The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-01-19

i -AO9s ~ POSOOO3 Qu0 III august.
Stanley jurymen to receive
$3.50 each day.
To incorporate the Wachovia
Loan and Trust Co. Baskerville has
a branch of this bank.
Providing election to- amend
constitution relative to payment
of poll tax and the educational
qualification of voters.
To enable married women to
contract and be contracted with
as feme soles.
Authorizing special tax for new
court house in Allegheny.
Limiting the time In which the
luscious possum may be hunted in
Sampson.
Taxing dogs In CASTOR and MAX
ing them subjects of larceny.
I To prevent release of criminals
discharged by. verdict of jury in
lall criminal offenses, upon grounds
Of insanity.
Prohibiting lond or obscene
language on public highways and
to stop the throwing of glass, etc.,
In public highways.
To establish county of Piedmont
out of Guilford, Randolph and
Davidson
Requiring all trains to stop, on
flag, at any county seat town.
One of the oldest bills so far
introduced is that limiting the
height Of fences in Perquimons
county to 4 IL feet.
Martin county wants to- issue
$40, 900 good roads bonds.
A new county, Avery, may be
established out parts of Nit
chell,s Watauga and Caldwell
The new county seat, if established
will be named Newland in honor
of the Lieutenant Governor.
1t is said not more than one new
county will be created by the leg
islature, altho there is a demand
for several.
Greensboro will soon have com
mission form of governments
simple, business like administra-
ton of the towns affairs. The nee
essary legislation is now going
through the assembly.
Under proposed new laws it will
be possible for any town in the
State to adopt this form of gov
eminent without special enact
ment of the legislature. Hender-
sonville might take notice Of this
fact.
A bill has been introduced linn
iting a week S labor in manufac-
featuring plants to 60 hours.
To abolish and prohibit near
beer saloons in the State.
Authorizing good roads for
Franklin county.
Bills Introduced by Henderson S
Representative.
Following are the bills intro
duced by Representative Ewart
of Henderson during the week /
past.
The Judge scored a hit with his
resolution thanking Governor Pot
hier of Rhode Island for his pa
triotic action In relation to the |
fraudulent special tax bonds of |
the State of North Carolina. The
house applauded vigorously and
was in hearty accord with the |
Judges severe slap at his friend
Marion Butler.
Another bill introduced by Mr.
Ewart makes bribery at elections
felony and upon conviction dis
qualifying the elector offering OF
receiving such bride from exercis-
ing right of suffrage or holding
any Office of trust or profit in the
State.
Reducing fares on all railroads
to two cents, to apply only to
those roads refusing to pull mile
age c1 tie tram ia
TO submit certain sweeping
to the constitution to
the people at the next general j
election. The bill will be explain |
ed more fully later.
To place Sarah Shipman on the Il
permanent pension roll. Il
Authorizing the county cora J
missioners to build an iron bridge
across the French Broad RiYer1
near Fannings. +
An here IS the first amendment Ii
to the present Henderson county
road law: "That section 2725 of / /;
the revisal Of 1903 be amendedby
strikink out In line two of said
section the word eighteen and in
sert in lieu thereof, the word H
twenty one. That the same section /