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RESOLUTIONS

OF THE

GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SESSION 1901.

Resolution for joint session to open returns of State officers.

Resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:

General Assem

SECTION 1. That the Senate and House of Representatives Joint session of meet in joint session in the hall of the House of Representatives bly to open and at noon on Tuesday, January 15, 1901, and there proceed to open publish returns for State officers. and publish the returns for Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Attorney-General, and other State officers.

SEC. 2. That the persons so ascertained to be elected, shall Time fixed for State officers-elect qualify and be inducted into office on Tuesday, January 15, 1901, to qualify. at 12 o'clock noon.

SEC. 3. That a Joint Committee of three on the part of Senate To appoint joint committee on and five on the part of the House shall be appointed, whose duty arrangements for it shall be to provide suitable arrangements and regulations for inauguration. the ceremonies of the inauguration.

In the General Assembly read three times, and ratified this the 17th day of January, A. D. 1901.

Resolution to print the pardons, commutations of sentence, etc., by the
Governor.

Resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:
That two hundred and fifty (250) copies of the list of pardons,
commutations of sentences and the reasons given therefor by the
Governor, be printed.

In the General Assembly read three times, and ratified this the 12th day of January, A. D. 1901.

Resolution to print Governor's Message.

Resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:

List of pardons, and reasons therefor; ordered printed.

commutations

nor's Message.

That five hundred copies of the Governor's Message be printed. To print GoverIn the General Assembly read three times, and ratified this the 12th day of January, A. D. 1901.

Joint Committee to wait on Governor.

Resolution to notify His Excellency Governor Aycock.

Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring: That a joint committee of three on the part of the House and two on the part of the Senate be appointed to wait on Governor Aycock, and notify him that the General Assembly is in session, and ready to receive any communication he may desire at any time to make.

In the General Assembly read three times, and ratified this the 17th day of January, A. D. 1901.

Date fixed to elect
Enrolling Clerk.

Joint resolution to elect an Enrolling Clerk.

Resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring: That the Senate and House of Representatives meet in joint session in the House of Representatives at twelve o'clock m. today, January the 11th, 1901, and proceed to elect an Enrolling Clerk for this General Assembly.

In the General Assembly read three times, and ratified this the 17th day of January, A. D. 1901.

Preamble.

Senators and Representatives in Congress requested to advocate

improvement of Cape Fear River.

Copy of resolution to be sent

each Senator and Representative in Congress.

Resolution concerning the improvement of the upper Cape Fear River.

WHEREAS, The maintenance of water transportation in competition with rail is of the greatest importance to all of the citizens of the entire Cape Fear section; and,

WHEREAS, The Chamber of Commerce of the city of Fayetteville, and the Chamber of Commerce, the Produce Exchange, and the Merchants' Association of the city of Wilmington have secured a survey and a recommendation for an appropriation for the improvement of the upper Cape Fear River; therefore, Resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:

First. That our Senators and Representatives in Congress be requested to exert their united influence to secure the passage of an amendment to the River and Harbor Bill at this session authorizing the adoption of the plan for improving the Cape Fear River, recommended by Capt. E. Van C. Lucas, Corps Engineers, U. S. A., Wilmington, N. C., as transmitted to Congress by the Honorable Secretary of War.

Second. That a copy of this resolution be forwarded to each of our Senators and Representatives.

In the General Assembly read three times, and ratified this the 18th day of January, A. D. 1901.

A resolution favoring the establishment of a National Forest Reserve in the Southern Appalachian Mountain region.

Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

The General Assembly of North Carolina hereby expresses its Establishment of National Forest approval of the movement looking to the establishment by the Reserve Federal Government of an extensive National Forest Reserve in approved. the Southern Appalachian Mountain region, as a wise and beneficent measure, such as many other nations have already adopted and which this country should adopt before it is too late, looking to the conservation of its forests and the protection of the sources of important streams; and,

WHEREAS, The proposal to establish this forest reserve has been approved and urged by the leading scientific societies and forestry associations of this country, and by the general press; and,

WHEREAS, This General Assembly has passed an act granting its consent to the acquisition of lands in Western North Carolina by the Federal Government for incorporation in such a forest reserve, believing the reserve to be one of great importance to the people of this State; and,

WHEREAS, A bill is now before the Federal Congress providing for the purchase of lands for this purpose;

Resolved, That the Senators and Representatives in Congress Senators and from this State are hereby requested to urge upon Congress the Representatives in Congress importance of prompt and favorable action in behalf of this requested to urge

measure.

