The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-10
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, y. c., March 5.


Vance county applies to the state su-
.perintendent of public instruction foc
five rural school Libraries under the act
of 1905, being the first county to DO
tina all of the amounts due on loans
to counties in aid of improved school
buildings, which were due In February.
been promptly paid.
The Legislature appointed Boards o.
Education for all the counties except
Pamlico, and for this the state Board
of Education made the appointment Oh
Monday. as soon as the omission by the
Legislature was discovered. Among
the boards are the following: Bruns-
wick, T.. F. Halves, L. NJ. Todd, J. d.
Galloway; Cabarrus, T. w. Smith, w.
f. Smith, George F. McAllister; Cam
den, P. w. Stevens, Z. K. Sawyer, G. II.
Riggs; Cherokee, s.. w. Davidson, T.
E.. Nelson, j. NJ. Richardson; Alexan-
der, J. P. Matheson, T. r. Murdoch, r.
L. Downs; Chowan, A. T. Bush, w. E.
Welsh. w. Fl. Winborne; Clay, G. S.
McClue, J. A. Penland, Taylor Ledford;
Cleveland, W. L. Plonk, w. w. Wash
burn, T. B. Falls; Columbus, J.. w.
Bowel, H. H. Holden, J.. E. l.. Wine
croft; Craven, r. A. Num-, Daniel
Lane, John Morton; Currituck, J.. T..
DeCormis, E. D. Boudon, j. NJ. Sum-
merell; Dare, A. G. Dandle, William =.
Davis, C. c. Miller; Duplin, w. S. LOT
tin, w. B. Southerland, d. C. Potter;
CASTOR, R. p. Rankin, F. J. Durham,
w. C. Thompson; Gates, C.. w. Costen,
ST., Franklin Matthews, John c.. Fei-
ton; Graham, Joseph M. Edwards, Will
liam Garrison, James A. Hyde, Jr.;
J. A. Wilson, J. f. Shelton,
j. K. Boone; Henderson, Columbus
Oates, w. S. Young, J. F. Rickman;
Hartford, S. P. Wfnborne, Yates JOY
ner, Mitchell; Hyde, w. P. Burrus,
Milton S. Creole, q. T. Fortesque: Ire
dell, j.. H. Hill J. H. bradley, J. w.
Albea; Jackson, r. l.. Madison, c. A.
Burns, w. O.. Buchanan; Jones, T. A.
Bell, B. L. Brock, F. M. Dixon Lincoln,
r.. d. Sullivan, /. O. Allen, D.. c. K.
Wilkinson; Mason, J A. Deal, j. P.
Moore, J. S. Sloan; Madison, Jasper
Ebbs, R. Hf [Hirps, J.. M. Wallin; Mar
tin, j. T. waldo, j. A. Whitley, S. r.
Biggs; New Hanover, George Rountree,
w. H. Sprunt, Donald MacRae; Ons-
low, j. e. Henderson, J. F. Burton, w.
J. MOntford; P~asquotank, F. M. Grice,
S. m. Morgan, Davenport; Pender, H.
F.. Murphey, D. j. Corbett, Jr., Henry
hHa III. DorNtJ,no q NC ~ T NyoVyhu d
Erinn, John H. Ward; Polk, A. A. Can
non, j. A. Foster, Alex Walker; Ruth
erford, J. F. Flack, C. w. Long, Plateo
Gettys; Swain, J.. H. league, r. 7.
Cunningham, w. A. Gibson; Transyl-
vania, w. Il. Henderson, w. 2. Whit
mire, T. B. Patten; Tyrrell, A. L.. Wal
ker, j. G.. Brickhouse, J. w. CohoOn;
Union, F. B.. Ashecraft, J. NJ. Price,
s. E. Belt; Yancey, Eugene Pierce, w.
3. Peterson, S. F. Howell.
The inspection of the National Guard
of the State which has begun will be
much ~stricter than heretofore.
In the Legislature for 1905 just ad-
journed, out of 1885 new laws and 81
joint resolutions, the following relate
to insurance, Or the insurance Depart
ment of h state. Regulating and
amending the laws relating to Building
and Loan Associations, taking them
from the supervision of the State Cor
roratiOn Commission and placing them
under control and supervision Of the
State Insurance Commissioner Appro-
priating S10,O0O annually to be used by
the Insurance Commissioner for the
purpose of insuring the States property
from fire. (Under former law this mat
ter has been left largely to heads of the
various institutions and the premiums
were included in the budgets of appro-
~priatiOns for h maintenance Of those
institutions and the present law takes
the % necessary for insurance
protection against fire from the states
treasury, thereby insuring a unlformt-
ity of insurance and relieving individ-,
ual institutions from this expense &C
count charged to their maintenance
fund and is considered by all a salu-
tary reform.) Appropriating $4,000 to
be used by the various state institu-
tions under the direction of the In
surance Commissioner for protection
against fire, such as building fire walls,
~fire-doors, supplying hose, etc.
The general insurance law was
amended by the following provisions:
Allowing a division of commission to
the amount of 5 per cent. with non
resident agents where they have ap-
piled for and received license. to cost
$500 as nonresident brokers from the
Insurance department. This is a mod
fication of the resident agents clause
of 1903. Prohibiting insurance compa-
mics or combinations from requiring
agents in North Carolina to sign a COM
mission pledge. Allowing life insur-
ance companies ito deposit the amount
of the reserve On policies with the in
surance department and to have a cer-
tificate to this effect endorsed on each
policy issued by them. For the protec-
ton of policy holders of life companies
engaged in other kinds of business, re-
quiring that the reserve h be held
as a special fund for the protection Of
the policy holders, and not liable for
any other obligations, arising out of
such other financial TRANSACTIONS or