Tyrrell County.

Lee County.

TYRRELL COUNTY

Columbia Township-J. S. Brickhouse, Henry Linernan, E.

P. Cohoon.

Gum Neck Township-N. C. Spencer, W. E. Cohoon.

LEE COUNTY

West Sanford Township-Will Temple, Charles R. Reid.

Scupping Township-M. Armstrong.

South Fork Township-H. L. Sexton.

Rowan County.

ROWAN COUNTY

Franklin Township-J. S. Miller, C. L. Kerr.
Unity Township-B. W. Fries, Claud Barber.

Robeson
County.

Scotch Irish Township-James Foster, R. C. Current.
Cleveland Township-Daniel Roseborough, C. H. Roseboro.
Mount Ulla Township-J. C. Sherrill, Theo Graham.

Steele Township-C. T. Beeker, Grady Hall.

Atwell Township-H. A. McNeeley.

Gold Hill Township-R. L. Holshauser.

Locke Township-Locke Lingle.

China Grove Township-F. E. Wright, P. J. Cress.
Providence Township-A. P. Miller, A. M. Eller, A. L. Lyerly.
Salisbury Township-B. A. Lufty, H. C. Bueck, C. M. Higgins,
J. H. Benton.

Sampson
County.

ROBESON COUNTY

Lumberton Township-J. Ed. Tyson.

SAMPSON COUNTY

Hall's Township-D. B. Rackley, George F. Britt.

WAKE COUNTY

Raleigh Township-W. T. Bost, R. E. Powell, Ben Dixon

Wake County.

Number Eight Township-Miss Jane Stewart, Mrs. Charles S. Hall.

Amend by adding the following for Wayne County for six (6) years:

Stony Creek Township-O. J. Howell, George K. Vann.

Saulston Township-J. B. Roberts, J. Frank Smith.

New Hope Township-D. Vinson, Fred Isler.

Indian Springs Township-C. F. Herring, A. J. Williams.
Grantham Township-D. E. Stevens, W. R. Weaver, D. F. Odom.
Fork Township-J. D. Hines, C. E. Coor.

Buck Swamp Township-E. L. Peele, Melford Aycock.

Pikeville Township-L. B. Smith, N. B. Berger.

Nahunta Township-R. E. Chase, J. W. Johnson, G. A. Yelverton.

Great Swamp Township-Larry Aycock, Oscar Hooks.

NORTHAMPTON COUNTY

Gaston Township-R. H. Joyner.

SEC. 2. That this act shall be in force from and after its ratification.

Ratified this sixth day of March, A. D. 1923.

Northampton
County.

CHAPTER 263

AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 2, PUBLIC LAWS OF 1921,
REGULAR SESSION, PROVIDING FOR THE CONSTRUC-
TION AND MAINTENANCE OF A STATE SYSTEM OF
HARD-SURFACED AND OTHER DEPENDABLE ROADS.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

amended.

SECTION 1. That section twenty-seven of chapter two, Public Highway act Laws of one thousand nine hundred and twenty-one, Regular Session, as heretofore amended, is hereby amended by striking therefrom the words, "There shall next be set aside a sum an- Clause struck out. nually sufficient to pay the interest on the bonds issued under this act, the remainder of said fund to be used by the Highway Commission," in lines seven, eight, nine, and ten thereof, and by inserting in lieu of the words so stricken the following words: "From the remainder of said taxes there shall then be set aside annually the following, in order named: (a) a sum sufficient to pay the interest upon the first fifty million dollars bonds issued under this act, (b) a sum sufficient to pay the interest upon any bonds issued under this act in excess of fifty million dollars, and (c) any interest or sinking fund payments now or hereafter directed to be made therefrom by the General Assembly. The remainder of such fund shall be used by the Highway Commission."

Fund for interest payments.

SEC. 2. That section thirty-three of said chapter two be and Motor fuel tax. is hereby amended by striking out the words "one cent," in line ten, and inserting in lieu thereof the words, "three cents," so as to increase to three cents per gallon the tax upon motor fuel.

SEC. 3. That section thirty-nine of said chapter two of Public Laws of one thousand nine hundred and twenty-one, as amended by chapter seventy-four of the Public Laws of the Extra Session

P. L.-39

Additional bond
issue of
$15,000,000.00.

Application of proceeds.

Date of bonds issued.

Coupon bonds.

