Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-12-20

.itizens Of Tennessee and hentueky IN resaf3 y
Mr. NEWMAN Mr.. A1IEy in the ehsir) presented
nst;tion from sundry citizens OF Lincoln county,
For the benefit Of the heirs of Kennedy, free man
,F color Referred to tho Committee on the JudIcl-
airy, with instructions 10 report a b'ii.
BILLS IYrsoDUcED IL
By Mr PAYNE: No. 1es-To amend the revenue
laws OF the State and TO repeal the law granting
license TO brokers and note-shavers, and Tor otheF
SECTION l. Be Il enacted By the General Assembly q
ks State Of Tennessee, That hereafter II shan De tne
duty Of the Tax Assessor In each clgil district 10
,e1u re- under oath from Zach and every person.
firm or partnership statement OF the amount Vi
mo1ev which he or they have ON special deposit VI
in he hands Of others 70 be Kept fcr Elnl OF 'ien
OF tnat he or they have IN their linheaIas PossS@
son and not necessary, or intended to be USED py
s,eb r.rson or persons for the payment o. eXisuhg
hrs for the current expenses OF the year VI self
,n,ities or il his their trade, Calling profession
~ business and If upon such statement OF oeset
acts in the case, the ASSESSOR shall be OF opinion
,bat the money so accounted for is INTENDED 70 De
aried M OF kept out OF circulation he SHAH list
tne euure aul0uat VI the same Tor taNauoh'
So, 2 BE It further enacted, That 1t shall De the
lutv of the Tax Assessor TO require Oh each anu
-, narson or partnership OF persons, to state,
,nder oath the amount Of money that ne OF thsy
hayd vested during the year, preceding the Isl OF
March last past in the purchase OF discount Ot
notes bills Oands stocks or other evidences OF
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maid ont during the preceding year ending the sald
first day of March Tor each AMI every hote' pi
ond or other evidence of debt and he sall lisI inc
said sam or amount for taXailon ana me money
! mas Isted either as boarded up or III use or as
snecied in the preceding section toSctle with all
monies loaned out or invested as prescribed Dy the
Jaw now in force, shall be taxed at the same rate
As real and personal property Is taxed Dy Jaw;
/ Droyided that where money MS peep fe1n' esIS"
| irou time 10 time during the year, ether hy Tue
vav of loans or discounts the tax shall not exceed
one four h of one per cent upon the actual amount
| of capitll so employed whether the same be owned
/ or b proved during tie said preceding year.
| SEC & BE further e!Gced That after the lst DAY
| 81 Narob 1854 no person or persons shall transact
| ousiness under brokers' or shaverE license eA
| ,ent such license rs may mt have expired at tlat
rime nor shall any license fer such purpose De Is
sued after the said LIST day Of March, loSV' ana al
avs allowing the issuance of such license are mere
By repealed 10 take effect from ana al'er Tic ls'
| lay of March 1860.
SIC 4 Be It further enacted, That from and after
the LIST day of March, 1860, and for each succeeding
wear m TO that month"; it shall be the duty Oh an
persons loanng money, or using 1t IN any Oh lhe
WAYS specified by this act TO keep scheu-
| ule or account o. each and every loan OF III
| yestment and furnish the aggregate amount 10
The Tax Assessor when called by him at any time
| after the said first day of March, together Win
| list of the amount so loaned invested At dherCh
times and any person or persons emDfaced III thS
provisions of this shall refuse to state uhdeF o'I
such amounts dclivera schedule Thereon as aDo't
required or shall refuse to disclose the capal ne OIL
thsv have ON hand as specified in the first section
} this bill such person or persons SO oHenullS shal
BE- guilty OF misdemeanOr aud 1t shall De the uu
OF the tax assessor 10 prosecute salu oHehuer or Vi
tenders in the circuit criminal court having Jurls
llction thereof who, upon conviction shai oeSiue
the pavmeDt Of costs be fined one thousand dollars
20 be paid into the treasury of the state, ana ais
e IN the further sum of twenty dollars to be paid I
aid Assessor and five dollars to the Attorney NeL
@ | eral prosecuting the same.
, | 4 All FOR the purpose of equaiZing taxa
i ZION as near as NAV be. 1t is further enacted tha
sub-sectio Is i've and six Of section ve hundred an
< | torty-one of the Code be so amended that herea
all horses mules aHl Jennles, JACKS anu stanton
except such of the latter as are kept 10 De lei
mares for pay, and all horses and mules kept an
used fer saddle AID harness purposes, anu all nei
cattle nd shCe shall be LISTED for taxatt N as OF
CT personal properly, and also all articles oi nous
hold furniture, except such of the above as are e.
I I a,nnt nv law from. execution sale. Such article
shall be valued in the same way as negroes or oth'
" personal property.
:; $50, 6 Be i further enaelsd That in valuing al
real OF personal property il shall be the duty OF q
" assessor to put such price upon It as the same cou
~ DE sold for if put into market, and 1t shall be q
u duty of The assessor TO ascertain what are the run
= cash prices of similar real or personal estate IN
district and to fix his estimates accordingly.
