Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-07-16


sesteFu railroad
Hs passed % incorporate the
Heiana Railroad, and %
rcorporate the Canton Cotton
Manufacturing Company.
Bill IN relation te judicial print
fnr discussed 10 adjournment.
TIE Brandon Republican Is cho-
sen Is official printer for Rankin
County.
H0usE.-Bills passed:
To incorporate Liberty and
MAGNOLIA Railroad.
10 authorize Lowndes and Ok
Hbbeha to issue bonds TO aid the
Mobile and Ohio road to build a
branch.
To create Benton County from
part Of Tippah.
A message from The Governor
accompanied by a memorial from
Tie. Alabama Legislature, asking
an appropriation from Congress
% improve Mobile harbor.
The memorial cites as q reason
Why Mississippi is interested, that
there Is q probability that at no
distant day, that portion Of Ala
bama west OF the Tombigbee river
including the city of Mobile will
be ceded to Mississippi, and con-
cludes BY expressing the hope
that such territory will soon be &C.
qnired.
The message and memorial
were referred to q special eofii-
mittee.
JAcKsoN, July 9.-SENATE-The
provisions Of a bill TO protect the
citizens Of Kinds county, where
fencip. and timber is destroyed.
was extended to the counties o.
Jefferson, Adams, DeSotO, Issa.
quena, Carroll, Madison, HOLMES
and WilkersOn.
An act for the relief Of the va
rious SherifIs and Coroners hold
ing claims against the late lesseel
Of the State Penitentiary, wa
passed.
Mr.. Morgan moved that the Sen
ate consider the House resolution
relative to adjournment, which wa
lost.
The following bills were intro
duced:
An act to change the boundar.
lines between the counties Of Car
roll and Sunaower, and ok the sea
Of Justice Eisenhower.
An act TO provide for the hold
ing ola election in Monroe coun
ty, relating to subscription to tn
Aberdeen and Elyton Railroad.
The bill to define the duties O
the Commissioner of immigration
was indefinitely postponed.
An act 70 revise the charter o.
Vicksburg. Passed.
An act to incorporate the Can
ton and Vicksburg Railroad, wa
passed.
An act to incorporate the tow
Of Cato, Rankin county. Passed
An act to incorporate the Able
vile Law Institute. Passed.
The judicial Printing bill wa
passed.
The Brandon Republican wa
stricken out.
The following acts become law
by remaining the specified time il
tic hands Of the Governor:
An act to incorporate the Mis-
sissippi Loan and Savings Institu
ton OF Yickshurg.
An act to incorporate the Shi
Island, Mississippi City and Padt
cab Railroad Company.
An act to incorporate the ok
Iona Benevolent Associate
passed.
An act to incorporate u
Vicksburg and Warrenton Raj
road. Referred.
An act 70 establish Norm
schools passed.
An act to incorporate HoustC
Lodge No. SIS passed.
An act to incorporate the TOW
Of Cato passed.
A Joint resolution authorizil
the Governor TO appoint two clerI
passed.
An act to amend the charter
the Vicksburg and Meridian RAJ
road Company passed. This
the Company's bill with the ferl
privilege stricken out.
An act to incorporate the Mi
sissippi Loan and Savings Institl
ton OF Vicksburg passed.
An act 10 remove the count
sent OF Issaquena county passes
HoUsE-Bills introduced.
TO authorize the Board OF 5,
paTyisors of DeSoto county
move the county seat OF sal
county.
To provide for the payment
certain warrants on the treasuI
81 the leyee fund of Issaquer
county.
a act to extend the time fC
the eDllection Of taxes in JOne
Rankia and Pike counties passes
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