Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-03-05
Legislative Summary.
Saturday. March 1.

In the House, Mr.. Lindsey introduced
a bill to punish and prevent drunkenness
and to amend the tippling laws, which
! provides that ii shall be q misdemeanor for
any person TO appear in state of intoXica-
ton in any Of the public streets or public
| places in this State, and makes it the duty
| Of all sherifls or police officers, to arrest
without warrant all persons so found, and
! carry them before any Justice or City Re
| corder If convicted, n fine of from $40 to
| $50 shall be imposed, or Imprisonment in
| the county Jail or workhOuse It also
makes habitual drunkenness misdemean-
or, the convicted party to be fined from
- to so, and also be imprisoned in the
county jail for from one to Six months, 1t
further gives grand iuries inquisitoral
powers concerning the ott3nsc of habitual
drunkenness, and requires the Judges of
the State to give the same in special charge
to grand iuries, the Attorney General to
have $50 for each conviction, and $40 where
n true bill is found, but no conviction had
All fines arising under the act to go to
county public schools. 1t makes ali per-
sons convicted of being an habitual drunk
ard ineligible to any office of profit or
trust, whether State, county or municipal.
for period of one year from date of con
viction. Any person may be retired for
the same Otfense, after six months from
any former conviction. 1t makes it the
duty of all vendors of spirituous. vinous or
malt liquors, to keep constantly posted in
conspicuous place in their business houses
printed copy of this act. A fine of from
S2i to $50 shall be imposed for violation
of this section.
Bills were also introduced by Mr.. Tate.
to provide the speedy trial and punish
ment of small otienses; by Mr.. II. X.
Moore, to change the line between Frank
lin and Moore by Mr.. Patton, to provide
for tire printing of briefs i'm cases where
the State is a party; by Mr.. Kerr, to ex-
tend the term of corporations.
Senate bills to define the rights and
privileges of gas companies TO be hereafter
incorporated and to authorize parties to
sever in criminal cases, were passed on
their third reading.
House bills to increase the Jurisdiction
and provide compensation of the Judges of
the Criminal Courts of the County of
Montgomery and district of Knoxville:
to provide for the demanding of causes
wherein "A sale is ordered and confirmed by
the Supreme Court TO the Court whence
the appeal was taken; to authorize the
erection of dam in Nolachucky river
were passed on third reading. House bill
to give County Courts the power to change
county lines, failed to pass on its third
reading for want Of constitutional ma
jority,
In the Senate, Mr.. Mcconnell, of Trous-
dale, presented a petition from the citizens
of Clay county, relative to the erection of
a court house in that county. Bills were
introduced by Mr.. Leake to appropriate
$4,000 for the erection of suitable build
ings for the Tennessee School for the blind;
Ivy Mr.. Melton, authorizing the Comptrol-
Ter 10 pay Hiram Little the expenses he in
CURED in arresting John Bowles by Mr..
Patten, defining the duties of railroad
companies. Bill to grant to Nashville
certain grounds for public hospital was
rejected.
The House revenue bill was further dis
cused and amended, but not finally dis
posed of.