The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-01-24
~ w. o. SAUNDERS


than an unqualified suffrage bill.
Two radical and timely meas
ures, both of which were sug
gested by Governor Bickett in
his biennial message, are now
before the General Assembly.
One of them, by Senator Burns
of Moore, would give to every
child born out of lawful wedlock
In North Carolina ample protect
ion through the assistance Of the
State, and the father will be
charged with its maintenance
and education. Senator Burns
would go further and require the
child to bear the surname of the
father,
The other not less radical Soc
ial measure, by Representative
nichols, would prohibit the re-
gister of deeds in any county is
sl1ing marriage license to any
person with a veneral disease. A
clean health certificate would be
required of every applicant for a
marriage license.
Here's A Hot One
The passage of the Nichols bill would
create an interesting situation for
Elizabeth City. Elizabeth City is now
~. Of 61TT1 1dr0f g r.
ginia couples Virginians come to
El2izabeth City, obtain a marr1agenc-
s eTIse from Register of Deeds j. w
Munden, and without leaving the Regis
ter of Deeds office, are quickly. Jolneu
N wedlock by Justice OF the Peace
W. Munden 1t takes about 15 minutes
ia get a license and get the Knot tleo
n Elizabeth City. Such little time Is
consumed in the marriage transactloh
here that no time is left to foreStaH an
desirable wedding. Bigamy is great
" Facilitated under the arrangement
sssbv which our Register of Deeds is per-
J sTnitted to unite his own licenses IN
u1atrimOny. -,
rounIes applying here for marriage nc
enses are required to show heaItn cerlI-
z-fieates. 1t will be interesting TO see
those Virginia couples come IN on .ae .1e
s Z S @Toorning train and look for doctors
office before going to the court house
T,I,is. procedure is calculated to cause
DELAYS and will mean that many cou
Ila-wi1I miss the afternoon train oacE
3 to Norfolk and VIII nave 10 say :, -
FTIizabeth City over night. That WI
hello the hotel men. Doctors ana note
men should indorse the Nichols Dill.
The Saunders Bill
The bill reproduced by your repre-.
sentative W.O. Saunders, to abonsf
capital punishment N NORTH Carolna
was reported out Of the coD1m1ttee OF
the Judiciary without pIelua1ce We, ttse,
s saT,v previous bill oe this u.lture e e.t'
GOT in the North Caro.i.la Genera As
sembiy. But your representative - q. -
earnest about this measure anu LII:
s GENERAL Assembly is too far commute.
-, s.syroorann of progressiveness to Gen!
this bill hearing.
-. - oreat obstacle in the path or ths
massage of this bill is the ihneIen el.
s5sEz,otian that some form OF puni'iilIia,oiLi =
other than life imprisonmenL SUI uau .aI,re. -
nroyided in rape cases. 1oui -,
sEsgsanfafive will meet this ob1ecIIon y.
soffaring to introduce a Dill prov!ollile
for. the sterilization of persons coIivi
of rape, provided the Dill aDoliS1 ,pe,l Wn1s
- 2 "a ,,ifaJ punishment becomes -iaM
ssroI1,yesentatiye hasesuch sterlIl1a.Aoui =
III II drafted and is ready to presenI
- - ntT,e No General Assembly VIII apohsi
capital punishment. =,
YoI1r representative was oensniJ, 1T
With the interested manlIesHlsul sHlal..n;++.. - -.
ss1I,iII nv the House judiciary CoIIllii1S5 M,
ssz--1.issl had 1T under consideration: = A
s<11.s@--,T ,Toittee heard his arguLnenIsso q
lengtI1. When one memDer OF liz 80
- TSlfffee suggested that MODS Wou Wll';it.1 =
IKE the life of any persons -. -
srape, if the state dld not -
REPRESENTATIVE rephed: e..a,
s.1,a++a, that a mob should take SUI.
life than that the state snoutu s ,.o11a,,
a mob is beastly, reasoniessa,, a,,t,.aiy, % :
9 ms thing and YOU can HOT I.is,I,,,,ani
even with your capltal .,,actlto secur
: .5sS,1,asnect : of the mob for nuHian 1.l ~ ~
- se1,,,s, . the state itself sets IVs.o1, liz
aTnT,Ie of killing. The OILY q - ,,y.o
Srr1I fan now present to q Hioo -, - = 1ro1,1,
mise to. do exactly Wilas ,,ab ele Don Don't yo1
Iii criminal, give him 70 us Pc q, -,
Es5zza,11s Kill him, And the answer
mob is TO hell with your your, a. l+a4e cal
- TSs5en kill as horribly as Lns s''sS
iEfff and with less expense.s,;toI nm
ss-r,,s ryI1e in defense or caplISl t1
ss.t,,,1o11fs is like trying to argue tii'1.
rights make wrong.
Notes of Interest
,,s,,a General Assembly was esslr oseps Z;
- ~ S.s--3s.e deatf tfRefs Dean Maryln
n Of the IrAiuefsity OF NoIL MOI. H.,,as
- Who died at the Un1Verslssyt y ~ = -. 3
dav morning foiioWlns on
r,,e state lost another powerIni 81,
,i,,af,ie figure Monday mghI 3 - LII. =.
Seafil Of Tilos. H. Settle OF n s,,,-er ~.
one Of the most distlng ulsi.J ,ss sfafe.
s,,d Pepublican leaders IN LnS ss.sJ.
.aorea Il. Bellauy OF Wiill,al.ss.
azz.sS1 s5,s7sT5 s. Marshal for the L1s1sss- L -.
9zts+,;f e ,f North Carolina, succsSe.mss =
st3,s 8 fafe ". y. Dortch. senators s,1..'