The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-02-01
BOUNDARIES CHANGED.

duced Revised Bill FOR lNoTtn
Robeson-People of Entire {
County to be Allowed to Vote
on Question-Changed Boun-
diaries Take in Town of Max
ton.
A revised bill for the organiza-
ton of the new county of North
Robson was introduced in the
House of Representatives Satur-
day by Representative w. J. Nc
Leod. 1t differs in two lmpor-
tant features from the bill intro
troduced in the Senate by Sena-
tor D. P. Shaw-its boundaries
take in the town and part of the
township Of MaXton, and it pro-
vides for an election in which the
people of the entire county shall
be allowed to vote on the ques-
ton.
The boundaries proposed in the
revised bill are as follows: Be-
ginning at the corner of Scotland
county at Campbell's bridge, on
Lumber river, and running with
the Scotland county line in a
southerly direction six miles;
thence to the main run of Shoe
: Heel creek at the crossing known
as Seven bridges; thence direct
line to where the run of Bear
swamp crosses the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad east of Pembroke;
thence a direct line to the Cum
berland county line so as to leave
St. PauPs Presbyterian church
] one-half mile southeast of said
e line; thence with the Robson
$ and Cumberland line to Lumber
! river; thence with the channel OF
said river to the beginning.
e Section ten provides that the
O court house of North Robesor
y shall be located at Red Springs
e Section IL provides that the coun
n ty of North Robson shall bea
y its proportionate part of the deb
e of Robson county, both bondet
and floating, outstanding on thu
s first Monday in April, 1909. Sec
IS ton IA provides that on the frs
ID Tuesday after the first Monda
is in July, 1909, an election shall b
n held in the county as now consti
ii tuted upon the question of tn
o. establishment or nOn-eStabllSf
OF ment of the proposed county c
ne North Robson. At this elet
&c ton every qualified voter of tn
ty county of Robson as now const
nd tuted shall have the right to vol
us for or against the county of Mort
n. Robson. Section Is provide
OF for a special board of election
nd be composed of DR.. ]. L. McMi
IA Ian. of Red Springs, Neil M
IL NELL, of Parkton, and two me
to of good character to be appointt
IN by the board of commissioners
ry Robson at the regular meeti1
IN in April. These four membe
ice shall meet in Lumberton and S
nd lect fifth member, or in t
'lal event they cannot agree on t
Ter fifth member the Governor sh;
till appoint. The five members sh
as meet in Lumberton on May Is
and enter upon the discharge
OF their duties. They shall appoi
en one registrar and two judges f
all each precinct, an equal numb
at Of each being appointed FRI
and those who oppose and those w
by favor the new county, and t
the election shall be held in the ma
ner prescribed for holding ell
un- tons for members of the Gene
her Assembly. If the election
the suits in the formation
we'd North Robson the DO;
the of commissioners of that coul
IS shall pay the expenses of hold
DO the election.
Wis. The other provisions of the
OF are in substantial agreement w
VIC the provisions of the bill int
dis duced by Senator Shaw {
for which were given in recent