The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-02-06
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The Senate passed the judiciary
Committees substitute for the North
Carolina Bar Association jury bills
providing for II peremptory challenges
by the defendant IN capital cases and
four for the state, the state to stand
none at the foot of the panel. and do
ing away with the requirement that
jurors in the box must be freeholders.
Petitions were received from citi-
Gems Of Northampton county for bond
ing railroad employees; from citizens
OF Littleton for an appropriation Of
$40, 900 for the Oxford Orphanage;
from Farmers Union OF Halifax coun-
ty for six-months school term and
compulsory school law; from Junior
Order Councils at Statesville. Gas
tonia, Pilot Mountain, Franklinton and
Asheboro for better child labor law
and compulsory school law.
House-Friday.
In the House the Kellum bill passed
by a good sized majority. directing the
Corporation Commission to investi-
gate the receivers sale to the A. &
Y. Railroad and subsequent division
OF the old Cape Fear & Yadkin Val
ley Railroad, Wilmington to Mount
Airy, by the Southern and Atlantic
Coast Line, and report to the Attorney
General as to findings that indicate
conspiracy to throttle competition in
violation of the Sherman antitrust
law.
The following bills were ratified:
To authorize Commissioners of For
syth county to issue refunding bonds
for the Roanoke & Southern Railroad.
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: The senate passed the house joint
resolution for the governor to ap-
point a committee OF three to con-
fer with officials of railroad compa-
MES In effort to settle contest over
freight rate Discrimination without
retaliatory legislation at this ses-
sion.
House bill to amend Revisal SO as
to require hunters starting fires to ex-
tinguish them passed final readings.
The following also passed:
Senate bill fixing boundary line be-
tween two school tax districts in
Wilkes.
Senate bill to empower Madison
county to buy land adjacent to court
house for better fire protection.
Senate bill to appoint magistrates in
Nash and ratify their acts.
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Vacation Committee on Home for
Wives and Widows OF Veterans.
Announcement was made of the
consideration of all divorce bills by
the two judiciary committees on Tues
day afternoon at o'clock in the
senate chamber.
Enthusiastically.
There were petitions introduced ad-
vocating six-months minimum terms
of public school; for compulsory
attendance; for location Of the
proposed Western Carolina Teacher
Training school and for child labor
Legislation.
The house passed the joint resolu.
ton endorsing the proposed Trans
continental Highway, Atlantic to the
Pacific.
Representative Clark of Pitt coun-
ty introduced in the house drastic
anti-cigarette bill as follows: $.
Whereas, the public welfare de-
mands that the health of its citizens
be protected, and that the young
men Of our state be allowed to grow
to fully developed. manhood; and
whereas the use Of tobacco in the
form of cigarettes is admitted and
recognized as very injurious to the
human system, therefore the general
assembly of North Carolina do enact
Section THAT it shall be mis-
demeanor for any person, firm or cor
poration to manufacture or sell, OF.
fer to sell, or to bring into the state
for the purpose Of selling, giving
away, or otherwise disposing of, any
cigarettes, cigarette papers or. sub
stitute for the same; and a violation
of any of the provisions of this act
shall be misdemeanor punishable
by fine of not less than $50.
Senate-Monday.
A bill introduced in the Senate
by Weaver would regulate the use OF
assumed names in partnership.
The following bills passed Anal read
ing:
House bill to incorporate Town OF
Drexel, Burke county.
Senate bill to consolidate and
amend laws relating to graded schools
of Wilson.
Senate bill authorizing bond issue
for Henderson Graded schools.
Senate bill authorizing Hunters.
vile school district No. l, Mecklen-
burg county, to Issue bonds.
House bill authorizing addition road
bonds for Franklin township, Franklin.
House bill amending act OF 1909,
relative to road bond election in Union
county.
House bill providing for good roads
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