The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-01-27
To change the name OF the Mutual
Life Insurance Company
prvJC INTRODUCED.

BILLS INTRODUCED
Daniel. OF Vance: To pay Miss Ellen
Daniels and Miss Forsett for buildings
on leased farm lands in North
ampton county.
Anderson, of Clay: To incorporate the
Hiawassee Valley Railway Company and
to allow Clay county to subscribe for
capital stock in the same
stevenson, OF Iredell: To prohibit the
sale and manufacture of liquor in GER
tain limits OF Barringer township, Ire
dell county.
Self. of Catawba: To give electric
light and power companies the same
right of condemnation now conferred on
telephone and telegraph
Freeman, of Henderson: To prevent
the sale of liquor near Middle Fork
church in Henderson county.
Daniel. of Vance: To prevent hunting
game or gathering fruit on lands Of
another without consent of owner.
Self. of Catawba: That in case the
general law regulating elections in cities
and towns conflicts with the charter OF
a town or city, the provisions of the
charter shall govern.
Sugg. of Beaufort: To incorporate
town of Belhaven in Beaufort county.
King, of Pitt: To amend the consti-
tuition in regard to the public school
fund.
THOMPSON, of Onslow: To fix time OF
holding Onslow courts.
Woodley. Of Chowan: To amend Law
of 1899 compelling butchers to keep reg
istration.
Uzzell, of Wayne; To exempt Jacob
Williams, of Wayne county, from license
to peddle.
Harrington, of Harnett: To establish
free school district on the line between
Moore and Harnett.
Doughton, of Allegheny: To amend
the public school law.
Quickel, of Lincoln: For the relief OF
sheriffs and tax collectors.
Fuller, of Durham: To require exami-
nation of persons teaching music in in
situations to be examined by State Board
! appointed for that purpose.
Graham, of Greenville: Relating to
cancellation of mortgages and deeds in
| trust
BILLS FROM SENATE.
To provide for improvement Of public
i roads in Cleveland county.
/ To incorporate the Carnegie Library,
Of Charlotte.
PASSED FINAL READING.
To incorporate the Bank of Alexan-
der.
To amend charter of the Southern
! States Trust Company.
To incorporate the Spring Hope Bank
ing Company.
To authorize commissioners Of Hyde
county to levy a special tax.
To extend the time for levying special
! tax in Brunswick county.
To authorize commissioners of Hay
wood to levy a special tax.
To authorize the county Of Graham to
issue bonds.
issue bonds.
To appoint Justices of the Peace in
Columbus county.
CANNON CRACKER BILL.
The bill to prohibit the sale of and
traffic in cannon crackers more than
three inches long, toy pistols, air and
spring guns, coming up for consideration.
Mr.. Blount strongly opposed the inter-
dictiOn upon spring and air guns. He
did not believe in all Lnese prohibitive
laws. He had been a boy himself, and to
say that boys should not have the priv
ilege of using pop guns, air guns, bows
and arrows, spring guns was extremely
selfish in those whose boyhood had passed
and, whose happiest memories were con-
nected with bean-shocting, pop guns and
sling shots.
General Davidson, in support of the
amendment relative to air guns related
several instances of serious damage in
Asheville caused by shots from air guns
in the hands of careless boys, saying no
more mischievous or deadly weapon was
in existence than these noiseless air
rifles. He explained that bows and ar
rows, beanIshooters, ETC., would mot
come under the description of firearms.
Judge Graham made a plea for the boys,
SO far as the air and spring gun fea-
lures were concerned, and Mr.. Gilman
followed suit in an earnest obligation
to the spring and air gun features of
the bill.
Mr.. Bowman heartily advocated the
bill, saying it would save the State $780,
600 a year, and many lives; another ex-
cellent feature he thought was by pro-
hibiting the sale of toy pistols, etc, the
boys would be discouraged from inbibing
the instincts of desperadoes, and the
moral effect of this use of toy pistols
was in every way bad.
MIR. MCNEIL, of Scotland, said
when he first introduced his
bill applying to cannon crackers and
toy pistols, a wave of laughter went
round. He was glad to see now that
everybody was standing by it. He did
not Xix having his bill embarrassed by
the air gun and spring gun features. Let
his original bill pass, and then bring in
I one embracing The pop guns, etc.
General Davidson advocated the send
ing of the bill to the Judiciary commit
tee.
Mr.. Drewry supported the cannon
cracker and toy pistol sections, saving
its adoption would save many live and
a good deal of property which was de-
stroyed by fire.
Mr.. Billiard opposed the bill, saying
that 1t boys were not allowed cannon
hackers they would bore holes in trees
and chuck them full of powder or dyna-
mite, and get their noise in that way.
Mr. curtis desired to know if every
boy carried an auger.-
Mr.. Hall said the whole business was
wrong. He should stand by the boys,
he had been one himself and a lively
one at that. and he moved that the bill
be laid on the table, but was persuaded
by Judge Graham to withdraw the mo-