The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-02-23
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ANAONA AVo4 LNA1ON O#A4 lN1NOOUIEUI
RALEIGH the Revenue
bl which the Senate received from the
this week contain the Speaker Murphy
signed prohibit extortionate hotels when
than person occupy the esSeeially:
The house adopted but by permission withdrew
later It suggested that of the
because of the opportunity unscrupuns
thereby taking unfair advantage of h keepers
it deemed eliminate IL Murphy provisions
the hotel tax and license feature of the aeasare.
Important New Measures
Among important presented the legislature this
week following, pending in eom1nittees
By Gray Forsyth (by yquesA bill to prohibit
issuing packagesof merchandise and other
wares offered sale in n c. <
By Representative salaries of the
county Halifax also bill relating to the graded
schools Of Weldon
By Senator oates of amend
1915 Chapters 13 the limit eompu
sorry from IL to Il Also bill
permit.
Long Eenate Of his bill
Provided the electric shall have acquired as muc
orchard residence necessary to develop or extend water
shall have acquired much
adjacent territory and provided further
proceedings shall be before jury which
shall damages this caused
existing which eliminates from condemnation
al land IN which orchards or residences were Upon
egazed by his to inter
ferew cemetery private : yard
Advertising Bills Condition
The bill to fix the legal printing legal advertising
publishers Of the state interested and which
legislative hospital following assaulsupon by
lawyerSenators everme showed it's head yet escape
with it's life
sleep in the Committee the judiciary No.
Franklin chairman and who OF the
opponens before the Senate
Two amendments to egalze the
posting the refuse print them
b Long of Aamance) reduce the
and for first insertion and
following respectively If the bill in it's shape
gets will the Senate But the patient not Of
danger.
Auto and Highway Maintenance
The most the week ndulged Wednes
day bill apply the license tax automo
bes principally the State and drafted
comply the conditions by which N Co. will secure $l|OO
public highway building and maintenance from the u s.
government
Of the class Of men of large business
occasionally the for good
they best the interests to the deent OF their
certainly to their advantage
Cameron has devoted thought this and
subjects and the best posted IN this leg
probably the and therefore competent to ADVISE
awmaking bodye fully demonstrated this
handling himself during the voey OF questions fired at nm
while he spoke to his disgust
unable percuae the intelligence OF Person
bill found final reading by large majority 80 to
TO- to the House for concurrence
Legislature Notes
Mutterines Of distant 'bonery
ibtion and mill inspection heard but there
defined the Of the lawmakers Fall over
other in furthering either proposition
However if the c Commissioner Of Labor
and Printing Spnan the legislature
by today, needed and ought to do
actory inspecting (a most other states co. IL
stead of deegating to the federal government
attempt Wednesday afternoon to kill the Pollock
anti which passed the Senate with only dis
senng feature and preclpltated warm
debate Buncomb Linn Rowan Warren Of Beaufort