The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-02-07
Proceedings Of the Legislature

| Proceedings Of the Legislature
SENATE JOURNAL. .' 5s..s
ssHa9as FRIDAY, Feb. /, 1867.
Senate met pursuant to adjournment.
PRAYER by the Rev Mr. Napier.
Journal of yesterday read and approved
Senate bill to amend an act to amend tn
exemption laws of the State was taken up
and after sundry amendments were offeret
thereto, the bill with amendments was re
ferred to the Joint Standing Committee Of
| Relief.
Mr. Miller offered the following resolution
/ which was adopted:
Resolved, That the Joint Committee OF
Relief be requested to consider the following
amendments: ssz 81 s8A
Be it further enacted, That any person
owning more than 240 acres of land undel
/ the provisions of the act to which this is al
amendment, shall, before he shall claim thu
benefit of such exemption have registered
or enrolled in the office of the clerk of The
Probate Court of the county in which thu
| land lies, in o book to be kept by the clerk
| for that purpose, a descriptive statement Of
| the metes and boundar. les of the land claim
| ed as homestead for which service the
clerk shall be entitled to the same fees as fol
similar services. ~ ass8 g.ssf5ssss as4
Be it further enacted, That upon the
death of any head of family entitled to a
homestead under the provisions of the act to
which this is an amendment without having
made registry or enrolment of the land
| claimed by him as q homestead as required
by this act, his widow may apply to the Pro.
bate Court and have Commissioners appoint.
cd To aaf arart hxr me- and honr11ariao 4 ho
lands claimed by her as widow under the ex-
emption law to which this is an amendment
On motion of Mr. Wolff the Senate recon.
sidered the vote passing Senate bill for the
relief of tax payers, which was referred to
the Judiciary Committee. soK
A message was received from the House
announcing the passage of sundry bills.
A message was received from the Cover
nor with an accompanying memorial from
the various Railroads in the State declining
to make arrangements for the collection of
the one half cent per mile levied on passen-
gers travelling in this State on said Railroads,
and asking for repeal of said tax.
Mr. Hawkins presented q memorial in IA
vor of s r M Byram with an accompanying
bill to authorize the same to retail vinous
and spurious liquors without license. Re-
ferred to the Committee on Propositions and
Grievances. sss8e< ssssssss& yE re-
Mr. Seal from a select committee reported
favorably to the House bill to charter the
New Orleans, Mobile and Chattanooga Rail-
road .#sz ss E46 sd
Report agreed to and the bill passed.
Mr. Ellis presented a petition from VIM M
Taylor of Rankin county with an accompa-
nying bill. which was referred to the joint
standing Committee of the Lunatic Asylum
Mr. ELISA petition from sundry citizens
of Rankin country with an accompanying
bill for the relief of C III Meadows and T j
Coatson. Referred to the Committee on
Propositions aud Grievances. ss.s$ss 4saz.s
Mr. Hooker from the Committee on State
and Federal Relations reported a bill upon
that part of the Governors message relating
to the transfer of q certain tract or parcel of
land near the city of Vicksburg to the gov
eminent of the United States, which bill is
to cede jurisdiction to the government of the
United States to certain lands therein
named. Which passed yeas--22, Nays.
Mr. Wilson from the Judiciary Committee
reported substitute for the bill to increase
the per diem of the members of the Board of
county Police. Which substitute passed.
"a Mr. King from the same committee repor-
ted substitute for the billO the better to
provide for the security of the school funds
of this State, which substitute is as follows:
A bill the better to provide for the securi-
ty of the school funds of Copiah county.
of Pike and passed as amended. ssfsas saa#
Mr. Hawkins from the Committee on Agri-
culture reported favorably to the bill to in
corporate the Mississippi American Indus
trial Agency. Report agreed to and the |
bill passed by yeas %, nays-4.
A message was received from the Govern |
or with an accompanying memorial from
the Board of Trustees of the Lunatie Asy-
lum a5s4*rsF s as 81 ssssk -
On motion of Mr. Lyles, the Senate adj
iourned until o'clock r. NJ. stssA
3so'cLocK. p. NJ.
Senate met pursuant to adjournment.
Mr. Brooke by leave introduced a bill to /
the Trustees of the Meridian |
Baptist Church, Meridian, Lauderdale conn7 /
II. Passed. 81 .ssssszs . 80
Mr. Marina bin to regulate the terms Of /
he Circuit and ChancefY Courts in the
county of Chickasaw. Referred to q Select
of three, consisting of Messrs
Martin, Miller and TAYLOR. ~ s.
Mr. Brooke offered s joint resolution pro
riding for defraying BY the State, the ex-
,ences of distri tion Of supplies for indi-s
ligent families, proposed to be furnished By
hs ksntucby Baptist seathe sr Relief AZ
onaisting of Messrs McCargo, Brooke and /
Mr. Taylor, from q Select Committee, re-
,orted favorably to the bill to revive and
mend an act to incorporate the Memphis
nd Holly Springs, and Mobile Railroad
company, approved Nov %, 1864, and for
t 4, purposes. Report agreed p and the
MT King, from i Select Committee, resort
a favorab1y to the following resolution:
Resolved, That the Senate does hereby
dyise and consent to the remission of the
sveraI forfeitures as recommended by His
'xcellency the Governor IN his message to
be Senate dated January &c, 1867. Which
ras adopted. 80 IS !
A message was received from the House
the passage of sundry bills,
Message from the Governor relative to | ,
lemorial of officers Of Railroads Of Missis-
ppi was taken mp and the message and
leinorial referred TO the Judiciary Commit !
s6. !
Message from the Governor transmitting : :
emoriaI Of Trustees of Lunatic Asylum !
as taken up and both the message and :
referred to select committee. J
Mr. Miller from select committee r0por-
d fayorahlv with an amendment to Honse
II To authorize the Investment Of . portion
the esfate of Cornelia w Brown, &C.. ii
hich amendment was adopted and the bill.
Mr Martin from / select committee repor-
d adversely 10 the bill to increase the sal !
les OF the PrObate Judges of certain coun-
= therein named, Report agreed to'