The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-02-06
Some Laws Passed.

Leg lSldIuIC dL ICS GAIL q oSoSlOl WIliCl
are of general interest were the fol-
lowing:
H. B. 156, S. B. 1T: An act to
amend section sixty-three, sub-sec-
ton five, chapter two hundred and
fifty-eight of the Public Laws Of ore
thousand nine hundred and seven.
Rents and profits Of real estate used
exclusively for charitable, religious,
or educational purposes exempt from
tax.
H. B. 1876, S. B. 172: An act to
provide for the payment of burial
expenses of Confederate pensioners.
Twenty dollars to be appropriated
from general county fund upon rec
ommendation of chairman of pension
board.
H. B. 10, S. B. 10: An act to amend
sections two thousand and eighty-one
and two thousand and eighty-nine of
the Revisal CT one thousand nine
hundred and five, relating to mar
riage ceremony. May be solemnized
by ordained or authorized minister.
| LIQUOR IN PROHIBITION TERRITORY.
The act to prevent travelling sales
men from soliciting orders or pro-
posaIs for the purchase of intoxicat-
ing liquors in prohibition territory
in North Carolina, provides that it
shall be unlawful for any person for
himself Or as an agent or travelling
salesman for any person, firm Or cor
poration, to solicit orders or propos-
ais Of purchase by the jug or bottle
or otherwise Of Intoxicating liquors
within the borders of any or all coun-
ties, townships, precincts, towns and
cities in the State Of North Carolina
wherever prohibition prevails or the
sale of Intoxicating liquor is prohib-
tied by law. Provided, that this law
shall not be construed to prevent the
sale of Intoxicating liquors in not less
than five gallon packages to all par
ties or persons who are duly auth
orized by law to sell Intoxicating Ii
qu0rs.
PREVENT RAILROAD MERGERS.
The act amending sections 2567
and 2574 of the Revised, proven ting
railroads from merging with or Sc
curing stock in competing lines, pres
cribes that the railroad brother trans
portation company, or its officers
shall not acquire, hold or guaran-
tee the stock for, or lease or be leas-
ed to, or purchase or buy or consoli-
date with or be merged into any par
allel or competing railroad or trans
portation company, nor shall any
railroad Or other transportation COM
pany or its officers, sell any Of its
stock or bonds to any holding OF
voting company or its officers
whereby such consolidation OF
merger may be effected, and
any such purchase, contract,
merger or sale shall be void
And that no railroad or transporta.
ton company, or its officers, now OF
hereafter doing business in this State
shall purchase, lease, absorb, take
over, buy stock in, merge with, or il
any way secure an interest in com.
peting line of railroad or Transports
ton company, nor shall any railroad
Or transportation company or its Of
ficers enter into any contract, agree
: ment, understanding with compel
ing line of railroad or transportation
company calculated to defeat, OF
which may defeat or lessen compel
ition in the State. This act shall no
prevent railroads independently own
ed and operated in this State not ex
ceeding 100 miles in length from sell
ing us fOdQ ana property.
FREIGHT RATES.
Chapter 217 of the Public Laws O
1907 was amended by adding to sec
ton one thereof the following: Pro
vided, further, that the Corporation
Commission shall! have power, whel
it is made to appear that it is just t.
do so, to exempt from the operation
of section OF chapter PIT that par
of the charges of a joint haul whicl
is over the line or lines of railroat
company, which company now owns
leases or operates not more than Il
miles of railroad in or out of tn;
State.
Ennfh Near EUFesiSN SIninGS