The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-24
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! ing into general fund OF the county
| one-third OF the dispensary funds.
| Propositions and Grievances.
Third Readings.
The following bills passed their
linai readings. except where other
! wise Indicated:
n. r. To INCORPORATE the town Of
Haywood. Chatham county.
H. +. TO amend the charter of the
town Of Teacheys. in Duplin county.
! :. +. To establish the Ruffin graded
| school district, in Rockingham coun-
Fl. Il. 10 authorize the town of Le-
noir. in Caldwell county, to issue
bonds.
II. r. To provide stock law for
part Of Scotland county.
| H. +. To authorize the city of Fay
| cttoviile TO enlarge its electric light
plant and float its bonded indebted
| ness.
II. Il. To provide for tho working
Of convlcts on the public highway OF
| Mcdowell county.
Fl. Il. TO provide for the erection
! OF bridge across the CatawDa RIVER
| between Burke and Caldwell counties.
:. Il. 70 incorporate the town OF
! Council, IN Bladen county
ii. j. 70 authorize the town OF
! Monroe TO ISSUE JULIUS ~ NOV 80
| bonded mdebt cdneSs.
II. r. 20 permit the town of Dunn,
| TI..rnett county. to issue bonds.
| II. r. To enable the town Of
| Southern Pines to issue bonds.
II. b. TO levy a special tax IL
! Wilkes county to build q bridge over
the Yadl:in river.
! II. b. To authorize the commission
| ers of Jackson county to levy taxes for
/ of h.lilIinu iron hfi5ppc.
II b. To improve the public roads
Of Smithfield township.
IL b. TO amend the charter of the
town of Franklin, Macon county.
y. b. 20 amend the charter of the
tc.vn of Magnolia, Duplin county.
Fl. g. TO authorize the commission
ers of. Vance county to issue bonds.
II. b. To regulate the Improvement
of the public roads of Martin
county.
II. b. To provide for the payment
of the railroad bonds of Cleveland
| county.
ii. r. TO amend the charter of the
town of Spring Hope.
s. L. To amend the charter Of the
town Cf Farmville.
II Il. TO amend the charter of the
town of Back Mountain.
| II. e. To protect fish in Moccasin
| Creek in Johnston county.
| IL. r. - protect wood ana timber
| land from fires, applicable to Pitt
| COUNTY.
| II. r. 70 prevent the sale Of wine
and cider within one mile Of st. Mat
| thew's Church, Sampson county.
| III. r. To prohibit the sale of in
| toAicatfng liquors within one mile Of
| Friendship church, SAMPSON county.
| II. b. To prohibit the manufacture
and c.4Ie IF Intoxicating liQuor in
| Yadkmville.
| II. g. To prevent persons under "A
years from discharging firearms on
the island of Ocracokc.
H. b. TO prevent the obstruction of
Il certain swamp mill race in Column
bus county.
II. Il. 70 prevent the obstruction Of
the runs of Vine swamp. in Jones
county.
II. Il. To protect church gatherings
in HEREFORD. BERTHE and Northamp-
ton counties.
S. b. To require the sheriffs Of Al
leghany and Ashe counties TO be I'm
their Offices at certain times.
The Barratry Bill.
At u O'Clock the bill to punish
barratry, a special order for that
hour, was taken from the Calendar.
Mr. Gillian said he knew of no
instance of the practice of the things
which the bill contemplated, and ask
ed for an explanation of it.
slr. Mason. of CASTOR. author Of
the bin, said Mr.. Gillian. was
extremely fortunate not to have been
compelled to bow his head in shame
| from the practices in his county of
| disreputa BILE lawyers. aud this prac-
tice is disgrace to the profession.
Barratry is a reflection on the Jaw
yers, and there is a contempt in the
| minds of the people on account Of
the disrenute into which such attor-
neyS bring the profession. The
state Bar Association has not acted
against this class OF attorneys, and
they leave a bad impression upon the
| minds of the people. This bill will
be Il notice to them that the people of
North Carolina are getting tired of
/ them, and that they must remove
their illegitilnate business further
away from the road. This bill is not
q club TO beat over the heads OF re-
spectacle lawyers, and is not danger
Gus, and car iniure no honest or in
nocent men.
Mr. Gillian asked that if there
were the probability Of the failure OF
a bank or corporation, and he inform
ed and warned a foreign client, this
would come under the ban OF the Dill.
Mr.. Mason answered that it was not
| more commendablc TO solicit patron
age from foreign corporations than
those at home. 4 client can be noti-
fed without soliciting business. In
| conclusion Mr.. Mason said II the bin
was Il good one. it should pass, but if
there were no Shystcr lawyers in the
State then there were no necessity for
lit He had respect and regard for
the ethics of the profession. There IS
no present way 20 disbar an attorney
except to convict him of Il felony.
Mr. Ward offered an amendment
providing that the act shall apply TO
| Castor county Only.
Mr. Coxn said he was rs muc1 o.
posed to tie bill IS Nr. .ias)n favor
| ed it, Cndcr the old common law
against the otfense of barratry at
torneys practicng it could be con-
| victed and dsbarred. There was no
demand for this Legislation, and the
State Bar Association, having ,egis-
Iative committee: had not recommends
cd this measure. This bill, he de-