The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-21

PA.ssd.
wEDH EsDAY AFTERNOON.
SenAte-The folio wing bills were
introduced and passed first reading:
Mr. Foushee--To authorize the Sec
retary Of Secretary Of State to print
the election returns of 1898 and
1900. Calendar.
Mr. Justice-To incorporate the
Rutherford, Hickory Nut Gap and
Asheville Railroad Company. Com
mittee on Railroads.
Mr. Justice-To amend subsection
I, section 50l of the Code, In refer
ence To the limitation of statute as
to Judgments against hOmesteads.
Judiciary Committee.
Mr. Woodard-In reference to
purchase Of real estate by corpora
tlons. Judiciary Committee.
Mr. Speight-To establish liquor
dlspensary In Township No 1, Edge
combe county. Propositions and
grievances Committee.
Mr. Gudger-To provide for regis
tration of architects. Corporations
Committee.
PASSED SECOND READING.
The following roll-call bills pass
cd their second reading and were re-
placed on the calendar for final read
ing, under the rule:
To authorize Anson county to levy
special taxes.
Authorizing Beaufort county. to
levy special tax.
To invalidate certain fence law
elections In Swain county.
To authorize Halifax county to
issue bonds to pay Indebtedness.
PASSED FINAL READING.
To establish graded schools and
provide electric lights for town
of Rock ng h q III. Richmond
county, as amended by Senator Nor
rison.
In reference to the issue of bonds
by municipality of Concord, amend
Ing law on subject.
To incorporate the town of Pin
noch, Stokes county.
To create certain stock law dis
tricts in Chowan and other counties.
To regulate suits for trespass in
cases Of cutting timber on lands al
legged to belong to another.
House-The following bills pass
ed their second reading:
III b S84, authorizing the town of
Weaverville to levy special tax.
II b 780, AUTHORIZING the school
committee of Reidsville school dis
trict to issue bonds.
III B 929, incorporating the town
OF Raeford.
The following bills passed their
third and final readings:
II b els, authorizing persons who
have been lunatic or confined in an
asylum to manage and sell their
own property when they shall be
q restored to sanity.
II b 203, requiring city and street
railway companies to use vestibule
fronts and tenders on their cars.
The bill as amended gives the Cor
4 porstion Commission discretion In
the enforcement of this act.
II B 42l, an act to regulate the
return of property seized under at
tachment and to repeal sections 27S
and 274 of the Code.
HB s35, repeating the charter Of
town of Swepsonville.
H B sos, incorporating the Tuck
asegee High School.
III B 9O7, autorizing and enabling
the Norfolk and Western Railway
q Company to locate, construct ant
operate extensions and branches o
its lines within the State.
III B 694, requiring that the exc
cution Of all condemned criminal
be private. This bill repeals the pre-
vision, which gives the board Q
couney commissioners authority t
have public hangings.
III b 623, establishing the Gui
NJ ford Graded Schools.
n. B 647, establishing grade
IS schools in Hendersonville.
FL B 676, establishing a stock la
in certain parts of Mcdowell count,
II TIT, incorporating the tow
Of Bushnell, Swain county.
B B 363, an act to prohibit li>
stock from running at large in ce
tain parts Of Allegheny.
Fl B $40, amending the charter
the E L Shuford Manufacture
Company Of Hickory.
THURsDAY.
Senate-The greater part of Il
days session taken up in discussit
Of the bill authorizing the State
furnish counsel to defend the Sta
election officers, which finally pas
ed, all the Populists and Repub
cans voting against the bill.
The following new bills were
troduced:
Mr. Morrison-To amend secti
1924 Of the Code, In reference
commissions Of executors and Z
ministrators. Judiciary Comm
tee.
Mr. Morton-For the better gt
< ernment Of Brunswick coun
Counties, Cities and Towns Co
mittee.
Mr. Alexsnder-To establish
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State Board of Embalming and
regulate the business Of embal
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