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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-22
THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION

The North Carolina State Literary and
Historical Association, which secured the
enactment of the Rural Free Libraries
bill two years ago, was the author of
another wise piece of legislation this
session, An Act to Establish Historical
Commission, which was introduced by
Senator Beasey.
The law provides for an appointment by
the Governor of commission of not
more than five persons, whose duty it
shall be to have collected from the files
of old newspapers, from court records.
church records and elsewhere valuable
documents pertaining to the history of
the State.
The commissioners shall hold office for
a term of two years from the date OF
their appointment and shall serve with
out salary, mileage or per diem Three
shall constitute quorum. They shall be
authorized to expend a sum not exceeding
$500 annually in the collection and tran
scription of documents. The documents
collected and approved shall be published
by the State printers and distributed by
the State Librarian under the direction
of the commission.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-22
THANKS TO HISTORIANS.

The following resolution was adopted,
conveying the thanks of the representa-
tives of the people of North Carolina to
Chief Justice Walter Clark and the one
hundred and seventy-five officers and sol
diers who contributed to the Regimental
Histories:
JOINT RESOLUTION OF THANKS TO TIE HIS
TORIAN OF THE FIVE VOLUMES OF NORTH
CAROLINA REGTAlENTAL HISTORIES.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the
Senate concuTing).
The thanks of the people of North Carolina
through their General Assembly are hereby ten
dered to the hundred and seventy nine off
GERS and soldiers who wrote for the five volumes
of Regimental Histories the Histories Of North
Cardinals regiments and battalions in the great
of 1876 and al9o to Chief Justice Walter
Clark, who supervised and edited the entire
work-all of whom performed this work OF great
labor without compensation expectation OF re-
ward, moved solely by their patriotic devotion to
the State and a desire to preserve TO future ages
the fame of their gallant comrades one-thrd
of whom filed soldiers graves
In the General Assembly read three times and
ratified this 9th day OF March, A. ID. 1908.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-22
THE NEW PENSION LAW.

The new pension act includes widows
VINO married again, provided they are
widows again at the time of application
The date of marriage to soldier or sailor
remaining the same, prior to April Ist,
1865.
The fourth class, those who receive
thirty dollars, is now confined to such as
lost one eye and to widows and soldiers
who are three fourths disabled from any
cause to perform manual labor.
1t is provided that no soldier who
was honorably discharged or who was
in service at the surrender shall be
considered deserter, even though he
may have deserted at some time during
the war. No widow of a deserter shall
be entitled to a pension.
No person shall be entitled to a pen
sion who owns property valued at more
than $500 or who has disposed of such
property by gift to any person since
March 18th, 1885.
The county pension boards of exam
iners shall consist of the clerk of the
Superior Court and three reputable ex-
Confederate soldiers, to be appointed
by the State Auditor Clerks of the
court shall receive no fees for their ser
vices
On the first Monday OF each July. the
county pension boards shall revise and
purge the pension roll of the county
No soldier or sailor or widow holding
national State or county office paying
a salary of $500. or who are receiving aid
from the State under any act for the
relief of blind or manned soldiers, shall
be entitled to a pension.
Each member of the county board of
pensions shall be entitled to $500 per
day for not more than three days in any
year when attending the annual meet
ing of the board. This compensation to
be paid by the county.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-22
ELECTION LAWS UNCHANGED.
Bill For County Boards to Name
Election Officers for Towns
Not Passed.

Many inquiries have been made about
the bill to authorize the county boards
of election to appoint Judges of election
and registrars for the towns as we'll as
the country districts. which was gener-
ally supposed to have been passed. 1t was
left in the hands Of the House Committee
on Election Laws at the close of the ses-
sion Of the General Assembly
The bill was introduced in the Senate
by Senator Clyde +. Hoey, and passed Ly
that body on February eth. 1t went
over &c, the House, and on February 2Sth
was read the first time and referred to
the Committee on Election Laws ON
March 9Th it was taken up in the House.
and numerous amendments excepting GER
tain counties were offered. Finally, after
a good deal of discussion, the bill. with
all the amendments, was re-referred to
the committee, which body had no time
TO take action upon it.
The Senate number of the bill was $50.
and the House number 1896.
A bill was passed for Ircdcll county
alone, containing the provisions of the
proposed general bill.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-22
THE VETERINARY LAW.