Registration of bonds.

of one thousand nine hundred and twenty-one, be amended by adding to said section the following: "An additional issue of fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000.00) of bonds is hereby authorized. The said bonds shall be issued in the manner and in accordance with the provisions of said chapter two of said act as amended, and the proceeds received therefrom shall be used for the purposes in said act prescribed."

SEC. 4. That section forty of said chapter two be and it is amended by striking therefrom, in lines four and five, the words "as the case may be, after the ascertainment is made by the State Treasurer, as provided in this act," and by inserting in lieu of the words so stricken out the words "of the year in which the bonds are issued."

SEC. 5. That section forty-one of said chapter two be and is amended by striking therefrom the words "or registered" in line two thereof.

SEC. 6. That section forty-two of said chapter two be and is amended by striking out the whole thereof and inserting the following section:

"Section 42. That the said bonds shall be subject to registration as to principal alone, or both principal and interest, in accordance with the provisions of the general law governing registration of the State securities as the same may from time to time be in force."

SEC. 7. That this act shall be in force and effect from and after its ratification.

Ratified this the 2d day of February, A. D. 1923.

RESOLUTION TO APPOINT A COMMITTEE TO WAIT UPON
HIS EXCELLENCY, THE GOVERNOR, TO NOTIFY HIM
OF THE ORGANIZATION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

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

That a committee be appointed, and that the same be com- Committee to be
appointed.
posed of two members on the part of the Senate and three on
the part of the House, to wait upon his Excellency, the Governor,
and inform him that the General Assembly is now organized and
ready to receive any communication that he may desire to
submit.

Ratified this the 9th day of January, A. D. 1923.

RESOLUTION No. 2

A JOINT RESOLUTION IN HONOR OF W. D. GASTER AND
HONORABLE GEORGE M. ROSE.

Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

First. That whereas the Honorable Lucian J. Eastin, of Preamble.

St. Joseph, Mo., and now the Grand Sire of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge of the World of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows,
is to visit in his official capacity the State of North Carolina
on Saturday, the sixth day of January, 1923;

Second. And whereas, in honor of the said Honorable Lucian Preamble
J. Eastin, Grand Sire, a meeting of the Grand Lodge has been
called to meet in the city of Fayetteville on the above date;

Third. And whereas, at the aforesaid meeting of the Grand Preamble. Lodge, W. D. Gaster, the Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate, who has served in this capacity so efficiently for seven sessions, is a Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina, and a Past Grand Representative of the Sovereign Grand Lodge of the World, and is to be signally honored upon this occasion by

the awarding to him of an honorable veteran jewel for his enthu-
siastic and efficient service for fifty years;

Preamble.

Fourth. And whereas, at the aforesaid meeting of the Grand
Lodge of North Carolina, the Honorable George M. Rose, a former
Speaker of the House of Representatives, is to be also in the same
manner signally honored :

Resolution to be enrolled and copy sent.

Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Senate and the House of
Representatives concurring, and that these resolutions be ordered
enrolled and a copy be sent to Honorable W. D. Gaster, Past Grand
Patriarch of North Carolina, to be read at the appointed meeting.
Ratified this the 9th day of January, A. D. 1923.

Invitation extended.

Time set.

RESOLUTION No. 3

RESOLUTION INVITING HIS

EXCELLENCY, THE GOV

ERNOR, TO DELIVER HIS BIENNIAL MESSAGE TO THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
That his Excellency, the Governor, be and he is hereby invited
to deliver his biennial message to the joint session of the General
Assembly in person in the hall of the House of Representatives
at noon on Tuesday, January the ninth, one thousand nine hun-
dred and twenty-three, or at such other time as may meet his
pleasure.

Ratified this the 9th day of January, A. D. 1923.

Time set for joint session.

Time for inaugural.

Proviso: previous qualification.

RESOLUTION No. 4

RESOLUTION FOR JOINT SESSION TO OPEN ELECTION
RETURNS FOR STATE OFFICERS.

Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
SECTION 1. That the Senate and House of Representatives
meet in joint session in the hall of the House of Representatives
at twelve o'clock m. on Tuesday, January the ninth, one thousand
nine hundred and twenty-three, and there proceed to open and
publish the returns for State officers.

SEC. 2. That the persons so ascertained to be elected shall be
inducted into office on Wednesday, January the tenth, one thou-
sand nine hundred and twenty-three, at twelve o'clock: Provided,
such persons then declared elected have not already taken the
oath required by law.

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