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i. I ' ' ' , 1 ' Jf f . .- . ' J ,i- ' ' ' ' . - - " M "J L" ' - - n --- i.i i i ,.,, . -1 t .. . - 3AMES A. THOUAS.BDITOR. , THE COTJnTY, .THE STATE. THE XTHIOIT. r 4 -t suKcmrnoNi.oo pee thai t VOL. XXXIX 1 THE GOOD ROADS LAY. superintendent of lroad,v jubject to be approral of the. board of county TO PROVIDE GOOD RAODS IN FRANKLIN COUNTY 2 a", i -vii. as Rfliowis the Act Passed by the General ; As sembly and Is Published fop Benefit of the People. TnE GBJfWtAI. A88KMBLT HOTH (UROLINA DO EKACT: . - - Section 1. Upon tition ignr d by twemty-fie free Qldera of aay township in Franklin iounty,HvbaU be the datr of the eoratj-v.:oommii? tioners to hold an election" in -tajct township to ascertain tbe will of the people therein, whether there s ihall bo levied in inch township a t gpecial aanual tax ot not more than "thirty cnt8 on tbe one hundred, dollars worth of property "and- ninety r ctnti on the poll for the purpose v of pro aiding better roads. Such, election shall be adrertiaed fpr twenty dayi proceed mg the day- of election b posting notwea, at the cjurt home door and at three public places in the township. The county , commission ers shall appoint a rejtfitrar aud-r-two poll holders, and may in itr discre tion order a new regiatration, and the election shall be held under ' the laws governing general elections , as 1 nearly as may be. At snob election tnose WHO iavur. iuc icv j anv uw4icuj. tion of the tax shall vote a ballet on which is written or printed "For good roads," and those opposing, a ballot on whieh is written or printed "Against good roads." : ; At the close of snoh election the registrar and poll holders Shatlcan rass and count the votes -castjjand shall report such canvass td the board or county commissioners, whieh said report: shall be recorded in the min ttes of said board of county commis sioners, and no other canvass, report or recording shall be necessary. Sec. 2. If a majority of the votes cast in such an election in any town commissioners. to suDervisei duect and have charge of the maintenance and bailing-of all "publio xbads in suchf township and he Bhall vkubmit UTthe.board-ofcontyrrcCDlmxssion;, ers a mbnthjyrepprt jncerning the work mr6gre8 and thV moneyr ex pended, and heshall'n submit quar terly a report on the condition of the publio roads and bridges and plans I for their improvements, and he shall include in this quarterly: report an inventory of, the tools,, implements, ieims, and other , equipments on iiahdi i baid road superintendent be fore entering upon the duties of his office fihall deposit with the board of commissioners a erood ' and lawful bondf to be approved .by, -the said board of commissioners for the sum of nvo hundred dollars as a guaran tee of the faithful ' and honest dis charge of the , duties of his office, which bonc( shall be duly registered in the office of the register of deeds, and -filed with the clerk of. the. su perior court of the county. In case ot tne aeatn or resignation or re work pn'Jthe- public . roads - of said county 'or counties applying for thai . - ' ... ....... . T same, inr tne oraer of'lneir applica- tion; and the ; cost of transporting, guarding and. maintai ninp; saca' pns- oners as may oe sent' to any;, sacn county applying for the : samej I shall be paid by. the county applying f or and receiving thera, oat of ; the road fund of Bucb.countyProvided, thait any, and all such prisoners from such other counties rnay :'st any time be returned to the keeper of the com mon jail of such counties at the ex ... . 1 - - - Tl 1 E' , U OVIIIQ PEOPLE, owners or their tocal representatives forty eight hours notiee of 'the . tim e and tolaee. when'and where old 'iarr K ' -M m - - . wm meet K to I d.m. THEIE IIOTEIIENTS in aid jury ? being duly sworn, int' eon-f 1 1 . , OUT . 