An act to establish the North Carolina
state Veterinary Medical Association AMI
to regulate the practice OF veterinary
medicine and surgery in the State of
North Carolina Incorporates the above
named association and provides for the
appofntment by the Governor of a board
Of five members of the association to be
known as the North Carolina Board of
Veterinary Medical Examiners, each to
serve one, two, three, four and five years
respectively The board shall meet at
least once year and shall receive COM
pensation of not more than four dollars
per day and their travelling expenses, to
be paid out of money from licenses. The
board may require each applicant to pay
a fee Of not more than ten dollars before
issuing the certificate.
To prevent Inconvenience two members
of the board may grant a temporary GER
tificate which shall be in force only until
the next regular meeting of the board Tor
which a fee of $500 may be required.
The board shall keep a record of their
proceedings and of all applicants for GER
tifcates and of all who arc granted GER,
and shall publish the names of successful
applicants at least one a year in two
newspapers in the State.
The board shall have power to resctnd
any certificate granted by it upon salts
factory proof of grossly immoral conduct
or malpractice as determined by the
board
All persons who have been practicinG
veterinary medicine or surgery previous
to this act may continue such practice,
provided they make affidavit to the ef-
feet and have their names registered in
the office Of Clerk of Superior Court on
or before January /, 1905. Nothing in this
act shall prohibit any member of the med
ical profession from prescribing for do
nestle animals in case of emergency and
collecting a fee therefor, or shall prohibit
gratuitous services by any person or pre-
vent any person from practicing on any
animal belonging to himself. and this act
shall not apply to commissioned veteri-
nary surgeon in the United States Army.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-22
INN-KEEPERS' LAW.
Must Provide Suitable Bed and
Board as to Liability of Hotel
Proprietors.

An act to regulate the duties and liza
biltfes of inn keepers, provides that every
inn keeper shall at all times provide
suitable food, rooms beds and bedding for
strangers and travellers, whom he may
accept as guests in his inn or hotel.
They shall not be liable for loss, dam
age or destruction of the property of their
guests, except in case such loss result
from the failure of the inn keeper to ex-
ercise ordinary. proper and reasonable
care in the custody OF such property and
in case of loss, damage or destruction
resulting from the negligence and want
of care of the inn-keeper, he shall be liaA
BILE to the owners of the baggage and
property to the amount of one hundred
dollars Provided that the guest, preYt-
Gus to his loss shall notify the proprietor
in writing that his property exceeds
one hundred dollars in valuation. Pro-
vided that upon the demand OF the pro-
prietor he shall furnish him with a list
of the same and the value thereof, in case
he shall be liable for the loss because OF
any negligence on his part for the full
value of the same. 1t is also provided
that proof Of the loss of any baggage, ex-
cept in case Of damage or destruction by
fire. shall be prima facie evidence of the
negligence of the hotel proprietor or inn
keeper.
1t shall be the duty of any inn-keeper
to receive from said guest any amount
of jewe1ry, money or valuables not ex-
ceeding $500 provided the receipt given
by the keeper shall have plainly
printed upon it this section of this act.
No inn keeper shall be liable of the loss,
damage or destruction of any money or
iewelry not so deposited.
That no inn keeper shall be liable for
loss, damage or destruction of any bag
gage or property caused by fire, not re-
sulting from negligence of the inn keeper.
provided that nothing herein con-
tanned shall enlarge the limit of the
amount to which the inn-keeper shall be
liable. as provided in the proceeding Sec
ton of this act.
Every inn-keeper shall keep posted in
every room of his house occupied by
guests, and in the office, a printed copy
of this act and of all regulations relating
to the conduct of guests. and in case of
failure to do so he shall not be entitled
to take advantage of any of the provi-
sions of this act.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-22
ST. Louis Exposition.

