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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-19
Dispensary Law Amended.

The Act to amend the law relating
to dispensaries in North Carolina is as
follows:
Section 1. That chapter 233 of the
Laws of North Carolina of 103, be
amended by inserting after the word
manage" in line II of section IA, of
said chapter, the words: when or
dered by the board of dispensary COM
missioners."
Sec. 2. That said chapter 233 of the
Laws of 1903 be further amended by
inserting the following words as new
section:
Sec. 10 (a) Any person who shall
knowingly purchase any liquors from
any dispensary, whether the same be
established under the provisions of
this act or by special enactment, for
any minor, or for any other person
to whom forbidden by the commissions
ers of such dispensary, shall be guilty
of misdemeanor and shall be punish
ed by fine or Imprisonment, or both,
in the discretion of the court
The clause in section IA, Laws of
1903, affected by the change, now read
as follows.
1T shall be the duty of the manager
when ordered by the board of dispen-
sary commissioners, to keep a register,
on which shall be kept a record of the
names of persons to whom any liquors
are sold, the quantity sold, price paid,
and date of sale"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-19

1901, at the end Of the first sentence
of that section, between the words
selected" and "it'', the following: In
the trial of any suit or action where is
called in. question the value of or
composition of any fertilizer, the GER
tificate signed by the State Chemist and
attested with the seal of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, setting forth
the analysis made by the State Chem
list of any samples of said fertilizer
drawn and analysed by him under the
provisions of this act shall be prima
facie proof that the fertilizer was of
the value and constituency shown by
his said analysis. And the said GER
tificate Of the State Chemist shall be
admissible in evidence to the same eX-
tent as if it We're his deposition taken
in said action in the manner pre-
scribed by law for the taking of de-
positions. No analysis made by the
State Chemist of any sample not drawn
in accordance with the rules of the
Department of Agriculture shall be
admitted in evidence in any such
trial.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-19
THE SALE OF "DoPEs.0
Special Cocaine, Opium and Morphine
Legislation.

An Act to regulate the sale of CO.
caine, opium and morphine. The law
provides that it shall be unlawful for
any person, firm or corporation to sell
by retail or give away any cocaine,
opium or morphine except upon the
written prescription of a reputable
practicing physician veterinary sur
geon, or dentist, licensed under the
laws of the State, which said pre-
scription shall not be re-filled unless
SO directed by the attending physician,
except in cases of emergency and in
the absence of the physician: Pro-
vided, that the provisions of this act
shall not apply to sales at wholesale
by any manufactures or wholesale
dealer, who shall sell to the retail
druggist, firm or corporation original
packages only, nor to sales of lauda
mum and paragoric, or other prepare
ton containing not more than thirty
per cent of cocaine, morphine, or
opium.
Any person, firm or corporation,
violating any of the provisions of this
act, upon conviction, shall be inn
prisoned not exceeding thirty days or
fined not exceeding fifty dollars.
Under this act no veterinary sur
geon shall be allowed to prescribe for
d human being or to sell, give away,
or i'm any manner dispose of the drugs
mentioned i'm this act except for the
use of dumb animals
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-19