0Fr TOWN. siderin 'the questionr of damiges anh shall also take into consideration 'the I T003? Wh( HaTd VUltcd Loul- benefiu to pubHo travel andlo'the burjT the Past Week :ThQ8t owner ottheliod, and if: said ". Ijene- ' .t Who : HaTO Gone EIlcVhoTw ntabo considered oqual to or greater for BnslniSS or rleajuroi than thtt Anmitrvem inftain ffi (nt . ' ' : r rT : . v.tw nr. w u. ptrton aumded Ktb Bual .oulare,a,. .naucr.pon iu wiiiini: iu unuinfr to wm oara or i - . v.. i county commissioners for confiraa- CrpsJler weat to Dur- pense'Of the county havihff received tion or, revision; Protidsd, thai .if i wttk u vlHt b,r PP- and used thera 7 :vvj said bnd ownerbeYnen resident of J ilr. D. rj. JXcKInns, of Johnston Sec. 7v- That for the purpose, of the county and have no local 'fepre I aQT a visili&c als sons ia Louu- carrymg out' the provisions of this I tentative it shall 15 deemed - suQ-1 burg. act, the said supenetendent is ; here-J ciert service of such notice for said I XIrs. Ftrnll Farxish and son. For- by authorired to enter upon any Jin- j sheriff or constable to forward by I est, of Durham, are visiting rvlativst viiuuvabou. liuiuB near w ut auiutuuiLr i uuiwu oiabcq iumm a will 14 a nonce I tn'XX)aiSOarir suen joaas, to cut ana carry away oi tne purpose,,' time and . place ot Mr. P. BDickerson, of GeUsboro, umper, except trees or groves on lm- sucn meeting oJSkid jury to tho jast wlJapt,Mlatcliiir tl e,f Truss provea tanas piantea or lett lor ;or-1 Known posf oriioe:. address ei;sacli 1 this week. nament or shade; to dig or causef to I land owner cevin dsys in advance of be dug and cairied away any gravel, such meeting; and also to post a. "no- sand, clay or stone whieh may be I tice ot the samti for seven days at the necessary to construct, improve or j court house door of said oounty.' - repair said road, and to enter on any bee. y. That all - laws and part lands adloinin&r or Winer near' the of law in conflict with' thia act sr moval of said road superintendent, iti road in order to make suehl drains or I hereby rspeaieq; IVjvided, thit noth shaU be the duty of the county com- j ditches through the same as he may j inc; ia this act shall be understood or missioners to. elect at their first meet- deenmecessary for the . betterment construed as in any way . interfering ing thereafter a road superintendent, of the road, demg as little injury to with any existing system of town- who shall hold office at the discretion said lands and the timber or im- J sip road work m any township ' al- of said board of county commission- provement thereon as the nature of J ready levying a township tar fer I oun jsyille, was here this week, era or . until the regular DecAmbfir the case and the Dublio cood will I road Durooses in &dt count v comincr I shakiac hands with nis "old friends. meeting ot saia boara and until - his permit; and the drains and the ditch- J under the proviiions of this 'aot, or I aXju llildrsd Jones, of Raleigh successor has been elected an'qualUl es so made shall be conducted to. the any system thatlmay be adopted - bri a trained lane, whokss bo with a fied. , I y?f nearest ditch, water-course or waste authority of some special set of r the 1 paUeat here the past thre wck, re- Seo. 5. i That all prisoners r con- ground and shall : be kept; open by 1 General Assembly. -' i turned home this week. Stalling-Andrew. llr lUdbin' Sulliapc, who has many Inend. her, ad wko Tltft lxuubar jr MVtral years ss to Uk a position with -th Pallffiaa CVa- 4 pany, with hradqaarttrs at St. Lotiv made a vltlt.be re tbo tost vsk,anl on WedWaday be txm oarmd to popuUr yoaog lady ef Lo&aW;, U tho person of .Mtas Fleresee A. draws. The ctrrucw tok rlt: &i the rMuicnee of Mr. Gx II. Cooler, broiber-ia-law of tbe bnde vu witnessed by only a few frkads of tke coatTMtfngptrtioa., IUv. HT. Swope oSdtted, sod Imsaodialily after tbe eertcaony tbe harpy cou ple wnrby carrise to Fraakllawa, wbr lby iok i for tbe Ssmtb. rbeir friends hr join tb Timsls ia wubbr; f or tbna a lecg atvl happy life, Dr. H. H. Harris, of Wake Forest, spent Monday night in iLouUborg g aast df Xt. W. IL Person. Masrs. J. T. WDson and H. E. Pet roe, of ToungsvuTe, were in Loavi isbarg on business Wednesdsy. Mr. Margaret Taylor, of Virgin U, arrived yesurxfsy, and will Mkep hOttse' far Mr. W. JL WaddeU. lltB. W. llobsrta, of star John Carlylo DearL 