Goldsboro weekly argus., 1909-02-11
BILL INTRODUCED
FOR BOND ISSUE
Would Provide $l,50O,O0O
For Enlargement of State
Institutions
BILL FOR INDIAN SPRINGS.
Mitchell introduced Bill To Hold
NIGHT Sessions OF House Until
The..Heavy CalendafsMay
Be Cleared.

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Senator Empie's bill to protect the
forests of North Carolina from fire,
providing for the appointment of for
est wardens, passed the Senate yes
terday. Under this act four Of more
owners of timber lands in any one
township, or the owners of $4,000
acres Of forest land In the township,
can petition to the State Forester of
the North Carolina Geological and
Economic Survey for the appointment
Of forest warden Tor tina township,
the warden then to be appointed by
the Governor, and deputy forest war
dens may be appointed by the State
Forester. Forest Wardens are author
| lied to have charge of measures for
controlling forest fires; they are en-
powered to make arrests for viola
tions of the forest laws, and will per-
form other duties under the direction
of the State Forester. Under this act
| all able-bodied men between the ages
of Is and As years. can be summoned
by a forest warden or deputy to as
| SlSt LII OALluSuISH4uSo lOl LII Du&
no person can be compelled to serve
more than two days in any year
4 The Senate made the bill by Mr.
KIuttz, to provide fire escapes and
protect human life, a special order
for next Tuesday at IL o'clock.
y Mr.. Manning introduced yesterda.
his bill providing for $1,50G,00'
bond issue for permanent enlargement
} of the States charitable and educa
d tional Institutions. The bill was re
)1 ferred to the Committee on Educa
0 ton.
D Mr.. Peele introduced in the Senat
o. a bill to repeal the immigration &C
4 Of 1907, which carried an annual ap
4 preparation for the promotion of i'm
: migration to North Carolina.
l A bill by Mr.. Dockery, introduce
eli IN the Senate yesterday, prohibitin
+ capital punishment except in case
OF criminal assault, where juries rec
h i an1mend mercy, provides that if jur
i shall return a verdict OF guilty wit
y 4 recommendation to mercy agains
4 Defendant for a crime, now punish
!, able by death, the defendant shall nc
: suffer dGath, but snail be sentences
Ito the State prison for q term of yeaz
not Less than twenty. The act woul
{. nut apply to the crime of rape.
Several important public bills we1
+ INTRODUCED, chief among them bein
Ell thDse by Mr.. Koonce to create a Stai
ell Insurance Commission, composed I
: the Governor and Council of State, ia
y Guiding the Attorney General, wit
It the commissioner of insurance actin
IS as secretary; by Mr.. Koonce to pre-
VENT trusts and monopolies, being IL
: Texas law which has recently bee
e sustained by the United States 81
d preme Court; by Mr.. Morton, requi
: ing that ala attorneys taking damag
'e or personal injury cases upon cert
d fed fee, shall deposit with the cle1
Of the court a sum sufficient to ps
e costs and attorneys fees should tt
r case be decided adversely to plaintiff
a, by Dr. Gordon, creating a degree
Il certified public accountant and pr.
$ viding for the examination of expe
IL uluSt Iii
be examined by a commission compo
g ed of three experts and granted a
cense only upon fulfilling certain stil
2 ulation. Any one exercising the offt
: of special accountant, without this
cense as Certified Special Accoun
ant, shall be guilty of a misdemeano
An important bill by Mr.. Grant,
5. Dayie, is designed to require me.
: chants. manufacturers and other en-
. tp1oyers of females to furnish seats fl
g their accommodation during period
:, lof intermission between active wor
= Tor employment.
atl Night Session.
Of Mr.. Mitchell, of Wayne, introduce
ID a resolution providing for night SCI
a sions, beginning Wednesday nigh
e which, by consent, went to the Con
le mittee on Rules, Mr.. Morton, of tn
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