Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-01-25

Mr. DooLsry moved to refer bill to select
cummitie OF three.
The bilI was then ref FRED to Judiciary
Committee.
A message was received from the Gov
ernOF, with reference 70 account Of rent for
r oms for Department OF Education,
INFRINGEMENT AND REFORM.
The Committee on RstrehChment and
Il torn reported:
There are no fees nor peTquisltes peT-
tanning n the Office OF .tate treasurer.
"The fees and peTqulsltes OF the 5ecres
tary Of state for 1875, not exceeding 81,
and for 1871 not exceeding s..
"The fees and peTquisites OF the Auditor
OF Public Accounts TOR 1875, about $4,000
or $4,000 Expense Of extra clerks 1876,
about 81, 500. The amount for 1871 cannOe
be obtained for q week or more, as the
books Of that Office are not yet posted.
MIscel1aneOus.
The following are full texts Of bi!ls intro
duced by Senator FurlOng this morning:
AN ACT for the protection Of passengers
on railroads.
SECTION /. BE II euaoted by the Leglsla-
ture OF the State Of Mississippi, That the
Conductors Of all railroad trains carrying
shall be inve sted with police powers while
on duty on their respective trains.
Sec 2 BE- II further enacted, That when
any passenger shall be guilty OF disorder
ly conduct, or use any obscene language
| to the annoyance and vexatiOn Of passen-
gers, or play any game OF cards or chance
for money or other valuable thing, upon
any railroad train, the Conductor OF such
train 10 hereby authorized to stop hie
train, at any place where such 0fense has
been committed, and eject such passenger
or pass 'ngers from the train, using only
such force as may be necessary to accom-
plish such removal, aud may command the
as ,istance Ofthe employees Ol the Railroad
Company or any OF the passengers TO as-
sist 10 such removal.
Sec. 8. Be It further enacted, That W hen
any passenger shall DO guilty Of any crime
or misdemeanor upon any passenger train,
the Conductor or employees Of such train
may arrest such passenger and take him boz
fore any Justice ofthe Peace In the county
In which such crime or misdemeanor is COM
mitted, and file an affidavit before such JUS
tice Of the Peace charging him with such
crime or misdemeanOr provided, however,
that said Conductor or employees shall not
DO required TO detain the train for the pur-
psses herein specified.
Sec. 4. Be Il further enacted, that this Act
take effect and be in force from and after its
passage.
AN Act entitled an Act TO repeal an Act
entitled, IAN Act 10 amend Section 22ll
Of the Revised Code Of 1871, in relation 10
the epay Of militia" which became q law
by limitation February oath, 1876.
Sec. |. Be II enacted by tho Legislature
Of the State of Mississippi, That an Act enti-
tied IAN Act TO amend Section 22ll Of tho
Revised Code Of 1871, in relation to the pay
OF militia" which became law by limita-
tion February oath, 1876, be and the same Is
hereby repealed.
Sec 2. Be II further enacted, That the pay
ofthe State Militia, when in active service,
hall DO tho same for officers and soldiers a.
is allowed by tho United States 10 officers
and soldiers, and flfty cents for each days
service for his horse when no is mounted,
and such pay shall DO In the same kind OF
funds as those In which the United States
soldiers are paid.
Sec. 3. Be Il further enacted, That the
sum Of - dollars be and the same is here
by appropriated for the payment Of said mi-
litia, and placed in the State Treasury sub
iect 70 the disposal Of the Governor.
Sec. 4. Be II further enacted, That this
Act take effect and be in force from and af-
ter It's passage. Q.