The farmer and mechanic., 1915-05-25

it, n,u,e implies and more. Ii is the
fount,ia head OF information along
a.. Ita-s OF law and lawmakinS II
thiS ,nt other States. What the last
-...,,.,a II the legislature, In long SUI
farins pr.tence and complete eXha1is-
ti,,a of al the then existing sources
a. information in this State, estab-
lt-a-.d for its own and future leSlSla-
t4r., convenience. bids fair to be an |
in,,,iutton of untold value for leglSla- |
tors llWyerS and laymen alike.
& most asSuredly is no empty in |
stttatino r. was not esta abliShed to |
Civ. ..uue politician job. 1t was not |
Cr .,te.d to pay a political debt. The |
n,,n Who Nas appointed as the lIbr- |
iri - h-td = position before, in which |
IL. c..u'i have we'll continued with |
pc.it - himself and honor TO the |
$50. Eat ne would not. The appeal
-. ~ uutrscked paths. the abundant
,..p"rt4IHiti.S for charting out the dew
iuaS ways and the unregistered wis
dor, 1T r,lay legislators, besides fur
ui,h.n. an up to date readyto-uSe
i,ur-'ti 1T Information ON all changes
in North Carolina laws since the re-
vi,,i ii 905. public. local and pri-
v,t-.-,ti thiS appealed to him. And
w = wilson. formerly corporation
Ct.rx in the office of the Secretary
90 >t.tr becomes the pioneer in the
srAst teli IF legislative reference in
tn, State. ana his job is no sinecure
Was Personal Bureau.
Nc Wilson has a wide variety of
cxp"rience with which to begin his
raU work. In truth. he has never
t-au legislative reference librarian
before Hut as corporation clerk in
the office Of the Secretary of State, he
h,- found il necessary to make OF
h-i bureau of information on
subjects Of legal relations. domestic
I.fi +, i,o MI
tti,t j. the last ultimate resort of the
curious. the anxious. the thoughtful
~ we'll as the benighted. it is the Of
fiCe of the Secretary of State. He is
SUPPOSED to answer any and all
queries ranging from Smiths ances-
try uD to International law and down
again to who introduced the bill to
prohtbt the dumping of saWdust in
J'nes branch. what day it was intro
duced. when it passed it's several
readings. by how many votes and
whose votes. and when it was ratified
continuing ad intinitum
Experience in LaWmaking
About a dozen years in this office
having charge of all the acts of al
sessions OF the General Assembly tC
cta~-ify transcribe. and prepare then
for the printer has served to inform
Mr.. wilson on the inside workings o.
the Legislative machinery. He know.
the machinery How to operate thi
machinery with the minimum of fI!:
ton and delay is the problem tha
faces the librarian now and on
which he is well qualified to solve.
4" Know and Not to Cues
Ths is the primary purpose in tn
establishment of the Legislative Ref
erenCe Library. Through it, the mem
ber> of the General Assembly vii
have access to all facts, figures an
general information bearing upon tn
various subjects of legislation Legis
latorS will not fail to appreciate thi.
nor wilt lawyers. justices of the peac
and ltymen. wandering in the wild
ernes~s of many amendments, class
fed and unCiaSSified. to laws passe
since the publication of the ReViSa
count it loss that the State has ar
prupriated money, q man, and an o1
fee that the unknown may be know
rather than guessed at or forgotten
Its Up to the Librarian.
The workings of such a library an
its efficiency must of necessity be ju
81 thorough as its librarian. Wit
absolutely nothing to start upon, it
necessary for him to gather roun
every bit of information possible. nj
Wilson knew that and he made h
plans nethodiCally.
.rhe first thing he said, sit
find out exactly where we are in IL
matter Of law. This kind of inform;
ton must begin at home. Why fas
en our eyes on the canals of the moo
ana walk into our neighbors we'll
fhere was no answer. Straightwa
the Librarian prepared to issue h
bulletin. Amendments to the Revis
OF 1905 Passed by the General A
sembty of 1915 The amendmen
were e.shty-hve in number and prin
iss them on one side of the pap
alone. makes it possible for laWye
and layrnen TO paste the amendmer
ln the Htevisal at the proper poiI
Now he is ready to go a step furth
and prepare another bulletin CO
tanning all the amendments to all t
laws in the Revisal from 1905 to t
present.
Three Parts to Amendments.
There are to be three parts of
ameudstory bulletins. In the n
part are the amendments to the
vlsal Of Statewide application.