0 Mrs, Saxib i'Uanou rcird s tele-grant Tor3iy from Chip I mil, Texas, which breech I the aa1 news of lb drilh of bar brxhtr, Mr. John Csrlyle, which occurred on Mondsy atternoon. r. CsrlyU barn in LtKiuWrt tboat 63 years so. lie Ml here u mske bis home in Texas aboet 170. fined in the county jail under . the the said superintendent or . aupervis-.l Sec 10. That this set shall, be final sentence of the court for ' crime I ors and ,. shall not be obstructed by, in force from aid afte r ita ratifies- or imprisonment for non payment of j the owner or ocoupant of snch lands tion. ' , VI coats orifinesTpr ' ennder cfinal.: ;judg or any. other person or 4eraoDS an-1 In th GakraI. Assembly . rttd menc jncases oi iastaruy, tor ? nnuer j der the. penalty ;orv torteuing a-aun tnreetrnree 'Uind ratlned, luioVlnaT me vagru acw,au luoivemu fototesatJnantive aoiiari, nor ex- uui day, otureoraary, A. u. ivo. atmll be. imprisoned by ' any r-court ceeding ten dollars or. imprisonment . Wbitxxzaj Kluttz, - iii'said county foV'non " piyment' oi or work on the public roads of the Speaker pro tempore of the Senate, costs, and all persons sentenced in conntv for not less than ten nor ex- A. W. Gxaham. Sneaker said county to the state prison for a ceeding twenty days for each and of the House of RepresenUtirei term less tnan nve years snail be every offense, said penalty to be col worked op the public roads of the lected by the said superintendent or county Provid in money knd paid Biouero ui wo uuuuii may Hxraue I over to tne countv treasuref ana ar- hip shall be "Fo gOod roads , the I tb; the commissioners sof any neigh- plied' to the road fund of the county. r i board of county commissioners annually in the manner and at the time of levying the county taxes, levy a special tax on all persons and property within such township sub ject to taxation, of not less than ten cents,! nor more than thirty cents on the one hundred dolTars worth ' of property, and not less than thirty coots nor more than ninety cents, on the poll. The taxes so levied shall be collected as other taxas and paid to the county treasurer to be" held bj him as the "Road fund, ot township." oec. 6. 1 be money thus raised shall be expended under the super J A- t " tibiuu auu eouiroi ana upon tue ;or ders ot tht county board of commis sioners for the making and mainten ance of the DUbliu roads in nh p, and rio person in such wwnihip shall be liable to road du ty. Sec. 4. The boards of county commigBioners are hereby given all ach powers as may be needed m the providing of good roads JfoW sach tows8hio or townfthina. :Thv mav pnrchase such machinery i and im- plemeats.as may be needed, may em ploy a competent engineer or sur f "-TUl iay on roaas. rnoy may elect a superintendent of roas for one towTigsip or one superintendent ; rosa8 fot two townships, and pay u acn salary as they :may -deem est out of the ' road i fund f of e township; Provided ; that v the aid uperintendent cf roads niavtan? : i . . - ' -'V- . -' "fue oe removed by thebbaldS)! my commissioners afterf having boring county dr counties for such If the owner of any lands or the an exchange of prisoners during al- agent or agents Of such owner hav- ternate months or years ias will en-1 ing in charge lands from wnich tim- able each suslr- co-operating county 1 ber, stone, gravel, sand or clay were to thereb Viincrease the v number f iaven aa aforesaid, shall. nreAnt : an prisonera'at work bn iti public roads acccuntof fthe -jarne throagH, the Unt ,e!.mJ . aml m CdUUUUllUB BdlU dent of chairman Stats Or Noam Cauolixa. Offiice of Secretary of State. Raleigh, February 23, 1909. I, J. Brtan Gbimxs, Secretary of State of the State of North Carolina, do'bereby certify the foregoing ani attached to be a true codt from the records of this Qffioe. In Witness ;Wbsreof, I have here- xed ' vau Buueiiuieu-1 mflAnncr or inn maniVA-Aommiinnn. l v : . . the county or that of the Urwithm irty daya after ihS-- 'iiK ??-.?"?fi,T!lV?