Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-04-03
Complete List Of the Acts Passed-On
Hundred and Four i'm Number.

The following is a complete list of
the acts passed by the general assem-
bly, during the session which closed
March 9th: 49,
To amend an act passed March, 10,
1873, known as the funding act.
To enable aliens to acquire, hold
and dispose of property, real and per-
sonal, as native citizens.
To change the times of the sessions
of the supreme court, and to provide
for an arbitration commission at jack
son, Tennessee.
To regulate trial by jury in civil
cases.
To authorize the sale of fraction
of the Bolivar male academy lot in
the town of Bolivar, Tennessee.
To amend section 520S of the code
of Tennessee, in regard to contin-
uances because oftoo great excitement.
To tax the losing party with the
jury fees in all civil suits. and to re-
peal sections 4036 and 4037 of the
code.
TO authorize the appointment of an
additional number of justices of the
peace in certain Incorporated cities.
To authorize the sale of academy
property under certain circumstances.
To repeal sections 246, 453l and
4532 of the code, and section /, OF
cbapter III, of the acts of 1859 go.
To incease the jurisdiction of JUS
tees of me peace.
To GLANCE the time. of holding the
cbInc.ry court at Columbia and at
7 krapSlin.
T. repeal an act passed the 14th of
. december, 1871, known as an act to
! establish bureau of agriculture, and
to repeal an act passed the 18th of
March, 1873, amendatory thereof, and
to create bureau of agriculture,
statistics and mines.
To provide for an additional notary
public each in certain counties.
To change the time of holding the
criminal court in the county of Knox.
For the protection and preservation
of game in Lake county, Tennessee.
To change the time of holding the
circuit courts of the 18th judicial
circuit.
To provide for cases in the supreme
court where the judges are equally
divided.
To amend an act entitled IAN act for
the benefit of persons. who have lost
their grants, or deeds of conveyance,
to their lands in the Ocoee district, |"
passed January IA, 1871.
To authorize the governor of the
State to appoint commissioners to
treat with the State of Kentucky for
the purchase of that portion of Ken
lucky known as Madrid bend.
To authorize the revival of judg-
ments.
To abolish the second circuit court
and the second chancery court of
Shelby county.
To allow an additional juste of peace
in the 9th civil district of M'Nairy
county.
To authorize the trustees of the
Morgan county Academy to sell and
relocate.
Authorizing the county of Harde-
man to build Jail.
To declare how suits for the benefit
of counties shall be brought.
To change the time of holding the
chancery and circuit courts of Cannon
county, and time of holding the chan
Gerry court of Rutherford county, and
to repeal so much of an act approved
March "a, 1873, entitled an act to
change the time of holding the circuit
court at Lebanon and Woodbury..
To regulate the number of guards in
certain cases.
To authorize the foreman of grand
juries to swear witnesses brought be-
fore them to testify.
10 prohibit the bringing of stolen
property into the State.
To change and fix the time of hold
ing the chancery court of Crockett.
To amend sections 1890 and 1891 of
the code of Tennessee, prescribing the
mode Of setting aside satisfaction and
substitution.
To prohibit the buying and selling
of Offices.
To increase the number of notaries
public for the county of Knox.
To punish executors, administrators,
guardians or trustees for converting to
their own use and benefit and failing
to pay over trust funds.
To regulate the practice in civil
cases.
To amend an act passed the first of
March, 1873, and approved March s,
1873, entitled IAN act defining the
rights, privileges, restrictions and
liabilities Of gas-light companies,
hereafter to be incorporated" so as to
reduce the minimum of capital in
cities and towns of populations of
5000 inhabitants or less, to $4,000 in
stead of $4,000
To authorize the sale of the Hunt
ingdon male and female academies.
TO repeal section II of the act of
1873, being IAN act to authorize par
ties to serve in criminal causes"
To change the time of holding the
chancery and circuit courts in the
counties of Cumberland and Morgan,
State Of Tennessee.
TO amend an act entitled IAN act to
compensate justices OF the peace and
jurors, passed November q, 1866, and
to amend an act entitled IAN act to
amend an act passed November q,
1866. passed December 4, 1867.
To amend jailers fees, and to repeal
an act passed February 10, 1866, en-
titled an act to increase jailers fees.
To amend the various acts in refer
ence to the Beans Station and Cum
berland Gap turnpike read, and con-
solidate the same into one act.
To repeal section 3 of an act emit
tied IAN act creating the Office of jailor
of Davidson county" passed January
%, 1868.
More effectually to secure the rev.
enue received by the clerks and JUS
tees.
To repeal section of an act entitled
''an act to prevent the killing of deer
in Lewis, Lawrence, Wayne and
Franklin, approved March y, 1873,
For the benefit of Fayette and other
counties.
For the reorganization of agricul
tural associations.
TO authorize the comptroller to set
tie with Geo q. Dibbrell, late presi-
dent and receiver of the Southwest
ern railroad.
Relating to the consolidation of
railroad companies, supplementary to
the act approved the 18th day of De-
center, 1871, entitled IAN act grant
ing certain power to existing railroad
corporations. "
To authorize the comptroller to
settle with B. j. Hill, president and
receiver of the McMinnville and Man
chester railroad.