The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-04-08
THE LEGISLATURE.
Main Features of Most of the
New Laws.

and twenty-four for the defendant, if
the charge is felony punishable with
death. In all other cases the State has
four challenges and the defendant ten.
The County Courts are deprived of
the power to change county lines.
Fishing with seines, nets or traps in
waters covering the land of another per-
son is prohibited, and it is also made
unlawful to place them across any
stream near or opposite its mouth,
preventing the passage of fish down.
Fishing with seine or trap in any of
the waters Of this State in March, April
or May. is made misdemeanOr punish
able by fine of not less than ten dol
lars and costs or imprisonment of not
less than thirty days. All the counties
of East Tennessee are excepted from
the provisions of this law and also the
following: Clay, Macon, Jackson, Glib
son, Warren, GrundY, Van Buren,,
Franklin, Lincoln, Moore, OvertOn,
Maury, Hardin, Decatur, Crockett, Sum
ner, Carroll, Marshall, Hardeman and
McNairy.
All Revenue Collectors of railroad,
State, county and municipal taxes are
dispensed with, and the duties devolve
upon the County Trustee, to whom
taxes are to be paid at his office, and
the Constable in each civil district from
the Trustees certified statement, which
has the effect of an execution.
The Migrants are to have hard time
of it. 1t is made a misdemeanOr for
any person who having no visible
means of subsistence, neglects to apply
himself or herself to an honest calling.
Vagrancy is defined as lettering about
saloons or dram shops, gambling houses,
of illfame, or tramping or strOlling
through the country without visible
means of support. The punishment
prescribed is not less than five dollars
nor more than twenty-five dollars or
imprisonment in the county wOrk-hOuse
for not less than ten days nor more
than twelve months. 1t is made the
duty of peace officers to arrest all such
persons and carry them before some
justice of the peace.
The present lease of the penitentiary
expires Dec. l, 1876, but under the act
recently passed by the General Assem-
bly, it is to be released twelve months
prior to that date under substantially
the same terms as at present.
The charter of the University of
Nashville has been so amended that it
can be converted intOla purely scientific
school, or the trustees are authorized to
make arrangements with the trustees of
the Peabody fund or other associations
for the establishment of a normal
school.
The height of legal fence is defined
as follows: Common worm fence, four
feet; straight fence, posts and plank or
posts and rails, three and a half feet /;
rock fence three feet-hog-tight of
course.
Hunting on the lands of others with
out permission is now a misdemeanor.
1t was formerly considered as tresspass.
The act for the construction of addi-
tional asylums for the insane, one in
East Tennessee and one in West Ten
nessee, is repealed, and settlements are
to be made for all contracts entered in
to by the Commissioners of the East
Tennessee Asylum.
Owners of VIGOROUSLY mischievOus
stock will have to keep a close watch
on them in future. Suit can be brought
for damages committed by such stock,
upon proof of their bad character.
Landlords, in addition to liens already
given by law, have a further lien on
growing crops for supplies of food and
clothing furnished tenants.
The only bill of financial character
passed was that introduced by Senator
Alden. 1t authorizes the Comptroller
to issue warrants upon the Treasurer
for one, two, five, ten, twenty and fifty
dollars each, payable tor bearer"
receivable in paymenHof all dues toIthe
State, not more than $500, 900 to be out
standing at any one time.
Under the act "ro extend the time in
which to collect taxes authorized for
the year 1874 and for the people," all
persons are allowed until Nov. 10, 1875,
to pay their taxes for 1874, and until
that time no penalty shall attach by
reason of failure to pay before the date
named. There is to be no distraint or
sale of personal property or sale of real
estate for unpaid taxes, State, county,
municipal or railroad Where taxes are
not paid by the 18th of next November,
the tax collectors are to distrain and sell
personal property as now provided by
law. If the tax on real estate remains
unpaid it is to be advertised for sale on
the first Monday in January, 1876.
Within thirty days after that date, the
tax collector must certify the sales to
the Circuit Court, where proceedings
Will be taken as now provided by law.
Six per cent. interest is to be collected
from the time the taxes are due.
The act for the establishment of a
State Normal school authorizes the ap-
pointment by the Governor of a Board
of Education, consisting of six mem bers,
of which the Governor shall be e1-o6iciO
President. The Board are required to
give preference to a locality accessible
from all parts of the State, which offers
most suitable buildings and grounds.
No money from the State treasury or
school fund is to be expended for that
purpose.
All persons owing taxes levied during
the years 1884, are relieved of the
penalties fixed and prescribed in the
revenue act of March %, 1873, upon
payment of all taxes now due, provided
the same shall be paid on or before the |
first day of next October.
All personal property belonging to |
any married woman, whether acquired |
before or after marriage, is made ex-
empt from the debt, contracts, or other |
liabilities of her husband, made or in
Cured by him before their marriage /; |
but the act is not to be so construed as |
10 effect or impair the marital rights of
the husband in the wife's property ,other |
than is above provided.
1t is now permitted by law to register |
The copy OF a lost deed which has not |
been the case heretofore.
The time for redeeming lands sold for /
axes Is extended from one to three /
years.
The poll tax of one dollar collected |
for school purposes is hereafter TO be /
in the county where collect
cd, instead of being paid into the State
Treasury.
Juries in civil cases are dispensed |
With, unless demanded in a case of orig
nal suit in the first pleading rendered,
md in all other cases within the first
.hree days of the trial term. The law
Ices not 60 into effect until forty days
rom March -.
The Jurisdiction of Justices of the
Peace has been extended in civil cases
o 81 900, upon all notes of hand indis-
whether calling for dollars
md cents, or for an amount to be dis
charged in any other means than money
md upon Endorsement of negotiable
paper where demand and notice are eX-
lressly waived in the Endorsement; also
% $500 upon all unsettled accounts, OBJ
igations, contracts or other evidences
If debt not enumerated above, and in
,ases for the recovery of property or of
damages, except libel and Islander. The
let does not provide that it shall take
fleet from and after its passage, and,
therefore, goes into operation forty days
rom March "a.
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