Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-11-29

Thursday NOVEMBER 20 1901.
s'rhe SPEAKER called the House to order at nine
O'Clock,
by Mr.. WALKER From sundry citizens of Mon
roe county, in regard to the navigation of TellicC
river.
By Mr.. KENNEDY: From sundry citizens Of
Montgomery county, praying thst no action be ta-
ken to close the Paradise Hill and Clarksville Turn
pike.
By Mr.. OSBoRNEi From sundry citizens Of Nau-
ny county, praying that ne stay or stop law be
passed.
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
No. 24-TO suspend sections 49, 2s4, 2S5, 296
and $40 of the Code Passed. ayes Sc, no l.
No. 64-To promote the circulation of silver
change. Passed, ayes 43, noes 10.
No. $50 increase the jurisdiction of Quorum
Courts. Passed, ayes 50, noes 5.
No. I9I-To make appropriations for theAsylum
for the Insane. Passed. ayes So, noes 3
NEW BILLS.
The following bills were introduced, read the
By Mr.. RANKIN No. 208-The more effeetuslly
to provide for the subsistence of the Confederate
Army, as follows:
SECTION l. Be It enacted by the General Assembly
OF the State Of IsneSsss.That hereafter the mGnHA
fscturs distlsiion of any alcoholic or spiritu-
GUS liquors by any corporation, company, or indi-
ViduRl is a taxable privilege in the sense of the
twenty eighth section of the second article of the
Constitution.
SEC 2 Be It further enacted, That the tax for said
privilege shall be dollar per gallon, to be paid
the Clerk Of the County Court for the use of the
State and for the county and Incorporated town in
which the said privilege is to be exercised, such
additional tax not exceeding the State tax, as the
authorities of such town and the County Court of
such county shall impose.
Sec. 3. Be 1t further enacted That this privilege
shall not be exercised by any person without IL
cense from the Clerk Of the County Court nor shall
said license be granted except upon the following
conditions, viz
That the applicant secure payment by making
and delivering to the Clerk joint and several bond
of himself and one good security, at least, in the
penalty of five thousand dollars, payable to the
State of Tennessee, conditioned TO appear at the
end of twelve months before the Clerk and state
oath the number of gallons Of alcoholic or spirit
uous liquors that he or they may have manufsctur-
ed since the issuance of the license, and pay the
taxes due thereon, at the rates aforesaid for the
use OF the State and county aud town aforesaid.
SEC 4. BE it further enacted, That at the endSof
the first twelve months, and of every twelve months
thereafter, said license may be renewed
lst On condition that the applicant has complied
with the terms of the aforesaid bond.
%. On condition that he give q ne " bond of the
like tenor for the ensuing twelve months, and pay
the Clerks fees
sEC.5 Be further enacted, That the Clerks of.
the County Court shall account with the Comptroller
of the Treasury, with the Chairman of the County
Court and with the authorities of the incorporated
towns, for taxes received by them under this law
and pay the same 10 the respective treasurers.
SEC. G. Be It further sndcied, That failure to
comply with the provisions Of this act, shall be
misdeamesnor, for which the party so offending
shall be indicted or presented, and fined not less
than fifty nor more than i've hundred dollars, and
imprisoned at the discretion OF the Court, not
ceeding twelve monies, and that the Circuit and
Criminal Judges Of the several Courts Of this State
are required to give this act specially in charge to
the Grand Jury.