The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-05
Wl'mIngton's Recorder Court Bill
Passed Final Reading.
BILLS WE'RE INTRODUCED
To Allow brunswick TO Subscribe to
stock of Wilmington, Brunswick and
southern Railway-To Allow New
hanover to- Hold Election on Issue of
Bonds for Good Roads.
Especial to The Messengerl


halelgh, n. c., February 2-The sem
ate met at 10 o'clock in order tha; il
might adjourn at noon as MANY nf the
senators desired to 90 home TO see
their families. Senator Ormond, of Le-
| noir, offered prayer Bills were miro.
| duced as follows:
by Bellamy, to validate certain sales
of land. By Turner, to fix salaries Of
superior court judges at $500. By
Daniel. to make more rigid the ruies
for examining and licensing the annIi-
cations Tor licenses as attorneys, and to
provide for disbarring and suspendinc
lawyers
John K. Lackey, of Southern Pines.
sent letter saying it would be equity
that winter residents of North Carolina
owning property here to be allowed to
vote in person or by proxy. Mr. Lack
ey suggested an amendment 10 the con-
stitution to this effect.
Bill passed to allow Tarboro to issue
bonds and levy a special tax
Webb's bill regarding salaries of So
llcltors was taken UP and Howard Of
fered q substitute which in ali ex-
cept one respect is an excopy of the
Webb bill, including the amendments
offered by Daniel and Redwine. the one
exception being that the solicitors of
the various districts shall get the fc!-
lowing salaries: First district. $500;
second $4,000; Third, $2,5G0; Fourth.
$4,000 Sixth $4,000; Seventh, $1,000;
Eighth $4,000; Ninth, S3,5OO; Tenth.
$4,000; Eleventh, $4,000; Twelfth, So
900; Thirteenth$ 1,800; Fourteenth, ST.
800; Fifteenth, $4,000; Sixteenth, ST.
800. AT Webb's request, the bill was
made special order for Wednesday.
The bill to prevent ticket scalping
of witness tickets came up on third
reading. Redwine moved to reconsider
the vote by which an amendment was
adopted yesterday, making perjury in
regard to ownership and price paid for
such ticket misdemeanor and it was
withdrawn by the committee, the bill
then passing it's final reading. Other
bills passed were the substitute Of
fer9d to establish a recorders court at
Whining gton; incorporating the Hender
sonville Land and Power company.
The resolution passed by the house
relating to the message of Governor Ell
rod of South Dakota and thanking him
for his words about the North Carolina
bonds, was adopted.
There was discussion of Graham's
bill allowing franchises for not more
than thirty years upon reasonable
terms for public utilities, allowing a
majority of voters to relinquish light,
water, power or other plants, this ap-
plying only to municipal corporations.
Mason made the point that this bill
would not permit town or city to
grant franchise for more than thirty
years, saying he did not believe the
bill would affect special franchises.
Graham said the purpose Of the bill
was to allow towns and cities to sell
public utilities, when these were found
Improbable. Mclaughlin wanted Cum
berland county excepted, a1d in oroer
that the bill might be better CONSIDERED
Pharr made a motion that 1t might De
re-referred to the corporations commit
tee and this step was taken.
Bills passed amending the revlsai d.
allowing notices of sales OF properly
for taxes to be published in only one
paper instead of two and allowing sucn
notice TO be published in such paper In
an adjoining county. To permit coun-
ties to dispose of or lease eounty or
township property, providing that this
act shall not apply to counties in which
there are township or county trustees
holding property in trust, Permitting
the commissioners of the county TO sell
bonds and other property and Wnere
there is no proper township authority
giving authority to the county commls-
sioners. To increase the powers OF the
state board of pharmacy by allowing IL
RI Dacc unson doceStic remedies.