-: th 7"f of the board; of county inland cari viae awav of fsucb-tim: !rtt Arf y'4i , tnQ judge otttne su- j ber, stone, gravel, -.sand ;-or clay: It vT?.7 . s ' Notice to Teacher. . On aooooat of the fact ibst tbt msjority of schools w CI have slowed by tttj timorfor tbe osxt rrclxr aseeuoi; of tbs Teachers Ataoctoa, SapL Vhife wishes to rre oUoe W all menbsrs that there will be ne iiarlocs held tlis school Death of John M. Staillngs. In the death ot Mr. John M. Stal lings, which I sad - event occurred at his home at Stallings,"in Cedar Rock township, another, of Fraaklin's -best and most highly-, esteemed citixens commissioners perior court or the judge of the crim- shafljbo the duty of - said ; orntnis- in al court, the just ces of ; the peace sioners to' pay for; the samo '- a fair and tlie rtiioipal officer oiany mun- pricetand before '.eciin'gnjMDtbis icipal or any : other 'inferior court, they mayrcause to be appointed , an it shall be the duty ot the said judge imparial juryi p -three freeholdersj or justice of the peace or said prin- one to be selected by the road 'sun eipal officer to assign such persons enntendent, one by. uio party clsim- convicted in his court ; to said road ing damages, an 4 third to be' sV . rtA4 AV.r iV tt. Ha waa superintendent for work on the pub- lected by. - these . two, ' which jsry v v-A " . , . . - . ' . ,, , t. ... ; . , about 72 years of age, and for over ho roads of said countyf all-such con- shall report m writing to the board . u i . ' v r .r L e 'j t ut a . , r. ' . .. , two years has been almost an invalid. viot8 to be fed, clothed and other- of commissioners their decision for . , , , , . - -v--'.:- , . ' . r , He had a number of relaUves and a wise earea ior.at.uie expense oi tne i revision or conurmauon: provided, . j- . w ri.L. - L. . 3 . . ' host of fnends who wiU regret coumy; xroviueu .luriuer, .uiatin tnat saia iana owner or nis agent the -case of serious phfsioial isabil- shall .have the right of appeal aa pro ity, certified to be the" county physi- vided for in section eight of. this cian, persons convicrea .in . saia sm- l act. ; . : ' -? x . perior, criminal or inferior courts rn Sec. 8.. That, siibiect to the:.sn: - he county may be sentenced to; the proValpf the board ofy county com- J ..m'Uff O R H Stalliars peaitentiargbrrgthejo of IMrs J B GlasoV - : funeral toofc place yestepay v;GvM.,pake;and Mr. B. S. Urea went U Rich-1 ;rthtr ta end -Monday to tak kis ava Wil-Iy1 son, to have an orperaUoo performed MisaXil IUgh has ra tamed fmsn a visit of several weeks at Ocean Viewt Vs, whtr she attended a Mheuse party" with a number of friends. Mr, F. W. Whales has returned Jm tbe North, where be west to buy his spring and sammec goods. He will have a big advertiaeroect oeit week. f i Among the guests registered last weekatthe-MeckleaWg,walChas Rale!ifh Naw8 M(J ObtfTTtr City, we notice the names of Mrs, H. GlrlniC Away $10,000. A. Crenshaw and daughter, Mu. Qo o( U mcAl laUrttaag Helen, and Mr. W. P. Seal and wife. bu to w DoliM lor M Messrs. T. B. WUder.S.T. WUder lime is tbe Ralegh Kewa and Ob- W. F. Beaaley, A. W. Alston, C. T. aarTtr's great 41000 voting ccatesk Stokes sndJ. M. White sod son. This contact opeae4 Febraary as1 were among those who weal from will dee April 25. The propositbs Louisburg to the inaugaradon af appeals to us as biog csifhty devnr axd in keepiag with "The Old Re lUbla's repulalioo for doisg tig To . Franklin " Co n n ty Yc tcran a- "Tb-tirr:c ts-spsraaalitra' f c- lka prraenutSon of Crosaas cf Hoaor is Vetertn. If there be any veteraas In theXoo&ty wrthoct cro, vhy hoald anl la their spptlra tioas at once. The neaar) Waolf ran Ve had by applying to toe rrr7ury; cr to Mr. Si rot her. MRS. J. E. MALONK. Pita. MRS. R. II: DAVIS, Ess, - U 'i xSec.'6. -Phat When vthm flnmrnm. i .a.jI ; koKtr ': nlin . l sxouera , u, suau ; uaye power withie : dbnpetent iooducted by "aFin'y exPeHes ; eneineer or surveyor to; locate, re- Hz fllid " trnflfviinrf whiiaH f I supporting work on the faring, when in the opinion of the a koard ther. eriat. Jkiid ? $& Siffi nt cae for eh aetipn; and for vaiieasanna m. ??