have their guaranteed analysis on the
bag or package or tag attached there
to.
Second. That concentrated feeding
stuffs must be in standard weight bags
or packages of 80, 100, 125, 154, 1872
and 200 pounds each; also the brand
or trade mark under which the ar
ticle is sold, the name and address of
the manufacturer, importer or jobber
and also statement of the maximum
percentage it contains of crude fiber
and the minimum percentage of crude
fat and crude protein.
Third. That the term concentrated
commercial feeding stuff as used shall
include linseed meals. corn and cob
meal cocoanut meals, gluten feeds,
gluten meal, germ feeds, corn feeds,
starch feeds, sugar feeds, dried brew
ers' grains, malt sprouts, dried diStil
Iers grains, dried beet refuse, hominy
feeds, cerealine feeds rice meal, rice
BRAN rice polish, peanut feeds, oat
feeds, corn and oat feeds, corn bran,
wheat bran, wheat middlings and
wheat shorts, ground beef or fish
scrap, mixed feeds. clover meal, al
falfa meal and feeds, peavine meal,
cotton seed meal feeds. whole seeds
and grains, and meals, mixed or un-
mixed, made from such seeds or grains
and all materials of a similar nature.
Fourth. That an inspection tax of
twenty cents per ton shall be paid on
all feeds above specified except wheat
bran, wheat middlings, and wheat
shorts, separated or mixed, and when
not mixed with other substances, and
whole seeds and grains and pure meals
made from whole grains or seeds.
Fifth. That every lot or parcel of
fol CT
and continental feed used for feed
ing domestic animals or poultry, shall
be registered annually with the Com
missioner of Agriculture That the
Commissioner of Agriculture shall
have the power to refuse the registra-
ton Of any feeding stuff under q name
which would be misleading as to the
materials of which it is made up.
Sixth. Any manufacturer, import
er, jobber or seller who shall violate
the provisions of this act shall be liza
BILE to a fine not exceeding fifty dol
lars for each offense, and the lot of
feeding stuff in question, shall, in adj
dition, be subject to seizure. condem-
nation and sale by the Commissioners
of Agriculture.
Seventh. The Commissioner of
Agriculture is authorized to have SAM
pie drawn of all feeds offered for sale
in the State, and have same analysed
by the State chemist, and the results
published in the Bulletin of the De-
partment along with other information
that may seem necessary.
Eighth. That any manufacturer,
importer, jobber agent or seller who
shall offer for sale any feed adulter-
ated with foreign mineral or other
substances, such as rice hulls, or chaff.
peanut shells, corn cobs, oat hulls, or
other similar materials of little 7r no
feeding value, or with substance in
furious to the health of animals snail
be guilty of a violation of the provi-
Sions of this act.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-19
TO ENFORCE WATTS ACT.
Measure That Will Enable Officers to
Carry Ont law

| Measure That Will Enable Officers to
| Carry Out Law.
| An act to amend section 1850 of the
| Code, Laws of 1889. chapter 355. rela-
| tive to giving further jurisdiction to
| process officers in the matter of the
! unlawful selling and manufacturing
of Intoxicating liquors.
The General Assembly of North
| Carolina do enact:
Section /. That section 1850 of the
| Code and the laws of 1882 chapter
| 355, be. and the same is hereby amend
ed by adding the following thereto:
Section 2. That any person or per-
sons who shall knowingly permit or
allow any distillery or other appara-
tus for the making or distilling of
| spirituous liquors to be set up for
! operation, or to be operated on lands
! in his possession or control, in any
| territory where the manufacture and
| sale of intoxicating liquors is prohibit
| ed by the State law, shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor. and shall be punish
ed in the discretion of the court.
Section 3. That it shall be the duty
of any officer mentioned in this act to
search for and seize any distillery or
apparatus used for the manufacture
of spirituous liquors in violation of
any State law. and to deliver the said
distillery or apparatus to the proper
authorities of the United States Gov
eminent for confiscation. 1t shall
also be the duty of said officer to de-
stroy any materials in use or to be
used, found at any distillery for the
manufacture of Intoxicating liquors
contrary to law.
Section 4. That it shall be the duty
of any officer mentioned in this act
to seize any spirituous liquors found
to-, CT nf F1n
tax paid and stamped or required by
the United States Government, and to
deliver the said liquors to the proper
officials of the United States Govern
ment and to deliver the said liquor
to the proper officials of the United
States Government for confiscation.
Section 5. That it shall be the duty
of the sheriff and his deputies and of
any police officers when informed or
violation of this act to procure war
rants and to arrest the offender, and
to subpoena all persons who may
have information concerning the com
mission of the offense charged against
the party arrested.
Section 6. That any person who
shall unlawfully and illegally procure
and deliver any spirituous or malt IL
quors to another shall be deemed and
held in law to be the agent of the
person or persons selling said spirit
uous and malt liquors and shall be
guilty of a misdemeaner and shall
be punished in the discretion of the
court.
Section Z. Wherever the solicitor
Of any judicial district shall have
good reason to believe that
any person or persons shall
have knowledge of the existence
and establishment of any Illicit dis
tillery or that any person has sold
full for said solicitor to apply to the
clerk of the Superior Court of the
county wherein said offense is sup
posed to have been committed to is
sue subDoenas for the said person or
persons so having knowledge of said
offense to appear before the next
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-19
GINSENG. GINSENG, GINSENG!
Stealers of This Herb are Classed
With Horse Thieves.

