The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-04-08
LOCAL MEASURES ENACTED
Synopsis of Laws Passed by
Recent Legislature At
fecting This County.

Below Will be found a brief re-
view of the local measures en-
acted by the late General As
sembly.
An act to repeal section five,
chapter 784 of the public laws of
1903.
Finance committee of Hender-
son county abolished.
An act to pave the sidewalk in
front of the court house on Main
street in the town of Henderson
vile.
County commissioners author
lied and directed to put down ce-
ment sidewalk.
An act to amend the charter Of
the town of Hendersonville.
Com missioners authorized to
make cost of Improving sidewalks
payable in installments, and plan
heretofore adopted validated.
An act to pay off and refund
$50, 900 town hall, sewerage and
waterworks bonds of the town of
Hendersonville, issued on the list
day of October, 1890, and matur-
ing October 1, 1910.
Issue not to exceed $25, 900, to
run not more than 35 years. In
! terest not exceed 6 per cent.
!. An act to incorporate the town
! of Ripley. Notes and bounds set
r out. Elections to be held annu-
, ally.
An act to amend the graded
school law of Hendersonville.
Tax limit raised to 80 cents on
property and 80 cents on polls,
j, but not effective until ratified by
voters. Election to be called on
petition of one-fourth of voters.
An act to authorize Board of Ed
ucation of Henderson county tc
: change the boundary lines be
tween School Districts Number
Two and Three of Crab Greek
Township, and Two and Four o.
Hooper's Creek Township, for thu
convenience Of the school chill
dren living therein.
An act to establish a grades
' school in Stony Mountain Special
tax School District. Specialize,
. district made graded-school dis
trict. F. M Dixon, T. G. Israel
Joseph Newman, ]. E. Allen, G..
S. Whitaker and James Bowmel
named as trustees.
An act to protect deer in thu
counties of Henderson, Transyl
vania, Haywood and Jackson.
Unlawful to hunt, chase OF
S kill deer, except that bucks with
horns large enough to be dis
tinctly seen in woods may be
hunted and killed, but not chased
) with dogs. between November
! LIST and December 18th. Noper-
son to kill more than two bucks
r in one year, and fire hunting for
hidden. Owners of private parks
may kill their own deer.
An act to regulate payment of
Jurors in Henderson county.
Regular, $1.5O per day and
mileage; talesmen, 81, without
mileage; veniremen summoned
and serving, 81. so, and venire-
men summoned and not serving,
81, both without mileage. !
An act to appoint P. Fl. Walker
a justice of the peace in HendeI-
sonville Township, and ]. O.. Bell
and M. l.. Owens justices of the
peace in Green River Township,
Henderson county, and to author
tze them to appoint special con-
stables with police powers.
An act to place the public offie-
ers of Henderson county on salary
and to regulate the use and man
agement of the county court
house.
Clerk of Superior Court, ST, 500;
re rister of deeds, 81, 200 and $500
for cl erk hire; tax collector and
treas 3rer, So, 900; sheriff 81, 600
and 1ne deputy at civil and two
at criminal terms of court at a
Ipe diem of So. SO each. Tax col
lie :tor and treasurer to be elected
Is now provided for 1909 and191O
and biennially thereafter as other
county officers. County commits
sioners to provide rooms on first
floor of court house by July LIST
for clerk superior court, register
of deeds, sheriff, tax collector and
treasurer, road supervisor, super
intendent of public instruction,
and board of education, grand
jury and county commissioners.