Hertford County, NC - Petersburg Daily Index, 1867 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Petersburg Index January 28, 1867 Issue NORTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE Friday, January 25, 1867 HOUSE OF COMMONS The following was the important business transacted to-day: ....Mr. Moore of Hertford, for the joint selected committee on so much of the Governor's message as relates to "the African race" and "apprenticeship," reported the following bills, recommending their passage, viz.: "a bill relating to apprentices" and "a bill to amend chapter 5, of the revised code entitled, "apprentices," after some discussion these bills passed their several readings. They abolish all discriminations heretofore made by law between white and colored children in the matter of apprenticeship. [Transcribers note: I believe that the Mr. Moore mentioned above refers to John W. Moore who represented the 1st NC District Hertford County.] __________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Marianne Ordway ___________________________________________________________________