Early in the session of the Legisla-
ture bill was introduced and passed
with little opposition for the protection
OF the growers of ginseng. This val
liable herb, it was stated. was worth
hundreds of thousands of dol
lars per acre, and there were
but twenty acres OF fl in
the United States, about one acre
being in North Carolina. in Henderson
county, in a primitive state OF culti-
walton. Great annoyance and injury
have been the results of depredations
of innocent as well as ill-meaning in
dividuals on the small farms of gin-
seng and the law enacted provides that
any person who shall take and carry
away, or shall aid in taking or carry
ing away any ginseng growing upon
the lands of another person, with in
tent to steal the same, shall be guilty
of a felony and shall be imprisoned
not less than ten years nor more than
five years in the discretion OF the court:
Provided, that such ginsep~ at the
time the same be so taken. shall be in
beds, and the land upon which such
beds are located shall be surrounded
by a lawful fence.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-19

grand jury drawn for said county,
there to testify upon oath what he
may know touching the existence, es-
tablishment and whereabouts of said
distillery or persons who have sold in
toxicating liquors contrary to law; and
who shall give the names and person
al description of the keepers thereof,
and such evidence when So obtained
shall be considered and held in law
as an information on oath upon which
the said grand jury shall make pre-
sentiment, as provided by law III other
cases.
Sec. 8. That any officer mentioned in
this act who shall fail or refuse to
use due diligence in the execution of
the provisions of this act, after being
informed of violation thereof, shall be
guilty of laches in office, and be cause
for removal therefrom.
Sec. 8. That this act shall be in
force from and after its ratification"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-19
Neither Sen Nor Give Away.

BY inadvertance, in the General
Election Laws, the section relating to
whiskey on election day prohibited the
giving away of whiskey but allowed
the selling of it. This act was amend
ed by the Legislature so as to include
in the prohibition the selling of IL
quor. AS amended Section 76. Chap
ter 50, Public Laws 1901, reads as
follows
THAT any person who shall give
away, or who shall sell any intoXi-
eating liquors, except for medical pur-
poses and upon the prescription of a
practicing physician. at any place
within five miles of the polling place,
at any time within twelve hours next
proceeding or succeeding any public
election, whether general, local or mu-
nicipal or during the holding thereof,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. and
fined not less than one hundred nor
more than one thousand dollars"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-19
water Supplies.

The proviso in section four, Of
chapter 159, laws of 1903, being an
act to protect water supplies, was
stricken out by the Legislature. The
proviso was as follows: provided,
that when the supply is from a flowing
artesian well. said analysis shall be
made in the discretion of the Secre-
tary of the State Board of Health"
Section 16 of that chapter was amend
ed so as to apply to water companies
which may be hereafter organized.
That section applies to the condem-
nation of lands that are necessary for
the operation and protection of water
plants
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-19
THE ANTT-JUG LAW.
An Act to Define the Place of Sale OF
Intoxicating Liquors in the State OF

