Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-03-11
PROCEEDINGS Of
THE LEGISLATURE
APPLICANTS FOR LICENSE TO
MARRY MUST FIRST HAVE
HEALTH CERTIFICATE.
A STATE TAX COMMISSIONER
Resolution Passed by House Of Rep.
resentatives Limiting Debate to 10
Minutes for Rest Of Session.


The house OF representatives tool
its most progressive step in health
legislation when 1t passed by big ma
jority Representative Bellamy's biz
to require physical. examinations Of
male and female applicants for mar
riage license in North Carolina.
AS amended by Representatives
Doughton and Grant the bill provided
that no license to marry shall be Is
sued to male or female until their
persons have been examined and pro
nounced free from tubercular infec'
ton or until male and female shall
have been adjudged of sound mental
capacity by a competent court
In its broader application an exemp-
ton was provided in the case OF fe
males. but the male applicants for
license must also be free from ven
ereal infection.
The senate worked on the revenue
bill with but minor changes The f.
nance committee OF the house agreed
to include in the machinery bill pro-
vision for the creation Of the office OF
state tax commissioner at salary OF
$4,000.
The house passed a resolution au-
thorzing the governor to appoint a
commission OF i've members to inyes-
tigate the feasibility Of selling the
states interest in the North Carolina
railroad and the Atlantic & North
Carolina railroad as provided for in
Tom Bowie's bill.
Passage OF the resolution followed
the reading OF an unfavorable report
from the finance committee on the
original Bowie bill which would have
used the money derived from the sale
of the stock. said to be worth approx
imately s75,OOOOO0, to reclaim the
northwestern section OF the state,
known as the Lost Provinces" The
bill was first reported favorably by
the comittee on the regulation OF pub
lie service corporations but was re-
ferred to the finance committee and
the unfavorable report tackled to the
measure.
Coughenour OF Rowan, had an
amendment, which was adopted pro-
yiding that in considering whether
the property could be disposed OF to
the financial benefit Of the state the
privately owned stockholders should
also be protected.
The McCoin bill, carrying the APP
preparations for the states education
al and charitable institutions, as well
as bond issue OF five and three quar-
ter millions. came up for consideration
but on motion of Everett, OF Rich-
mond. was held over The bill has
been amended in the senate, an add
tional one million dollars having been
included.
The educational bills bearing en-
dorsement OF the joint committee on
education and the state superintend'
ent OF public instruction nassea on
their final readings.
One to provide revenue for the six
months school for teacher training
and administration and the other Is
to provide a special building fund OF
Ave millions to be loaned to the coun-
ty boards of education to aid In the
erection OF school houses.
Representative Matthews, OF BERTHE,
introduced his resolution limiting de-
bate to 10 minutes In the house for
the rest OF the session. No objection
was made to its passage,
The senate passed the motion pic
ture censorship bill on third reading
without discussion and without roll
call vote, adopted the amended muni-
cipal finance act in accordance with
wishes of municipal authorities, put
the appropriations bill through its
second reading. completed disposition
of the case OF the cotton mills VS.. the
Southern Power company after much
debate