The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-03-14

wEDN EsDAY AFTERNOON.
SENATE-A bill has been intro.
duced by Senator Aycock to provide
poor children, who cannot purchase
school books themselves, with books
bought with money raised by the
taxation of dogs, at the rate of %
cents per dog. The bill is as fol-
lows:
Section | levies tax of % cents
on every male dog and S2 on every
female dog, 10 be collected annually.
Section provides that all dog
owners shall list their dogs at the
time and in the same manner as
other property Is listed.
Section 3 requires the Secretary of
State to provide separate column
for this dog tax in the preparation
of forms and tax lists. The taxes
shall be used in the townships where
collected for the purpose OF buying
books for public school children of
the township who are the most
needy.
Section provides for the distri-
button Of the funds so raised among
the different schools in each town
ship, and the trustees shall pay to
the teachers of each school the
amount allotted; the teachers to buy
the b,Oks As required.
Section 8 any teacher misapply-
ing this fund shall be deprived of
his or her certificate and be debarred
of teaching In the public schools OF
n this State again.
Section makes it misdemeaner
for any person owning or harboring
q dog to fail to list the same.
Section 7 this act to apply only
81 to Wayne, Cabarrus and Mecklen.
burg counties.
Below are some of the other i'm
M portant measures introduced:
BY Mr. Morton-Relative to the
treatment OF animals. Propositions
and Grievances Committee.
BY Mr. JameJ-To increase num-
Der of commissioners of Pitt county.
Counties, Cities and Towns Com
mittee.
BY Mr. Foushee-To protect the
interests Of infants, married women
and corporations. Judiciary Com
mlttee.
BY Mr. Foushee-To repeal the
art of the southport, Whining
ton X Western Railroad Company
Judiciary Committee.
by Mr. London-To provide fund
to pay witnesses in coming impeach.
ment trial. Judiciary Committee
BY Mr. Warren-Requiring all
sales Of real estate and personal pro.
perty under execution to be made
by regularly licensed auctioneer
judiciary Committee.
By Mr. Aycock-A u t h orr ine
board of alderman of Goldsboro tC
issue bonds. Calendar.
By Mr. London-Resolution TO
the printing of the proceedings O.
the Court of mpeachment-a sor
Of Congressional Record" journa
each day.
BY Mr. Henderson-Providi TO
new registration of voters Of tow
Of Salisbury.
& BY Mr. Marshall-To protect cattl
in Surry and Stokes counties.
III BILLS PASSED FINAL READING.
The following roll-call bills passes
final reading:
To establish liquor dispensary a
Kenly.
Authorizing town of Marshall
issue bonds.
To improve the roads of NJ
Dowell county.
To incorporate the Atlantic
Northwestern Railroad Compan,
amendment of House concurre
in.)
To establish stock law in portion
N. Of Psmlico county.
To validate stock-law elections !
Macon county.
Authorizing Catawba county con
missioners to raise revenue to bull
bridges, etc.
Authorizing city of Durham
issue bonds.
To prohibit sale and manufactu
Of liquor within five miles Of Rour
Hill Academy.
HoUsE-The following bills pa:
ed third reading:
To provide for the Soldiers HON
Provides $4,000 per annum for su
port.
To low commissioners of SCI
land couuty to condemn land.
To incorporate the Geenville
Vanceboro Railroad Company.
NIGHT SESSION.
The following bills were int
duoed:
By Mr. Green-An act to le
special tax in Wilkes county; an
allowing the working of convicts
the public roads of Wilkes cOun
7 By Mr. Craig-A bill to anne
the Code, so as to allow the kill
of pigeons in prize contests In Br
combe county, and not be liable
der the law of cruelty to anims
Tabled.
To prevent telling trees In Be,
.' fort county.
M To increase the number of coui
commissioners of Durham county
To create new township in r
dolph county.