An Act to Define the Place of Sale OF
Intoxicating Liquors in the State OF
North Carolina:
The General Assembly of North
Carolina do enact:
Section 1. That the place where de-
livery of any spirituous, malt vinous,
fermented or other intoxicating liquors
is made in the State of North Carolina
shall be construed and held to be the
place of sale thereof; and any station
or other place within said State to
which any person, firm, company or
corporation shall ship or cause any
spirituous, malt, yinous fermented or
other Intoxicating liquors for the pur-
post of delivery or carrying the same
TO q purchaser, shall be construed to
be the place of sale: Provided, THAI
this act shall not be construed to pre-
vent the delivery of any spirituous,
malt, vinous, fermented or other in~
toxicating liquors to druggists in suf-
ficient quantities for medicinal pur-
poses only; Provided, further, that
this act shall not be construed to pre-
vent the shipment of such intoxicat-
ing liquors to duly licensed dealers in
the same in any town or city where
the sale of such liquors is not pro-
hibited by law.
Section 2. That all liquors or mix
lures thereof, by whatever name CALI
shall be construed and held to be in
toxicating, liquors within the meaning
of this act; Provided. that this act
shall apply to the following counties
and townships in North Carolina, ana
hone other, viz: the counties of Allie
ghany, Ashe, BERTHE, Burke, Baden
Brunswick, Buncombe, Cabarrus
Caldwell, Carteret. Cherokee, Catawba.
Cleveland. Craven, Cumberland. Du-
plin Durham, Forsyth, Franklin. Gas
ton, Gates. Graham, Guilford, Har-
nett, Haywood, Iredell, Johnston, Linz
coin, Macon, Mecklenburg Mitchell.
Montgomery, Moore, Northampton.
Orange, Perquimans. Randolph, Ro-
beson, Rutherford, Scotland. Union.
Vance, Wake, Warren, Watagua. and
Yancey; and in Goldsboro township.
Wayne county; Nashville and Man
ming township. in Nash county; Lake
Waccamaw Pine Bluff, Whiteville and
Chadbourn townships, in Columbus
county, and Kinston township, in Lee
Boir county.
Sec. 8. That all laws in conflict with
this act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 4 That this act shall be in
force from an after its ratification.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-19
TRANSPORTATION.
Contracts Between Newspapers and
Railroad Companies.

One of the most important bills
passed by the Legislature affecting
newspapers was that relative to cons
tracts for space in exchange for trans
portation between newspapers and
railroad companies.
Chapter 164 of the Public Laws Or
1879, with reference to newspaper
transportation, was amended as fol-
lows: After the word employees" in
line 30 of section ~, is added: "And
nothing in this act shall be construed
to prevent or restrict transportation
companies from contracting with
for advertising space in
exchange for transportation over their
lines to such an extent as may be
agreed upon between the two parties
for said consideration.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-19
PURE FOODS.
Low To Prevent The Sale OF Meats OF
Diseased Animals.

Several important actions were TAX
en- by the Legislature in reference to
pure foods.
One of the laws enacted prevents
the sale of meats of diseased animals,
and reads as follows:
THAT any person or persons, firm
or corporation who knowingly and will
fully slaughters any diseased animal
and sells or offers for sale any of the
meat of the said diseased animal for
human consumption, or any person.
persons. firm or corporation who
knows the meat offered for sale or
sold for human consumption by such
person or persons, firm or corporation.
is that of any diseased animal. shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor."
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-19
Aidns ne Can,n

The personal staff of the Command
er-in-Chief under the amendment to
Section 9, Chapter 374, Public Laws
Of 1903, shall consist of seven aides
de camp with the rank Of colonel, two
of them being naval aides; and the
Governor may appoint his Private
Secretary as his Military Secretary
and commission him with the rank of
colonel
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-19
Encnn1nnents.

An act was passed to disburse equal
amounts Of money per capita for land
and naval forces for encampment.
The act adds to section 8, Chapter $50.
Public Laws of 1899. the following:
Provided, further. that the same
amounts of money shall be disbursed
annually per capita for the naval
forces as for the land forces for the
purpose of encampment or practice
marches or service afioat."
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-19
40 Protect Monuments.

