The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-03-21
new LAWS ENACTED.
Summary Of Some OF the More I'm.
portant Work OF the Lexislature.

POsIAOS "VtA u inc Ae8aStStuIe.
Following is among the most i'm
portant work OF the Legislature up to
the time the summary was made:
Charters we're granted for the follow
ing railroads: Washington & Plym-
outh; Southport, Wilmington & Wes-
tern; Atlantic & Northwestern; San
teetia, French Broad & Southern;
Elkin & Allegheny; White Oak River
& Onslow; Raleigh & Virginia South
western; Blue Ridge & Atlantic;
Greenville & Vanceboro; Scotland
Neck & Roanoke; Duplin & Onslow;
Trent River & Cape Fear; Rutherford
ton, Marion & Northwestern; Jackson
Springs; Now River Valley; Charlotte.
Monroe & Columbia; Townsville &
Eldorado; Asheville & Weaversville;
Rutherfordton. Hickory Nut Gap &
Asheville: Kenansville Air Line; in all
26 roads.
Acts are ratified for graded schools
at Enfield, Henderson, East Bend,
Hendersonvills, Rockingham, Smith
field, Burlington, Marion, Mt. Olive,
Thomasville, Greenvills.
Dispensaries are provided for at
Tarboro, Winston, Murfreesboro and
Mayodan.
The following entire counties are
given prohibition: Buncombe, (save
Incorporated towns), Sampson, Dup
lin, Madison. Cumberland, Bladen,
Yancey, Clay.
The following counties are author
lied to levy special tax: Iredell,
Lincoln, Mcdowell, Chatham, Frank
lin, Macon, Jackson, Transylvania,
Watauga, Scotland, Brunswick, For
syth, Yancey, Craven, Ashe, Stokes.
Wilkes, Mitchell, Wilson, Haywood,
Mcdowell, Camden, Granville, Hyde,
Tyrrell. Greene, Currituck, Clay,
Northampton, Madison, Nash, Cas-
we'll.
Stock law is given Nash, Watauga.
Mitchell, Caldwell, Wilson, Chatham,
Moore, Franklin, and to areas in 80
other counties.
The following towns are authorized
to issue bonds: Rocky Mount, Frank
lin, Goldsboro, High Point, Waynes-
vile, Dunn, Durham, Greenville,
Weaversville, Graham, Hickory, Kin
ston, Salisbury, Mt. Airy, Raleigh,
Marshall, Hamlet.
Banks are chartered at Hartford,
Hendersonville, Mt. Olive, Kinston.
Rutherfordton, Fremont, Randleman.
Plymouth, Marion. Red Springs, Hen
dsrson, Fayetteville, Charlotte, Lum-
berton. Rockingham, Dunn, La Grange,
Groenville, Toisnot, Youngsville,
Beaufort, Kinston, Mocksville, Sails
bury, Franklinton.
The following counties are author
lied to issue road bonds: New Han
over, Guilford, Granville and Orange.
The following towns are incorpor-
ated: Biscoe, Wingate, Middleton,
Rose Hill, East Spencer, Merry Oaks.
Spencer, Raeford, East Lumberton,
Chockevotte, Parkton, Lawrence, Tox-
away, Angler, Lands, Clarkton,
Speed, Mildred, Pinnacle, Bushnell.
The following insurance companies
are Incorporated: Security Life and
Annuity; Southern Manufacturers
Mutual and the Eastern.
Public laws as follows have been
enacted: Making September Labor
Day, = holiday; to allow corporation
charters with capital Of over $780,
900; to create a State Board Of en-
balmers; to give the State Board OF
Education entire control of the color
ed Normal schools; the antitrust
bills; creating a textbook commits
sion; to provide for celebration OF {
North Carolina day in the public
schools; to revoke licenses of insur
ance companies applying for remova
of cases from State to Federal courts
to allow pay for counsel to defene
State officers Indicted in Fedora
courts; to allow persons restored tt
sanity to manage and sell their prop
erty; to make 16 Judicial districts; t.
make 10 Congressional districts; t
require executions of criminals to b.
private; the new oyster law; the Sol
diers' Home bill; the appropriation
Of 5000. 900 for public schools; the ia
surance law; to create a board Q
examiners of public institutions; t
provide for the criminal insane in tn
penitentiary; to protect the interest
of children and married women il
corporations.