Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-07-23

ma counties, passed.
The bill 70 purchase q suitable
building for the Blind Asylum was
under discussion without final
action.
The building proposed to be
purchashed is the residence Of
Col. E. II. Yerger.
An act to incorporate this Rail
way Construction and Banking
Company was introduced.
An act to revise the charter
and extend the corporate linn
ito Of the city Of Vicksburg was
sent to the Governor for his ap.
proval,
Also an act to incorporate the
Natchez and Jackson railroad.
HoUsE-Bills Of the following
titles were introduced:
An act to incorporate the Nut
ual Aid and Life Assurance So
cicty of Natchez, Miss.
An act to incorporate the City
Hotel Company of Natchez.
An act for the relief Of c. c.
Clathworthy Of Copiah county.
An act to legalize the assess
ment of taxes in Kemper county
and extend the time of collecting
the same.
An act to incorporate the Can
ton Water Works Company.
An act to incorporate the town
Of HillSboro, Scott county.
An act to amend the charters
Of the cities Of Natchez and Vicks.
burg, Miss.
Bills of the following titles
passed.
An act 10 amend an act entitled
an act to incorporate the Carroll
County Manufacturing Company.
An act to incorporate the Val
den Hook and Ladder Company,
in the town of Walden.
An act to extend the time for
collecting the taxes Of De Soto
county.
An act to revive and continue
an act to incorporate the town OF
Forrest, Scott county.
An act supplemental to an act
to establish a uniform system Of
public schools.
The bill to provide for registra.
ton Of voters was discussed al
length. No final action.
The United States District
Court, Judge Hill presiding, adj.
journed to-day, owing to sickness
in the Judges family.
JACKSON, July lS.-SENATE.-
The Secretary Of the Senate was
authorized to employ an addition.
al clerk.
Senator Shoup offered the fol,
lowing resolution which was
adopted:
Resolved, The House concur
ring that the President ofthe Sen.
ate and the Speaker Of the House,
be and they are hereby instructed
to sign certificates for the mem.
bers Of their respective Houses
for mileage at the rates fixed by
law, for the present session Of the
Legislature, beginning on the Stt
day Of March last.
An act to abolish the Crimina
Court Of Warren county, passed,
An act to incorporate the Car.
roll County Manufacturing Com,
pany, passed.
A supplemental act to the
School bill, passed.
An act to amend the Pamphlet
acts Of 1867, in relation TO the
liquidation Of the liabilities of the
Levee Commissioners, passed.
An act to incorporate the Rail-
way Construction, Banking anC
Trust Company passed.
An act to incorporate the Vicks
burg Manufacturing COmpan!
passed.
An act to incorporate the tow
of Duck Hill, in Carroll county
passed.
HoUsE-An act to amend an &C
Incorporating the city Of Canton
and to repeal all former acts incoT
porating the same, passed.
An act to incorporate the town O
Terry, Kinds county, passed.
An act to incorporate the BIZ
Black Improvement and Naviga
tion Company passed.
An act to provide for the Stat
Hospital at NatChez was passed.
An act to incorporate the Stat
Fair Association passed.
An act to incorporate the Nc
ridian add Riverside railroad Com
pany, passed.
An act to provide for the regis
tration Of voters in the State o
Mississippi, passed.
An effort will be made to-mor
row to pass the Judicial Printing
bill over the Governors veto
There is but little hope of success
Indignation OF the course of the
Governor, by the sarpet-baG
chaps who have started newspa,
pers on the strength Of the bill
grows stronger, and the fire of in.
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