The boards Of county commissions
ers are permitted under a general act
to expend from the public funds Of
the county an amount sufficient to
erect a substantial iron fence around
monuments erected by voluntary sub
scPiption Of the people to the mem
DRY Of the Confederate dead or to per-
petuate the memory and virtues of the
States distinguished dead
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ing or terminating any prosecution or
Indictment for violation of the law re-
pealed by this act, but all such prose-
cutions and indictments shall be pro-
ceeded with as if the act had not been
rppaaled
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-19

of Engineers, one Inspector of Small
Arms Practice, one Judge Advocate
General. one Paymaster General, each
with the rank of Colonel. The Com
mander in Chief may appoint addi-
tional assistance to each of said Off
GERS with a rank not higher than than
that of Lieutenant Colonel. if in his
judgment it is for the best interest OF
the sArvipn -
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-19
Local WhisKey Measures.

Special liquor legislation was cree
ated for portions of the following coun-
ties; Columbus, Pitt, Buncombe, Car
teret, chatham, Currituck, Transylva-
ma, henderson, Martin, Moore, Fender,
.1ol l,l, Harnett. Sampson, Halifax,
I adkln, Johnston, Bladen, Northamp-
ton' Fltt' Graham, Iredell, New Ham
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-19
FERTILIzER ANALYSES.
Certificate OF Analysis of State Chemist
Is Made Evidence.

The law relating to the analysis of
samples of fertilizer, was amended by
the Legislature so as to make the GER
tificate of analysis from the State
Chemist evidence in court, without re-
curing his personal attendance as a
witness The act adds after Section
8, Chapter 479, Of the Public Laws Of
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-19
Omnibus T.iquor Law.

The Omnibus Liquor Law of 1903
was amended. and a new section added
after section g. and numbered section
8, reading as follows: THAT any per-
son violating the provisions of this act
shall be guilty Of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction shall be fined or i'm
prisoned, or both in the discretion Of
the court" Section 8. of the act was
changed to section 10.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-19
old Anti-Jug Law Repealed.

The general anti-Jug law of 1908.
which was originally Intended for the
four counties of Cleveland. Cabarrus.
Mitchell and CASTOR, was repealed by
the Legislature except as to those
counties mentioned. and the two coun-
ties Of Perquimans and Ashe were
added to the law.
This act provides that it shall not
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-19
CHALLENGES.
An Act to Regulate These in Civil
Cases.

The new law regulating challenges
in civil cases provides that when there
are two or more defendants in civil
actions the Judge apportion among the
defendants the challenges now allowed
by law, or he NAV increase the num-
Der of challenges to not exceeding four
to each defendant or class of defend
ants representing the same interests.
Provided, i'm either event the same
number of challenges shall be allowed
each defendant or class of defendants
representing the same interests: Pro-
vided further, that the decision OF the
Judge as TO the nature OF the inter-
ests and number Of challenges shall
be final.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-19
THE GENERAL STAFF.
officers Which Shall Constitute the
staff.

Chapter 374 of the Public Laws of
1908, amended so as not to sconfiict
with and adds the following: "The
General Staff shall consist Of an Advo-
cate General. with the rank Of Briga-
der General a Quarter Master Gem
eral. and Chief of Ordinance with the
rank Of Brigadier General: one In
spectCr General. one Sergeant Gener~
al, one Commissary General. one Chief
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-19
COMMERCIAL FEED LAW.
Synopsis of Concentrated Commercial
Stock Feed Law.

The law as amended by the General
Assembly of 1905 provides:
First That all concentrated COM
mercial feeding stuffs. poultry feeds
and continental feeds used for feed
ing domestic animals and poultry must
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-19

over, Warren, Moore, Rutherford
Chatham, Pender, Wilkes, Harnett,
Union, Rockingham, Halifax, Cumber-
land, Person, Pitt, Madison, Wilson,
Mecklenburg, Granville, Durham,
TyrreU and WAYNE.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-19

the manufacture or sale of cider, wine
or brandy, but same shall remain in
full force.
Sec. 8. That this act shall take eff
feet from and after the first day of
January, A. d. 1906.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-19
RUSH

AS winter
of
be heavy.
of getting
possible
of
shipping
all orders
we trouble N shipments
of
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of wha we haye said
better than
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temperance Legislation
of the General Assem-
bly,.

Continued from Page one.)
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REALIZATION.

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crops VIII possible by
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balance 90 4 years At cent