The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-05

fees of Justices of the Peace in the trial
of claim and delivery. To the Judiciary
Committee.
H. B. 1856, S. B. $40: To provide for the
working of the public roads in Cherokee
county. To Committee on Public Roads
H. B. 403, S. B. 377: Joint resolution d.
recting the payment of 500 to Geo. A.
Jones, Judge of the Sixteenth Judicial
district, for services in holding special
term of Buncombe Superior court, this
being a term held previous to the 25th
of March, 1901, when the Fifteenth Ju
dicial district was authorized to begin
proceedings To Committee on Finance.
H. B. 26S. S. B. 37S: To amend chapter
co., Laws of 1901. To the Judiciary Com
mittee.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS INTRO
DUCED.
Bills and resolutions were introduced,
read the first time and disposed of as
follows:
S. B. $40 Vann. of Chowan: To amend
an act regulating notaries fees. To the
Judiciary Committee.
S. B. $50. Hoey, of Cleveland: To pro-
provides that the County Board of Elec-
tionds shall appoint registrars and judges
of election for towns prior to April LIST
OF each year, and that registration
books be opened for such elections To
Committee on Privileges and Elections.
s. b. 3S1. Durham. of CASTOR To
amend chapter 696, Public Laws of 1899.
This provides that the word Castor
III, III tJnro
church" where it is incorporated for two
miles against liquor traffic. On calen-
dar.
S. B. $50. Warren, of Jones: To author
ize the appointment of special coroners
in certain cases. To Judiciary Commit
tee.
s. B. 3S3 Pharr, OF Mecklenburg: To
regulate procedure of civil actions To
Judiciary Committee.
S. B. 3S4. Webb. of Cleveland: To en-
courage Professional Public School
Teachers. This provides that after seven
years OF teaching, the holder of first
grade certificate be given a life certifl-
cate to hold good as long as they teach
each year successfully in public schools.
To Committee on Education.
6. B. $50. Gillian, of Edgecombe: For
the appointment of ]. 7. Harris, a JUS
tice of the Peace for Township No. 10.
Edgecombe county. To Committee on
Justices of the Peace.
S B. $50. Ballenger, of Polk: To au-
thorize the commissioners of Polk coun-
ty to levy a special tax to pay the out
standing Indebtedness of that county. TO
Committee on Counties, Cities and
Towns.
s. B. 49,. Allison, of Cabarrus: For
the relief of B. r. Lacy, State treasurer.
Relieving him of payment of $374S4 en-
bezzled by w. H. Martin, institutional
Clerk under State Treasurer Worth, tenn
porarilv continued by State Treasurer
Lacv to instruct new clerks. To Com
mittee on Finance.
ROLL CALL BILLS.
s B. 2O3: To establish graded schools
at Westfield, Surry county. Roll call.
Passed third reading by SO to 0. Ordered
sent to House without engrossment.
S. B. 300: To establish graded schools
in the village and township of Swan
Quarter, in Hyde county. Roll call.
Passed third reading, by 81 to 0. Or
dered sent to House without engrossment-
S. B. SOL: To provide for bridge
across Toe River, Spruce Pine, IN
Mitchell county. Roll call. Passed sec
ond reading by 80 to 0. On Calendar.
S. B. 15S: To incorporate town of
Foster in Edgecombe county. Roll call.
Passed second reading by "a to 0. On
Calendar.
S. B. 277: To authorize commissioners
OF Jones county to levy a special tax to
construct fire proof vaults. &c. Roll
call, passed second reading, "a to 0. On
Calendar.
g. S. B. 322, II. B. 1859: To authorize
commissioners of the town of Washing
ton to issue bonds to pay existing in
debtedness. Roll call. Passed second
reading by 81 to 0. On Calendar.
SECOND AND THIRD READINGS.
Bills and resolutions on the calendar
were taken up and disposed of as fol-
lows:
S. B. 80: To amend section 1874 of The
Code. Upon motion of. Senator Mann the
bill was re-referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee
S. B. 2O2: To change the line of GER
tain townships in Surry county. Senator
Blow moved to table. The motion was
lost and the bill passed second and
third readings and was ordered engrossed
and sent to the House.
H. B. %, S. B. $40: To incorporate