Joint Resolution to appropriate $4,000
for a, State exhibit at ST. Louis provides
that there be appropriated out of any
funds in the treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, the sum of not exceeding
$4,000 for the purpose of providing an
exhibit for the State at the st. Louis
Exposition in 1904; which appropriation
shall be used under the direction of the
council of State.
Provided that this money shall not be
expended except in the event it is fore
seen by the Governor and the Council
Of State that there will be no deficit in
the State Treasury for the years 1903 and
1904.
Provided that no portion of this money
shall be expended except in the event
that an amount equal to that portion
shall be raised by subscription for tho
purpose herein set forth, and deposited
in the State Treasury and until as much
as $4,000 has been so raised and de-
DOSited
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-22
Dead Bodies for Medical Schools.

An act to regulate the procuring and
distribution of dead bodies for the pro-
motion of medical gcience makes
the professors of anatomy of the
medical schools of the State a
board for such distribution. The bodies
OF eonvicts who were under sentence of
death, or who were imprisoned for felony
shall. upon request of said board, be de-
livcred to any one designated by the
beard, provided such body be not claimed
by any near relative, or by husband or
wife of such deceased persons, and pro-
vided further, that the body of Confed-
crate soldier or the wife of a Confeder-
ate soldier is exempted from the provis-
ions of this act. and that the body of no
white person shall be delivered to any
school for the colored race The bodies
obtained under this act shall be en-
balmed before being used for the pur-
pose Of dissection.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-22
ENROLMENT OF BILLS.
AN ACT REGULATING THE ENROLMENT OF
BILLS

AN ACT REGULATING THE ENROLMENT OF
BILLS
The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact
Section l. That chapter 63l. Public Laws of
North Carolina for the year nineteen hundred and
one. be and the same is hereby repealed.
Sec ,. That the office OF Enrolling Clerk Of
the General Assembly is hereby abolished.
Sec 3. That all bills passed by the General As
Sembly shall be enrolled for ratification under
the supervision and direction of the Secretary
OF State All bills so enrolled shall be type
written or written with pen and ink, in the
discretion of the Secretary of State. The Sec
pebary of State is authorized to rent sufficient
number OF typcwriters for the purpose of doing
this work. He is further authorized to appoint
Chief Clerk, to supervise the enrolment of
all bills and resolutions, which Chief Clerk shall
be paid four dollars per day and mileage for his
services and the said Secretary is authorized
to employ such assistants to said Chief Clerk
and all such copysts who may be needed in
enrolling said bills and resolutions The assist
ants 50 employed shall receive four dollars "a COZ
per day and mileage at Eve cents per mile and
the copyists SO employed shall be paid ten cents
per copy sheet: Provided. the price Of ten cents
per copy sheet shall also include the cost OF one
carbon copy.
See 4 All laws and clauses Of laws in con.
fict with this act are hereby repealed. Is
Sec 5. This act shall be in force from and af-
ter its ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and
ratified this 10th day of January, A. d. 1908.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-22
ROANOKE ISLAND COMPANY.
incorporated For Celebration of the
Landing of Sir Walter Raleigh
and For Establishing a
School and College.

