funds. on such insurance to be payable out of the current funds of the Payment of municipality." SEC. 2. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this enactment are hereby repealed. SEC. 3. This act shall go into effect from and after its ratification. Ratified this the 7th day of February, A. D. 1923. CHAPTER 21 AN ACT TO PLACE ALLEGHANY AND TRANSYLVANIA The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact: out. SECTION 1. That section six thousand and fifty-four of the Names stricken Consolidated Statutes of North Carolina be and the same is hereby amended by striking out the words "Alleghany" in line five and "Transylvania" in line eight of said section. SEC. 2. That this act shall be in force from and after its ratification. Ratified this the 9th day of February, A. D. 1923. CHAPTER 22 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 6069 OF THE CONSOLIDATED The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact: SECTION 1. That section six thousand and sixty-nine of the Section amended. Consolidated Statutes be amended by adding at the end thereof, and following subsection E, another subsection to be known as subsection D, as follows: "Or to provide for any fireman or person dependent on any Provision for defireman from becoming a subject of charity due to other sickness pendents. or accident or condition not specified in this act; and to provide that the local board of trustees of the said fund may pay any fireman's assessment in the Firemen's Fraternal Insurance Fund Insurance assessof the State of North Carolina as the said board of trustees ments. finds as a fact that said fireman is unable to pay the said as- SEC. 2. This act shall be in force from and after its ratification. CHAPTER 23 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 3484 OF THE CONSOLIDATED The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact: Section amended. Right extended. SECTION 1. That section three thousand four hundred eightyfour of the Consolidated Statutes of North Carolina be amended by adding after the words "construction company," and before the word "may" in line three of said section, the following, "or manufacturing company." SEC. 2. This act shall be in force from and after its ratification. Section amended. Allowance to company commanders. Allowance to lieutenants. CHAPTER 24 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 6889 OF THE CONSOLIDATED The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact: SECTION 1. That section six thousand eight hundred and eightynine of the Consolidated Statutes be amended as follows: (a) Strike out the words "one hundred dollars" in line thirteen of said section and substitute in lieu thereof the words "not exceeding two hundred dollars, to be determined by the Adjutant General of the State under rules and regulations prescribed by him"; (b) Strike out in line sixteen of said section the words "fifty dollars" and insert in lieu thereof "the sum of not exceeding one hundred dollars, to be determined by the Adjutant General of the State according to rules and regulations prescribed by him"; (c) Strike out the words "fifty dollars" in line thirty and insert in lieu thereof the words "one hundred dollars." Amend section six thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine by adding the following provision at the end of line thirty-two of Allowance for at said section: "Each enlisted man belonging to an organization Supply sergeants and petty officers. tendance on drills. Proviso: sufficiency of appropriation. of the National Guard shall receive fifty cents as compensation for each armory drill, not exceeding sixty drills per annum, ordered for his organization, where he is officially present and in which he participates, the said compensation to be paid in the same manner and under such laws and regulations as now or hereafter may be prescribed by the United States Government or by the War Department thereof for pay for National Guard enlisted men; and Provided further, that the appropriation made by the State of North Carolina for the support of the National Guard is sufficient, after the payment of other necessary expenses of maintaining said guard, to make such payment. SEC. 2. That the amendments of section six thousand eight hun- Effect on former dred and eighty-nine, the consolidation as made by this act, shall act. not affect the amendment made by chapter one hundred and twenty of the Public Laws of one thousand nine hundred and twenty-one, but are in addition thereto. SEC. 3. This act shall be in force from and after its ratification. CHAPTER 25 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 7297 OF THE CONSOLIDATED The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact: SECTION 1. That section seven thousand two hundred ninety- Section amended. seven of the Consolidated Statutes of North Carolina be and the same is hereby amended and added at the end of the said sec tion the following: "Advance sheets of the Supreme Court re- Printing and sale ports are hereby authorized to be printed, and to be sold, under authorized. the rules of the Supreme Court." SEC. 2. That all laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Repealing clause. act are hereby repealed. SEC. 3. That this act shall be in force from and after its ratification. Ratified this the 9th day of February, A. D. 1923. CHAPTER 26 AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA TO Whereas, the governors of a number of the cotton growing Preamble: action states in the United States have heretofore appointed commis- by other states. sioners representing their respective states on a commission to be known as the "Cotton States Commission," organized for the purpose of providing for a general organization through which the government of all said states may advise with each other Preamble: cooperation of states necessary. Preamble: recommendations