80 SEC. 7. In addition to the oath already require
to the assessor shall further that he has not
d. ed the valuation IF property from the assessment
ba any previous year; but that he has Va-u
the same at what he in verify and truth beey
er was a fair valuation at the time OF making the
- sessmeut
Mt SEQ. g. Be further enacted, That so much of 5
h section six of section 5j3 of the Code as requir
~ merchants TO pay onehalf cent on the dollar on
rs invoice cost o. ti,i'. 90 ds, be, and the saT
of is hereby repealed. and that hereafter, mGrchal
n obtaining license shall pay the one fourth of one
:, cent upon the invoice cost Of goods at the pla
: where purchased.
he SEC 9 Be further enacted That this actshall ia
us effect from and after its passage. except su
he portions Ct the same as is otherwise provided.
n Passed first reading and referred TO the Comm
= tee on WAYS and Means =,
.he On Motion q Mr.. SIOkELl, it was ordered u
two hundred copies Of the Dill be printed Ior
By Mr.. PAYNE: No 1870 repeal sect,
"r . 327 and 42Ol Of the Code. Passed first read
ess and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
nd, HOUSE BILLS on SECOND READING.
'ur No. 44-To repeal the act incorporating the I
lge ton and Prospect Turnpike Company: Passed
ar No. 47-TO establish a precinct IN the to"I
=. Grand Junction Passed
2ts, No, 54-To repeal chapter of the Code. VIII
ld relates to the inspection Of -four lard and other
ticlcs Passed and referred to the Committee
WAYS and Means.
No $50 make it a misdemcanOr for an ow
ciql of slave guilty OF a crime, to remove him GU
sh the county where the crime was committed II
~: ed and referred to the Committee on the Juacli
NO lli--1O tSl'Ri-'A ~ A-'N0N
the in Hickman county. Passed.
net No l65-To compel County Trustees to settle
tho nuallv with the Judge or Chairman OF the COH
=, Court and to amend section 34 OF the Code.
an ed and eerrcd to the Committee on the Judlcl
ag- No Z8l-To establish a precinct IN the tow
our Pocahontas. Passed.
HOUSE BILLS THIRD READING
nd No. Ito amend the charter OF the Plg
oro Roost and Chulahoma Turnpike Company in one
- county. Passed
mis- No. 42-To exempt mIcrs and common sci
lew commissioners from working on public roads
srd Mr. HORN offered amendment to the blll
- emDting the Board of Education of Nashville f
''' serving or jurics which was adopted.
+ as The bill as thus amended was then passed on
ow- third reading ayes Is. noes ..
,ce5 No. 3IS-Io supply all Justices OIL the Feac
i. | this STATE with the Code.
M" ,Ir BRADFORD offered an amendment TO
for bill appointing VIM NJ. Morrow, OF Monroe cou
has in lieu of Robert H. Campbell 10 compare the Z
,o,y [ volume of tire records OF the Land once OF !
a.. Tennessee, which was adopted.
lha' The bill as thus amended was then passed o.
met third reading ayes -, noes D.
SENATE BILLS or SECOND READING.
h- No.l78-Toextcndt the corpora te limits oft
of LaGrdngc, reduce the several acts OF Incorp
eng ton into one act, and amend the same. Passed
iern No. IS5-To incorporate the Nashville and
= of Orleans Packet Company and tho Nashville an
Lous Packet Company. Passed
No. Is5-To provide for the increase of the
IIDParl. ana lnf llle pay illtill VI lt7
rs so penses Passed, and referred to the Commute
!, the Library.
and Nc. Isl To collect together and preserve thu
YER cords of the several Land Offices in this State an
,,ri'y other purposes.
men Mr. McNElLLY offered an amendment to the
good providing that Railroad Companies in this State
ana hereafter pay the Comptroller for numbering
tons signing the coupons, dollar for each bohd Is
5tra- 10 them which was adopted
upon The bill as thus amended was Their passed OF
for second reading and refer ed to the Committee OF
uls- Judiciary.
open No ls7-To transfer the stock of the State il
'led Lebanon and Nashville Turnpike to certain turn
por- in jackson county. Passed.
areto On motion Of Gir. LANE the consideration Of
grea bill on its third reading made the special
neo-t for Tuesday. the 10th Of January, 1860.
VIZ VIZ SENATE bills on THIRD EEADENG
Won No. S. To amend the uSury laws Of the State
=, o,- 10 establish a conventional rate of interest
baen MIR. PAYNE offered tbs following amenlmen
rho tn, third section OF ths bid: After the words
mart sons or partnership OF persons. insert paying
n the s for the privilege rs required by law; ate
,strd words purchase notes. insert, bills; and 10
"a ont all after the words per annum, IN the pre-
i'm and insert unless all OF the interest 50 greed
maid l:u To tir time fixed iog payment shall be c
oil t., fhp discount 50 taken oil which anIendI