Corporate limits. rate limits of said town of Asheboro: Beginning at a telegraph pole marked "C" on the west side of railroad about fifteen poles north of the Wallace old field; thence along the west side of railroad, crossing Salisbury road at the corner of the Trav Smith lot, passing through Fisher's fields and by the northeast corner of the Tom Bell house, crossing Cedar Fork at a ford at a beach marked “C” and to a pine north of John Rich's house; thence east crossing the Uwharrie road at a pine marked "C" south of the colored parsonage, crossing Winn meadow at tan-vats and crossing the plank road south of the Hahn house at a pine marked "C," crossing the Cox road about fifty yards south of Henry Rich's, passing north of Lindsay McDowel's to a pine near the road east of his house; thence north passing through J. S. Frie's old field, crossing the old road at the ford at the old brickyard up the branch to Buffalo ford road, running west of Sam Gray's through Frank Hearn's field, crossing the Franklinsville road at the east corner of Joe Lytle's field at a big rock marked "C," and continuing north to a maple on the bank of a branch near the corner of the Worth field, called the Jarrell place; thence west north of Atlas Baldwin's, north of Charlie Vuncannon's, crossing plank road at a white oak marked "C" at the intersection of the old dirt road with plank road north of Louisa Presnell's to the beginning. Number of commissioners increased to five. Proviso. Powers of commissioners over markets and streets. Commissioners may levy taxes for street, &c., improvement. Election on question of establishing school, and improving streets. Election, how held. SEC. 2. That section three of said chapter seventy-nine of the private laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-three be amended by striking out the word "three" in line two of said section and inserting the word "five" in lieu thereof: Provided, that this amendment shall work no change in the officers of said town until after the next regular election of officers of said town. SEC. 3. That the commissioners of said town shall have power to regulate the manner in which provisions and other articles shall be sold and exhibited for sale in the streets and markets of said town, and to regulate the manner in which the streets and markets of said town may be used and kept. SEC. 4. That the board of commissioners of said town have the power to levy and collect taxes for working, grading, macadamizing and paving the streets and sidewalks, and make such other improvements thereon as the public convenience may require, and said commissioners shall have the power to hire a competent supervisor for making such improvements on the streets and sidewalks of said town. SEC. 5. That the board of commissioners of said town shall, on the first Monday in May next, submit to the qualified voters within the town limits, as herein before set forth, the questions of establishing public schools in said town and working and improving the streets thereof exclusively by taxation, and shall give four weeks notice in some newspaper published in said town. SEC. 6. That said election shall be held by the inspectors and judges appointed by said board of commissioners to hold the election for 66 town officers as provided in chapter sixty-two of The Code, and the qualified voters as aforesaid shall vote at said election tickets on Ballots. which shall be written or printed "For amendment" or Against amendment," and said votes shall be canvassed in the same manner provided for canvassing the votes for mayor and other officers. On affirmative committee. SEC. 7. That if a majority of the votes cast at said election shall be in favor of establishing said public schools and working and improv- vote, commising the streets exclusively by taxation, then it shall be the duty of sioners to ap point school the board of commissioners of said town at their first regular meet- committeemen. ing, and annually thereafter, to appoint five school committeemen, who shall hold their office for the term of one year and until their successors are duly appointed and qualified. Said committeemen Duties of school shall have the care and direction in all things pertaining to the establishment, control and management of said public schools, and shall be a body corporate under the name of the "School Committeemen Incorporated. of Asheboro," with power to sue and to be sued, to plead and be Corporate name and powers. impleaded for all the purposes of this act. And it shall be the duty of said board of commissioners of said town and their successors to levy annually a special tax not exceeding thirty-three and one-third Special tax. cents on the hundred dollars valuation of all taxable property, both real and personal, of said town, and upon the poll not exceeding one dollar, and the same shall be collected annually as other taxes are Collection. collected. to treasurer. SEC. 8. That said taxes shall be paid over by the tax collector of Taxes to be paid said town after deducting a commission of two and one-half per centum for the collection of the same to the treasurer of said town, which officers shall give sufficient bonds-the former for the collec- Bonds of collecttion and the latter for the safe keeping aud proper disbursement of or and treasurer. said special taxes and all other funds that may come into his hands for the use of said public schools. The said treasurer shall keep said Fund to be kept funds separate and apart from all other moneys, and shall pay out separate, &c. the same only upon the warrant or order for the use of said public schools, signed by a majority of said board of school commissioners and countersigned by the mayor of said town. treasurer. SEC. 9. That all public school funds derived from the state and said Public school county for the use and benefit of the public school districts of said funds payable to town shall be paid to said town treasurer by the treasurer of said county of Randolph for the use and benefit of said public schools. SEC. 10. That it shall be the duty of said board of school commis- Apportionment sioners to establish a public school for white children and one for the of funds between colored children of said town, and apportion the funds derived from said special taxes or from any other source between said schools for white and colored children so as to equalize the school facilities between the two races. white