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county provided that the buildings
should be erected by Commission OF


should be erected by a commission OF
five.
The house refused to pass over the
veto of the governor the act to en-
power the municipal authorities OF
Greenville to destroy alcoholic liquors
seized by them.
The Berkeley delegation bill to re-
qu1re timber to be returned as per-
sonal property for taxation was pass.
ed to third reading bu the house
Senate-Friday.
The Senate passed the bill to work
convicts on the public roads after
lengthy discussion by members on
whether the state is not throwing
away its money in leasing convicts to
build roads for stock
The six-months minimum school
term bill from the house was further
discussed by the senate and passed on
second reading A to 1. Or rather,
this was the vote on the adoption of
the Bryant amendment empowering
counties TO levy special five per cent
tax for county purposes when county
authorities deem this necessary in
connection with the operation of the
| school term act. The bill passed sec.
ond reading unanimously.
, House-Friday.
By a vote of 81 to 5 the house pass
ed the Kellum bill providing for the
semi-annual issuance of $500, 900 four
per cent state bonds, to be used in
financing road bonds issued by coun-,
ties at five per cent for road building;
the bonds to run for Al years, by
which time the one per cent sinking
fund will have provided for liquida-
ton.
The house received from commit
tee and passed Immediately, after
considerable argument, the bill to in
crease the membership of the Warren
County Board of Education.
Mr.. Stephens of Wayne presented
and procured immediate passage of
joint resolution authorizing the plac-
ing of bronze statue of Gov Charles
Brantley Aycock in Capitol Square.
Another bill received from commit
tee and put under immediate consid-
Grafton was the Bolick bill to protect
human life by prohibiting persons
from walking on railroad tracks.
Senate-Saturday.
The six-months school bill was
passed on third roll call reading and
ordered sent to the House for con-
Pcurrence in Senate amendment.
The Jackson county seat removal
bill was passed on final reading and
Senate amendment.
Senator Jones introduced a resolu-
ton declaring it to be the sense of
the General Assembly that the School
for the Blind at Raleigh be removed
to another site. A committee of three
Senators and five Representatives
is called for to Investigate and re
port to the Legislature.
Bills passed final reading as fol-
lows:
Senate bill for water and light bond
issue by Benson.
Senate bill ratifying call for cleo
ton ON the county farm in Iredell
county.
House bill amending the Iredell
county road law.
House-Saturday.
The House passed on final reading
the Kellum bill for the state to issue
semi-annually 100000 state per
cent bonds to cover county 5 per cent
bonds for road building, and the bill
goes to the Senate.
The House passed the Kellum bill
| to regulate elections in Wilmington,
a comprehensive corrupt practices
act. Great numbers of public local
calendar bills were passed.
The house passed bills as follows
that go to the senate for disposition
by that body:
To incorporate Pine Bluff school
district.
To fix boundary Of Marshall
school district, Madison county.
Good road bond issues for Cleveland
county
Senate-Monday.
Senate bills passed on final reading
were as follows:
|
Creek Township, Duplin county.
| For additional support for Newbern
schools and for bond issue. for new
building.
! For road T>ond election in Person
county.
| Empowering Belmont to improve
streets.
Rechartering Raleigh and election
on commission government.
For road bond election in Edge
combe, outside the road districts.
| Amending charter of Snow Hill.
| Amending charter of Town of
Mashall.
| Authorizing bond issue for Gastonia.
incorporating West Bladenboro,
Bladen county.
| House-Monday.