Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-12-21
especially
w. G. BRowNLow.

very respectfully
W. G. BRowNLow.
Highly ImDertant from Nashville.
The special correspondent of the Knox
Vile Chronicle writing from Nashville,
December 10th, says:
The Legislature adjourned sine die to-
day at noon. At that hour every Act
had been signed by the Speakers, approved
BY the Governor. and fled with the Secre-
tary of State.
WORK DONE BY THE ASSEMBLY.
Between five and six hundred bills
were introduced into the House. and two
hundred and ffty-four into the Senate.
The number of resolutions introduced was
about two hundred and fifty, one hundred
of which originated in the Senate. Of
the House bills one hundred and n be-
came laws; and of the Senate bills fifty
two became laws. OF the one hundred
and 6~fty-three bills that became laws
eight gave an additional justice or notary
public to as many towns, eleven were in
the interest of railroads, sixteen changed
county lines to say nothing of many coun-
ty line bills that were vetoed, twenty
seven were special in their character. for
ty-eight were purely local. fourteen were
general yet did not affect the people par,
ticularly. and tw~enty-nine directly affect
ed the entire State. All Of the railroad
laws originated in House except two.
CHANGES IN CRIMINAL Avs.
Among the changes in the criminal laws
may be mentioned the following: 1t is
made a misdeme,nor to sell liquor within
six miles of any iron mandatory. 1t is
a misdemoaror to carry any sort of pistol,
except a revolver in the hand, or except
when on q journey out of ones county OF
State. or except by peace officers. 1t ID
made q misdemeanor to injure any dams
or other improvement in rivers made by
the United States. Rape is made q CAPT
tai offence, commutable, however, to i'm
~prisonment in the p~enitentiary for not less
than ten years. 1t is also made a capital
offence to obstruct a railroad or railroad
car so as to cause death to any person or
such railroad or car. Guardians of luna
tics are made punishable for breach o.
trust. The Attorney General is directed
to institute both civil and criminal suit
against all persons in any way connected
with fraudulent issuance or appropriation
of State Bonds, and is authorized to EN-
ploy assistant counsel. All officers with 8
capias in their hands are authorized to ex-
ecute it anywhere in the State.
QUESTIONS OF TAXATION.
The advalorem tax is 40 cents on thu
hundred dollars. On all submissions be
fore Justices or Recorders a state tax o
two dollars. Poll tax unchanged. Par
sonages are exempted from taxation; a
also are stables kept by tavern-keepers
Lands hereafter to be sold for taxes OIL
the first Mondays of July and January
instead of in July only as heretofore
Tax Assessors are hereafter to be ~appointe'
at the April Quarterly Court and mus
meet in May. A law was also enacte'
authorizing the Governor to appoint
Commissioner in each county to sell land
bought by the State for taxes.
Revenue collectors hereafter receiv
commissions only on the money by Their
actually collected and paid over. Stat
warrants are made receivable for take
due the State.
JUSTICES FEES.
Justices fees were increased as follows
For issuing warrant against one defend
AIT, 25 cents for each additional defend
ant 10 cents ; for subpoena for n witne,
25 cents /; for each additional witness
cents ; for rendering judgment. where n
litigation, so cents; for execution an
copy of costs 25 cents; for copy of cost
in appeal cases 25 cents ; for taking
d opposition 100 cents; flor transcript {
Judgment 25 cents, and for crimin'
warrants so cents. The law went int
esssect the day it passed.
GOOD NEWS FOR TEACHERS.
School teachers will be glad to lear
that if they take their accounts tc Ii
County Trustee of their county, 1t
made his duty to forward 9 list OF Il
teachers names and the amounts d.
each. along with . school warrant or VA
rants enough to ovs said amounts TO q
Comptroller, and the Comptroller Is di
, eosed to iasue to each teacher . warzal
J, for the amount due him.