The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-04-10
SENATE.
March %, 1873
Adjourned.
SIXTIETH DAY.

SIXTIETH DAY.
JACKSON, April 2, 1873.
A large number of local bills acted upon
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
/ Mr. PRESIDENT:
+ | am instructed by His Excellency, the
+ Governor, to inform the Senate that he has
approved the following entitled Acts, Origi-
/ mating in the Senate:
/ An act to remove the disabilities of Hor-
/ ace q. Brown, a minor OF Leake county. for
certain purposes.
i An act to incorporate the Oktoc Mills and
Manufacturing Company.
/ An act to authorize John T. Donald and
/ Company TO construct turnpike across
/ Yockanookany Swamp and build bridge
across Yockanookany river, in Leake county.
An act to amend an act entitled an act to
amend sections 1929, 2440 and PAL, article
:. chapter So of the Revised Code of 1871.
approved March 30, 1872.
An act to incorporate the Young Mems
Christian Association, of the city of Water
! Valley. Miss.
An act TO repeal an act declaring Noxubee
River Il navigable stream, approved Feb.
10, 1888, and the act amendatory thereto,
approved March ., 1916.
An act supplemental to and amendatory
of an act entitled an act to incorporate the
Brandon Dime Deposit and Savings Bank,
of Brandon, Miss.
IN act to facilitate the collection of debts
due from railroad companies to this State.
Governors Private Secretary.
SPECIAL ORDER.
An act to amend chapter 8, of the Revised
Code.
Mr. Williams moved to amend the second
section by striking out ''Clerk of the Circuit
Court" wherever it occurs, and inserting
Board OF Registrars" Tabled.
Ny Lyles offered the following substitute
for the bill:
An act to amend chapter of the Revised
Code. by striking out all after the enacting
clause and inserting the following:
That no person in this State shall be en-
titled TO vote at any election in this State
unless he presents his poll-tax receipt is
sued within the twelve months next pre-
ceding such election. and he shall not be re-
quired TO offer or present any other regis
tration papers, or any other papers save the
poll-faN receipt above mentioned,
Sec. = Be 1t further enacted. That all
laws ia conflict with the provisions OF this
act are hereby repealed, and this act take
effect and be in force from and after its pas
sage.
Mr. Bennett moved to amend the first
section of the substitute by adding the fol-
lowing pTovlSo:
Provided, That no restriction shall be
made against any person in this State voting
in consequence of sex, color or previous
condition Lost.
And the substitute was lost, as follows:
Campbell, Castle, Gibbs. Gray, johnson,
Little, Mcclure, Millsaps. Mygatt, Packer,
Price, Williams, Watts, Warner-17.
Nays-Messrs. Alexander, Duncan, Lyles
Seat.
And the bin was indefinitely postponed,
as follows:
Yeas--Messrs. Barrow, Caldwell, Camp
bell, Gibbs, Gray, Little, Millsaps. Packer.
Price, Williams, Watts, Warner-12.
Nays-Messrs- Alexander, Bennett. Cas-
sidy. Duncan, johnson, Lyles, Mcclure,
Seals.
MIR moved to reconsider action just
had and to table the motion TO reconsider.
Carried.
The President announced, for the Secre-
tary, that 5 B. No. 25l, an act to extend
the time for collection of delinquent poll
tax in Kinds county, had been misplaced or
taken from the Secretary's Office
Mr.. Caldwell moved that committee be
appointed TO investigate the same Carried.
Committee-MessFs. Caldwell, Little and
Alexander.
Adjourned.