heretofore adopted. and with the Department of Agriculture of the Federal Government, in respect to certain problems relating to the production and marketing of cotton, such as the control of insect pests, a uniform system of warehousing, and a system of financing the farmer during the periods of production and marketing, as well as other problems of like character; and Whereas, experience has demonstrated that these common problems cannot be completely solved under our dual system of federal and state governments without coöperative action on the part of the various state governments as between themselves and also in conjunction with the Federal Government; and Whereas, at conference of said commissions, held first in New Orleans in February, one thousand nine hundred and twentytwo, and later in Memphis in one thousand nine hundred and twenty-two, it was recommended that the legislatures of the said states adopt a statutory plan of organization and providing for representation therein; and Preamble: plan set out and recommended. Preamble: matters of general welfare and necessity. Recognition of commission. Governor to appoint commissioners. Term of office. Whereas, at a conference of said corporation held at Memphis, December fourth and fifth, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-two, a statutory plan substantially as hereinafter set out was approved and recommended by the said commission for adoption as a uniform act by the legislatures of the cotton growing states; and Whereas, it appears that certain matters of common concern, particularly in respect to insect pest control, are obviously of general welfare and necessity: Now, therefore, The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact: SECTION 1. That the State of North Carolina does hereby recognize the said Cotton States Commission, to the extent that it may function within the limits prescribed by this act, as an instrumentality of the State of North Carolina for the purpose of providing a general organization whereby said State may cooperate with the other cotton producing states and with the United States Department of Agriculture in respect to certain problems affecting the production and marketing of cotton, which are obviously to the common interest of the cotton industry in all the states and not to matters in which there may be serious conflict of interest as between the said states, particularly in respect to the control and eradication of insect pests. SEC. 2. That the Governor of this State shall within thirty days after this act shall take effect, as hereinafter provided, and biennially thereafter, appoint three commissioners to represent the State of North Carolina on said "Cotton States Commission," each of whom shall serve for a term of two years and until their successors are appointed and qualified. vacancies. to be sworn. One of said commissioners shall be an officer of the Depart- Qualification prescribed. ment of Agriculture or of the Agricultural Extension Service of said State: Provided, however, that if any person appointed on Proviso: said commission shall fail or refuse to act, or if any vacancy shall occur therein by death, resignation or otherwise, the Governor of said State shall appoint some one to fill said vacancy for the unexpired term of said commissioner. Said commissioners Commissioners shall, before entering on the discharge of their duties take the usual oath required of public officers of said State, to support the Constitution and laws of the United States and the Constitution and laws of said State not inconsistent therewith, and that they will faithfully and honestly discharge the duties of the office of commissioner, to the best of their skill and ability. Said Record of oath shall be subscribed to and recorded in the minutes of said commission and also in the office of the Secretary of State of State of North Carolina. That said commissioners shall serve Compensation. without compensation other than actual expenses, to be paid out of appropriation herewith provided. qualification. SEC. 3. Said commissioners shall perform such duties, not in- Duties of commissioners. consistent with the terms and spirit of this act, as may be prescribed from time to time by said "Cotton States Commission" after it is organized as herein provided. It shall be the duty of said commissioners particularly to ad- Coöperation vise and coöperate with the commissioners appointed by the governors or legislatures of the other cotton growing states, members of said commission, and also with the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States or his duly authorized representative, with respect to methods whereby the cotton producing states and the Department of Agriculture of the United States may cooperate with each other in respect to the measures for the control and eradication of insect pests, and the said "Cotton States RecommendaCommission" shall recommend to the governors of the cotton growing states what measures by way of uniform laws or otherwise, which in the opinion of said commission shall be for the common interest of all of said states in respect of said problems: Pro- Proviso: police vided, however, that said commission shall exercise no police powers in the said State, unless and until the legislature shall specifically authorize the same. tions. powers. SEC. 4. That it shall be the duty of said commission at its first Organization. meeting to organize by the election of a chairman and secretary lations. and to also adopt rules and regulations, not inconsistent with Rules and reguthe terms of this act, to carry out the purposes for which it was created. SEC. 5. That each of the states represented on said commis- Votes. sion shall be entitled to three votes, to be cast by the respective To be cast as representatives of said State as a unit on all matters coming before said commission. unit. |