CHAPTER 181. An act to amend public laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-one, chapter five hundred and ninety-one, in regard to the Buncombe Turnpike Company, and to amend the charter of the town of Victoria. The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact : Section 1. That sections three and four of chapter five hundred and ninety-one of the public laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-one be and the same are hereby repealed. Sec. 2. That the town of Victoria shall not be required to keep up, maintain or contribute to the maintenance of any road or street which does not lie within its corporate limits, nor shall any other incorporated town be required to keep up, maintain or contribute to the maintenance of any road or street lying within the corporate limits of the town of Victoria. Sections 3 and 4, chapter 591, pub lic laws of 1891, amended. Town not re quired to con tribute to main tenance of road. Sec. 3. All laws and clauses of laws in confiict with this act are Conflicting laws hereby repealed, and this act shall be in force from and after its repealed. ratification. Ratified the 4th day of March, A. D. 1899. CHAPTER 182. An act to amend chapter one hundred and ninety-nine of the laws of eighteen hundred and forty-six and eighteen hundred and forty-seven, entitled An act for the incorporation of the town of Washington," ratified the eighteenth day of January, eighteen hundred and forty-seven. 64 1846-'47, amended. The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact : Section 1. That section thirty-four, chapter one hundred and Section 34, chapninety-nine of the laws of eighteen hundred and forty-six, eight- ter 199 laws of een hundred and forty-seven, being an act entitled "An act for the incorporation of the town of Washington," ratified the eighteenth day of January, eighteen hundred and forty-seven, be and the same is hereby repealed and the following is substituted in the place thereof, to-wit: That the commissioners for the county of Beaufort shall grant Commissioners shall grant a license to sell spirituous, vinous or malt liquors by the drink or license to sell small measure or otherwise within the said town to no person, spirituous liquors. firm or corporation who shall not have first obtained from the town clerk a certificate of the assent of the board of commissioners for the town of Washington to his obtaining said license, which certificate shall be prima facie evidence of good moral character in the applicant. Issuance of certificates. License tax. Revenue from said tax, how applied. That before the said clerk shall issue said certificate the person, firm or corporation desiring the same shall first obtain a license from the board of commissioners of the town to engage in the sale of spirituous, vinous or malt liquors, for which license such person, firm or corporation shall pay a tax of not less than three hundred dollars per annum and not more than five hundred dollars, said tax to be paid in semi-annual installments on the first day of January and July of each and every year. The license tax may by the consent of the board of commissioners of the town be paid monthly in advance. That one-half of the revenue thus derived from this license shall be used and applied for the purposes of improving and maintaining the streets of the town and one-half to be appropriated towards the maintenance of the public graded schools of the town and to no other purposes, and shall be kept separate from all other funds of the town by the several town officers. Any surplus may be disposed of as the board of commissioners direct. Sec. 2. That this act shall be in force from and after its ratification. Ratified the 4th day of March. A. D. 1899. First section of act to amend chapter 213, pri CHAPTER 183. An act to amend an act of this general assembly, entitled "An act to amend chapter two hundred and thirteen, private laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-seven," ratified the thirteenth day of February, eighteen hundred and ninety-nine. The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact: Section 1. That the first section of an act of this general assembly, entitled "An act to amend chapter two hundred and vate laws of 1897, thirteen, private laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-seven," ratified the thirteenth day of February, eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, be and the same hereby is repealed. repealed. Additional members local board of managers. Term of office. Sec. 2. That the second section of chapter two hundred and thirteen of the private laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-seven be and the same hereby is amended by inserting in the fifth line thereof, between the word "Bryson" and the word "shall,” the following names: "J. D. Coward, L. J. Smith, Felix E. Alley, J. Robert Long, R. L. Watson, C. C. Cowan and E. D. Davis." Sec. 3. That the members of the local board of managers of the normal department of the Cullowhee High School, mentioned in the second section of this act, to-wit: J. D. Coward, L. J. Smith, Felix E. Alley, J. Robert Long. R. L. Watson, C. C. Cowan and E. D. Davis, shall hold their offices for six (6) years from and after the ratification of this act, and shall possess the same power as the other members of said local board of managers. amended. Sec. 4. That section two (2) of said chapter two hundred and section 2 thirteen, private laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, be and the same hereby is amended by repealing and striking out all that part thereof after the word "department" in the ninth (9th) line thereof. Sec. 5. That all laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Conflicting laws act be and the same are hereby repealed. Sec. 6. That this act shall be in force from and after its ratifi cation. Ratified the 4th day of March, A. D. 1899. repealed. CHAPTER 184. An act to incorporate the town of Oriental, in Pamlico county. The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact: Section 1. That the town of Oriental. in the county of Pamlico, Incorporated. be and the same is hereby incorporated under the name and ers. style of "The Town of Oriental,” and it shall be subject to all the Corporate name. provisions contained in chapter sixty-two of The Code of North Corporate powCarolina, and shall have the benefit of and be subject to all the provisions of law in reference to incorporated towns not inconsistent with this act. Sec. 2. That the corporate limits of said town shall be as fol- Corporate limits. lows: Beginning