The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-25
CannOn=CraCkerS and the
Small Boy.
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10 amend the cnartef OF the SOUTH
ern States Trust Company.
To amend section 1857 of The Code
relating TO rebuilding and ,fepSiring
water mills.
To incorporate the Savings Loan and
Trust Company.
To amend the law relative to territorial
limits of branches of the Farmers Mu-
tual Fire Insurance Company.
To change the name Of the Mutual
Life Insurance Company.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Daniel of Vance: To pay Miss Ellen
Daniels and Miss Forsett for buildings
removed 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 Barrnger 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 companies.
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 incorrasrate
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
fl &c school district on the line between
Moore and Harnett.
Doughton, of Allegheny: To amend
the public school law.
QUICKER, OF Lincoln. FOR inc fCIlGI OF
sheriffs and tax collectors.
Fuller. of Durham: To require exami-
nation of persons teaching music in in
stitutions to be examined by State Board
appointed for that purpose.
Graham. Of Greenville Relating to
of mortgages and deeds in
trust
BILLS FROM SENATE.
To provide for improvement of public
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.
To allow the town of Waynesville to
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
lictiOn upon spring and air guns. He
lid not believe in all these prohibitive
laws. He had been a boy himself and to
say that boys should not have the priv
lege 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-
lected with bean shooting, 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
n the hands of careless boys, saying no
more mischievous or deadly weapon was
in existence than these noiseleSs air
'ifies. He explained that bows and ar
noWs, bean shooters, etc, Would mot
,cme under the description of firearms.
Judge Graham made a plea for the boys,
80 far as the air and spring gun tea-
ures were concerned. and Mr. Gilman
ollowed suit in an earnest obligation
o the spring and air gun features of
he bill.
Mr. Bowman heartily advocated the
,ill. saying it would save the State $780,
100 year. and many lives; another ex-
,ellent feature he thought was by pro-
,ibiting the sale of toy pistols, etc. the
Joys would be discouraged from inbibing
he instincts of desperadoes, and the
moral effect of this use of toy pistols
vas in every way bad.
H,No;r Scotland gaid