The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-03-06

AnCTcdSe IN lt1nerant merchant tax IN
Greensboro, revision of the charter of
Charlotte, road bonds for Randolph
county, commission government for
Charlotte, railroad commission for
CASTOR county, good roads for Pender
county, revising the charter of Cas-
tonia, bond issue for Burlington, bond
issue for Mecklenburg, support of
Newbern Graded Schools and school
bond issue for Rocky Mount were
| passed.
Senate-Friday.
The house search and seizure bill
passed the senate by vote of SO to
Is, with an amendment making it OPP
erative April 1, 1913, after spirited
debate that resulted in the adoption
! of the committee amendments pro-
| posed.
The senate passed the joint resolu-
ton for the appointment of special
! legislative commission to Investigate
as to the status of the states stock
in the Atlantic & North Carolina Rail-
road, in the light of the proposition
of E. c. Duncan to buy at SIS share
The following senate bills passed:
For better working roads in Bladen
county.
Bond issue for waterworks in Dur
ham.
Municipal Improvement bonds for
| Fayetteville.
| To allow Raleigh to issue bonds for
street improvement.
Road bond election and road bill
for Halifax county.
House-Friday.
| The house spent most of the day
in Committee of the Whole, passing
On sections of the revenue bill in
preparation for final passage, making
number of important changes. Els
pecially notable is new. secticn-72
Imposing $500 license tax on ev-
cry automobile manufacturer, with SIS
| duplicate licenses to agents.
| The Judiciary Committee reported
without prejudice the bill providing
for examination of building and loan
associations and favorable report for
the bill to register partnerships. The
Pensions Committee reported favor
ably the bill to authorize the commits
sioners of any county to appropriate
as much as $1,000 fof Confederate
monument
| Senate-Saturday.
| The senate passed the judicial dis
tricts bill reported by the committee
with slight change as to numbering
| 1Scfri ofC ho
ing $4,000 appropriations instead of
$4,000 appropriated two years ago,
passed the final reading as it came
from the house, and then the senate
refused to reconsider on motion of
Senator Jones, in order that the ap-
preparation Committee could pass on
the amount. Senator Jones explained
that he did not know Of the increase
when he voted for the bill. 1t was or
dered enrolled for ratification.
House-Saturday.
| The revenue bill passed final read
ing in the house and was ordered en-
rolled and sent to the senate, after an
hour had been spent in committee of
the whole in passing on various Sec
tions. The corporation franchise tax
was reduced from one-tenth of one
per cent to one-ifteenth of one per
cent on capital stock paid in, no cor
poration to pay less than $3.50.
The house passed a great number of
public local bills, including:
To regulate primary elections in
Beaufort county.
For insurance of public buildings in
Madison county.
ficials
To fix the pay of commissioners of
New Hanover county.
To regulate salaries of officers of
Forsyth county.
To exempt members of National
Guard from road and jury duty.
To amend the compulsory school
law of Asheville.
To provide a ballot primary for GER
tain Columbus county officers.
To regulate fishing in Waccamaw
and tributaries.
Senate-Monday.
The senate passed the committee
|
state departments in the new state
building and old Supreme Court build
ing, in accordance with the report of
the special committee, with an amend
ment given to the Department of Ag-
riculture, in addition to it's present
quarters, the rooms now used by the
Corporation Commission
The Senate passed bills for election
on salary system in Onslow county,
for establishing Office of auditor of
Mecklenburg County; protecting quail
in Brunswick and New Hanover Coun-
ty; for Brunswick county to cede
Eagle Island to New Hanover under
certain conditions; to protect game in
New Hanover by reducing the open
season 80 days; appointing a deputy