The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-01-22
Defning the qualifications of voters for


school directors and school teachers.
/ By Dir. Veatch, to authorize the Bank o
the State to lay off and create FIVE addition
al branch banks therein.
To repeal the act preventing the carrying
of concealed and dangerous weapons.
By Mr.. Brucker, to authorize aliens tC
hold lands in the State by purchase, descent
or otherwise.
To repeal an act relative to gaming con
tracts.
To amend the 476th section of the prac-
tice act, SO as to allow judgment to be TAX
en- against purchasers Of land at sheriff:
sales for the amount of their bidding, with
l o per cent. damages and costs, when they
refuse to pay.
Prescribing the duties and liabilities OF
owners of land along railroad lines, and OF
the railroad companies. The bill requires
each of them to make half the fences, &c.
To amend the 466th section of the prac-
tice act, so as to make the sales of land on
execution on the premises instead of at the
Courthouse door.
Relative to the service of process on rail-
road companies. 1t allows service on Con-
ductors of roads having no offices in the
State, service to be 10 days prior to trial of
suit.
Relative to the election of supervisors of
highways.
To amend section IA of the act defining
misdemeanors.
Relative to the recovery of personal prop
erty by writ of replevin, so as to give pro-
cess against the body of person conceal
ing the property, for the amount of the
judgment.
The Senate, at 10 o'clock, came into the
Hall, the President of that body took the
chair, and the joint convention proceeded
to elect a State Librarian viva voce),
Agent of State viva voce), and Canal
Trustee (by ballot)
For State Librarian--Robert Deloss
Brown received 81 votes, John B. Dillon ID,
Miss Lizzie st. Clair Dill 80, John o. Green
10. r. D. Brown declared elected for two
years.
For Agent of State-Robert N. Hudson
received 81 votes, Daniel c.. Slower So. R.
N. Hudson declared elected for two years.
For Canal Trustee-JOseph S. Hanna re-
ceived 88 votes, Richard Raleigh SO. Us.
Hanna declared elected for three years.
The Joint Convention dissolved and the
Senate retired.
The following bills were introduced:
To provide for the collection, safe keeping
and disbursement of the public revenue
[The bill requires the revenue to be paid in
gold or silver, and disbursements in same,
and provides remedies against the illegal
use of the funds, which it declares to be an
ENLIGHTENMENT, punishable only by fine of
double the amount embezzled and imprison-
ment in county Jail not less than one month
nor more than twelve months.
BY Mr.. Brett.---To amend the fifth section
of the act licensing the sale of liquors.
To so amend the 412th section of the act
as to make executions returnable in 80 days.
To SO amend the LIST section of the act au-
thorizing county recorders and surveyors to
issue fee bills, as to allow them to issue
such bills for fees due their predecessors in
Office.
To amend the 9Th section and repeal the
7, 8, 9, 10, II, and IL sections of an act re-
lative to the incorporation OF the st. Joseph
iron company.
To authorize the Board of County COM
migsioners to exempt 300 dollars worth of
the property of widows from taxation.
To amend the LIST section of the act rel
alive to the appointment of the Sheriff of
the Supreme Court, as to make that officer
elective by the Joint Convention of the
General Assembly every four years.
To prevent illegal voting.
By Mr.. Hopkins, to vest the right of the
State to lands owned by Thomas Smith,
late of Vanderburgh county, in his legal
heirs.
To amend the 7th section of the act in
cooperating the South Bend manufacturing
company.
A bill containing 1877 sections on Com
mon Schools. This bill is the Senate bill
of last session. Read a first and second
time by title, and referred to the committee
on education.
To regulate interest on money! judgments,
&c. 1t provides for 10 per cent. on special
written contract, and interest on judgments
is to be governed by the written contract.
Read once.
The special committee on Gavin Hord's
edition of the Revised Statutes, reported that
the publishers would furnish the first
volume at from So to $3.50 according to
the number of copies purchased. Recon-
mitted to the judiciary committee.
The embezzlement bill was read a second
time and referred to the Judiciary commit
tee, with instructions to strike out en-
bezzlement and breach of trust " where
they occur and substitute +" felony; also
to consider the expediency of extending its
provisions to any city, town, township or
county officer and to administrators, guard
ians, executors, &c.
Various other bills were read and referred
to appropriate committees.
After lengthy discussion and close de-
bate, the House adjourned over until Mon
day at P. NJ.
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