-&" v mwuyuuaci , in may be removed. bythemitfi 0thernothayl j m oruer to give hini a ru8- ne- host of friends who will regret tp learn of his demise, . t V , Mr. tailings wae a mah of strong eo"nviction?,.bad idsas of his, own and when oeeasion requiied did mot President Taft last week. Senator B. T. Holden arrived 9 borne front Raleigh Wedaasdsy, aoe! he informs us that Representslive Floyd seoompanied him as far as Touorsvule, "here his burr met hi en to take him to his home. How to Get Good Roads. things on a btg teale. For the purpose ef iocreaaipg its circulation de Kews and Observer ia going to give sway 110,000 in pruts It has provided what it calls throe grand prix,a $2,000 Whiuf uazner touring car, an Ford tounsg car and a Usury F. Mills r $7 0 Grand Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, Stat Go- puno. uot in addiuca toiras ttroo ologist and bead of the North Caro- r3iable U x;cg to give Una Geological and Bconomic Cur vey, will make an address at Frank- linton Tuesday, March 23rd, at 1 oclock on 'good roads." Dr. Pratwi oonaidered one of the leading authorities in the matter of practical road building and his set v ices are in great demand all over the State. In particular be has made awsy forty-one other pmoa. It has divided North Carolina Into tiefct dutricts and five pru-es vrsT go isto each dUutci. Tbe nrtt przxe in this district is a 1400 upright piano, tbe sscond a t2O0 lixmaai H, tki third a bask deposit of flOQ. tbe fourth $100 bajcy and tb fih a 10 Turkish rocker. AH cf the a larger number of prisoners than can mrmx intorraH in th A f ASK. f locate or change any part ; of. ; any 1 n- ffrnn K-r puuiiu iuau nunc Jg"Jeui I, ;he rfluclocatiod; Legislature" A rMourns fPISKS .Vprfe ihe pub- iTbt North, Carolina jgislaturo aiMn of thej m lfeLhatherV x an adjourned aina die Tuesday afoom said cotyto-s the judges oithe , suT r persons oa Whose 'lan at 2.80 o'clock arid r the solons de- naviag sixty-two 1 they, to- adjbining judicial districts hich (do 1 DOajd of county, commissioners for a I ceived ; pay f or.( Taiex altugsthcr hotthewise' jurto assess, the damages, the saisl the legialitoro dideryVwall. iNoh- mg of tueit own: conviwa . on ; tneir commissioners within not" less than inc very radical was done, and - some vt 4B, w-i!ii&v.j I uiwou. uui, mwev uittu sixty- uavii law 8 wero in . sentence aon aoie ooaiea.maje pns-1 after thoi! completion of ' said i road I we will have aomethinff to onew :re ;dribei8Cctio4 Mailorder said-jury of v. three diab- eighV)o!wac terested freeholdersto he summoned conntiesorther couhea inhe same by the sheriff or eonstablo as' prdvid- anioiningl judicial districtso ed by law, who shall giro said land a studyof North Carolina oonditiona I to to bo won hr thb dUtrut and U thoroughly qualified by train- ut ta addition, etery contaaunt has ing, abiUty and'experieaoe to UU in t the throo grand prae. as a practical way how r to make ahd folly aoe4 In the Nws arj Ob- keep goo roads. Everyoae who u V . ik anr VaV tntiresled tn'this' lablect Uta "r1 la ought to hear him and tho thno ' of J bJ talUu i, i. U K-n ro a sash Issso cf tho Nswi and Obaerver giTe a couTeoiant schodnUj for any who may wish to attend fro ta other aections of the county. - ;v .either Flro at Youngsvllle., bf will Iiava aomethinff to ear some of the ' laws ;-wtiaetidj and also tho positions taken on aame by oar Senator and Representative, both of whom, so their colleogues report, made Tery good-retordf.:'-'. and by ae caring sljacnpUaaa, Id or c e to tho ps per. Tc: ts are being itsasd on al2;rali -in, adrasca . SBwtwriptia-s, It is aiwvt lho t!r gtst propoaaUoa fro a ( a '&twrppr -stand nciat thit wo ster heird'ef; in Thepifsenger static! st ' Yoanca-1 .u.' Qf cur. It'sVcnh vUIe,WMdesUoyoiby Ereeariy yes- ig Uas ?f aay ofoar rsadtrt to Uok terfay xoJrnibg.'S It is' thought that ttU.c'plana enUr vTat ca-Ua-. tho building aot;ht from iparkarfron xtaro Uat any rsiaa wby two or ono of the night trams.. It has been u Uxs cf ChcVe prl-is aVo-Id about two years Vinco the frt!Sht aot bo woa ri.H here W soas of car buildin- was Dnmw at iczsriruic. nut a ..rrtl;. r,orr, t -r - - -
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