The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-01
SENATE JUDICIARY
Bills of General interest
Passed Upon at Yes
terday's Meeting.

The Senate judiciary Committee at
its meeting yesterday afternoon passan
upon the following bills:
III. Il. substitute To amend Section
1892 of the Code. so as to provide for
the partition of mineral interests when
title to the same has become separated
from the surface. The bill inserts tho
following at the end of the sections:
And when the title to the mineral
interests in any land has become sep
arated from the surface in ownership,
the tenants in common of such min
eral Interests NAV have partition Of
the same district from the surface ana
without joining as parties the owner or
owners of the surface; and the tenants
in common of the surface may have
partition OF the same, in manner pre-
vided by law. distinct from the min
eral interests And in all instances
where the mineral interests and sur
face interests have thus become sep.
ar9ted in ownership. the owner or
owners Of the mineral interests shall,
not be compelled To join i'll Il Dartl-
ton of the mineral interests, nor shall
the rights OF either owner be preju-
diced by a partition of the other In
tereSts." The DILL makes il discretion
AIRY with the court whether it would
be better for the tenants IN common
To have the interests sold. Reported
favorably.
8 b. The bill of Mr.. Ward pub
lished in the Senate proceedings of to-
day ON another page. to facilitate the
calculation OF the present worth of an
nuities.
Mr. Ward said there was a demand
for such q table. for a regal method
of the correct calculation of annuitIes.
and that he had requested Judge T..
II. Womack to prepare a table, and
as Judge Womack was present, re-
quested him to explain the bill.
Judge Womack said that he had
asked Prof. Riddick. of the a. & NJ.
college To make the table. and ne had
verified most of the figures. and then
explained at length the merits of the
bill. Mr.. Zollicoffer said it was abb
solutely necessary that the table
should be perfect and moved that Il
committee of three be appointed q
subcommittee To verify the calcula-
tons, and moved to that effect. The
motion carried and acting chairman
Gillian appointed Senators Duls. Bod
die and Mason. of CASTOR. to verify
the figures.
II. Il. To validate judgments under
which sales of contingent remainders
have been made. Reported favorably.
III. Il. To amend Chapte" 50. Laws
of 1879. for the relief of j. Il. DonOho.
ex-sherilf OF Caswell county. The bill
enables the eX-sheriff TO turn over 4
certain sum of money to the county
commissioners. Reported favorably.
:. r. TO enable married men whose
wives are lunatics To sell their real
estate. The Subcommittee to which ii
was referred added the following
amendments: amend by adding after
the word wife the following: Pro
vided this act shall not apply to tho
homestead of the husband" Reported
favorably.
II. Il. TO extend the provisions OF
TO apply to Gates county. The bill
the per diem and mileage of jurors in
Gates county. Reported favorably.
:. Il. TO prevent persons not mem
hers of secret societies from wearing
the emblem or insignia of such socie-
ties unless he shall be Il bona fde
member of such societies. provided the
act shall not apply to the wives
daughters, mothers or sisters of the
members. An amendment was offeret
adding "SweetheartS" after the wore
sisters. Mr.. Ward explained tina
this bill was presented at the reques
of the secret societies. An amendment
was offered. providing that This ac
shall not apply to any woman"
Mr.. Foushee moved that the bill
With the amendment be reported ia
Vorably but there were objections an(
the bill was referred to Mr.. WAR
To be re-framed.