The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-10
ana n. college. light. power and

water.
Coien-To provide for the election OF
a board Of education and a superinten.
dent of education for Martin county.
OwensITo regulate fees of commits
sion of Currituck county.
AEey-Reauiring county ~rveyo to
keep records Of all survers.
Alley-To require certificate of sur
veys attached to grants to be recorded.
Buchanan-To allow commissioners
Iof Clay and Cherokee to hire ~conyicts
from p~enitentiary to build railway, also
20 declare territory in Clay county I'm
der stock law.
Glenn-To appoint Justices of the
Peace in Buncombe county.
Glenn-To amend the charter of Ashe-
vile and authorize an issue of bonds.
Senteile-For the support and main
|%tenance of the A and II. College.
Ehringhause-To allow the Camden
Ferry Company to build a bridge across
|~Pasquotank river. also to establish the
Eastern Carolina Normal College for
Women.
Rector-To establish a ~dispensary at
Hendersonville, also to repeal the law
placing a tax on employees of laborers.
Winborne-By request to encourage
sheep ~husbandry by taxing dogs.
Owens-To regulate h fees of JUS
tees Of the Peace in Currituck county.
FINAL READING.
The following bills passed fnal read
ling:
To amend the charter Of Rocky Noun:
as to. levying a privilege and state tax.
To oYTfIo-s1o TIN tou-n or r-a no ~ f.
issue bonds for a graded school.
To amend the private laws of 1903,
relative TO Sylvia graded schools.
To amend the laws of 1901 SO as to au-
thorize the Board of Trustees of Hen
Jacksonville graded schools to issue
bonds.
T amend the charter of Wingate in
|unioE.
To amend the charter of Lagrange
in LenOir county.
To amend the laws of 1899 relative
to roads in Haw Greek township.
Resolution sinstructing the committee
on Penal Institutions to investigate and
report the feasibility of charging the
power plant at the penitentiary for the
purpose of providing light to the capitol
and all state institutions at Raleigh.
To protect fish in Frying a water.
To protest woodcock in Jones AMI
Craven counties.
BILLS TABLED.
The following bills were tabled:
To prevent the collection of usury.
To abolish the board of education for
Clay county.
To amend the laws of 1903 relating to
education in Macon
|ty.
To exempt Edgecombe county from
operation of law giving crop liens.
To increase jury tax to S. in civil and
criminal cases.
The House at 1870 o'clock adjourned
until Tuesday morning.
MENINGITIS ANTTJtG BILL.
The General Assembly of North Caro-
lima do enact:
Sec. I. That the place where de-
livery of n ,spirituous, malt, vinous,
.fermented or other intoxicating H.
.quors is made in the State of North
Carolina shall be construed and held
to be the place of sale thereof. and
any station or other place within said
State to which any person., firm. COM
id1y VI CUT dllOll SIld1i snip VI SoIl"
vey any spirituous, malt. v%iaous, fer
or other Intoxicating liquors
for the purpos of delivery or carry
ing the same to a purchaser shalt be
construed to be the place of sale:
Provided. this act shall not be con-
strued to prevent the delivery of any
spirituous. malt, vinous, fermented or
other Intoxicating liquors to druggists
in sufficient quantities for medicinal
purposes only.
Sec. 2. That all liquors Or mixtures
thereof. by whatever name called,
that will produce intoXication, shall
be considered and held to be intexi-
eating liquors within the meaning of
this act.
Sec. ?. This act shall take effect
from and after its ratification.
FISH. OYSTER AND LIQUOR LEG
TsLAT1ON.
IT is a notorious fact. of which all
old legislators are cognizant that any
proposed law affecting fish or oysters,
no matter what it is. will raise a row
at home and a breeze in the legisla-
ture. just as surely as will matters re-
JdlINt u llQuoIs ~ Liz IhSI VI LA
session some members simply pre-
a petition on the subject OF
prohibition and were particular to
it recorded =" by request An
error was made in reporting the name
of the introducer. and Mr.. Lockhart,
of Arson, was reported as having
it. In a few days he got so many
letters from his constituents, protest
against his medd1fng with the
question. he was compelled to
make a statement that he had not
presented any petition. even by re-
quest, and that he had not changed
his position on the liquor question
since his campaign last fall, and was
standing f~at-footed on the Demo-
cratic platform. This satified his COM
planning constituents, but the next
issue of the Biblical Recorder gave
him a Bailey roast IT Is Represen-
Warren. of Jones, who is now
in trouble, and that over oysters.
Early In the session ne introduced a