The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-11-06
II. w. WARREN,


; providing for an amendment TO the Const
f tuition of the State of Mississippi, proposn
Y biennial sessions of the Legislature.
. hssps''iu H. w. WARREN,
: Clerk House of Representatives.
: Mr.. Duncan moved to take up FL. B. {
? extend the time for the collection of taxes
; Ii. b. TO make appropriation to defray tn
expenses of the present Legislature, wa
taken I'D and read first time.
An act to extend the time for the coliec
| ton of taxes in this State was taken up ant
read a first time.
Mr.. Stone moved to suspend the rules
and put the bill on its second reading. Car
ried and the bill was read second time
Mr.. SullivaH moved TO refer the bill TO Z
special committee of three with instruc-
tions to report tomorrow. Lost.
Mr.. Sullivan moved to amend the bill as
/ follows:
Add a new section:
SEC. -. Be il further enacted, That in all
cases of the sale of lands for taxes, the
owner thereof, or any person claiming title
| thereto, shall be allowed twelve months TO
redeem said land, upon the payment OF
! twenty-five per cent. damages, and all costs
/ of advertisement and sale. Said deeds to be
| made out to the purchaser, and remain IN
| the Circuit Clerks office subject 10 the
! right of such redemption, and the Clerk
shall be allowed fifty eeats for every such
deed cancelled by him. and the Sheriff be
allowed one dollar for every such deed made
out by him, TO be paid By the party owning
said land.
Mr.. Holloway moved to amend as follows:
That the words, state aud county, in first
section, be stricken out, and the word ''all
substituted therefor
And the bill, as amended, was ordered en-
crossed, read third time and passed, title
standing as amended.
Mr.. Sullivan moved to amend the title
by striking out the title, and insert as fol-
lows:
An act for the relief of the Taxpayers OF
1873. Carried.
Mr.. Stone moved to reconsider action just
had, and table the motion to reconsider.
Carried.
NJ. Duncan moved to take up Fl. J. Res.
No, ,, in relation to the Union and Planters
bonds. Carried.
And the resolution passed its first read |
ing, by the following vote:
Ieas-Messrs. Abbott, Allen, Alexander, |
Bennett, Bowles. Caldwell, Campbell, Cas- |
sidy, Castle. Duncan, Gibbs, Gleed, Gray, |
Holloway, johnson, Little. Mcclure, Price,
Smythe Steele, Sullivan, Smith, Stone, Viii
lams, Watts and Warner--26.
Nays-None.
H. b. to repeal an act to provide for the
election of District Attorneys, aud Clerks
of District and Chancery Courts, in this
State, was read and passed.
Mr.. Abbott moved to reconsider action
just had, and TO table the motion to recon-
slider. Carried.
Mr.. Watts, at 20, moved to adjourn until
Tomorrow morning at o'clock, which was
lost.
Mr. Warner moved to take up the bills in
the order they were sent from the House.
Mr.. Little moved to adjourn until to-
morrow evening at 3 o'clock.
Mr.. Gleed moved to amend by adjourning
until tomorrow morning at 10 O'clock.
Question being put on motion to adjourn |
until O'Clock, 1t was lost.
And recurring Oh the motion to adjourn
until tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock, it
was carr led as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Allen, Alexander, Bennett,
Cassidy, Castle, Duncan, Gibbs, Gleed, Gill
mer, Holloway, johnson, Smythe, Steele,
Smith, Stone and Watts-l7.
Nays-Messrs. Abbott, Bowles, Caldwell,
Gray, Little, Mcclure, Price, Williams and
Warner--S.