The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-14
BILLS RATIFIED.

BILLS RATIFIED.
The following bills were ratified:
To amend the charter OF Henderson
vile relating to collection of taxes.
To elect commissioners and justices
Of The peace in Washington county by
the people.
To amend the law relative TO huting
on lands OF another in Robson com
II.
To allow the commissioners Of Wake
county to make an appropriation ID
the Wake County Women'S Association
for the betterment Of pubic schools.
To protect owners in Tyrrell county.
For the relief of Piedmont Land and
Improvement Company.
To regulate IN Of holding courts IN
Jackson county.
To incorporate the Rouse Banking
Company.
To amend charter of American Ware
house Company.
To incorporate Haywood Institute.
To prevent killing of squirrel in
Wake, Dare and Tyrrell counties.
TO amend charter Of Southern Con
servatory Of Music.
To prevent hunting on lands of an
other without written consent in Mar
tin county.
To allow board of education of Yam
cey count to pay N. W. Horton $40
out OF general school und
To allow Casweu county to submit
questions of issuing bonds for improv-
ing public roads to a vote of the peo-
| pie.
To pay of visiting commit
tees to educational institutions.
To pay Expense of the Inauguration
| of the governor.
| To pay expenses of the committees
investigating the p~enftentiary for the
| Roanoke river.
| Resolution requesting Senator and
| Representatives in Congress from
| North Carolina to use influence to Sc
| cure proper appropriation for the i'm
| proVement Of Cape Fear river.
FINAL READING.
| The following passed final reading:
| To allow Tyrrell county to levy a
| special tax.
To build a bridge across Catawa-
! river between Burke and Caldwc-i
counties.
To amend the law of 1903 relative to
| the roads of Rockingham county.
To allow a bono issue and special tax
| for Moun Airy graded schools.
To allow Cumberland county to re-
fund bonds for building jail.
| To allow Rockingham in Richmond
| county to issue bonds for water works.
| To amend charter of Rockingham N
| Richmond county.
!. To regulate the working Of the pub
| lie roads in Craven county.
| To allow Arson county to levy special
| tax.
/ To amend the charter of Concord.
/ MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR
! A message was received from Gov
ernor Glenn, giving a history of the
| Western North Carolina Railway bond
issue, and the facts in relation to the
South Dakota judgment and the bonds
held by Schafer Bros. Governor Glenn
transmitted the result of CORES pom
dence, in which they had offered to
/ take $500, 500 in settlement Of the PAP
bonds still held by them. The over
O declared that he would never rec
ommend the payment of any such sum,
and not until 4 more reasonable offer
was made would he recommend any
action on the part of the General AS
sembly relating to the bonds. Mr..
Murphy of Rowan offered a resolution
providing for the appointment ot a
Joint committee of three from the
House and two from the Senate, to
take the matter in consideration, con
ferri1g with the governor, council OF
state, and the states attorneys. Mr..
Murphy said il was not treating the
governor with proper respect not to
lake some action in this serious matter
to which he had twice called the at
tention of the General Assembly. Mr..
Powers said he thought the message
should fbe referred to the committee on
claims, it had taken action, the House
a passed resolution recommended by
it and the Senate had seen prOper to
utterly ignore the proposed conference.
Mr.. Powers withdrew his motion, and
the resolution introduced by Mr. Muir
ply was unanimously adopted.
FINAL, READING.
| The following bills passed final read
ing:
| To protect sheriffs from prosecutions
for damages.
To protect landlords and tenants in
Wake, Arson, HEREFORD and Sampson.
To incorporate Stony Point church,
Forsyth county.
To repeal act of 1905. relating to Per-
son count Ink e-enac law of 1885.
To regulate surveyors pay in Rowan.
To amend charter of Asheville and
Craggy Mountain Railway.
10 amend chapter II, acts 1899.
To amend Chowan and AulanIer
Railway.
To confer police powers on deputy
sheriffs and constables at Coleman, in
Rowan county.
To prohibit sale of liquor in two miles
of any church or school in Waccamaw
township, Columbus county.
To prevent sale of meats of diseased
animals O making it a misdemeanor
to knowingly sell or offer for sale.
To amend acts 1903 relataing to is
suing license to insurance companies.
To incorporate Yadkin and ran
Montana Railway.
To allow Currituck to use surplus of
special tax for General county purDOSaS
and to withdraw power to evy special
tax.
To incorporate Western Union Acad-
envy.
To drain Clear creek, Henderson
county.
To appoint cotton weighers at Ra-
leigh.
To prevent telling of timber in Ashe
county
To amend law draining Mud creek
To amend election law by making it