An Act to Incorporate the Roanoke Is
land Celebration Company, and to Es-
tablish on Roanoke Island an Institution
for Scientific Investigation and Instruc-
ton in Commemoration of Sir Walter
Raleigh and His Efforts to Colombo
America. names Thomas w. Blount, r
B:~Etherdge. Thco S. Meeknis, b Crisp,
f. p. Gates, A. CT. Sample r. G. Evans,
j. h. Jennett, John w Evans, w. II.
Lucas, Joseph A. Spruill end G. w.
Mitchell as incorporators of THE Roam
okc Island Celebration Company" and
empowers the company to organize and
conduct the Celebration of the Landing
and Settlement of Sir va'to~ Raleigh's
Colonies on Roanoke Island, the birth
place of Virginia Dare, the first Anglo
American. and the cradle of American
civilization, and to hold an exposition of
Indian and Colonial relics, implements,
weapons, utensils, curios. documents,
maps, surveys and books, illustrative of
that period.
The company shall not be subject to
any of the liabilities and penalties i'm
posed upon other corporations by chap
ter 3 Laws of 1901.
The capital stock is to be $3.50 COO, di
vided into $4,000 shares of the par value
of $500 each, but the company may be-
gin business when $4,000 shall have
been subscribed. No stockholder shall
be personally liable for contracts, obli-
cations or torts of the corporation.
The corporation may build and oper-
ate railroads on Roanoke Island. main
tain boats and vessels of all kinds. con-
struct telegraph and telephone lines, and
build hotels and restaurants. hold real
estate. and erect electric light plants for
power and lighting.
The company is also empowered to
establish an institution for investigating
and teaching useful arts and sciences,
especially those relating to ship building
and navigation, meteoroogy and the cul-
ture and propagation of fish and oysters
and the protection and preservation of
aquatic birds and animals.
This institution shall be under the
control of Board of Twelve trustees to
be selected by the directors of the COM
pany.
After January l. 1907, the sum of $780,
900 may be appropriated for the estab
lishment and equipment of this institu-
ton. provided the sum Of $250,0O0 has
been realized from other sources.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-22
THE NORTH CAROLINA NATION
AL GUARD.

AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAWS GOV
ERNING THE MILITIA AND STATE
GUARD.
By this act the name of the State
Guard is changed to the North Carolina
National Guard" Other changes are as
follows:
The COMMUNICATIVE Chief shall appoint
a Brigadier- General to command the Ma
tional Guard of the State as now organ
lied, and whenever it shall become ne
cessary to organize the same in more
than one brigade, commanders of such
brigades are to be appointed by the Com
mander-in- Chief.
Field officers of regiments and battaI-
ions and OF corresponding grades in the
naval brigade shall be elected by the
commissioned officers of the regiments
naval brigade, company and battery
troop and naval division officers, shall
be elected by the enlisted men of such
company, battery, troop and naval diyis-
ion, at such time and place as may be
fixed by the commander chief, and
such officers shall hold office until va
cancies occur.
That section 90 of chapter 374 of the
as follows: That enlisted men shall be
dishonorably discharged by order of the
Commander in Chief; to carry out y
court martial; upon conviction of felony
in civil court; upon discovery of renlist-
ment after previous dishonorable dis
charge.
That section % OF chapter 374 of the
Public Acts of 1893 be amended to read as
ell m. =
equipments of the North Carolina Ma
tional Guard shall be in accordance
with the regulations governing the army
That section OF Chapter $50 of the Pub
lie Laws of 1899 is hereby repealed and
section SO of Chapter 374 of the Public
Laws of 1898 be re-enacted Provided
that the word expelled" in line II Of said
section be stricken out.
There shall be allowed annually to each
Brigadier General, commander of a reg
iment and of the naval brigade, the sum
of one hundred and fifty dollars. with
which to defray the necessary expenses
incurred in the discharge of the duties
of his office.
There shall be allowed annually to each
battery the sum of two hundred and fifty
dollars. and to each regimental band the
sum of one hundred dollars, to be paid
to the regimental adjutant for the benefit
of such band. which said sum shall only
be paid upon compliance by such bat
teres and bands with the laws and regu-
lations governing like payments to COM
panies of infantry and naval divisions.
The Paymaster General shall receive as
compensation for his services an annual
salary of five hundred dollars: Provided
the allowance and salary herein speci-
fled shall be paid from and out of the
annual appropriations now provided by
law; that all laws and clauses of laws
in conflict with the provisions of this
act are hereby repealed
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-22
TRADE MARK LEGISLATION.