In the General Assembly read three times, and ratified this the 18th day of January, A. D. 1901.

favorable action.

Resolution of respect in regard to the death of Queen Victoria.

Resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:

WHEREAS, The sad news comes to us of the death on yester- Preamble. day, January 22d, of England's great and good Queen Victoria;

therefore,

Resolved, That the Keeper of this Capitol is hereby requested Flag on Capitol to to lower the flag at half-mast for three days, beginning at noon be lowered. to-day, as an expression of our great respect and sympathy. This

January 23, 1901.

In the General Assembly read three times, and ratified this the 25th day of January, A. D. 1901.

Sympathy of the people of North Carolina expressed.

Good wishes of the people of this State extended to King Edward VII and the British Empire.

Copy ordered transmitted to British Plenipotentlary.

Resolution of sorrow and sympathy at the death of Her Majesty, Victoria
Queen of Great Britain and Ireland and Empress of India.

Resolved by the House of Representatives of the General Assem
bly of North Carolina, the Senate concurring:

First. That the sympathy of the people of North Carolina is with the family of her late Majesty and with the people of the British Empire, in their sorrow at the death of the great and good Queen Victoria.

Second. That the people of this State extend to his Majesty Edward VII their good wishes. They hope for him a long and happy reign, and they hope that during his reign the ties of friendship long existing between the people of this Republic and of the mother country may be multiplied and strengthened; and that peace, happiness and prosperity may ever bless the great empire over which it is his high destiny to reign.

Third. That a copy of this resolution be transmitted by the Secretary of State to his Majesty's Plenipotentiary at Washing ton.

In the General Assembly read three times, and ratified this the 25th day of January, A. D. 1901.

Time fixed to elect United States Senator.

Resolution fixing time for the election of United States Senator.

Resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:
That the General Assembly proceed to the election of United
States Senator at 12 o'clock m. to-morrow (January 22), in ac-
cordance with law.

In the General Assembly read three times, and ratified this the 22d day of January, A. D. 1901.

Hon. J. L. M.
Curry invited to
address General
Assembly.

Joint resolution inviting Hon. J. L. M. Curry to address the General
Assembly.

Resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:
That the Honorable J. L. M. Curry, treasurer of the Peabody
Educational Fund, be invited to address the General Assembly
in the hall of the House of Representatives at such time as will
be convenient for him.

In the General Assembly read three times, and ratified this the 23d day of January, A. D. 1901.

Joint resolution to appoint a stenographer for the Committees on Public

Roads.

Resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:

Compensation.

That the Committees on Public Roads of each House, in joint Committees on Public Roadsto session, are hereby authorized to employ, at an expense not ex- employ stenographer. ceeding twenty-five dollars, for this session of the Legislature, a stenographer for such period as he may be needed, and that he be paid by the Treasurer out of any monies in the Treasury not Treasurer to pay otherwise appropriated, and that the bill of said stenographer approved by chairman. for his services before such payment shall be approved in writing by the chairman of each of said committees.

In the General Assembly read three times, and ratified this the 25th day of January, A. D. 1901.

when bill

Joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of State to correct date of Senate Bill 39, House Bill 62, it being an act for the relief of certain public school teachers in Mecklenburg County.

WHEREAS, Senate Bill 39, House Bill 62, it being an act for the Preamble. relief of certain public school teachers in Mecklenburg County, ratified and delivered to the Secretary of State on the 17th day

of January, 1901, bears date as of January 17, 1900, when the same shall be 1901; therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:

That the Secretary of State be and he is hereby au- Secretary of State thorized and directed to correct the date of said bill so as to to correct date of bill. make it read January 17, 1901.

In the General Assembly read three times, and ratified this the 26th day of January, A. D. 1901.

Resolution directing the Keeper of the Capitol to unfurl the National flag at the dome of State Capitol.

Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the Keeper of the Capitol be and he is hereby authorized National flag to and directed to unfurl the National flag Stars and Stripes at dome be unfurled at dome of Capitol. of the Capitol during each day's session of the General Assembly.

In the General Assembly read three times, and ratified this the 29th day of January, 1901.

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