The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-27

10 amend the c0le relative 10 pay OF
jurors In magistrates courts by ~increas-.
ing IL from Is to 90 cents per day.
Chairman Mitchell. of the committee
on expenditures called attention TO the
act OF 1886. "a. which required all
state officers and heads OF public Insfi-
ions TO furnish the legislature with a
detailed list OF all employees. their
names. and salaries. He said the LAW
should either be repealed or enforced
and that he understood nearly half .
million dollars would be asked a appro
priation by the various institutions and
he could act a great deal more carefully
and ia,elligently II he could know
something more OF the necessary ex-
renses o. these institutions. Graham.
OF Granville said any resolutions should
be In writing and Mitchell said he would
further investigate the matter n pre-
pare resolutions covering tbs case.
On ccoun OF the absence OF Murphy.
Of Mecklenburg, no report was made on
the resolution cutting down the list Of
employees of the House. The House
then adjourned.
NOTES OF THE GENERAL ASSEM-
BLY,.
Senator Wards bill is To amend the
Watts law. which - chapter 2S3. ac:s
1908. The bill provides hat section i.
be amended by amendments by striking
out the words " or m~anufactury' In
line ) n adding after the words 'spe-
cial statute" in line : the following:
1T shall be unlawful for any person
or persons. firm or corporation. to man.
ufactu-e or rectify for gain any spirit
uols. vinous or malt liquors or intoNi-
eating bitters within the state, except
the incorporated cities and towns nav
ing not less thar 1880 population.
wherein the manufacture of liquor is
not or may not hereafter be prohibited
by law or regulated by special statute
The section is also mende by adding
after the words charged" in line IL,
the following: Or upon the written
certificate OF the head OF the family
stating that the same is needed for the
use OF some member of the family fer
medicinal purposes" The certificate Of
the head Of the family shall be n Wrii-
ten request, duly signed and any pes
son representing himself as the head
Of the family who shall by means of
such certificate secure the sale to him.
self OF intoxicating liquors by falsely
representing that the same is needed
by some member of his family for me-
dicinal purposes, shal be guilty o. a
misdemeanor and shall be fined or M
p~risoned, or both, in the discretion of
the court for each and every offense.
In section 10 the set is amended oy
striking out the words manufacture
orr in ines 2 and 8, and inserting the
following, that nothing in this act
shall be construed TO repeal, order or
amend any special act prohibiting or
regulating the manufacture of liquors
in any incorporated city Or town haV-
not less than 1,500 population" The
following is added as section 20 to the
act: That every Incorporated city or
town in which s%pirituous, vinous or
malt liquors or intoxicating bitters are
permitted to be sold or manufactured
under the provisions of this act shall
maintain a town or city government: as
provided in it's charter of incorporation
and a police force of not less than two
policemen, and it shall be the llty of
some member of said police force to
visit each place where liquor is sold
or manufactured in said city or town,
at leasc one every week, and make cate
full and thorough inspection and exam
ination thereof, with a view of ascer-
tanning whether the laws regulating
the manufacture and sale of liquor are
observed and obeyed n whether said
business is conducted in an orderly and
lawful manner, and to make a written
report setting forth the result of said
visitation for the a and aldermen,
which Tepor or several reports SAID
mayor shall deliver to the solicitor of
the district on or before the assembling
of the ensuing term of the superior
court of the county in which said town
or city is situated, n in case such
town or city will fail to maintain a
city government or provide the police
focre, investigation and reports herein
prescribed, the board of commissioners
of The county in which same is situat-
ed may revok and cancel the license
and permission authorizing the sale or
manufacture Of liquor in such tow or
city. Another new section, No. q, as
f-i'1Ws: That the possession OF or
issuance to any person, firm or coTpo-
ration of a license to manufacture, recti-
f. or sell, at wholesale or retail, sptr-
ituous malt Or liquors, by the United
States government or any officers
thereof in any county, city or town,
where the manufacture. sale or recti-
f1cation of spirituous or malt liquors is
forbidden by the law of this state, sn1ll
be prima facie evidence that the per-
o n finn or corporation, having such
license or to whom the same was ISSUED,
was guilty of doing the acts permitted
by the said license in violation to the
laws OF this state Section % il as
IOllONS. ANY ptESOn cO1iNICleu TIC
second time within two years Of any
violation of his act, shall suffer i'm
~prisonment as a part of the punishment:
for such second violation"
REGULATION OF PASSENGER
FARES.
The bill by Foushee, reducing pas
sen fares and a~bolishing second class
passengers, provides that. unless express
~ permitted by the corporation COM
mission no steam railroad company
shall charge a greater rate than 3 cents
per mile for the transportation of a
passenger with his ordinary bagg Age.
n that no railway shall be required
to sell second class tickets.
AMENDMENT TO CORPORATION
COMMISSION ACT.