The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-22
HDMEsTtADs AND Exemptions
Summary of Proposed Amendment
t0Ithe Constitution.
Insurance commissioner. Will. Take
Case to SuDeme Court-Suit of Nor
ris vs. Insurance Company Contin-
ncd-Charters Granted.
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A charter is granted the Nelson Coop
CT Lumber & Furniture company 4
~Glebane, capital stock $4,000, and an
other TO the Granville Telephone com
any, headquarters at Oxford. capita
SOCK $4,000.
The opinion seems to be quite gen
eral now that ex-Lieutenant Governo
DOughton has become the leader in
the house. His influence is more not
able day by day.
The insurance department will TAX
to the supreme court a case agains
the Pacific Mutual Life Insurance
company, - whic0 nudge Jones n IL.
superior court, has decided adversel
to the department. The former genera
agent of the company was at Kins
ton and after he had ceased to noI
that position he brought a suit agains
the company in the state court. Thi
the company transferred to the fedora
court and t~hereupOn, under the law
the insurance commissioner revoke
the license. The cOmpany's lawyer
came here n sought to have him re
ScInd this action, but he 1"Ci.ned AZ
~thereupon mandames proceedings wer
brought in the superior court here b
the company. The judge decides tna
only when a case SO removed from tn
state to the federal court grows out e
o policy which the company has issue
to a citizen of this state, dOes the lay
apply, and not to other litigations IL
which he company as d foreign corn
Grafton may have become involved.
The interesting suit of Norris ",
the North Carolina Home Tnsuranc
company of Raleigh, growing out O
the lire 16 months ago, is continued
until next term of court, because Of the
absence of a witness who occupied the
house directly before it was burned
MI. Norris and his wife have severa
suits against the Home Insurance com
pany n against it's vice president
and the damages total over 500, 900.
Governor Glenn spoke this evening
unde the auspices of the Raleigh
chamber of commerce on the subiec
OF Raleigh and had some very plai,
tnlngS to say. Raleigh occupies
unique position in hat it's streets ar
not b property OF the city but of tn
state, which aCfIaliy has control Ora
them. The governor said very plain1
hat the city's limits ought to be ex
Eended and that the fact that they ar
now so cramped as to give the city
population of less than ID, 900 is a refec
ton not only upon Raleigh but upor
the state.
The following is a summary Of tn
bill introduced by Gallert of Ruther
lord in the house to repeal article 1
OF the constitution and substituting a
article regarding homesteads and ex
emptions, allowing the legislature t
enact such laws for exemption of prop
erty from sale under execution, provid
ed that such exemption shall not ex
iced 500 in personal property OF tn
value of $500 in real property or both
this not to apply to debts before sue
legislation. The real ana persona
property Of any woman acquired De
fore marriage and that she may &C /
quire after marriage shall remain he
separate property and not be liable 10 !
debts OF % husband and may be be, |
queathed and devised, and with tn |
written assent of her husband conveye, |
by her as IL she were unmarried. TIL |
may insure his own life TO |
the sole S and benefit of his wife an |
children and In case of his death thi |
amoun shall be paid over, free from |
all claims of her husbands representa- |
tlves or his creditors. Nothing In thi !
article shall operate to prevent tn /
Of a homestead from deedin.I
the same, but no such Iced shall be
valid without voluntary signature and
assent Of his wife on her private cx-
animation. No property shall be ex
empt from execution, order Or other
process ISSUED on any demand in AZ
lions for liabilities incurred by any
public officer Or fiduciary or attorney
or for rent. Ii the owner of a home
stead die, leaving a widow with mol
children, the homestead shall oe ex
from her husbands death and
she is to have he rents and profit
during her widowhood, unless she be
owner of the homestead. All these
provisions of tbs Lew article are % be
effective. March LIST, 1909 if a majority
Of the qualified voters of the state so
at the ':ekt gacc:a election,
the amendment to be submitted to
hem at the next general election, when
hey will vote for or against homestead
amendments.