The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-08
WILMINGTON, n. c., FRIDAY, MARCH g. 1901

where return is uncertain and some
times nothing, prize photograph. or
prizes Of any kind. s100. Establishment
Offering article for sale with prize as
induceinert to purchase. 500 This sec
ton does not apply to a merchants
offer Of a gift of certain value as in
ducement to purchase.
Section "a. slot machine with fixed
returns $3.50.
Section So, skating rinks. $50
Section 66. stock brokers. town of
5000 inha or less s25. 5000 or
NOR $50. 10000 or more SIS.
Section 81, state banks. private bank
ers. $3.50 on each $1,000 capital en-
ployed.
Section IS. agents of packing houses
500.
Section SO. breweries. 500. brewers
agents. $50.
Section 691h, offered by Mr.. Connor.
putting tax of $40 on each oil tank
kept for storing oil for distribution
with capacity exceeding 500 gallons,
added and adopted.
Section IS was reconsidered and re-
ferred to committee. All others were
adopted and at section 20 the commit
tee Of the whole rose and reported
progress.
states prison and provide for it's gov
ernment was taken UP as a special or
der.
Mr.. Daughteridge moved to amend
by striking out the provision for five
directors and making it one from each
congressional district. three of whom
should be practical farmers. The roll
call on the amendment showed-ayes,
7; noes. SO.
Mr.. Simms offered an amendment
that the act shall not apply to exist
ing suits-adopted.
Mr.. Martin moved to amend that two
of the board should be Of different po-
litical party from the governor-lost.
Mr.. Ebbs moved to amend that the
governor should not appoint on board
any member of the general assembly,
lost.
The bill then passed it's second and
third readings.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the afternoon session bills passed
as follows: To extend the time for
construction of the Atlantic and West
ern railway; to provide for the SOL
diers' home $1,000 this for buildings,
$4,000 annually for support; to amend
the charter of the East Carolina rail-
way; to incorporate the Greenville and
Vanceboro railway: for relief of Ala
nance Fair Association: to appoint tax
collectors in Randolph county.
land county, except in towns of 1000 in
habitants, provoked a long discussion.
Mr.. Thompson, Of Onslow. offered an
amendment similar to Mr.. McKethan's
which had been reported unfavorably
by the committee. that prohibition be
complete in the county, closing up the
dispensary in Fayetteville. The amend
ment was adopted-ayes. 81; noes, 80.
The bill as amended passed its second
reading on roll call-ayes. "a; noes, 33.
The rules were suspended and the bill
as amended passed its third reading.
NIGHT SESSION.
At the night session bills were pass
ed as follows: To amend the code re-
garding service Of criminal process is
sued by justices of the peace; to amend
the code by permitting tax collectors
to carry concealed weapons: to allow
Guilford county to issue bonds for pub
lis roads. subject to vote Of the people;
to incorporate the Scotland Neck and
Roanoke railway; to provide for six
teen judicial districts and for holding
courts therein. The only change made
from the districts as published are that
Edgecombe is placed in the Fourth dis
trict and Pitt transferred to the Third.
There was a long discussion over the
amendment which was adopted by a
vote of 81 to 49,
Mr. Craig's amendment to have the
judge of the Sixteenth district ap-
pointed in March and hold the spring
term of court in the Fifteenth district.
was adopted. All amendments except
some changes accepted by the commit
tee of weeks of court were defeated.
Fhe bill passed its final reading and
was ordered sent to the senate without
engrosSment..
At II o'clock the house went into
committee Of the whole and adopted
the amendments to the revenue bill, tax
ing public ferries 11s per cent on gross
receipts and taxing dealers in liquors
in addition to the ad valorem tax.