The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-02-07
sENATE-TwENTY-sIxTH DAY

Wednesday, Jan. 81, 1877.
II b. To repeal an act entitled an act e
provide tor and regulate the custody an
| control Of the school lands arising from tn
| 18th section of Choctow county; passed witt
! amendments.
! II. b. to repeal 4th section of an act to IA
! cilitafe the construction OF the Selma. Ma
/ ron and Memphis Railroad, was rccousd
| cred and referred.
! II b. to repeal an act To amend ar act Ia
/ fund the floating debt of Bolivar county.
! ami to issue sinking fund bonds; passed.
! H. to extend the provisiors of an act
entitled an act To incorporate the Aberde' II
| Guards of the city of Aberdeen, AMI other
| volunteer military companies Of this Stat.
to IN Dixie Guards OF Crystal Springs
/ passed.
II. & To repeal section 6 of an act To in
corporate the town OF GrceLville; passed.
II. b. TO amend an act Incorporating he
| GrcenvilIe Building and Saving Assocja-
! II hH; passed.
H. il. For the relief eff w. + Hunt, sher-
if of Washington county; passed.
II. b. TO amend an act creating addi-
tiOHal county in the State to be CALI Il
Sharkey county, and 70 change the b0uI-
Diary lines 81 Warren. Issaquena aud Wash
ingion counties; passed.
=. b. TO extend the provisions of an act
entitled an to provide for and regulate
the custody and control of the school land
fund arising frem the is h section in Chloe
taw and other counties, approved April H.,
1876, TO the counties of COyingtOn and
Jones; passed.
5. Il to incorporate the trustees of the
Chamberlain Hunt Academy. Hous e
amendment cOncurred in.
II b In relation To lost, papers anu re
cords in the county of Newton; passed
with amendments.
II B to amend an act entitled an act to
encourage the introduction of machinery
aud the establishment of factories in Tn"
State of Mississippi approved April It,
1872, and amending all acts extending tn
D DIVISIONS thereof passed.
5 b. to incorporate the Cooperative Life
Association of Adams county assed.
IL. Il 10 extend the proyi'i,ns o. an act
entitled an act to authorize the Board or
Superl soIs of Laudeldaie {, unity to Gauss
Il registration of the outs andIug warrant,
of said cOuHty; passed
H. Il. An act for the relief OF A Is.
Clanton. Of Parry county; passed.
ii Il. An act to conform the charter of
the Franklin Academy in the town of Co
tunbus LOwudes county, 10 the prest mt
Constitution and laws OF this State, and to
confer the same privileges on the cOlored
department of said school; passed with
amendments.
II. 3. For the relief of certain taxpayers
OF the , ate.
H. b An act authorizing the Governor TO
appoint an additional justice OF the peace
and constable in Marshall county; passed.
). Il. to empower the Board OF Superv
sors Of Harrison county TO publish their
proceedings; passed
> t., al act imposing tax on certain
privileges, passed
Ii. b an act to amend section ., of an
act entitled am act to incorporate the town
of Walthall, Marshall county, passed.
II. b. to amend section 1897, Revised Code
Of 1871, in relation to corporations passed.
II b. to regulate the meetings of the
boards of supervisors OF Monroe county
passed.
H. b. an act in relation to njunctons re-
straining the collection of tdxes, passed win
amendments.
H. b to authorize board supervisors of
Tunica county to employ legal adviser
H. B. to reimburse the county of Marshall
the costs incurred in certain case in tie
county passed.
III. B. to amend the laws in relation to
public education passed
H. b. to assign District Attorneys to du-
ty IN the several Judicial Districts of the
State.
II. B. to amcnd tie charter of Vicksburg
passed.
II. b. To authorize Mayor and Aldermen
of the city of jackson 10 issue additional Sc
ries of bonds, was reported back by Finance
Committee, and passed.
IL b. For the relief of John Clark and
other trus, ecs on the bond of John Brown,
late Sheriff of COahoma county passed.
II. Il. An Act ameLdatory and supple
mentary of An Act for the relief OF the
holders of certain GaZOo county warrants.
IL. B. in relation to the appointment of
County SupenntendentS OF Public Educa-
ton; passed with amendme!
III. Il. To provide for and regulate tie fees
Of the SherIffS OF Washington county in
certain respects; passed.
IL. B. An Act to authorize the Supervisors
of Claiborne county to pay a reasonable
compensation for their proceedings In the
county paper; passed.
III. B. To authorize and compel the Board
Of Supervisors of Adams county to publish
their proceedings.
BILLS APPROVED.
A message from the Governor announced
approval OF Acts as follows:
An act to Incorporate the Southern EX-
press Company.
An act TO relieve certain lands In Tate
county, Mississippi from levee tax.
An act to Incorporate the Wahalak Agri-
cultural District
An act for the relief of Miss Kate L. Bar
low, of Madison county.
Granting Board of Supervisors of Harri-
son county the power to pay for official
printing done 1876.
To incorporate the Elisha Galloway Ie-
male Institute, in Macon, NoXubee county
To incorporate Edgworth Hall Female
College, a. Aberdeen, in Monroe county.
Supplemental to an act entitled an act to
promote the interests of agriculture and
70 authorize counties, cities and towns
to compromise certain liabilities.
To authorize the city of Ficksburg to
com promise its bonded Indebtedness.
TIE authorize re-aSSeSSmfnt and redenlp-
tom OF lands i'm Sharkey county.
To improve the Stare Penitentiary.
To Incorporate the Adams Light Artille-
ry company in the city OF Natchez.
To relieve the counties OF Issaquena and
Sharkv from the payment of a certain de-
cree of the United States Circuit Court,
which IS proper liability of the General
Levee Board oIgant-ed under the act APP
proved Dec. -, 1855
Toincorporate trustees ofthe Chamberlain
Hunt Academy.
H.B.IS7, To amend acts relating TO fees
of publishers, was called up. and pending
discussion b. Senators FitzGerald, Fewell.
Catchings, McCaskin aud Morgan, the SEN
ate adjourned until 8 O'Clock tomorrow
morning.