The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-24

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NSO1lk1K1uSo o5Nt.
To better regulate fishing in Curri-
tuck sound.
To authorize the commissioners of
Rutherford county to refund the debt
incurred by Rutherford county in
subscribing 100000 of the capital
stock of the Rutherford railway Con
struction Company, and to provide
for the payment of the same.
To incorporate the Southport and
Northwestern Railroad Company.
To incorporate the Pinetops Bank
ing Company.
To incorporate .Asheville and North
ern Railway Co.
To incorporate coax Grove Gene
tary Company" in Robson county.
To prevent the destruction of small
menhaden in the waters Of the state
of North Carolina.
To incorporate the Pee Dee Valley
Railway Company.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
The following bills were introduced:
Graham, of Lncoln-To appropriate
fifty dollars to ~renovate the portrait
of George washington.
4 f1ZACli-1O cAtCItA Tie SUOCh 1dW Ill
| certain sections of Green and Wayne.
Glenn-To provide for the election
of chief of police in Asheville by popu-
lar vote.
Meekins-To allow the Suffolk and
Carolina Railway to construct a line
in Tyrell and Hyde and to authorize
those counties to subscribe to stock;
also to exempt Bath Academy from the
1 - 49, - 49, 49, - rnn1
Graham, of Granvine-Regarding to
I, listing property for taxation by guard
ians and other fiduciaries; also to pro-
vide for the assessment of property Of
telegraph and telephone and express
| companies and for the collection of
back taxes due by them for 19e3-1904.
Woodard-To establish a graded
| school at
West-To amend the charter of Muir
ply.
Britt-To change the corporate limits
of Lunrberton.
Rives and Notwithstanding the
stock law in Chatham and Moore coun-
ties.
Campebell-To regulate working of
public roads in Alexander.
Hasten-To prevent young criminals
from wearing stripes.
Coxe-To require peddlers to pay tax.
Fisher-To protect primary elections
in Robson county.
McQueen-To allow Moore county TO
vote on stock law.
| Buchanan-For relief Of II. G.. Hobs
head, of Clay.
SimpSon-To prohibit sale Of liquor
near Oak Grove church, Gates county.
| CY~o1 no ~ To ra~.,lo&o Io1It,- o,,~
in Alamance.
DaVis-To protect sheep in Haywood.
Rogers-To validate certain grants
in Macon.
Young-To prevent cattle. running on
the public road in Nash county on
Sunday.
Clayton township, Johnston county.
Buryd-To protect deer in Yancey.
Finney-To protect foxes in Allegha-
ney.
Cox-To allow Elizabeth city to issue
bonds.
M~cF'arland-To adjust the dividing
line between Henderson and Polk coun-
ties.
Daniels-To regulate fishing in GER
tain streams in Warren.
Young-To restore the old line be-
tween Ashe and Wilkes.
Graham, of Granvill-To incorpor-
ate Creedmoor.
Rogers-To incorporate the Nanta-
hala Railway.
Webb-To allow Carteret to levy spe-
cial tax.
Woodard-To amend the low relating
to weights and measures for Wilson
county.
Shipman-To incorporate Connolly
Columbus county.
PASSAGE OF ELLIS.
The following bills passed:
To incorporate the Dobson Railway.
To allow P~asquotank to issue road
bonds.
To allow Pamlico to levy special tax.
| To allow Granville to refund debt Of
| Oxford and Salem townships.
To amend the charter OF Maxton. =
To place in certain territory in Chat
ham under the stock law.
To amend the charter of Dunn.
To hold an election for special tax in
Unity school tax in Rowan county.
To allow county to levy special tax.
To incorporate the Raleigh and
Southport Railway.
THE vANN BILL.
AT noon the House took up the Sen
ate bill. known as the Vann bill, reg
ulating fishing in AIbemarle and Pam
leo sounds. An amendment was of
fered by Ethridge providing that the
law should not go into effect until
April ID. He said the fishermen have
already set their nets and that it would