The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-02-15

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MIR. Little moved to amend as follows:
Section =. Be il further enacted, That
the provisions of the act to which this act
is amendatory, be and the same are hereby
extended so as TO include the extension of
the New Orleans. Jackson and Great North
ern Railroad, north of kosciHsko; Provided.
That the amount so appropriated shall,
when accepted by said company, operate
and be received in full satisfaction of so
much of the amount required to be sub
scribed by the people along the line of said
railroad extension. by the terms of an act
To amend the charter of said New Orleans,
Jackson and Great Northern Railroad Com
pany, approved April IL, 1871.
SPECIAL ORDER,
For the regulation. control and support
of the State Pententiary having arrived.
Mr.. Gray moved TO postpone, and make
it special order Tomorrow at half-Dast ten
O'Clock. Carried.
By Mr.. Gray That the Senate, the House
concurrlng, that whenthe respective Houses
adjourn on Saturday next. they adjourn TO
Monday. February 10, IL O'Clock NJ.
Mr.. Hardy moved to amend as follows:
Provided no per diem or mileage be al
lowed the members. officers or employees,
during said adjournment.
Mr.. Gray moved to table the amendment.
Lost.
Mr.. Castle moved to amend the amend
ment as follows: Provided, that the amend
ment shall apply to the members who voted
for adjournment.
Mr. Caldwell moved to table the resolu-
ton and amendments. Carried.
YEAs-Messrs Alex ander. Barrow Bow les
Caldwell, Castle, Campbell, Duncan, Hollo-
way, Hardy. Millsaps, Morgan, Mygatt
Mcclure, Price, Seal, Steele, Williams, Watts,
and Warner-l5.
NAYS = Messrs. Abbott, Gibbs, Gray,
Lyles, Little, Packer, Sullivan, Smith and
Stone-l0.
BY Mr.. Sullivan: Resolved, That the
Senate take a recess from the time it adj
jOurns on Saturday next, until Thursday
following at 3 O'Clock Pm. Adopted.
YEAs-Messrs. Abbott, Bowies, Campbell,
Gray, Holloway, Lyles, Little, Mygatt,
Price, Packer, Seal. Sullivan, Stone, Will
liams and Warner-l5.
NAYs-Messrs. Alexander, Barrow, Cald-
well. Castle, Duncan, Gibbs. Hardy, Mill
saps, Morgan, McCIure.Steele and. Watts-l2.
Mr.. Sullivan moved to reconsider and
table. Carried.
Mr.. Duncan moved to suspend rules, and
take up an act to create the county of Clay
and change the boundary lines of Yalla-
busha county, etc, Carried.
Mr.. Duncan moved to amend as follows ::
Strike out section ii, and insert:
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Mississippi, That an additional
of portion of Yalobusha, Lafayette, Call
houn and Pamela, in this State. 10 be called
Clay county.
Bounded as follows: Beginning at the
northwest corner of section 80, township 8,
range 6. west: thence east, along section
line to the northeast corner of section %,
township g. range ), west; thence south, to
the southeast corner section 36, township 8,
range 5, west; thence east, along the town
! ship line to the northeast corner of section
| l, township 10, range ?, west; thence south,
along the range line, between ranges l and
| 2, to the northeast corner of section l, town.
| ship IL, range 3, west; thence east, along
| the township line between 10 and III, to the
| northeast corner section i, township IL,
range l, west; thence south, along the basis
meridian TO the southeast corner of section
/ II, township L. range. |, west; thence west
| to the southeast corner of section 5, town
ship II, range l west; thence south, 10 the
] southeast corner of section 20, same tow m
| ship and range; thence west. along the sec
| ton line to where said section line strikes
the east boundary of section "a, township
| %. range Z. east; Choctaw survey; thence
north, along eastern boundary of Yalobusha
county, as now established by law, to the
northeast corner of section Is, township IL,
range 3, west; thence west. TO the southeast
| corner of section %. township IL, range 3,
west; thence west. to the southeast corner
| of section IS, township ii, range ), west
thence north. to the northeast corner OF see
ton !, township IL, range +, west; thence
west to the southwest corner of section 81,
| township TO- range 8, west; thence north,
along the range line between ranges and
| Z, TO the point OF beginning. Carried.
Mr.. Duncan moved to further amend, as
| follows
Amend section =, by adding the follow
ing: "And the terms of said Circuit Court,
shall commence in said town of Water Val
ley, on the second Monday before the first
Monday in March and September, and con-
| tiRue twelve days, if business so long re-
quires. Carried.
Mr.. Duncan moved to further amend as
follows:
Amend by striking out ninth section.
and inserting the following: BE il further
enacted, That the corporate authorities OF
the town OF Water Valley, shall furnish a
suitable court room for the term of five
years free of charge of said county" Carried
| Mr.. Little moved to amend as follows:
Amend By striking out the word "Clay,'
wherever it occurs, and insert the word,
| Duncan" Lost.
| Mr.. Campbell moved to amerd as follows
| provided, That the registration OF voters
in said counties disinteerated by this bill
| shall hold an election within the territory
comprising the said county OF Clay, and
that said election be held in sixty days from
the passage of this bill, and that said Regis
trars use the poll books already made, pro-
| vided that the books shall be open under
| provisions OF the election laws upon said
election, and said Registrars shall appoint
Directors for such precincts as shall not be
managed by the Registrars, and if major
| ttY OF the votes cast AT S3lu eiecllOn SIall ue
in favor of said new county, this bill shall
Immediately go into effect. The returns oil
said votes polled in the new county of Clay
ehall be forwarded to the Secretary of State
Mr.. Lyles moved to amend the amend
ment as follows: Provided, That the coun-
ties to be effected by this new county shall
be allowed to vote upon the proposed new
county.
Mr.. Caldw ell moved to table. Carried.
Mr.. Little moved TO table the amendment
Carried.
And the bill was considered engrossed
read third time and passed by the follow
ing vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Abbott, Barrow, Bowles
Caldwell, Duncan, Gibbs. Gray, Little, Nor
gan, MyQatt, Price, Packer, Seal, Smith
Williams Watts and Warner-l7.
NAYs-Messrs. Cassidy. Cam obell. Handy