The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-02-14
THE LEGISLATURE.
What the Law Makers are Doing.
VARIOUS BILLS AND MEASURES.
TUESDAY FEB. 5th.
News and Qhseryer.1

News and Observer.1
SENATE.-The Senate passed bill
to change the appearance of the STATE
flag by substituting the great seal ol
North Carolina in place of the star are
the letters IN. c." Senator Glenn ex
plained that the single star caused
constant confusion between the flags
of Texas and North Carolina.
! THE SOLDIERS HOME.
"An act to provide for the Soldiers
Home" was the title OF a bill intro
duced by Senator London, of Chatham
in the Senate. The act ap
propriates $1,000 for the purpose ol
/ providing additional accommodates
for these who are entitled to be in
mates OF the Soldiers Home. Section
2 provides "that for the maintenance
| of the said Soldiers Home and support
of its inmates $4,000 is hereby appro-
priated tor each of the years 1901 and
1902, to be paid quarterly out of any
moneys In the. treasury of the State
not otherwise appropriated, to the
Treasurer of "The So ldiers Home As
ISOLATION for disbursement under the
order of the Board OF Directors.
This ball is aimed to take the place
of all other appropriations for the
Home.
REGISTER ARCHITECTS.
A bill for the registration or archi-
tects introduced in the Senate by SEN
ator 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 Unfyer-
sity of North Carolina, The North
Carolina College OF Agricultural and
Mechanic Arts, Davidson College or
Wake Forest College. The five per
scas shall serve for 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1
years respectively from the date of
appointment This board shall hold
al examination at least once a year in
each Of the Congressional districts and
any person over twenty-one years OF
sge upon paying fee of $500 can
take the examination. If he passes
the examination certificate shall be
issued to him upon tho payment OF
$1,000 as tee. Any architect now
practicing shall be registered 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 aud can
summo witnesses, compel their at
tendance. A unanimous vote is re-
qulred to. revoke the license. The bill
says: "If person snail pursue the
practice of architecture in this State
or shall engage in this State in the
business of preparing plans, speeifica-
lions and preliminary data for the
erection or alteration of buildings or
shall advertise or put out any Sign,
card, or drawing designing himself as
an architect, having an Office or doing
business in this State without regis
tration therefor in &C cordaLce with the
provisions. Of this act; he shall be guilty
OF q: :misdemeanor, and upon conviction
shall be fined not less than $50 OF 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 architects acting under
their authority.
AMEND THE PENSION LAWS.
Senator London introduced in the
Senate "a bill to be entitled an act
to amend Chapter 1873 of the Laws of
1899 IN relation to pensions" as fol-
lows:
Section l. That section OF Chapt-
| er 1875 o! the Laws of 1899,, amended
| by subsequent acts, be further amend
ed by strlcking out the words relating
to fourth class pensions, At the end Of
said section and inserting the follow
! ing In lieu thereof:
4th. To such az have lost one eye
ana to such as are disabled to perform
i manual lator on account of wounds re
ceived while in the Confederate ol
State service during said war, and to
such as have reached the age of &C
years, and are unable for any cause 70
support Themselves, and to all widow.
of Confederate soldiers or sailors, who
were married to such soldiers or sailors
before April 9th, 1865, and have reach
ed the age of IS years. or whose bus
bands lost their lives during the sald
war, or have died since from wound.
received or disease contracted while IN
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