The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-27

the number of employees, as required
by the acts OF 1898. The rule WAS
suspended and the resolution ADOPT
ed.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
The following bills were introduced
Cofield, TO provide for the erection
of a building for a Hall of Record
offices of superintendent OF Public
and Insurance Commits
sioner. etc.
Davis, to incorporate a lodge of Odd
Fellows.
chessum. for a turnpike in wash
ington county.
Mcfarland, to grant pensions to all
soldiers and sailors and TO widows
unable to labor.
Graham, Of Granville, to extend un-
til January LIST. 1907. h time for set
ling the State debt.
Graham. of Lincoln. to relieve the
agricultural department from con-
trihuting to the current expenses Of
the Agricultural and Mechanical co.,
lege at Raleigh.
Rogers, TO extend the time for de-
]ivering the bonds Of the Atlantic and
Blue Ridge Railway Company.
Hasten, to establish a board of State
examiners for BARRIERS.
Bowman, to prohibit drunkenness
and the use of abusive language.
Byrd, for relief of w. A. Peters. of
Yancey county.
Murphy, of Rowan, to amend, re-
wise and consolidate the charter Of
Spencer.
Winborne, to appoint magistrates TO
BERTHE county.
Phipps. to change the time of hold
ing the fall term of Wataugua court.
Stewart. to regulate the duties of
cotton weighers of Dunn.
Ryburn, to prevent distractions in
Brushy Creek. Cleveland county
Vesta!, to amend the law establish
ing Il graded school at Rocky Mount.
Warren, to protect game in Jones
county.
Ryburn, to authorize sale Of certain
streets in Shelby.
MEMORIALS PRESENTED.
The following memorials were pre-
scented:
By Hasten, from citizens of Win
ston- Salem, asking for a law pre-
venting fraud in merchandise.
From the Episcopal church, asking
repeal Of the present divorce law.
BY McNinch, from the Friends of
Quakers asking repeal of present d.
yorce law.
Fly Gordon. OF Guilford, a
ial from Friends on the divorce ques-
ton.
By Murphy, from merchants, in ia
vor Of a law to prevent the sale OF
merchandise fraudulently.
Gayle presenting a memorial to the
same effect. Gayle, from the State Re-
tail Merchants Association, asking a
law for the prevention of fraudulent
assignments of wages.
FINAL READING.
Pil!s passed final reading:
To validate the election Of justices
of the peace in Allegheny.
To abolish the second week of the
spring term Of Lincoln superior court.
Substitute bill for the bill amend
ing h Ashe stock law, making the
stock owner responsible for two thirds
Of the actual value of property dam
aged.
To r~hibit killing or trapping wild
turkies in Richmond county during
certain seasons.
TIC repeal the act Of 100 relative
to came in Cabarrus.
To amend the act of 1895 relating
to barbed wire fences in Rockingham
county.
Tic add Moore county to the act Of
1908 regarding sale Of scrap metal.
To amend h acts Of 1899 relating
to public drunkenness in Haywood,
Cuncom and Henderson counties.
To validate sales of property in
which there is a contingent remain
der.
To increase the pay of jurors in
Gates.
To allow executors or administra-
tors to renounce their positions as
trustee of a mortage or deed of trust.
BILL. TO REFUND LACY 1874
TAKEN UP.
The bill to refund State Treasurer
Lacy 1874, which he paid for the de-
falcation OF William H. Martin. a
clerk in the Office was taken up. Ora
ham,. of Granville, said he had had it
referred so it could be thoroughly eX-
amined, and that as to making an in
v~estigation he was amply satisfied the
should refund the amount.
He read from the. journal of 1899 that
State Treasurer Balm was credited
with e $1,000, which vas lost by
the failure of the Raleigh National
bank, and said similar relief bills had
been enacted for the sheriffs of Wake
county. and the legislature relieved
State Treasurer Tate of over $4,000
lost by the failure of the Bank Of New
Hanover. Graham said these laws
the power of the legislature,
and addressing himself to the merits
of the bill told how Martin had been
clerk to the former treasurer and that
Lacy, simply following the custom, re-
tanned him for a short time to in
struct his new clerks, and told how.
because of the business-like vigilance
of Lacy it was found Martin had stolen
from the former treasurer $4,000.
Hou Martin was convicted and the