Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-02-03
TENNESSEE.
PUBLIC LAws-OEFuUIAL
! C. for ths payment q be sac debt.

An act for the payment OF the State debt.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That
an act entitled "An act 70 hquidate the
State debt contracted in aid of railroad
companies in the State of Tennessee"
passed Feb. %, 1869, be and the same is
| hereby amended as to allow any railroad
company which may be indebted to the
State, by reason of the bonds Of the State
loaned to said railroad companies, to pay
into the State, in liquidation of the princi-
| pal of said Indebtedness, any of the legally
issued six per cent. bonds of the State of
Tennessee outstanding, without regard to
series or number, and such payment shall,
to the extent made, be full and perfect
discharge Of the lien which the State holds
upon the property of such railroad compa-
ny, held by virtue of the bonds of the
State issued to such railroad company,
whether they be the same bonds or the
| same series of bonds issued to said compa-
ny under me act passed Feb. IL, 1852, and
acts amendatory thereof, or not.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That rail-
road companies issuing their own mortgage
bonds under the provisions of the act which
this is intended to amend, be allowed to
fix the rate of interest which the said bonds
OF the railroad company are to bear, and
all laws in conflict are hereby repealed;
Provided, that when said railroad compa-
MES owe interest already due, coupons
past due shall be taken by the Comptroller
or Treasurer in discharge of such indebt-
edness for interest
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That
when any company under the provisions of
this act shall pay into the Treasury of the
State, bonds which have been issued by
the State to said company, the said bonds
shall be cancelled, but should any COM
pany in discharge of its own Indebtedness,
pay into the Treasury any bonds that were
issued to other companies, that may
still be indebted to the State, such bonds
SO paid in shall not be cancelled, but shall
be held by the State as purchased bonds,
retaining lien for the State upon the
road to which said bonds were originally
issued until the debt of said road to the
State shall be fully discharged, when
the bonds so held, shall be can
celled; Provided, that the provisions
of this act shall not be so construed as to
allow the payment and satisfaction of debts
credited by bonds issued by the Stats, and
upon which the State is secondarily liable,
nor to the payment Of the sinking fund,
now required by law of the railroad COM
panies of this State
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That this
act shall take effect from and after its
passage.
Passed January 20, 1870.
w. ON. PERKINS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
d. b. THOMAS,
Speaker Of the Senate
A trua copy of the original, now on file in
my Office. A. j, FLETCHER,
Secretary of State.
An act to remunorate the Commissioners Of Regis.
tration.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That
the County Courts of the various counties be
authorized to examine as to the pay re-
ceiyed by the Registrars of voters who have
served since the LIST day of January, 1869, |
and if they find that the pay allowed by |
law and received by such officers has not |
been a fair remuneration for such services, |
such comfy so finding shall make such ad- |
ditional allowance out of the County |
Treasury as may seem just and equitable. |
Sec 2 Be it further enacted, That this |
act take effect from and after its passage.
Passed Jan. Z, 1870.
W. ON. PERKINS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
y B. THOMAS,
Speaker of the Senate /
A true copy of the original, now on file |
in my Office. A. j. FLETCHER,
Secretary of State.
An act to amend the Criminal Laws of the State.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Tennessee,
that the Grand Jurors, shall have the
right and power, to send for, and examine
witnesses in all cases. where they suspect
violation of the laws of this State, prohib-
ting the carrying Of arms, or in regard to
lewdness, or in the selling or giving or
of liquors or weapons to minors
as provided under sections 4, 862, 1868 and
4, S64 of the Code Of Tennessee.
Sec. . Be it further enacted, that it
shall be a misdemeanor for any person,
whether publicly or privately to carry
dirk, sword cane, spanish stiletto belt or
pocket pistol, except a knife conspicu-
ously on the strap of a shot pouch, or
on a journey to place out of his
county
Sec 3. Be it further enacted, That this
act shall take effect from and after its pas
sage. Passed Jan. 6, 1870.
W. ON. PERKINS.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
D. B. THOMAS,
Speaker of the Senate.
A true copy of the original, now on file
in my Office. A. ]. FLETCHER,
Secretary of State.