The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-21

BY Senator Empie-To amend section
50 Of the code, relating to elections.
AT twelve O'Clock the Senate adjuorn-
ed until Monday.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
The House was called to order at 10
o'clock by Speaker Guion, and prayer
was offered by Rev. DR.. Moment.
PETITIONS.
The following petitions were present.
ed
Graham, of Iincoln-From citizens
Of Lincoln asking for the appointment
of D. "a. Tantum as a justice of the
peace.
Graham. of Granville-From citizens
of the township in Granville to create
a new public school district.
BILLS RATIFIED.
The following bills We're ratified:
To make the territory within the
town of Lincoln q graded school dis
triot.
To prevent persons operating saw
mills in Graham county, Lincoln ana
Catawba. from putting or allowing saw
dust from their mills to go into any
streams in Graham. Lincoln or Cataw-
ba.
To extend corporate limits Of town of
Rhodiss. and extended limit of that
towns graded schools.
To regulate fees of jurors in Curri-
tuck county
To prohibit hunting and fishing upon
the lands of another in Wayne county
without written permission.
To repeal chapter 172 laws 1901, and
to incorporate town of RosemunG in
county.
To amend chapter 38S, public laws
1903 entitled AN act to allow Rock
ingham county to vote on the question
OF issuing bonds for Improvement Of
public roads.
To abolish dispensary in town Of
Seaboard, Northampton county.
An act to authorize the issuing Of
bonds and levying in aid of the graded
schools of Mt. Airy.
To authorize and empower the COM
missioners of Caldwell county to sell
the old court house.
To establish q convict system Of
working public roads in Craven county.
To amend chapter II, public laws Of
1899 by striking out Greene" in sec
ton and inserting Hereford" in place
thereof.
To prescribe and fix compensation
of county commissioners of Northamp-
ton county.
To prevent public drunkenness in
Manley school district.
To establish stock law in part Of
Clay county.
For better working of roads in Mont
gomery county.
To provide for working public roads
in Mason.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Following bills We're introduced
Misunderstanding to the stock law
in F'aison township, Duplin county; also
to authorize county commissioners Of
Duplin to pay off school Indebtedness.
Owens-To regulate hunting OF wild
fowls in currtuck.
Graham, of LincOln-PrOViding for in
specting Illuminating oils.
GraIlam-TO provide a short form Of
deeds.
Stronach-To provide for testing Wa
ter, gas, electric light matters.
Waddill-To provide q dispensary
election in Winston.
sary for Wilson.
Stronach-To Incorporate the Raleigh
and Southport Railway.
Coxe-To establish graded school al
Hertford
'Winborne-To provide for two judi
cial districts in North Carolina.
Frzzell-To provide election ON pro-
hibition in Greene county.
Cannady-To make seduction and
elopement a felony.
Laughinghouse-Res to elicit
information relative to railroad
charges.
Woodard-To exempt fire companies
of Wilson from payment Of poll taxes.
Glenn-To improve the roads of Bum
combe county.
Redwine-To prohibit sale of cigar"
cites; also to allow chain gang OF
Union county to work streets Of Mon
roe.
To provide for the opening OF public
roads after they have been laid out.
young-To appoint a justice Of the
peace i'm Ashe county.
Meekins-To regulate sale of wine
and cider in Tyrrell, also to regulate
working of public roads in Tyrrell.
Taylor-To regulate sale of wine III
Brunswick county.
FINAL READING.
The following bills passed final read
ing:
To amend general road law and ap-
ply it's provisions to Vance county.
To establish a graded school in
I4ittletown.
To provide issuance of bonds for i'm
provement of roads in Smithville town.
ship. Brunswick county.
To establish a graded school in Little.
ton.
To incorporate Andrews school dis
trict in Cherokee county.
To incorporate the Asheville and
Huntsville Railway Company.
To establish graded schools at
Youngsville.
To amend charter OF Gibsonville.
To allow county of Jackson to levy