Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-02-13

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or interest to certain railroad en-
ployes is a bill providing that work
cars for trestle railroad forces shall
be placed under the supervision OF the
corporation commission, thus tending
to give them safer and more sanitary
quarters than is the ase In certain
instances.
BY Senator Carson, bill to amend
the law so as tt extend the time in
which practitioners Of optometry may
register.
By Senator Weaver, bill to amend
the law establishing a police court in
Asheville. The bill provides for the in
crease of the judges salary from SIS
to $125 per month and gives him great
Ell jurisdiction.
By Senator Hannah, bill to establish
a police court for Waynesville. The
bill provides for an election in May, al
which time the officers shall be elect
ed. Senator Hannah also introduced
by request, a bill similar TO that of Re
preventative Wike, having to do with
the election for the removal of Jack
son county's capital. The bill carries
with 1t provisions for levying taxes to
erect a court house and other county
I, buildings in the event the capital is
moved.
Senator Carson introduced, by re-
quest, a bill touching upon the divorce
laws.
A bill by Senator Weaver would reg
ulate the use of assumed names in
partnerships.
Senator Lovingood has a bill pro-
yidin4 For tho Srcnonoo of hOndc nv
Andrews for municipal purposes.
Representative Beaver has a bill re-
lative to the purchase of blood hounds
by the commissioners of Pennsylvania
county.
Representative holland introduced a
bill to appoint Melvin Rogers and AL
len Messer as justices of the peace for
Fines Greek section and r. Q. McCrack
en- as Justice of the peace in Way
nesville township. Another bill of his
has to do with the building of bridges
in Haywood county. He has a bill to
amend the law with reference to the
selection of teachers for the Pigeon
River Graded school. 1t designates
that the teachers may be employed at
an earlier date than in the past.
Mr.. hollands resolution providing
for an investigation Of the South At
lantic and Western Railroad caused
quite a little ripple IN the Senate,
where Senator Hannah urged its i'm
mediate passage. The resolution fin
ally passed on Saturday as all objecA
.tion to its passage had been withdrawn
with the appearance of Col. s. A. Jones
of Waynesville, in the city, coming di-
rect from New York. When the news
of the bill spread out among the hills.
a flood of kilograms were received here
in opposition to an Investigation. No
investigating committee has been ap-
pointed, however.
Representative Martin has a bill to
authorize A. B. Dickey, tax collector
for Cherokee county, to collect taxes
for 1909, 1910 and 1911. Another bill
of his provides for the appointment OF
M L. MauHey and A. F. Cunningham
as<highway commissioners for Murphy
township.
MI. Martin has put some ugly teeth
in the oldSandaineffective search and
seizdFes bill of Cherokee county. He
said that there had been a law in ef-
there for some. time but was in
effective. He thinks his new one with
some big tusks in it will do business
without fail. Another bill of his pro-
vides for a $35, 900 bond issue by An
drews for school building purposes.
Representative Ray has a bill to tax
vehichles hauling material over Macon
county roads, provided such material
does not consist of farm products,
etc., the tax to go for the
improvements of the roads. The bill
is an amendment to an old law.
Another bill or his, introduced by
request, amends the law slightly as to
High school, A bill introduced
by MI. Ray declares the outside line
Of the stock law boundary of Macon
county a lawful fence.
A bill carrying with it considerable
is that of Representative
Williams, to provide for the establish
nent of a State park on Mt. Mitchell
md the appointment of a Mi. Mitchell
protection commission. Another bill
Of his would make it unlawful for cor
.Dortations of other concerns exercising
governmental functions to charge ex-
rates, etc. t.
Representative Roberts says he has
a big batch of petitions from
county, asking him to in
sroduce a bill to prevent trapping in
he county. There appears to be con-
siderable objection to trappers oper-
ating on the land of others and this
bill is intended to cure the remedy by
a fine Of $25 for trapping on
other than the wne
Representative Mcclure has a bill
it a misdemeanor to kill fish
by dynamite in the streams of Clay
punishable by a fine of $50,
one-half t o go to the informer and the
other half to the school funds Of the
Representative Cofield has in the
1s nds of a committee a bill leaving it
the discretion of the Ruther-
'crd county commissioners to abolish
he office of treasurer of that county.
This is an old Office and carries with
a salary of $1,000. 1t is understood
hat the "dear people back home" have
of this bill and are raising OBJ
to it's passage. There is a like [
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