The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-02-07
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sct 70 amend FRI cripu II an act 81
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- po,yid= tor tie tli.irioI ion 81 IA Com
i,s.,e 81 o j Fund; an act = authorize ih'
yellow Crt-eH and TotDbigbe Valley Rail
is'tf to-nnanN an act 10 Incorporate Blu
Mountain (. male Col eg-, at Blu Mountain
Tipp4h county III act 10 prov.t.e for tue out
aading indebtedness on acc 'uut ~ teach
er's fluid OF Monroe county. IN for ne y
i--s s-fnel3t ct Tie really in [ e Counties o
Monroe aud Carroll; an act Ter lie relief o
Iir >her T. ard tax collectors Of Lee ant
Low ids> counties
P,liiteutiar1 Committee rrportei lverse-
is on bill 10 pay clerk al pcuiteatiary
salary.
Nj. Jarnigam called up bill to author
Z fe-as~e> sBeht OF lands in ShaTkeA
county; passed.
NJ. Yei!oNlev introduced a bill tn amend
sect OH 1897 Reviss d Code, in relation o
corp Tarfo-S; passed.
b, Mr VI Mar: An act to amend tbs
chaucer3 ltw o. the subject or appointing
receivers grll ting and d3s>olviug iujunc-
tibf : il v 4cation; r.f rred.
By Mr.. CiaY: An al for relief Of John
Ctafk and others, Snreties Oh the bond OF
John Brown. late Sheriff OF Coahoma coun-
Is; PASSED.
II u.s.. coleurred in Senate amendment.
20 the bill in relation 10 county Superihten-
Il nts of Education
Hone concurred in Senate amendment
To til authorizing the construction OF street
railroads ia NatcheZ.
Senat, amendments to the bill authOriz
itI the purchase of railroads under fore
CT suTes ct mortgages 20 organiz as incor-
poratec com pauies-
Bv Mr Browa: An act 10 authorize the
b ,ard OF Supervisors of Tunica county to
employ a legal advisor; passed
4, Mr. Rowan: An act for the relief of
Mrs j. 81. Moody, OF CopiAh couaty; tabled.
Ways and Means Com ittre reported IA
vOrably on III. b. to amend section 1897, Re-
vi,ed Cote, and TO amend act approved APP
ri l, 1872, entitled all act to amend and ex-
tent The provisions of section ll59 OF Re
vi~ed COde, 1871; passed
Same Committee reporte II. h. q abate
taxes on forfeited lands with amendments;
Se eral other amendments were offered.
.tn:i tie bill referred 10 Committee on En-
crossed bills.
me Com miJtee reported back an act to
provide for and regulate the fees OF Sheriff
OF Washington county, with amendment
striking our, .'for collecting the first $4,000
of State taxes five per cent; for collecting
all "thtr state take, three pr cent;
adopted and bill passed.
An Act or the payment of the Outstaud-
Ing school warrants of Smith county :;
pass, d.
An Act to amend Section 2l9 of the Code
OF 1871, in relation TO Shertfs bonds OF
Choo taw and ISsaquena couuti' :; pass d
Mr.. Turly called up An Act to amend the
oh :rter OF the city OF NIcksburg, and on his
motion Section was stricken out. Bill
passed.
Unfortunately postponed: An Act to regu-
late the tax for retailing vino Is and spirit
uous liqu Is, and provide for the paym ent
OF the same. approved February II, 1915 !;
i'm i'm tn r nj lall Il
ana the redemption of lands heretofore sold
to the State.
An Act 70 authorize the State Treasurer
to appro pirate certain moneys to the pay
mtuJ of Sac warrants; An Act to change
{ ie corporate limits OF the town of Fayette.
jeff ron county. were passed
The Committee on Engrossed bills re-
ported back the bill to abate the taxes on
forfeited lands i'm this State; passed.
House concurred in Senate amendments
30 bills in relation to lost records and papers
in the county of Newton; An Act TO amend
An Act entitled An Act to change the name
of the city of Shieldsboro. and amend the
Act incorporating the same; An Act TO au-
thorize the Board of Supervisors of Alcorn
county to build and keep up leVee across
the Tuscumbia bottom.
Mr. Monroe called up An Act for the re-
lief of Jackson Fisher, f. NJ. Suddoth and
John Ii. Mitchell, of COahOma county !;
amended aud passed.
Judiciary Committee reported a substi-
tute for Ii. B. to amend An Act entitled An
Act to provide for agricultural liens, APP
proved 4 pril IA, 1876; passed.
An Act to provide Tor the payment of the
school warrants OF Sumner
passed
Mr.. Hudson: An Act amendatory to An
Act for the relief Of the holders OF certain
YazC City warrants; passed.
Mr.. lyeil5on: An Act for the relief OF
Lewis Green OF LoMndes county Referred.
s. B. entitled An Act imposing a tax on
store peddlers, etc, was amended aud
passed, Yeas, SO: Nays, 30.
Recess until 80 O'Clock p. NJ
AFTERNOON SESSION 8 80 p NJ.
Report OF Committee on Agriculture was
taken up, and IL. B. TO amend section 1907
Of the Code in relation to fences, and section
270S o. the Code in relation to malicious
injury to stock, with Committee aMenu-
ments were agreed 10, and bill passed
judiciary Committee, to whom was re-
ferred II. Is. to authorize purchases of rail-
roads under foreclosure of mort ages to or
ganize as incorporated companies, with
Senate amendments, having considered the
same, report ed same back with recon-
mendation that the House concur in the
Senate amendments; amendments concur
red in.
S B. to require the Public Printer to
publish all private acts and resolutions
passed at tho last session Of the Legislature
IS7G; passed,
). b. to amend an act entitled an act to
establish a college in Mississippi Territory
passed
5. b. to revive, amend and consolidate the
various acts relative to the swamp lands
donated TO the State under act of Congress
of September 2Sth, 1850; read twice and re-
ferred.
5. B. to repeal an act entitled an act to
redeem and protect from overflow of Mis-
Sissippi river certain bottom lands therein
described; approved Nareh II, 1871, was
indie tinitely postponed.
An act to amend the charter of town of
Forest; passed.
The conference Committee on Appro
priations reported, which was agreed to, and
bill passed.
The bill to create Quitman county passed
yeas 81 nays Is.
The Conference Committee on the Appro-
priation Bill submitted report which was
agreed to.
An act to incorporate the Cooperative
Life Association Of Adams county passed.
5. B. an act to extend the provisions Of
an act entitled an act to provide for all
re gulate the custody and control of the
school land fund arising from the 10th sec
lions in ChOCtaw and other counties,
to the counties of Covington and Jones,
passed.
Adjourned to 7 80 o'clock.
NIGHT SESsIOA.
An act to amend section SIG of the Code
of 1871, in relation TO sales made by sheri MS
and other officers, passed.
ACTS APPROVED.
An act more effectually to protect the
health of the citizens of the State.
An act to authorize the Supreme Court to
appoint special officers to attend it, instead
OF the sheriff of Kinds county, as heretofore
required by law.
The House, by unanimous vote, sus-
tanned the message of the Governor vetoing
the Senate bill to fix the compensation of
the night E'Stchman Of the capitol.
An Act to empower the Board of Super
visors of Harrison county to publish their
proceedings; passed.