Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-03-06

private secretary to Congressman ]. M.
Gudger, came up last week from his
home in Henderson county and Joined
Commissioner of Labor and Printing
I'M. L. Shipman, of Hendersonville, and
Senator Lovingood and Victor Hub
bard. of Murphy, in their trip to Wash
ington to witness the inauguration or
Woodrow Wilson.
Representative A. L. Martin, OF
Cherokee county, left Monday for his
home in Murphy, having been called
there on account of the serious illness
OF his father, who lives in Tennessee, a
few miles from Murphy.
Attorney J. w. Pless, of Marion, was
in Raleigh last week and presented
Governor Craig at the banquet given
in the honor Of the governor and
others.
Among others seer here during the
past few days from the Tenth district
were: Van Buren, Bostic, Judge ]. d.
Murphy, Attorney Geo. H. Wright, G.
A. Webb, of Asheville; Solicitor A.
Hall Johnston, of Marion; Tax Collec-
tor V. C. v. Shepherd and r. M. Oates,
OF Hendersonville; Hugh Love of
WaynesVille; former Senator Tom
Dd11CuSO4S III Yin SOA4OJs
The bill providing for the redistrict-
ing of the State in accordance with
the bill recently ratified providing for
twenty judicial districts and a similar
number of Superior court judges and
solicitors in the State has been intro
duced and carries with it the following
number of weeks of court for the
counties in the Tenth district:
Hondorc0n o. HhorOKoo T. HQV-
wood, 9; Buncombe, 80; Mcdowell, 8;
Polk, 4; Pennsylvania, 6; Jackson,6
Graham, 4; Macon, 4; Clay, 2; Ruth
erford, 9; Swain, s.
1t will be observed that this is a
considerable increase in the number of
weeks of court for some Of the coun-
ties.
Tenth District Legislation.
The following bills applying speci-
fically to the counties of the Tenth
Congressional District were ratified
during the past week:
Act to appoint members of Highway
Commission for Murphy township,
Cherokee county.
Act providing for the construction
and maintenance of certain bridges N
the town of Lynn, Polk county.
Act to amend the charter of the town
of Andrews, Cherokee county. in refer
ence to sidewalks.
Act to authorize the issue of bonds
by the town of Andrews, Cherokee
county.
Act to authorize the town of Black
Mountain to issue bonds for water
works, sewerage, and other public
purposes.
Act to amend chapter 1872 of the Pri-
vate Laws of 1905, and to authorize the
board of education of Cherokee county
to appoint two trustees for Andrews
school district No. 4.
Act submitting to the vo1ers of
Jackson county the question of moving
the county seat from Webster to Sylvia,
and to levy a special tax for the build
ing of new county buildings in cas Of
removal.
Act to authorize the issue of bonds
by Andrews schol district in Cherokee
county, and for other purposes.
Act to provide for the working of the
public roads in Graham county.
Act to repeal chapter 112 of the
Public Local Laws of 1911. and re-en-
act chapter 391 of the Public Laws of
1903, relating to working the public
1OdUS VI 4EduSy1NdQld County, anu TO
provide a better system for working
and maintaining said roads.
Act amending the laws relating to
the boundries of the land belonging TO
the Southern Assembly.
Act to establish, maintain and i'm
prove the public roads of Henderson
county.
Act to provide for the working of the
public roads Of Clay county.
Act to authorize an increase of the
capital stock Of the North Carolina
Tale and Mining company.
Act to amend chapter u, Revisal of
1905 of North Carolina. relative to the
sale Of real estate for taxes in Chero-
kee county.
Act to provide for the issuance of
bonds by Cheoah township in Graham
county, for the construction and re-
grading of roads.
Act to regulate certain fees of the
registrar of deeds and clerk of the
Superior court Of Jackson county.
Act to authorize the county of Bun
combe to issue refunding bonds.
Act amending laws of Rutherford