The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-02-02
Proceedings Of the Legislature
SENATE JOURNAL

FRIDAY. Feb /. 1867.
Senate met pursuant to adjournment.
Prayer by the Rev Mr. Napier.
Journal Of yesterday read and approved.
Sena-e bill to amend an act TO amend the
exemption laws Of the State was taken up,
and after sundry amendments We're offered
thereto, the bill with amendments was re-
ferred to the joint Standing Committee on
Relief
Mr. Miller offered the following resolution
which was adopted
Resolved, That the Joint Committee on
Relief be requested to consider the following
amendments:
Be it further enacted, That any person
owning more than 240 acres of land under
the provisions of the act to which this IS an
amendment, shall, before he shall claim the
benefit Of such exemption have registered
or enrolled in the Office of the clerk OF the
Probate Court of the county IN which the
land lies, in book to be kept by the clerk
for that purpose, a descriptive statement OF
the metes and boundaries of the land claim
ed as homestead for which service the
clerk shall be entitled to the same fees as Tor
similar services.
Be it further enacted, That upon the
death of any head Of family entitled 10
homestead under the provisions Of the act 10
which this is an amendment without having
made a registry OF enrolment OF the lana
claimed By him as a homestead as required
by this act, his widow may apply TO the PTo-
bate Court and have Commissioners appoint
ed 70 set apart by metes and boundaries, the
lands claimed by her as widow under the ex-
emption law TO which this is an amendment
On motion of Mr. Wolf the Senate recon-
sidered the vote passing Senate bill for the
relief of tax payers, which was referred TO
the judiciary Committee.
A message was received from the House
announcing the passage of sundry bulls.
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 a memorial IN IA
vor of r NJ 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.
Mr. Seal from a select committee reported
favorably to the House bill to charter the
New Orleans, Mobile and Chattanooga Rail
road.
Report agreed to and the bill passed
Nh Ellis presented a petition from VIM NJ
TAYLOR of Rankin county with an accompa-
nying bill, which was referred to the JOINT
standing Committee of the Lunatlc Asy Ium.
Mr. Elisa petition from sundry citizens
of Rankin country with an accompanying
bin for the relief of C II Meadows and I j
Coatson, Referred to the Committee on
Propositions and Grievances.
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 a certain tract or parcel OF
land near the city of Yicksburg 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 a substitute for the bill to increase
the per diem of the members of the Board of
county Police Which substitute passed.
Mr. King from the same committee TepOT-
ted a substitute for the bill 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.
Which was amended by adding the county
of Pike and passed as amended.
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-22. nays
A message was received from the Govern
or with an accompanying memorial from
the Board of Trustees of the Lunatic Asy-
lum
On motion of Mr. Lyles, the Senate ad-
iourned until o'clock P. NJ