The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-31
Easy Divorce is a Blot on
the State.
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S. B. 297. Blow, of Pitt: To incorporate
the town of Fountain, in Pitt county. To
Counties, Cities and Towns.
S. B. 29S. Pharr, of Mecklenburg: To
regulate the terms OF the Superior court
in Mecklenburg. This changes some
criminal terms to civil. To Judicial. Dis
1ricts
S. B. 300. Conley, of Mcdowell: To
regulate the Height Of fences in Mellow
ell county. To Agriculture.
S. B. 800. Thayer, of Montgomery: Tie
prohibit the manufacture and sale OF
liquor in two miles of Ston-. Fork Bap-
tist church in Montgomery county. To
Propositions and Grievances.
S. B. 3O1. Burton. of Rockingham: To
amend chapter $50, Laws of 1901, in re-
gard to town elections. To Privileges
and Elections.
S. B. 302. Burton, of Rockingham, by
request: To amend chapter 424, Laws
of 1887, in regard to public schools OF
Reidsvlle district. To Education.
BILLS FROM THE HOUSE.
II. B. 251, s. B. 800: To authorize Null
ply township, Cherokee county, to sub
scribe to the capital stock Of the Hia-
wassee Railroad Company. To Railroads
and Railroad Commission.
H. B. APT. S. B. 304: To appoint s. NJ.
Johnston a Justice of the Peace in Ban
ner township, Johnston county. To JUS
tees of the Peace.
Fl. B. 249, S B. 3o5: To amend chap
ter 255, Laws of 1895, entitled IAN Act
to provide for the drainage of Matamus-
ket Lake" To Counties, Cities and
Towns.
BILLS ON THIRD READING.
s. B 50. Baldwin, of Forsyth: To make
it lawful for all persons divorced from
the bonds Of matrimony to remarry.
Passed third reading with amendment OF
Senator Henderson which repeats chap
ter 277, Laws of 1895, and chapter 21l,
Laws of 1899, which provided for divorce
on abandonment which occurred prior to
the time Of the enactment of these acts.
Ordered engrossed and sent to the House
BILLS ON SECOND READING.
S. B. 2S3 Webb. of Buncombe: To
amend the stock law in certain counties
namely Clay, Cherokee, Graham, Macon
and Jackson. Passed second and third
readings and sent to the House without
engrOsSment.
H. B. ITO, s. B. 210: To allow the board
of commissioners of Hyde county to levy
a special tax to pay Indebtedness and to
erect, at a cost of $500, an additional
building for aged and infrm. The tax
to be 20 cents on the 500 of valuation
and go cents on the poll. Roll-call bill.
passed second reading by vote of "a TO 0.
On calendar.
S. B. 215. MCMILLAN, Of Pasquotank:
To enable the town of Elizabeth City
to issue bonds not to exceed 200. Roll
call. Passed second reading "a to 0. On
calendar
BILLS INTRODUCED.
S. B. 306 Mann, of Hyde: To provide
for graded school in village and town.
ship at Swan Quarter, in Hyde county. To
BILLS FROM THE HOUSE.
A message from the House brought the
bills:
H. B. 233, s. B. 3O7: To create and
establish a free school district at Car
DOnlOu, 10 ne COUllJOStu VI pOI lIOLo VI
Moore and Chatham. To Education
H. B. 419, S. B. 308: To allow the COM
missioners of Montgomery county to sell
part of the Jail lot To Counties, Cities
and Towns.
H. B. PIP, S. B. 500: For the relief or
Walter Gardner, white public school
teacher To Education.
H. B. 1923, S. B. 310 To protect fish IN
Elk River, Watauga county. TO Fish and
Fisheries.
H. B. 1926, S. B. 311: To amend chapter
31S. Laws OF 1889, compelling butchers
to keep registration. To Judiciary.
H B. 32S s. B. 312: To establish a
free school district at the county line
between Moore and Harnett TO Edu
ca ton.
H. B. $40, S. B. 314 For the relief of
sheriffs and tax collectors. To Finance
H. B. 327, s. B. 914: To exempt Jacob
of Wayne, from tax to peddle.
To Finance.
H. B. $50, S. B. 315: For the relief OF
W. D. Helton, tax collector for Coopers
Gap and White Oak townships in Polk
county. To Finance
II. B. 296, S. B. 316: To authorize COM
missioners of Haywood county to levy a
special tax to meet general and special
Indebtedness. To Counties, Cities and
Towns.
H. B. 2S3, S. p. 81 To repeal chapter
252, Laws of 1891, relating to sale OF
wines in Hartford. To Propositions and
H. B. IS, S. B. 31S: To correct State
Grant No. 40 To Judiciary.
II. B. 275 S. B. 319: For the relief OF
Mary Allison, a school teacher of Stanly
To Education.
H. B. 172, S. B. 500: To correct State
Grant No. 1891, issued to John Padgett,
in Onslow county, in 1887. To Judiciary.
H. B. $50, S. B. 81: To provide for
State registration of trained nurses. TO
Public Health.
BILLS ON SECOND READING.
H. B. 3O1, S. B. 267: To authorize the
of Carteret county to levy
a special tax of Is 1-3 cents on prop
erty and 40 cents on the poll to build and
repair bridges. Roll-call. Passed sec
ond reading, Sc to 0. On calendar.
s. B. 274 To allow the city of Green's
boro to issue bonds. not to exceed $780,
600. Roll-call, passed second reading 80
to 0. On calendar.
s. 3. 276: To amend the charter of the
city of Greensboro and to allow the city