Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-10
THE WORK OF THE EXTRA SESSION.
An Exposition of Every Law ana Reso,u-
ton Of Public Interest.
NASHVILLE, April l, 1872.

=, NASHVILLE, April |, 1872.
EDITORS CHRONICLE The Legislature
auJourned to-day, after laborious session
oil twenty days. Sixteen Acts were passed
ana twenty-eight Resolutions adopted.
notwithstanding the heated political dis
cusslons growing out of the Apportion-
ment bill, a much more cordial feeling ex-
listed among the members than mt the last
session.
have carefully prepared the following
epitome of what was done, giving the
substance of every Act and Resolution, ex-
cept one or two local measures affecting
Middle and West Tennessee exclusively
In making this abstract have avoided eX-
pressing any opinion as to the merits or
dement's of the new legislation.
RAILROADS.
The Railroad Commissioners were au-
thoriZed to sell the Tennessee and Pacific
Railroad to the stockholders for $500 600
in State bonds. This law was the result
of compromise between the State and
the railroad, and was recommended by the
Governor and the Railroad Commission
ers. This Is the only railroad now unsold
wherein the State has an interest
An act was passed to indemnify the pur-
chasers of the McMinnville and Manches-
ter Railroad against claim for S67 600,
claimed to be due the United States for
which suit has been brought by the u. S.
government.
The Governor was authorized and EN-
powered to settle and adjust all claims by
the y. 5. government against the various
railroads in the State, and also all counter
claims the State has against the United
states on account of railroads.
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Company was authorized to deposit the
balance due by it to the State, $3.50, 900 in
State bonds,) in some depository selected
by the Railroad Commissioners, and II, re-
Sfafn 70 hnr 4
Memphis, Louisville and GAINESVILLE tail
road, and in lieu the State is given lien
on said bonds. The bill ia designed to
enable the Louisville and Nashville road
to raise money on the Memphis, Louisville
and GAINESVILLE road, against which the
United States has an unsettled claim.
The Railroad Commissioners were au-
thorized to settle with the Receivers of de-
linquent railroads" and report thereon to
the next Legislature.
House bill to give purchasers of State
railroads until 1885 to pay the principal of
ed for want of u Constitutional major
ity.
REMOVAL or SUITS.
An act was passed providing for the re-
moval of suits from old counties to new
i'll cases where both parties reside in the
new county.
PUBLIC PRINTING.
The Comptroller, Secretary of State and
Treasurer were constituted Board "to let
out the publication, including printing,
binding and stereotyping, of the Supreme
Court Reports to the lowest responsible
competent bidder" 1t is believed that
this will reduce the price nearly one-half.
The House refused to the last moment to
concur with the Senate in this change
and it was only after the appointment Of q
Committee of Conference, whereof Sena-
tor Gibson was Chairman, that the change
was made.
COURTS OF SECOND CIIANCERY DIVISION.
The times for holding the courts in the
I'd Chancery Division were changed as fol-
lows:
Knox, Sd Mondays in March and Sep
tember.
Sewer, ID Mondays in April and Octo-
Der.
Union, 81 Mondays in April and Octo-
Der.
Morgan, 4th Mondays in April and oc-
tober.
Fentress, LIST Thursdays after the 4th
Mondays in April and October.
Scott, LIST Mondays after the 4th Mon
days in April and October.
ROane, I'd Mondays i'll May and Novem-
Der.
Loudon, Sd Mondays in May and No
Vember.
Anderson, LIST Mondays in June and
December.
Blount I'd Mondays in June and Deem
Der.
Campbell, Sd Mondays in June and De-
cember.
The act takes effect from and after the
iirst day of June next.
CHANCERY PRACTICE.
Section of Rule 2, and Section of
Rule 8, of the act of last session to revise
the Rules of Chancery Practice were re-
pealed This leaves the law upon the sub
ject of taking deposition on interrogato-
ries, and upon the subject of continuances
as it stood before the last session. The
law requiring dispositions to be enrolled
was also repealed.
EDUCATION.
Six thousand copies of the Report of the
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
were ordered to be printr1 for general cir
culation throughout tbse1eate.
The Superintendent II public Instruc-
ton was empowered to take all steps nee !
cssary to secure to Tennessee her proper |
ton of the proceeds of any lands apSro- |
priated by Congress to educational purpo- |
SEES.
incorporated towns were authorized TO |
submit u school tax to the people, and if
two-thirds of those voting vote for the tax |
then the tax is TO be levied but no corpo- |
ration tax shall be levied unless the county |
wherein such town is situated fail to levy |
n county tax on or before the April court |
Corporation schools are to be under the |