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

The work of printing the Public Laws
enacted by the recent Legislature goes
steadily on. The Public Printer has $50
pages in type and 512 printed. This
volume two years ago contained LII
pages, so it will be seen that nearly half
the laws of q public character passed by
the General Assembly of 1907 have al
ready gone through the printers
mould" reckoning the size upon a SINH
lar basis as that of the public laws of
1906. However, there are about three
hundred more chapters this time and
this will necessarily require q larger vol
ume and more tune in preparation.
This work has been retarded the past
two weeks on account of the demand for
special acts needed by the various De-
partments. Two hundred copies each
have been printed of the following: law
regulating passenger rates, freight
rates, appropriations'to State Inititutions
appoint ent Of county boards of educa-
ton, justices of the peace, the antitrust
law, the act enlsrging the powers of the
Corporation Commission and the one
creating a State Boards of Equalization.
In addition 20 the above, 6, 500 copies OF
tho Revenue and Machinery Acts have
been printed and so, o of the amended
school law are wanted by the first OF
June. All this extra work coming on
at this time will interfere the r pid prog
ress that would otherwise have been
made in getting out the Public Laws
far ahead of the usual time. However.
the matter is being pushed with all pos
sible rapidity, The machines are rum
ming day and night and there are no
dull times around the Office of the State
Printers, It is all work and no play,
which, as the old story goes, is calculat-
ed to stmake Jack q dull boy"
A defect was discovered in the act of
the recent Assembly, equalizing the
salaries of the state officers. In the body
of the act is provided that the attorney
general now in Office shall have IN assis-
tant to be appointed by him and receive
a;salary of 81, 500 a year" The remain
der of the present term, however, the
enacting clause stipulates that the pro-
vision of this act shall be in force from
the first Of January, 1905, except that as
to salaries herein provided for corpor-
alton commissioners and bank examin-
ers, the same to go into effect from aud
after its ratification. This discrepancy
was feared, would, If the point is raised
have the effect of knocking out the pre-
vision for assistant attorney general,
despite the fact that Hayden Clement of
Salisbury, has already been appointed
and entered upon his duties and Attor-
ney General Gilmer has left the city
seeking regeneration of health, leaving
the assistant attorney general in charge
OF the Office. The Council of State de-
cides that it will be alright for the As
sistant to draw his salary and there is to
be no difficulty about his holding the off
flee, despite tho apparent discrepancy IN
the act creating it. Attorney General
Gilmer and Mrs. Gilmer are now at q
sanltarium in Richmond, where the for
mer Is undergoing treatment. He is q
very sick man and his numerous friends
are much concerned about his condition.
yet hoping for the best.
The people here generally regret the
retirement of Editor J.. W. Bailey, of
the Biblibal Recorder, who has attained
such high rank in the editorial profess
sion since he assumed charge of that
splendid religious journal upon the death
of his father fourteen years ago. Mr..
Bailey is recognized as one Of the fore
most writer's and orators in the State
and has been q power for good in vari-
Gus ways. He expects soon to enter the
legal profession and later may try his
hand in politics. In either event he will
be heard from ito the good" Rev. G.
w. Blanchard succeeds MI. Bailey as
editor of til Recorder. having purchas-
ed his entire interest in this fine prop
erty.