An act to provide for the registration
of labels, trade marks and designs makes
it lawful for any person or corporation
to adopt and file for registry any label
trade mark, term or design for the pur-
pose of distinguishing merchandise sold
Or manufactured. These. labels or trade
marks may be filed in the office of the
Secretary of State or two certified copies
may be left with the Secretary of State,
the fee being $1OO for the registry, and
the same recording fee as required by the
general corporation law.
The Secretary of State shall register
these trade marks and shall deliver to the
person or corporation filing them as many
certified copies as may be requested
charging one dollar for each copy.
No design or label may be registered
that is in the identical form as any other
such trade mark or is enough like any
other to be calculated to deceive. Any
one filing any trade mark by making
false representation with fraudulent in
tent shall be liable to pay any dam
ages sustained in consequence of such
registry.
1t shall be unlawful for any other per-
son to manufacture or sell any counter
felt or imitation of any such trade mark,
or design, or to sell or handle any goods
to which any such counterfeit label is
attached.
1t shall also be unlawful for any per-
son to sell or dispose of the genuine label
or trade mark of another, or to sell any
goods to which the trade mark of anoth-
er is attached or in any way to make
use of such trade mark or label without
first obtaining consent of the person reg
istering the label.
The Superior court is to have jurisdic-
tion in all cases arising from violation of
this act.
Any one violating this law shall be
liable to penalty of two hundred dol
lars, to be recovered by the party that
has adopted and filed the trade mark.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-22
THE WAKE ROAD LAW
As it Finally Passed the Gen :
eraI Assembly.
Three Districts, RaIeiga, Northern and Southern
FAX IL IL c's. on 500 and
81 ~ cts. on Poll.

The Wake County Road Law as it was
finally passed by the General Assembly
divides the county into three districts,
to be known as the Raleigh, the North
ern and the Southern districts. The Raj
eigh district extends eight miles in every
direction from the capitol.
The District Supervisors are to be
elected by the commissioners, who Will
also fix their salaries.
Hired hands must be employed con-
tinually on the public roads. and the
number may be increased at the disere-
ton of the board.
One-third of the convicts shall be kept
in the country districts, building four or
more roads leading from Raleigh to the
county limits, one road to be completed
at the time. Such convict force shall
not be divided. but may be sent to assist
the work in any district at the discrc-
tion of the board.
Tho County Commissioners shall elect
the Road Supervisor on or before Jan
uary LIST. 1904. All persons between the
ages of 81 and As, except residents of in
corporated towns shall work for six days.
Fifty cents to be paid for each day $
work Any citizen may furnish sub
stitute.
No new roads shall be given a greater
grade than three feet in 100 feet, provid-
ed that when in the opinion of an ex-
perieneed and competent engineer, the
grade may be increased one foot.
Persons must turn to the right when
meeting one another Any person not
observing such law shall be fined not
exceeding SO for each offense and shall
be liable for all damages sustained
The county commissioners are author
lied to levy at the June session a tax
of 12h cents on the 800 worth of prop
erty and 37h cents on the poll.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-22
ROAD LEGISLATION.

A great many acts were passed for the
better working of the roads in the fol-
lowing counties: Harnett, Cleveland,
Cherokee, Smithfield town, Johnston
county, Jackson, Cumberland Columbus,
Person, Halifax, Madison, Burke, Hen
derson, Chowan, Rutherford, Wadesboro
township, Arson county. Hyde, Chatham
Beaufort, Pennsylvania, Haywood
Granville, Ashe, Clay. Watauga,
Durham, Forsyth, Macon, Caswell, Ca
tawba, Scuppernong township. Tyrrell
county, Buncombe, Roanoke Island, Dare
county, Greene, Road from Lenor to
Blowing Rock. Alamance county, Orange.
Lincoln, Fender, Yancey, Mcdowell, Rob-
esor. Gates, stokes, Northampton, Swain,
Stanly, Wake, Morven township, Arson
county, Sampson, Graham, Clayton town
ship, Johnston county, Warren, Mount
Gilead township Montgomery county,
Brunswick, Mitchell.
The counties of Lenoir, Jones and Ons-
low are empowered to construct pub
lie road from kinston to Jacksonville.