Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-04-05

wherein the court houses and
county records have been burned,
and especially for the relief of
Cooke county. This provides
that records, etc, shall be re-
placed.
To prohibit the sale of intox-
lcatirg liquors within four miles
Of any institution Of learning.
This does not apply to incorpo-
rated towns.
To extend the time in which
to collect the State and county
taxes assessed for The year 1876,
until October 20, 1877, and mu-
nicipal taxes until April LIST.
To exempt teachers of COM
mon schools from road and jury
service.
To establish the salaries OF the
State officers. This reduces the
salaries Of the following State Of
ficers, as follows: Governor from
$1,000 to $4,000; Supreme Court
Judges from $4,000 to $500;
Judges of inferior courts and all
special Judges from $1,000 to 50
600. This bill, alter it receives
the official signature of the Gov
ernor, goes into effect alter the
next county election.
To amend an act passed June
II, 1870, entitled an act regula-
ting the elective franchise in &C.
cordance with Section 4 Of Arti.
Gle l OF the State constitution.
This provides that candidates for
office can vote in any ward or dis
trict in their county.
To give the Chance.lors Of the
State concurrent jurisdiction with
the Circuit Court Judge, in grant
ing wriis Of certiorari and super
cedeas removing causes from jus
tees Courts 10 Circuit Courts.
To repeal so much OF the act to
more cheaply collect State, coun
ty aid municipal revenue as re-
lates TO tie collection If municip-
al revenue, and to allow corpora
tons Of less than 5000 inbabi
tants 10 collect and dishurse their
own reveI ue.
/ To place Memphis in the hands
a receiver on application OF credl-
tors. and when mandamus to the
amount Of $S50,OOO shall have
been sued out, $625, coo being at
present sued out.
TIE abolish the Law Court OF
Nashville, 10 60 into effect at the
next election, in 1873. To Ge
fine lawful fences, making a plank
or rail fence four feet high and a
stone fence 81 feet Ligh or an
earth bank Of equal height to
constitute the same. To punish
al guardians who shall lnlawlully
appropriate TO their own use funds
OF trust. To provide Cor an arbi-
tratiOn commission at jackson
and Nashville. To reFea! section
IL OF an act passed March IL,
1873. and tc fund the past due
bonds ard coupons of The State
aud 10 sustain the credit thereof.
which provides that bonds falling
Que between 1874 and 1854 may
be funded at the option Of he
Stale.
+ a resolution was passed author
izing the back school tax not hilh
ertO sppOrtiOned to lie distributed
among the counties Of the State
The appropriations we're cut down
about S75, 600 lorcurrcnt expenses
for tie next two yeais.
BILLS THAT DID NOT PASS.
TrainPs throughout the count,
will rejoice that The Till 10 confer
on Recorders Of municipal corDO.
rations the power 10 punish and
imPrison tramPs failed TO pass
About tEeDty local option bilh
failed, these icing lost sight of, in
the general anxiety 10 secure the
passage Of favorite measures.
a number # bills providing iol
an entire change 10 the Public
1, School laws were introduced; bur
no material change has been made
except TO reduce the salary of the
State Superintendent Of Public
Schools.