sitions and grievances.
| Bills passed final reading as follows
To allow county commissioners of Cra-
ven extra pay; to repeal chapter g.,
| laws of 1891. giving superior courts
| jurisdiction of offense of cruelty to ami
mails; to establish graded school in En-
| field; to incorporate the Bank of Clin J..
ton; to prevent public drunkenness in
Yancey.
The bill to incorporate the North
| Carolina Veterinary Association came
UP.
| Mr.. Daughteridge opposed it. lie
said i'm his county there WAS no veteri :
nary surgeon, and the dairy interest
| was growing. There were many cat
tie. and diseases were increasing, and
if this bill passed there would be no
one to doctor them
| Mr.. Winston explained that the bill
| did not prohibit amy one who has form
eray doctored horses or cattle from prac-
ticing. but was simply to protect the
public from quack graduates and to
give licensed practioners an opportuni-
ty to raise the standard of their pro
! fessibn.
The bill was re-referred to the COM
mfttee on agriculture.
Another bill discussed was the one
| to tax dogs so cents Ito raise money for
educational purposes.
Mr.. Rothrock, of Rowan. said he in
Hroduced this bill at the solicitation
of many; that the public schools We're
greatly in need of money and this bill
would relieve the strain.
Mr. Rountree. of New Hanover
moved to amend by striking out the
penalty for not listing dogs, as that
followed all failure to list.
Mr. Connor said he was glad of this
opportunity to tax dogs. He thought
the bin ought to be amended so th5
object lit was intended to effect would
be constitutional.
The bill was further favorably dis.
cussed by Messrs. Rountree, Winston
Connor
Mr.. Mclean. of Scotland, said NORTH
Carolina had come to a pretty pass il
the children had Ito be educated ou
of the poor dogs Of North Carolina. L
these lawyers here are going to ta1
dogs hereby give notice that 1 shat
make a motion to tax cats. Great ap
plause.)
On motion Of Mr.. Rounitree the BIZ
was referred to THE committee on til,
judiciary.
Bills were ratified as follows: To pre-
vent erection of artificial islands i,
Myrtle Grove sound; to amend section
692 of the code relating to collection
of taxes from PERSONS removing from
one county ro another; to amend chap
ter. 359 of the laws of 1897 in regart
TO stock law Ito apply to Johnson ant
Lenoir counties); to authorize the com
missioners of Jones county to appoin
cotton wedghers for Trenton, Pollocks
Vile and Maysville;uo appoint D
Worth nglbon a justice OF peace anC
allow him to practice law at Wilson
to project deer in Onslow; to amenc
section GIG of the code relating ITO trial.
of action for title to office (allows de
fendant thirty instead of ten days no
tice OF suiD; TO incorporate the Securi
ty Life and Annuity Company; to pro
vide for Incorporation OF street railwa,
companies under the general law; t
amend the dlspeAnSary act for the towr
of jackson.
The house election commirtee report
ed IN favor of Dees. the sitting mem
ber from Panllico
On motion OF Mr.. Rountree the hous,
adjourned to meet Monday at 7:30 a m
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