The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-18
Blow a Whistle and Save
a Life.
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any day in the month. To Committee on
Counties. Cities and Towns.
s. B. ia. II. B. 140.-By Guion: A
bill to regulate the public roads in
Craven county. 1t provides for a road
law for the county. On calendar.
s. B. lis. H. B. 72.-By Abel: To
repeal chapter CAT, Laws of 1901. This
repeals the act to regulate the stock
law in Johnston county To Committee
on Propositions and Grievances.
The following Senate bill was intro
duced:
s. B. 116-By Justice, of Mcdowell: To
protect human life by requiring railroad
companies to give notice of the approach
of trains by blowing whistle or ring
ing a bell under certain conditions. 10
Committee on Railroads.
The following House Bills were re-
ceived
s. B. III. H. B. 6O-By Ray: To in
corporate the Caney River Railway Com
pany. This is to extend from Bald Noun
tain in Yancey. into Mitchell, Madison,
or Yancey. and the road may be
tram, or an electric railway. 1t leads
10 large SuUlIueI uolCl ICoOA1' ~
Committee on Railroads.
S B. 11S, H. B. 134.-By Hall: bill
to prevent the manufacture, sale or snip
ment of any spirituous liquors INTO
Robson county. To Committee on Prop
Csitions and Grievances.
S. B. 119. H. B. 136-By Michael: To
prevent the manufacture and sale OF
liquor in certain territories in Watauga.
To Committee on Propositions and Griev-
ances.
S. B. 100, H. B. 116-By Hinton: To
repeal chapter 521. Laws of 1897. This
repcals the act granting $500 annually to
the Colored Normal and Industrial In
stitute at Elizabeth City, and also its
provisions naming certain trustees. To
Committee on Education
S. B. 121, H. B. 143.-By Ray: To
validate certain acts of the county COM
missioners of Yancey county. This
makes stock law territory out of some
territory which had been so made by the
County Commissioners, about which
some doubt had arisen. 1t also names
as Stock Law Commissioners for Yancey,
r. L. Young, d. A. Angel and w. B.
Wray.
The following bill was introduced:
S. B. 122.-By Burton, of Rockingham:
For relief of r. w. Hutcherson, former
sheriff of Rockingham, giving him the
power to collect taxes for 1899 and 1900,
which he may have failed to collect,
under the present provisions of the law
until December 31st, 1903. 1t exempts
from payment all who have the sheriff's
receipts in full for the years mentioned,
Or who make affidavit that they have
made payment or those who are execu-
tors, administrators or guardians.
In the message received from the
House was S. B. 16, H. B. 725, relating
to a committee being raised to draw a
bill for codification of the laws of the
State. The House amendment was act
specified and by order of the Senate it
was returned to the House for explaua-
tior and for return in proper form.
SECOND AND THIRD READINGS.
S. B. 104-By McBryde, of Robson:
To incorporate Oak Grove Church and
prevent sale or manufacture of liquor
within four miles. Passed second and
third readings and sent to House with
out engrossment. With this bill were
sent in many petitions to Senator Nc
EryGe.
s. B. 39-By Pollock, of Lenoir: Pro-
vding for spring term of court in Lee
noir and amending chapter %, Laws of
1901 to do this. Passed second and
third readings and ordered engrossed
and sent to the House
S. B. ia, II. B. 140-By Guion To
regulate the matter of public roads in
Craven county. Passed final readings
and ordered enrolled.
PETITIONS.
petition was presented by Senator
Webb of Buncombe, sent by the Junior
Order U. A. M, urging that a law be
passed by which a compulsory school law
can be passed for the children between
the ages of seven and fifteen in Ashe-
Vile.
Four petitions were presented by Sem
ator Wellborn, of Ashe, from citizens of
protesting against the pro-
posed act to incorporate certain churches
and schools and to prohibit the sale of
liquor within certain limits of these.
Leave of absence until Tuesday was
granted to Senators Henderson, Beasley
and Pollock.
The Senate adjourned on motion of
Senator Brown to meet at twelve O'Clock
on Monday