Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-03-25
NORMAL SCHOOL.

NOR3IAL SCHOOL.
The act for the establishment Of a State
Normal school authorizes the appointment
by the Governor Of a Board Of Education,
consisting C six members, of which the
Governor shall be eI- O1iciO President. The
Board are required to give preference to a
locality accessible from all parts Of the
State, which offers the most suitable build
ings and grounds. No money fIom the
State treasury or school fund is to be ex-
pended for that purpose.
IT WILL PAY To PAY UP.
All persons owing taxes levied during
the years 1S73-4, are relieved Of the penal
ties fixed and prescribed in the revenue act
Of March y, 1873, upon payment Of all
taxes now due, provided the same shall be
paid Oh or before the first day Of next Oc-
tOber.
MARRIED wOMENs' PROPERTY.
All personal properly belonging TO any
married woman, whether acquired before OF
after marriage, is made exempt from the
debt, contracts, or other liabilities of Der
hursbabd, made OF incurred by him before
their marriage; but the act is not to be so
construed as 10 effect or impair the marital
rights ofthe husband in the wife's proper
ty, other than is above provided.
LOST DEEDS.
It is now permitted by law to register
the copy Of a lost deed which has not been
the case heretofore.
REDEENuNG LANDS.
The time for redeeming lands sold for
taxes is extended from one to two years.
SCHOOL MONEY.
The poll tax Of one dollar collected for
school purposes is hereafter to be distrib-
Uted in the county where collected, instead
of being paid into the State Treasury.
DISPENSING WITH JURIES N CIVIL
SUITS.
Juries il civil cases are dispensed with,
unless demanded in a case Of original suit
in the first pleading rendered, and in all
other cases within the first three days Of
the trial term. The law does not 20 into
effect uutil forty days from March "a.
JURISDICTION or MAGISTRATES IN CIVIL
CASES.
The jurisdiction Of Justices Of the Peace
has been extended in civil cases to $1,000,
upon all notes Of hand indiscriminately,
whether calling for dollars and cents, or
for an amount to be discharged in any
other means than money and upon indOrse-
ment Of negotiable paper where de-
mand and notice are expressly waived
in the Endorsement; also to $500
upon all unsettled accounts, obligations
contracts or other evidences of debt not
enumerated above, and in cases for the re-
cOyery Of property or Of damages, except
libel and Islander. The act does not pro-
vide that It shall take effect from and after
its passage, and, therefore, goes into opera
tiOn forty days from March "a.
The Legislature passed no revenue law.
An effort was made to reduce the tax on
merchants, but when the House bill went
to the Senate all but one section, which
taxed sleeping cars 500 each, was stricken
out. The emasculated bill failed to pass
yesterday for want of time, and the rolling
palaces still 60 untaxed.
THE ASSESSMENT LAW.
Five hundred copies of the assessment
law were ordered printed to be distributed
among members Of the General Assembly,
it being important that its provisions
should be understood by the people at as
early a day as possible, in view Of the fact
that the assessors must be elec' ed at the
April term Of the county courts. One as
SCISSOR is to be elected for each county, and
he will hold Office for four years.
TAXATION OF RAILROADS.
Railroads are to be taxed one and one
half per cent. on their gross earnings. It
seems 10 be understood that the law will
not be resisted in the courts.
ANTI-CIvIL Rights.
The new law in regard to hotels, res
taurants and places Of public amusement,
simply abrOgates the common law and al
lows persons who engage in such business
10 receive or refuse guests, at their option.
IMPORTANT BILLS THAT FAILED.
Among the important bills that failed to
pass were the local option bill, railroad dis
bill, Sunday liquor bill, and
what is known as the Flippin bill, which
gave magistrates exclusive original juris- |
iiction to try all misdemeanOr cases Of |
appropriation, Of property under |
SIS. There was considerable parliamenta-
" wrangling over this last named billinthe
Yesterday but it failed to reach the |
Senate in time to be enrolled, Bills to re-
peal the funding act, conventional rate of |
law, to prevent State officers from !
making loans 10 meet temporary necessities |
Of the State government, also failed.