at the mouth of Smith's creek on the north and west side of Neuse river and runs up and with the north side of the channel of Smith's creek to Camp creek; thence up Camp creek to its head and continuously up the branch of Camp creek to a point opposite the back line of what is known as the Lupton property, the same conveyed by E. W. Lupton to the Oriental Lumber Company; thence to and with the back line of said Lupton lands to the west line of R. P. Midgette; thence about a south course with the line of said R. P. Midgette to E. Paris' line; thence about an east course with said Paris' and Midgette's line and the Methodist Episcopal church's south line to Jonathan Perkins' lands; thence with said Perkins' and R. P. Midgette's line to a cross wire fence of said R. P. Midgette; thence with said fence to the gate of said R. P. Midgette; thence from said gate with the wire fence of R. P. Midgette to the first channel of Neuse river; thence with the edge of said channel to channel of Smith's Town officers. Temporary officers. Annual election of officers. Powers and privileges of commissioners. Levy and collection of taxes. Mayor shall preside at meeting of commissioners. Appointment of chairman. When mayor and commissioners shall convene. creek, the beginning; that to the depth of ten (10) feet of water in said Neuse river shall be the edge of said channel of Neuse river. Sec. 3. That the officers of the town shall be a mayor, three commissioners, a constable, who shall be elected by the commissioners, and such other officers as the commissioners may deem necessary and proper, as provided by said chapter sixty-two of The Code: Provided, that no person shall be a mayor, commissioner or other officer of said town unless he be a qualified voter therein. Sec. 4. That until the election hereafter provided for, the mayor of said town shall be Dr. W. H. Peterson; the commissioners shall be L. B. Midgette, P. J. Delamar and B. F. Picklis Sec. 5. That there shall be held on the first Monday in May. eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, and on the first Monday in May every year thereafter, an election for mayor and commissioners for said town at some convenient place therein, to be selected by the commissioners, which election shall be held by a registrar and two poll holders under regulations in other respects prescribed by the state election laws, which from time to time may be enacted-at which election all duly qualified voters of the state of North Carolina under the state election laws existing at the time of such elections, residing in the corporate limits of said town, shall be permitted to vote. Sec. 6. That the said commissioners shall have power to pass all by-laws, ordinances, rules and regulations for the good government of the town not inconsistent with the laws of this state or the United States, and to levy and collect a tax upon all subjects of state and general taxation, polls, real and personal property when deemed proper by said commissioners, not to exceed an amount equal to the tax levied by the commissioners of Pamlico county for state and general purposes, and to impose fines for the violation of town ordinances and to collect the same; also to levy and collect all such license and privilege taxes as are mentioned in chapter sixty-two of The Code. All taxes and fines collected shall be used by the town for town purposes. Sec. 7. The mayor, when present, shall preside at all meetings of the board of commissioners, and shall vote only when there is a tie; and at their first meeting after oranization the commissioners shall appoint one of their number as chairman pro tempore, who shall in the absence of the mayor preside at the meetings and perform all the duties of mayor. Sec. 8. That within five days after the election the commissioners and mayor shall convene for the transaction of business, and then shall fix monthly meetings for the board; and called meetings of said board may be held on the call of the mayor and a majority of the commissioners may adopt by-laws enforcing the attendance of the members of the board. Sec. 9. That all orders drawn on the treasurer by the clerk on the order of the commissioners shall be signed by the mayor and countersigned by the clerk, and the treasurer shall file all such orders as his vouchers, and at the expiration of the term of the office of treasurer he shall deliver to his successors all moneys, securities or other property intrusted to him for safe keeping or otherwise. Orders on clerk, how signed. taxes. Sec. 10. That the commissioners of said town shall have power Power to collect to collect all taxes by levy and sale of property, as in case of the levy and sale of property in the collection of taxes by the sheriff for state and general purposes. Sec. 11. That the said commissioners shall have the right to Empowered to purchase and purchase and hold, in the name of the town of Oriental, sufficient hold lands. lands for the erection of necessary buildings for town purposes, town hall, town prison and such other buildings as they may deem necessary and may erect the same. be worked on Sec. 12. That the mayor shall have power to cause all persons Persons failing to failing to pay fines, or who shall be imprisoned for violation of pay fines may any town ordinance, to work it out on the streets, and in case of streets. working out any fines the commissioners shall adopt the price. Sec. 13. That as soon as practical after the ratification of this act the mayor and commissioners herein named shall take the oath of office and convene for the transaction of business. When mayor and commissioners shall take oath. vested. Sec. 14. That the town of Oriental is hereby vested with all the Powers with powers, rights, privileges and immunities enumerated in chapter which town is sixty-two (62) of The Code, volume two, and elsewhere in The Code as amended by subsequent acts of the general assembly not inconsistent with any provisions of this act. Sec 15. That this act shall be in force from and after its ratifi cation. Ratified the 4th day of March, A. D. 1899. CHAPTER 185. An act to incorporate The Industrial Benevolent Association of North Carolina. The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact : Section 1. That J. L. Meynberg. D M. Hardy, George E. Hood, Corporators. B. R. King and A. J. Brown, and their successors, be and they are hereby created a body politic, to be known by the name, Body politic. style and title of The Industrial Benevolent Association of North Corporate name. Carolina, and subordinate branches working under the juris PRIV-31 |