The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-01-22
HOUSE JOURNAL.

HOUSE JOURNAL.
MoNDAY+Jan. 81. 1867.
/ Pursuant to adjournment on 30th October
/ 1866, the House of Representatives reassem-
bled this day at II o'clock.
/ Hon Saml j GholsOn in the chair.
/ The House having been called 10 order,
/ on motion of Mr.. Labauve, Mr.. J. l. Power,
of Kinds, was requested TO act as clerk pro
I ten.
! Upon a call of the roll the following men,
/ bers answered their names:
/ Mr.. Speaker, Messrs. Barry, Beauchamp,
/ Brown, of YallObusha, Bridges, Of Talla-
/ hatchie, Bridges, of Choctaw, Burress, Bar
/ ton, Darden, DeasOn, Gillstrap, Graham,
Hamilton, Hearn, Henley, Hillyer, Hunter,
1 Hudson, Irby, jones, Kennedy, Labauve,
/ LEVERS LiddelI. Luse, NIabry Marable,
Merrill, Milton, Montgomery, McInnis, Nc
| Laurin, Mckinney. Murray, Owen, Penneba-
ker, Phillips, Phipps. Pound, Reid, Robert
/ son. Seal, shannon, Steele, Thompson, Wall,
/ Webb, of Amite, Webb, of Franklin, and
WilIiams-5l.
The following new members having been
introduced, presented their credentials, ard
took the oath of office
Hon Chas w. Pope. Adams county, vice
Hon. Jas. II. Blanchard resigned.
Hon. Thos. L. Dunlap, Marshall county,
| vice Hon. ThOs. b. Weber resigned
Hon. A. Slower, Tippah county, vice Hon.
W. H. Holcombe resigned.
Hon. +. X. Turley, SunfOwer county, vice
Hon. Jas Y Mcneil resigned.
A quorum being present, the Speaker an
nounced the first business in order to be
, the election of a Clerk to fill the vacancy
oCcasioned by the death of Robt. c. Miller,
Esq
Whereupon Mr.. Webb, of Amite, placed
in nomination the name of Mr.. J. L. Power,
! of Kinds.
" e -, inn
tiOn the name of Mr., j. l.. McCaskill, OF
/ Rankin.
Mr. GhOlson placed in nomination the
name of Mr.. Jno. McGuirS, of Marshall
I whose name was, however, withdrawn be-
/ fore the ballot was taken.
No other nominations being made. the
Speaker appointed as tellers Messrs Lyles-
/ of Marshall, and Seal, of Hancock
The ballot was then taken with the fol
I lowing result:
Mr. Power received ---------------4i votes
/ Mr. McCasllill -..14
\ Necessary to n choice. 80 -
/ Mr.. Power having received a constitution.
al majority was declared duly elected Clerk
/ of the House of Representatives and was
/ duly qualified as such.
/ On motion of Mr.. Labauve the Clerk OF
I the House was directed to inform the
/ Senate that the House of Representatives
was now organized and ready to proceed to
/ business.
/ A message was received from the Senate
announcing that body as now organized and
/ ready to proceed to business.
Mr.. Barry, by leave, introduced a bill fol-
/ the encouragement of Agriculture which
/ was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
/ Mr.. Beauehamp, by leave. called up me-
mortal from the citizens of Noxubee county
/ upon the same subject, which was referred
/ to the same committee.
! MI HllIyer presented petition from 2
/ large number of the business men of the CITY
1 of NateheZ in reference to taxation in Ger
/ tain cases, which was referred to the Com.
mittee ON Ways and Means
/ Mr. Hillyer, by leave. introduced bill
/ relative TO the assessment and collection OF
/ taxes IN Adams county, and for other pur
/ poses, which was referred to the Judiciary
1 Committee.
Mr. Labauve, by leave, presented a memo
( nal, with accompanying bill. to provide for
/ a general Digest ofthe Decisions of the High
I Court OF Errors and Appeals, which were re-
terred to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Montgomery offered the following res.
olution, whichwas adopted;
Resolved, That leave of absence be gran
ted to the Sergeant-at-aTms until Wednes-
pay, on leaving competent deputy to dis
charge his duties
On motion, leave of absence was granted
the following members
Messrs. Barry, Kennedy. Burress. UflIver
Reid and Levers.
On motion of Mr.. Labauve. the House adj
Journed until tomorrow morning 9 o'clock.
AN ACT entitled an act for the encourage
meut of Agriculture.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi, That all debts
contracted for advance of money and sun
plies to any person engaged in the eultiya-
ton of farms, which advances or suppIies
shall be exclusively for the purpose Of pur-
chasing animals. provisions, farming imple-
ments, or aiding in carrying on the cultiva-
ton Of such farm, shall constitute lien
upon aud entitled to prior satisfaction out
~ the crop Of cotton and corn grow ! or pro-
dueed on such farms. and upon the animals
and implements employed in the cultivation
OF the same, in favor of the person or usr-
sons advancing such money or supplies from
the time the contract for such advances Il, IN
be enrolled as hereinafter provided
Sec. ?. Belt further enacted. That vvba,,
the owner or lessee of any farm shall MAKE
any contract with laborers for the er1I+i1-o
ton Of such farm by which sucb Iabora,-
snall DC entitled to a share in the prodnct ~
the IaFm IN lieu of wages. and by said coT,-
49, steh owner or IeSSes-oe bound to adj
@lloe supphes OF food or clothing TO sDcb
Iaoorers, such owner or lessee lfbe $50
ied 10 lien on the share such of Iab,ra.a.
laoofers IN such crop for the advances 80
Elaoe according TO the provisions OF ~
hrst section of this act Vi the
>, sec d be It further enacted. That ~
Aeu provided for in the LIST and d sac+;e,--
- 1nls act s1all not extend beyond the wear
=. - v Aiea such advances shall be made. nor
70 any ANIMALS or Implements not snnnlie5
.. Ine party claiming such lien or pnrebased
win money advanced by such marty
sec 4 be II further enacted. That tho
proceedings TO enforce such lien shall ba b1-
the sworn bill or petition in the Cbapcery
court OF the county in which such farm Iias
ana shall be according to the practice ~. sa;5
court IN ike cases of liens and yport-a1.as
except that no decree shall be rendaresJ -,
: ne answer OF the defendant. or Dro con-
feSso merely, but proof, in all cases sbau =.
made 10 establish the existence of tba debt
provided that no proceeding shall he Al,
lowed IN any-eourt TO enforce sncb I;a-
AAteF me elapSe of - months after IT, |
maturity of the debt. 'A0
Sec D BE 1t further enacted. That ON apnli- |
satloh OF any party to the same, the Clerk of |
lhe 49, Court shall enroll in a we'll !
BOUND BOOK an abstract or summary of an /
contracts Tor advances of money or SIM |
plies, or for labor as herein before men !
TONED, with the names of the parties ra- |
eelvlngsuch allowances, arranged aInbabat. |
lealiy IN the following form:
Name of the date of amt Of / name of |
party rece1v- enroll 49, - |
lng advance ment. debt. vance, - |
And such enrolment shall be notice of the |