The news & observer., 1901-02-06
REGISTER ARCHITECTS.

A bill for the registration of archi-
tects introduced in the Senate yester-
day by Senator Smith,, of Johnston,
provides that the Governor shall appoint
five persons, three of them architects
and two to be chosen from the faculty
of any of the following institutions:
The University of North Carolina, The
North Carolina College of Agricultural
and Mechanic Arts. Davidson College,
or Wake Forest College. The five per-
sons shall serve for 5, 4, 3, 2 and years
respectively from the date of
appointment This board shall
hold an examination at least once a
year in each of the Con-
gressional districts and any person
over twenty one years of age upon pay
ing a fee of $500 can take the exami
nation. If he passes the examination
a certificate shall be issued to him upon
the payment of $4,000 as fee. Any ar
chitect now practicing shall be regis
tered free. These certificates have to
be recorded with the clerk of the court.
The State board must keep on file in the
Secretary of States office list of all
licensed architects. This board has
power to revoke certificates and can
summons witnesses, compel their attend
ance. A unanimous vote is required to
revoke the license. The bill says: "If
a person shall pursue the practice Of
architecture in this State, or shall en-
gage in this State in the business of
preparing plans, specifications and
preliminary data for the erection or al
teration of buildings or shall advertise
or put out any sign, card, or drawing
designing himself as an architect, hav-
ing an office or doing business in this
State without registration therefor in
accordance with the provisions of this
act, he shall be guilty of misdemean-
or, and upon conviction shall be fined
not less than $50 or more than $780,"
This does not prohibit architects in
other States from acting as architects
for any building in the State or the
students or employees of authorized ar
chitects acting under their authority.
AMEND THE PENSION LAWS.
Senator London yesterday introduced
in the Senate "A bill to be entitled an
act to amend Chapter 19S of the Laws
of 1899 in relation to pensions" as fol-
laws:
Section j. That section ! of Chapter
1873 of the Laws of 1899, amended by
subsequent acts, be further amended
by striking out the words relating TO
fourth class pensions, at the end of said
section and inserting the following in
lieu thereof:
4th. To such as have lost one eye
and to such as are disabled to perform
manual labor on account of wounds re-
ceived while in the Confederate or State
service during said war, and to such
as have reached the age of 20 years
and are unable for any cause to support
themselves, and to all widows of Con-
federate soldiers or sailors, who were
married to such soldiers or sailors be-
ofre April 9th, 1865, and have reached
the age of 65 years. or whose husbands
lost their lives during the said war, or
have died since from wounds received
or disease contracted while in the
discharge of their duty, as such soldiers
or sailors, and who are for any cause
unable 10 support themselves, and
remain unmarried, s25
Sec. 2 That the tax for pensions be
increased from three and one third
G 1-S) cents on the one hundred dol
lars worth of property to five (5) cents,
and from ten (1O) cents on the poll to