The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-04-11

An ctto prevent usury -andr rex.
tortion" and is in full as followWa,
to wit
THAT any persons firm or cor
poration who shall or may loan
money in any manner whatsoever
by hote. chattel mortgage, condi-
tionaI sale, or otherwise, upon
any article or articles of house
hold or kitchen furniture, and
shall or may take, receive, reserve
or charge a greater rate of interest
than six per cent, either before OF
after the interest may accrue, or
who shall refuse to give receipts
for payments on interest or prin-
cipal of such debts, or who shall
fail and refuse to surrender the
note and security when the same
is paid off or a new note and mort
gage is given in renewal, unless
said new mortgage shall state the
amount still due by said old note
or mortgage and that the new one
is given as additional security,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and in addition thereto shall for
felt double the interest which has
been Heretofore paid"
This is Intended as q relief to
the poorer classes of people who
are often compelled to borrow
small sums of money, say five or
ten dollars, for the use Of which
INSCRIPTIONS men have hereto
fore been charging them from fifty
cents to one dollar per month,
and thereby growing rich from the
haFd-earned .labors of their less
fortunate neighbors. 1t is hoped
that this law will bring about the
conditions desired and that all
money lenders who have been
guilty of extortion may be impell-
ed to desist from whipping the
devil around the stump" Some
such remedy has been needed a
good while. y
An act was passed requiring the
telephone and electric light and
power companies to remove their.
insulators and wiresfrom the trees
in Capitol Square, and to suspend
them on steel poles or run them
through conduits underground.
The act 7 prohibits. the driv-
ingof nails into the trees
or injuring them in any
other manner. In a joint resolu-
ton, it is also provided, that the
old State Arsenal, an Anticipated
brick building located at the
southwest corner of Capitol Square
shall be removed not later than
July L, 1907. The object Of this
legislation is to preserve the usu-
al attractiveness OF the square,
which has long been the subject
of favorable comment by every
visitor to the State Capital. The
stately oaks r to be protected
and young trees have been planted
to take their place in future years.
The light and power companies
have almost completed the work
of putting their wires under,
ground, already, and the board of
Internal Improvements is taking
steps to remove the old Arsenal
building within the time allowed
for that work. The trees and
flower plants in the square are
putting on their mantles of green
snd soon the unparalleled beauty
of this lovely spot will present it's
usual magnlficence SIN the good
old summer time," during which
period it is about the only place
in Raleigh that emits a refreshing
breeze.
The act to provide against the
evils resulting from the traffic in
certain narcotic drugs, and to
regulate the sale thereof is con-
sidered of Importance. This act
p~rescribes that it shall be unlaW-
full for any person, firm or corpor-
alton to sell, furnish or give away
cocaine, alpha OR beta eucaine,
opium, morphine, heroin, or any
salt or compound of any of the
foregoing substances, except upon
the original written order or pres
cription of u lawfully authorized
practitioner of medicine, dentistry
or veterinary medicine, which or
der or prescription shall be dated
and shall contain the name of the
person for whom precribed, or if
ordered by a practitioner of veteri-
nary medicine shall state the kind
of animal for which ordered, and
shall be signed by the person CIV
ing the prescription or order. The
prescription or order shall be per-