The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-02-10

II. f.. SIS, s. b. 403: To amend chapter
245. Public Laws of 1899. chapter 291.
Public Laws Of 1897, and chapter go.
Public Laws OF 1901. relating TO hunting
and fishing in Currituck county. To
Committee on Propositions and Griev-
anccs.
u II. 3. As, s. 3. 4o4: To amend chapter
Is. rIlvate Laws or 1881. To the judi
ciary Committee.
II. b.. 4o5. :. p. 405: To prohibit the
obstruction Of Clear Creek and Mills
River in Henderson county. To Commit
tee on Propositions and Grievances
II. r 2o5. s. p. 400: To protect game in
the county Of Tyrrell. To Committee on
Propositions and Grievances.
IT. p. 382, s. p. 407. Empowering the
commissioners Of CASTOR and Mecklen-
burg counties to build a bridge across
Catawba river. To Committee on Coun-
ties, cities and Towns.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS INTRO
DUCED.
Bills and resolutions were introduced,
read the first time and disposed Of as
follows.
S. r. 4O8. White, Of Franklin: For the
better regulation Of the business Of fire
insurance and to increase the public rev
enue. To Committee on Insurance.
S. B.. 400, Lamb, of Cumberland: Res
olution to cause search to be made for
tho original paper on which was written
The Liberty Point declaration Of Inde-
pendence, Cumberland county. On cal
cHdar.
s. B. 40, Beasley. Of Monroe: To au-
thorize the Commissioners of Union
county to transfer a special FUND to the
Poor Fund" Of said county. On calen-
dar.
S. 3. Ill, Durham. of Castor: To in
luce the better attendance of children
upon the public schools. Referred to
Committee on Manufacturing.
S. b. 412, Vann, OF Chowan, by request:
To repeal chapter ., Public Laws Of 1901.
To the Judiciary Committee.
S. 3. 413. Nann, of ChoWan: To con-
firm certain franchise and charter rights
and privileges of the Suffolk and Carolina
Company. To Committee on Railroads.
S. b. IA, Brown, Of Columbus: To pre-
vent the obstruction of Porter Swamp in
Columbus county SO as to prevent the
free passage Of fish. Placed upon the cal
endar.
S. b. 4f5. Warren, of Jones. To amend
chapter 439. Public Laws of 1901. in SO far
as same relates to Jones county. To
Committee on Propositions and Grievan-
ces.
S. B. 416, Hoey, of Cleveland: Bill to
enable the Commissioners of Cleveland
county to levy a special tax for roads
and bridges. To Committee on Counties,
cities and Towns.
s. B. 1T, Spruill. of Tyrrell: To author
ize the Commissioners of Tyrrell county
to levy a special tax. To Committee on
Counties, Cities and Towns.
S. B. AIS. Hoey. of Cleveland: To incor-
porate the town of Lawndale in Cleveland
county. To Committee On Corporations.
S. B. 419, Aaron, of Wayne. by request:
To Incorporate '.The G~oldsboro Hospital
On calendar.
S. b. 400, Goodwin, of Harnett:: To
amend chapter CT, Public Laws of 1901.
relating to the prevention of fire waste.
To Committee on Insurance.
S. B. 421, London, of Chatham: For
relief of W. L. Kirby. To Committee on
Finance.
S. +. 422, Norris, of Wake. To incOr-
porate The Southern Life Insurance Com
rany, comforting the rights and powers
incident to a life and industrial insurance
DtiSIleSS. 10 committee Oh 1HSuIdIcc.
SPECIAL ORDER.
1t being the hour of a special order,
the President laid before the Senate.
S. B.. $50: Bill to regulate the procuring
and distribution of dead bodies for the
promotion of medical science, upon SOC
end reading.
Senator Lamb offers and amendment:
Amend by inserting S25 for 800 and so
for $500" Amendment accepted.
Senator Hicks. of Granville. offers an
amendment: Amend by inserting may"
and strike out shall in 80 line. Add
Nor shall it apply to any child or chill
drcn who shall die in an orphan asylum
of the State. nor shall any white corpse
be sent to a colored institution Amend
ment accepted.
Senator Burton offered an amendment:
THAT this act shall not apply to any
pupil or other person connected with the
Institution for the Deaf and Dumb o.
Institution for the Blind Amendment
adopted.
Senator Pharr offered an amendment:
Amend by striking out the or other
public institution in line two Of the
second section"
Senator Baldwin offered an amendment:
Ut ny otIihiuS Out dll liz 10 w.
OF tho bill authorizing furnishing dead
bodies therein indicated, except bodies
dying in prisons and bodies of persons
executed for capital offences"
Upon motion Of Senator Warren, the
bill. with all amendments, is cc-rcfcrre1
to the Committee on Public Health.
SECOND AND THIRD READINGS.
Bills and resolutions on the calendar
were taken up and disposed Of as fol-
lows:
S. p 32G: To amend section 737 Of The
Code, relating to taxing prosecutors with
costs, uron third reading. Upon motion
Of Senator Hicks, of Granville, bill is re-
referred to the Judiciary Committee.
S. B. 225: To prohibit kissing the Bible
upon the administration of oatns in the
courts of North Carolina and hv certain
officers. upon third reading. Substitutes OF
committee passed third reading and or
dered cngrossed.
H. B. 90, S. B. 305: To amend chap
ter 253. Public Laws of 1895, entitled A
act to provide for the drainage of Malta
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