The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-02-07
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES DAY.
THURSDAY Februarv | 1877

! THURSDAY. February /, 1877.
{ senate met pursuant u adjournment.
! H. B. To create State Board of Health
passed.
II. B. To amend Sec. 1907 of the Code o
ISL IN relation to IN .licious injury TO stock
| passed.
II. B. To prohibit the sale of s4nous an,
spiiltuOus liquors within three miles q
Baiiey's Camp Ground in Marshall county.
passed.
II. b. To change the name of the PIentis.
ana Boguc Philra r Railroad; pa, ed.
IL b. To supply the office of the Chan
Gerry Clerk OF Bolivar county; passed.
House Resolution for the prIr ting of trib-
utes of respect 10 VIM r. Btrk,dale, J. NJ
Melnni-, and - jenkins; was adopted
I'll. b. To provide for the payment OF the
bonded debt of Kinds county; assed with
| amendments.
II. B. To amend an act entitled an oct to
ameGdan act To incorporate the Ripley Rail
road Company, approved March Is, 1872
| was rejected.
II. B. To regulate charges for legal adver-
tise meuts in the county OF Marshall. Sen
ate refused 10 suspend the rules.
III. B. To amend Sec 1897 of Revised Code
| of 1871, and t. amend the act approved
April /, 1872, entitled an act to amei.d and
extend the provisions of Sec. 1859 of Re-
vised Code of 1871: was indefinitely post
| poned.
Mr. FitzGera.d called up H. B. prescribe
| -
tisements. Mr.. Jewell opposed the passage
OF the bill. Mr.. Barry favored the section
| allowing re. and 314c. for legal adverts-
! ing, but opposed the clause requiring SUI
pervisorS TO have their proceedings pub
lished. On motion of Mr.. Jewell, the bill
was definitely postponed, by vote of Is
TOT.
H. r. To reduce the official b nds OF the
officers of Hancock and Pearl counties !;
| passed
II B. To regulate railroad taxation; pass
| ed.
H. B. To incorporate the Chickasahay
Navigation Company; passed.
Senate refused to Suspend rules on bill to
| regulate the salaries of clerks in Auditors
office.
II. B. For relief of jackson Fisher. e. NJ.
| Sudduth and Jno. III. Mitchell, of Coahoma
COUNTY; passed.
! House resolution to postpone Adjournment
| to o'clock p. NJ. coucurred in.
| On motion of Mr.. Barry, the rule was
/ sus pended, and the act To regdlste charges
| for legal advertising in the county of Mar
| shall was taken up and passed. ms gives
| the papers in Marshall county IL cents
| per word for frs insertion and &c tor each
additional legal advertisements; % cents for
e ,ch legal subdivision in tax sales, and al
/ lows the board of Supervisors to publish
| their proceedings
| House amendments to :. B. to provide
compensation for Messrs. Nugent ana Cas-
sidy for legal services rendered the State,
were cOncurred in.
| A message from the Governor announced
| his approval of bills, as follows:
| An act to allow the District Attorney of
| the former 14th judicial District to com
| promise a certain suit now pending in the
| Circuit Court of Carroll county az ainst the
| late Sheriff of Holmes county, and the
sureties on his bond.
In relation to the swamp lands of the
State.
To anthoriza tho Ravanta 4 gent of tho
State to settle with William NJ Conner.
To pro idle for the payment of the out
standing school warrants of Sumner coun-
| ty.
For the benefit OF the owners of blocks
of lands in the town of Charleston.
To authorize the State Treasurer to ap-
propriate certain moneys to the payment Of
State warrants, and for other purposes.
Imposing u tax on certain privileges.
Amending ia certain particulars the law
relating to Chancery Courts and Chancery
practice.
To authorizes the Auditor of Public Ac-
counts to make settlements with Tax Col
lectors, Sheriffs, Clerks and printers on ac'
count of State tax Oyer-pald by them for
the fiscal year 1875.
To change the corporate limits of the
town of Fayette, jefferson county, and
for other purposes.
For the preservation of Fish in Pearl
river in this State.
For the relief of J. A. Thompson, citi
zen OF Lee county, Mississippi.
Making appropriations to defraY the eX-
penses of the State Government for the
1877.
To repeal a Joint resolution entitled joint
resolution ppohibting the publication of
acts Incorporating 0ramendin9 the charters
of cities aud towns and for other purposes.
approved April 18th 1876, and for other
purpo e..
r change time of holding the Chancery
Counts in Kemper and Lauderdale counties
To amend section SIG of the Code in rela-
ton to sales made by sheriif' AMI other Of
ticers.
To provide reasonable compensation for
the Circuit Clerk of Warren county, for
services in criminal cases.
II extend the provisions OF an act entl-
tied Ian act Up provide for an rtgullte the
cus ody and control of the school land iund
arising from the 10Th sections in Chootaw
county and other counties, approved April
1lth. 1876, to th1 counties OF CoVingfon and
Jones.
For the benefit of Public Schools in
Entitled an act to revise amend and con
sOidate the various acts relative to the
swamp lands donated TO the State under
act OF Congress, 2Sth September 1880
To empower the Board of Supervisors OF
Harrison county to publish their proceed
ing5.
Authorizing the Board of Supervisors of
the county of Warren to order re assess
ment of the real estate in said county.
To amend an act entitled an act 60 eStab-
lish a college in Mississippi Territory
passed May 18th, 1902
To amend the charter of the town of For
est. in the county of Scott.
TO amend the laws in relation 70 edgca-
ton approved April l1th, 1876 as far az
the same is appl cable to the counties Of Tu-
nIca Coahoma, Bolivar. Washington, Issa-
quena, Madison, Sharkey, 1aZoo, Mont
| gomery and Lowndes.
To amend an act entitled an act
to incorporate the town OF McCOmb
| CITY. Pike county, State of Mississippi. and
the several acts amendatory thereof. aud to
create the same into separate school dis
| lriet
To create an additional county in the
State to be called Quitman county
| To incorporate the Cooperative Life As
ISOLATION of Adams county, Mississippi.
/ To amend an act entitled an act TO abo-
| ish the office OF Liquidating Levee Com
| missioner. and to provide for the redemp
ton of lands in the Liquidating Levee Dis
trict, and for other purposes. approved
| April 18th, 1876.
To provide compensation of certain at
/ torneys for Legal services rendered tie
| State.
Very respectfully,
KtNLoCH FALCONER,
Sec'y Executive Department.
After the adoption OF complimentary res
/ olutiOps, ana this hour of O'Clock +. n.
having arrived, Presiding Sims declared
| the Senate adjourned sine die.
| HOUSE-TWENTY-S EVENTH DAY.