The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-02-23
THE LEGISLATURE.

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Wilmington Messenger)
| SENATE-BilIs passed final reading:
To authorize the commissions oi
CASTOR county to issue 100000 OF
bonds to improve public roads.
The..jug law bill, namely House bill
to repeal chapter 349, public laws
1903, except as to Cleveland, Cabarrus,
Mitchell and CASTOR, came up on sec.
ond reading, but met considerable OF
position as toy immediate passage.
Senator Mason of CASTOR moved that
1t be referred to the Committee on Ju-
dietary. Amendments were offered ex-
cepting also Caldwell and Yancey,
Rutherford and Madison. Senator Ma
sons motion was adopted and the bill
went to the Judiciary Committee.
This is the bill which the Supreme
court made applicable to the whole
State, while it was only. intended for
the fonr counties of Cleveland, Cabar-
rus, Mitchell and CASTOR, and the bill
now in hand will;make the law apply
to only those four counties
HousE-The bill allowing all fines
collected in criminal cases In Scotland
Neck to 60 to the graded schools of
that county failed to pass and was laid
on the table.
THIRTY-SEvENTH DAY-WED. FEB. 15.
| News and Observer.)
| SENATE-The Tenant and Landlord
bill passed.
The bill provides that any tenant or
cropper who procures advances from
his landlord to en- able him to
make q crop On the land rented
by him, and then wilfully
abandons it without cause, and before
paying tor such advances to enable
him to make crop, shall be guilty Of
a misdemeanor, and that any landlord
who shall contract with a tenant Or
cropper wilfully fails or refuses to fur
n!sh the advances according to his
agreement without good cause, shall be
guilty of misdemeanor.
The. bill also provides that any per-
son who employs tenant or cropper
who has violated the provisions of sect
ion of this act with knowledge OF
SUCH sviolations, shall be liable to the
landlord furnishing such advances for
the amount thereof, also be guilty OF
la misdemeanor.
One section OF the bill was stricken
out and another inserted, which pro-
v.des that when q contract for rental OF
land if entered into, and the tenant
fails to perform his duties stated in
the contract he shall forfeit his rights,
and the landlord may recover his land.
The punishment for any violation OF
any OF the provisions of the act will
not exceed fire of $50, or inprison-
ment for more than 80 days..
This act applies to the following
counties Wayne, Lenoir, Greene,
Johnston, Jones, Onslow, Craven,
Cleveland, Sampson, Pitt, Duplin, Gates,
Cumberland, Perquimans, Chowan,
Robson, Bladen, Harnett, Nash, Edge
combe, Herttord, Wilson, Rocking
ham, Pender, Currituck, CASTOR, North
ampton, Beaufort Chatham, Trrell,
Mecklenburg,' Rutherford, Caswell,
Camden, Cabarrns, Columbus, Halifax
and Franklin.
HoUsE-The Senate bill increasing
the salaries of the Supreme and supe-
rlor court jud9ee to $500 was the
special order in the House and the en-
tire day was consumed in the discuss
ion of it. No other bin on the caIen-
dar was reached as The vote on this
bill was not taken unit alter 3 O'Clock.
The bill was discussed at great length,
and many of. the members explained
their vote as the roll call proceeded.
The Senate bill, as paseed that body
and reported to the House Committee,
was to make the salaries of the judges
So, 500.
Mr.. Warren sent forward an amend
ment making the bill read $500 in
stead OF $500.
The bill passed second reading for
So, ,250 and the rules being suspended it
passed third reading.
TH1RTY-E1GHrH DAY-THURs., FEB. 16.
News & Obseryer.)
SENATE-H. B. To amend chapter
1913, Public Laws of 1903, making u
per cent of ammonia cotton-seed meal
standard. A fight had been made to
make the standard per cent, but q
concession was made, and the House
made the standard u per cent. The
Senate Committee set the figure back
to per cent, and being referred to
the committee the figure was changed
back to II per cent, and the bill pass
ed its final readings.
Bill for a reformatory passed final
readings.
HousE-The bill to re1uce the num-
ber of challenges OF the Jury In capital
cases came up ON Its second reading.