Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-01-28

The following bills we're introduced
in the House:
Majette-Amend Sec. 1747, Re-
visal, to extend the time for registers
ing grants.
Gordon-sEstablish lien upon wear
ing apparel in favor Of laundrymen.
Gordon-Establish State library
COMMISSION.
Poole-Amend Sec. 924, Revisal,
relative to the popwpers Of the clerk
Of Superior Court In paying oat
funds.
Butler Thy request t)-Allow two
years to bring actions against tele-.
graph companies.
Cox, Of Anson-Amend Chap. 273,
Laws Of 1902, for the relief Of Ger.
+ tain Confederate soldiers, sailors and
widows.
Graham-Repeal Chap. 80, Laws
Of 1907, relating to additional cause
Of divorce.
Graham-Expedite the trial Of cap
ital cases and reduce the cost by en-.
abling courts to summon special
venires from some adjoining county.
Much discussion upon the divorce
bill was engaged in. It arises from
bill to amend the present law to
| allow divorces in cases Of ten years
absence if there are no children.
The bill offered would allow di-
.vorce If children are more than 81
years old. The bill may have the
effect to repeal the law allowing d.
vorce on ground Of absence at all.
The following bills passed their
final reading:
State bill to amend Revisal re-
lating to powers and duties Of county
commissioners, allowing the establish
ment when necessary Of tuberculosis
! dispensaries and sanatoriums. !
To repeal Chap. 202, Laws Of 1897,
as to fees Of officials Of Johnston
county.
Amend Revisal relative to liability
Of counties in criminal actions.
Resolution to print 500 copies Of
memorial Of North Carolina Library
Association for freproof building.
In the Senate Friday Senator Or
mond offered bill to put solicitors
of the State on salaries Of $4,000
each instead Of the fees now allowed.
| Hankins: Joint resolution to pro-
vide more adequate postofico facii-
ties for the General Assembly.
i Hankins: Memorial from the
North Carolina Library Association
| for the erection Of freproof State
| library building.
| Hankins: Memorial from the
! North Carolina Society, Daughters Of
the Revolution, relative to the erec.
ton Of a freproof library building.
Among the bills passed was oin1
resolution for paying the expenses
Of DIR. Gordon and DIR. Bolton, mem
bers Of the Legislature who repres
ented the Assembly at the State tu
berculosis convention at Charlotte
recently.
There was read by Senator Dock
~ "rc~~o' Nv ex-senator n. A
Mclean of Robson, in answer to th'
resolution by Senator Dockery tina
, MI Mclean and others &C sent |
{ copy Of the Lockhart bill to injec
subsection "a" into the anti-trus
act. There was a jocular vote.
The senate passed bill to incor
porate board Of publication, Mort
: Carolina Methodist Conference.
II Senator Barringer introduced
! bill to fix the privileges Of owners Q
a mileage books.
e In the House Cox, Of Wake, pre-
: sented memorial from the Ladies
: Memorial Association for the Ger
: eral Assembly to provide for fire
proof building for the State hbrar.
Il Poole offered bill to amend Se
e 1854, Revisal, relative to punishmer
n for seduction so that there can
: punishment even after marriage
0 the event there is desertion with
t five years after marriage.
r Poole: Amend Sec. Sill, Revisa
i relative to the Inheritance tax.
/ Cox, Of Wake: Joint resolution |
~ pay Lne expenses Ol t1e uduSuA'
cammittee. s.s.-.z.- So.
e Iox, ofWake: Make the salary {
e the assistant Supreme Court ibr
rian $50 instead Of $15 month.
3 Currie: Amend Sec. 81, Reviss
q and abolish the crop pest. commisslo
u putting its duties in the hands Of II
Z State board Of agriculture.
Currie: Regulate the registratit
: and sale Of concentrated feed stuff
: Currie: Regulate the sale Of sto'
y foods and medicinal powders for Ii
: stock.
= Gordon: To validate deeds and !
= struments heretofore executed
corporations.