and colored schools. SEC. 11. That it shall be the duty of said board of commissioners to Annual report by commissioners. make annually a full and complete report of the operations of said Conflicting laws repealed. schools, together with such reports as are required by the general law from school commissioners, to the mayor and commissioners of said town and publish the same in some newspaper published in Randolph county. SEC. 12. That all laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this act be and the same are hereby repealed. SEC. 13. That this act shall be in force from and after its ratification. Chapter 291, private laws 1891, amended. Name changed. Corporate pow ers. Organization. Within what time to organize. CHAPTER 302. An act to amend chapter two hundred and ninety-one of the private laws of one thousand eight hundred and ninety-one. The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact : SECTION 1. That section one, chapter two hundred and ninety-one of the private laws of one thousand eight hundred and ninety-one be amended by striking out the words "The Electro-Typograph Company" and "Electro-Typograph Machines" wherever the same shall occur in said section, and inserting in lieu thereof the words "The Cade Typewriter Company" and "Type Writer," respectively. SEC. 2. That said corporation shall have power to lease, purchase, hold, sell and convey real estate, and to borrow money, and to issue bonds or other evidences of indebtedness so created, and to secure the payment of same by mortgage upon its property and effects or otherwise; and it may make such bonds or other evidences of its indebtedness convertible and provide for their conversion into the capital stock of said corporation at such rate and upon such terms as to said corporation may seem best. SEC. 3. That whenever ten thousand dollars shall have been subscribed to the capital stock of said company and twenty-five hundred shall have been paid in in cash, the said corporators shall have power to organize, elect officers and transact business. SEC. 4. That said corporation shall have until March seventh, eighteen hundred and ninety-five, to open books and receive subscriptions for stock and to organize the said company. SEC. 5. That this act shall be in force from and after its ratification. CHAPTER 303. An act to incorporate East Bend Lodge, number one hundred and thirtyseven, of Independent Order of Odd Fellows. The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact : SECTION 1. That W. K. Kelly, J. C. Baker, W. N. Horn, J. H. Sills, Incorporators. F. B. Benbow, J. A. Martin, J. M. Whittington, Wm. Vogler, W. D. Steele, S. A. Martin, J. W. Brown, J. H. Kirkman, T. A. Smitherman, Dr. J. M. Mathews, W. C. Taylor, J. W. Miller, R. M. Poindexter, W. J. Poindexter, E. D. Stanford, J. W. Reece, Rev. J. H. Patterson and E. M. Vogler, W. E. Benbow, J. A. Jones, H. W. Stanford, junior, T. H. Martin and T. R. Johnson, and their associates and successors in office, be and they are hereby created and constituted a body politic and corporate, to be known by the name and style and title of East Bend Lodge, number one hundred and thirty-seven Corporate name. (137), of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows," and as such and by 66 ers. such name shall be capable in law and in equity to sue and be sued, Corporate pow- SEC. 2. That this act shall be in force from and after its ratification. CHAPTER 304. An act to allow the Raleigh Bank further time to organize. The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact: vate laws 1885, chapter 130, private laws 1887, and chapter 147, laws 1891, amend ed. SECTION 1. That the private act of the general assembly of North Chapter 59, priCarolina, chapter fifty-nine, ratified March second, eighteen hundred and eighty-five, entitled "An act to incorporate the Raleigh Bank;" and the private act of the general assembly of North Carolina, chapter one hundred and thirty, amendatory thereof, ratified the seventh day of March, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, entitled “An act to allow further time to the Raleigh Bank to organize;" and the private act of the general assembly of North Carolina, chapter one hundred and forty-seven, entitled "An act to allow further time to Ral Time allowed for organization. eigh Bank to organize," passed third day of March, eighteen hundred SEC. 2. That this act shall be in force from and after its ratification. Incorporators. Corporate pow CHAPTER 305. An act to incorporate the Charlotte Medical College. The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact: SECTION 1. That Hillary M. Wilder, William H. Wearn, A. L. Petree and such others as may be associated with them, their successors and assigns, are hereby constituted and declared to be a body politic and corporate under the name and style of the "Charlotte Corporate name. Medical College." That it shall have a corporate existence, and as such exercise the powers herein granted in perpetuity as a body politic; and by that name may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded in every court of this state, and may have and use a common seal, and shall be capable of purchasing, holding, leasing and conveying real estate and personal property; and the said corporation shall have and enjoy all the rights and immunities which corporate bodies may lawfully exercise, and may make all necessary by-laws and regulations for its government not inconsistent with the laws of the United States and the state of North Carolina. ers. Authorized to college. SEC. 2. That the said Charlotte Medical College is hereby authorestablish medical ized to establish a medical college in the city of Charlotte, North Carolina, on such principles and under such rules and regulations and with such professors as may be best calculated to perpetuate the same and promote the improvement of its pupils in the several branches of the science of medicine and surgery. Quorum. Organization. SEC. 3. That a majority of the incorporators, and their associates and assigns, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and any three of the incorporators or their associates are empowered to call a meeting or meetings in the city of Charlotte, North Carolina, at any time that they may think proper for the purpose of establish. ing such by-laws, rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out the true intent and meaning of this act. |